nfl player most int yards in a game

Charlie McNeil has the most interception-return yards in a game, with 177 yards against the Houston Oilers on September 24, 1961.

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  • Data note: Interception Yards: player game data may be incomplete before 1960
NAMEINT YDSDATETMOPPTKLASTCOMBSCKSCKYINTINT TDFFFRFR TD
1Charlie McNeil
C. McNeil
177
9/24/1961
vs
3
1
0
2Louis Oliver
L. Oliver
170
10/4/1992
@
0.0
3
1
0
3Dick Jauron
D. Jauron
167
11/18/1973
@
3
1
0
4Mike Haynes
M. Haynes
151
12/2/1984
@
0.0
2
1
0
5Tom Myers
T. Myers
151
9/3/1978
vs
3
1
0
6Ed Reed
E. Reed
150
11/23/2008
vs
2
0
2
0.0
0
2
1
0
0
0
7Dave Brown
D. Brown
148
11/4/1984
vs
0.0
2
2
0
8Tom Janik
T. Janik
137
9/29/1968
vs
2
1
0
9Aaron Glenn
A. Glenn
135
12/8/2002
@
8
0
8
0.0
0
2
2
0
0
0
10Terry McDaniel
T. McDaniel
134
11/22/1992
vs
0.0
2
0
0
11Cedric Brown
C. Brown
131
11/22/1981
vs
2
1
0
12Dewayne Washington
D. Washington
130
11/22/1998
vs
0.0
2
2
0
13Miller Farr
M. Farr
128
10/15/1967
@
3
1
0
14Antrel Rolle
A. Rolle
127
11/18/2007
@
3
1
4
0.0
0
3
2
0
0
0
15Kenny Easley
K. Easley
125
12/20/1981
vs
2
1
0
16Darren Sharper
D. Sharper
123
11/13/2005
@
3
1
4
0.0
0
3
1
0
0
0
17Brandon McDonald
B. McDonald
122
12/15/2008
@
6
0
6
0.0
0
2
1
0
0
0
18Lloyd Burruss
L. Burruss
121
10/19/1986
vs
0.0
3
2
0
19Dick Anderson
D. Anderson
121
12/3/1973
vs
4
2
0
20Mike Gaechter
M. Gaechter
121
11/3/1963
vs
2
0
0
21Brandon Flowers
B. Flowers
118
10/26/2008
@
5
3
8
0.0
0
2
1
0
0
0
22Prentice McCray
P. McCray
118
11/21/1976
@
2
2
0
23Charlie Peprah
C. Peprah
116
11/6/2011
@
3
2
5
0.0
0
2
1
0
0
0
24Marcus Turner
M. Turner
116
11/20/1994
@
0.0
3
1
0
25Kenny Moore II
K. Moore II
115
11/5/2023
@
7
1
8
0.0
0
2
2
0
0
0

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