NFL records (individual)

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This is a list of individual National Football League records.

Contents 1 Service Records 2 Scoring 2.1 Touchdowns 2.2 Points After Touchdowns 2.3 Field Goals 2.4 Safeties 3 Offense 3.1 Passing 3.1.1 Passer rating 3.1.2 Attempts 3.1.3 Completions 3.1.4 Completion percentage 3.1.5 Yards gained 3.1.6 Average gain 3.1.7 Touchdowns 3.1.8 Interceptions 3.1.9 Sacks 3.2 Rushing 3.2.1 Yards rushing 3.2.2 Attempts 3.2.3 Average gain 3.2.4 Touchdowns 3.3 Receiving 3.3.1 Receptions 3.3.2 Yards receiving 3.3.3 Average gain 3.3.4 Touchdowns 3.4 Yardage Gained 3.4.1 From Scrimmage 3.4.2 Total (including returns) 4 Defense 4.1 Interceptions 4.2 Sacks 4.3 Fumbles 5 Special Teams 5.1 Punt Returns 5.2 Kick Returns 5.3 Combined Returns 5.4 Punting 5.5 Miscellaneous 6 League Firsts 7 References 8 See also 9 External links

[edit] Service Records

• Most Seasons Played, 26, George Blanda (1949-58, 1960-75)
• Most Seasons With One Club, 20, Jackie Slater (1976-1995), Darrell Green (1983-2002)
• Most Games Played, Career, 368^[1], Morten Andersen
• Most Consecutive Games Played, Career, 304^[1], Jeff Feagles

[edit] Scoring

• Most Seasons Leading League in Scoring, 5, Don Hutson (1940-44), Gino Cappelletti (1960;163-66)
• Most Seasons Conseseutive Leading League in Scoring, 5, Don Hutson (1940-44)
• Most Points, Career, 2,445^[1], Morten Andersen
• Most Points, Season, 186, LaDainian Tomlinson, 2006
• Most Points, No Touchdowns, Season, 164, Gary Anderson, 1998
• Most Seasons, 100 or More Points, 14, Gary Anderson, Morten Andersen
• Most Points, Rookie Season, 144, Kevin Butler, 1985
• Most Points, Game, 40, Ernie Nevers
• Most Consecutive Games Scoring, 346^[1], Morten Andersen

[edit] Touchdowns

• Most Seasons Leading League, 8, Don Hutson
• Most Consecutive Seasons Leading League, 4, Don Hutson
• Most Touchdowns, Career, 208, Jerry Rice
• Most Touchdowns, Season, 31, LaDainian Tomlinson, 2006
• Most Touchdowns, Rookie, Season, 22, Gale Sayers, 1965
• Most Touchdowns, Game, 6, Ernie Nevers, Dub Jones, Gale Sayers
• Most Consecutive Games Scoring Touchdowns, 18, Lenny Moore, LaDainian Tomlinson

[edit] Points After Touchdowns

• Most Seasons Leading League, 8, George Blanda
• Most (Kicking) Points After Touchdown Attempted, Career, 959, George Blanda
• Most (Kicking) Points After Touchdown Attempted, Season, 70, Uwe von Schamann
• Most (Kicking) Points After Touchdown Attempted, Game, 10, Charlie Gogolak
• Most (One-Point) Points After Touchdown, Career, 943, George Blanda
• Most (One-Point) Points After Touchdown, Season, 66, Uwe von Schamann
• Most (One-Point) Points After Touchdown, Game, 9, Pat Harder, Bob Waterfield, Charlie Gogolak
• Most Consecutive (Kicking) Points After Touchdown, 371, Jason Elam (1993–2002)
• Highest (Kicking) Points After Touchdown Percentage, Career (min. 200 PAT), 99.57, Mike Vanderjagt
• Most (Kicking) Points After Touchdown, No Misses, Season, 64, Jeff Wilkins
• Most (Kicking) Points After Touchdown, No Misses, Game, 9, Pat Harder, Bob Waterfield
• Most Two-Point Conversions, Career, 7, Marshall Faulk
• Most Two-Point Conversions, Season, 4, Todd Heap
• Most Two-Point Conversions, Game, 2, 5 Players

