nfl player most punt return 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:
NFL player most punt return in a regular-season game
NAME PR DATE TM OPP KR KR YDS KR AVG KR TD PR YDS PR AVG PR TD
1 Eddie Brown
E. Brown
11
10/9/1977
WAS WAS
@
TB TB
1
17
17.0
0
84
7.6
0
2 Ronnie Harris
R. Harris
10
12/5/1993
NE NE
@
PIT PIT
3
39
13.0
0
74
7.4
0
3 Mike Nelms
M. Nelms
10
12/26/1982
WAS WAS
@
NO NO
0
0
0
106
10.6
0
4 Theo Bell
T. Bell
10
12/16/1979
PIT PIT
vs
BUF BUF
0
0
0
105
10.5
0
5 Reggie Swinton
R. Swinton
9
12/24/2005
ARI ARI
vs
PHI PHI
3
72
24.0
0
57
6.3
0
6 Steve Smith Sr.
S. Smith Sr.
9
9/15/2002
CAR CAR
vs
DET DET
1
22
22.0
0
15
1.7
0
7 Andre Hastings
A. Hastings
9
11/13/1995
PIT PIT
vs
CLE CLE
0
0
0
131
14.6
0
8 Phil McConkey
P. McConkey
9
12/6/1987
NYG NYG
vs
PHI PHI
0
0
0
112
12.4
0
9 Cleo Montgomery
C. Montgomery
9
12/10/1984
RAI RAI
@
DET DET
2
54
27.0
0
152
16.9
1
10 Pete Shaw
P. Shaw
9
11/20/1983
NYG NYG
@
PHI PHI
0
0
0
96
10.7
0
11 Leon Bright
L. Bright
9
12/11/1982
NYG NYG
vs
PHI PHI
0
0
0
143
15.9
0
12 Mike Nelms
M. Nelms
9
12/21/1980
WAS WAS
@
STL STL
1
9
9.0
0
65
7.2
0
13 Nesby Glasgow
N. Glasgow
9
9/2/1979
BAL BAL
@
KC KC
3
98
32.7
0
47
5.2
0
14 Larry Marshall
L. Marshall
9
9/18/1977
PHI PHI
vs
TB TB
2
46
23.0
0
89
9.9
0
15 Butch Johnson
B. Johnson
9
11/15/1976
DAL DAL
vs
BUF BUF
2
95
47.5
0
117
13.0
0
16 Tony Leonard
T. Leonard
9
10/17/1976
SF SF
vs
NO NO
1
20
20.0
0
141
15.7
1
17 Ralph McGill
R. McGill
9
10/29/1972
SF SF
@
ATL ATL
1
12
12.0
0
109
12.1
0
18 Rodger Bird
R. Bird
9
9/10/1967
OAK OAK
vs
DEN DEN
0
0
0
143
15.9
0
19 Jaelon Darden
J. Darden
8
11/6/2022
TB TB
vs
LAR LAR
0
0
0
82
10.3
0
20 Gunner Olszewski
G. Olszewski
8
9/22/2019
NE NE
vs
NYJ NYJ
0
0
0
44
5.5
0
21 Marcus Murphy
M. Murphy
8
10/25/2015
NO NO
@
IND IND
0
0
0
44
5.5
0
22 De'Anthony Thomas
D. Thomas
8
12/14/2014
KC KC
vs
OAK OAK
0
0
0
156
19.5
1
23 Trindon Holliday
T. Holliday
8
11/11/2012
DEN DEN
@
CAR CAR
2
44
22.0
0
125
15.6
1
24 Quan Cosby
Q. Cosby
8
12/11/2011
DEN DEN
vs
CHI CHI
0
0
0
73
9.1
0
25 DeSean 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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TEAM W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
11
2
0
.846
Commanders Commanders
8
5
0
.615
Cowboys Cowboys
5
8
0
.385
Giants Giants
2
11
0
.154
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DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
1/5
WAS WAS
@
DAL DAL
1:00 PM
Sun
12/29
ATL ATL
@
WAS WAS
1:00 PM
Sun
12/22
PHI PHI
@
WAS WAS
1:00 PM
Sun
12/15
WAS WAS
@
NO NO
1:00 PM
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NFC East W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
11
2
0
.846
Commanders Commanders
8
5
0
.615
NFC North W L T PCT
Lions Lions
12
1
0
.923
Vikings Vikings
11
2
0
.846
NFC South W L T PCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
7
6
0
.538
Falcons Falcons
6
7
0
.462
NFC West W L T PCT
Seahawks Seahawks
8
5
0
.615
Rams Rams
8
6
0
.571
AFC East W L T PCT
Bills Bills
10
3
0
.769
Dolphins Dolphins
6
7
0
.462
AFC North W L T PCT
Steelers Steelers
10
3
0
.769
Ravens Ravens
8
5
0
.615
AFC South W L T PCT
Texans Texans
8
5
0
.615
Colts Colts
6
7
0
.462
AFC West W L T PCT
Chiefs Chiefs
12
1
0
.923
Chargers Chargers
8
5
0
.615

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DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Wed
12/11
LAR LAR
@
SF SF
12-6
Sun
12/8
CIN CIN
@
DAL DAL
27-20
Sat
12/7
LAC LAC
@
KC KC
17-19
Sat
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CHI CHI
@
SF SF
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Sat
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BUF BUF
@
LAR LAR
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DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
12/22
TB TB
@
DAL DAL
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Sun
12/22
SF SF
@
MIA MIA
4:25 PM
Sun
12/22
JAX JAX
@
LV LV
4:25 PM
Sun
12/22
MIN MIN
@
SEA SEA
4:05 PM
Sun
12/22
LAR LAR
@
NYJ NYJ
1:00 PM