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National Football League (NFL) Records Kick Returns

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National Football League (NFL) Records Kick Returns

The National Football League (NFL) Records Kick Returns

Most Seasons Leading League - Kickoff Returns
   
3 Abe Woodson, San Francisco, 1959, 1962-63
2 Lynn Chandnois, Pittsburgh, 1951-52
  Bobby Jancik, Houston 1962-63
  Travis Williams, Green Bay, 1967; Los Angeles, 1971
  Mel Gray, Detroit, 1991, 1994
  Michael Bates, Carolina, 1996-97
 
Most Kickoff Returns, Career
   
607 Brian Mitchell, Washington, 1990-99; Philadelphia 2000-02, NY Giants 2003
421 Mel Gray, New Orleans, 1986-88; Detroit, 1989-1994; Houston, 1995-96; Tennessee, 1997; Philadelphia, 1997
407 Glyn Milburn, Denver, 1993-95; Detroit, 1996-97; Chicago, 1998-2000; San Diego, 2001
 
Most Kickoff Returns, Season
   
82 MarTay Jenkins, Arizona, 2000
73 Josh Scobey, Arizona 2003
70 Tyrone Hughes, New Orleans, 1996
  Michael Lewis, New Orleans, 2002
 
Most Kickoff Returns, Rookie, Season
   
73 Josh Scobey, Arizona 2003
  Chris Carr, Oakland, 2005
67 Ronney Jenkins, San Diego, 2000
56 Tony Horne, St. Louis, 1998
  Steve Smith, Carolina, 2001
55 Stump Mitchell, St. Louis, 1981
 
Most Kickoff Returns, Game
   
10 Desmond Howard, Oakland vs. Seattle, Oct. 26, 1997
  Richard Alston, Cleveland vs. Cincinnati, Nov. 28, 2004
9 Noland Smith, Kansas City vs. Oakland, Nov. 23, 1967
  Dino Hall, Cleveland vs. Pittsburgh, Oct. 7, 1979
  Paul Palmer, Kansas City vs. Seattle, Sept. 20, 1987
  Eric Metcalf, Atlanta vs. San Francisco, Sept. 29, 1996; vs. St. Louis, Nov. 10, 1996
  Josh Scobey, Arizona vs Cleveland, Nov 16, 2003
  Ahmad Merritt, Chicago vs San Fransisco, Sept 7, 2003
  Michael Bates, Carolina vs. Atlanta, Oct. 4, 1998
  Maurice Hicks, San Francisco vs. San Diego, Oct. 15. 2006
8 By many players
 
Most Seasons Leading League - Kickoff Returns Yeards Gained
   
3 Bruce Harper, N.Y. Jets, 1977-79
  Tyrone Hughes, New Orleans, 1994-96
2 Marshall Goldberg, Chi. Cardinals, 1941-42
  Woodley Lewis, Los Angeles, 1953-54
  Al Carmichael, Green Bay, 1956-57
  Timmy Brown, Philadelphia, 1961, 1963
  Bobby Jancik, Houston, 1963, 1966
  Ron Smith, Atlanta, 1966-67
  Chris Carr, Oakland, 2005-06
 
Most Yards Gained, Career - Kickoff Returns
   
14,014 Brian Mitchell, Washington, 1990-99; Philadelphia, 2000-02, nY Giants 2003
10,250 Mel Gray, New Orleans, 1986-88; Detroit, 1989-1994; Houston, 1995-96; Tennessee, 1997; Philadelphia, 1997
9,788 Glyn Milburn, Denver, 1993-95; Detroit, 1996-97; Chicago, 1998-2000; San Diego, 2001
 
Most Yards Gained, Season - Kickoff Returns
   
2,186 MarTay Jenkins, Arizona, 2000
1,807 Michael Lewis, New Orleans, 2002
1,791 Tyrone Hughes, New Orleans, 1996
 
Most Yards Gained, Rookie, Season - Kickoff Returns
   
1,752 Chris Carr, Oakland, 2005
1,684 Josh Scobey, Arizona, 2003
1,531 Ronney Jenkins, San Diego, 2000
1,431 Steve Smith, Carolina, 2001
1,428 Terry Fair, Detroit, 1998
 
Most Yards Gained, Game - Kickoff Returns
   
304 Tyrone Hughes, New Orleans vs. L.A. Rams, Oct. 23, 1994
294 Wally Triplett, Detroit vs. Los Angeles, Oct. 29, 1950
278 Chad Morton, N.Y. Jets vs. Buffalo, Sept. 8, 2002 (OT)
 
Longest Kickoff Return (All TDs)
   