[edit] Field Goals

• Most Seasons Leading League, 5, Lou Groza
• Most Consecutive Seasons Leading League, 3, Lou Groza
• Most Field Goals Attempted, Career, 681^[1], Morten Andersen
• Most Field Goals Attempted, Season, 49, Bruce Gossett
• Most Field Goals Attempted, Game, 9, Jim Bakken
• Most Field Goals, Career, 540^[1], Morten Andersen
• Most Field Goals, Season, 40, Neil Rackers
• Most Field Goals, Rookie, Season, 35, Ali Haji-Sheikh
• Most Field Goals, Game, 7, Jim Bakken, Rich Karlis, Chris Boniol
• Most Field Goals, One Quarter, 6, 6 Players
• Most Consecutive Games Scoring Field Goals, 38, Matt Stover (1999–2001)
• Most Consecutive Field Goals, 42, Mike Vanderjagt
• Longest Field Goal, 63, Tom Dempsey (November 8, 1970), Jason Elam (October 25, 1998)
• Highest Field Goal Percentage, Career (100 field goals), 87.88, Mike Vanderjagt
• Highest Field Goal Percentage, Season (Qualifiers), 100, Tony Zendejas, Gary Anderson, Jeff Wilkins, Mike Vanderjagt
• Most Field Goals, No Misses, Game, 7, Rich Karlis, Chris Boniol
• Most Field Goals, 50 or More Yards, Career, 40, Morten Andersen
• Most Field Goals, 50 or More Yards, Season, 8, Morten Andersen
• Most Field Goals, 50 or More Yards, Game, 3, Morten Andersen, Neil Rackers

[edit] Safeties

• Most Safeties, Career, 4, Ted Hendricks, Doug English, David Goodman
• Most Safeties, Season, 2, Many Players
• Most Safeties, Game, 2, Fred Dryer

[edit] Offense

[edit] Passing

• Most Seasons Leading League, 6, Sammy Baugh, Steve Young
• Most Consecutive Seasons Leading League, 4, Steve Young

[edit] Passer rating

• Highest Passer Rating, Career (1,500 attempts), 96.8 Steve Young
• Highest Passer Rating, Season (Qualifiers), 121.1 Peyton Manning, 2004
• Highest Passer Rating, Rookie, Season (Qualifiers), 98.1 Ben Roethlisberger, 2004

[edit] Attempts

• Attempts - Most Seasons Leading League, 5, Dan Marino
• Attempts Most Consecutive Seasons Leading League, 3, Johnny Unitas, George Blanda, Drew Bledsoe
• Most Passes Attempted, Career, 8,358, Dan Marino
• Most Passes Attempted, Season, 691, Drew Bledsoe, 1994
• Most Passes Attempted, Rookie, Season, 575, Peyton Manning, 1998
• Most Passes Attempted, Game, 70, Drew Bledsoe, vs. Minnesota, Nov. 13, 1994 (OT)

[edit] Completions

• Completions, Most Seasons Leading League, 6, Dan Marino
• Completions, Most Consecutive Seasons Leading League, 3, George Blanda, Dan Marino
• Most Passes Completed, Career, 5,021^[1], Brett Favre

For a more comprehensive list, see List of National Football League passing completions leaders

• Most Passes Completed, Season, 418, Rich Gannon, 2002
• Most Passes Completed, Rookie, Season, 326, Peyton Manning, 1998
• Most Passes Completed, Game, 45, Drew Bledsoe, vs. Minnesota, Nov. 13, 1994 (OT)
• Most Consecutive Passes Completed, 24, Donovan McNabb, vs. N.Y. Giants (10), Nov. 28, 2004; vs. Green Bay (14), Dec. 5, 2004
• Most Consecutive Passes Completed, Single Game, 22, Mark Brunell, David Carr

