When Matthew Slater returned a blocked punt for a touchdown in Week 4, it was the 11th consecutive Patriots touchdown that was scored by a different player.
Below are the longest team touchdown streaks within a single season where there was not a repeat scorer. This includes three streaks that were aided by the 1987 players strike in which teams were largely comprised of entirely different rosters of replacement players. Also of note, the 1987 Bengals (including replacements) are the only team able to string together at least 11 in a row entirely on offense.
The player who eventually broke the streak (unless it is at the end of a season) is indicated with an asterisk.
Consecutive team touchdowns by different players, single season
12 players
1974 Redskins
| Week | Touchdown scorer |
|---|---|
| 7 at STL Cardinals | Larry Brown 13 reception |
| 8 at GB | Frank Grant 22 reception |
| Harold McLinton 14 interception return | |
| 9 at PHI | Duane Thomas* 1 rush |
| Chris Hanburger 0 fumble return | |
| Charley Taylor 30 reception | |
| 10 vs DAL | Joe Theismann 3 rush |
| Charlie Evans 6 rush | |
| Ken Houston 58 punt return | |
| Roy Jefferson 31 reception | |
| 11 vs PHI | Jerry Smith 2 reception |
| Larry Jones 102 kickoff return |
1987 San Diego Chargers
Fullback Tim Spencer had a chance to extend the streak to 13, but his 1st and goal plunge from the 1 gained no yards. Anderson scored on the next play.
| Week | Touchdown scorer |
|---|---|
| 2 vs STL Cardinals | Lionel James 7 rush |
| 4 at CIN STRIKE GAME |
Frank Middleton 1 rush |
| 5 at TB STRIKE GAME |
Martin Sartin 2 rush |
| Tim Moffett 19 reception | |
| 6 at L.A. Raiders STRIKE GAME |
Rick Neuheisel 8 rush |
| Al Williams 7 reception | |
| Elvis Patterson 75 interception return | |
| 7 vs KC | Wes Chandler 10 reception |
| Gary W. Anderson* 1 rush | |
| Les Miller 0 fumble return | |
| Dan Fouts 1 rush | |
| Kellen Winslow 19 reception |
2001 Steelers
| Week | Touchdown scorer |
|---|---|
| 11 at TEN | Chad Scott 45 interception return |
| 12 vs MIN | Jerome Bettis 1 rush |
| Troy Edwards 12 rush | |
| Amos Zereoue 4 rush | |
| 13 vs NYJ | Chris Fuamatu-Ma’afala 1 rush |
| 14 at BAL | Plaxico Burress* 25 reception |
| Bobby Shaw 90 reception | |
| Dan Kreider 4 rush | |
| 15 vs DET | Jason Gildon 27 fumble return |
| Matt Cushing 4 reception | |
| Kordell Stewart 2 rush | |
| Hines Ward 5 reception |
11 players
1946 Los Angeles Dons (AAFC)
The first 11 touchdowns in franchise history were by different players. Two streaks overlapped within the shaded area shown.
| Week | Touchdown scorer |
|---|---|
| 2 vs Brooklyn Dodgers | Bernie Nygren 55 reception |
| Andy Marefos 2 rush | |
| Chuck Fenenbock 21 rush | |
| 3 vs MIA Seahawks | Bus Mertes 32 reception |
| Al Krueger 23 reception | |
| John Kimbrough 2 rush | |
| Bob Nowaskey 11 reception | |
| 4 at BUF Bills | John Polanski 5 rush |
| Bill Kerr 0 blocked punt return | |
| Joe Aguirre 67 reception | |
| 5 at CHI Rockets | Dale Gentry 3 blocked punt return |
| Andy Marefos* 1 rush | |
| Jack Morton 19 reception |
1961 San Diego Chargers
| Week | Touchdown scorer |
|---|---|
| 9 vs NY Titans | Jack Kemp 1 rush |
| Paul Lowe 61 rush | |
| Don Norton 13 reception | |
| Charlie McNeil 41 interception return | |
| Hunter Enis 1 rush | |
| Luther Hayes 17 reception | |
| 10 at DEN | Keith Lincoln 91 reception |
| Dick Harris 30 interception return | |
| Bob Scarpitto* 16 reception | |
| 11 vs DAL Texans | Dave Kocourek 61 reception |
| Bob Laraba 61 interception return |
1964 Cowboys
This streak lasted until the end of the season. Dunn scored the first Cowboys touchdown of 1965.
| Week | Touchdown scorer |
|---|---|
| 9 at NYG | Frank Clarke 8 reception |
| 10 vs PHI | Don Meredith 3 rush |
| Don Perkins 2 rush | |
| 11 at WAS | Jim Stiger 2 rush |
| 12 vs GB | Mel Renfro 69 punt return |
| Billy Lothridge 2 rush | |
| Warren Livingston 17 fumble return | |
| 13 at PHI | Jimmy Ridlon 63 fumble return |
| Tommy McDonald 12 reception | |
| 14 vs PIT | Pettis Norman 8 reception |
| Perry Lee Dunn 3 rush |
1966 Rams
This streak lasted until the end of the season. Gabriel scored the first Rams touchdown of 1967.
