longest interception return yards in a game by a rookie

Dick Jauron has the most interception-return yards by a rookie in a game, with 167 yards against the Bears on November 18, 1973.

Interpreted as:

longest interception return yards in a regular-season game by a rookie

	NAME	INT YDS	DATE	TM		OPP	TKL	AST	COMB	SCK	SCKY	INT	INT TD	FF	FR	FR TD
1	Dick Jauron D. Jauron	167	11/18/1973	DET	@	CHI						3	1			0
2	Kenny Easley K. Easley	125	12/20/1981	SEA	vs	CLE						2	1			0
3	Brandon Flowers B. Flowers	118	10/26/2008	KC	@	NYJ	5	3	8	0.0	0	2	1	0	0	0
4	Zach Brown Z. Brown	109	12/30/2012	TEN	vs	JAX	1	3	4	1.0	8	2	2	0	0	0
5	Bobby Ply B. Ply	108	12/16/1962	DLT	vs	SD						4	0			0
6	Wayne Fontes W. Fontes	108	12/15/1962	NYT	vs	HOU						2	1			0
7	Dick Anderson D. Anderson	107	11/24/1968	MIA	@	BOS						2	1			0
8	Aaron Martin A. Martin	107	10/18/1964	LA	vs	SF						2	1			0
9	Kamren Kinchens K. Kinchens	103	11/3/2024	LAR	@	SEA	3	0	3	0.0	0	2	1	0	1	0
10	Justin Reid J. Reid	101	11/18/2018	HOU	@	WAS	3	1	4	0.0	0	1	1	0	0	0
11	Bryan McCann B. McCann	101	11/14/2010	DAL	@	NYG	5	0	5	0.0	0	1	1	0	0	0
12	Louis Delmas L. Delmas	101	12/20/2009	DET	vs	ARI	3	5	8	0.0	0	1	1	0	0	0
13	Cobie Durant C. Durant	100	12/25/2022	LAR	vs	DEN	1	0	1	0.0	0	2	1	0	0	0
14	Mike Gaechter M. Gaechter	100	10/14/1962	DLC	vs	PHI						1	1			0
15	Sydney Brown S. Brown	99	12/31/2023	PHI	vs	ARI	2	3	5	0.0	0	1	1	0	0	0
16	Jaylen Watson J. Watson	99	9/15/2022	KC	vs	LAC	3	1	4	0.0	0	1	1	0	0	0
17	Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie D. Rodgers-Cromartie	99	12/7/2008	ARI	vs	STL	5	0	5	0.0	0	1	1	0	0	0
18	Johnnie Johnson J. Johnson	99	9/21/1980	LA	vs	GB						1	1			0
19	Dave Grayson D. Grayson	99	12/17/1961	DLT	vs	NYT						1	1			0
20	Alec Ogletree A. Ogletree	98	10/13/2013	STL	@	HOU	7	3	10	0.0	0	1	1	1	0	0
21	Chad Williams C. Williams	98	12/1/2002	BAL	@	CIN	6	1	7	0.0	0	1	1	0	0	0
22	Pete Jaquess P. Jaquess	98	9/19/1964	HOU	vs	OAK						2	1			0
23	Devon Witherspoon D. Witherspoon	97	10/2/2023	SEA	@	NYG	6	1	7	2.0	14	1	1	0	0	0
24	Anthony Henry A. Henry	97	12/16/2001	CLE	vs	JAX	4	2	6	0.0	0	2	1	0	0	0
25	John Hendy J. Hendy	97	12/1/1985	SD	vs	BUF				0.0		2	1			0

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