most punt return yards in a wild card game

Anthony Carter has gained the most punt-return yards in a Wild Card game, with 143 yards in the 1987 NFC Wild Card game against the Saints on January 3, 1988.

Interpreted as:
most punt return yards by a player in a wild card game
NAMEPR YDSDATEROUNDTMOPPKRKR YDSKR AVGKR TDPRPR AVGPR TD
1Anthony Carter
A. Carter
143
1/3/1988
NFC Wild Card
@
0
0
0
6
23.8
1
2DeSean Jackson
D. Jackson
109
1/4/2009
NFC Wild Card
@
0
0
0
5
21.8
0
3Jalen Reagor
J. Reagor
89
1/16/2022
NFC Wild Card
@
0
0
0
5
17.8
0
4Nate Burleson
N. Burleson
84
1/5/2008
NFC Wild Card
vs
2
19
9.5
0
6
14.0
0
5Carl Roaches
C. Roaches
84
12/28/1980
AFC Wild Card
@
2
48
24.0
0
7
12.0
0
6James Jones
J. Jones
81
12/28/1980
NFC Wild Card
vs
3
72
24.0
0
5
16.2
0
7Antwaan Randle El
A. Randle El
77
1/5/2003
AFC Wild Card
vs
2
31
15.5
0
4
19.3
1
8Jahine Arnold
J. Arnold
77
12/29/1996
AFC Wild Card
vs
2
38
19.0
0
5
15.4
0
9Tavon Austin
T. Austin
73
1/5/2019
NFC Wild Card
vs
0
0
0
5
14.6
0
10Darren Sproles
D. Sproles
72
1/3/2009
AFC Wild Card
vs
4
106
26.5
0
3
24.0
0
11Reggie Barlow
R. Barlow
72
1/3/1999
AFC Wild Card
vs
3
66
22.0
0
7
10.3
0
12Antonio Freeman
A. Freeman
72
12/31/1995
NFC Wild Card
vs
2
54
27.0
0
3
24.0
1
13Mecole Hardman Jr.
M. Hardman Jr.
70
1/16/2022
AFC Wild Card
vs
0
0
0
3
23.3
0
14Derrick Mason
D. Mason
70
1/3/2004
AFC Wild Card
@
0
0
0
6
11.7
0
15Dennis Northcutt
D. Northcutt
70
1/5/2003
AFC Wild Card
@
0
0
0
2
35.0
0
16Brian Mitchell
B. Mitchell
70
1/2/1993
NFC Wild Card
@
1
14
14.0
0
3
23.3
0
17Jalen Richard
J. Richard
68
1/7/2017
AFC Wild Card
@
2
38
19.0
0
5
13.6
0
18Bobby Joe Edmonds
B. Joe Edmonds
66
1/3/1988
AFC Wild Card
@
5
109
21.8
0
2
33.0
0
19Rufus Bess
R. Bess
65
1/9/1983
NFC Wild Card
vs
0
0
0
5
13.0
0
20Devin Duvernay
D. Duvernay
64
1/10/2026
NFC Wild Card
vs
3
80
26.7
0
3
21.3
0
21Nate Jacquet
N. Jacquet
63
1/9/2000
AFC Wild Card
@
0
0
0
6
10.5
0
22Mike Nelms
M. Nelms
60
1/8/1983
NFC Wild Card
vs
2
37
18.5
0
3
20.0
0
23Az-Zahir Hakim
A. Hakim
59
12/30/2000
NFC Wild Card
@
0
0
0
3
19.7
0
24Paul Johns
P. Johns
58
12/24/1983
AFC Wild Card
vs
0
0
0
4
14.5
0
25Jacoby Jones
J. Jones
57
1/6/2013
AFC Wild Card
vs
2
60
30.0
0
4
14.3
0

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