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Passing

Most Passes Attempted

70	Drew Bledsoe, New England vs. Minnesota, Nov. 13, 1994 (OT)
69	Vinny Testaverde, NY Jets vs. Baltimore, Dec. 24, 2000
68	George Blanda, Houston vs. Buffalo, Nov. 1, 1964
68	Jon Kitna, Cincinnati vs. Pittsburgh, Dec. 30, 2001 (OT)

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Most Completions

45	Drew Bledsoe, New England vs. Minnesota, Nov. 13, 1994 (OT)
42	Richard Todd, NY Jets vs. San Francisco, Sept. 21, 1980
42	Vinny Testaverde, NY Jets vs. Seattle, Dec. 6, 1998
41	Warren Moon, Houston vs. Dallas, Nov. 10, 1991 (OT)

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Most Passing Yards

554	Norm Van Brocklin, Los Angeles vs. NY Yanks, Sept. 28, 1951
527	Warren Moon, Houston vs. Kansas City, Dec. 16, 1990
522	Boomer Esiason, Arizona vs. Washington, Nov. 10, 1996

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Touchdown Passes

7	Sid Luckman, Chi. Bears vs. NY Giants, Nov. 14, 1943
7	Adrian Burk, Philadelphia vs. Washington, Oct. 17, 1954
7	George Blanda, Houston vs. NY Titans, Nov. 19, 1961
7	Y. A. Tittle, NY Giants vs. Washington, Oct. 28, 1962
7	Joe Kapp, Minnesota vs. Baltimore, Sept. 28, 1969

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Completion Percentage
(minimum 20 attempts)

91.30	Vinny Testaverde, Cleveland vs. LA Rams, Dec. 26, 1993 (23 attempts, 21 completions)
90.91	Ken Anderson, Cincinnati vs. Pittsburgh, Nov. 10, 1974 (22 attempts, 20 completions)
90.48	Lynn Dickey, Green Bay vs. New Orleans, Dec. 13, 1981 (21 attempts, 19 completions)

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Highest Average Gain
(minimum 20 attempts)

18.58	Sammy Baugh, Washington vs. Boston, Oct. 31, 1948 (24 attempts, 446 yards)
18.50	Johnny Unitas, Baltimore vs. Atlanta, Nov. 12, 1967 (20 attempts, 370 yards)
17.71	Joe Namath, NY Jets vs. Baltimore, Sept. 24, 1972 (28 attempts, 496 yards)

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Most Passes Had Intercepted

8	Jim Hardy, Chicago Cardinals vs. Philadelphia, Sept. 24, 1950
7	Parker Hall, Cleveland vs. Green Bay, Nov. 8, 1942
7	Frank Sinkwich, Detroit vs. Green Bay, Oct. 24, 1943
7	Bob Waterfield, Los Angeles vs. Green Bay, Oct. 17, 1948
7	Zeke Bratkowski, Chicago vs. Baltimore, Oct. 2, 1960
7	Tommy Wade, Pittsburgh vs. Philadelphia, Dec. 12, 1965
7	Ken Stabler, Oakland vs. Denver, Oct. 16, 1977
7	Steve DeBerg, Tampa Bay vs. San Francisco, Sept. 7, 1986
7	Ty Detmer, Detroit vs. Cleveland, Sept. 23, 2001

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Most Attempts,
No Interceptions

70	Drew Bledsoe, New England vs. Minnesota, Nov. 13, 1994 (OT)
63	Rich Gannon, Minnesota vs. New England, Oct. 20, 1991 (OT)
60	Davey O'Brien, Philadelphia vs. Washington, Dec. 1, 1940

