chicago bears player most interception return yard in a game by rookie

Todd Bell has the most interception-return yards by a player for the Bears in his rookie season in a game, with 92 yards against the Lions on November 22, 1981.

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  • Data note: Interception Yards: player game data may be incomplete before 1960
NAMEINT YDSDATETMOPPTKLASTCOMBSCKSCKYINTINT TDFFFRFR TD
1Todd Bell
T. Bell
92
11/22/1981
vs
1
1
0
2Jeremy Lincoln
J. Lincoln
80
12/5/1993
vs
0.0
1
1
0
3Eddie Jackson
E. Jackson
76
10/22/2017
vs
4
0
4
0.0
0
1
1
0
1
1
4Nathan Vasher
N. Vasher
71
10/31/2004
vs
0
0
0
0.0
0
1
1
0
0
0
5Khaseem Greene
K. Greene
49
12/1/2013
@
3
2
5
0.0
0
1
0
0
0
0
6Bennie McRae
B. McRae
47
11/11/1962
vs
1
0
0
7Lance Briggs
L. Briggs
45
12/7/2003
@
7
2
9
0.0
0
1
1
0
0
0
8Craig Steltz
C. Steltz
44
11/2/2008
vs
3
0
3
0.0
0
1
0
0
0
0
9Chris Harris
C. Harris
44
10/16/2005
vs
3
0
3
0.0
0
1
0
0
0
0
10John Roper
J. Roper
43
9/24/1989
@
1.0
1
0
0
11Kyler Gordon
K. Gordon
42
10/24/2022
@
0
0
0
0.0
0
1
0
0
0
0
12Nathan Vasher
N. Vasher
41
11/7/2004
@
1
0
1
0.0
0
1
0
0
1
0
13Virgil Livers
V. Livers
40
12/21/1975
@
1
1
0
14Reuben Henderson
R. Henderson
39
12/6/1981
vs
1
0
0
15Kyle Fuller
K. Fuller
38
9/14/2014
@
5
2
7
0.0
0
2
0
0
0
0
16Nathan Vasher
N. Vasher
38
12/12/2004
@
2
0
2
0.0
0
1
0
0
0
0
17Dick Butkus
D. Butkus
38
11/14/1965
vs
1
0
0
18Kyler Gordon
K. Gordon
36
12/24/2022
vs
5
0
5
0.0
0
1
0
0
0
0
19Mike Brown
M. Brown
35
10/8/2000
vs
0.0
1
1
0
20Dick Butkus
D. Butkus
35
10/17/1965
@
1
0
0
21Tyrique Stevenson Sr.
T. Stevenson Sr.
34
12/17/2023
@
4
1
5
0.0
0
1
0
0
0
0
22Charles Tillman
C. Tillman
32
10/26/2003
vs
8
0
8
0.0
0
1
0
0
0
0
23Kyle Fuller
K. Fuller
31
12/28/2014
@
0
1
1
0.0
0
1
0
0
0
0
24Dwayne Joseph
D. Joseph
31
9/3/1995
vs
0.0
1
0
0
25Nathan Vasher
N. Vasher
30
11/21/2004
vs
1
0
1
0.0
0
1
0
0
0
0

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