Many Happy Returns : RETURN OR RECOVERY TOUCHDOWNS IN WEEK EIGHT

Here are the season-high 10 defensive and special-team touchdowns scored during week eight in the NFL.

Date Team Opponent Description Oct. 20 Minnesota Green Bay Anthony Parker 23-yard fumble return Oct. 23 Cleveland Cincinnati Travis Hill recovery of blocked punt in end zone Oct. 23 Cleveland Cincinnati Eric Metcalf 73-yard punt return *Oct. 23 Detroit Chicago Mel Gray 102-yard kickoff return Oct. 23 Detroit Chicago Chris Spielman 25-yard fumble return Oct. 23 Washington Indianapolis Andre Collins 21-yard interception return Oct. 23 New Orleans Rams Tyrone Hughes 97-yard kickoff return Oct. 23 New Orleans Rams Tyrone Hughes 92-yard kickoff return Oct. 23 Rams New Orleans Toby Wright 98-yard fumble return Oct. 23 Rams New Orleans Robert Bailey 103-yard punt return

* Gray’s return helped make him the all-time kickoff return yardage leader at 7,092. Ron Smith is second at 6,922 yards.

MOST KICKOFF RETURN YARDS (GAME)

Date Yards Player Team Opponent Oct. 23, 1994 304 Tyrone Hughes New Orleans Rams Oct. 29, 1950 294 Wally Triplett Detroit Rams Sept. 27, 1993 249 Tony Smith Atlanta Pittsburgh Nov. 6, 1966 247 Timmy Brown Philadelphia Dallas

MOST KICKOFF RETURNS FOR A TOUCHDOWN (GAME)

Date TD Player Team Opponent Oct. 23, 1994 2 Tyrone Hughes New Orleans Rams Nov. 6, 1966 2 Timmy Brown Philadelphia Dallas Nov. 12, 1967 2 Travis Williams Green Bay Cleveland Nov. 24, 1985 2 Ron Brown Rams Green Bay

LONGEST PUNT RETURNS

Yards Player Team Opponent Date 103 Robert Bailey Rams New Orleans Oct. 23, 1994 98 Gil LeFebvre Cincinnati Brooklyn Dec. 3, 1933 98 Charlie West Minnesota Washington Nov. 3, 1968 98 Dennis Morgan Dallas St. Louis Oct. 13, 1974 98 Terance Mathis New York Jets Dallas Nov. 4, 1990

MOST COMBINED RETURN YARDS (GAME)

Date Yards Player Team Opp Punt Kick Oct. 23, 1994 347 Tyrone Hughes New Orleans Rams 43 304 Oct. 29, 1950 294 Wally Triplett Detroit Rams 0 294 Oct. 18, 1953 294 Woodley Lewis Rams Detroit 120 174 Dec. 17, 1977 289 Eddie Payton Detroit Minnesota 105 184 Nov. 24, 1968 282 Les Duncan San Diego NY Jets 102 180