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Jeff Feagles holds the NFL career record for most punts with 1,713. In American football, a punt is a kick that is performed after a player (most often a punter) drops the ball from their hands and kicks it prior to it hitting the ground. Record keeping for punts in the National Football League (NFL) goes back to 1939.
Record keeping for punting yards in the National Football League (NFL) goes as far back as 1939. To be eligible for career-long rankings, a player must have a minimum of 250 punts. [1] Although he never led the league in punting yards for a single-season, Jeff Feagles' longevity propelled him to become the career punting yards leader, with ...
Longest overtime punt returned for a touchdown: 99 yards, Patrick Peterson, Arizona Cardinals vs. St. Louis Rams November 6, 2011 [294] Most passing yards : 219, Derek Carr , Oakland Raiders vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers on October 30, 2016 [ 295 ]
Lechler recorded a 73-yard punt, which was the longest by any punter in the NFL for the 2003 season. [42] Lechler finished the 2003 season with 96 punts for 4,503 yards for a 46.91 average as the Raiders finished the season with a 4–12 record. [43] He was named as a First Team All-Pro for the second time. [44]
The longest punt in NFL/AFL play was a 98-yarder by Steve O'Neal of the New York Jets in an American Football League regular season loss to the Denver Broncos at Mile High Stadium on September 21, 1969. [12] Jeff Feagles is the all-time NFL career punts and punt yards leader with 1,713 punts and 71,211 punt yards over 352 games. [13]
Fewest first downs, single team, game, 0 (zero) New York Giants (vs Green Bay Packers) Oct 1, 1933. Pittsburgh Pirates vs Boston Redskins) Oct 29, 1933. Philadelphia Eagles (vs Detroit Lions) Sep 20, 1935. New York Giants (vs Washington Redskins) Sep 27, 1942. Denver Broncos (vs Houston Oilers) Sep 3, 1966.
Sammy Baugh was a 5-time league leader in yards per punt, which is still the most in NFL history, with only one other player ever reaching four seasons leading in yards per punt. His record for yards per punt for a season of 51.4 lasted 82 years. In 1963, Yale Lary became the second player to lead the league yards per punt for a third time.
Hekker had several memorable kicks as a Beaver. One was the second-longest punt in school history. The punt went for 74 yards in 2010 against USC. [9] Another was a negative-yardage punt when he shanked the ball for a loss of 4 yards. [10] For three years, Hekker also worked as the holder on placekicks.