Between the 1967 and 1976 seasons, Lem Barney had the most interception-return yards, with 1,050 yards.
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most interception return yards by a player 1967 to 1976| NAME | INT YDS | GP | TKL | AST | COMB | SCK | SCKY | INT | INT TD | FF | FR | FR TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | L. Barney | 1,050 | 128 | 53 | 7 | 15 | 0 | ||||||
| 2 | | E. Thomas | 937 | 137 | 55 | 5 | 7 | 0 | ||||||
| 3 | | P. Krause | 853 | 139 | 56 | 2 | 11 | 2 | ||||||
| 4 | | D. Anderson | 792 | 107 | 34 | 3 | 16 | 1 | ||||||
| 5 | | K. Houston | 780 | 140 | 41 | 9 | 19 | 1 | ||||||
| 6 | | B. Bryant | 576 | 103 | 35 | 3 | 14 | 1 | ||||||
| 7 | | B. Thompson | 542 | 101 | 21 | 3 | 10 | 1 | ||||||
| 8 | | G. Edwards | 536 | 76 | 22 | 2 | 7 | 0 | ||||||
| 9 | | B. Bradley | 536 | 110 | 34 | 1 | 9 | 0 | ||||||
| 10 | | R. Volk | 532 | 131 | 33 | 1 | 13 | 0 | ||||||
| 11 | | K. Reaves | 525 | 137 | 34 | 1 | 8 | 0 | ||||||
| 12 | | B. Owens | 521 | 140 | 29 | 2 | 6 | 1 | ||||||
| 13 | | R. Brown | 518 | 80 | 26 | 2 | 5 | 0 | ||||||
| 14 | | L. Johnson | 498 | 56 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 0 | ||||||
| 15 | | P. Fischer | 497 | 137 | 31 | 2 | 11 | 0 | ||||||
| 16 | | M. Farr | 488 | 89 | 30 | 6 | 4 | 0 | ||||||
| 17 | | M. Bass | 478 | 100 | 30 | 3 | 6 | 0 | ||||||
| 18 | | N. Thompson | 464 | 76 | 22 | 2 | 7 | 1 | ||||||
| 19 | | H. Adderley | 463 | 81 | 21 | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||||||
| 20 | | J. Kearney | 462 | 129 | 23 | 5 | 9 | 0 | ||||||
| 21 | | W. Williams | 462 | 86 | 34 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||||||
| 22 | | M. Blount | 447 | 97 | 29 | 1 | 9 | 1 | ||||||
| 23 | | J. Rowser | 444 | 127 | 26 | 4 | 6 | 0 | ||||||
| 24 | | C. Stukes | 443 | 107 | 32 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||||||
| 25 | | E. Sharockman | 441 | 74 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||||||
StatMuse has season-level data for interception yards going back to the 1940 season.
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| AFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Patriots - y | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Bills - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Dolphins - e | 7 | 10 | 0 | .412 |
 Jets - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
| AFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
 Steelers - y | 10 | 7 | 0 | .588 |
 Ravens - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Bengals - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
 Browns - e | 5 | 12 | 0 | .294 |
| AFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
 Jaguars - y | 13 | 4 | 0 | .765 |
 Texans - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Colts - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Titans - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
| AFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
 Broncos - z* | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Chargers - w | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Chiefs - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
 Raiders - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
| NFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Eagles - y | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Cowboys - e | 7 | 9 | 1 | .441 |
 Commanders - e | 5 | 12 | 0 | .294 |
 Giants - e | 4 | 13 | 0 | .235 |
| NFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
 Bears - y | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Packers - w | 9 | 7 | 1 | .559 |
 Vikings - e | 9 | 8 | 0 | .529 |
 Lions - e | 9 | 8 | 0 | .529 |
| NFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
 Panthers - y | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Buccaneers - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Falcons - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Saints - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
| NFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
 Seahawks - z* | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Rams - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 49ers - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Cardinals - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |