NFL Interception Return Yards Single Game Leaders (since 1940)
All-Time Interception Return Yards Leaders
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Leaders Table
Rank |
Player |
Yds |
Tm |
Boxscore |
1 | Charlie McNeil | 177 | SDG | San Diego Chargers vs. Houston Oilers, September 24, 1961 |
2 | Louis Oliver | 170 | MIA | Miami Dolphins vs. Buffalo Bills, October 4, 1992 |
3 | Dick Jauron | 167 | DET | Detroit Lions vs. Chicago Bears, November 18, 1973 |
4 | Mike Haynes+ | 151 | RAI | Los Angeles Raiders vs. Miami Dolphins, December 2, 1984 |
| Tom Myers | 151 | NOR | New Orleans Saints vs. Minnesota Vikings, September 3, 1978 |
6 | Ed Reed+ | 150 | BAL | Baltimore Ravens vs. Philadelphia Eagles, November 23, 2008 |
7 | Dave Brown | 148 | SEA | Seattle Seahawks vs. Kansas City Chiefs, November 4, 1984 |
| Walt Williams | 148 | CHR | Chicago Rockets vs. New York Yankees, November 24, 1946 |
9 | Tom Janik | 137 | BUF | Buffalo Bills vs. New York Jets, September 29, 1968 |
10 | Aaron Glenn | 135 | HOU | Houston Texans vs. Pittsburgh Steelers, December 8, 2002 |
11 | Terry McDaniel | 134 | RAI | Los Angeles Raiders vs. Denver Broncos, November 22, 1992 |
12 | Cedric Brown | 131 | TAM | Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. Green Bay Packers, November 22, 1981 |
13 | Dewayne Washington | 130 | PIT | Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Jacksonville Jaguars, November 22, 1998 |
14 | Miller Farr | 128 | HOU | Houston Oilers vs. New York Jets, October 15, 1967 |
15 | Antrel Rolle | 127 | ARI | Arizona Cardinals vs. Cincinnati Bengals, November 18, 2007 |
16 | Kenny Easley+ | 125 | SEA | Seattle Seahawks vs. Cleveland Browns, December 20, 1981 |
17 | Darren Sharper | 123 | MIN | Minnesota Vikings vs. New York Giants, November 13, 2005 |
18 | Brandon McDonald | 122 | CLE | Cleveland Browns vs. Philadelphia Eagles, December 15, 2008 |
19 | Lloyd Burruss | 121 | KAN | Kansas City Chiefs vs. San Diego Chargers, October 19, 1986 |
| Dick Anderson | 121 | MIA | Miami Dolphins vs. Pittsburgh Steelers, December 3, 1973 |
| Mike Gaechter | 121 | DAL | Dallas Cowboys vs. Washington Redskins, November 3, 1963 |
| Milt Davis | 121 | BAL | Baltimore Colts vs. Chicago Bears, November 17, 1957 |
23 | Brandon Flowers | 118 | KAN | Kansas City Chiefs vs. New York Jets, October 26, 2008 |
| Prentice McCray | 118 | NWE | New England Patriots vs. New York Jets, November 21, 1976 |
25 | Charlie Peprah | 116 | GNB | Green Bay Packers vs. San Diego Chargers, November 6, 2011 |
| Marcus Turner | 116 | NYJ | New York Jets vs. Minnesota Vikings, November 20, 1994 |
| Andy Nelson | 116 | BAL | Baltimore Colts vs. Green Bay Packers, November 2, 1958 |
28 | Kenny Moore | 115 | IND | Indianapolis Colts vs. Carolina Panthers, November 5, 2023 |
| Erik Harris | 115 | OAK | Oakland Raiders vs. Los Angeles Chargers, November 7, 2019 |
| Michael Griffin | 115 | TEN | Tennessee Titans vs. Pittsburgh Steelers, December 21, 2008 |
| Fred Marion | 115 | NWE | New England Patriots vs. Seattle Seahawks, November 17, 1985 |
| Larry Wilson+ | 115 | STL | St. Louis Cardinals vs. Cleveland Browns, December 19, 1965 |
| Bernie Parrish | 115 | CLE | Cleveland Browns vs. Chicago Bears, December 11, 1960 |
34 | Joey Porter | 114 | PIT | Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Oakland Raiders, September 15, 2002 |
| Frank LeMaster | 114 | PHI | Philadelphia Eagles vs. Washington Redskins, December 21, 1975 |
36 | Ray Buchanan | 113 | IND | Indianapolis Colts vs. New England Patriots, December 11, 1994 |
37 | Dwight Smith | 112 | MIN | Minnesota Vikings vs. New York Giants, November 25, 2007 |
38 | Ken Lee | 111 | BUF | Buffalo Bills vs. New England Patriots, October 8, 1972 |
| Ace Parker+ | 111 | BKN | Brooklyn Dodgers vs. Cleveland Rams, November 17, 1940 |
40 | Bob Suci | 110 | BOS | Boston Patriots vs. Houston Oilers, November 1, 1963 |
| Jim Steffen | 110 | WAS | Washington Redskins vs. Dallas Cowboys, September 29, 1963 |
| Jerry Norton | 110 | STL | St. Louis Cardinals vs. Pittsburgh Steelers, November 26, 1961 |
43 | Zach Brown | 109 | TEN | Tennessee Titans vs. Jacksonville Jaguars, December 30, 2012 |
| Dick Anderson | 109 | MIA | Miami Dolphins vs. Boston Patriots, November 24, 1968 |
| Ward Cuff | 109 | NYG | New York Giants vs. Philadelphia Eagles, September 13, 1941 |
46 | Felix Wright | 108 | CLE | Cleveland Browns vs. Los Angeles Rams, October 26, 1987 |
| Bobby Hunt | 108 | KAN | Kansas City Chiefs vs. Houston Oilers, October 4, 1964 |
| Bobby Ply | 108 | DTX | Dallas Texans vs. San Diego Chargers, December 16, 1962 |
| Wayne Fontes | 108 | NYT | New York Titans vs. Houston Oilers, December 15, 1962 |
50 | Kelvin Hayden | 107 | IND | Indianapolis Colts vs. Cincinnati Bengals, December 7, 2008 |
| James Francis | 107 | CIN | Cincinnati Bengals vs. Detroit Lions, November 22, 1992 |
| Devon Mitchell | 107 | DET | Detroit Lions vs. Green Bay Packers, December 4, 1988 |
| Aaron Martin | 107 | RAM | Los Angeles Rams vs. San Francisco 49ers, October 18, 1964 |
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