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NFL Season Records
Kickoff Return Yards

1

1990 Washington Redskins

14,014

2

1998 Philadelphia Eagles

11,947

3

2005 Cleveland Browns

11,113

4

1986 New Orleans Saints

10,250

5

2000 Kansas City Chiefs

10,136

6

1993 Denver Broncos

9,788

7

1993 Seattle Seahawks

9,110

8

2005 San Diego Chargers

8,352

9

1992 Washington Redskins

7,959

10

Leon Washington

2006 New York Jets

7,553

11

Cordarrelle Patterson

2013 Minnesota Vikings

7,552

12

2006 Chicago Bears

7,333

13

1993 Dallas Cowboys

7,309

14

1993 New Orleans Saints

6,999

15

1965 Chicago Bears

6,922

16

2007 Miami Dolphins

6,899

17

2010 Arizona Cardinals

6,716

18

2005 Oakland Raiders

6,276

19

2001 New Orleans Saints

5,989

20

2009 New England Patriots

5,890

21

1989 Cleveland Browns

5,813

22

2002 Detroit Lions

5,811

23

1989 New York Giants

5,566

24

1958 San Francisco 49ers

5,538

25

1992 Two different teams

5,528

26

Rock Cartwright

2002 Washington Redskins

5,450

27

2003 Buffalo Bills

5,450

28

Tamarick Vanover

1995 Kansas City Chiefs

5,422

29

1990 San Francisco 49ers

5,412

30

1977 New York Jets

5,407

31

2000 New Orleans Saints

5,401

32

Terrence Wilkins

1999 Indianapolis Colts

5,091

33

Herschel Walker

1989 Two different teams

5,084

34

2007 Houston Texans

4,940

35

1986 St. Louis Cardinals

4,933

36

2004 San Francisco 49ers

4,932

37

Clarence Verdin

1986 Washington Redskins

4,930

38

2001 Dallas Cowboys

4,919

39

1987 Pittsburgh Steelers

4,894

40

1999 Seattle Seahawks

4,877

41

2002 Cleveland Browns

4,821

42

1960 Philadelphia Eagles

4,781

43

1998 Atlanta Falcons

4,753

44

1956 Washington Redskins

4,676

45

1996 Baltimore Ravens

4,611

46

1995 Cincinnati Bengals

4,597

47

2000 San Diego Chargers

4,550

48

1985 Los Angeles Rams

4,493

49

1994 San Diego Chargers

4,466

50

1974 Green Bay Packers

4,451

51

1964 Baltimore Colts

4,438

52

1982 Chicago Bears

4,353

53

2009 Pittsburgh Steelers

4,343

54

1978 Pittsburgh Steelers

4,217

55

2011 Dallas Cowboys

4,204

56

2003 Arizona Cardinals

4,160

57

2004 Two different teams

4,138

58

1993 Minnesota Vikings

4,135

59

1980 Washington Redskins

4,128

60

2009 Minnesota Vikings

4,127

61

1999 New England Patriots

4,098

62

LaRod Stephens-Howling

2009 Arizona Cardinals

4,092

63

Steve Broussard

1990 Atlanta Falcons

4,060

64

2008 Atlanta Falcons

4,030

65

1981 St. Louis Cardinals

4,007

66

2005 New York Jets

3,966

67

2000 Tampa Bay Buccaneers

3,934

68

1987 Pittsburgh Steelers

3,927

69

1953 Green Bay Packers

3,907

70

2000 Arizona Cardinals

3,865

71

1990 San Diego Chargers

3,825

72

1993 Philadelphia Eagles

3,802

73

1951 San Francisco 49ers

3,798

74

1981 Miami Dolphins

3,779

75

2010 Tennessee Titans

3,766

76

1972 Baltimore Colts

3,748

77

1952 Chicago Cardinals

3,746

78

2005 New England Patriots

3,739

79

Jerious Norwood

2006 Atlanta Falcons

3,695

80

1977 Two different teams

3,676

81

1982 Minnesota Vikings

3,659

82

Bobby Joe Edmonds

1986 Seattle Seahawks

3,646

83

2003 New England Patriots

3,611

84

2009 St. Louis Rams

3,590

85

Kermit Alexander

1963 San Francisco 49ers

3,586

86

1998 Cincinnati Bengals

3,583

87

1998 St. Louis Rams

3,577

88

1989 Atlanta Falcons

3,523

89

1995 Indianapolis Colts

3,501

90

1997 Tennessee Oilers

3,496

91

1979 Los Angeles Rams

3,460

92

Clarence Childs

1964 New York Giants

3,454

93

1995 Atlanta Falcons

3,427

94

1972 Kansas City Chiefs

3,396

95

2001 Indianapolis Colts

3,374

96

Danieal Manning

2006 Chicago Bears

3,370

97

1980 Houston Oilers

3,352

98

2004 Baltimore Ravens

3,341

99

1971 San Francisco 49ers

3,341

100

1950 Los Angeles Rams

3,325

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1 Comment

Larry Wayne Scofield says:

February 28, 2022 at 6:43 am

I sincerely appreciate the research work, and the information being shared. It is important and interesting history.

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