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NFL Season Records
Yards per Punt Return

1

1991 Washington Redskins

138.8

2

2006 Chicago Bears

118.6

3

1987 New Orleans Saints

110.2

4

2005 San Diego Chargers

103.5

5

1993 San Diego Chargers

103.2

6

1998 Philadelphia Eagles

101.9

7

1989 New York Giants

95.6

8

1974 Houston Oilers

95.1

9

1996 Baltimore Ravens

91.7

10

2007 Miami Dolphins

90.9

11

Dennis Northcutt

2000 Cleveland Browns

90.8

12

1992 Cleveland Browns

90.6

13

1993 Denver Broncos

88.8

14

2011 Minnesota Vikings

88.2

15

1975 Denver Broncos

87.6

16

1993 New England Patriots

85.8

17

1986 St. Louis Cardinals

85.3

18

1988 Los Angeles Raiders

81.9

19

1975 San Diego Chargers

81.6

20

2007 Houston Texans

81.0

21

1987 Dallas Cowboys

80.9

22

2010 New England Patriots

80.7

23

1995 Jacksonville Jaguars

80.6

24

2001 Kansas City Chiefs

77.7

25

1989 Atlanta Falcons

74.5

26

1987 Pittsburgh Steelers

73.6

27

2011 Dallas Cowboys

73.3

28

2007 Cleveland Browns

72.0

29

2010 Arizona Cardinals

71.6

30

2004 Two different teams

71.2

31

1979 Kansas City Chiefs

70.1

32

1993 Dallas Cowboys

68.8

33

1949 New York Giants

68.6

34

2011 Cincinnati Bengals

66.1

35

2010 Pittsburgh Steelers

65.8

36

2009 St. Louis Rams

65.6

37

Clarence Verdin

1988 Indianapolis Colts

65.0

38

Antwaan Randle El

2002 Pittsburgh Steelers

64.9

39

1997 Tampa Bay Buccaneers

64.0

40

1965 Baltimore Colts

63.3

41

2005 Tennessee Titans

61.5

42

1998 Atlanta Falcons

60.8

43

1984 New England Patriots

59.0

44

1967 Atlanta Falcons

58.7

45

1995 Seattle Seahawks

58.6

46

2006 Buffalo Bills

58.5

47

1977 New York Jets

58.1

48

1981 Detroit Lions

57.3

49

1966 Dallas Cowboys

56.2

50

Tamarick Vanover

1995 Kansas City Chiefs

55.8

51

2009 Atlanta Falcons

55.6

52

Bobby Joe Edmonds

1986 Seattle Seahawks

55.2

53

1983 Los Angeles Rams

54.7

54

1994 Minnesota Vikings

52.8

55

1973 Cleveland Browns

52.3

56

1999 Seattle Seahawks

52.3

57

1985 Houston Oilers

51.8

58

2011 New York Jets

51.2

59

1983 Cincinnati Bengals

50.9

60

Leon Washington

2007 New York Jets

50.9

61

1970 Cincinnati Bengals

50.7

62

Jack Christiansen

1951 Detroit Lions

50.3

63

1970 San Francisco 49ers

50.0

64

2016 Cincinnati Bengals

49.9

65

1960 Green Bay Packers

49.2

66

2002 New Orleans Saints

49.2

67

2000 Minnesota Vikings

48.7

68

1947 Chicago Bears

48.6

69

2001 Dallas Cowboys

48.5

70

1984 New York Giants

48.4

71

1973 New Orleans Saints

48.2

72

1990 Chicago Bears

48.1

73

Patrick Crayton

2005 Dallas Cowboys

47.2

74

Terrence Wilkins

1999 Indianapolis Colts

47.0

75

1985 Detroit Lions

46.9

76

1987 Minnesota Vikings

46.8

77

1997 New York Jets

46.2

78

1980 Washington Redskins

45.3

79

1970 Denver Broncos

45.2

80

1986 Green Bay Packers

45.0

81

1977 Two different teams

44.5

82

1976 Buffalo Bills

44.4

83

Freddie Solomon

1975 Miami Dolphins

44.4

84

2002 Detroit Lions

44.4

85

1968 Minnesota Vikings

44.3

86

1986 Cleveland Browns

44.2

87

1970 Miami Dolphins

43.6

88

1972 Kansas City Chiefs

43.5

89

R.W. McQuarters

1998 San Francisco 49ers

43.3

90

2002 New York Jets

43.1

91

1999 St. Louis Rams

42.6

92

2008 Philadelphia Eagles

42.3

93

1997 Jacksonville Jaguars

42.1

94

1993 New Orleans Saints

42.0

95

1977 New England Patriots

41.9

96

1994 Buffalo Bills

41.8

97

2008 Miami Dolphins

41.8

98

1987 New York Jets

41.7

99

1983 San Francisco 49ers

41.7

100

1975 Oakland Raiders

41.6

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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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