nfl player most interception return yard in a game by rookie

Dick Jauron has the most interception-return yards by a rookie in a game, with 167 yards against the Bears on November 18, 1973.

Interpreted as:
NFL player most interception return yard in a regular-season game by rookie
NAME INT YDS DATE TM OPP TKL AST COMB SCK SCKY INT INT TD FF FR FR TD
1 Dick Jauron
D. Jauron
167
11/18/1973
DET DET
@
CHI CHI
3
1
0
2 Kenny Easley
K. Easley
125
12/20/1981
SEA SEA
vs
CLE CLE
2
1
0
3 Brandon Flowers
B. Flowers
118
10/26/2008
KC KC
@
NYJ NYJ
5
3
8
0.0
0
2
1
0
0
0
4 Zach Brown
Z. Brown
109
12/30/2012
TEN TEN
vs
JAX JAX
1
3
4
1.0
8
2
2
0
0
0
5 Bobby Ply
B. Ply
108
12/16/1962
DLT DLT
vs
SD SD
4
0
0
6 Wayne Fontes
W. Fontes
108
12/15/1962
NYT NYT
vs
HOU HOU
2
1
0
7 Dick Anderson
D. Anderson
107
11/24/1968
MIA MIA
@
BOS BOS
2
1
0
8 Aaron Martin
A. Martin
107
10/18/1964
LA LA
vs
SF SF
2
1
0
9 Kamren Kinchens
K. Kinchens
103
11/3/2024
LAR LAR
@
SEA SEA
3
0
3
0.0
0
2
1
0
1
0
10 Justin Reid
J. Reid
101
11/18/2018
HOU HOU
@
WAS WAS
3
1
4
0.0
0
1
1
0
0
0
11 Bryan McCann
B. McCann
101
11/14/2010
DAL DAL
@
NYG NYG
5
0
5
0.0
0
1
1
0
0
0
12 Louis Delmas
L. Delmas
101
12/20/2009
DET DET
vs
ARI ARI
3
5
8
0.0
0
1
1
0
0
0
13 Cobie Durant
C. Durant
100
12/25/2022
LAR LAR
vs
DEN DEN
1
0
1
0.0
0
2
1
0
0
0
14 Mike Gaechter
M. Gaechter
100
10/14/1962
DLC DLC
vs
PHI PHI
1
1
0
15 Sydney Brown
S. Brown
99
12/31/2023
PHI PHI
vs
ARI ARI
2
3
5
0.0
0
1
1
0
0
0
16 Jaylen Watson
J. Watson
99
9/15/2022
KC KC
vs
LAC LAC
3
1
4
0.0
0
1
1
0
0
0
17 Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie
D. Rodgers-Cromartie
99
12/7/2008
ARI ARI
vs
STL STL
5
0
5
0.0
0
1
1
0
0
0
18 Johnnie Johnson
J. Johnson
99
9/21/1980
LA LA
vs
GB GB
1
1
0
19 Dave Grayson
D. Grayson
99
12/17/1961
DLT DLT
vs
NYT NYT
1
1
0
20 Alec Ogletree
A. Ogletree
98
10/13/2013
STL STL
@
HOU HOU
7
3
10
0.0
0
1
1
1
0
0
21 Chad Williams
C. Williams
98
12/1/2002
BAL BAL
@
CIN CIN
6
1
7
0.0
0
1
1
0
0
0
22 Pete Jaquess
P. Jaquess
98
9/19/1964
HOU HOU
vs
OAK OAK
2
1
0
23 Devon Witherspoon
D. Witherspoon
97
10/2/2023
SEA SEA
@
NYG NYG
6
1
7
2.0
14
1
1
0
0
0
24 Anthony Henry
A. Henry
97
12/16/2001
CLE CLE
vs
JAX JAX
4
2
6
0.0
0
2
1
0
0
0
25 John Hendy
J. Hendy
97
12/1/1985
SD SD
vs
BUF BUF
0.0
2
1
0
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for interception yards going back to the 1960 season.

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TEAM W L T PCT
Lions Lions
15
2
0
.882
Vikings Vikings
14
3
0
.824
Packers Packers
11
6
0
.647
Bears Bears
5
12
0
.294
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
9/7
DET DET
@
GB GB
4:25 PM
Sun
9/14
CHI CHI
@
DET DET
1:00 PM
Mon
9/22
DET DET
@
BAL BAL
8:15 PM
Sun
9/28
CLE CLE
@
DET DET
1:00 PM
Sun
10/5
DET DET
@
CIN CIN
4:25 PM
Last Game
DET Lions

0 - 1 - 0

31

Final

45

WAS Commanders

2 - 0 - 0

Sat 18 Jan 2025

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NFL 2024 Division Standings

NFC East W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
14
3
0
.824
Commanders Commanders
12
5
0
.706
NFC North W L T PCT
Lions Lions
15
2
0
.882
Vikings Vikings
14
3
0
.824
NFC South W L T PCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
10
7
0
.588
Falcons Falcons
8
9
0
.471
NFC West W L T PCT
Rams Rams
10
7
0
.588
Seahawks Seahawks
10
7
0
.588
AFC East W L T PCT
Bills Bills
13
4
0
.765
Dolphins Dolphins
8
9
0
.471
AFC North W L T PCT
Ravens Ravens
12
5
0
.706
Steelers Steelers
10
7
0
.588
AFC South W L T PCT
Texans Texans
10
7
0
.588
Colts Colts
8
9
0
.471
AFC West W L T PCT
Chiefs Chiefs
15
2
0
.882
Chargers Chargers
11
6
0
.647

NFL 2024 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sat
10/12
WAS WAS
@
BAL BAL
23-30
Sat
10/12
LAC LAC
@
DEN DEN
23-16
Sat
10/12
PIT PIT
@
LV LV
32-13
Sat
10/12
ATL ATL
@
CAR CAR
38-20
Sat
10/12
DET DET
@
DAL DAL
47-9

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Thu
9/4
DAL DAL
@
PHI PHI
8:20 PM
Fri
9/5
KC KC
@
LAC LAC
8:00 PM
Sun
9/7
PIT PIT
@
NYJ NYJ
1:00 PM
Sun
9/7
TB TB
@
ATL ATL
1:00 PM
Sun
9/7
LV LV
@
NE NE
1:00 PM