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Most Times Sacked

12	Bert Jones, Baltimore vs. St. Louis, Oct. 26, 1980
12	Warren Moon, Houston vs. Dallas, Sept. 29, 1985
11	Charley Johnson, St. Louis vs. NY Giants, Nov. 1, 1964
11	Bart Starr, Green Bay vs. Detroit, Nov. 7, 1965
11	Jack Kemp, Buffalo vs. Oakland, Oct. 15, 1967
11	Bob Berry, Atlanta vs. St. Louis, Nov. 24, 1968
11	Greg Landry, Detroit vs. Dallas, Oct. 6, 1975
11	Ron Jaworski, Philadelphia vs. St. Louis, Dec. 18, 1983
11	Paul McDonald, Cleveland vs. Kansas City, Sept. 30, 1984
11	Archie Manning, Minnesota vs. Chicago, Oct. 28, 1984
11	Steve Pelluer, Dallas vs. San Diego, Nov. 16, 1986
11	Randall Cunningham, Philadelphia vs. L.A. Raiders, Nov. 30, 1986 (OT)
11	David Norrie, NY Jets vs. Dallas, Oct. 4, 1987
11	Troy Aikman, Dallas vs. Philadelphia, Sept. 15, 1991
11	Bernie Kosar, Cleveland vs. Indianapolis, Sept. 6, 1992

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Rushing

Most Attempts

45	Jamie Morris, Washington vs. Cincinnati, Dec. 17, 1988 (OT)
43	Butch Woolfolk, NY Giants vs. Philadelphia, Nov. 20, 1983
43	James Wilder, Tampa Bay vs. Green Bay, Sept. 30, 1984 (OT)
43	Rudi Johnson, Cincinnati vs. Houston, Nov. 9, 2003
42	James Wilder, Tampa Bay vs. Pittsburgh, Oct. 30, 1983
42	Terrell Davis, Denver vs. Buffalo, Oct. 26, 1997 (OT)
42	Ricky Williams, Miami vs. Buffalo, Sept. 21, 2003

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Yards Gained

295	Jamal Lewis, Baltimore vs. Cleveland, Sept. 14, 2003
278	Corey Dillon, Cincinnati vs. Denver, Oct. 22, 2000
275	Walter Payton, Chicago vs. Minnesota, Nov. 20, 1977

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Touchdowns Rushing

6	Ernie Nevers, Chicago Cardinals vs. Chi. Bears, Nov. 28, 1929
5	Jim Brown, Cleveland vs. Baltimore, Nov. 1, 1959
5	Cookie Gilchrist, Buffalo vs. NY Jets, Dec. 8, 1963
5	James Stewart, Jacksonville vs. Philadelphia, Oct. 12, 1997
5	Clinton Portis, Denver vs. Kansas City, Dec. 7, 2003

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Highest Average Gain
(minimum 10 attempts)

17.30	Michael Vick, Atlanta vs. Minnesota, Dec. 1, 2002 (OT) (10-173)
17.09	Marion Motley, Cleveland vs. Pittsburgh, Oct. 29, 1950 (11-188)
16.70	Bill Grimes, Green Bay vs. NY Yanks, Oct. 8, 1950 (10-167)

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Pass Receiving

Receptions

20	Terrell Owens, San Francisco vs. Chicago, Dec. 17, 2000
18	Tom Fears, Los Angeles vs. Green Bay, Dec. 3, 1950
17	Clark Gaines, NY Jets vs. San Francisco, Sept. 21, 1980

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Yards Gained

336	Willie Anderson, LA Rams vs. New Orleans, Nov. 26, 1989 (OT)
309	Stephone Paige, Kansas City vs. San Diego, Dec. 22, 1985
303	Jim Benton, Cleveland vs. Detroit, Nov. 22, 1945

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Touchdowns

5	Bob Shaw, Chicago Cardinals vs. Baltimore, Oct. 2, 1950
5	Kellen Winslow, San Diego vs. Oakland, Nov. 22, 1981
5	Jerry Rice, San Francisco vs. Atlanta, Oct. 14, 1990

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Highest Average Gain
(minimum 3 receptions)

63.00	Torry Holt, St. Louis vs. Atlanta, Sept. 24, 2000 (3 receptions, 189 yards)
60.67	Bill Groman, Houston vs. Denver, Nov. 20, 1960 (3 receptions, 182 yards)
60.65	Homer Jones, NY Giants vs. Washington, Dec. 12, 1965 (3 receptions, 182 yards)
60.33	Don Currivan, Boston vs. Washington, Nov. 30, 1947 (3 receptions, 181 yards)

