Regarded as one of the greatest punters in NFL history,[2] Lechler was named an All-Pro nine times during his career, and made seven Pro Bowls.

[3] Lechler was one of two punters named to the NFL 100th Anniversary All-Time Team, along with Hall of Famer Ray Guy.

As quarterback, punter and placekicker, Lechler led East Bernard to the state quarterfinals his senior year, completing 87 of 101 (86.1%) passes for 1,640 yards and 11 touchdowns.

[7] When injuries depleted the depth chart, Lechler served as the backup quarterback for the 1998 Big 12 championship game.

At one point in the game, the Aggies' last healthy quarterback, Branndon Stewart, appeared shaken and a nervous-looking Lechler threw warmup passes on the sideline.

"[9] Lechler started his career off strong at Texas A&M, earning Freshman All-America honors in 1996 with a punting average of 42.7 yards.

[10] After his sophomore season, he was named to the All-Big 12 team after breaking the Aggie single-season record with an average of 47.0 yards per punt.

[17] During Week 10 against the Kansas City Chiefs, he converted all seven extra-point attempts in the game as the Raiders won by a score of 49–31.

[18] Two weeks later against the New Orleans Saints, Lechler had four punts for 219 net yards for a season-high 54.75 average as the Raiders won by a score of 31–22.

[25] During the season opener against the Kansas City Chiefs, Lechler had four punts for 185 net yards (46.25 average) in the 27–24 road victory.

[27] Three weeks later against the Indianapolis Colts, Lechler had five punts for 262 net yards for a season-high 52.4 average in the 23–18 road victory.

[36] After two victories over the New York Jets in the Divisional Round and the Tennessee Titans in the AFC Championship, Lechler appeared in his first Super Bowl.

[37][38] In Super Bowl XXXVII, he had five punts for 195 net yards for a 39.00 average in the 48–21 loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

[39] During the season opener against the Tennessee Titans, Lechler had seven punts for 353 net yards for a 50.43 average in the 25–20 road loss.

[45] Lechler started his fifth professional season in the season-opening 24–21 road loss against the Pittsburgh Steelers, punting thrice for 132 net yards and a 44 average.

[47] Three weeks later against the Carolina Panthers, Lechler punted thrice for 167 net yards for a season-high 55.67 average in the 27–24 road victory.

[50][51] In the season-opening game against the New England Patriots, Lechler had eight punts for 356 net yards for a 44.5 average in the 30–20 road loss.

[55] On September 11, in a shutout loss to the San Diego Chargers in the season opener, he had nine punts for 420 net yards for a 46.67 average.

[71] On September 14, in the season opener against the San Diego Chargers, Lechler had four punts for 195 net yards for a 48.75 average as the Raiders lost by a score of 24–20.

[72] In the next game against the Kansas City Chiefs, he had seven punts for 398 net yards for a season-high 56.86 average in the 13–10 road victory.

[79] On September 12, in the season-opening road loss to the Tennessee Titans, Lechler had four punts for 219 net yards for a season-high 54.75 average.

[83][84] On September 12, in the season opener against the Denver Broncos, Lechler had six punts for 349 net yards for a season-high 58.17 average.

[85] In Week 6 of the 2011 season, as the holder for placekicker Sebastian Janikowski, he threw a 35-yard touchdown pass to tight end Kevin Boss on a fake field goal attempt.

[91] On September 10, against the San Diego Chargers, he had a quiet season opener with only two punts for 114 net yards for a season-high 57.00 average.

[97] During Week 10 on November 10, Lechler became just the sixth player in NFL history to reach the 50,000 punt-yard mark during his second punt of the game against the Arizona Cardinals.

[102] During Week 15 on December 14, third-string quarterback Tom Savage was injured with under two minutes left and Houston down seven points, needing a touchdown to tie the game.

[108] In his first playoff game since the 2002 season, Lechler had five punts for 228 net yards (45.60 average) in the 30–0 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs in the Wild Card Round.

[116] In the Wild Card Round victory over the Oakland Raiders, Lechler had nine punts for 414 net yards (46.00 average).