Dallas Cowboys cornerback DaRon Bland has set a franchise record by returning an interception for a touchdown three times this season, making him the only NFL player to achieve this feat multiple times in 2023. This is also Bland's third pick-six of the season, tying him with Marcus Peters for the most pick-sixes in a single season since 2015. With this interception, Bland has now scored a total of three touchdowns on interception returns, putting him in second place all-time behind Brett Favre, who has four. Peters holds the record for the most pick-sixes since 2015, with seven. Additionally, Peters has a career total of 33 interceptions and 897 interception return yards, with an average of 27.2 yards per interception return, the highest among players with at least 25 interceptions in NFL history.
Marcus Peters has 33 career interceptions and 897 interception return yards. His 27.2 yard average on interceptions is the most of any player in history with at least 25 interceptions.
The #Raiders' Marcus Peters returns an interception 75 yards for a TD, & it's only the 3rd-longest pick-6 of his #NFL career. How many guys have ever been able to say *that*? His 2 longer ones: https://t.co/fjG0ZRqXgt
Marcus Peters' 7 pick-6s are the most of any player since he entered NFL in 2015
DaRon Bland had his third pick-six. Marcus Peters in 2019 is the last player to score three touchdowns on interception returns. The NFL record is four. It was Stafford’s 30th career pick-six, putting him alone in second place all time. Only Brett Favre, with 32, has more.
Cowboys CB DaRon Bland has returned an interception for a touchdown a franchise-record three times this season. No other NFL player has done it multiple times in 2023. https://t.co/WA60YFB4b2