| 1. | Hugh Gallarneau | 81.0 | Chicago Bears vs. Green Bay Packers, December 14, 1941 |
| 2. | Golden Richards | 63.0 | Dallas Cowboys vs. Minnesota Vikings, December 30, 1973 |
| 3. | Steve Smith (26) | 59.0 | Carolina Panthers vs. Seattle Seahawks, January 22, 2006 |
| 4. | Desmond Howard | 58.5 | Green Bay Packers vs. San Francisco 49ers, January 4, 1997 |
| 5. | Wes Chandler | 56.0 | San Diego Chargers vs. Miami Dolphins, January 2, 1982 |
| 6. | Darrell Green+ | 52.0 | Washington Redskins vs. Chicago Bears, January 10, 1988 |
| 7. | Charlie Trippi+ | 51.0 | Chicago Cardinals vs. Philadelphia Eagles, December 28, 1947 |
| 8. | Allen Rossum | 50.7 | Atlanta Falcons vs. St. Louis Rams, January 15, 2005 |
| 9. | Bob Hayes+ | 47.0 | Dallas Cowboys vs. Cleveland Browns, December 24, 1967 |
| Ted Vactor | 47.0 | Washington Redskins vs. San Francisco 49ers, December 26, 1971 |
| 11. | Tom Brown | 39.0 | Green Bay Packers vs. Los Angeles Rams, December 23, 1967 |
| 12. | Thom Darden | 38.0 | Cleveland Browns vs. Miami Dolphins, December 24, 1972 |
| 13. | George Atkinson | 37.0 | Oakland Raiders vs. Pittsburgh Steelers, December 23, 1972 |
| Red Cochran | 37.0 | Chicago Cardinals vs. Philadelphia Eagles, December 28, 1947 |
| 15. | Santonio Holmes (24) | 36.5 | Pittsburgh Steelers vs. San Diego Chargers, January 11, 2009 |
| 16. | Reggie Bush (24) | 36.3 | New Orleans Saints vs. Arizona Cardinals, January 16, 2010 |
| 17. | Darrien Gordon | 36.0 | Denver Broncos vs. Kansas City Chiefs, January 4, 1998 |
| Eric Metcalf | 36.0 | Arizona Cardinals vs. Minnesota Vikings, January 10, 1999 |
| 19. | Dennis Northcutt | 35.0 | Cleveland Browns vs. Pittsburgh Steelers, January 5, 2003 |
| Allen Rossum | 35.0 | Green Bay Packers vs. San Francisco 49ers, January 13, 2002 |
| 21. | Chris Carr (26) | 34.0 | Baltimore Ravens vs. New England Patriots, January 10, 2010 |
| Darrell Green+ | 34.0 | Washington Redskins vs. Los Angeles Raiders, January 22, 1984 |
| 23. | Bobby Joe Edmonds | 33.0 | Seattle Seahawks vs. Houston Oilers, January 3, 1988 |
| Jermaine Lewis | 33.0 | Baltimore Ravens vs. Pittsburgh Steelers, January 20, 2002 |
| 25. | Ted Ginn Jr. (27) | 32.0 | San Francisco 49ers vs. Baltimore Ravens, February 3, 2013 |
| 26. | Joe Laws | 30.0 | Green Bay Packers vs. New York Giants, December 10, 1939 |
| Jerry Robinson | 30.0 | San Diego Chargers vs. Buffalo Bills, December 26, 1964 |
| Trindon Holliday (26) | 30.0 | Denver Broncos vs. Baltimore Ravens, January 12, 2013 |
| 29. | Robert Brooks | 29.5 | Green Bay Packers vs. Dallas Cowboys, January 16, 1994 |
| 30. | Butch Byrd | 29.0 | Buffalo Bills vs. San Diego Chargers, December 26, 1965 |
| Jim Leonhard (26) | 29.0 | Baltimore Ravens vs. Tennessee Titans, January 10, 2009 |
| 32. | Speedy Duncan | 28.0 | San Diego Chargers vs. Buffalo Bills, December 26, 1964 |
| Julian Edelman (23) | 28.0 | New England Patriots vs. Baltimore Ravens, January 10, 2010 |
| 34. | Mike Fuller | 27.0 | Cincinnati Bengals vs. Buffalo Bills, January 3, 1982 |
| Dick Harris | 27.0 | Los Angeles Chargers vs. Houston Oilers, January 1, 1961 |
| 36. | Troy Brown | 26.7 | New England Patriots vs. Pittsburgh Steelers, January 27, 2002 |
| 37. | Ray Buchanan | 26.0 | Indianapolis Colts vs. San Diego Chargers, December 31, 1995 |
| 38. | Bosh Pritchard | 25.3 | Philadelphia Eagles vs. Pittsburgh Steelers, December 21, 1947 |
| 39. | Rich Ellender | 25.0 | Houston Oilers vs. San Diego Chargers, December 29, 1979 |
| Phil McConkey | 25.0 | New York Giants vs. Denver Broncos, January 25, 1987 |
| O.J. McDuffie | 25.0 | Miami Dolphins vs. Seattle Seahawks, January 9, 2000 |
| R.W. McQuarters | 25.0 | New York Giants vs. Dallas Cowboys, January 13, 2008 |
| Karl Williams | 25.0 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. Oakland Raiders, January 26, 2003 |
| 44. | Mark Clayton | 24.0 | Miami Dolphins vs. Seattle Seahawks, December 31, 1983 |
| Antonio Freeman | 24.0 | Green Bay Packers vs. Atlanta Falcons, December 31, 1995 |
| Nat Moore | 24.0 | Miami Dolphins vs. Houston Oilers, December 24, 1978 |
| Vitamin Smith | 24.0 | Los Angeles Rams vs. Detroit Lions, December 21, 1952 |
| Darren Sproles (25) | 24.0 | San Diego Chargers vs. Indianapolis Colts, January 3, 2009 |
| 49. | Anthony Carter | 23.8 | Minnesota Vikings vs. New Orleans Saints, January 3, 1988 |
| 50. | Leroy Kelly+ | 23.7 | Cleveland Browns vs. Baltimore Colts, December 26, 1971 |