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Scoring

Most Points

40	Ernie Nevers, Chicago Cardinals vs. Chi. Bears, Nov. 28, 1929 (6 TD, 4 PAT)
36	Dub Jones, Cleveland vs. Chi. Bears, Nov. 25, 1951 (6 TD)
36	Gale Sayers, Chicago vs. San Francisco, Dec. 12, 1965 (6 TD)
33	Paul Hornung, Green Bay vs. Baltimore, Oct. 8, 1961 (4 TD, 6 PAT, 1 FG)

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Touchdowns

6	Ernie Nevers, Chicago Cardinals vs. Chi. Bears, Nov. 28, 1929 (6 rushing)
6	Dub Jones, Cleveland vs. Chi. Bears, Nov. 25, 1951 (4 rushing, 2 receiving)
6	Gale Sayers, Chicago vs. San Francisco, Dec. 12, 1965 (4 rushing, 1 receiving, 1 return)
5	Bob Shaw, Chicago Cardinals vs. Baltimore, Oct. 2, 1950 (5 receiving)
5	Jim Brown, Cleveland vs. Baltimore, Nov. 1, 1959 (5 rushing)
5	Abner Haynes, Dall. Texans vs. Oakland, Nov. 26, 1961 (4 rushing, 1 receiving)
5	Billy Cannon, Houston vs. NY Titans, Dec. 10, 1961 (3 rushing, 2 receiving)
5	Cookie Gilchrist, Buffalo vs. NY Jets, Dec. 8, 1963 (5 rushing)
5	Paul Hornung, Green Bay vs. Baltimore, Dec. 12, 1965 (3 rushing, 2 receiving)
5	Kellen Winslow, San Diego vs. Oakland, Nov. 22, 1981 (5 receiving)
5	Jerry Rice, San Francisco vs. Atlanta, Oct. 14, 1990 (5 receiving)
5	James Stewart, Jacksonville vs. Philadelphia, Oct. 12, 1997 (5 rushing)
5	Shaun Alexander, Seattle vs. Minnesota, Sept. 29, 2002 (4 rushing, 1 receiving)
5	Clinton Portis, Denver vs. Kansas City, Dec. 7, 2003 (5 rushing)

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Most Field Goals

7	Jim Bakken, St. Louis vs. Pittsburgh, Sept. 24, 1967
7	Rich Karlis, Minnesota vs. LA Rams, Nov. 5, 1989 (OT)
7	Chris Boniol, Dallas vs. Green Bay, Nov. 18, 1996
7	Billy Cundiff, Dallas vs. NY Giants, Sept. 15, 2003 (OT)
6	Gino Cappelletti, Boston vs. Denver, Oct. 4, 1964
6	Garo Yepremian, Detroit vs. Minnesota, Nov. 13, 1966
6	Jim Turner, NY Jets vs. Buffalo, Nov. 3, 1968
6	Tom Dempsey, Philadelphia vs. Houston, Nov. 12, 1972
6	Bobby Howfield, NY Jets vs. New Orleans, Dec. 3, 1972
6	Jim Bakken, St. Louis vs. Atlanta, Dec. 9, 1973
6	Joe Danelo, NY Giants vs. Seattle, Oct. 18, 1981
6	Ray Wersching, San Francisco vs. New Orleans, Oct. 16, 1983
6	Gary Anderson, Pittsburgh vs. Denver, Oct. 23, 1988
6	John Carney, San Diego vs. Seattle, Sept. 5, 1993
6	John Carney, San Diego vs. Houston, Sept. 19, 1993
6	Doug Pelfrey, Cincinnati vs. Seattle, Nov. 6, 1994 (OT)
6	Norm Johnson, Atlanta vs. New Orleans, Nov. 13, 1994
6	Jeff Wilkins, San Francisco vs. Atlanta, Sept. 29, 1996
6	Steve Christie, Buffalo vs. NY Jets, Oct. 20, 1996
6	Greg Davis, San Diego vs. Oakland, Oct. 5, 1997
6	Gary Anderson, Minnesota vs. Baltimore, Dec. 13, 1998
6	Olindo Mare, Miami vs. New England, Oct. 17, 1999
6	Jason Hanson, Detroit vs. Minnesota, Oct. 17, 1999
6	Jeff Reed, Pittsburgh vs. Jacksonville, Dec. 1, 2002

