Editing Fumble (section)

==Records==

===NFL===

====Teams====
* Most own fumbles, season: 56; [[Chicago Bears]], [[1938 NFL season|1938]]; [[San Francisco 49ers]], [[1978 NFL season|1978]].
* Fewest fumbles, season: 6, [[New Orleans Saints]], [[2011 NFL season|2011]].
* Most fumbles, game: 10; [[Steagles|Phil-Pitt "Steagles"]] vs. [[New York Giants]], October 9, 1943; [[Detroit Lions]] vs. [[Minnesota Vikings]], November 12, 1967; [[Kansas City Chiefs]] vs. [[Houston Oilers]], October 12, 1969; San Francisco vs. [[Detroit Lions]], December 17, 1978.
* Most fumbles lost, season: 36, [[Chicago Cardinals (NFL, 1920–59)|Chicago Cardinals]], [[1959 NFL season|1959]].
* Fewest fumbles lost, season: 2, Kansas City Chiefs, [[2002 NFL season|2002]].
* Most fumbles lost, game: 8, [[St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)|St. Louis Cardinals]] vs. [[Washington Redskins]], October 25, 1976; [[Cleveland Browns]] vs. [[Pittsburgh Steelers]], December 23, 1990.
* Most opponents' fumbles, season: 50, [[Minnesota Vikings]], [[1963 NFL season|1963]]; [[San Francisco 49ers]], [[1978 NFL season|1978]].
* Fewest opponents' fumbles, season: 11, [[Cleveland Browns]], [[1956 NFL season|1956]]; [[Baltimore Colts]], [[1982 NFL season|1982]]; [[Tennessee Titans]], [[1998 NFL season|1998]].
* Most fumbles recovered, season: 58, Minnesota Vikings, [[1963 NFL season|1963]].
* Most fumbles recovered, game: 10, [[Denver Broncos]] (5 own, 5 opponents) vs. [[Buffalo Bills]], December 13, 1964; Pittsburgh Steelers (5/5) vs. Houston Oilers, December 9, 1973; [[Washington Redskins]] (2/8) vs. [[St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)|St. Louis Cardinals]], October 25, 1976
* Fewest fumbles recovered, season: 9, San Francisco 49ers, [[1982 NFL season|1982]].
* Most own fumbles recovered, season: 37, [[Chicago Bears]], 1938.
* Fewest own fumbles recovered, season: 2; Washington Redskins, [[1958 NFL season|1958]]; [[Miami Dolphins]], [[2000 NFL season|2000]].
* Most opponents' fumbles recovered: 31, Minnesota Vikings, [[1963 NFL season|1963]].
* Fewest opponents' fumbles recovered: 3, [[Los Angeles Rams]], [[1974 NFL season|1974]]; [[Green Bay Packers]], [[1995 NFL season|1995]].
* Most fumble recoveries for touchdowns, season: 5; Chicago Bears (1 own, 4 opponents'), [[1942 NFL season|1942]]; Los Angeles Rams (1 own, 4 opponents'), [[1952 NFL season|1952]]; San Francisco 49ers (1 own, 4 opponents'), [[1965 NFL season|1965]]; [[Oakland Raiders]] (2 own, 3 opponents'), [[1978 NFL season|1978]].
* Most fumble recoveries for touchdowns, game: 2, many teams in many games.
* Most own fumble recoveries for touchdowns, season: 2; Chicago Bears, [[1953 NFL season|1953]]; [[New England Patriots]], 1973; Buffalo Bills, [[1974 NFL season|1974]]; Denver Broncos, [[1975 NFL season|1975]]; Oakland Raiders, 1978; Green Bay Packers, 1982 and [[1989 NFL season|1989]]; [[New Orleans Saints]], [[1983 NFL season|1983]]; Cleveland Browns, [[1986 NFL season|1986]]; Miami Dolphins, [[1996 NFL season|1996]]; Buffalo Bills, 2000.
* Most own fumble recoveries for touchdowns, game: 2, Miami Dolphins vs. New England Patriots, September 1, 1996
* Most opponents' fumbles recovered for touchdowns, season: 4; [[Detroit Lions]], [[1937 NFL season|1937]]; Chicago Bears, 1942; Boston ([[All-America Football Conference|AAFC]]), 1948; Los Angeles Rams, 1952; San Francisco 49ers, 1965; Denver Broncos, [[1984 NFL season|1984]]; St. Louis Cardinals, [[1987 NFL season|1987]]; Minnesota Vikings, 1989; Atlanta Falcons, [[1991 NFL season|1991]] and 1998; [[Philadelphia Eagles]], [[1995 NFL season|1995]]; New Orleans Saints, 1998; Kansas City Chiefs, [[1999 NFL season|1999]].
* Most opponents' fumbles recovered for touchdowns, game: 2, many times by many teams, most recently by the Green Bay Packers vs. St. Louis Rams, November 29, 2004.

