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Ginn goes all the way! Twice!

11/03/2009

Ted Ginn is the eighth player in National Football League history to return two kickoffs for touchdowns in the same game. He is just the second individual, joining Travis Williams, to do so in the same quarter. And, Ginn is the first player ever to record multiple kickoff returns of 100 or more yards in the same game.


Ginn returned kickoffs 100 and 101 yards during the Dolphins win on Nov. 1, 2009.
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He accomplished the feat during the third quarter of Miami Dolphins’ 30-25 win over AFC Eastern Division rival New York Jets on Sunday. His first score came at the 10:10 mark of the third quarter after the Jets had taken a 6-3 lead on a 55-yard field goal by Jay Feely. Ginn retrieved the ensuing kickoff and ran 100 yards for the score. Later in the quarter with 3:09 remaining, Ginn went to work again and this time returned a kickoff 101 yards.

Here are the eight players who’ve returned two kickoffs for touchdowns in the same game. Not surprisingly all of these games resulted in wins for the player’s team.

Timmy Brown, Philadelphia Eagles vs. Dallas Cowboys (W, 24-23)
Nov. 6, 1966 – 93 yards (1Q); 90 yards (2Q)

Travis Williams, Green Bay Packers vs. Cleveland Browns at Milwaukee (W, 55-7)
 Nov. 12, 1967 – 87 yards (1Q); 85 yards (1Q)

Ron Brown,  Los Angeles Rams vs. Green Bay Packers (W, 34-17)
Nov. 24, 1985 – 98 yards (1Q) and 86 yards (2Q)

Tyrone Hughes, New Orleans vs. Los Angeles Rams (W, 37-34)
Oct. 23, 1994 – 92 yards (2Q); 98 yards (3Q)

Chad Morton, New York Jets at Buffalo Bills (W, 37-31)
Sept. 8, 2002 – 98 yards (2Q); 96 yards (OT)

Devin Hester, Chicago Bears at St. Louis Rams (W, 42-27)
Dec. 11, 2006 – 94 yards (2Q); 96 yards (4Q)

André Davis, Houston Texans vs. Jacksonville Jaguars (W, 42-28)
Dec. 30, 2007 – 97 yards (2Q); 104 yards (3Q)

Ted Ginn, Miami Dolphins at New York Jets (W, 30-25)
Nov. 1, 2009 – 100 yards (3Q); 101 yards (3Q)
 


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