106 Al Carmichael, Green Bay vs. Chi. Bears, Oct. 7, 1956
  Noland Smith, Kansas City vs. Denver, Dec. 17, 1967
  Roy Green, St. Louis vs. Dallas, Oct. 21, 1979
105 Frank Seno, Chi. Cardinals vs. N.Y. Giants, Oct. 20, 1946
  Ollie Matson, Chi. Cardinals vs. Washington, Oct. 14, 1956
  Abe Woodson, San Francisco vs. Los Angeles, Nov. 8, 1959
  Timmy Brown, Philadelphia vs. Cleveland, Sept. 17, 1961
  Jon Arnett, Los Angeles vs. Detroit, Oct. 29, 1961
  Eugene (Mercury) Morris, Miami vs. Cincinnati, Sept. 14, 1969
  Travis Williams, Los Angeles vs. New Orleans, Dec. 5, 1971
  Terry Fair, Detroit vs. Tampa Bay, Sept. 28, 1998
104 By many players
 
Highest Average Yardage, Career (75 returns)
   
30.56 Gale Sayers, Chicago, 1965-1971 (91-2,781)
29.57 Lynn Chandnois, Pittsburgh, 1950-56 (92-2,720)
28.69 Abe Woodson, San Francisco, 1958-1964; St. Louis, 1965-66 (193-5,538)
 
Highest Average Yardage, Season
   
41.06 Travis Williams, Green Bay, 1967 (18-739)
37.69 Gale Sayers, Chicago, 1967 (16-603)
35.50 Ollie Matson, Chi. Cardinals, 1958 (14-497)
 
Highest Average Yardage, Rookie, Season
   
41.06 Travis Williams, Green Bay, 1967 (18-739)
33.08 Tom Moore, Green Bay, 1960 (12-397)
32.88 Duriel Harris, Miami, 1976 (17-559)
 
Highest Average Yardage, Game (3 returns)
   
73.50 Wally Triplett, Detroit vs. Los Angeles, Oct. 29, 1950 (4-294)
67.33 Lenny Lyles, San Francisco vs. Baltimore, Dec. 18, 1960 (3-202)
65.33 Ken Hall, Houston vs. N.Y. Titans, Oct. 23, 1960 (3-196)
 
Most Touchdowns, Career - Kickoff Returns
   
6 Ollie Matson, Chi. Cardinals, 1952, 1954-58; L.A. Rams, 1959-1962; Detroit, 1963; Philadelphia, 1964
  Gale Sayers, Chicago, 1965-1971
  Travis Williams, Green Bay, 1967-1970; Los Angeles, 1971
  Mel Gray, New Orleans, 1986-88; Detroit, 1989-1994; Houston, 1995-96; Tennessee, 1997; Philadelphia, 1997
5 Bobby Mitchell, Cleveland, 1958-1961; Washington, 1962-68
  Abe Woodson, San Francisco, 1958-1964; St. Louis, 1965-66
  Timmy Brown, Green Bay, 1959; Philadelphia, 1960-67; Baltimore, 1968
  Michael Bates, Seattle, 1993-94; Cleveland, 1995; Carolina, 1996-2000, 2002; Washington, 2001, NY Jets 2003, Dallas 2003
4 Cecil Turner, Chicago, 1968-1973
  Ron Brown, L.A. Rams, 1984-89, 1991; L.A. Raiders, 1990
  Jon Vaughn, New England, 1991-92; Seattle, 1993-94; Kansas City, 1994
  Andre Coleman, San Diego, 1994-96; Seattle, 1997; Pittsburgh, 1997-98
  Tamarick Vanover, Kansas City, 1995-99
  Tony Horne, St. Louis, 1998-2000
  Brian Mitchell, Washington, 1990-99; Philadelphia 2000-02
  Darrick Vaughn, Atlanta, 2000-01, Houston 2003
 
Most Touchdowns, Season - Kickoff Returns
   
4 Travis Williams, Green Bay, 1967
  Cecil Turner, Chicago, 1970
3 Verda (Vitamin T) Smith, Los Angeles, 1950
  Abe Woodson, San Francisco, 1963
  Gale Sayers, Chicago, 1967
  Raymond Clayborn, New England, 1977
  Ron Brown, L.A. Rams, 1985
  Mel Gray, Detroit, 1994
  Darrick Vaughn, Atlanta, 2000
2 By many players
 
Most Touchdowns, Rookie, Season - Kickoff Returns
   
4 Travis Williams, Green Bay, 1967
3 Raymond Clayborn, New England, 1977
  Darrick Vaughn, Atlanta, 2000
2 By many players
 