====Players====
* Most fumbles, career: 166, [[Brett Favre]], 1992–2010
* Most fumbles, season: 23; [[Kerry Collins]], [[2001 NFL season|2001]] and [[Daunte Culpepper]], 2002.
* Most fumbles, game: 7, [[Len Dawson]], Kansas City Chiefs vs. [[San Diego Chargers]], November 15, 1964.
* Most fumbles recovered, career: 56, [[Warren Moon]].
* Most fumbles recovered, season: 12, [[David Carr (American football)|David Carr]], 2002.
* Most fumbles recovered, game: 4; [[Otto Graham]], Cleveland Browns vs. New York Giants, October 25, 1953; [[Sam Etcheverry]], St. Louis Cardinals vs. New York Giants, September 17, 1961; [[Roman Gabriel]], Los Angeles Rams vs. San Francisco 49ers, October 12, 1969; [[Joe Ferguson]], Buffalo Bills vs. Miami Dolphins, September 18, 1977; [[Randall Cunningham]], Philadelphia Eagles vs. Oakland Raiders, November 30, 1986 ([[overtime (sports)|OT]]).
* Most own fumbles recovered, career: 56, Warren Moon.
* Most own fumbles recovered, season: 12, [[David Carr (American football)|David Carr]], 2002.
* Most own fumbles recovered, game: 4, holders the same as most fumbles recovered, game, above.
* Most opponents' fumbles recovered, career: 29, [[Jim Marshall (defensive end)|Jim Marshall]]
* Most opponents' fumbles recovered, season: 9, [[Don Hultz]], 1963.
* Most opponents' fumbles recovered, game: 3, held by 15 different players, most recently [[Brian Young (American football, born 1977)|Brian Young]], St. Louis Rams vs. [[Baltimore Ravens]], November 9, 2003.
* Longest fumble return: 104 yards, [[Jack Tatum]], Oakland Raiders vs. Green Bay Packers, September 24, 1972; [[Aeneas Williams]], Arizona Cardinals vs. Washington Redskins, November 5, 2000.
* Longest playoff fumble Return: 98 yards, [[Sam Hubbard]], Cincinnati Bengals vs. Baltimore Ravens, January 15, 2023. 
* Most fumble recoveries or returns for touchdowns, career: 6, [[Jason Taylor (American football)|Jason Taylor]].
* Most fumble recoveries or returns for touchdowns, season: 2, over 30 players, most recently [[Jeremy Chinn]] [[Carolina Panthers]] [[2020 NFL season|2020]]
* Most own fumbles recovered or advanced for touchdowns, career: 2; [[Ken Kavanaugh]], [[Mike Ditka]], [[Gail Cogdill]], [[Ahmad Rashad]], [[Jim Mitchell (tight end)|Jim Mitchell]], [[Drew Pearson (American football)|Drew Pearson]], [[Del Rodgers]], [[Alan Richard]], and [[Kevin Curtis]].
* Most own fumbles recovered or advanced for touchdowns, season: 2; Rashad, 1974, Rodgers, 1982, and Curtis, 2007.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/leaders/fumbles_rec_yds_career_playoffs.htm | title=NFL Fumble Return Yards Career Playoffs Leaders (Since 1945) | website=[[Pro-Football-Reference.com]] }}</ref>
* Most opponents' fumbles returned or recovered for touchdowns, career: 6, Jason Taylor.
* Most opponents' fumbles returned or recovered for touchdowns, season: 2, over 30 players as described above ending with Chinn.
* Most opponents' fumbles returned or recovered for touchdowns, game: Fred "Dippy" Evans, Chicago Bears vs. Washington Redskins, November 28, 1948, Jeremy Chinn, Carolina Panthers vs Minnesota Vikings, November 29, 2020.
* Fewest fumbles, career (more than 400 touches): [[Jamaal Williams]], never fumbled, 622 touches (through 2021 NFL season)
* Most consecutive touches without a fumble:
** 712 ([[LaDainian Tomlinson]], longest streak since 1991)<ref name="Thou Shalt Never Fumble">[Tom Perrotta], January 18, 2012, [https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052970204555904577167253671355534 Thou Shalt Never Fumble], The Wall Street Journal Online</ref>
*** 870 (Steven Jackson, Rams/Falcons/Patriots RB-November 13, 2011 fumble against Browns was last fumble of career) <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nfl.com/player/stevenjackson/2505936/profile|title=Steven Jackson|website=NFL.com|access-date=October 15, 2018}}</ref>

====Games====
* Most fumbles: 14, [[Washington Redskins]] (8) vs. [[Pittsburgh Steelers]] (6), November 14, 1937; Chicago Bears (7) vs. Cleveland Browns (7), November 24, 1940; [[St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)|St. Louis Cardinals]] (8) vs. New York Giants (6), September 17, 1961; Kansas City Chiefs vs. [[Houston Oilers]], October 12, 1969.
* Most fumble recoveries for touchdowns: 3; Detroit Lions (2) vs. Minnesota Vikings (1), December 9, 1962 (2 own, 1 opponents'); Green Bay Packers (2) vs. [[Dallas Cowboys]] (1), November 29, 1964 (all opponents'); Oakland Raiders (2) vs. Buffalo Bills (1), December 24, 1967 (all opponents'); Oakland Raiders (2) vs. Philadelphia Eagles (1), September 24, 1995 (all opponents'); Tennessee Titans (2) vs. Pittsburgh Steelers (1), January 2, 2000 (all opponents').
* Most opponents' fumbles recovered for touchdowns: 3 (see last four above).

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