NFL Yards per Touch Single Game Leaders
All-Time Yards per Touch Leaders
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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 |
Y/Tch |
Tm |
Boxscore |
1 | Stephone Paige | 38.6 | KAN | Kansas City Chiefs vs. San Diego Chargers, December 22, 1985 |
2 | Billy Howton | 36.7 | GNB | Green Bay Packers vs. Los Angeles Rams, October 21, 1956 |
3 | Anthony Allen | 36.4 | WAS | Washington Redskins vs. St. Louis Cardinals, October 4, 1987 |
4 | Justin Blackmon | 33.7 | JAX | Jacksonville Jaguars vs. Houston Texans, November 18, 2012 |
5 | Kenny Britt | 32.1 | TEN | Tennessee Titans vs. Philadelphia Eagles, October 24, 2010 |
6 | Cooper Kupp | 31.4 | LAR | Los Angeles Rams vs. Cincinnati Bengals, October 27, 2019 |
7 | Richard Johnson | 31.0 | DET | Detroit Lions vs. New Orleans Saints, December 3, 1989 |
8 | Vincent Jackson | 30.9 | TAM | Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. New Orleans Saints, October 21, 2012 |
| Eddie Brown | 30.9 | CIN | Cincinnati Bengals vs. Pittsburgh Steelers, November 6, 1988 |
10 | Harlon Hill | 30.6 | CHI | Chicago Bears vs. San Francisco 49ers, October 31, 1954 |
11 | Terrell Owens+ | 30.4 | DAL | Dallas Cowboys vs. San Francisco 49ers, November 23, 2008 |
12 | Jim Benton | 30.3 | RAM | Cleveland Rams vs. Detroit Lions, November 22, 1945 |
13 | Albert Connell | 30.1 | WAS | Washington Redskins vs. Jacksonville Jaguars, October 22, 2000 |
14 | George Kittle | 30.0 | SFO | San Francisco 49ers vs. Denver Broncos, December 9, 2018 |
| Nat Moore | 30.0 | MIA | Miami Dolphins vs. New York Jets, October 4, 1981 |
16 | Mike Evans | 29.9 | TAM | Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. Washington Redskins, November 16, 2014 |
| Dante Lavelli+ | 29.9 | CLE | Cleveland Browns vs. Los Angeles Dons, October 14, 1949 |
18 | Don Hutson+ | 29.6 | GNB | Green Bay Packers vs. Brooklyn Dodgers, November 21, 1943 |
19 | Javon Walker | 29.4 | DEN | Denver Broncos vs. Pittsburgh Steelers, November 5, 2006 |
20 | Torry Holt | 29.0 | STL | St. Louis Rams vs. Indianapolis Colts, December 30, 2001 |
21 | Mark Duper | 28.9 | MIA | Miami Dolphins vs. Buffalo Bills, October 9, 1983 |
| Cloyce Box | 28.9 | DET | Detroit Lions vs. Dallas Texans, December 13, 1952 |
23 | D.J. Moore | 28.8 | CHI | Chicago Bears vs. Washington Commanders, October 5, 2023 |
24 | Sidney Rice | 28.7 | MIN | Minnesota Vikings vs. Detroit Lions, November 15, 2009 |
25 | Demaryius Thomas | 28.3 | DEN | Denver Broncos vs. Arizona Cardinals, October 5, 2014 |
| Derrick Alexander | 28.3 | BAL | Baltimore Ravens vs. Pittsburgh Steelers, December 1, 1996 |
27 | Plaxico Burress | 28.1 | PIT | Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Atlanta Falcons, November 10, 2002 |
28 | DeAndre Hopkins | 28.0 | HOU | Houston Texans vs. Seattle Seahawks, October 29, 2017 |
29 | Harlon Hill | 27.9 | CHI | Chicago Bears vs. New York Giants, November 25, 1956 |
30 | Odell Beckham Jr. | 27.8 | NYG | New York Giants vs. Baltimore Ravens, October 16, 2016 |
31 | JuJu Smith-Schuster | 27.6 | PIT | Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Detroit Lions, October 29, 2017 |
| Chad Johnson | 27.6 | CIN | Cincinnati Bengals vs. New Orleans Saints, November 19, 2006 |
| Antonio Freeman | 27.6 | GNB | Green Bay Packers vs. San Francisco 49ers, November 1, 1998 |
| Lance Alworth+ | 27.6 | SDG | San Diego Chargers vs. Kansas City Chiefs, November 15, 1964 |
35 | James Lofton+ | 27.5 | BUF | Buffalo Bills vs. Cincinnati Bengals, October 21, 1991 |
36 | Jeff Graham | 27.4 | PIT | Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Houston Oilers, December 19, 1993 |
| Elbie Nickel | 27.4 | PIT | Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Chicago Bears, December 4, 1949 |
38 | Ken Burrough | 27.3 | HOU | Houston Oilers vs. Chicago Bears, November 6, 1977 |
| Elroy Hirsch+ | 27.3 | RAM | Los Angeles Rams vs. Chicago Bears, November 16, 1952 |
40 | Haywood Jeffires | 27.2 | HOU | Houston Oilers vs. Kansas City Chiefs, December 16, 1990 |
41 | Mark Duper | 27.1 | MIA | Miami Dolphins vs. New York Jets, November 10, 1985 |
| Bob Hayes+ | 27.1 | DAL | Dallas Cowboys vs. Houston Oilers, December 20, 1970 |
43 | A.J. Green | 27.0 | CIN | Cincinnati Bengals vs. Buffalo Bills, October 8, 2017 |
44 | Max Krause | 26.9 | WAS | Washington Redskins vs. Philadelphia Eagles, September 11, 1938 |
45 | Keelan Cole | 26.6 | JAX | Jacksonville Jaguars vs. Houston Texans, December 17, 2017 |
| Brandin Cooks | 26.6 | NOR | New Orleans Saints vs. Arizona Cardinals, December 18, 2016 |
| Malcom Floyd | 26.6 | SDG | San Diego Chargers vs. Oakland Raiders, October 10, 2010 |
| Antonio Freeman | 26.6 | GNB | Green Bay Packers vs. Tennessee Oilers, December 20, 1998 |
| Harry Newman | 26.6 | NYG | New York Giants vs. Boston Redskins, October 8, 1933 |
50 | Mark Carrier | 26.5 | TAM | Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. New Orleans Saints, December 6, 1987 |
| Hugh Taylor | 26.5 | WAS | Washington Redskins vs. Philadelphia Eagles, September 28, 1947 |
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