Moments in Block-and-no-Tackle History
Longest blocked punt return TDs in Vikings history:
43
Everson Griffen vs. Carolina, Sunday
30
Adam Thielen vs. Carolina, Sunday
28
Nate Allen vs. N.Y. Giants, Oct. 17, 1976
23
Longest blocked punt return TDs in Vikings history:
43
Everson Griffen vs. Carolina, Sunday
30
Adam Thielen vs. Carolina, Sunday
28
Nate Allen vs. N.Y. Giants, Oct. 17, 1976
23
Ed Sharockman vs. Dallas, Oct. 18, 1970
16
Fred McNeill at Tampa Bay, Oct. 1, 1978
Teams that have returned two blocked punts for touchdown in the same NFL game:
• Vikings vs. Carolina, Sunday
• Kansas City vs. Cleveland, Sept. 30, 1990
• Detroit vs. Green Bay, Sept. 21, 1975
• Miami vs. Baltimore, Nov. 11, 1973
• N.Y. Giants vs. Philadelphia, Oct. 24, 1943
Vikings players who have blocked a punt and returned it for a TD:
Adam Thielen vs. Carolina, Sunday
Wally Hilgenberg vs. Detroit, 11/11/73
Mike Reilly vs. Chicago, 10/12/69
Jim Hargrove vs. Pittsburgh, 11/26/67
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