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ATLANTA — Cordarrelle Patterson returned a kickoff 103 yards in the second quarter Sunday against the Bears to become the NFL’s all-time kickoff return king.
Patterson’s ninth career kickoff return for a touchdown is a new NFL record. He was tied with Josh Cribbs and Leon Washington with eight kickoff return touchdowns entering the game, with two coming as a member of the Bears from 2019-20. Neither Cribbs nor Washington has played since 2014.
Patterson caught Cairo Santos’ kick three yards deep into the Mercedes-Benz Stadium end zone and returned it up the middle.