most punt returns in a game

Eddie Brown has the most punt returns in a game, with 11 returns versus the Buccaneers on October 9, 1977.

Interpreted as:
most punt returns by a player in a regular-season game
NAMEPRDATETMOPPKRKR YDSKR AVGKR TDPR YDSPR AVGPR TD
1Eddie Brown
E. Brown
11
10/9/1977
WAS WAS
@
TB TB
1
17
17.0
0
84
7.6
0
2Ronnie Harris
R. Harris
10
12/5/1993
NE NE
@
PIT PIT
3
39
13.0
0
74
7.4
0
3Mike Nelms
M. Nelms
10
12/26/1982
WAS WAS
@
NO NO
0
0
0
106
10.6
0
4Theo Bell
T. Bell
10
12/16/1979
PIT PIT
vs
BUF BUF
0
0
0
105
10.5
0
5Reggie Swinton
R. Swinton
9
12/24/2005
ARI ARI
vs
PHI PHI
3
72
24.0
0
57
6.3
0
6Steve Smith Sr.
S. Smith Sr.
9
9/15/2002
CAR CAR
vs
DET DET
1
22
22.0
0
15
1.7
0
7Andre Hastings
A. Hastings
9
11/13/1995
PIT PIT
vs
CLE CLE
0
0
0
131
14.6
0
8Phil McConkey
P. McConkey
9
12/6/1987
NYG NYG
vs
PHI PHI
0
0
0
112
12.4
0
9Cleo Montgomery
C. Montgomery
9
12/10/1984
RAI RAI
@
DET DET
2
54
27.0
0
152
16.9
1
10Pete Shaw
P. Shaw
9
11/20/1983
NYG NYG
@
PHI PHI
0
0
0
96
10.7
0
11Leon Bright
L. Bright
9
12/11/1982
NYG NYG
vs
PHI PHI
0
0
0
143
15.9
0
12Mike Nelms
M. Nelms
9
12/21/1980
WAS WAS
@
STL STL
1
9
9.0
0
65
7.2
0
13Nesby Glasgow
N. Glasgow
9
9/2/1979
BAL BAL
@
KC KC
3
98
32.7
0
47
5.2
0
14Larry Marshall
L. Marshall
9
9/18/1977
PHI PHI
vs
TB TB
2
46
23.0
0
89
9.9
0
15Butch Johnson
B. Johnson
9
11/15/1976
DAL DAL
vs
BUF BUF
2
95
47.5
0
117
13.0
0
16Tony Leonard
T. Leonard
9
10/17/1976
SF SF
vs
NO NO
1
20
20.0
0
141
15.7
1
17Ralph McGill
R. McGill
9
10/29/1972
SF SF
@
ATL ATL
1
12
12.0
0
109
12.1
0
18Rodger Bird
R. Bird
9
9/10/1967
OAK OAK
vs
DEN DEN
0
0
0
143
15.9
0
19Jaelon Darden
J. Darden
8
11/6/2022
TB TB
vs
LAR LAR
0
0
0
82
10.3
0
20Gunner Olszewski
G. Olszewski
8
9/22/2019
NE NE
vs
NYJ NYJ
0
0
0
44
5.5
0
21Marcus Murphy
M. Murphy
8
10/25/2015
NO NO
@
IND IND
0
0
0
44
5.5
0
22De'Anthony Thomas
D. Thomas
8
12/14/2014
KC KC
vs
OAK OAK
0
0
0
156
19.5
1
23Trindon Holliday
T. Holliday
8
11/11/2012
DEN DEN
@
CAR CAR
2
44
22.0
0
125
15.6
1
24Quan Cosby
Q. Cosby
8
12/11/2011
DEN DEN
vs
CHI CHI
0
0
0
73
9.1
0
25DeSean Jackson
D. Jackson
8
9/7/2008
PHI PHI
vs
STL STL
0
0
0
97
12.1
0
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for punt returns going back to the 1960 season.

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