[edit] Completion percentage

• Completion Percentage Most Seasons Leading League, 8, Len Dawson
• Completion Percentage Most Consecutive Seasons Leading League, 6, Len Dawson
• Highest Completion Percentage, Career (1,500 attempts), 66.41, Kurt Warner
• Highest Completion Percentage, Season (Qualifiers), 70.55, Ken Anderson, 1982
• Highest Completion Percentage, Rookie, Season (Qualifiers), 66.4, Ben Roethlisberger, 2004
• Highest Completion Percentage, Game (20 attempts), 91.30, Vinny Testaverde, vs. L.A. Rams, Dec. 26, 1993

[edit] Yards gained

• Most Seasons Leading the League in Passing Yards, 5, Sonny Jurgensen, Dan Marino
• Most Consecutive Seasons Leading League in Passing Yards, 4, Dan Fouts
• Most Career Passing Yards, 61,361, Dan Marino

For a more comprehensive list, see List of National Football League passing yardage leaders

• Most Seasons with 3,000 or More Yards Passing, 15, Brett Favre
• Most Seasons with 4,000 or More Yards Passing, 7, Peyton Manning
• Most Consecutive Seasons with 3000 or More Yards Passing, 15, Brett Favre
• Most Consecutive Seasons with 4000 or More Yards Passing, 6, Peyton Manning
• Most Yards Passing in a Season, 5,084, Dan Marino, 1984
• Most Yards Passing in a Season by a Rookie, 3,739, Peyton Manning, 1998
• Most Yards Passing in a Game, 554, Norm Van Brocklin, vs. N.Y. Yanks, Sept. 28, 1951
• Most Games with 400 or More Yards Passing in a Career, 14, Dan Marino
• Most Games with 400 or More Yards Passing in a Season, 4, Dan Marino
• Most Consecutive Games with 400 or More Yards Passing, 2, Dan Fouts, Dan Marino, Phil Simms, Billy Volek
• Most Games with 300 or More Yards Passing in a Career, 63, Dan Marino
• Most Games with 300 or More Yards Passing in a Season, 10, Rich Gannon
• Most Consecutive Games with 300 or More Yards Passing, 6, Steve Young, Kurt Warner, Rich Gannon
• Longest Pass Completion (All TDs except as noted), 99, 10 times

[edit] Average gain

• Average Gain Most Seasons Leading League, 7, Sid Luckman
• Average Gain Most Consecutive Seasons Leading League, 5, Sid Luckman
• Highest Average Gain, Career (1,500 attempts), 8.63, Otto Graham
• Highest Average Gain, Season (Qualifiers), 11.17, Tommy O'Connell, 1957
• Highest Average Gain, Rookie, Season (Qualifiers), 9.411, Greg Cook, 1969
• Highest Average Gain, Game (20 attempts), 18.58, Sammy Baugh, vs. Boston, Oct. 31, 1948

[edit] Touchdowns

• Touchdowns- Most Seasons Leading League, 4, Johnny Unitas, Len Dawson, Steve Young, Brett Favre
• Touchdowns Most Consecutive Seasons Leading League, 4, Johnny Unitas
• Most Touchdown Passes, Career, 420, Dan Marino

For a more comprehensive list, see List of National Football League passing touchdowns leaders

• Most Touchdown Passes, Season, 49, Peyton Manning, 2004
• Most Touchdown Passes, Rookie, Season, 26, Peyton Manning, 1998
• Most Touchdown Passes, Game, 7, 5 times
• Most Games, Four or More Touchdown Passes, Career, 21, Dan Marino
• Most Games, Four or More Touchdown Passes, Season, 6, Dan Marino, 1984
• Most Consecutive Games, Four or More Touchdown Passes, 5, Peyton Manning
• Most Consecutive Games, Touchdown Passes, 47, Johnny Unitas

[edit] Interceptions

• Most Consecutive Passes Attempted, None Intercepted, 308, Bernie Kosar
• Most Passes Had Intercepted, Career, 277, George Blanda
• Most Passes Had Intercepted, Season, 42, George Blanda, 1962
• Most Passes Had Intercepted, Game, 8, Jim Hardy, vs. Philadelphia, Sept. 24, 1950
• Most Attempts, No Interceptions, Game, 70, Drew Bledsoe, vs. Minnesota, Nov. 13, 1994 (OT)
• Most Seasons Leading League, Lowest Percentage, Passes Intercepted, 5, Sammy Baugh
• Lowest Percentage, Passes Intercepted, Career (1,500 attempts), 2.11, Neil O'Donnell
• Lowest Percentage, Passes Had Intercepted, Season (Qualifiers), 0.66, Joe Ferguson, 1976
• Lowest Percentage, Passes Had Intercepted, Rookie, Season (Qualifiers), 1.98, Tim Brown, 1998