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Most Field Goals, No Misses

7	Rich Karlis, Minnesota vs. LA Rams, Nov. 5, 1989 (OT)
7	Chris Boniol, Dallas vs. Green Bay, Nov. 18, 1996
6	Gino Cappelletti, Boston vs. Denver, Oct. 4, 1964
6	Joe Danelo, NY Giants vs. Seattle, Oct. 18, 1981
6	Ray Wersching, San Francisco vs. New Orleans, Oct. 16, 1983
6	Gary Anderson, Pittsburgh vs. Denver, Oct. 23, 1988
6	John Carney, San Diego vs. Seattle, Sept. 5, 1993
6	John Carney, San Diego vs. Houston, Sept. 19, 1993
6	Doug Pelfrey, Cincinnati vs. Seattle, Nov. 6, 1994 (OT)
6	Norm Johnson, Atlanta vs. New Orleans, Nov. 13, 1994
6	Jeff Wilkins, San Francisco vs. Atlanta, Sept. 29, 1996
6	Greg Davis, San Diego vs. Oakland, Oct. 5, 1997
6	Gary Anderson, Minnesota vs. Baltimore, Dec. 13, 1998
6	Olindo Mare, Miami vs. New England, Oct. 17, 1999
6	Jeff Reed, Pittsburgh vs. Jacksonville, Dec. 1, 2002

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Most Field Goals Attempted

9	Jim Bakken, St. Louis vs. Pittsburgh, Sept. 24, 1967
8	Lou Michaels, Pittsburgh vs. St. Louis, Dec. 2, 1962
8	Garo Yepremian, Detroit vs. Minnesota, Nov. 13, 1966
8	Jim Turner, NY Jets vs. Buffalo, Nov. 3, 1968
8	Billy Cundiff, Dallas vs. NY Giants, Sept. 15, 2003 (OT)

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Most Field Goals Made,
One Quarter

4	Garo Yepremian, Detroit vs. Minnesota, Nov. 13, 1966 (second quarter)
4	Curt Knight, Washington vs. NY Giants, Nov. 15, 1970 (second quarter)
4	Roger Ruzek, Dallas vs. NY Giants, Nov. 2, 1987 (fourth quarter)
4	Cary Blanchard, Indianapolis vs. Buffalo, Sept. 21, 1997 (second quarter)
4	Sebastian Janikowski, Oakland vs. Chicago, Oct. 5, 2003 (second quarter)
4	Jeff Wilkins, St. Louis vs. Baltimore, Nov. 9, 2003 (fourth quarter)

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Most Field Goals,
50 or More Yards

3	Morten Andersen, Atlanta vs. New Orleans, Dec. 10, 1995

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Most Extra Point Kicks

9	Pat Harder, Chicago Cardinals vs. NY Giants, Oct. 17, 1948
9	Bob Waterfield, Los Angeles vs. Baltimore, Oct. 22, 1950
9	Charlie Gogolak, Washington vs. NY Giants, Nov. 27, 1966

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Most Extra Point Kicks Attempted

10	Charlie Gogolak, Washington vs. NY Giants, Nov. 27, 1966
9	Pat Harder, Chicago Cardinals vs. NY Giants, Oct. 17, 1948
9	Pat Harder, Chicago Cardinals vs. NY Bulldogs, Nov. 13, 1949
9	Bob Waterfield, Los Angeles vs. Baltimore, Oct. 22, 1950
9	Bob Thomas, Chicago vs. Green Bay, Dec. 7, 1980

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Most 2-Point Conversions

2	Brett Perriman, Detroit vs. Green Bay, Nov. 6, 1994
2	Michael Jackson, Baltimore vs. New England, Oct. 6, 1996
2	Terrell Davis, Denver vs. Atlanta, Sept. 28, 1997
2	Charles Johnson, Pittsburgh vs. Tennessee, Nov. 1, 1998
2	Marshall Faulk, St. Louis vs. Atlanta, Oct. 15, 2000
2	Todd Heap, Baltimore vs. Cincinnati, Oct. 19, 2003

