most interception return yardage in a career by a dt

Julius Peppers has the most career interception-return yards by a defensive lineman, with 192 yards.

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	NAME	INT YDS	GP	TKL	AST	COMB	SCK	SCKY	INT	INT TD	FF	FR	FR TD
1	Julius Peppers J. Peppers	192	218	487	127	614	134.5	813.5	9	2	43	17	2
2	George Martin G. Martin	164	201				46.0		3	3		15	2
3	Earl Faison E. Faison	136	73						6	2		0	0
4	Grant Wistrom G. Wistrom	129	132	238	52	290	53.0		5	2	6	8	0
5	Keith Traylor K. Traylor	129	192	173	47	220	19.0		2	1	4	3	0
6	Michael Strahan M. Strahan	124	216	338	93	431	141.5		4	2	14	15	1
7	Greg Townsend G. Townsend	117	174				99.0		3	1		7	3
8	Ron McDole R. McDole	115	240						12	1		14	1
9	Jason Taylor J. Taylor	110	185	336	152	488	120.5		7	3	34	26	5
10	Larry Hand L. Hand	110	164						5	3		8	0
11	Larry Cole L. Cole	102	176						4	3		14	1
12	J.J. Watt	99	151	449	137	586	114.5	808.5	2	2	27	17	1
13	Dan Wilkinson D. Wilkinson	99	195	97	32	129	54.5		5	1	4	4	0
14	Leonard Williams L. Williams	98	179	340	310	650	64.5	452.5	2	1	6	4	0
15	Al Wallace A. Wallace	96	96	117	26	143	23.0		4	0	4	5	1
16	Brett Keisel B. Keisel	95	156	253	155	408	30.0	145	2	1	7	9	0
17	Gary Johnson G. Johnson	93	157				16.0		2	2		13	1
18	Marcellus Wiley M. Wiley	92	147	152	40	192	44.0		2	0	9	5	0
19	Darren Howard D. Howard	91	145	229	74	303	67.0		3	0	17	10	0
20	Jim Jeffcoat J. Jeffcoat	91	227				102.5		2	2		11	2
21	Steve Emtman S. Emtman	90	50				8.0		1	1		3	0
22	Jacob Green J. Green	90	180				97.5		3	2		17	2
23	Harry Gunner H. Gunner	90	42						2	1		2	0
24	Aidan Hutchinson A. Hutchinson	89	60	126	63	189	46.5	343	5	0	9	5	0
25	Richard Dent R. Dent	89	203				137.5		8	1		13	1

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Sun 10/25	TB	@	CAR	1:00 PM
Thu 10/29	CAR	@	GB	8:15 PM
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Pass Yards Rankings

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Cowboys	2	2	0	.500
Commanders	1	3	0	.250
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
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Bears	3	1	0	.750
Lions	2	2	0	.500
Packers	2	2	0	.500
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	2	2	0	.500
Falcons	2	2	0	.500
Saints	1	3	0	.250
Buccaneers	0	4	0	.000
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Seahawks	3	1	0	.750
Rams	2	2	0	.500
Cardinals	1	3	0	.250

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Jets	1	3	0	.250
Dolphins	0	4	0	.000
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Ravens	3	1	0	.750
Steelers	2	2	0	.500
Bengals	2	2	0	.500
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
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Colts	2	2	0	.500
Titans	0	4	0	.000
Texans	0	4	0	.000
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Raiders	3	1	0	.750
Broncos	2	2	0	.500
Chargers	0	4	0	.000