[edit] Sacks

• Most Times Sacked, Career, 516, John Elway
• Most Times Sacked, Season, 76, David Carr, 2002
• Most Times Sacked, Game, 12, Bert Jones, vs. St. Louis, Oct. 26, 1980; Warren Moon, vs. Dallas, Sept. 29, 1985

[edit] Rushing

• Most Seasons Leading League, 8, Jim Brown, 1957-1961, 1963-65
• Most Consecutive Seasons Leading League, 5, Jim Brown, 1957-1961

[edit] Yards rushing

• Most Yards Gained, Career, 18,355, Emmitt Smith

For a more comprehensive list, see List of National Football League rushing yards leaders

• Most Seasons, 1,000 or More Yards Rushing, 11, Emmitt Smith, 1991-2001
• Most Consecutive Seasons, 1,000 or More Yards Rushing, 11, Emmitt Smith, 1991-2001
• Most Rushing Yards in a season for a Quarterback, 1,039, Michael Vick, 2006
• Most Yards Gained, Season, 2,105, Eric Dickerson, 1984
• Most Yards Gained, Rookie, Season, 1,808, Eric Dickerson, 1983
• Most Yards Gained, Game, 295, Jamal Lewis, vs. Cleveland, Sept. 14, 2003
• Most Games, 200 or More Yards Rushing, Career, 6, O.J. Simpson
• Most Games, 200 or More Yards Rushing, Season, 4, Earl Campbell, 1980
• Most Consecutive Games, 200 or More Yards Rushing, 2, O.J. Simpson,1973 & 1976, Earl Campbell, 1980, Ricky Williams, 2002
• Most Games, 100 or More Yards Rushing, Career, 78, Emmitt Smith
• Most Games, 100 or More Yards Rushing, Season, 14, Barry Sanders, 1997
• Most Consecutive Games, 100 or More Yards Rushing, 14, Barry Sanders, 1997
• Most Consecutive Games, Run of 10 Yards or More, 63^[1], Shaun Alexander
• Longest Run From Scrimmage, 99, Tony Dorsett, vs. Minnesota, Jan. 3, 1983 (TD)

[edit] Attempts

• Attempts - Most Seasons Leading League, 6, Jim Brown, 1958-59, 1961, 1963-65
• Attempts - Most Consecutive Seasons Leading League, 4, Steve Van Buren, 1947-1950; Walter Payton, 1976-79
• Most Attempts, Career, 4,142, Emmitt Smith
• Most Attempts, Season, 416, Larry Johnson, 2006
• Most Attempts, Rookie, Season, 390, Eric Dickerson, 1983
• Most Attempts, Game, 45, Jamie Morris, vs. Cincinnati, Dec. 17, 1988 (OT)

[edit] Average gain

• Highest Average Gain, Career (750 attempts), 6.36, Randall Cunningham
• Highest Average Gain, Season (Qualifiers), 8.45, Michael Vick, 2006 (123 att-1,039 yds)
• Highest Average Gain, Game (10 attempts), 17.30, Michael Vick, vs. Minnesota, Dec. 1, 2002 (OT) (10 att-173 yds)

[edit] Touchdowns

• Touchdowns-Most Seasons Leading League, 5, Jim Brown
• Touchdowns-Most Consecutive Seasons Leading League, 3, 5 Players
• Most Touchdowns, Career, 164, Emmitt Smith

For a more comprehensive list, see List of National Football League rushing touchdowns leaders

• Most Touchdowns, Season, 28, LaDainian Tomlinson, 2006
• Most Touchdowns, Rookie, Season, 18, Eric Dickerson, 1983
• Most Touchdowns, Game, 6, Ernie Nevers, vs. Chi. Bears, Nov. 28, 1929
• Most Consecutive Games Rushing for Touchdowns, 18, LaDainian Tomlinson, 2004-2005^[2]

