Reggie Bush averaged the most yards per punt return by a running back in his 2nd playoff, with 22.6 per return.
| NAME | PR AVG | SEASON | TM | GP | KR | KR YDS | KR AVG | KR YDS/G | KR TD | PR | PR YDS | PR YDS/G | PR TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | R. Bush | 22.6 | 2009 |  NO | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 5 | 113 | 37.7 | 1 | |
| 2 | | B. Reynolds | 21.0 | 1954 |  CLE | 1 | 3 | 85 | 28.3 | 85.0 | 0 | 2 | 42 | 42.0 | 0 |
| 3 | | E. Pitts | 18.0 | 1962 |  GB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 36 | 36.0 | 0 | |
| 4 | | D. Carter | 16.0 | 1993 |  SF | 2 | 4 | 62 | 15.5 | 31.0 | 0 | 3 | 48 | 24.0 | 0 |
| 5 | | D. Sproles | 15.2 | 2008 |  SD | 2 | 9 | 270 | 30.0 | 135.0 | 0 | 5 | 76 | 38.0 | 0 |
| 6 | | N. Hines | 14.0 | 2020 |  IND | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | |
| 7 | | H. Gallarneau | 13.0 | 1942 |  CHB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | |
| 8 | | J. Laws | 12.3 | 1944 | GB | 1 | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 0 | 3 | 37 | 37.0 | 0 |
| 9 | | L. Washington | 12.0 | 2010 |  SEA | 2 | 9 | 222 | 24.7 | 111.0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 |
| 10 | | D. Meggett | 11.5 | 1990 |  NYG | 3 | 4 | 62 | 15.5 | 20.7 | 0 | 8 | 92 | 30.7 | 0 |
| 11 | | N. Giaquinto | 11.0 | 1983 |  WAS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 8 | 88 | 29.3 | 0 | |
| 12 | | J. Jones | 11.0 | 1981 |  DAL | 2 | 3 | 56 | 18.7 | 28.0 | 0 | 6 | 66 | 33.0 | 0 |
| 13 | | H. Stevens | 11.0 | 1976 |  BAL | 1 | 3 | 66 | 22.0 | 66.0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 |
| 14 | | W. Cuff | 11.0 | 1943 | NYG | 1 | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 |
| 15 | | A. Farkas | 11.0 | 1943 | WAS | 2 | 3 | 68 | 22.7 | 34.0 | 0 | 4 | 44 | 22.0 | 0 |
| 16 | | B. Mitchell | 10.3 | 1991 | WAS | 3 | 3 | 67 | 22.3 | 22.3 | 0 | 4 | 41 | 13.7 | 0 |
| 17 | | K. Barner | 10.0 | 2017 |  PHI | 3 | 4 | 99 | 24.8 | 33.0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 |
| 18 | | H. Mul-Key | 10.0 | 1973 | WAS | 1 | 3 | 69 | 23.0 | 69.0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 |
| 19 | | H. McElhenny | 9.5 | 1963 | NYG | 1 | 1 | 47 | 47.0 | 47.0 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 |
| 20 | | C. Bryant | 9.0 | 1976 |  LA | 2 | 3 | 66 | 22.0 | 33.0 | 0 | 6 | 54 | 27.0 | 0 |
| 21 | | G. Willhite | 8.5 | 1984 |  DEN | 1 | 2 | 56 | 28.0 | 56.0 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 |
| 22 | | T. Vigorito | 7.8 | 1982 |  MIA | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 11 | 86 | 21.5 | 0 | |
| 23 | | G. Pruitt | 7.5 | 1982 |  RAI | 2 | 2 | 57 | 28.5 | 28.5 | 0 | 6 | 45 | 22.5 | 0 |
| 24 | | R. Morrison | 7.0 | 1969 | CLE | 2 | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 |
| 25 | | T. Brown | 6.8 | 1968 | BAL | 3 | 2 | 46 | 23.0 | 15.3 | 0 | 5 | 34 | 11.3 | 0 |
StatMuse has season-level data for yards per punt return going back to the 1941 playoffs.
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PPG
15.0
31st
OPP PPG
24.9
22nd
RUSH YDS/G
91.5
29th
PASS YDS/G
221.3
18th
2025 Division Standings
| TEAM | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Buccaneers | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 |
 Panthers | 6 | 6 | 0 | .500 |
 Falcons | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 |
| Saints | 2 | 9 | 0 | .182 |
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