| Week | Touchdown scorer |
|---|---|
| 10 vs NYG | Irv Cross 60 interception return |
| Tom Moore 4 reception | |
| Les Josephson 4 reception | |
| Bucky Pope 14 reception | |
| 11 vs MIN | Billy Truax 0 fumble return |
| 12 at BAL Colts | Jim Stiger 12 reception |
| Clancy Williams 32 interception return | |
| 13 vs DET | Tommy McDonald 33 reception |
| Chuck Lamson 44 interception return | |
| 15 vs GB | Roman Gabriel 11 rush |
| Marlin McKeever 3 reception |
1970 Baltimore Colts
One of two Super Bowl winners on this list.
| Week | Touchdown scorer |
|---|---|
| 5 at NYJ | Bob Grant 27 interception return |
| 6 vs BOS Patriots | Jack Maitland 5 reception |
| Roy Jefferson 15 reception | |
| Jimmy Orr 26 reception | |
| 7 vs MIA | Ron Gardin 80 punt return |
| Norm Bulaich 1 rush | |
| Jim Duncan 99 kickoff return | |
| Eddie Hinton* 32 reception | |
| Tom Mitchell 15 reception | |
| 8 at GB | Jerry Hill 15 rush |
| 9 vs BUF | John Mackey 25 reception |
1971 Eagles
| Week | Touchdown scorer |
|---|---|
| 2 vs DAL | Al Nelson 102 missed FG return |
| 5 at OAK | Tom Woodeshick 7 reception |
| 6 vs NYG | Sonny Davis 10 rush |
| Larry Watkins 11 rush | |
| 7 vs DEN | Ben Hawkins* 18 reception |
| Bill Hobbs 6 blocked punt return | |
| 8 at WAS | Ronnie Bull 12 reception |
| 9 at DAL | Pete Liske 1 rush |
| 10 at STL Cardinals | Steve Smith 5 fumble return |
| Harold Jackson 6 reception | |
| Lee Bouggess 5 reception |
1978 Giants
One of these games is infamous.
| Week | Touchdown scorer |
|---|---|
| 8 vs WAS | Joe Pisarcik 3 rush |
| 9 at NO | Maurice Tyler 0 blocked punt return |
| Larry Csonka 1 rush | |
| 10 at STL Cardinals | Jim Robinson 52 reception |
| 11 at WAS | Troy Archer 20 fumble return |
| 12 vs PHI | Bobby Hammond 19 reception |
| Johnny Perkins 30 reception | |
| 13 at BUF | Al Dixon 31 reception |
| Doug Kotar 19 reception | |
| 14 vs L.A. Rams | Gary Shirk* 4 reception |
| Willie Spencer 1 rush |
1981 Raiders
The Raiders had been shut out in each of the three games just before the streak began.
| Week | Touchdown scorer |
|---|---|
| 7 vs TB | Derrick Jensen 12 rush |
| 8 vs KC | Morris Bradshaw 6 reception |
| Marc Wilson 3 rush | |
| 9 vs NE | Mark van Eeghen 3 rush |
| Cliff Branch 14 reception | |
| Willie Jones 9 fumble return | |
| 10 at HOU Oilers | Arthur Whittington 12 rush |
| 11 at MIA | Todd Christensen 13 reception |
| Bob Chandler 37 reception | |
| Derrick Ramsey* 1 reception | |
| Chester Willis 15 rush |
1987 Eagles
| Week | Touchdown scorer |
|---|---|
| 1 at WAS | Randall Cunningham 2 rush |
| Reggie White 70 fumble return | |
| 2 vs NO | Mike Quick 19 reception |
| Kenny Jackson 25 reception | |
| Seth Joyner 18 fumble return | |
| 5 at DAL STRIKE GAME |
Kevin Bowman 62 reception |
| Mike Siano 13 reception | |
| Topper Clemons 13 reception | |
| 6 at GB STRIKE GAME |
Alvin Ross 5 reception |
| 7 vs DAL | John Spagnola* 10 reception |
| Anthony Toney 1 rush |
1987 Bengals
The Bengals lost the first of these games despite having the ball and the lead with 6 seconds left.