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Most Safeties

2	Fred Dryer, Los Angeles vs. Green Bay, Oct. 21, 1973

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Interceptions

Most Interceptions

4	Sammy Baugh, Washington vs. Detroit, Nov. 14, 1943
4	Dan Sandifer, Washington vs. Boston, Oct. 31, 1948
4	Don Doll, Detroit vs. Chicago Cardinals, Oct. 23, 1949
4	Bob Nussbaumer, Chicago Cardinals vs. NY Bulldogs, Nov. 13, 1949
4	Russ Craft, Philadelphia vs. Chicago Cardinals, Sept. 24, 1950
4	Bobby Dillon, Green Bay vs. Detroit, Nov. 26, 1953
4	Jack Butler, Pittsburgh vs. Washington, Dec. 13, 1953
4	Austin (Goose) Gonsoulin, Denver vs. Buffalo, Sept. 18, 1960
4	Jerry Norton, St. Louis vs. Washington, Nov. 20, 1960
4	Jerry Norton, St. Louis vs. Pittsburgh, Nov. 26, 1961
4	Dave Baker, San Francisco vs. LA Rams, Dec. 4, 1960
4	Bobby Ply, Dall. Texans vs. San Diego, Dec. 16, 1962
4	Bobby Hunt, Kansas City vs. Houston, Oct. 4, 1964
4	Willie Brown, Denver vs. NY Jets, Nov. 15, 1964
4	Dick Anderson, Miami vs. Pittsburgh, Dec. 3, 1973
4	Willie Buchanon, Green Bay vs. San Diego, Sept. 24, 1978
4	Deron Cherry, Kansas City vs. Seattle, Sept. 29, 1985
4	Kwamie Lassiter, Arizona vs. San Diego, Dec. 27, 1998
4	Deltha O'Neal, Denver vs. Kansas City, Oct. 7, 2001

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Most Yards Gained
on Interception Returns

177	Charlie McNeil, San Diego vs. Houston, Sept. 24, 1961
170	Louis Oliver, Miami vs. Buffalo, Oct. 4, 1992
167	Dick Jauron, Detroit vs. Chicago, Nov. 18, 1973

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Most Touchdowns
on Interception Returns

2	Bill Blackburn, Chicago Cardinals vs. Boston, Oct. 24, 1948
2	Dan Sandifer, Washington vs. Boston, Oct. 31, 1948
2	Bob Franklin, Cleveland vs. Chicago, Dec. 11, 1960
2	Bill Stacy, St. Louis vs. Dall. Cowboys, Nov. 5, 1961
2	Jerry Norton, St. Louis vs. Pittsburgh, Nov. 26, 1961
2	Miller Farr, Houston vs. Buffalo, Dec. 7, 1968
2	Ken Houston, Houston vs. San Diego, Dec. 19, 1971
2	Jim Kearney, Kansas City vs. Denver, Oct. 1, 1972
2	Lemar Parrish, Cincinnati vs. Houston, Dec. 17, 1972
2	Dick Anderson, Miami vs. Pittsburgh, Dec. 3, 1973
2	Prentice McCray, New England vs. NY Jets, Nov. 21, 1976
2	Kenny Johnson, Atlanta vs. Green Bay, Nov. 27, 1983 (OT)
2	Mike Kozlowski, Miami vs. NY Jets, Dec. 16, 1983
2	Dave Brown, Seattle vs. Kansas City, Nov. 4, 1984
2	Lloyd Burruss, Kansas City vs. San Diego, Oct. 19, 1986
2	Henry Jones, Buffalo vs. Indianapolis, Sept. 20, 1992
2	Robert Massey, Phoenix vs. Washington, Oct. 4, 1992
2	Eric Allen, Philadelphia vs. New Orleans, Dec. 26, 1993
2	Ken Norton, San Francisco vs. St. Louis, Oct. 22, 1995
2	Otis Smith, NY Jets vs. Tampa Bay, Dec. 14, 1997
2	Dewayne Washington, Pittsburgh vs. Jacksonville, Nov. 22, 1998
2	Aaron Glenn, Houston vs. Pittsburgh, Dec. 8, 2002

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Most Sacks

7.0	Derrick Thomas, Kansas City vs. Seattle, Nov. 11, 1990
6.0	Fred Dean, San Francisco vs. New Orleans, Nov. 13, 1983
6.0	Derrick Thomas, Kansas City vs. Oakland, Sept. 6, 1998
5.5	William Gay, Detroit vs. Tampa Bay, Sept. 4, 1983