[edit] Receiving

• Most Seasons Leading League, 8, Don Hutson
• Most Consecutive Seasons Leading League, 5, Don Hutson

[edit] Receptions

• Most Pass Receptions, Career, 1,519, Jerry Rice
• Most Seasons, 50 or More Pass Receptions, 17, Jerry Rice
• Most Consecutive Seasons, 100 Receptions, 4, Marvin Harrison
• Most Pass Receptions, Season, 143, Marvin Harrison, 2002
• Most Pass Receptions, Rookie, Season, 101, Anquan Boldin, 2003
• Most Pass Receptions, Game, 20, Terrell Owens, vs. Chicago, Dec. 17, 2000
• Most Consecutive Games, Pass Receptions, 273, Jerry Rice

[edit] Yards receiving

• Yards Gained Most Seasons Leading League, 7, Don Hutson
• Yards Gained Most Consecutive Seasons Leading League, 4, Don Hutson
• Most Yards Gained, Career, 22,466, Jerry Rice

For a more comprehensive list, see List of National Football League receiving yards leaders

• Most Seasons, 1,000 or More Yards, Pass Receiving, 14, Jerry Rice
• Most Yards Gained, Season, 1,848, Jerry Rice
• Most Yards Gained, Rookie, Season, 1,473, Bill Groman
• Most Yards Gained, Game, 336, Willie "Flipper" Anderson, vs. New Orleans, Nov. 26, 1989 (OT)
• Most Games, 200 or More Yards Pass Receiving, Career, 5, Lance Alworth
• Most Games, 200 or More Yards Pass Receiving, Season, 3, Charley Hennigan
• Most Games, 100 or More Yards Pass Receiving, Career, 75, Jerry Rice
• Most Games, 100 or More Yards Pass Receiving, Season, 11, Michael Irvin
• Most Consecutive Games, 100 or More Yards Pass Receiving, 7, Charley Hennigan, Michael Irvin
• Longest Pass Reception, 99, 10 Times, most recent André Davis (from Jeff Garcia), vs. Cincinnati, Oct. 17, 2004

[edit] Average gain

• Highest Average Gain, Career (200 receptions), 22.26, Homer Jones
• Highest Average Gain, Season (24 receptions), 32.58, Don Currivan
• Highest Average Gain, Game (3 receptions), 63.00, Torry Holt, vs. Atlanta, Sept. 24, 2000 (3-189)

[edit] Touchdowns

• Touchdowns - Most Seasons Leading League, 9, Don Hutson
• Touchdowns Most Consecutive Seasons Leading League 5, Don Hutson
• Most Touchdowns, Career, 197, Jerry Rice

For a more comprehensive list, see List of National Football League receiving touchdowns leaders

• Most Touchdowns, Season, 22, Jerry Rice, 1987
• Most Touchdowns, Rookie, Season, 17, Randy Moss
• Most Touchdowns, Game, 5, Bob Shaw, vs. Baltimore, Oct. 2, 1950; Kellen Winslow, vs. Oakland, Nov. 22, 1981; Jerry Rice, vs. Atlanta, Oct. 14, 1990
• Most Touchdowns, 3 Game Span, 8, Drew Bennett, Jerry Rice
• Most Consecutive Games, Touchdowns, 13, Jerry Rice

[edit] Yardage Gained

[edit] From Scrimmage

• Most Seasons Leading League, 4, Jim Brown, Eric Dickerson, Thurman Thomas
• Most Seasons Leading League, Consecutive, 4 Thurman Thomas, 1989-1992
• Most Seasons, 2000 Total Yards from Scrimmage, Career, 4, Eric Dickerson, Marshall Faulk
• Most Seasons, 2000 Total Yards from Scrimmage, Consecutive, 4, Marshall Faulk, 1998-2001
• Most Yards from Scrimmage, Career, 23,540, Jerry Rice, 1985-2004

For a more comprehensive list, see List of National Football League yards from scrimmage leaders

• Most Yards from Scrimmage, Season, 2,429 Marshall Faulk, 1999
• Most Yards from Scrimmage, Rookie, Season, 2,212, Eric Dickerson, 1983
• Most Yards from Scrimmage, Game, 336 (all receiving yards), Flipper Anderson, 1989

