nfl team most punt return yards in a game

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

Interpreted as:
NFL team most punt return yards in a regular-season game
TEAMPR YDSDATETMOPPRESULTKRKR YDSKR AVGKR TDPRPR AVGPR TD
1Lions
Lions
231
10/6/1963
vs
W
26-3
3
99
33.0
0
9
25.7
1
2Raiders
Raiders
225
9/15/1968
@
W
48-6
2
49
24.5
0
7
32.1
1
3Rams
Rams
219
10/11/1981
@
W
37-35
5
150
30.0
0
7
31.3
2
4Lions
Lions
199
11/14/2004
@
L
17-23
2
58
29.0
0
6
33.2
2
5Colts
Colts
195
12/22/2019
vs
W
38-6
0
0
0
3
65.0
2
6Lions
Lions
190
10/27/2024
vs
W
52-14
1
72
72.0
0
5
38.0
1
7Ravens
Ravens
184
12/7/1997
vs
W
31-24
4
103
25.8
0
5
36.8
2
8Browns
Browns
179
10/3/2013
vs
W
37-24
3
44
14.7
0
7
25.6
1
9Chiefs
Chiefs
177
12/8/2013
@
W
45-10
2
123
61.5
1
7
25.3
1
10Saints
Saints
176
10/6/2008
vs
L
27-30
7
178
25.4
0
5
35.2
2
11Ravens
Ravens
173
12/24/2000
vs
W
34-20
6
130
21.7
0
4
43.3
2
12Broncos
Broncos
168
11/9/1997
vs
W
34-0
1
24
24.0
0
5
33.6
2
13Chargers
Chargers
168
11/2/1997
@
L
31-38
5
102
20.4
0
4
42.0
2
14Patriots
Patriots
167
9/28/2025
vs
W
42-13
2
48
24.0
0
3
55.7
1
15Packers
Packers
167
12/15/1996
@
W
31-3
1
29
29.0
0
5
33.4
1
16Broncos
Broncos
167
11/6/1977
vs
W
21-7
0
0
0
6
27.8
1
17Patriots
Patriots
167
11/7/1976
vs
W
20-10
1
33
33.0
0
5
33.4
1
18Browns
Browns
166
10/24/1993
vs
W
28-23
5
78
15.6
0
2
83.0
2
19Rams
Rams
166
10/25/1981
@
L
17-20
4
101
25.3
0
8
20.8
0
20Colts
Colts
164
9/19/1971
vs
W
22-0
1
25
25.0
0
8
20.5
0
21Saints
Saints
161
10/3/1976
vs
L
26-31
6
185
30.8
0
6
26.8
0
22Titans
Titans
160
12/30/2012
vs
W
38-20
3
39
13.0
0
3
53.3
2
23Chiefs
Chiefs
160
9/13/2010
vs
W
21-14
3
59
19.7
0
5
32.0
1
24Raiders
Raiders
157
9/29/2002
vs
W
52-25
5
68
13.6
0
2
78.5
2
25Chiefs
Chiefs
156
12/14/2014
vs
W
31-13
2
66
33.0
0
8
19.5
1
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete team, game-level data for punt-return yards going back to the 1960 season.

More Lions Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

4,564

Goff

Jared Goff

RUSH

1,223

Gibbs

Jahmyr Gibbs

REC

1,401

St. Brown

Amon-Ra St. Brown
Team Rankings

PPG

28.3

4th

OPP PPG

24.3

22nd

RUSH YDS/G

120.1

14th

PASS YDS/G

268.6

3rd

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TEAMWLTPCT
11
6
0
.647
9
7
1
.559
Lions Lions
9
8
0
.529
9
8
0
.529
Last Game
DET Lions

9 - 8

19

Final

16

CHI Bears

11 - 6

Sun 4 Jan 2026

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AFC EastWLTPCT
14
3
0
.824
Bills Bills - w
12
5
0
.706
7
10
0
.412
Jets Jets - e
3
14
0
.176
AFC NorthWLTPCT
10
7
0
.588
8
9
0
.471
6
11
0
.353
5
12
0
.294
AFC SouthWLTPCT
13
4
0
.765
12
5
0
.706
Colts Colts - e
8
9
0
.471
3
14
0
.176
AFC WestWLTPCT
14
3
0
.824
11
6
0
.647
6
11
0
.353
3
14
0
.176
NFC EastWLTPCT
11
6
0
.647
7
9
1
.441
5
12
0
.294
4
13
0
.235
NFC NorthWLTPCT
Bears Bears - y
11
6
0
.647
9
7
1
.559
9
8
0
.529
Lions Lions - e
9
8
0
.529
NFC SouthWLTPCT
8
9
0
.471
8
9
0
.471
8
9
0
.471
6
11
0
.353
NFC WestWLTPCT
14
3
0
.824
Rams Rams - w
12
5
0
.706
49ers 49ers - w
12
5
0
.706
3
14
0
.176

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Sat
10/11
@
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10/11
@
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10/11
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10/11
@
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@
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