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Punting

Most Punts

16	Leo Araguz, Oakland vs. San Diego, Oct. 11, 1998
15	John Teltschik, Philadelphia vs. NY Giants, Dec. 6, 1987 (OT)
14	Dick Nesbitt, Chicago Cardinals vs. Chi. Bears, Nov. 30, 1933
14	Keith Molesworth, Chi. Bears vs. Green Bay, Dec. 10, 1933
14	Sammy Baugh, Washington vs. Philadelphia, Nov. 5, 1939
14	Carl Kinscherf, NY Giants vs. Detroit, Nov. 7, 1943
14	George Taliaferro, NY Yanks vs. Los Angeles, Sept. 28, 1951

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Highest Punting Average
(minimum 4 punts)

61.75	Bob Cifers, Detroit vs. Chi. Bears, Nov. 24, 1946 (4 punts, 247 yards)
61.60	Roy McKay, Green Bay vs. Chicago Cardinals, Oct. 28, 1945 (5 punts, 308 yards)
59.50	Darren Bennett, San Diego vs. Pittsburgh, Oct. 1, 1995 (4 punts, 238 yards)

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Most Punts Inside the 20

8	Mark Royals, Pittsburgh vs. Houston, Nov. 6, 1994 (OT)
8	Bryan Barker, Jacksonville vs. Baltimore, Nov. 14, 1999
7	Josh Miller, Pittsburgh vs. Cincinnati, Dec. 20, 1998

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Fumbles

7	Len Dawson, Kansas City vs. San Diego, Nov. 15, 1964
6	Sam Etcheverry, St. Louis vs. NY Giants, Sept, 17, 1961
6	Dave Krieg, Seattle vs. Kansas City, Nov. 5, 1989
6	Brett Favre, Green Bay vs. Tampa Bay, Dec. 7, 1998
6	Kurt Warner, St. Louis vs. NY Giants, Sept. 7, 2003
5	Paul Christman, Chicago Cardinals vs. Green Bay, Nov. 10, 1946
5	Charlie Conerly, NY Giants vs. San Francisco, Dec. 1, 1957
5	Jack Kemp, Buffalo vs. Houston, Oct. 29, 1967
5	Roman Gabriel, Philadelphia vs. Oakland, Nov. 21, 1976
5	Randall Cunningham, Philadelphia vs. L.A. Raiders, Nov. 30, 1986 (OT)
5	Willie Totten, Buffalo vs. Indianapolis, Oct. 4, 1987
5	Dave Walter, Cincinnati vs. Seattle, Oct. 11, 1987
5	Dave Krieg, Seattle vs. San Diego, Nov. 25, 1990 (OT)
5	Andre Ware, Detroit vs. Green Bay, Dec. 6, 1992
5	Steve Beuerlein, Carolina vs. San Francisco, Nov. 8, 1998
5	Patrick Ramsey, Washington vs. Green Bay, Oct. 20, 2002

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Most Fumbles Recovered

4	Otto Graham, Cleveland vs. NY Giants, Oct. 25, 1953 (4 own)
4	Sam Etcheverry, St. Louis vs. NY Giants, Sept. 17, 1961 (4 own)
4	Roman Gabriel, Los Angeles vs. San Francisco, Oct. 12, 1969 (4 own)
4	Joe Ferguson, Buffalo vs. Miami, Sept. 18, 1977 (4 own)
4	Randall Cunningham, Philadelphia vs. L.A. Raiders, Nov. 30, 1986 (OT) (4 own)

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Most Opponents' Fumbles Recovered

