most combined kickoff return yards plus punt return yards for a player in nfl history

Brian Mitchell has the most career kick-return yards + punt-return yards, with 19,013.

NAMEYDS+YDSKR YDSPR YDSGPYDSYDS/GTDRUSH YDSRUSH YDS/GRUSH TDREC YDSREC YDS/GREC TDKR YDS/GKR TDPR YDS/GPR TD
1Brian Mitchell
B. Mitchell
19,013
14,014
4,999
223
23,330
104.6
29
1,967
8.8
12
2,336
10.5
4
62.8
4
22.4
9
2Allen Rossum
A. Rossum
15,003
11,947
3,056
157
15,046
95.8
9
17
0.1
1
4
0.0
0
76.1
5
19.5
3
3Josh Cribbs
J. Cribbs
13,488
11,113
2,375
136
15,453
113.6
20
808
5.9
2
1,175
8.6
7
81.7
8
17.5
3
4Mel Gray
M. Gray
13,003
10,250
2,753
169
13,279
78.6
10
99
0.6
1
164
1.0
0
60.7
6
16.3
3
5Glyn Milburn
G. Milburn
12,772
9,788
2,984
138
14,911
108.1
11
817
5.9
2
1,322
9.6
6
70.9
2
21.6
1
6Dante Hall
D. Hall
12,397
10,136
2,261
112
14,386
128.4
21
242
2.2
0
1,747
15.6
9
90.5
6
20.2
6
7Darren Sproles
D. Sproles
11,313
8,352
2,961
183
19,696
107.6
64
3,552
19.4
23
4,840
26.4
32
45.6
2
16.2
7
8Devin Hester
D. Hester
11,028
7,333
3,695
156
14,455
92.7
37
116
0.7
1
3,311
21.2
16
47.0
5
23.7
14
9Desmond Howard
D. Howard
10,854
7,959
2,895
156
12,519
80.3
15
68
0.4
0
1,597
10.2
7
51.0
0
18.6
8
10Kevin Williams
K. Williams
9,604
7,309
2,295
121
12,085
99.9
13
167
1.4
2
2,314
19.1
7
60.4
1
19.0
3
11Ted Ginn
T. Ginn
9,523
6,899
2,624
193
15,742
81.6
42
486
2.5
2
5,742
29.8
33
35.7
3
13.6
4
12Leon Washington
L. Washington
9,346
7,553
1,793
126
12,898
102.4
28
2,271
18.0
16
1,286
10.2
4
59.9
8
14.2
0
13Dave Meggett
D. Meggett
9,274
5,566
3,708
146
13,996
95.9
27
1,684
11.5
8
3,038
20.8
11
38.1
1
25.4
7
14Eric Metcalf
E. Metcalf
9,266
5,813
3,453
179
17,230
96.3
55
2,392
13.4
12
5,572
31.1
31
32.5
2
19.3
10
15Michael Bates
M. Bates
9,154
9,110
44
145
9,348
64.5
6
33
0.2
0
158
1.1
1
62.8
5
0.3
0
16Ron Smith
R. Smith
8,710
6,922
1,788
139
9,144
65.8
6
42
0.3
0
227
1.6
0
49.8
3
12.9
2
17Andre Roberts
A. Roberts
8,631
6,751
1,880
182
11,830
65.0
21
120
0.7
0
3,079
16.9
15
37.1
3
10.3
3
18Tyrone Hughes
T. Hughes
8,410
6,999
1,411
81
8,665
107.0
7
9
0.1
0
68
0.8
0
86.4
3
17.4
2
19Cordarrelle Patterson
C. Patterson
8,238
8,229
9
183
13,768
75.2
48
2,646
14.5
22
2,875
15.7
17
45.0
9
0.0
0
20Vai Sikahema
V. Sikahema
8,102
4,933
3,169
118
8,856
75.1
5
217
1.8
0
537
4.6
1
41.8
0
26.9
4
21Jermaine Lewis
J. Lewis
7,893
4,611
3,282
111
10,170
91.6
23
148
1.3
0
2,129
19.2
17
41.5
0
29.6
6
22Brandon Tate
B. Tate
7,814
5,890
1,924
127
9,055
71.3
10
142
1.1
0
1,099
8.7
7
46.4
2
15.1
1
23Michael L. Lewis
M. L. Lewis
7,807
5,989
1,818
76
8,377
110.2
5
17
0.2
0
553
7.3
1
78.8
3
23.9
1
24Jacoby Jones
J. Jones
7,628
4,940
2,688
128
10,428
81.5
23
62
0.5
0
2,733
21.4
14
38.6
5
21.0
4
25Tamarick Vanover
T. Vanover
7,438
5,422
2,016
77
8,090
105.1
11
88
1.1
0
564
7.3
3
70.4
4
26.2
4
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PPG

21.8

22nd

OPP PPG

26.9

28th

RUSH YDS/G

138.9

3rd

PASS YDS/G

211.9

22nd

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TEAMWLTPCT
Eagles Eagles
8
4
0
.667
Cowboys Cowboys
6
6
1
.500
Commanders Commanders
3
9
0
.250
Giants Giants
2
11
0
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DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
12/7
WAS WAS
@
MIN MIN
1:00 PM
Sun
12/14
WAS WAS
@
NYG NYG
1:00 PM
Sat
12/20
PHI PHI
@
WAS WAS
5:00 PM
Thu
12/25
DAL DAL
@
WAS WAS
1:00 PM
Sun
1/4
WAS WAS
@
PHI PHI
1:00 PM
Last Game
DEN Broncos

10 - 2

27

Final

26

Sun 30 Nov 2025

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NFL 2025 Division Standings

AFC EastWLTPCT
Patriots Patriots
11
2
0
.846
Bills Bills
8
4
0
.667
AFC NorthWLTPCT
Ravens Ravens
6
6
0
.500
Steelers Steelers
6
6
0
.500
AFC SouthWLTPCT
Jaguars Jaguars
8
4
0
.667
Colts Colts
8
4
0
.667
AFC WestWLTPCT
Broncos Broncos
10
2
0
.833
Chargers Chargers
8
4
0
.667
NFC EastWLTPCT
Eagles Eagles
8
4
0
.667
Cowboys Cowboys
6
6
1
.500
NFC NorthWLTPCT
Bears Bears
9
3
0
.750
Packers Packers
8
3
1
.708
NFC SouthWLTPCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
7
5
0
.583
Panthers Panthers
7
6
0
.538
NFC WestWLTPCT
Rams Rams
9
3
0
.750
Seahawks Seahawks
9
3
0
.750

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Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Wed
9/3
DAL DAL
@
PHI PHI
20-24
Thu
9/4
KC KC
@
LAC LAC
21-27
Sat
9/6
PIT PIT
@
NYJ NYJ
34-32
Sat
9/6
TB TB
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ATL ATL
23-20
Sat
9/6
LV LV
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NE NE
20-13

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DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
12/7
PIT PIT
@
BAL BAL
1:00 PM
Sun
12/7
SEA SEA
@
ATL ATL
1:00 PM
Sun
12/7
TEN TEN
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CLE CLE
1:00 PM
Sun
12/7
IND IND
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JAX JAX
1:00 PM
Sun
12/7
WAS WAS
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MIN MIN
1:00 PM