Between the 1969 and 1978 seasons, Emmitt Thomas had the most interception-return yards, with 852 yards.
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most interception return yards by a player 1969 to 1978| NAME | INT YDS | GP | TKL | AST | COMB | SCK | SCKY | INT | INT TD | FF | FR | FR TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | E. Thomas | 852 | 142 | 50 | 4 | 6 | 0 | ||||||
| 2 | | L. Barney | 763 | 112 | 39 | 4 | 12 | 0 | ||||||
| 3 | | P. Krause | 721 | 142 | 43 | 2 | 7 | 2 | ||||||
| 4 | | G. Edwards | 695 | 103 | 28 | 2 | 8 | 0 | ||||||
| 5 | | B. Thompson | 664 | 131 | 30 | 3 | 15 | 2 | ||||||
| 6 | | B. Bryant | 629 | 119 | 44 | 2 | 11 | 1 | ||||||
| 7 | | R. Brown | 624 | 110 | 35 | 2 | 7 | 0 | ||||||
| 8 | | T. Greene | 618 | 112 | 36 | 2 | 11 | 0 | ||||||
| 9 | | J. Tatum | 610 | 104 | 28 | 0 | 8 | 1 | ||||||
| 10 | | T. Darden | 585 | 83 | 35 | 1 | 6 | 1 | ||||||
| 11 | | M. Blount | 567 | 127 | 39 | 1 | 10 | 1 | ||||||
| 12 | | K. Houston | 567 | 142 | 39 | 5 | 19 | 1 | ||||||
| 13 | | D. Anderson | 562 | 107 | 26 | 2 | 15 | 1 | ||||||
| 14 | | N. Thompson | 555 | 103 | 31 | 2 | 8 | 1 | ||||||
| 15 | | J. Scott | 551 | 126 | 49 | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||||||
| 16 | | L. Johnson | 549 | 59 | 21 | 3 | 4 | 0 | ||||||
| 17 | | B. Bradley | 536 | 114 | 34 | 1 | 9 | 0 | ||||||
| 18 | | R. Lawrence | 501 | 86 | 30 | 1 | 9 | 0 | ||||||
| 19 | | M. Sensibaugh | 501 | 92 | 27 | 2 | 12 | 0 | ||||||
| 20 | | C. Waters | 485 | 128 | 33 | 2 | 5 | 0 | ||||||
| 21 | | M. Bass | 478 | 98 | 30 | 3 | 6 | 0 | ||||||
| 22 | | Z. Moore | 444 | 117 | 24 | 2 | 7 | 1 | ||||||
| 23 | | J. Rowser | 444 | 99 | 26 | 4 | 5 | 0 | ||||||
| 24 | | J. Kearney | 439 | 112 | 20 | 5 | 7 | 0 | ||||||
| 25 | | M. Wagner | 433 | 96 | 26 | 0 | 11 | 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 |