washington most interception return yard in a game by rookie

Brig Owens has the most interception-return yards by a player for the Washington Redskins in his rookie season in a game, with 87 yards against the Giants on November 27, 1966.

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  • Data note: Interception Yards: player game data may be incomplete before 1960
NAMEINT YDSDATETMOPPTKLASTCOMBSCKSCKYINTINT TDFFFRFR TD
1Brig Owens
B. Owens
87
11/27/1966
vs
3
1
1
2Kam Curl
K. Curl
76
12/13/2020
@
7
0
7
0.0
0
1
1
0
0
0
3A.J. Johnson
A.J. Johnson
66
12/3/1989
@
0.0
2
1
0
4Jim Kerr
J. Kerr
53
11/26/1961
vs
3
0
0
5Champ Bailey
C. Bailey
51
10/17/1999
@
0.0
3
1
0
6David Amerson
D. Amerson
45
9/29/2013
@
1
0
1
0.0
0
1
1
0
0
0
7Sean Taylor
S. Taylor
45
10/17/2004
@
4
0
4
1.0
8
1
0
0
0
0
8Paul Krause
P. Krause
45
9/13/1964
vs
2
0
0
9Vernon Dean
V. Dean
43
12/5/1982
vs
0.0
2
0
0
10Brig Owens
B. Owens
42
11/6/1966
@
1
0
0
11Mike Sainristil
M. Sainristil
38
10/13/2024
@
4
2
6
0.0
0
1
0
0
0
0
12Lonnie Sanders
L. Sanders
38
10/27/1963
vs
1
0
0
13Jim Kerr
J. Kerr
38
12/3/1961
@
1
0
0
14Fred Smoot
F. Smoot
36
10/15/2001
@
4
0
4
0.0
0
1
0
0
0
0
15Tom Walters
T. Walters
36
12/13/1964
@
1
0
0
16Paul Krause
P. Krause
35
11/22/1964
vs
2
1
0
17Rod Breedlove
R. Breedlove
35
11/27/1960
@
2
0
0
18Rickie Harris
R. Harris
34
12/19/1965
vs
1
1
0
19Rod Breedlove
R. Breedlove
32
10/9/1960
vs
1
0
0
20Sean Taylor
S. Taylor
30
12/18/2004
@
2
1
3
0.0
0
1
0
0
0
0
21Tom Carter
T. Carter
29
9/12/1993
vs
0.0
1
0
0
22Ken Coffey
K. Coffey
29
11/27/1983
vs
0.0
1
0
0
23A.J. Johnson
A.J. Johnson
28
11/20/1989
vs
0.0
1
0
0
24Paul Krause
P. Krause
27
10/25/1964
vs
1
0
0
25Darryl Pounds
D. Pounds
26
11/26/1995
vs
0.0
1
0
0

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