NFL Yards per Kick Return Single Game Playoffs Leaders (since 1941)

All-Time Yards per Kick Return Leaders (Playoffs)

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Single game leaders only reflect years for which we have mostly complete boxscore data (1933 onward).
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Rank	Player	Y/Rt	Tm	Boxscore
1	Rashid Shaheed	63.0	SEA	Seattle Seahawks vs. San Francisco 49ers, January 17, 2026
2	Ron Dixon	59.5	NYG	New York Giants vs. Philadelphia Eagles, January 7, 2001
3	Stanford Jennings	58.5	CIN	Cincinnati Bengals vs. San Francisco 49ers, January 22, 1989
4	Speedy Duncan	56.7	WAS	Washington Redskins vs. San Francisco 49ers, December 26, 1971
5	Jermaine Lewis	55.5	BAL	Baltimore Ravens vs. New York Giants, January 28, 2001
6	Danieal Manning	54.0	HOU	Houston Texans vs. New England Patriots, January 13, 2013
7	Trindon Holliday	52.7	DEN	Denver Broncos vs. Baltimore Ravens, January 12, 2013
8	Ed Podolak	51.3	KAN	Kansas City Chiefs vs. Miami Dolphins, December 25, 1971
9	Terry Metcalf	51.0	STL	St. Louis Cardinals vs. Los Angeles Rams, December 27, 1975
10	Speedy Duncan	49.0	SDG	San Diego Chargers vs. Buffalo Bills, December 26, 1964
11	Keisean Nixon	48.5	GNB	Green Bay Packers vs. San Francisco 49ers, January 20, 2024
12	Fulton Walker	47.5	MIA	Miami Dolphins vs. Washington Redskins, January 30, 1983
13	Nat Moore	45.7	MIA	Miami Dolphins vs. Oakland Raiders, December 21, 1974
14	Miles Austin	45.3	DAL	Dallas Cowboys vs. Seattle Seahawks, January 6, 2007
	Vic Washington	45.3	SFO	San Francisco 49ers vs. Dallas Cowboys, December 23, 1972
16	Marshall Johnson	44.7	BAL	Baltimore Colts vs. Oakland Raiders, December 24, 1977
17	Antonio Cromartie	44.0	NYJ	New York Jets vs. Indianapolis Colts, January 8, 2011
18	Jamal Agnew	43.7	JAX	Jacksonville Jaguars vs. Kansas City Chiefs, January 21, 2023
19	Derrick Mason	43.5	TEN	Tennessee Titans vs. Jacksonville Jaguars, January 23, 2000
	Tony Horne	43.5	STL	St. Louis Rams vs. Minnesota Vikings, January 16, 2000
21	Zachary Dixon	43.0	SEA	Seattle Seahawks vs. Miami Dolphins, December 31, 1983
22	Chuck Levy	42.3	SFO	San Francisco 49ers vs. Green Bay Packers, January 11, 1998
	Dennis Gentry	42.3	CHI	Chicago Bears vs. Washington Redskins, January 3, 1987
24	Tim Dwight	42.0	ATL	Atlanta Falcons vs. Denver Broncos, January 31, 1999
25	Gene Filipski	41.5	NYG	New York Giants vs. Chicago Bears, December 30, 1956
26	Dion Lewis	41.3	NWE	New England Patriots vs. Houston Texans, January 14, 2017
27	Jacoby Jones	41.2	BAL	Baltimore Ravens vs. San Francisco 49ers, February 3, 2013
28	D.J. Reed	41.0	SEA	Seattle Seahawks vs. Los Angeles Rams, January 9, 2021
29	Charlie Rogers	39.8	SEA	Seattle Seahawks vs. Miami Dolphins, January 9, 2000
	Mel Gray	39.8	DET	Detroit Lions vs. Green Bay Packers, December 31, 1994
	Eric Metcalf	39.8	CLE	Cleveland Browns vs. Buffalo Bills, January 6, 1990
32	Reggie Barlow	39.3	JAX	Jacksonville Jaguars vs. New York Jets, January 10, 1999
	Reggie Barlow	39.3	JAX	Jacksonville Jaguars vs. Denver Broncos, December 27, 1997
	Rod Hill	39.3	DAL	Dallas Cowboys vs. Green Bay Packers, January 16, 1983
35	Devin Hester+	38.8	SEA	Seattle Seahawks vs. Atlanta Falcons, January 14, 2017
36	Desmond Howard	38.5	GNB	Green Bay Packers vs. New England Patriots, January 26, 1997
37	Clint Jones	37.5	MIN	Minnesota Vikings vs. Dallas Cowboys, December 25, 1971
38	Bernard Scott	37.0	CIN	Cincinnati Bengals vs. New York Jets, January 9, 2010
	J.R. Reed	37.0	PHI	Philadelphia Eagles vs. Minnesota Vikings, January 16, 2005
	Dennis Gentry	37.0	CHI	Chicago Bears vs. Washington Redskins, January 10, 1988
	Carl Garrett	37.0	OAK	Oakland Raiders vs. Denver Broncos, January 1, 1978
	Charlie West	37.0	MIN	Minnesota Vikings vs. Dallas Cowboys, December 25, 1971
43	Nikko Remigio	36.7	KAN	Kansas City Chiefs vs. Houston Texans, January 18, 2025
	Ellis Hobbs	36.7	NWE	New England Patriots vs. Indianapolis Colts, January 21, 2007
45	Doug Baldwin	36.3	SEA	Seattle Seahawks vs. San Francisco 49ers, January 19, 2014
46	Kenneth Gainwell	35.5	PHI	Philadelphia Eagles vs. Los Angeles Rams, January 19, 2025
	Mewelde Moore	35.5	MIN	Minnesota Vikings vs. Philadelphia Eagles, January 16, 2005
48	Stump Mitchell	35.0	STL	St. Louis Cardinals vs. Green Bay Packers, January 8, 1983
49	Cordarrelle Patterson	34.0	CHI	Chicago Bears vs. New Orleans Saints, January 10, 2021
	Raymond Clayborn	34.0	NWE	New England Patriots vs. Houston Oilers, December 31, 1978
51	Carl Garrett	33.8	OAK	Oakland Raiders vs. Baltimore Colts, December 24, 1977

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