Jakeem Grant's 97-yard punt return TD among longest in NFL history.
What is the longest punt return in NFL history?
- Here is a look at some of the longest punt returns taken all the way. Robert Bailey's unique 103-yard return for the Rams. ...
- Bailey, not even a regular punt returner, holds a record that likely will never be broken. ...
- Harris smartly scooped up the ball and took it back 99 yards for the score.
What is the longest TD in NFL history?
Longest Rushing Touchdown (99 Yards)
Tony Dorsett was the first to pull it off, doing so during the Monday night game of the final week of the 1982 season.
How many 109-yard plays have there been in the NFL?
The NFL has had three 109-yard plays and nine 108-yard plays during its history.
Who has a 99-yard touchdown?
A 99-yard pass play is the longest play involving a forward pass that is possible in an American football game. It gains 99 yards and scores a touchdown for the offensive team. The play has occurred thirteen times in NFL history, most recently by Eli Manning and Victor Cruz.
21 related questions foundHas there ever been a 100 yard touchdown?
Can't-Miss Play: Chiefs' D delivers bizarre 100-YARD TD after goal-line fumble. Kansas City Chiefs cornerback Bashuad Breeland returns fumble made by Detroit Lions running back Kerryon Johnson 100 yards for touchdown.
Can you score a 110 yard touchdown?
Football Player Does Unthinkable, Runs Failed Field Goal 110 Yards for TD. From the balance needed to stay inbounds to the near 110 yards he had to cover, Sean Landez's touchdown run was simply remarkable.
What was Devin Hester longest punt return?
20, 2010: Once again Hester hits the Vikings and Kluwe with a punt return TD, this from 64 yards, and it gave him the record for most return touchdowns on kicks/punts in NFL history.
What is the most kick-return yards in a game?
NFL Throwback
Los Angeles Rams cornerback LeRoy Irvin records a single-game record with 207 punt return yards against the Falcons in 1981.
Who has the most punt returns for touchdowns in NFL history?
Devin Hester is officially the greatest returner in NFL history. With kick-return royalty in Billy "White Shoes" Johnson and Hall of Famer Deion Sanders watching from the Georgia Dome sidelines, Hester exploded for a 62-yard punt-return touchdown to give him 20 return touchdowns for his career.
Who has the most punt return touchdowns in a season?
Devin Hester
In just 101 returns, Hester has four touchdowns, and the NFL's single-season record for kickoff returns in a season. He also has had nine punt returns for touchdowns.
How many kick returns does Cordarrelle Patterson have?
Patterson has made a name for himself in the NFL by dominating in special teams as a kick returner; his eight kickoff return touchdowns are tied for the most in NFL history.
Who holds the record for most special teams touchdowns?
Devin Hester played wide receiver and as a return specialist holds the record for the most all-time return touchdowns and most all-time punt return touchdowns. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest, if not the greatest, return specialist in NFL history.
What is the longest Pick 6 in NFL history?
Baltimore Ravens safety Ed Reed sets the NFL record for the longest interception return for a touchdown in a 36-7 win over the Eagles.
Is any score possible in football?
Until that date, one-point scoring was impossible as an extra point play was ruled dead and the referee would stop the play. There is still a long list of score possibilities up to 70-70 (considered to be the highest "possible" score) that have never happened before in NFL history.
Is a 110 yard play possible?
No. In American football, the maximum possible kick return is 109 yards. The distance is counted from the yard marker in front of where the ball is recovered, not the one behind it. If it landed behind the “110 mark” it would be a touchback.
What is the longest pass ever thrown?
In 1983 Raiders player Jim Plunkett threw a 99-yard touchdown pass, the longest in NFL history.
Is Patterson a RB or WR?
Patterson also confirmed it all on his own, in a fashion of which only he can. The running back/wide receiver hybrid joined the Falcons on a one-year deal last offseason, bursting onto the scene in 2021 in a way he never has in his decade-long career in the league.
How many kick returns does Devin Hester?
Hester was named the NFC's Special Teams Player of the Week for his accomplishments. Hester concluded the season with 504 receiving yards from 38 receptions and led the NFL with 1,128 kick-off return yards.
Who has the most kick and punt returns?
Brian Mitchell | 14 TDs
Mitchell remains the all-time leader in kickoff return yards (14,014), punt return yards (4,999), and combined postseason return yards (1,214).
Did Deion return kicks?
Deion Sanders returned 155 kickoffs in his career.
Who has the most kick return touchdowns in a game?
10 players are tied for the most kick-return touchdowns in a game, with 2 touchdowns. The first three are Leon Washington on September 26, 2010, Josh Cribbs on December 20, 2009 and Ted Ginn on November 1, 2009.
