At the start of the 2010 season, that was November 9, 2008 when Will Blackmon returned a punt 65 yards for a TD against the Minnesota Vikings.
The Detroit Lions on October 2, 1994 when Vernon Turner returned a punt 80 yards for a TD.
Yes, the defense can return a missed field goal for a touchdown. However, the touchdown would be credited to the special teams and not to the defense since a field goal is considered a special teams play. The TD would be considered under the heading 'return of a missed field goal' and not a blocked kick nor punt return.
Through Week 4 of the 2009 season, that was December 16, 2007 when T. J. Rushing returned a punt 90 yards for a TD against the Oakland Raiders in the Colts 21-14 victory.
Through Super Bowl XLIII, there has never been a punt returned for a touchdown in a Super Bowl game.
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Joe Adams returned a punt 97 yards on October 23, 2010 for a touchdown against the Ole Miss Rebels.
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There were no punt return touchdowns for the Jaguars in 1995. The first punt return touchdown was in 1998 by Reggie Barlow.
On October 25, 2009, the Steelers did not return a punt for a touchdown, but did return an interception and a fumble recovery for touchdowns. Minnesota returned a kickoff for a touchdown. Steelers punt returner Stefan Logan returned 2 punts for 8 yards on the day.
Johnnie Lee Higgins (WR, Oakland Raiders) and Reggie Bush (RB, New Orleans Saints) had the most punt returns for touchdowns in 2008 with three each. Three punt return touchdowns is just one short of the all time record for punt returns for a TD in a season - 4. Higgins had 44 punt returns for 570 punt return yards, averaging 13 yards per punt return over 16 games. His longest punt return was for 93 yards. Bush had 20 punt returns for 270 punt return yards, averaging 13.5 yards per punt return over only 10 games. His longest punt return was for 71 yards. According to Playerfilter, two other plays also had two punt returns for touchdowns in 2008 - Jacob Jones (WR, Houston Texans) and Will Blackmon (CB, Green Pay Packers) while six had one.
The Detroit Lions on October 2, 1994 when Vernon Turner returned a punt 80 yards for a TD.
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Yes, the defense can return a missed field goal for a touchdown. However, the touchdown would be credited to the special teams and not to the defense since a field goal is considered a special teams play. The TD would be considered under the heading 'return of a missed field goal' and not a blocked kick nor punt return.
No. This would be considered a special teams TD similar to a kickoff return for a TD or punt return for a TD.
Through Week 4 of the 2009 season, that was December 16, 2007 when T. J. Rushing returned a punt 90 yards for a TD against the Oakland Raiders in the Colts 21-14 victory.
13 total he has 4 kick off return touchdowns and 9 punt returns touchdown
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