Fulton Walker of the Miami Dolphins returned a kickoff 98 yards for a TD for the Miami Dolphins in Super Bowl XVII against the Washington Redskins.
The NFL was founded in 1920 but the name of the first player to return an interception for a touchdown is not listed.
Herb Adderley of the Green Bay Packers was the first NFL player to return an interception for a touchdown in Super Bowl play. He intercepted a Daryle LaMonica pass and returned it 60 yards for a touch down in Super Bowl II.
In Super Bowl XXXIII in Miami, the Atlanta Falcons' Tim Dwight (nicknamed "White Lighting") returned a kickoff 94 yards for a touchdown against the Denver Broncos.
The most points scored in one quarter is 41 by the Green Bay Packers in the second quarter of a game against the Detroit Lions on October 7, 1945; and the Los Angeles Rams in the third quarter of a game against the Detroit Lions on October 29, 1950.
The shortest overtime in NFL history was 11 seconds in the playoff game between the Steelers and Broncos played January 8, 2012 with the Broncos winning 29-23. After the opening kickoff of OT went for a touchback, Broncos QB Tim Tebow threw a pass to WR Demaryius Thomas that Thomas took 80 yards for a TD on the first offensive play. The shortest overtime in NFL regular season history was 13 seconds in the game between the Saints and Cowboys played October 4th, 2015. After a touchback on the opening kickoff, Drew Brees found C.J. Spiller on the second play from scrimmage for an 80-yard touchdown. The play itself consumed 10s of game time. The next shortest overtime in NFL regular season history was 14 seconds in the game between the Bills and Jets played in 2002. Chad Morton of the Jets returned the opening kickoff of OT 96 yards for a TD. The third shortest was 21 seconds when Dave Williams of the Bears returned the opening kickoff of OT 95 yards for a TD to defeat the Lions on Thanksgiving Day in 1980. * Note that prior to 2002, the game clock started the moment the kickoff was made. Afterward, it would not start until the ball was legally touched by a player in the field of play. The actual time from Dave Williams' reception of the kickoff to when he entered the endzone was 13 seconds.
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Allen Rossum is a retired American football player. He played professionally from 1998 to 2009, and is the only player in NFL history to have a kickoff return for a touchdown with five different teams.
Yes. Rookie Andre Coleman has a 98 yard kickoff return for a touchdown in the third quarter of the game.
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In the New Orleans Saints' inaugural game in 1967 against the LA Rams, John Gilliam returning the opening kickoff for a 94 yard touchdown. This was also the first touchdown in their franchise history.
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I've never heard that term, but I would assume it means a touchdown scored from a play that originated at the line of scrimmage, as opposed to a touchdown scored on a kickoff return.
No. This would be considered a special teams TD similar to a kickoff return for a TD or punt return for a TD.
Jim Brown
On December 16, 2007, Michael Spurlock returned a kickoff 90 yards for a TD against the Falcons to give the franchise its first ever kick return for TD.
Bears KR Devin Hester on a 92 yard kickoff return to start the game.