NFL Kick & Punt Return Yards Single Game Playoffs Leaders (since 1941)
All-Time Kick & Punt Return Yards Leaders
Single game leaders only reflect years for which we have mostly complete boxscore data (1933 onward).
+ Indicates Hall of Famer, season age in parentheses
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Leaders Table
Rank |
Player |
RtY |
Tm |
Boxscore |
1 | Trindon Holliday | 248 | DEN | Denver Broncos vs. Baltimore Ravens, January 12, 2013 |
2 | Desmond Howard | 244 | GNB | Green Bay Packers vs. New England Patriots, January 26, 1997 |
| Andre Coleman | 244 | SDG | San Diego Chargers vs. San Francisco 49ers, January 29, 1995 |
4 | Jacoby Jones | 234 | BAL | Baltimore Ravens vs. San Francisco 49ers, February 3, 2013 |
5 | Allen Rossum | 232 | ATL | Atlanta Falcons vs. St. Louis Rams, January 15, 2005 |
6 | Ellis Hobbs | 220 | NWE | New England Patriots vs. Indianapolis Colts, January 21, 2007 |
7 | Danieal Manning | 216 | HOU | Houston Texans vs. New England Patriots, January 13, 2013 |
8 | Tim Dwight | 210 | ATL | Atlanta Falcons vs. Denver Broncos, January 31, 1999 |
9 | Dante Hall | 208 | KAN | Kansas City Chiefs vs. Indianapolis Colts, January 11, 2004 |
10 | Antonio Freeman | 202 | GNB | Green Bay Packers vs. Dallas Cowboys, January 14, 1996 |
11 | Eric Weems | 195 | ATL | Atlanta Falcons vs. Green Bay Packers, January 15, 2011 |
12 | Devin Hester+ | 194 | SEA | Seattle Seahawks vs. Atlanta Falcons, January 14, 2017 |
| Roell Preston | 194 | GNB | Green Bay Packers vs. San Francisco 49ers, January 3, 1999 |
14 | Eddie Brown | 191 | WAS | Washington Redskins vs. Minnesota Vikings, December 18, 1976 |
15 | Fulton Walker | 190 | MIA | Miami Dolphins vs. Washington Redskins, January 30, 1983 |
16 | Derrick Mason | 188 | TEN | Tennessee Titans vs. Jacksonville Jaguars, January 23, 2000 |
17 | Quintin Demps | 187 | KAN | Kansas City Chiefs vs. Indianapolis Colts, January 4, 2014 |
18 | Charlie Rogers | 183 | SEA | Seattle Seahawks vs. Miami Dolphins, January 9, 2000 |
19 | Jermaine Lewis | 181 | BAL | Baltimore Ravens vs. Pittsburgh Steelers, January 20, 2002 |
| Speedy Duncan | 181 | WAS | Washington Redskins vs. San Francisco 49ers, December 26, 1971 |
21 | Ahmad Bradshaw | 180 | NYG | New York Giants vs. Philadelphia Eagles, January 11, 2009 |
22 | Darren Sproles | 178 | SDG | San Diego Chargers vs. Indianapolis Colts, January 3, 2009 |
23 | Deonte Harty | 177 | NOR | New Orleans Saints vs. Minnesota Vikings, January 5, 2020 |
24 | Rock Cartwright | 176 | WAS | Washington Redskins vs. Seattle Seahawks, January 5, 2008 |
| Mel Gray | 176 | DET | Detroit Lions vs. Green Bay Packers, December 31, 1994 |
26 | T.J. Rushing | 175 | IND | Indianapolis Colts vs. San Diego Chargers, January 13, 2008 |
| Bobby Joe Edmonds | 175 | SEA | Seattle Seahawks vs. Houston Oilers, January 3, 1988 |
| Speedy Duncan | 175 | SDG | San Diego Chargers vs. Buffalo Bills, December 26, 1964 |
29 | Tony Horne | 174 | STL | St. Louis Rams vs. Minnesota Vikings, January 16, 2000 |
30 | Michael Bates | 172 | DAL | Dallas Cowboys vs. Carolina Panthers, January 3, 2004 |
31 | Carl Garrett | 169 | OAK | Oakland Raiders vs. Baltimore Colts, December 24, 1977 |
32 | Jacoby Jones | 168 | BAL | Baltimore Ravens vs. New England Patriots, January 10, 2015 |
| Darren Sproles | 168 | SDG | San Diego Chargers vs. Pittsburgh Steelers, January 11, 2009 |
| Nate Burleson | 168 | SEA | Seattle Seahawks vs. Chicago Bears, January 14, 2007 |
35 | Ray-Ray McCloud | 162 | PIT | Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Cleveland Browns, January 10, 2021 |
| Larry Anderson | 162 | PIT | Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Los Angeles Rams, January 20, 1980 |
37 | Mark Jones | 160 | CAR | Carolina Panthers vs. Arizona Cardinals, January 10, 2009 |
38 | Brian Mitchell | 159 | PHI | Philadelphia Eagles vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers, January 19, 2003 |
| Eric Metcalf | 159 | CLE | Cleveland Browns vs. Buffalo Bills, January 6, 1990 |
40 | Kyle Williams | 155 | SFO | San Francisco 49ers vs. New York Giants, January 22, 2012 |
| Michael Bates | 155 | CAR | Carolina Panthers vs. Dallas Cowboys, January 5, 1997 |
| Ed Podolak | 155 | KAN | Kansas City Chiefs vs. Miami Dolphins, December 25, 1971 |
43 | Jamal Agnew | 154 | JAX | Jacksonville Jaguars vs. Kansas City Chiefs, January 21, 2023 |
| Cory Ross | 154 | BAL | Baltimore Ravens vs. Indianapolis Colts, January 13, 2007 |
| Chad Morton | 154 | NYJ | New York Jets vs. Oakland Raiders, January 12, 2002 |
| Ron Dixon | 154 | NYG | New York Giants vs. Baltimore Ravens, January 28, 2001 |
| R.W. McQuarters | 154 | SFO | San Francisco 49ers vs. Green Bay Packers, January 3, 1999 |
48 | Stephen Starring | 153 | NWE | New England Patriots vs. Chicago Bears, January 26, 1986 |
| James Jones | 153 | DAL | Dallas Cowboys vs. Los Angeles Rams, December 28, 1980 |
50 | Delvin Joyce | 151 | NYG | New York Giants vs. San Francisco 49ers, January 5, 2003 |
| Robert Tate | 151 | MIN | Minnesota Vikings vs. St. Louis Rams, January 16, 2000 |
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