Ahmad Merritt has the most kickoff returns in a Week-1 game, with 9 returns against the 49ers on September 7, 2003.
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most kick returns by a player in week 1| NAME | KR | DATE | TM | OPP | KR YDS | KR AVG | KR TD | PR | PR YDS | PR AVG | PR TD | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | A. Merritt | 9 | 9/7/2003 |  CHI | @ |  SF | 170 | 18.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2 | | R. Blackshear | 8 | 9/8/2024 |  CAR | @ |  NO | 204 | 25.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | | T. Horne | 8 | 9/4/2000 |  STL | vs |  DEN | 145 | 18.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | | D. Moore | 7 | 9/12/2010 |  IND | @ |  HOU | 155 | 22.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | | A. Bradshaw | 7 | 9/9/2007 |  NYG | @ |  DAL | 193 | 27.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | | C. Carr | 7 | 9/9/2007 |  OAK | vs |  DET | 155 | 22.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | | B. Bennett | 7 | 9/7/2003 |  CIN | vs | DEN | 135 | 19.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | | D. Hall | 7 | 9/8/2002 |  KC | @ |  CLE | 192 | 27.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | | G. Milburn | 7 | 9/3/2000 | CHI | @ |  MIN | 175 | 25.0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 |
| 10 | | T. Hughes | 7 | 9/1/1997 | CHI | @ |  GB | 148 | 21.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 11 | | E. Moulds | 7 | 8/31/1997 |  BUF | vs | MIN | 145 | 20.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 12 | | R. Erenberg | 7 | 9/2/1984 |  PIT | vs | KC | 174 | 24.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 13 | | M. Nelms | 7 | 9/12/1982 |  WAS | @ |  PHI | 152 | 21.7 | 0 | 3 | 33 | 11.0 | 0 |
| 14 | | D. Pearson | 7 | 9/2/1979 |  ATL | @ | NO | 115 | 16.4 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 |
| 15 | | C. Gates | 6 | 9/12/2011 |  MIA | vs |  NE | 129 | 21.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 16 | | J. Cribbs | 6 | 9/13/2009 | CLE | vs | MIN | 140 | 23.3 | 0 | 3 | 67 | 22.3 | 1 |
| 17 | | R. Meachem | 6 | 9/13/2009 | NO | vs | DET | 148 | 24.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 18 | | J. Lee Higgins | 6 | 9/8/2008 | OAK | vs | DEN | 154 | 25.7 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 |
| 19 | | A. Davis | 6 | 9/7/2008 | HOU | @ | PIT | 112 | 18.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 20 | | M. Hicks | 6 | 9/10/2006 | SF | @ |  ARI | 151 | 25.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 21 | | C. Morton | 6 | 9/10/2006 | NYG | vs | IND | 112 | 18.7 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 |
| 22 | | J. Miller | 6 | 9/11/2005 |  NYJ | @ | KC | 182 | 30.3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 23 | | R. Swinton | 6 | 9/11/2005 | ARI | @ | NYG | 164 | 27.3 | 0 | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | 0 |
| 24 | | C. Roby | 6 | 9/11/2005 |  TEN | @ | PIT | 132 | 22.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 25 | | C. Carr | 6 | 9/8/2005 | OAK | @ | NE | 151 | 25.2 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 0 |
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for kickoff returns going back to the 1960 season.
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