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| Team Records: Punt returns | Records updated in July 2007 |
| Punt returns |
| Most Seasons Leading League (Average Return) |
| 9 | Detroit, 1943-45, 1951-52, 1962, 1966, 1969, 1991 |
| 7 | Chi. Cardinals/St. Louis, 1948-49, 1955-56, 1959, 1986-87 |
| 6 | Green Bay, 1950, 1953-54, 1961, 1972, 1996 |
| | Dallas/Kansas City, 1960, 1968, 1970, 1979-1980, 2003 |
| Most Consecutive Seasons Leading League (Average Return) |
| 3 | Detroit, 1943-45 |
| 2 | By many teams |
| Most Punt Returns, Season |
| 71 | Pittsburgh, 1976 |
| | Tampa Bay, 1979 |
| | L.A. Raiders, 1985 |
| 67 | Pittsburgh, 1974 |
| | Los Angeles, 1978 |
| | L.A. Raiders, 1984 |
| 65 | San Francisco, 1976 |
| Fewest Punt Returns, Season |
| 12 | Baltimore, 1981 |
| | San Diego, 1982 |
| 14 | Los Angeles, 1961 |
| | Philadelphia, 1962 |
| | Baltimore, 1982 |
| 15 | Houston, 1960 |
| | Washington, 1960 |
| | Oakland, 1961 |
| | N.Y. Giants, 1969 |
| | Philadelphia, 1973 |
| | Kansas City, 1982 |
| Most Punt Returns, Game |
| 12 | Philadelphia vs. Cleveland, Dec. 3, 1950 |
| 11 | Chi. Bears vs. Chi. Cardinals, Oct. 8, 1950 |
| | Washington vs. Tampa Bay, Oct. 9, 1977 |
| 10 | Philadelphia vs. N.Y. Giants, Nov. 26, 1950 |
| | Philadelphia vs. Tampa Bay, Sept. 18, 1977 |
| | Pittsburgh vs. Buffalo, Dec. 16, 1979 |
| | Washington vs. New Orleans, Dec. 26, 1982 |
| | Philadelphia vs. Seattle, Dec. 13, 1992 (OT) |
| | New England vs. Pittsburgh, Dec. 5, 1993 |
| Most Punt Returns, Both Teams, Game |
| 17 | Philadelphia (12) vs. Cleveland (5), Dec. 3, 1950 |
| 16 | N.Y. Giants (9) vs. Philadelphia (7), Dec. 12, 1954 |
| | Washington (11) vs. Tampa Bay (5), Oct. 9, 1977 |
| | Oakland (8) vs. San Diego (8), Oct. 11, 1998 |
| 15 | Detroit (8) vs. Cleveland (7), Sept. 27, 1942 |
| | Los Angeles (8) vs. Baltimore (7), Nov. 27, 1966 |
| | Pittsburgh (8) vs. Houston (7), Dec. 1, 1974 |
| | Philadelphia (10) vs. Tampa Bay (5), Sept. 18, 1977 |
| | Baltimore (9) vs. Kansas City (6), Sept. 2, 1979 |
| | Washington (10) vs. New Orleans (5), Dec. 26, 1982 |
| | L.A. Raiders (8) vs. Cleveland (7), Nov. 16, 1986 |
| FAIR CATCHES |
| Most Fair Catches, Season |
| 34 | Baltimore, 1971 |
| 33 | Philadelphia, 2000 |
| 32 | San Diego, 1969 |
| Fewest Fair Catches, Season |
| 0 | San Diego, 1975 |
| | New England, 1976 |
| | Tampa Bay, 1976 |
| | Pittsburgh, 1977 |
| | Dallas, 1982 |
| 1 | Cleveland, 1974 |
| | San Francisco, 1975 |
| | Kansas City, 1976 |
| | St. Louis, 1976 |
| | San Diego, 1976 |
| | L.A. Rams, 1982 |
| | St. Louis, 1982 |
| | Tampa Bay, 1982 |
| | Arizona, 2001 |
| 2 | By many teams |
| Most Fair Catches, Game |
| 7 | Minnesota vs. Dallas, Sept. 25, 1966 |
| | Detroit vs. Chicago, Nov. 21, 1976 |
| | Philadelphia vs. Buffalo, Dec. 27, 1987 |
| 6 | By many teams |
| YARDS GAINED |
| Most Yards, Punt Returns, Season |
| 875 | Green Bay, 1996 |
| 785 | L.A. Raiders, 1985 |
| 781 | Chi. Bears, 1948 |
| Fewest Yards, Punt Returns, Season |
| 27 | St. Louis, 1965 |
| 35 | N.Y. Giants, 1965 |
