most punt return tds by a rookie rb in a game

Vai Sikahema has scored the most punt-return touchdowns by a rookie running back in a game, with 2 touchdowns versus the Buccaneers on December 21, 1986.

Interpreted as:
most punt return tds by a rookie rb in a regular-season game
NAME PR TD DATE TM OPP KR KR YDS KR AVG KR TD PR PR YDS PR AVG
1 Vai Sikahema
V. Sikahema
2
12/21/1986
STL STL
vs
TB TB
2
42
21.0
0
4
145
36.3
2 Tarik Cohen
T. Cohen
1
12/3/2017
CHI CHI
vs
SF SF
1
2
2.0
0
2
68
34.0
3 Marcus Murphy
M. Murphy
1
9/27/2015
NO NO
@
CAR CAR
3
72
24.0
0
2
82
41.0
4 Marcus Thigpen
M. Thigpen
1
9/9/2012
MIA MIA
@
HOU HOU
5
137
27.4
0
2
76
38.0
5 Dexter McCluster
D. McCluster
1
9/13/2010
KC KC
vs
SD SD
0
0
0
3
100
33.3
6 Clifton Smith
C. Smith
1
11/23/2008
TB TB
@
DET DET
5
142
28.4
0
4
90
22.5
7 Reggie Bush
R. Bush
1
10/8/2006
NO NO
vs
TB TB
0
0
0
3
75
25.0
8 B.J. Sams
B.J. Sams
1
10/10/2004
BAL BAL
@
WAS WAS
3
51
17.0
0
5
101
20.2
9 B.J. Sams
B.J. Sams
1
10/4/2004
BAL BAL
vs
KC KC
6
183
30.5
0
2
67
33.5
10 Leon Johnson
L. Johnson
1
11/23/1997
NYJ NYJ
vs
MIN MIN
0
0
0
3
81
27.0
11 Winslow Oliver
W. Oliver
1
9/8/1996
CAR CAR
@
NO NO
1
14
14.0
0
3
103
34.3
12 Dewell Brewer
D. Brewer
1
12/18/1994
IND IND
vs
MIA MIA
0
0
0
4
107
26.8
13 Johnny Bailey
J. Bailey
1
12/29/1990
CHI CHI
vs
KC KC
1
25
25.0
0
1
95
95.0
14 Dave Meggett
D. Meggett
1
12/24/1989
NYG NYG
vs
RAI RAI
1
43
43.0
0
5
114
22.8
15 Rick Calhoun
R. Calhoun
1
10/12/1987
RAI RAI
@
DEN DEN
3
85
28.3
0
4
59
14.8
16 Bobby Joe Edmonds
B. Joe Edmonds
1
11/23/1986
SEA SEA
vs
PHI PHI
2
36
18.0
0
4
103
25.8
17 Lionel James
L. James
1
11/25/1984
SD SD
@
PIT PIT
5
106
21.2
0
2
69
34.5
18 Stump Mitchell
S. Mitchell
1
9/20/1981
STL STL
vs
WAS WAS
3
69
23.0
0
3
69
23.0
19 Tommy Vigorito
T. Vigorito
1
9/10/1981
MIA MIA
vs
PIT PIT
0
0
0
1
87
87.0
20 Tony Nathan
T. Nathan
1
10/14/1979
MIA MIA
vs
BUF BUF
2
36
18.0
0
2
89
44.5
21 Tony Green
T. Green
1
9/10/1978
WAS WAS
vs
PHI PHI
4
116
29.0
0
4
93
23.3
22 Eddie Payton
E. Payton
1
12/17/1977
DET DET
vs
MIN MIN
5
184
36.8
1
3
105
35.0
23 Manfred Moore
M. Moore
1
11/24/1974
SF SF
vs
ATL ATL
0
0
0
2
95
47.5
24 Dennis Morgan
D. Morgan
1
10/13/1974
DAL DAL
@
STL STL
3
77
25.7
0
2
108
54.0
25 Floyd Little
F. Little
1
12/3/1967
DEN DEN
@
NYJ NYJ
0
0
0
2
102
51.0
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for punt-return touchdowns going back to the 1950 season.

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