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 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 On this date in 2007, Devin Hester took the opening kickoff of the Super Bowl to the house. Hester's going to take it all the way for a touchdown. And no flag 92 Hester's touchdown for the Bears on the opening kickoff was the first one in Super Bowl history, and the ninth kick return for a touchdown in a Super Bowl; only three of the nine teams who did this went on to win the game (the Green Bay Packers in Super Bowl XXXI, the Baltimore Ravens in Super Bowls XXXV and XLVII, and the Seattle Seahawks in 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. 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. In the third of a five-part series, senior writer Larry Mayer reflects on Hester's historic 92-yard kickoff return touchdown in Super Bowl XLI. Read: Part 1 , Part 2 As the Indianapolis Colts' Adam Vinatieri teed up the ball for the opening kickoff of Super Bowl XLI Feb. 4, 2007, in soggy south Florida, Devin Hester excitedly jumped up and down Devin Hester is the first rookie in NFL history to return the opening kickoff in the Super Bowl.Unforgettable Chicago Sports Moments: 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. Devin Hester remembers his "moment" in Super Bowl XLI; a 92-yard opening kickoff return TD. Subscribe to the NFL YouTube channel to see immediate in-game hig 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 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. #superbowl #touchdown #amazing #sports #chicagobearsSuper Bowl XLIFebruary 4, 2007Chicago Bears vs Indianapolis ColtsDevin Hester capped a record-breaking ro 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 Jacoby Jones returns the opening kickoff of the second half in Super Bowl XLVII for an NFL and Super Bowl record 109 yards. Devin Hester returns Adam Veneteri's opening kickoff for a TD in Super Bowl XLI This has happened only once in Super Bowl history, when Devin Hester returned the opening kickoff for a touchdown in Super Bowl 41. It was one of the Chicago Bears' two touchdowns in a blowout
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