[edit] Total (including returns)

• Combined Yardage, Most Seasons Leading League, 5, Jim Brown
• Most Consecutive Seasons Leading League, 4, Jim Brown
• Combined Yardage, Most Attempts, Career, 4,655, Emmitt Smith
• Combined Yardage, Most Attempts, Season, 496 (407 rush, 85 catch, 4 return), James Wilder
• Combined Yardage, Most Attempts, Rookie, Season, 442, Eric Dickerson
• Combined Yardage, Most Attempts, Game, 48, James Wilder (10/30/83), LaDainian Tomlinson (12/1/02 OT)
• Combined Yardage, Most Yards Gained, Career, 23,330, Brian Mitchell
• Most Yards Gained, Total, Career, 23,546, Jerry Rice, 1985-2004

For a more comprehensive list, see List of National Football League all-purpose yards leaders

• Most Yards Gained, Total, Season, 2,690, Derrick Mason, 2000
• Most Yards Gained, Total, Rookie, Season, 2,317, Tim Brown, 1988
• Most Yards Gained, Total, Game, 404, Glyn Milburn (12/10/95)

[edit] Defense

[edit] Interceptions

• Most Seasons Leading League, 3, Everson Walls
• Most Interceptions in a Career, 81, Paul Krause
• Most Interceptions in a Season, 14, Dick Lane
• Most Interceptions in a Season by a Rookie, 14, Dick Lane
• Most Interceptions in a Game, 4, Many Players
• Most Consecutive Seasons with an Interception, 19, Darrell Green
• Most Consecutive Games with an Interception, 8, Tom Morrow
• Most Seasons Leading League in Yards After an Interception, 2, 3 Players
• Most Career Yards Retuned After an Interception, 1,483, Rod Woodson
• Most Interception Yards Returned in a Season, 358, Ed Reed
• Most Interception Yards Returned in a Season by a Rookie, 301, Don Doll
• Most Interceptions Yards Gained in a Game, 177, Charlie McNeil
• Longest Return (All TDs), 106, Ed Reed
• Most Career Touchdowns off Interceptions, 12, Rod Woodson
• Most Touchdowns off Interceptions in a Season, 4, Ken Houston (1971), Jim Kearney, (1972), Eric Allen (1993)
• Most Touchdowns off Interceptions in a Game, 2, Many Players
• Most Touchdowns off Interceptions in a Season by a Rookie, 3, Lem Barney, Ronnie Lott
• Most Career Touchdowns off Interceptions Returned for More Than 100 Yards, 2, Lito Sheppard

[edit] Sacks

Official NFL records started in 1982

• Most Seasons Leading League, 2, 4 Players
• Most Sacks, Career, 200, Bruce Smith
• Most Sacks, Season, 22.5, Michael Strahan
• Most Sacks, Rookie, Season, 14.5, Jevon Kearse
• Most Sacks, Game, 7.0, Derrick Thomas
• Most Seasons, 10 or More Sacks, 13, Bruce Smith
• Most Consecutive Seasons, 10 or More Sacks, 9, Reggie White
• Most Consecutive Games, Sack, 10, Simon Fletcher
• Most Sacks Per Game, Season, 1.75, Reggie White

