most punt returns yards by a player season

Desmond Howard has gained the most punt-return yards in a season, with 875 yards in 1996.

NAMEPR YDSSEASONTMGPKRKR YDSKR AVGKR YDS/GKR TDPRPR AVGPR YDS/GPR TD
1Desmond Howard
D. Howard
875
1996
GB GB
16
22
460
20.9
28.8
0
58
15.1
54.7
3
2Patrick Peterson
P. Peterson
699
2011
ARI ARI
16
0
0
0.0
0
44
15.9
43.7
4
3Fulton Walker
F. Walker
692
1985
TOT
15
21
467
22.2
31.1
0
62
11.2
46.1
0
4Dexter McCluster
D. McCluster
686
2013
KC KC
15
1
3
3.0
0.2
0
58
11.8
45.7
2
5Greg Pruitt
G. Pruitt
666
1983
RAI RAI
16
31
604
19.5
37.8
0
58
11.5
41.6
1
6Derrick Mason
D. Mason
662
2000
TEN TEN
16
42
1,132
27.0
70.8
0
51
13.0
41.4
1
7Nate Burleson
N. Burleson
658
2007
SEA SEA
16
27
590
21.9
36.9
1
58
11.3
41.1
1
8Louis Lipps
L. Lipps
656
1984
PIT PIT
14
0
0
0.0
0
53
12.4
46.9
1
9Neal Colzie
N. Colzie
655
1975
OAK OAK
13
0
0
0.0
0
48
13.6
50.4
0
10Rick Upchurch
R. Upchurch
653
1977
DEN DEN
14
20
456
22.8
32.6
0
51
12.8
46.6
1
11Devin Hester
D. Hester
651
2007
CHI CHI
16
43
934
21.7
58.4
2
42
15.5
40.7
4
12Eddie Brown
E. Brown
646
1976
WAS WAS
14
30
738
24.6
52.7
0
48
13.5
46.1
1
13Tamarick Vanover
T. Vanover
627
1999
KC KC
14
44
886
20.1
63.3
0
51
12.3
44.8
2
14Michael L. Lewis
M. L. Lewis
625
2002
NO NO
16
70
1,807
25.8
112.9
2
44
14.2
39.1
1
15Leon Johnson
L. Johnson
619
1997
NYJ NYJ
16
12
319
26.6
19.9
1
51
12.1
38.7
1
16Jackie Wallace
J. Wallace
618
1978
LA LA
14
0
0
0.0
0
52
11.9
44.1
0
17LeRoy Irvin
L. Irvin
615
1981
LA LA
16
0
0
0.0
0
46
13.4
38.4
3
18J.T. Smith
J.T. Smith
612
1979
KC KC
16
0
0
0.0
0
58
10.6
38.3
2
19Billy Johnson
B. Johnson
612
1975
HOU HOU
14
33
798
24.2
57.0
1
40
15.3
43.7
3
20Rodger Bird
R. Bird
612
1967
OAK OAK
14
6
143
23.8
10.2
0
46
13.3
43.7
0
21Mike Haynes
M. Haynes
608
1976
NE NE
14
0
0
0.0
0
45
13.5
43.4
2
22Devin Hester
D. Hester
600
2006
CHI CHI
16
20
528
26.4
33.0
2
47
12.8
37.5
3
23Brian Mitchell
B. Mitchell
600
1991
WAS WAS
16
29
583
20.1
36.4
0
45
13.3
37.5
2
24Winslow Oliver
W. Oliver
598
1996
CAR CAR
16
7
160
22.9
10.0
0
52
11.5
37.4
1
25Karl Williams
K. Williams
597
1997
TB TB
16
15
277
18.5
17.3
0
46
13.0
37.3
1
StatMuse has season-level data for punt-return yards going back to the 1941 season.

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113.5

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242.7

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TEAMWLTPCT
Bears Bears
7
3
0
.700
Packers Packers
6
3
1
.650
Lions Lions
6
4
0
.600
Vikings Vikings
4
6
0
.400
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
11/23
MIN MIN
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GB GB
1:00 PM
Thu
11/27
GB GB
@
DET DET
1:00 PM
Sun
12/7
CHI CHI
@
GB GB
4:25 PM
Sun
12/14
GB GB
@
DEN DEN
4:25 PM
Sat
12/20
GB GB
@
CHI CHI
1:00 PM
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NFL 2025 Division Standings

AFC EastWLTPCT
Patriots Patriots
9
2
0
.818
Bills Bills
7
4
0
.636
AFC NorthWLTPCT
Steelers Steelers
6
4
0
.600
Ravens Ravens
5
5
0
.500
AFC SouthWLTPCT
Colts Colts
8
2
0
.800
Jaguars Jaguars
6
4
0
.600
AFC WestWLTPCT
Broncos Broncos
9
2
0
.818
Chargers Chargers
7
4
0
.636
NFC EastWLTPCT
Eagles Eagles
8
2
0
.800
Cowboys Cowboys
4
5
1
.450
NFC NorthWLTPCT
Bears Bears
7
3
0
.700
Packers Packers
6
3
1
.650
NFC SouthWLTPCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
6
4
0
.600
Panthers Panthers
6
5
0
.545
NFC WestWLTPCT
Rams Rams
8
2
0
.800
Seahawks Seahawks
7
3
0
.700

NFL 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Wed
9/3
DAL DAL
@
PHI PHI
20-24
Thu
9/4
KC KC
@
LAC LAC
21-27
Sat
9/6
PIT PIT
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NYJ NYJ
34-32
Sat
9/6
TB TB
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ATL ATL
23-20
Sat
9/6
LV LV
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NE NE
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Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
11/23
NYJ NYJ
@
BAL BAL
1:00 PM
Sun
11/23
NYG NYG
@
DET DET
1:00 PM
Sun
11/23
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CHI CHI
1:00 PM
Sun
11/23
NE NE
@
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1:00 PM
Sun
11/23
MIN MIN
@
GB GB
1:00 PM