3	Corwin Clatt, Chicago Cardinals vs. Detroit, Nov. 6, 1949
3	Vic Sears, Philadelphia vs. Green Bay, Nov. 2, 1952
3	Ed Beatty, San Francisco vs. Los Angeles, Oct. 7, 1956
3	Ron Carroll, Houston vs. Cincinnati, Oct. 27, 1974
3	Maurice Spencer, New Orleans vs. Atlanta, Oct. 10, 1976
3	Steve Nelson, New England vs. Philadelphia, Oct. 8, 1978
3	Charles Jackson, Kansas City vs. Pittsburgh, Sept. 6, 1981
3	Willie Buchanon, San Diego vs. Denver, Sept. 27, 1981
3	Joey Browner, Minnesota vs. San Francisco, Sept. 8, 1985
3	Ray Childress, Houston vs. Washington, Oct. 30, 1988
3	John Thierry, Chicago vs. Houston, Oct. 22, 1995
3	Stephen Boyd, Detroit vs. Chicago, Oct. 4, 1998
3	Darryl Williams, Seattle vs. Kansas City, Oct. 4, 1998
3	Rod Woodson, Oakland vs. Pittsburgh, Sept. 15, 2002
3	Brian Young, St. Louis vs. Baltimore, Nov. 9, 2003

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Most Touchdowns
on Fumble Recoveries

2	Fred "Dippy" Evans, Chi. Bears vs. Washington, Nov. 28, 1948

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Kickoff Returns

Most Kickoff Returns

10	Desmond Howard, Oakland vs. Seattle, Oct. 26, 1997
9	Noland Smith, Kansas City vs. Oakland, Nov. 23, 1967
9	Dino Hall, Cleveland vs. Pittsburgh, Oct. 7, 1979
9	Paul Palmer, Kansas City vs. Seattle, Sept. 20, 1987
9	Eric Metcalf, Atlanta vs. San Francisco, Sept. 29, 1996;
9	Eric Metcalf, Atlanta vs. St. Louis, Nov. 10, 1996
9	Michael Bates, Carolina vs. Atlanta, Oct. 4, 1998
9	Ahmad Merritt, Chicago vs. San Francisco, Sept. 7, 2003
9	Josh Scobey, Arizona vs. Cleveland, Nov. 16, 2003

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Most Yards on Kickoff Returns

304	Tyrone Hughes, New Orleans vs. LA Rams, Oct. 23, 1994
294	Wally Triplett, Detroit vs. Los Angeles, Oct. 29, 1950
278	Chad Morton, NY Jets vs. Buffalo, Sept. 8, 2002 (OT)

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Highest Kickoff Return Average
(minimum 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. NY Titans, Oct. 23, 1960 (3-196)

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Most Touchdowns
on Kickoff Returns

2	Timmy Brown, Philadelphia vs. Dallas, Nov. 6, 1966
2	Travis Williams, Green Bay vs. Cleveland, Nov. 12, 1967
2	Ron Brown, LA Rams vs. Green Bay, Nov. 24, 1985
2	Tyrone Hughes, New Orleans vs. LA Rams, Oct. 23, 1994
2	Chad Morton, NY Jets vs. Buffalo, Sept. 8, 2002 (OT)

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Punt Returns

Most Punt Returns

11	Eddie Brown, Washington vs. Tampa Bay, Oct. 9, 1977
10	Theo Bell, Pittsburgh vs. Buffalo, Dec. 16, 1979
10	Mike Nelms, Washington vs. New Orleans, Dec. 26, 1982
10	Ronnie Harris, New England vs. Pittsburgh, Dec. 5, 1993
9	Rodger Bird, Oakland vs. Denver, Sept. 10, 1967
9	Ralph McGill, San Francisco vs. Atlanta, Oct. 29, 1972
9	Ed Podolak, Kansas City vs. San Diego, Nov. 10, 1974
9	Anthony Leonard, San Francisco vs. New Orleans, Oct. 17, 1976
9	Butch Johnson, Dallas vs. Buffalo, Nov. 15, 1976
9	Larry Marshall, Philadelphia vs. Tampa Bay, Sept. 18, 1977
9	Nesby Glasgow, Baltimore vs. Kansas City, Sept. 2, 1979
9	Mike Nelms, Washington vs. St. Louis, Dec. 21, 1980
9	Leon Bright, NY Giants vs. Philadelphia, Dec. 11, 1982
9	Pete Shaw, NY Giants vs. Philadelphia, Nov. 20, 1983
9	Cleotha Montgomery, L.A. Raiders vs. Detroit, Dec. 10, 1984
9	Phil McConkey, NY Giants vs. Philadelphia, Dec. 6, 1987 (OT)
9	Andre Hastings, Pittsburgh vs. Cleveland, Nov. 13, 1995
9	Steve Smith, Carolina vs. Detroit, Sept. 15, 2002

