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NFL Season Records
Longest Punt Return

1

1990 Washington Redskins

795

2

2006 Chicago Bears

634

3

1991 Cleveland Browns

621

4

2005 San Diego Chargers

619

5

1974 Houston Oilers

588

6

1993 San Diego Chargers

578

7

1989 Atlanta Falcons

555

8

1989 New York Giants

544

9

1988 Los Angeles Raiders

536

10

2011 Minnesota Vikings

526

11

1998 Philadelphia Eagles

523

12

1996 Baltimore Ravens

518

13

1992 Washington Redskins

518

14

2000 Kansas City Chiefs

508

15

2005 Tennessee Titans

505

16

1975 Denver Broncos

493

17

2007 Houston Texans

486

18

1987 New Orleans Saints

485

19

2007 Miami Dolphins

480

20

1996 Tampa Bay Buccaneers

469

21

2009 New England Patriots

463

22

Dennis Northcutt

2000 Cleveland Browns

463

23

Antwaan Randle El

2002 Pittsburgh Steelers

462

24

2011 Dallas Cowboys

459

25

1995 Seattle Seahawks

458

26

2004 Two different teams

450

27

1948 New York Giants

431

28

1986 St. Louis Cardinals

422

29

1993 New England Patriots

419

30

2005 Cleveland Browns

414

31

1942 Pittsburgh Steelers

413

32

1993 Denver Broncos

407

33

1958 San Francisco 49ers

406

34

Travis Benjamin

2012 Cleveland Browns

400

35

1970 Cincinnati Bengals

395

36

2005 Buffalo Bills

393

37

2008 Denver Broncos

390

38

2009 St. Louis Rams

372

39

1964 Baltimore Colts

371

40

2010 Pittsburgh Steelers

370

41

1987 Dallas Cowboys

368

42

1978 Two different teams

367

43

2016 Miami Dolphins

362

44

1993 Dallas Cowboys

361

45

R.W. McQuarters

1998 San Francisco 49ers

358

46

2013 St. Louis Rams

357

47

1982 San Francisco 49ers

356

48

Jack Christiansen

1951 Detroit Lions

355

49

1998 Atlanta Falcons

355

50

1960 Green Bay Packers

355

51

1983 Los Angeles Rams

349

52

1964 Cleveland Browns

348

53

1952 San Francisco 49ers

343

54

1983 Minnesota Vikings

341

55

1967 Detroit Lions

340

56

Steve Smith Sr.

2001 Carolina Panthers

340

57

2010 Arizona Cardinals

337

58

1999 St. Louis Rams

336

59

Leon Washington

2006 New York Jets

336

60

2003 Minnesota Vikings

335

61

Tamarick Vanover

1995 Kansas City Chiefs

329

62

1951 Cleveland Browns

328

63

1987 Pittsburgh Steelers

328

64

1985 Green Bay Packers

327

65

1961 Pittsburgh Steelers

323

66

1975 San Diego Chargers

322

67

1965 Chicago Bears

322

68

1965 Dallas Cowboys

319

69

Freddie Solomon

1975 Miami Dolphins

317

70

Clarence Verdin

1988 Indianapolis Colts

317

71

1950 Chicago Cardinals

315

72

1970 San Francisco 49ers

314

73

2008 Philadelphia Eagles

313

74

2002 Detroit Lions

313

75

Dexter McCluster

2010 Kansas City Chiefs

312

76

1968 Minnesota Vikings

312

77

1984 New England Patriots

312

78

1957 Los Angeles Rams

311

79

1973 Cleveland Browns

308

80

1994 Minnesota Vikings

307

81

Phillip Buchanon

2002 Oakland Raiders

306

82

Terrence Wilkins

1999 Indianapolis Colts

306

83

1996 St. Louis Rams

305

84

1958 Cleveland Browns

304

85

1981 Detroit Lions

302

86

2001 New York Jets

302

87

1952 Detroit Lions

302

88

1990 Chicago Bears

301

89

2010 New England Patriots

293

90

1970 Denver Broncos

292

91

2011 New York Jets

291

92

2000 Denver Broncos

289

93

1965 Washington Redskins

288

94

2001 Buffalo Bills

280

95

2001 New Orleans Saints

277

96

1977 New York Jets

276

97

Willard Harrell

1975 Green Bay Packers

274

98

1996 Chicago Bears

273

99

2013 Green Bay Packers

273

100

1976 Buffalo Bills

272

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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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