most kickoff return punt returns in a game

8 players returned 1 kickoff. The first three are Eddie Brown on October 9, 1977, Steve Smith Sr. on September 15, 2002 and Mike Nelms on December 21, 1980 and on October 11, 1981.

Interpreted as:
most kickoff return punt returns by a player in a regular-season game
NAMEKRPRDATETMOPPYDSTDRUSH YDSRUSH TDREC YDSREC TDKR YDSKR TDPR YDSPR TD
1Eddie Brown
E. Brown
1
11
10/9/1977
@
101
0
0
0
0
0
17
0
84
0
2Ronnie Harris
R. Harris
3
10
12/5/1993
@
113
0
0
0
0
0
39
0
74
0
3Mike Nelms
M. Nelms
0
10
12/26/1982
@
106
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
106
0
4Theo Bell
T. Bell
0
10
12/16/1979
vs
105
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
105
0
5Reggie Swinton
R. Swinton
3
9
12/24/2005
vs
129
0
0
0
0
0
72
0
57
0
6Steve Smith Sr.
S. Smith Sr.
1
9
9/15/2002
vs
104
0
-4
0
71
0
22
0
15
0
7Andre Hastings
A. Hastings
0
9
11/13/1995
vs
140
0
0
0
9
0
0
0
131
0
8Phil McConkey
P. McConkey
0
9
12/6/1987
vs
112
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
112
0
9Cleo Montgomery
C. Montgomery
2
9
12/10/1984
@
206
1
0
0
0
0
54
0
152
1
10Pete Shaw
P. Shaw
0
9
11/20/1983
@
96
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
96
0
11Leon Bright
L. Bright
0
9
12/11/1982
vs
143
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
143
0
12Mike Nelms
M. Nelms
1
9
12/21/1980
@
74
0
0
0
0
0
9
0
65
0
13Nesby Glasgow
N. Glasgow
3
9
9/2/1979
@
145
0
0
0
0
0
98
0
47
0
14Larry Marshall
L. Marshall
2
9
9/18/1977
vs
135
0
0
0
0
0
46
0
89
0
15Butch Johnson
B. Johnson
2
9
11/15/1976
vs
212
0
0
0
0
0
95
0
117
0
16Tony Leonard
T. Leonard
1
9
10/17/1976
vs
161
1
0
0
0
0
20
0
141
1
17Ralph McGill
R. McGill
1
9
10/29/1972
@
121
0
0
0
0
0
12
0
109
0
18Rodger Bird
R. Bird
0
9
9/10/1967
vs
143
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
143
0
19Jaelon Darden
J. Darden
0
8
11/6/2022
vs
82
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
82
0
20Gunner Olszewski
G. Olszewski
0
8
9/22/2019
vs
44
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
44
0
21Marcus Murphy
M. Murphy
0
8
10/25/2015
@
44
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
44
0
22De'Anthony Thomas
D. Thomas
0
8
12/14/2014
vs
175
1
14
0
5
0
0
0
156
1
23Trindon Holliday
T. Holliday
2
8
11/11/2012
@
186
1
0
0
17
0
44
0
125
1
24Quan Cosby
Q. Cosby
0
8
12/11/2011
vs
73
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
73
0
25DeSean Jackson
D. Jackson
0
8
9/7/2008
vs
203
0
0
0
106
0
0
0
97
0
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for kickoff returns and punt returns going back to the 1960 season.

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