most return touchdowns in a career by a defensive back

Deion Sanders has scored the most career touchdown returns by a defensive back, with 19 touchdown 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 Deion Sanders
D. Sanders
19
188
155
3,523
22.7
18.7
3
212
2,199
10.4
11.7
6
2 Rod Woodson
R. Woodson
17
238
220
4,894
22.2
20.6
2
260
2,362
9.1
9.9
2
3 Ronde Barber
R. Barber
14
241
0
0
0.0
0
3
30
10.0
0.1
1
4 Ed Reed
E. Reed
13
174
0
0
0.0
0
30
205
6.8
1.2
1
5 Charles Woodson
C. Woodson
13
254
5
47
9.4
0.2
0
90
736
8.2
2.9
0
6 Darren Sharper
D. Sharper
13
205
2
7
3.5
0.0
0
11
65
5.9
0.3
0
7 Aeneas Williams
A. Williams
13
211
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
8 Lemar Parrish
L. Parrish
13
166
61
1,504
24.7
9.1
1
131
1,205
9.2
7.3
4
9 Devin Hester
D. Hester
12
32
63
1,462
23.2
45.7
4
89
1,251
14.1
39.1
7
10 Ken Houston
K. Houston
12
196
3
80
26.7
0.4
0
51
333
6.5
1.7
1
11 LeRoy Irvin
L. Irvin
11
159
4
60
15.0
0.4
0
147
1,457
9.9
9.2
4
12 Lem Barney
L. Barney
11
140
50
1,274
25.5
9.1
1
143
1,312
9.2
9.4
2
13 Jack Christiansen
J. Christiansen
11
89
59
1,329
22.5
14.9
0
85
1,084
12.8
12.2
8
14 Janoris Jenkins
J. Jenkins
10
144
0
0
0.0
0
10
51
5.1
0.4
0
15 Aqib Talib
A. Talib
10
148
0
0
0.0
0
2
1
0.5
0.0
0
16 DeAngelo Hall
D. Hall
10
171
4
136
34.0
0.8
0
18
128
7.1
0.7
0
17 Emlen Tunnell
E. Tunnell
10
167
46
1,215
26.4
7.3
1
258
2,209
8.6
13.2
5
18 Charles Tillman
C. Tillman
9
168
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
19 Nate Clements
N. Clements
9
180
32
646
20.2
3.6
0
82
816
10.0
4.5
2
20 Darrien Gordon
D. Gordon
9
138
5
70
14.0
0.5
0
314
3,601
11.5
26.1
6
21 Eric Allen
E. Allen
9
217
1
2
2.0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
22 Speedy Duncan
S. Duncan
9
115
180
4,539
25.2
39.5
0
202
2,201
10.9
19.1
4
23 Herb Adderley
H. Adderley
9
164
120
3,080
25.7
18.8
2
1
0
0.0
0.0
0
24 Erich Barnes
E. Barnes
9
178
2
0
0.0
0.0
0
1
0
0.0
0.0
0
25 Marcus Peters
M. Peters
8
116
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
StatMuse has season-level data for touchdown returns going back to the 1921 season.

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NFL 2024 Division Standings

NFC East W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
11
2
0
.846
Commanders Commanders
8
5
0
.615
NFC North W L T PCT
Lions Lions
12
1
0
.923
Vikings Vikings
11
2
0
.846
NFC South W L T PCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
7
6
0
.538
Falcons Falcons
6
7
0
.462
NFC West W L T PCT
Seahawks Seahawks
8
5
0
.615
Rams Rams
7
6
0
.538
AFC East W L T PCT
Bills Bills
10
3
0
.769
Dolphins Dolphins
6
7
0
.462
AFC North W L T PCT
Steelers Steelers
10
3
0
.769
Ravens Ravens
8
5
0
.615
AFC South W L T PCT
Texans Texans
8
5
0
.615
Colts Colts
6
7
0
.462
AFC West W L T PCT
Chiefs Chiefs
12
1
0
.923
Chargers Chargers
8
5
0
.615

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Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sun
12/8
CIN CIN
@
DAL DAL
27-20
Sat
12/7
LAC LAC
@
KC KC
17-19
Sat
12/7
CHI CHI
@
SF SF
13-38
Sat
12/7
BUF BUF
@
LAR LAR
42-44
Sat
12/7
SEA SEA
@
ARI ARI
30-18

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DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
12/22
SF SF
@
MIA MIA
4:25 PM
Sun
12/22
JAX JAX
@
LV LV
4:25 PM
Sun
12/22
MIN MIN
@
SEA SEA
4:05 PM
Sun
12/22
LAR LAR
@
NYJ NYJ
1:00 PM
Sun
12/22
PHI PHI
@
WAS WAS
1:00 PM