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NFL Season Records
Yards per Kickoff Return

1

1990 Washington Redskins

318.8

2

1986 New Orleans Saints

269.1

3

2005 Cleveland Browns

261.4

4

Cordarrelle Patterson

2013 Minnesota Vikings

261.3

5

1998 Philadelphia Eagles

254.6

6

1966 Atlanta Falcons

226.1

7

1993 Seattle Seahawks

219.2

8

2000 Kansas City Chiefs

211.1

9

Leon Washington

2007 New York Jets

210.3

10

1989 New York Giants

196.9

11

1992 Washington Redskins

196.0

12

2006 Chicago Bears

195.0

13

2010 New England Patriots

187.9

14

2014 Washington Redskins

182.2

15

2007 Miami Dolphins

181.4

16

2005 San Diego Chargers

180.2

17

1993 Dallas Cowboys

179.1

18

1960 San Francisco 49ers

173.9

19

1994 Denver Broncos

169.4

20

1986 St. Louis Cardinals

167.7

21

1985 Chicago Bears

166.9

22

1992 Two different teams

166.3

23

1951 San Francisco 49ers

164.7

24

2009 Houston Texans

161.1

25

1961 Philadelphia Eagles

155.3

26

1988 Pittsburgh Steelers

154.8

27

1959 Washington Redskins

153.2

28

1972 Baltimore Colts

149.2

29

1989 Cleveland Browns

144.5

30

2009 Minnesota Vikings

143.5

31

1995 Cincinnati Bengals

142.1

32

1970 Boston Patriots

141.3

33

2000 New Orleans Saints

140.1

34

2002 Detroit Lions

139.9

35

1974 Green Bay Packers

137.6

36

1985 Los Angeles Rams

137.2

37

1984 New York Jets

136.8

38

1990 San Diego Chargers

136.0

39

1965 Baltimore Colts

132.6

40

1981 Miami Dolphins

132.4

41

1977 New York Jets

132.1

42

2013 Dallas Cowboys

131.1

43

1978 Pittsburgh Steelers

129.1

44

1990 San Francisco 49ers

128.6

45

1965 Chicago Bears

127.5

46

1964 Cleveland Browns

126.5

47

2009 Atlanta Falcons

126.1

48

1952 Chicago Cardinals

126.0

49

1962 Detroit Lions

125.8

50

1953 Green Bay Packers

125.7

51

2016 Miami Dolphins

124.2

52

2005 New England Patriots

124.2

53

1993 New Orleans Saints

123.3

54

Clarence Verdin

1989 Indianapolis Colts

123.3

55

Herschel Walker

1990 Minnesota Vikings

123.3

56

2010 Tennessee Titans

122.0

57

2001 New Orleans Saints

121.9

58

1972 Kansas City Chiefs

121.5

59

1957 Los Angeles Rams

121.3

60

1952 Los Angeles Rams

120.8

61

Tamarick Vanover

1995 Kansas City Chiefs

120.4

62

2002 Cleveland Browns

119.5

63

1980 Washington Redskins

118.6

64

Kermit Alexander

1963 San Francisco 49ers

118.5

65

2001 Dallas Cowboys

118.4

66

Travis Williams

1967 Green Bay Packers

116.8

67

2000 Tampa Bay Buccaneers

116.6

68

1998 Atlanta Falcons

116.4

69

1999 New England Patriots

115.0

70

1999 Seattle Seahawks

113.1

71

2004 San Francisco 49ers

113.0

72

1981 Detroit Lions

112.0

73

Terrence Wilkins

1999 Indianapolis Colts

111.0

74

1961 Green Bay Packers

111.0

75

1980 Houston Oilers

110.1

76

1959 Green Bay Packers

109.6

77

1993 Minnesota Vikings

109.1

78

1981 St. Louis Cardinals

109.0

79

1985 Indianapolis Colts

108.3

80

1996 Baltimore Ravens

107.6

81

2004 Buffalo Bills

106.7

82

1987 San Diego Chargers

104.9

83

1971 San Francisco 49ers

103.8

84

2015 Seattle Seahawks

103.8

85

Cleo Montgomery

1980 Cincinnati Bengals

103.4

86

1986 Two different teams

103.2

87

1974 St. Louis Cardinals

103.0

88

1967 Pittsburgh Steelers

102.6

89

Preston Pearson

1968 Baltimore Colts

101.6

90

2005 Oakland Raiders

100.1

91

Clarence Childs

1964 New York Giants

99.7

92

2009 Pittsburgh Steelers

99.5

93

2003 New England Patriots

98.8

94

1974 Houston Oilers

98.7

95

Micheal Spurlock

2007 Tampa Bay Buccaneers

98.5

96

Rock Cartwright

2006 Washington Redskins

97.7

97

2005 Tennessee Titans

97.6

98

LaRod Stephens-Howling

2009 Arizona Cardinals

97.6

99

1968 Chicago Bears

97.0

100

1991 Los Angeles Rams

96.9

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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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