most interception yards by a defence in a nfl game

The Seattle Seahawks have the most interception-return yards by a team in a game, with 325 yards versus the Chiefs on November 4, 1984.

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most interception yards by a defence in a NFL regular-season game
TEAMINT YDSDATETMOPPRESULTTKLASTCOMBSCKSCKYINTINT TDFFFRFR TD
1Seahawks
Seahawks
325
11/4/1984
vs
W
45-0
2.0
8
6
4
0
0
2Rams
Rams
314
10/18/1964
vs
W
42-14
4.0
20
7
2
0
0
3Oilers
Oilers
245
10/15/1967
@
T
28-28
0.0
0
6
2
0
0
4Bills
Bills
235
9/29/1968
vs
W
37-35
3.0
23
5
3
1
0
5Rams
Rams
225
9/21/1980
vs
W
51-21
7.0
58
5
2
0
0
6Dolphins
Dolphins
218
10/4/1992
@
W
37-10
3.0
28
4
1
1
0
7Browns
Browns
213
12/11/1960
vs
W
42-0
4.0
32
7
3
1
0
8Patriots
Patriots
204
11/1/1963
vs
W
45-3
5.0
52
6
2
2
0
9Chargers
Chargers
194
9/24/1961
vs
W
34-24
2.0
21
6
1
1
0
10Lions
Lions
192
11/18/1973
@
W
30-7
4.0
38
5
1
0
0
11Texans
Texans
188
12/17/1961
vs
W
35-24
5.0
39
3
2
1
0
12Cardinals
Cardinals
186
12/16/2012
vs
W
38-10
49
8
57
2.0
18
3
2
0
1
0
13Ravens
Ravens
183
12/24/2000
vs
W
34-20
1.0
8
3
1
3
0
14Cowboys
Cowboys
183
11/3/1963
vs
W
35-20
1.0
9
4
0
3
0
15Falcons
Falcons
182
10/21/1973
@
W
41-0
1.0
11
4
0
1
0
16Rams
Rams
177
10/20/1996
vs
W
17-14
2.0
1
5
1
1
0
17Saints
Saints
176
9/3/1978
vs
W
31-24
1.0
13
4
1
2
0
18Chargers
Chargers
174
10/29/1961
vs
W
37-0
1.0
6
4
2
3
0
19Redskins
Redskins
173
11/29/1992
vs
W
41-3
2.0
7
5
1
1
0
20Eagles
Eagles
173
12/21/1975
@
W
26-3
3.0
29
7
2
1
0
21Bills
Bills
173
12/9/1967
@
W
44-16
3.0
27
6
2
1
0
22Eagles
Eagles
172
12/12/1965
@
W
47-13
5.0
39
9
3
3
0
23Broncos
Broncos
171
12/2/2024
vs
W
41-32
46
28
74
3.0
22
3
2
0
0
0
2449ers
49ers
171
11/26/1995
vs
W
41-13
1.0
2
4
1
1
0
25Chargers
Chargers
171
11/18/1979
vs
W
35-7
4.0
39
5
1
3
0
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete team, game-level data for interception yards going back to the 1960 season.

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