Eddie Brown has the most punt returns in a game, with 11 returns against the Buccaneers on October 9, 1977.
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most punt returns by a player in a single regular-season game in NFL history| NAME | PR | DATE | TM | OPP | KR | KR YDS | KR AVG | KR TD | PR YDS | PR AVG | PR TD | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | E. Brown | 11 | 10/9/1977 | @ | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | 84 | 7.6 | 0 | ||
| 2 | | R. Harris | 10 | 12/5/1993 | @ | 3 | 39 | 13.0 | 0 | 74 | 7.4 | 0 | ||
| 3 | | M. Nelms | 10 | 12/26/1982 | @ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 10.6 | 0 | |||
| 4 | | T. Bell | 10 | 12/16/1979 | vs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 105 | 10.5 | 0 | |||
| 5 | | R. Swinton | 9 | 12/24/2005 | vs | 3 | 72 | 24.0 | 0 | 57 | 6.3 | 0 | ||
| 6 | | S. Smith Sr. | 9 | 9/15/2002 | vs | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 0 | 15 | 1.7 | 0 | ||
| 7 | | A. Hastings | 9 | 11/13/1995 | vs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 131 | 14.6 | 0 | |||
| 8 | | P. McConkey | 9 | 12/6/1987 | vs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 112 | 12.4 | 0 | |||
| 9 | | C. Montgomery | 9 | 12/10/1984 | @ | 2 | 54 | 27.0 | 0 | 152 | 16.9 | 1 | ||
| 10 | | P. Shaw | 9 | 11/20/1983 | @ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 10.7 | 0 | |||
| 11 | | L. Bright | 9 | 12/11/1982 | vs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 143 | 15.9 | 0 | |||
| 12 | | M. Nelms | 9 | 12/21/1980 | @ | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 65 | 7.2 | 0 | ||
| 13 | | N. Glasgow | 9 | 9/2/1979 | @ | 3 | 98 | 32.7 | 0 | 47 | 5.2 | 0 | ||
| 14 | | L. Marshall | 9 | 9/18/1977 | vs | 2 | 46 | 23.0 | 0 | 89 | 9.9 | 0 | ||
| 15 | | B. Johnson | 9 | 11/15/1976 | vs | 2 | 95 | 47.5 | 0 | 117 | 13.0 | 0 | ||
| 16 | | T. Leonard | 9 | 10/17/1976 | vs | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | 141 | 15.7 | 1 | ||
| 17 | | R. McGill | 9 | 10/29/1972 | @ | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 109 | 12.1 | 0 | ||
| 18 | | R. Bird | 9 | 9/10/1967 | vs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 143 | 15.9 | 0 | |||
| 19 | | J. Darden | 8 | 11/6/2022 | vs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 10.3 | 0 | |||
| 20 | | G. Olszewski | 8 | 9/22/2019 | vs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 5.5 | 0 | |||
| 21 | | M. Murphy | 8 | 10/25/2015 | @ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 5.5 | 0 | |||
| 22 | | D. Thomas | 8 | 12/14/2014 | vs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 156 | 19.5 | 1 | |||
| 23 | | T. Holliday | 8 | 11/11/2012 | @ | 2 | 44 | 22.0 | 0 | 125 | 15.6 | 1 | ||
| 24 | | Q. Cosby | 8 | 12/11/2011 | vs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 9.1 | 0 | |||
| 25 |  | D. Jackson | 8 | 9/7/2008 | vs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 97 | 12.1 | 0 | |||
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