most career return tds by a player in nfl history for denver broncos

Rick Upchurch has scored the most career touchdown returns for the Broncos, with 8 touchdown returns.

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	NAME	RET TD	GP	KR	KR YDS	KR AVG	KR YDS/G	KR TD	PR	PR YDS	PR AVG	PR YDS/G	PR TD
1	Rick Upchurch R. Upchurch	8	119	95	2,355	24.8	19.8	0	248	3,008	12.1	25.3	8
2	Bill Thompson B. Thompson	7	179	46	1,156	25.1	6.5	0	157	1,814	11.6	10.1	0
3	Aqib Talib A. Talib	6	58	0	0		0.0	0	1	1	1.0	0.0	0
4	Deltha O'Neal D. O'Neal	5	61	55	1,245	22.6	20.4	1	128	1,325	10.4	21.7	2
5	Darrien Gordon D. Gordon	5	32	0	0		0.0	0	74	922	12.5	28.8	3
6	Mike Harden M. Harden	5	128	26	414	15.9	3.2	0	7	102	14.6	0.8	1
7	Trindon Holliday T. Holliday	4	25	39	1,133	29.1	45.3	2	63	605	9.6	24.2	2
8	Chris Harris C. Harris	4	139	0	0		0.0	0	0	0		0.0	0
9	Tyrone Braxton T. Braxton	4	165	0	0		0.0	0	0	0		0.0	0
10	Louis Wright L. Wright	4	166	0	0		0.0	0	1	0	0.0	0.0	0
11	Randy Gradishar R. Gradishar	4	145	0	0		0.0	0	0	0		0.0	0
12	Nemiah Wilson N. Wilson	4	42	14	415	29.6	9.9	1	2	10	5.0	0.2	0
13	Bradley Roby B. Roby	3	79	0	0		0.0	0	0	0		0.0	0
14	Tony Carter T. Carter	3	40	0	0		0.0	0	1	0	0.0	0.0	0
15	Eddie Royal E. Royal	3	57	57	1,375	24.1	24.1	1	81	967	11.9	17.0	2
16	Champ Bailey C. Bailey	3	135	0	0		0.0	0	0	0		0.0	0
17	Ray Crockett R. Crockett	3	106	0	0		0.0	0	0	4		0.0	0
18	Tom Jackson T. Jackson	3	191	1	2	2.0	0.0	0	0	0		0.0	0
19	Goldie Sellers G. Sellers	3	27	25	661	26.4	24.5	2	10	73	7.3	2.7	0
20	John Bramlett J. Bramlett	3	28	0	0		0.0	0	0	0		0.0	0
21	Jim McMillin J. McMillin	3	47	1	6	6.0	0.1	0	0	0		0.0	0
22	Marvin Mims Jr. M. Mims Jr.	2	51	47	1,249	26.6	24.5	1	79	1,243	15.7	24.4	1
23	Nik Bonitto N. Bonitto	2	69	0	0		0.0	0	0	0		0.0	0
24	Ja'Quan McMillian J. McMillian	2	56	0	0		0.0	0	0	0		0.0	0
25	Pat Surtain II P. Surtain II	2	84	0	0		0.0	0	0	0		0.0	0

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Nix

RUSH

229

Dobbins

REC

204

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OPP PPG

22.2

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RUSH YDS/G

86.2

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PASS YDS/G

188.4

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TEAM	W	L	PCT
Chiefs	4	0	1.000
Broncos	3	2	.600
Raiders	3	2	.600
Chargers	0	5	.000

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 10/15	SEA	@	DEN	8:15 PM
Sun 10/25	DEN	@	ARI	4:05 PM
Sun 11/1	KC	@	DEN	4:25 PM
Sun 11/8	DEN	@	CAR	1:00 PM
Sun 11/22	LV	@	DEN	4:25 PM

Last Game

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3 - 2

Final

Chargers

0 - 5

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Stafford

1,485

Goff

1,408

Love

Rush Yards Leaders

580

Robinson

537

Walker

532

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Rec Yards Leaders

583

Smith-Njigba

537

Olave

507

Lamb

Pass TD Leaders

13

Purdy

12

Goff

12

Cousins

Rush TD Leaders

8

Allen

7

Gibbs

7

Henry

Rec TD Leaders

7

Smith-Njigba

6

Watson

5

St. Brown

QB Rating Leaders

119.6

Jackson

119.3

Purdy

111.3

Goff

Sack Leaders

7.5

Anderson

6.0

Rousseau

5.5

Turner

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

32.8

30.8

30.3

29.5

29.2

Opp PPG Rankings

12.8

14.0

18.6

18.8

19.2

Total Yards Rankings

424.4

412.0

405.8

396.2

394.2

393.8

Rush Yards Rankings

173.2

166.8

164.4

162.3

158.0

139.6

Pass Yards Rankings

317.0

297.0

281.6

280.4

276.2

Sack Leaders

20.0

18.0

17.0

16.0

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Fantasy RB Rankings

126.7

Gibbs

103.8

Henry

103.2

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

102.5

Smith-Njigba

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Watson

76.1

Lamb

Fantasy TE Rankings

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Likely

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Kittle

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Worst Record ATS

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Giants	3	1	1	.700
Eagles	2	3	0	.400
Cowboys	2	3	0	.400
Commanders	1	3	1	.300
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	5	0	0	1.000
Packers	3	2	0	.600
Lions	3	2	0	.600
Bears	3	2	0	.600
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	2	2	0	.500
Falcons	2	3	0	.400
Buccaneers	1	4	0	.200
Saints	1	4	0	.200
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	5	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	3	2	0	.600
Rams	2	3	0	.400
Cardinals	1	4	0	.200

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	4	1	0	.800
Patriots	3	2	0	.600
Jets	2	3	0	.400
Dolphins	0	5	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Ravens	4	1	0	.800
Browns	3	2	0	.600
Steelers	3	2	0	.600
Bengals	3	2	0	.600
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	4	1	0	.800
Colts	2	3	0	.400
Texans	1	4	0	.200
Titans	0	5	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	4	0	0	1.000
Broncos	3	2	0	.600
Raiders	3	2	0	.600
Chargers	0	5	0	.000