The Detroit Lions have averaged the most yards per punt return by a team in a game with 6+ punt returns, with 33.2 per return versus the Jaguars on November 14, 2004.
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NFL highest yards per punt return average in a regular-season game by a team with 6 or more punt returns| TEAM | PR AVG | PR | DATE | TM | OPP | RESULT | KR | KR YDS | KR AVG | KR TD | PR YDS | PR TD | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Lions | 33.2 | 6 | 11/14/2004 |  DET | @ |  JAX | L 17-23 | 2 | 58 | 29.0 | 0 | 199 | 2 |
| 2 |  | Raiders | 32.1 | 7 | 9/15/1968 |  OAK | @ |  BUF | W 48-6 | 2 | 49 | 24.5 | 0 | 225 | 1 |
| 3 |  | Rams | 31.3 | 7 | 10/11/1981 |  LA | @ |  ATL | W 37-35 | 5 | 150 | 30.0 | 0 | 219 | 2 |
| 4 |  | Broncos | 27.8 | 6 | 11/6/1977 |  DEN | vs |  PIT | W 21-7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167 | 1 | |
| 5 |  | Saints | 26.8 | 6 | 10/3/1976 |  NO | vs |  HOU | L 26-31 | 6 | 185 | 30.8 | 0 | 161 | 0 |
| 6 |  | Browns | 25.7 | 6 | 9/20/2015 |  CLE | vs |  TEN | W 28-14 | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 0 | 154 | 1 |
| 7 | | Lions | 25.7 | 9 | 10/6/1963 | DET | vs |  SF | W 26-3 | 3 | 99 | 33.0 | 0 | 231 | 1 |
| 8 | | Browns | 25.6 | 7 | 10/3/2013 | CLE | vs | BUF | W 37-24 | 3 | 44 | 14.7 | 0 | 179 | 1 |
| 9 |  | Bears | 25.3 | 6 | 10/16/2006 |  CHI | @ |  ARI | W 24-23 | 5 | 106 | 21.2 | 0 | 152 | 1 |
| 10 |  | Chiefs | 25.3 | 7 | 12/8/2013 |  KC | @ |  WAS | W 45-10 | 2 | 123 | 61.5 | 1 | 177 | 1 |
| 11 |  | Chargers | 25.2 | 6 | 9/26/1965 |  SD | vs | KC | T 10-10 | 3 | 58 | 19.3 | 0 | 151 | 1 |
| 12 |  | Redskins | 24.3 | 6 | 11/21/1965 | WAS | @ | PIT | W 31-3 | 2 | 72 | 36.0 | 0 | 146 | 1 |
| 13 | | Raiders | 23.7 | 6 | 10/29/1967 | OAK | vs | SD | W 51-10 | 3 | 81 | 27.0 | 0 | 142 | 0 |
| 14 |  | Packers | 23.5 | 6 | 10/9/1994 |  GB | vs | RAM | W 24-17 | 3 | 50 | 16.7 | 0 | 141 | 1 |
| 15 | | Lions | 23.3 | 6 | 11/24/1983 | DET | vs | PIT | W 45-3 | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 0 | 140 | 1 |
| 16 | | Saints | 23.2 | 6 | 12/29/2002 | NO | vs |  CAR | L 6-10 | 3 | 62 | 20.7 | 0 | 139 | 0 |
| 17 |  | Patriots | 23.2 | 6 | 11/20/1977 |  NE | @ | BUF | W 20-7 | 2 | 41 | 20.5 | 0 | 139 | 0 |
| 18 | | Lions | 23.0 | 6 | 11/4/1962 | DET | @ | LA | W 12-3 | 3 | 55 | 18.3 | 0 | 138 | 0 |
| 19 |  | Buccaneers | 22.3 | 6 | 11/11/2001 |  TB | @ | DET | W 20-17 | 3 | 53 | 17.7 | 0 | 134 | 1 |
| 20 | | Browns | 22.3 | 6 | 10/27/1974 | CLE | vs | DEN | W 23-21 | 4 | 85 | 21.3 | 0 | 134 | 0 |
| 21 |  | Bengals | 22.3 | 6 | 10/8/1972 |  CIN | vs | DEN | W 21-10 | 3 | 78 | 26.0 | 0 | 134 | 1 |
| 22 |  | Rams | 22.2 | 6 | 9/16/2018 |  LAR | vs | ARI | W 34-0 | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 0 | 133 | 0 |
| 23 | | Raiders | 22.2 | 6 | 11/15/1998 | OAK | vs |  SEA | W 20-17 | 3 | 67 | 22.3 | 0 | 133 | 1 |
| 24 | | Patriots | 22.2 | 6 | 9/22/1985 | NE | @ | BUF | W 17-14 | 3 | 104 | 34.7 | 0 | 133 | 1 |
| 25 |  | 49ers | 22.2 | 6 | 11/15/1970 | SF | @ | HOU | W 30-20 | 4 | 86 | 21.5 | 0 | 133 | 0 |
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete team, game-level data for punt returns and yards per punt return going back to the 1960 season.
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