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Most Fair Catches

7	Lem Barney, Detroit vs. Chicago, Nov. 21, 1976
7	Bobby Morse, Philadelphia vs. Buffalo, Dec. 27, 1987
6	Jake Scott, Miami vs. Buffalo, Dec. 20, 1970
6	Greg Pruitt, L.A. Raiders vs. Seattle, Oct. 7, 1984
6	Phil McConkey, San Diego vs. Kansas City, Dec. 17, 1989
6	Gerald McNeil, Houston vs. Pittsburgh, Sept. 16, 1990
6	Bobby Engram, Chicago vs. Minnesota, Sept. 15, 1996
6	Eddie Kennison, New Orleans vs. Baltimore, Dec. 19, 1999

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Most Yards on Punt Returns

207	LeRoy Irvin, Los Angeles vs. Atlanta, Oct. 11, 1981
205	George Atkinson, Oakland vs. Buffalo, Sept. 15, 1968
184	Tom Watkins, Detroit vs. San Francisco, Oct. 6, 1963
184	Jermaine Lewis, Baltimore vs. Seattle, Dec. 7, 1997

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Highest Punt Return Average
(minimum 3 returns)

51.00	Steve Smith, Carolina vs. Cincinnati, Dec. 8, 2002 (3 returns, 153 yards)
47.67	Chuck Latourette, St. Louis vs. New Orleans, Sept. 29, 1968 (3 returns, 143 yards)
47.33	Johnny Roland, St. Louis vs. Philadelphia, Oct. 2, 1966 (3 returns, 142 yards)

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Most Touchdowns on Punt Returns

2	Jack Christiansen, Detroit vs. Los Angeles, Oct. 14, 1951
2	Jack Christiansen, Detroit vs. Green Bay, Nov. 22, 1951
2	Dick Christy, NY Titans vs. Denver, Sept. 24, 1961
2	Rick Upchurch, Denver vs. Cleveland, Sept. 26, 1976
2	LeRoy Irvin, Los Angeles vs. Atlanta, Oct. 11, 1981
2	Vai Sikahema, St. Louis vs. Tampa Bay, Dec. 21, 1986
2	Todd Kinchen, LA Rams vs. Atlanta, Dec. 27, 1992
2	Eric Metcalf, Cleveland vs. Pittsburgh, Oct. 24, 1993
2	Eric Metcalf, San Diego vs. Cincinnati, Nov. 2, 1997
2	Darrien Gordon, Denver vs. Carolina, Nov. 9, 1997
2	Jermaine Lewis, Baltimore vs. Seattle, Dec. 7, 1997
2	Jermaine Lewis, Baltimore vs. NY Jets, Dec. 24, 2000
2	Steve Smith, Carolina vs. Cincinnati, Dec. 8, 2002

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Combined Yardage

Most Combined Attempts

48	James Wilder, Tampa Bay vs. Pittsburgh, Oct. 30, 1983
48	LaDainian Tomlinson, San Diego vs. Denver, Dec. 1, 2002 (OT)
47	James Wilder, Tampa Bay vs. Green Bay, Sept. 30, 1984 (OT)
47	Terrell Davis, Denver vs. Buffalo, Oct. 26, 1997 (OT)
46	Gerald Riggs, Atlanta vs. LA Rams, Nov. 17, 1985

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Most Combined Yards Gained

404	Glyn Milburn, Denver vs. Seattle, Dec. 10, 1995
373	Billy Cannon, Houston vs. NY Titans, Dec. 10, 1961
356	Michael Lewis, New Orleans vs. Washington, Oct. 13, 2002

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Most Yards from Scrimmage

336	Flipper Anderson, LA Rams vs. New Orleans, Nov. 26, 1989 (OT) (336 receiving)
330	Billy Cannon, Houston vs. NY Titans, Dec. 10, 1961 (216 rushing, 114 receiving)
309	Stephone Paige, Kansas City vs. San Diego, Dec. 22, 1985 (309 receiving)

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