Dick Butkus has run the most career returns by a linebacker when scoring >0 touchdowns, with 61 returns.
| 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 |  | D. Butkus | 61 | 1 | 119 | 12 | 120 | 10.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 2 | | R. Nitschke | 54 | 2 | 190 | 6 | 53 | 8.8 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 3 | | J. Ham | 53 | 2 | 162 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 4 |  | R. Lewis | 51 | 3 | 228 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 5 | | S. White | 50 | 2 | 153 | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 6 | | L. Roy Jordan | 50 | 3 | 186 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 7 |  | L. Fletcher | 47 | 3 | 256 | 12 | 188 | 15.7 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 8 | | W. Lanier | 46 | 2 | 149 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 9 | | D. Robinson | 46 | 1 | 155 | 7 | 80 | 11.4 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 10 | | C. Howley | 45 | 3 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 0.2 | 0 | |
| 11 | | J. Schmidt | 45 | 3 | 155 | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 12 | | T. Hendricks | 43 | 4 | 215 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 13 | | B. Pellington | 43 | 1 | 141 | 7 | 73 | 10.4 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 14 | | S. Huff | 42 | 5 | 156 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 15 | | J. Pardee | 42 | 6 | 196 | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 16 | | J. Anderson | 41 | 1 | 146 | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 17 | | R. Williams | 41 | 3 | 206 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 18 | | M. Blair | 40 | 2 | 160 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 19 | | I. Robertson | 40 | 4 | 168 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 20 | | D. Edwards | 39 | 6 | 197 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 21 | | W. Thomas | 39 | 4 | 172 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 22 | | W. Marshall | 39 | 4 | 179 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 23 | | C. Hanburger | 39 | 5 | 187 | 3 | 33 | 11.0 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 24 | | N. Buoniconti | 39 | 2 | 183 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 25 | | C. Bednarik | 39 | 1 | 109 | 4 | 57 | 14.3 | 0.5 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 0.2 | 0 |
StatMuse has season-level data for touchdowns going back to the 1921 season.
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24.4
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144.5
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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 |