most returning yards by a receiver in a game

Josh Cribbs has the most return yards by a wide receiver in a game, with 306 yards against the Ravens on November 18, 2007.

Interpreted as:
most returning yards by a receiver in a regular-season game
NAMERET YDSDATETMOPPKRKR YDSKR AVGKR TDPRPR YDSPR AVGPR TD
1Josh Cribbs
J. Cribbs
306
11/18/2007
@
7
245
35.0
0
4
61
15.3
0
2Josh Cribbs
J. Cribbs
305
12/20/2009
@
6
269
44.8
2
4
36
9.0
0
3Chris Williams
C. Williams
301
11/9/2014
@
10
288
28.8
1
1
13
13.0
0
4Ted Ginn
T. Ginn
299
11/1/2009
@
6
299
49.8
2
0
0
0
5Michael L. Lewis
M. L. Lewis
286
10/13/2002
@
5
203
40.6
1
1
83
83.0
1
6Domenik Hixon
D. Hixon
281
10/18/2009
@
7
230
32.9
0
2
51
25.5
0
7Josh Cribbs
J. Cribbs
278
11/2/2008
vs
7
237
33.9
1
3
41
13.7
0
8Jermaine Lewis
J. Lewis
275
12/7/1997
vs
3
91
30.3
0
5
184
36.8
2
9Brandon Banks
B. Banks
271
10/31/2010
@
6
213
35.5
1
5
58
11.6
0
10Ted Ginn
T. Ginn
268
9/11/2011
vs
4
176
44.0
1
5
92
18.4
1
11Steve Smith Sr.
S. Smith Sr.
267
11/11/2001
@
7
252
36.0
1
1
15
15.0
0
12Tony Horne
T. Horne
267
10/22/2000
@
8
267
33.4
0
0
0
0
13Jerome Mathis
J. Mathis
266
11/20/2005
vs
7
266
38.0
1
0
0
0
14Jerome Mathis
J. Mathis
266
10/23/2005
vs
7
266
38.0
1
0
0
0
15Mel Gray
M. Gray
263
10/6/1996
@
5
177
35.4
0
3
86
28.7
0
16Billy Johnson
B. Johnson
263
10/5/1975
vs
4
136
34.0
0
6
127
21.2
1
17Dante Hall
D. Hall
262
9/30/2007
@
5
151
30.2
0
4
111
27.8
1
18Willie Ponder
W. Ponder
259
12/18/2004
vs
8
259
32.4
1
0
0
0
19Eddie Drummond
E. Drummond
257
11/14/2004
@
2
58
29.0
0
6
199
33.2
2
20Roell Preston
R. Preston
256
10/5/1998
vs
8
256
32.0
1
0
0
0
21Terrence Wilkins
T. Wilkins
252
12/8/2002
@
7
158
22.6
0
3
94
31.3
0
22Devin Hester
D. Hester
249
9/15/2013
vs
5
249
49.8
0
0
0
0
23Noland Smith
N. Smith
248
10/15/1967
@
6
244
40.7
0
1
4
4.0
0
24Desmond Howard
D. Howard
247
10/28/2001
vs
5
229
45.8
0
1
18
18.0
0
25Glyn Milburn
G. Milburn
246
11/27/1997
vs
5
189
37.8
0
4
57
14.3
0

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