nfl team most punt return yard in a game including playoffs

The Detroit Lions have the most punt-return yards by a team in a regular-season or postseason game, with 231 yards against the 49ers on October 6, 1963.

	TEAM	PR YDS	DATE	TM		OPP	RESULT	KR	KR YDS	KR AVG	KR TD	PR	PR AVG	PR TD
1	Lions	231	10/6/1963	DET	vs	SF	W 26-3	3	99	33.0	0	9	25.7	1
2	Raiders	225	9/15/1968	OAK	@	BUF	W 48-6	2	49	24.5	0	7	32.1	1
3	Rams	219	10/11/1981	LA	@	ATL	W 37-35	5	150	30.0	0	7	31.3	2
4	Lions	199	11/14/2004	DET	@	JAX	L 17-23	2	58	29.0	0	6	33.2	2
5	Colts	195	12/22/2019	IND	vs	CAR	W 38-6	0	0		0	3	65.0	2
6	Lions	190	10/27/2024	DET	vs	TEN	W 52-14	1	72	72.0	0	5	38.0	1
7	Ravens	184	12/7/1997	BAL	vs	SEA	W 31-24	4	103	25.8	0	5	36.8	2
8	Browns	179	10/3/2013	CLE	vs	BUF	W 37-24	3	44	14.7	0	7	25.6	1
9	Chiefs	177	12/8/2013	KC	@	WAS	W 45-10	2	123	61.5	1	7	25.3	1
10	Saints	176	10/6/2008	NO	vs	MIN	L 27-30	7	178	25.4	0	5	35.2	2
11	Ravens	173	12/24/2000	BAL	vs	NYJ	W 34-20	6	130	21.7	0	4	43.3	2
12	Broncos	168	11/9/1997	DEN	vs	CAR	W 34-0	1	24	24.0	0	5	33.6	2
13	Chargers	168	11/2/1997	SD	@	CIN	L 31-38	5	102	20.4	0	4	42.0	2
14	Patriots	167	9/28/2025	NE	vs	CAR	W 42-13	2	48	24.0	0	3	55.7	1
15	Packers	167	12/15/1996	GB	@	DET	W 31-3	1	29	29.0	0	5	33.4	1
16	Broncos	167	11/6/1977	DEN	vs	PIT	W 21-7	0	0		0	6	27.8	1
17	Patriots	167	11/7/1976	NE	vs	BUF	W 20-10	1	33	33.0	0	5	33.4	1
18	Browns	166	10/24/1993	CLE	vs	PIT	W 28-23	5	78	15.6	0	2	83.0	2
19	Rams	166	10/25/1981	LA	@	SF	L 17-20	4	101	25.3	0	8	20.8	0
20	Colts	164	9/19/1971	BAL	vs	NYJ	W 22-0	1	25	25.0	0	8	20.5	0
21	Saints	161	10/3/1976	NO	vs	HOU	L 26-31	6	185	30.8	0	6	26.8	0
22	Titans	160	12/30/2012	TEN	vs	JAX	W 38-20	3	39	13.0	0	3	53.3	2
23	Chiefs	160	9/13/2010	KC	vs	SD	W 21-14	3	59	19.7	0	5	32.0	1
24	Raiders	157	9/29/2002	OAK	vs	TEN	W 52-25	5	68	13.6	0	2	78.5	2
25	Chiefs	156	12/14/2014	KC	vs	OAK	W 31-13	2	66	33.0	0	8	19.5	1

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Team Leaders

PASS

4,233

Goff

RUSH

1,143

Gibbs

REC

1,262

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Team Rankings

PPG

28.9

3rd

OPP PPG

24.8

23rd

RUSH YDS/G

119.9

15th

PASS YDS/G

264.8

4th

2025 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	T	PCT
Bears	11	4	0	.733
Packers	9	6	1	.594
Lions	8	8	0	.500
Vikings	8	8	0	.500