Most Touchdowns, Game
   
2 Timmy Brown, Philadelphia vs. Dallas, Nov. 6, 1966
  Travis Williams, Green Bay vs. Cleveland, Nov. 12, 1967
  Ron Brown, L.A. Rams vs. Green Bay, Nov. 24, 1985
  Tyrone Hughes, New Orleans vs. L.A. Rams, Oct. 23, 1994
  Chad Morton, N.Y. Jets vs. Buffalo, Sept. 8, 2002 (OT)
 
Most Combined Kick Returns, Career
   
1,070 Brian Mitchell, Washington, 1990-99; Philadelphia, 2000-02, NY Giants 2003 (p-463, k-607)
711 Glyn Milburn, Denver, 1993-95; Detroit, 1996-97; Chicago, 1998-2000; San Diego, 2001 (p-304, k-407)
673 Mel Gray, New Orleans, 1986-88; Detroit, 1989-1994; Houston, 1995-96; Tennessee, 1997; Philadelphia, 1997 (p-252, k-421)
 
Most Combined Kick Returns, Season
   
114 Michael Lewis, New Orleans, 2002 (p-44; k-70)
103 Brian Mitchell, Washington, 1998 (p-44; k-59)
102 Glyn Milburn, Detroit, 1997 (p-47, k-55)
 
Most Combined Kick Returns, Game
   
13 Stump Mitchell, St. Louis vs. Atlanta, Oct. 18, 1981 (p-6, k-7)
  Ronnie Harris, New England vs. Pittsburgh, Dec. 5, 1993 (p-10, k-3)
12 Mel Renfro, Dallas vs. Green Bay, Nov. 29, 1964 (p-4, k-8)
  Larry Jones, Washington vs. Dallas, Dec. 13, 1975 (p-6, k-6)
  Eddie Brown, Washington vs. Tampa Bay, Oct. 9, 1977 (p-11, k-1)
  Nesby Glasgow, Baltimore vs. Denver, Sept. 2, 1979 (p-9, k-3)
  Tim Dwight, Atlanta vs. Detroit, Nov. 12, 2000 (p-8, k-4)
11 By many players
 
Most Yards Returned, Career - Combined Kick Returns
   
19,013 Brian Mitchell, Washington, 1990-99; Philadelphia, 2000-02, NY Giants 2003 (p-4,999; k-14,014)
13,003 Mel Gray, New Orleans, 1986-88; Detroit, 1989-1994; Houston, 1995-96; Tennessee, 1997; Philadelphia, 1997 (p-2,753; k-10,250)
12,772 Glyn Milburn, Denver, 1993-95; Detroit, 1996-97; Chicago, 1998-2000; San Diego, 2001 (p-2,984; k-9,788)
 
Most Yards Returned, Season - Combined Kick Returns
   
2,432 Michael Lewis, New Orleans, 2002 (p-625, k-1,807)
2,187 MarTay Jenkins, Arizona, 2000 (p-1, k-2,186)
1,992 Charlie Rogers, Seattle, 2000 (p-363, k-1,629)
 
Most Yards Returned, Game - Combined Kick Returns
   
347 Tyrone Hughes, New Orleans vs. L.A. Rams, Oct. 23, 1994 (p-43, k-304)
294 Wally Triplett, Detroit vs. Los Angeles, Oct. 29, 1950 (k-294)
  Woodley Lewis, Los Angeles vs. Detroit, Oct. 18, 1953 (p-120, k-174)
289 Eddie Payton, Detroit vs. Minnesota, Dec. 17, 1977 (p-105, k-184)
 
Most Touchdowns, Career - Combined Kick Returns
   
13 Brian Mitchell, Washington, 1990-99; Philadelphia, 2000-02, NY Giants 2003 (p-9, k-4)
12 Eric Metcalf, Cleveland, 1989-1994; Atlanta, 1995-96; San Diego, 1997; Arizona, 1998; Carolina, 1999; Washington, 2001; Green Bay, 2002 (p-10, k-2)
9 Ollie Matson, Chi. Cardinals, 1952, 1954-58; Los Angeles, 1959-1962; Detroit, 1963; Philadelphia, 1964-66 (p-3, k-6)
  Mel Gray, New Orleans, 1986-88; Detroit, 1989-1994; Houston, 1995-96; Tennessee, 1997; Philadelphia, 1997 (p-3, k-6)
  Deion Sanders, Atlanta, 1989-1993; San Francisco, 1994; Dallas, 1995-99; Washington, 2000 (p-6, k-3)
 
