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0 Comments | USA TODAY, November, 2007 | by Scott Boeck

Many happy returns

Several NFL teams found alternative ways to score touchdowns Sunday besides the traditional pass or run. There were five following a player kicking the ball -- via a kickoff, punt or field goal attempt.

The scenarios:

*Leon Washington of the New York Jets returned the opening kickoff 86 yards for a touchdown to give his team an early lead against Washington. The return made him the 11th player in NFL history to return at least three kickoffs for touchdowns in a season.

Two others returned kickoffs for TDs: Cincinnati's Glenn Holt and Jacksonville's Maurice Jones-Drew each returned one for 100 yards.

Washington's kickoff returns:

*98 yards vs. Miami, Week 3

*98 yards vs. N.Y. Giants, Week...

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