Lions Punted Fewest Amount of Times in NFL

Jack Fox had career 2024 NFL season.

Detroit Lions punter Jack Fox (3) punts against Pittsburgh Steelers during the first half of a preseason game / Junfu Han / USA TODAY NETWORK

Detroit Lions punter Jack Fox had a career season in 2024.

Despite the team not utilizing his services all that much during the regular season, Fox was reliable and even set a new NFL record.

In fact, the Lions only punted 45 times in 17 regular season games.

The 28-year-old will make the second Pro Bowl appearance of his career. He also earned Associated Press first-team All-Pro honors.

In 2024, Fox secured a net punting average of 46.2 yards, which set a new NFL record, besting Johnny Hekker's 2016 Los Angeles Rams record (46.0).

According to the team's website, "Fox also led the league with a 51.0 gross punting average and became the first player in NFL history to average 51.0 gross yards and 46.0 net yards per punt in a single season. The Lions punted just 45 times in the regular season, the fewest of any team. Fox will be a starter for the event."

"This guy’s a clutch player who plays big in big games and I feel like we’re going to need him this week," special teams coach Dave Fipp said ahead of the season finale against the Vikings. "These guys do a good job on defense obviously, so we’re counting on every phase of this game being really important, including that one.”

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