longest kick return in history in a game

Chris Williams, Richard Alston and Desmond Howard are tied for the most kickoff returns in a game, with 10 returns.

Interpreted as:
longest kick return by a player in history in a regular-season game
NAMEKRDATETMOPPKR YDSKR AVGKR TDPRPR YDSPR AVGPR TD
1Chris Williams
C. Williams
10
11/9/2014
@
288
28.8
1
1
13
13.0
0
2Richard Alston
R. Alston
10
11/28/2004
@
212
21.2
0
0
0
0
3Desmond Howard
D. Howard
10
10/26/1997
@
223
22.3
0
1
0
0.0
0
4Brandon James
B. James
9
11/28/2010
vs
150
16.7
0
3
29
9.7
0
5Danny Amendola
D. Amendola
9
12/13/2009
@
217
24.1
0
1
6
6.0
0
6Steve Breaston
S. Breaston
9
12/21/2008
@
141
15.7
0
0
0
0
7Allen Rossum
A. Rossum
9
10/12/2008
vs
194
21.6
0
1
45
45.0
0
8Aveion Cason
A. Cason
9
12/16/2007
@
150
16.7
0
0
0
0
9Maurice Hicks
M. Hicks
9
10/15/2006
vs
195
21.7
0
0
0
0
10Josh Scobey
J. Scobey
9
11/16/2003
@
165
18.3
0
0
0
0
11Ahmad Merritt
A. Merritt
9
9/7/2003
@
170
18.9
0
0
0
0
12Nate Jacquet
N. Jacquet
9
11/11/2001
@
237
26.3
0
0
0
0
13Michael Bates
M. Bates
9
10/4/1998
@
200
22.2
0
0
0
0
14Eric Metcalf
E. Metcalf
9
11/10/1996
@
144
16.0
0
0
0
0
15Eric Metcalf
E. Metcalf
9
9/29/1996
@
176
19.6
0
0
0
0
16Paul Palmer
P. Palmer
9
9/20/1987
@
221
24.6
0
0
0
0
17Dino Hall
D. Hall
9
10/7/1979
vs
172
19.1
0
2
58
29.0
0
18Noland Smith
N. Smith
9
11/23/1967
vs
206
22.9
0
2
5
2.5
0
19Luke McCaffrey
L. McCaffrey
8
10/19/2025
@
209
26.1
0
0
0
0
20Kendre Miller
K. Miller
8
9/21/2025
@
182
22.8
0
0
0
0
21Raheem Blackshear
R. Blackshear
8
9/8/2024
@
204
25.5
0
0
0
0
22Niles Paul
N. Paul
8
12/8/2013
vs
179
22.4
0
0
0
0
23Quintin Demps
Q. Demps
8
11/24/2013
vs
199
24.9
0
0
0
0
24Lorenzo Booker
L. Booker
8
12/20/2010
vs
157
19.6
0
0
0
0
25Domenik Hixon
D. Hixon
8
1/3/2010
@
183
22.9
0
0
0
0
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for kickoff returns going back to the 1960 season.

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TEAMWLTPCT
Bears Bears
11
4
0
.733
9
5
1
.633
8
7
0
.533
7
8
0
.467
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@
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NFL 2025 Standings

AFC EastWLTPCT
12
3
0
.800
11
4
0
.733
6
9
0
.400
Jets Jets - e
3
12
0
.200
AFC NorthWLTPCT
9
6
0
.600
7
8
0
.467
5
10
0
.333
3
12
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.200
AFC SouthWLTPCT
11
4
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.733
10
5
0
.667
8
6
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.571
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12
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.200
AFC WestWLTPCT
12
3
0
.800
11
4
0
.733
6
9
0
.400
2
13
0
.133
NFC EastWLTPCT
10
5
0
.667
6
8
1
.433
4
11
0
.267
2
13
0
.133
NFC NorthWLTPCT
Bears Bears - x
11
4
0
.733
9
5
1
.633
8
7
0
.533
7
8
0
.467
NFC SouthWLTPCT
8
7
0
.533
7
8
0
.467
6
9
0
.400
5
10
0
.333
NFC WestWLTPCT
12
3
0
.800
Rams Rams - x
11
4
0
.733
49ers 49ers - x
10
4
0
.714
3
12
0
.200

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9/20
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