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Interceptions

14Dick "Night Train" Lane, Los Angeles, 1952
13Dan Sandifer, Washington, 1948
13Orban "Spec" Sanders, NY Yanks, 1950
13Lester Hayes, Oakland, 1980

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Most Interceptions
Rookie Season

14Dick "Night Train" Lane, Los Angeles, 1952
13Dan Sandifer, Washington, 1948
12Woodley Lewis, Los Angeles, 1950
12Paul Krause, Washington, 1964

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Yards on Interception Returns

349Charlie McNeil, San Diego, 1961
303Deion Sanders, San Francisco, 1994
301Don Doll, Detroit, 1949

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Yards on Interception Returns,
Rookie Season

301Don Doll, Detroit, 1949
298Dick "Night Train" Lane, Los Angeles, 1952
275Woodley Lewis, Los Angeles, 1950

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Touchdowns on Interception Returns

4Ken Houston, Houston, 1971
4Jim Kearney, Kansas City, 1972
4Eric Allen, Philadelphia, 1993
3Dick Harris, San Diego, 1961
3Dick Lynch, NY Giants, 1963
3Herb Adderley, Green Bay, 1965
3Lem Barney, Detroit, 1967
3Miller Farr, Houston, 1967
3Monte Jackson, Los Angeles, 1976
3Rod Perry, Los Angeles, 1978
3Ronnie Lott, San Francisco, 1981
3Lloyd Burruss, Kansas City, 1986
3Wayne Haddix, Tampa Bay, 1990
3Robert Massey, Phoenix, 1992
3Ray Buchanan, Indianapolis, 1994
3Deion Sanders, San Francisco, 1994
3Mark McMillian, Kansas City, 1997
3Otis Smith, NY Jets, 1997
3Jimmy Hitchcock, Minnesota, 1998
3Eric Allen, Oakland, 2000
3Derrick Brooks, Tampa Bay, 2002

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Touchdowns on Interception Returns,
Rookie Season

3Lem Barney, Detroit, 1967
3Ronnie Lott, San Francisco, 1981

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Sacks

22.5Michael Strahan, NY Giants, 2001
22.0Mark Gastineau, NY Jets, 1984
21.0 Reggie White, Philadelphia, 1987
21.0Chris Doleman, Minnesota, 1989

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Sacks, Rookie Season

14.5Jevon Kearse, Tennessee, 1999
13.0 Dwight Freeny, Indianapolis, 2002
12.5Leslie O'Neal, San Diego, 1986
12.5Simeon Rice, Arizona, 1996

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Most Punts

114Bob Parsons, Chicago, 1981
114Chad Stanley, Houston, 2002
111Brad Maynard, NY Giants, 1997
109John James, Atlanta, 1978

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Most Punts, Rookie Season

111Brad Maynard, NY Giants, 1997
108John Teltschik, Philadelphia, 1986
101Daniel Pope, Kansas City, 1999

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Punting Average

51.40Sammy Baugh, Washington, 1940 (35 punts, 1,799 yards)
48.94Yale Lary, Detroit, 1963 (35 punts, 1,713 yards)
48.73Sammy Baugh, Washington, 1941 (30 punts, 1,462 yards)

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Punting Average,
Rookie Season

45.92Frank Sinkwich, Detroit, 1943 (12 punts, 551 yards)
45.91Shane Lechler, Oakland, 2000 (65 punts, 2,984 yards)
45.66Tommy Davis, San Francisco, 1959 (59 punts, 2,694 yards)

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Most Punts Inside the 20

39Kyle Richardson, Baltimore, 1999
36Brad Maynard, Chicago, 2001
36Chad Stanley, Houston, 2002
36Chad Stanley, Houston, 2003
35Rich Camarillo, Houston, 1994
35Mark Royals, Pittsburgh, 1994
35Craig Hentrich, Tennessee, 1999
35Kyle Richardson, Baltimore, 2000
35Todd Sauerbrun, Carolina, 2001

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Most Punts Had Blocked

6Harry Newsome, Pittsburgh, 1988
4Bryan Wagner, Cleveland, 1990

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Other Resources

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NFL/AFL Career Defense & Punting Records

NFL/AFL Season Records: Combined Yards, Returns, & Fumbles

NFL/AFL Season Records: Passing

NFL/AFL Season Records: Receiving

NFL/AFL Season Records: Rushing

NFL/AFL Season Records: Scoring

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