[edit] Fumbles

• Most Fumbles, Career, 161, Warren Moon
• Most Fumbles, Season, 23, Kerry Collins
• Most Fumbles, Game, 7, Len Dawson
• Most Fumbles Recovered, Career, Own and Opponents' , 56, Warren Moon
• Most Fumbles Recovered, Season, Own and Opponents' , 9, 4 Players
• Most Fumbles Recovered, Game, Own and Opponents' , 4, 5 Players
• Most Own Fumbles Recovered, Career, 56, Warren Moon
• Most Own Fumbles Recovered, Season, 9, 3 Players
• Most Own Fumbles Recovered, Game, 4, 5 Players
• Most Opponents' Fumbles Recovered, Career, 29, Jim Marshall
• Most Opponents' Fumbles Recovered, Season, 9, Don Hultz
• Most Opponents' Fumbles Recovered, Game, 3, Many Players
• Longest Fumble Return Run (All TDs), 104, Jack Tatum, Aeneas Williams
• Most Fumble Return Touchdowns, Career (Total), 5, Jessie Tuggle, Jason Taylor
• Most Fumble Return Touchdowns, Season (Total), 2, Many Players
• Most Fumble Return Touchdowns, Career (Own recovered), 2, Many Players
• Most Fumble Return Touchdowns, Season (Own recovered), 2, Ahmad Rashad, Del Rodgers
• Most Fumble Return Touchdowns, Career (Opponents' recovered), 5, Jessie Tuggle, Jason Taylor
• Most Fumble Return Touchdowns, Season (Opponents' recovered), 2, Many Players
• Most Fumble Return Touchdowns, Game (Opponents' recovered), 2, Fred (Dippy) Evans
• Most Fumbles Forced, Career, 45, Derrick Thomas

[edit] Special Teams

[edit] Punt Returns

• Most Seasons Leading League, 3, Speedy Duncan, Rick Upchurch
• Most Punt Returns, Career, 463, Brian Mitchell
• Most Punt Returns, Season, 70, Danny Reece
• Most Punt Returns, Rookie, Season, 57, Lew Barnes
• Most Punt Returns, Game, 11, Eddie Brown
• Most Fair Catches, Career, 231, Brian Mitchell
• Most Fair Catches, Season, 33, Brian Mitchell
• Most Fair Catches, Game, 7, Lem Barney, Bobby Morse
• Punt Returns , Yards Gained, Most Seasons Leading League 3, Alvin Haymond
• Punt Returns , Most Yards Gained, Career, 4,999, Brian Mitchell
• Punt Returns , Yards Gained, Most Yards Gained, Season, 875, Desmond Howard
• Punt Returns , Most Yards Gained, Rookie, Season, 656, Louis Lipps
• Punt Returns , Most Yards Gained, Game, 207, LeRoy Irvin
• Longest Punt Return (All TDs), 103, Robert Bailey
• Punt Returns , Highest Average, Career (75 returns), 12.78, George McAfee
• Punt Returns , Highest Average, Season (Qualifiers), 23.00, Herb Rich
• Punt Returns , Highest Average, Rookie, Season (Qualifiers), 23.00, Herb Rich
• Punt Returns , Highest Average, Game (3 returns), 51.00, Steve Smith
• Punt Returns , Most Touchdowns, Career, 10, Eric Metcalf
• Punt Returns , Most Touchdowns, Season, 4, Jack Christiansen, Rick Upchurch
• Punt Returns , Most Touchdowns, Rookie, Season, 4, Jack Christiansen
• Punt Returns , Most Touchdowns, Game 2, Many Players

[edit] Kick Returns

• Most Seasons Leading League, 3, Abe Woodson
• Most Kickoff Returns, Career, 607, Brian Mitchell
• Most Kickoff Returns, Season, 82, MarTay Jenkins
• Most Kickoff Returns, Rookie, Season, 73, Josh Scobey
• Most Kickoff Returns, Game, 10, Desmond Howard
• Kick Off Returns, Yards Gained, Most Seasons Leading League, 3, Bruce Harper, Tyrone Hughes
• Kick Off Returns, Yards Gained, Most Yards Gained, Career, 14,014, Brian Mitchell
• Kick Off Returns, Most Yards Gained, Season, 2,186, MarTay Jenkins
• Kick Off Returns, Most Yards Gained, Rookie, Season, 1,684, Josh Scobey
• Kick Off Returns, Most Yards Gained, Game, 304, Tyrone Hughes
• Longest Kickoff Return (All TDs), 106, 3 Times
• Kickoff Returns, Highest Average, Career (75 returns), 30.56, Gale Sayers
• Kickoff Returns, Highest Average, Season (Qualifiers), 41.06, Travis Williams
• Kickoff Returns, Highest Average, Rookie, Season (Qualifiers), 41.06, Travis Williams
• Kickoff Returns, Highest Average, Game (3 returns), 73.50, Wally Triplett
• Kickoff Returns, Most Touchdowns, Career, 6, 5 Times
• Kickoff Returns, Most Touchdowns, Season, 4, Travis Williams, Cecil Turner
• Kickoff Returns, Most Touchdowns, Rookie, Season, 4, Travis Williams
• Kickoff Returns, Most Touchdowns, Game, 2, 6 Times, most recent Devin Hester, Chicago against St. Louis, 12/11/2006