Most Touchdowns, Season - Combined Kick Returns
   
4 Jack Christiansen, Detroit, 1951 (p-4)
  Emlen Tunnell, N.Y. Giants, 1951 (p-3, k-1)
  Gale Sayers, Chicago, 1967 (p-1, k-3)
  Travis Williams, Green Bay, 1967 (k-4)
  Cecil Turner, Chicago, 1970 (k-4)
  Billy Johnson, Houston, 1975 (p-3, k-1)
  Rick Upchurch, Denver, 1976 (p-4)
  Dante Hall, Kansas City, 2003 (p-2, k-2)
3 Verda (Vitamin T) Smith, Los Angeles, 1950 (k-3)
  Abe Woodson, San Francisco, 1963 (k-3)
  Raymond Clayborn, New England, 1977 (k-3)
  Billy Johnson, Houston, 1977 (p-2, k-1)
  LeRoy Irvin, Los Angeles, 1981 (p-3)
  Ron Brown, L.A. Rams, 1985 (k-3)
  Tyrone Hughes, New Orleans, 1993 (p-2, k-1)
  Mel Gray, Detroit, 1994 (k-3)
  Andre Coleman, San Diego, 1995 (p-2; k-1)
  Tamarick Vanover, Kansas City, 1995 (p-1, k-2)
  Desmond Howard, Green Bay, 1996 (p-3)
  Darrien Gordon, Denver, 1997 (p-3)
  Eric Metcalf, San Diego, 1997 (p-3)
  Glyn Milburn, Chicago, 1998 (p-2; k-1)
  Roell Preston, Green Bay, 1998 (p-2; k-1)
  Darrick Vaughn, Atlanta, 2000 (k-3)
  Steve Smith, Carolina, 2001 (p-1; k-2)
  Michael Lewis, New Orleans, 2002 (p-1; k-2)
  Dante Hall, Kansas City, 2002 (p-2; k-1)
2 By many players
 
Most Touchdowns, Game - Combined Kick Returns
   
2 Jack Christiansen, Detroit vs. Los Angeles, Oct. 14, 1951 (p-2); vs. Green Bay, Nov. 22, 1951 (p-2)
  Jim Patton, N.Y. Giants vs. Washington, Oct. 30, 1955 (p-1, k-1)
  Bobby Mitchell, Cleveland vs. Philadelphia, Nov. 23, 1958 (p-1, k-1)
  Dick Christy, N.Y. Titans vs. Denver, Sept. 24, 1961 (p-2)
  Al Frazier, Denver vs. Boston, Dec. 3, 1961 (p-1, k-1)
  Timmy Brown, Philadelphia vs. Dallas, Nov. 6, 1966 (k-2)
  Travis Williams, Green Bay vs. Cleveland, Nov. 12, 1967 (k-2); vs. Pittsburgh, Nov. 2, 1969 (p-1, k-1)
  Gale Sayers, Chicago vs. San Francisco, Dec. 3, 1967 (p-1, k-1)
  Rick Upchurch, Denver vs. Cleveland, Sept. 26, 1976 (p-2)
  Eddie Payton, Detroit vs. Minnesota, Dec. 17, 1977 (p-1, k-1)
  LeRoy Irvin, Los Angeles vs. Atlanta, Oct. 11, 1981 (p-2)
  Ron Brown, L.A. Rams vs. Green Bay, Nov. 24, 1985 (k-2)
  Vai Sikahema, St. Louis vs. Tampa Bay, Dec. 21, 1986 (p-2)
  Todd Kinchen, L.A. Rams vs. Atlanta, Dec. 27, 1992 (p-2)
  Eric Metcalf, Cleveland vs. Pittsburgh, Oct. 24, 1993 (p-2); San Diego vs. Cincinatt,i Nov. 2, 1997 (p-2)
  Tyrone Hughes, New Orleans vs. L.A. Rams, Oct. 23, 1994 (k-2)
  Darrien Gordon, Denver vs. Carolina, Nov. 9, 1997 (p-2)
  Jermaine Lewis, Baltimore vs. Seattle, Dec. 7, 1997 (p-2); Baltimore vs. N.Y. Jets, Dec. 24, 2000 (p-2)
  Chad Morton, N.Y. Jets vs. Buffalo, Sept. 8, 2002 (OT) (k-2)
  Michael Lewis, New Orleans vs. Washington, Oct. 13, 2002 (p-1, k-1)
  Dante Hall, Kansas City vs. St. Louis, Dec. 8, 2002 (p-1, k-1)
  Steve Smith, Carolina vs. Cincinnati, Dec. 8, 2002 (p-2)

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