Super Bowl: Jacoby Jones and Every Player Who Returned a Kick for a Touchdown

Jacoby Jones Returns For a TD in Super Bowl XLVII

Jacoby Jones Returns For a TD in Super Bowl XLVII

What a Super Bowl that was! Wow. The Baltimore Ravens hold on to defeat the San Francisco 49ers 34-31. It’s the end of two eras – the Ray Lewis-led Ravens and the undefeated Super Bowl Niners (they are now 5-1).

Along the way,  Jacoby Jones became the ninth player to return a kickoff for a touchdown in the Super Bowl.

Sounds exciting, returning those kicks, doesn’t it? Well, it appears to be a bad omen. Not this year, obviously, but of the nine times it’s happened, the returner’s team lost six times.

Jones becomes the second Raven to do it. Jermaine Lewis did it for Baltimore in its Super Bowl XXXV win over the New York Giants.

That game is the only Super Bowl to have two kickoffs returned for a touchdown – Ron Dixon returned one for the losing Giants.

Enjoy these while you can? There’s been a lot of talk lately about cancelling kickoffs in an effort to improve player safety. I have to think that would radically change the game itself. Jones’ return was a critical play in this Super Bowl for sure.

  PLAYER TD SB SEASON TEAM W/L RESULT
1. Fulton Walker 1 XVII 1982 Miami Dolphins L Redskins 27 – Dolphins
2. Stanford Jennings 1 XXIII 1988 Cincinnati Bengals L 49ers 20 – Bengals 16
3. Andre Coleman 1 XXIX 1994 San Diego Chargers L 49ers 49 – Chargers 26
4. Desmond Howard 1 XXXI 1996 Green Bay Packers W Packers 35 – Patriots 21
5. Tim Dwight 1 XXXIII 1998 Atlanta Falcons L Broncos 34 – Falcons 19
6. Ron Dixon 1 XXXV 2000 New York Giants L Ravens 34 – Giants 7
7. Jermaine Lewis 1 XXXV 2000 Baltimore Ravens W Ravens 34 – Giants 7
8. Devin Hester 1 XLI 2006 Chicago Bears L Indianapolis Colts 29 – Bears 17
9. Jacoby Jones 1 XLVII 2012 Baltimore Ravens W Ravens 34 – 49ers 31

Thanks to pro-football-reference.com‘s play index, where I ran this query.

Photo: blogs.kqed.org

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