[edit] Combined Returns

• Most Returns, Career, 1,070, Brian Mitchell
• Most Returns, Season, 114, Michael Lewis
• Most Returns, Game, 13, Stump Mitchell, Ronnie Harris
• Most Yards Returned, Career, 19,013, Brian Mitchell
• Most Yards Returned, Season, 2,432, Michael Lewis
• Most Yards Returned, Game, 347, Tyrone Hughes
• Most Touchdowns, Career, 13, Brian Mitchell
• Most Touchdowns, Season, 6^[1], Devin Hester
• Most Touchdowns, Game, 2, Many Players
• Most Consecutive Games, Touchdown, 4, Dante Hall

[edit] Punting

• Most Seasons Leading League, 4, Sammy Baugh, Jerrel Wilson
• Most Consecutive Seasons Leading League, 4, Sammy Baugh
• Most Punts, Career, 1,514^[1], Jeff Feagles
• Most Punts, Season, 114, Bob Parsons
• Most Punting Yards, Career, 62,928^[1], Jeff Feagles
• Most Punts, Rookie, Season, 111, Brad Maynard
• Most Punts, Game, 16, Leo Araguz
• Longest Punt, 98 yd, Steve O'Neal
• Highest Average, Punting, Career (250 punts), 45.89, Shane Lechler
• Highest Average, Punting, Season (Qualifiers), 51.40, Sammy Baugh
• Highest Average, Punting, Rookie, Season (Qualifiers), 45.92, Frank Sinkwich
• Highest Average, Punting, Game (4 punts), 61.75, Bob Cifers
• Most Consecutive Punts, None Blocked, 1,177^[1], Chris Gardocki
• Most Punts Had Blocked, Career, 14, Herman Weaver, Harry Newsome
• Most Punts Had Blocked, Season, 6, Harry Newsome
• Most Punts Inside the 20, Career, 483^[1], Jeff Feagles
• Most Punts Inside the 20, Season, 39, Kyle Richardson
• Most Punts Inside the 20, Game, 8, Mark Royals, Bryan Barker

[edit] Miscellaneous

• Longest Return of Missed Field Goal (All TDs), 108 yards, Nathan Vasher (11/13/05), Devin Hester (11/12/06)

[edit] League Firsts

• First 1,000 yard rushing season: Beattie Feathers, 1,004 yards, Chicago Bears, 1934
• First 200 Yard Rushing Game: Cliff Battles, 215 yards, Boston Braves vs. New York Giants, October 8, 1933
• First 4,000 Yard Passing Season: Joe Namath, 4,007 yards, New York Jets, 1967
• First 400 Yard Passing Game: Sid Luckman, 433 yards, Chicago Bears vs. New York Giants, November 14, 1943
• First 100 Reception Season: Lionel Taylor, 100 receptions, Denver Broncos, 1961
• First 1,000 Yard Receiving Season: Don Hutson, 1,211 yards, Green Bay Packers, 1942
• First 250 Yard Receiving Game in NFL History, Jim Benton, 303 yards, Cleveland vs. Detroit Lions, November 22, 1945
• First 2,000 Combined Net Yards Seasons, Abner Haynes, 2,100 net yards, Dallas Texans, 1960
• First 300 Combined Net Yards in one game, Jim Benton, 303 yards, Cleveland vs. Detroit Lions, November 22, 1945

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[edit] References

[edit] See also

• NFL Team Records
• Most games played, NFL history
• List of National Football League players with at least 10,000 career rushing yards
• List of National Football League players with at least forty career interceptions
• List of National Football League quarterbacks who have thrown at least 200 career touchdowns
• List of National Football League quarterbacks who have thrown at least 100 career touchdowns

[edit] External links

• NFL.com - NFL History - Record and Factbook