| 37 | New England, 1972 |
| Most Yards, Punt Returns, Game |
| 231 | Detroit vs. San Francisco, Oct. 6, 1963 |
| 225 | Oakland vs. Buffalo, Sept. 15, 1968 |
| 219 | Los Angeles vs. Atlanta, Oct. 11, 1981 |
| Fewest Yards, Punt Returns, Game |
| -28 | Washington vs. Dallas, Dec. 11, 1966 |
| -23 | N.Y. Giants vs. Buffalo, Oct. 20, 1975 |
| | Pittsburgh vs. Houston, Sept. 20, 1970 |
| -20 | New Orleans vs. Pittsburgh, Oct. 20, 1968 |
| Most Yards, Punt Returns, Both Teams, Game |
| 282 | Los Angeles (219) vs. Atlanta (63), Oct. 11, 1981 |
| 245 | Detroit (231) vs. San Francisco (14), Oct. 6, 1963 |
| 244 | Oakland (225) vs. Buffalo (19), Sept. 15, 1968 |
| Fewest Yards, Punt Returns, Both Teams, Game |
| -18 | Buffalo (-18) vs. Pittsburgh (0), Oct. 29, 1972 |
| -14 | Miami (-14) vs. Boston (0), Nov. 30, 1969 |
| | Tennessee (-14) vs. New Orleans (0), Sept. 21, 2003 |
| -13 | N.Y. Giants (-13) vs. Cleveland (0), Nov. 14, 1965 |
| AVERAGE YARDS RETURNING PUNTS |
| Highest Average, Punt Returns, Season |
| 20.2 | Chi. Bears, 1941 (27-546) |
| 19.1 | Chi. Cardinals, 1948 (35-669) |
| 18.2 | Chi. Cardinals, 1949 (30-546) |
| Lowest Average, Punt Returns, Season |
| 1.2 | St. Louis, 1965 (23-27) |
| 1.5 | N.Y. Giants, 1965 (24-35) |
| 1.7 | Washington, 1970 (27-45) |
| TOUCHDOWNS RETURNING PUNTS |
| Most Touchdowns, Punt Returns, Season |
| 5 | Chi. Cardinals, 1959 |
| 4 | Chi. Cardinals, 1948 |
| | Detroit, 1951 |
| | N.Y. Giants, 1951 |
| | Denver, 1976 |
| 3 | Washington, 1941 |
| | Detroit, 1952 |
| | Pittsburgh, 1952 |
| | Houston, 1975 |
| | Los Angeles, 1981 |
| | Cleveland, 1993 |
| | Green Bay, 1996 |
| | Denver, 1997 |
| | San Diego, 1997 |
| | Chicago, 2006 |
| | Tennessee, 2006 |
| Most Touchdowns, Punt Returns, Game |
| 2 | Detroit vs. Los Angeles, Oct. 14, 1951 |
| | Detroit vs. Green Bay, Nov. 22, 1951 |
| | Chi. Cardinals vs. Pittsburgh, Nov. 1, 1959 |
| | Chi. Cardinals vs. N.Y. Giants, Nov. 22, 1959 |
| | N.Y. Titans vs. Denver, Sept. 24, 1961 |
| | Denver vs. Cleveland, Sept. 26, 1976 |
| | Los Angeles vs. Atlanta, Oct. 11, 1981 |
| | St. Louis vs. Tampa Bay, Dec. 21, 1986 |
| | L.A. Rams vs. Atlanta, Dec. 27, 1992 |
| | Cleveland vs. Pittsburgh, Oct. 24, 1993 |
| | San Diego vs. Cincinnati, Nov. 2, 1997 |
| | Denver vs. Carolina, Nov. 9, 1997 |
| | Baltimore vs. Seattle, Dec. 7, 1997 |
| | Baltimore vs. N.Y. Jets, Dec. 24, 2000 |
| | Oakland vs. Tennessee, Sept. 29, 2002 |
| | Carolina vs. Cincinnati, Dec. 8, 2002 |
| | Detroit vs. Jacksonville, Nov. 14, 2004 (OT) |
| Most Touchdowns, Punt Returns, Both Teams, Game |
| 2 | Philadelphia (1) vs. Washington (1), Nov. 9, 1952 |
| | Kansas City (1) vs. Buffalo (1), Sept. 11, 1966 |
| | Baltimore (1) vs. New England (1), Nov. 18, 1979 |
| | L.A. Raiders (1) vs. Philadelphia (1), Nov. 30, 1986 (OT) |
| | Cincinnati (1) vs. Green Bay (1), Sept. 20, 1992 |
| | Oakland (1) vs. Seattle (1), Nov. 15, 1998 |
| | Atlanta (1) vs. Tennessee (1), Nov. 23, 2003 |
| | (Also see previous record) |
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