most punt returns tds in a single game in nfl history

13 players are tied for the most punt-return touchdowns in a game, with 2 touchdowns. The first three are Nyheim Hines on December 22, 2019, Darius Reynaud on December 30, 2012 and Reggie Bush on October 6, 2008.

Interpreted as:
most punt returns tds by a player in a single regular-season game in NFL history
NAME PR TD DATE TM OPP KR KR YDS KR AVG KR TD PR PR YDS PR AVG
1 Nyheim Hines
N. Hines
2
12/22/2019
IND IND
vs
CAR CAR
0
0
0
3
195
65.0
2 Darius Reynaud
D. Reynaud
2
12/30/2012
TEN TEN
vs
JAX JAX
3
39
13.0
0
3
160
53.3
3 Reggie Bush
R. Bush
2
10/6/2008
NO NO
vs
MIN MIN
0
0
0
5
176
35.2
4 Eddie Drummond
E. Drummond
2
11/14/2004
DET DET
@
JAX JAX
2
58
29.0
0
6
199
33.2
5 Steve Smith Sr.
S. Smith Sr.
2
12/8/2002
CAR CAR
vs
CIN CIN
1
16
16.0
0
3
153
51.0
6 Jermaine Lewis
J. Lewis
2
12/24/2000
BAL BAL
vs
NYJ NYJ
1
23
23.0
0
4
173
43.3
7 Jermaine Lewis
J. Lewis
2
12/7/1997
BAL BAL
vs
SEA SEA
3
91
30.3
0
5
184
36.8
8 Darrien Gordon
D. Gordon
2
11/9/1997
DEN DEN
vs
CAR CAR
0
0
0
5
168
33.6
9 Eric Metcalf
E. Metcalf
2
11/2/1997
SD SD
@
CIN CIN
1
22
22.0
0
4
168
42.0
10 Eric Metcalf
E. Metcalf
2
10/24/1993
CLE CLE
vs
PIT PIT
0
0
0
2
166
83.0
11 Todd Kinchen
T. Kinchen
2
12/27/1992
RAM RAM
vs
ATL ATL
0
0
0
4
103
25.8
12 Vai Sikahema
V. Sikahema
2
12/21/1986
STL STL
vs
TB TB
2
42
21.0
0
4
145
36.3
13 LeRoy Irvin
L. Irvin
2
10/11/1981
LA LA
@
ATL ATL
0
0
0
6
207
34.5
14 Rick Upchurch
R. Upchurch
2
9/26/1976
DEN DEN
vs
CLE CLE
0
0
0
4
125
31.3
15 Dick Christy
D. Christy
2
9/24/1961
NYT NYT
vs
DEN DEN
0
0
0
3
137
45.7
16 Josh Blackwell
J. Blackwell
1
1/5/2025
CHI CHI
@
GB GB
0
3
0
1
94
94.0
17 Calvin Austin III
C. Austin III
1
10/28/2024
PIT PIT
vs
NYG NYG
0
0
0
2
73
36.5
18 Kalif Raymond
K. Raymond
1
10/27/2024
DET DET
vs
TEN TEN
0
0
0
5
190
38.0
19 Parker Washington
P. Washington
1
10/20/2024
JAX JAX
vs
NE NE
1
27
27.0
0
1
96
96.0
20 Rashid Shaheed
R. Shaheed
1
10/13/2024
NO NO
vs
TB TB
1
25
25.0
0
2
56
28.0
21 KaVontae Turpin
K. Turpin
1
9/8/2024
DAL DAL
@
CLE CLE
1
34
34.0
0
5
96
19.2
22 Deonte Harty
D. Harty
1
1/7/2024
BUF BUF
@
MIA MIA
0
0
0
1
96
96.0
23 Gunner Olszewski
G. Olszewski
1
12/31/2023
NYG NYG
vs
LAR LAR
0
0
0
4
108
27.0
24 Tylan Wallace
T. Wallace
1
12/10/2023
BAL BAL
vs
LAR LAR
0
0
0
3
95
31.7
25 Ihmir Smith-Marsette
I. Smith-Marsette
1
11/9/2023
CAR CAR
@
CHI CHI
0
0
0
3
79
26.3
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for punt-return touchdowns going back to the 1950 season.

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