most punt return yards all-time by running backs

Running backs gained their most punt-return yards in a game in a 26 to 3 win by the Lions versus the 49ers on October 6, 1963, with 231 yards.

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most punt return yards in a regular-season game all-time by running backs

	POSITION	PR YDS	DATE	TM		OPP	KR	KR YDS	KR AVG	KR TD	PR	PR AVG	PR TD
1	Running Back	231	10/6/1963	SF	@	DET	3	99	33.0	0	9	25.7	1
2	Running Back	195	12/22/2019	CAR	@	IND	0	0		0	3	65.0	2
3	Running Back	180	11/13/2005	NYG	vs	MIN	0	0		0	8	22.5	1
4	Running Back	176	10/6/2008	NO	vs	MIN	12	295	24.6	0	5	35.2	2
5	Running Back	166	10/24/1993	CLE	vs	PIT	5	78	15.6	0	2	83.0	2
6	Running Back	160	12/30/2012	JAX	@	TEN	4	63	15.8	0	3	53.3	2
7	Running Back	148	12/17/1977	DET	vs	MIN	8	248	31.0	1	7	21.1	1
8	Running Back	147	10/2/1966	PHI	vs	STL	8	199	24.9	0	5	29.4	1
9	Running Back	145	12/21/1986	STL	vs	TB	2	42	21.0	0	4	36.3	2
10	Running Back	143	12/11/1982	NYG	vs	PHI	2	56	28.0	0	9	15.9	0
11	Running Back	140	9/24/1961	DEN	@	NYT	1	20	20.0	0	4	35.0	2
12	Running Back	136	10/24/1976	HOU	vs	CIN	5	81	16.2	0	6	22.7	1
13	Running Back	134	12/12/1965	SF	@	CHI	6	171	28.5	0	5	26.8	1
14	Running Back	133	9/13/2010	SD	@	KC	2	32	16.0	0	8	16.6	1
15	Running Back	132	11/19/1978	WAS	vs	STL	8	167	20.9	0	10	13.2	1
16	Running Back	132	11/10/1974	NE	vs	CLE	5	153	30.6	1	8	16.5	0
17	Running Back	132	11/17/1963	DEN	vs	NYJ	2	40	20.0	0	7	18.9	0
18	Running Back	131	10/3/1993	MIN	@	SF	5	92	18.4	0	5	26.2	1
19	Running Back	128	11/11/1973	NO	@	LA	7	133	19.0	0	7	18.3	0
20	Running Back	127	10/1/1989	PHX	vs	SD	5	97	19.4	0	10	12.7	0
21	Running Back	126	12/18/1995	SF	vs	MIN	6	136	22.7	0	4	31.5	1
22	Running Back	126	10/22/1978	NYJ	vs	STL	4	75	18.8	0	7	18.0	0
23	Running Back	123	10/18/1999	NYG	vs	DAL	0	0		0	5	24.6	1
24	Running Back	123	10/19/1969	MIA	@	KC	4	113	28.3	0	7	17.6	0
25	Running Back	121	11/19/2006	BAL	vs	ATL	7	184	26.3	0	3	40.3	0

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