carolina panthers player most interception return yard in a playoffs game

Chad Cota and Pat Terrell are tied for the most interception-return yards for the Panthers in a playoff game, with 49 yards on January 5, 1997.

NAMEINT YDSDATEROUNDTMOPPTKLASTCOMBSCKSCKYINTINT TDFFFRFR TD
1Chad Cota
C. Cota
49
1/5/1997
NFC Divisional
vs
0.0
1
0
0
2Pat Terrell
P. Terrell
49
1/5/1997
NFC Divisional
vs
0.0
1
0
0
3Julius Peppers
J. Peppers
34
1/3/2004
NFC Wild Card
vs
1
0
1
0.0
0
1
0
0
0
0
4Sam Mills
S. Mills
24
1/5/1997
NFC Divisional
vs
0.0
1
0
0
5Luke Kuechly
L. Kuechly
22
1/24/2016
NFC Championship
vs
3
5
8
0.0
0
1
1
0
1
0
6Kony Ealy
K. Ealy
19
2/7/2016
Super Bowl
@
3
1
4
3.0
23
1
0
1
1
0
7Deon Grant
D. Grant
16
1/10/2004
NFC Divisional
@
4
0
4
0.0
0
1
0
0
0
0
8Ricky Manning
R. Manning
15
1/18/2004
NFC Championship
@
2
0
2
0.0
0
3
0
0
0
0
9Luke Kuechly
L. Kuechly
14
1/17/2016
NFC Divisional
vs
3
8
11
0.0
0
1
1
0
0
0
10Ken Lucas
K. Lucas
14
1/8/2006
NFC Wild Card
@
1
1
2
0.0
0
1
0
0
0
0
11Reggie Howard
R. Howard
12
2/1/2004
Super Bowl
@
6
0
6
0.0
0
1
0
0
0
0
12Tre Boston
T. Boston
11
1/3/2015
NFC Wild Card
vs
1
1
2
0.0
0
1
0
0
0
0
13Sam Mills
S. Mills
10
1/12/1997
NFC Championship
@
0.0
1
0
0
14Tre Boston
T. Boston
5
1/24/2016
NFC Championship
vs
0
1
1
0.0
0
1
0
0
1
0
15Jon Beason
J. Beason
4
1/10/2009
NFC Divisional
vs
6
2
8
0.0
0
1
0
0
0
0
16Mike Adams
M. Adams
1
1/7/2018
NFC Wild Card
@
3
1
4
0.0
0
1
0
0
0
0
17Luke Kuechly
L. Kuechly
1
1/3/2015
NFC Wild Card
vs
6
4
10
0.0
0
1
0
0
0
0
18Ken Lucas
K. Lucas
1
1/15/2006
NFC Divisional
@
5
0
5
0.0
0
1
0
0
0
0

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