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The moment I became a bears fan In honor of #TDTuesday we take a look at every kick return in the Super Bowl!Subscribe to NFL: your free trial of NFL Game Pass: htt Devin Hester is the first rookie in NFL history to return the opening kickoff in the Super Bowl.Unforgettable Chicago Sports Moments: Who went to college here at Miami. He led the NFC in both kickoff returns and punt returns. And the Colts have had a hard time all season covering kicks. It's Hester trying to work it back to the middle. Gets past the first wave and here he goes. It's Hester. Inside the thirty. Hester's going to take it. All the way for a touchdown. And no flag Former Bears returner Devin Hester tells the story of his opening kickoff return in Super Bowl XLI. Devin Hester capped a record-breaking rookie season by becoming the first player in NFL history to return the opening kickoff of a Super Bowl for a touchdown. The second-round draft pick from Miami dashed 92 yards to give the Bears an early 7-0 lead in an eventual 29-17 loss to the Indianapolis Colts. Devin Hester celebrates after a 92-yard opening kickoff touchdown return during Super Bowl XLI in Miami on Feb. 4, 2007. Boiman: That was big. In the driving rain. But easily the most memorable return of Hester’s career, at least for Colts fans (and the team, no doubt), was his run-back of the opening kickoff in Super Bowl XLI in Miami. The record-setting scamper is chronicled in the “30 for 30” feature in IM ‘s September issue, a roundup of the most memorable moments, milestones, plays, and Yes, there has been a touchdown on the first play of the Super Bowl. It’s happened once. Bears rookie Devin Hester returned the opening kick for a touchdown against the Colts in Super Bowl XLI. Overall, there have been 10 kickoff returns for touchdowns in Super Bowl history, including two in Super Bowl XXXV between the Giants and Ravens. 10 players are tied for the most kick-return touchdowns in a Super Bowl, with 1 touchdown. The first three are Percy Harvin on February 2, 2014, Jacoby Jones on February 3, 2013 and Devin Hester on February 4, 2007. Super Bowl Opening Kickoff Return for a Touchdown. There has only been one player in Super Bowl history to return the opening kickoff for a touchdown, and that was Chicago Bears rookie Devin Hester in Super Bowl XLI against the Indianapolis Colts. With 56 Super Bowls having been played so far, that means it's happened in 1.8% of the Super Bowls. A Stathead search for Super Bowl kickoffs, punts, and field-goal attempts leading to a return touchdown pulls up 14 results. They've supercharged a quarter of championship clashes. Super Bowl Opening Kickoff Return for a Touchdown. There has only been one player in Super Bowl history to returning the opening kickoff for a touchdown — Devin Hester in Super Bowl XLI against the Indianapolis Colts. With 54 Super Bowls having been played so far, that means it's happened in 1.9% of the Super Bowls. 2/4/07: Devin Hester becomes the 1st player in NFL history to return a kickoff for a TD on the opening kick in a Super Bowl. This was Hester's 1st & only pos Jacoby Jones returns the opening kickoff of the second half in Super Bowl XLVII for an NFL and Super Bowl record 109 yards. In Super Bowl XLVII, the Ravens had built a commanding lead going into the second half, but Baltimore further staked its claim to victory when kickoff return #superbowl #touchdown #amazing #sports #chicagobearsSuper Bowl XLIFebruary 4, 2007Chicago Bears vs Indianapolis ColtsDevin Hester capped a record-breaking ro All four of those opening kickoff touchbacks came in indoor games. Super Bowl 59 will also be indoors, at Caesars Superdome in New Orleans. Has the opening kickoff ever been returned for a TD at the Super Bowl? At Super Bowl XLI in 2007, Devin Hester of the Bears took the opening kickoff 92 yards for a touchdown versus the Colts. That was the Devin Hester returns Adam Veneteri's opening kickoff for a TD in Super Bowl XLI Devin Hester returns the opening kick off for a touchdown in Super Bowl 41
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