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 1/4	DET	@	CHI	1:00 PM

Last Game

Lions

8 - 8

Final

Vikings

8 - 8

Thu 25 Dec 2025

NFL 2025 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

4,482

Prescott

4,233

Goff

4,203

Maye

Rush Yards Leaders

1,606

Cook

1,559

Taylor

1,469

Henry

Rec Yards Leaders

1,709

Smith-Njigba

1,592

Nacua

1,420

Pickens

Pass TD Leaders

40

Stafford

33

Goff

30

Maye

Rush TD Leaders

18

Taylor

16

Henry

14

Allen

Rec TD Leaders

14

Adams

11

McBride

11

St. Brown

QB Rating Leaders

112.9

Maye

112.1

Stafford

107.0

Goff

Sack Leaders

22.0

Garrett

16.5

Burns

14.0

Hunter

NFL 2025 Rankings

PPG Rankings

30.5

29.4

28.9

28.4

28.3

27.9

Opp PPG Rankings

16.6

18.1

18.8

19.3

19.4

19.6

Total Yards Rankings

398.6

396.7

374.5

371.5

370.4

369.4

Rush Yards Rankings

157.8

156.4

152.1

134.2

127.1

126.7

Pass Yards Rankings

287.0

278.6

265.3

264.8

259.2

255.2

Sack Leaders

64.0

51.0

50.0

48.0

46.0

45.0

NFL Fantasy 2025

Fantasy RB Rankings

312.4

Taylor

284.8

McCaffrey

272.6

Gibbs

Fantasy WR Rankings

232.5

Smith-Njigba

219.3

Nacua

198

Pickens

Fantasy TE Rankings

183.4

McBride

125.1

Goedert

116

Kelce

Fantasy K Rankings

194

Myers

182.6

Aubrey

168

Fairbairn

NFL 2025 Betting

Best Record ATS

11-4

10-4-1

11-5

10-5

Worst Record ATS

5-11

5-10-1

6-10

NFL 2025 Standings

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Patriots - y	13	3	0	.813
Bills - w	11	5	0	.688
Dolphins - e	7	9	0	.438
Jets - e	3	13	0	.188
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Steelers	9	7	0	.563
Ravens	8	8	0	.500
Bengals - e	6	10	0	.375
Browns - e	4	12	0	.250
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars - x	12	4	0	.750
Texans - x	11	5	0	.688
Colts - e	8	8	0	.500
Titans - e	3	13	0	.188
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Broncos - y	13	3	0	.813
Chargers - w	11	5	0	.688
Chiefs - e	6	10	0	.375
Raiders - e	2	14	0	.125

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Eagles - y	11	5	0	.688
Cowboys - e	7	8	1	.469
Commanders - e	4	12	0	.250
Giants - e	3	13	0	.188
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Bears - y	11	4	0	.733
Packers - w	9	6	1	.594
Vikings - e	8	8	0	.500
Lions - e	8	8	0	.500
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	8	8	0	.500
Buccaneers	7	9	0	.438
Falcons - e	6	9	0	.400
Saints - e	6	10	0	.375
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Seahawks - x	13	3	0	.813
49ers - x	11	4	0	.733
Rams - x	11	4	0	.733
Cardinals - e	3	13	0	.188

NFL 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Sat 9/27	PHI	@	TB	31-25
Sat 9/27	CAR	@	NE	13-42
Sat 9/27	LAC	@	NYG	18-21
Sat 9/27	JAX	@	SF	26-21
Sat 9/27	IND	@	LAR	20-27

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 12/29	LAR	@	ATL	8:15 PM
Sun 1/4	TEN	@	JAX	1:00 PM
Sun 1/4	DET	@	CHI	1:00 PM
Sun 1/4	IND	@	HOU	1:00 PM
Sun 1/4	CLE	@	CIN	1:00 PM

The Detroit Lions have the most punt-return yards by a team in a regular-season or postseason game, with 231 yards against the 49ers on October 6, 1963.

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