most punt return yards in game ever

LeRoy Irvin has gained the most punt-return yards in a game, with 207 yards versus the Falcons on October 11, 1981.

Interpreted as:
most punt return yards by a player in regular-season game ever
NAMEPR YDSDATETMOPPKRKR YDSKR AVGKR TDPRPR AVGPR TD
1LeRoy Irvin
L. Irvin
207
10/11/1981
LA LA
@
ATL ATL
0
0
0
6
34.5
2
2George Atkinson
G. Atkinson
205
9/15/1968
OAK OAK
@
BUF BUF
1
25
25.0
0
5
41.0
1
3Eddie Drummond
E. Drummond
199
11/14/2004
DET DET
@
JAX JAX
2
58
29.0
0
6
33.2
2
4Nyheim Hines
N. Hines
195
12/22/2019
IND IND
vs
CAR CAR
0
0
0
3
65.0
2
5Kalif Raymond
K. Raymond
190
10/27/2024
DET DET
vs
TEN TEN
0
0
0
5
38.0
1
6Jermaine Lewis
J. Lewis
184
12/7/1997
BAL BAL
vs
SEA SEA
3
91
30.3
0
5
36.8
2
7Tom Watkins
T. Watkins
184
10/6/1963
DET DET
vs
SF SF
1
30
30.0
0
5
36.8
1
8Travis Benjamin
T. Benjamin
179
10/3/2013
CLE CLE
vs
BUF BUF
0
0
0
7
25.6
1
9Dexter McCluster
D. McCluster
177
12/8/2013
KC KC
@
WAS WAS
0
0
0
7
25.3
1
10Reggie Bush
R. Bush
176
10/6/2008
NO NO
vs
MIN MIN
0
0
0
5
35.2
2
11Jermaine Lewis
J. Lewis
173
12/24/2000
BAL BAL
vs
NYJ NYJ
1
23
23.0
0
4
43.3
2
12Darrien Gordon
D. Gordon
168
11/9/1997
DEN DEN
vs
CAR CAR
0
0
0
5
33.6
2
13Eric Metcalf
E. Metcalf
168
11/2/1997
SD SD
@
CIN CIN
1
22
22.0
0
4
42.0
2
14Marcus Jones
M. Jones
167
9/28/2025
NE NE
vs
CAR CAR
0
0
0
3
55.7
1
15Desmond Howard
D. Howard
167
12/15/1996
GB GB
@
DET DET
0
0
0
5
33.4
1
16Rick Upchurch
R. Upchurch
167
11/6/1977
DEN DEN
vs
PIT PIT
0
0
0
5
33.4
1
17Eric Metcalf
E. Metcalf
166
10/24/1993
CLE CLE
vs
PIT PIT
0
0
0
2
83.0
2
18Pete Athas
P. Athas
161
10/3/1976
NO NO
vs
HOU HOU
2
68
34.0
0
6
26.8
0
19Darius Reynaud
D. Reynaud
160
12/30/2012
TEN TEN
vs
JAX JAX
3
39
13.0
0
3
53.3
2
20De'Anthony Thomas
D. Thomas
156
12/14/2014
KC KC
vs
OAK OAK
0
0
0
8
19.5
1
21Mike Haynes
M. Haynes
156
11/7/1976
NE NE
vs
BUF BUF
0
0
0
4
39.0
1
22Travis Benjamin
T. Benjamin
154
9/20/2015
CLE CLE
vs
TEN TEN
0
0
0
6
25.7
1
23Steve Smith Sr.
S. Smith Sr.
153
12/8/2002
CAR CAR
vs
CIN CIN
1
16
16.0
0
3
51.0
2
24Devin Hester
D. Hester
152
10/16/2006
CHI CHI
@
ARI ARI
1
24
24.0
0
6
25.3
1
25Cleo Montgomery
C. Montgomery
152
12/10/1984
RAI RAI
@
DET DET
2
54
27.0
0
9
16.9
1
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for punt-return yards going back to the 1960 season.

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Rams Rams
9
2
0
.818
Seahawks Seahawks
8
3
0
.727
49ers 49ers
7
4
0
.636
Cardinals Cardinals
3
8
0
.273
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11/30
LAR LAR
@
CAR CAR
1:00 PM
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12/7
LAR LAR
@
ARI ARI
4:25 PM
Sun
12/14
DET DET
@
LAR LAR
4:25 PM
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12/18
LAR LAR
@
SEA SEA
8:15 PM
Mon
12/29
LAR LAR
@
ATL ATL
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AFC EastWLTPCT
Patriots Patriots
10
2
0
.833
Bills Bills
7
4
0
.636
AFC NorthWLTPCT
Ravens Ravens
6
5
0
.545
Steelers Steelers
6
5
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.545
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4
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.636
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2
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NFC EastWLTPCT
Eagles Eagles
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3
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Cowboys Cowboys
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1
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NFC NorthWLTPCT
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3
0
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Packers Packers
7
3
1
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6
5
0
.545
Panthers Panthers
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5
0
.545
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2
0
.818
Seahawks Seahawks
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3
0
.727

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Wed
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DAL DAL
@
PHI PHI
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Thu
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KC KC
@
LAC LAC
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Sat
9/6
PIT PIT
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NYJ NYJ
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TB TB
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ATL ATL
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11/24
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Thu
11/27
GB GB
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DET DET
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Thu
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PHI PHI
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