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His return was seventh longest in team history, and he moved into second place among Vikings in punt return yards with 1,688, trailing only Leo Lewis, who had 1,812 in 11 seasons. Sherels, in his sixth season, also became the first Vikings player to have two games with more than 100 yards in punt returns. [9]
The Vikings had won their last four home games on Monday Night Football, but the Patriots ended the streak when they blew out the Vikings at home, 31–7. Minnesota's only score came off Mewelde Moore's 73-yard punt return for a touchdown. The following week saw a 9–3 loss to the San Francisco 49ers.
The Minnesota Vikings is an American football franchise based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The team was established in 1961 and is part of the National Football League 's NFC North division. Since then, the team has taken part in the NFL playoffs 31 times, reaching four Super Bowls in 1970 , 1974 , 1975 and 1977 .
He set an NFL playoff record (since surpassed) with 143 punt return yards in their wildcard win over the New Orleans Saints, and caught 10 receptions for a then NFL playoff record 227 yards, along with 1 carry for 30 yards and two punt returns for 21 in the Vikings 36–24 upset win over the 13-2 San Francisco 49ers in the divisional playoff ...
The Vikings haven't had a punt return for a touchdown since Oct. 16, 2016, a drought that's reached 197 attempts over 114 games. "I bet it was Marcus Sherels," said current Vikings punt returner ...
West returned kicks and punts for the Minnesota Vikings, and still holds the team's record for longest punt return. On November 3, 1968, playing the Washington Redskins, West returned a Mike Bragg punt 98 yards for a touchdown. [1] He was one of the fifteen plaintiffs in Mackey v.
Season Player Kickoff return yards Team Ref. 1960: Leon Burton: 862* New York Titans [3]1961: Frank Jackson: 645 Dallas Texans [4]1962: Dick Christy: 824 New York Titans
But with 3:30 left in the half, Vikings defensive back Bobby Bryant fumbled a punt return that was recovered by Redskins running back Bob Brunet on the Minnesota 21-yard line. Billy Kilmer then completed a 17-yard pass to Charley Taylor before Larry Brown scored on a 3-yard touchdown run to give the Redskins a 7–3 lead.