| Week | Touchdown scorer |
|---|---|
| 2 vs SF | Rodney Holman 46 reception |
| 4 vs SD STRIKE GAME |
Wade Russell 4 reception |
| 5 at SEA STRIKE GAME |
Marc Logan 5 rush |
| David McCluskey 1 rush | |
| 7 at PIT | Larry Kinnebrew* 2 rush |
| Mike Martin 41 reception | |
| Stanford Jennings 9 reception | |
| 8 vs HOU Oilers | Eddie Brown 47 reception |
| Anthony Munoz 3 reception | |
| 9 vs MIA | Eric Kattus 17 reception |
| Bill Johnson 6 rush |
1995 St. Louis Rams
| Week | Touchdown scorer |
|---|---|
| 1 at GB | Alexander Wright 30 reception |
| 2 vs NO | Isaac Bruce* 33 reception |
| Todd Lyght 29 interception return | |
| 3 at CAR | Jerome Bettis 2 rush |
| Jessie Hester 23 reception | |
| Anthony Parker 28 fumble return | |
| Torin Dorn 24 interception return | |
| 4 vs CHI | Toby Wright 73 fumble return |
| Todd Kinchen 6 reception | |
| Marv Cook 1 reception | |
| Troy Drayton 12 reception |
1996 Patriots
| Week | Touchdown scorer |
|---|---|
| 14 at SD | Keith Byars 19 reception |
| Sam Gash 7 reception | |
| Willie McGinest 0 fumble return | |
| Shawn Jefferson 11 reception | |
| Corwin Brown 42 fumble return | |
| 15 vs NYJ | Ben Coates* 2 reception |
| Curtis Martin 19 rush | |
| Ty Law 38 interception return | |
| Marrio Grier 1 rush | |
| 17 at NYG | Terry Glenn 26 reception |
| Dave Meggett 60 punt return |
1997 Jets
Bill Parcells’s first five games with the Jets after coaching the team above.
| Week | Touchdown scorer |
|---|---|
| 1 at SEA | Kyle Brady 1 reception |
| Wayne Chrebet 31 reception | |
| Jeff Graham 47 reception | |
| 2 vs BUF | Dedric Ward 19 reception |
| Aaron Glenn 96 kickoff return | |
| 3 at NE | Neil O’Donnell 2 rush |
| Mo Lewis 43 interception return | |
| Keyshawn Johnson 24 reception | |
| 4 vs OAK | Adrian Murrell* 4 rush |
| Ray Mickens 72 blocked FG return | |
| 5 at CIN | Fred Baxter 2 reception |
1997 Patriots
| Week | Touchdown scorer |
|---|---|
| 10 at MIN | Shawn Jefferson 5 reception |
| Terry Glenn 3 reception | |
| 11 at BUF | Derrick Cullors 86 kickoff return |
| Ben Coates 6 reception | |
| Chris Slade 1 interception return | |
| Curtis Martin 1 rush | |
| 12 at TB | Lovett Purnell 6 reception |
| 13 vs MIA | Troy Brown* 35 reception |
| Larry Whigham 60 interception return | |
| Jimmy Hitchcock 100 interception return | |
| 14 vs IND | Sam Gash 3 reception |
2003 Broncos
Two streaks overlapped within the shaded area shown.
| Week | Touchdown scorer |
|---|---|
| 1 vs STL Rams | Ed McCaffrey 23 reception |
| 2 at SF | Mike Anderson 1 reception |
| Olandis Gary 1 rush | |
| Scottie Montgomery 11 reception | |
| 3 vs BUF | Chester McGlockton 24 fumble return |
| Clinton Portis* 1 rush | |
| Dwayne Carswell 1 reception | |
| Rod Smith 26 reception | |
| 4 at BAL | Reuben Droughns 1 rush |
| Patrick Hape 2 reception | |
| Brian Griese 1 rush | |
| 5 vs SD | Ed McCaffrey 69 reception |
2003 Browns
| Week | Touchdown scorer |
|---|---|
| 4 vs CIN | Quincy Morgan 71 reception |
| Jamel White 4 reception | |
| 5 at PIT | Andre’ Davis* 6 reception |
| Kevin Johnson 9 reception | |
| Tim Couch 9 rush | |
| Daylon McCutcheon 75 interception return | |
| 6 vs OAK | William Green 5 rush |
| 7 vs SD | Dennis Northcutt 6 reception |
| Darnell Sanders 1 reception | |
| 10 at KC | James Jackson 1 rush |
| R.J. Bowers 2 reception |
2005 Packers
| Week | Touchdown scorer |
|---|---|
| 5 vs NO | Al Harris 22 interception return |
| Najeh Davenport 4 rush | |
| Robert Ferguson 25 reception | |
| David Martin 1 reception | |
| Donald Lee 26 reception | |
| Nick Barnett 95 interception return | |
| 7 at MIN | Donald Driver 22 reception |
| Antonio Chatman 4 reception | |
| 8 at CIN | Tony Fisher 1 rush |
| Bubba Franks 1 reception | |
| 9 vs PIT | Samkon Gado* 1 rush |
2009 Saints
The other Super Bowl winner. Two streaks overlapped within the shaded area shown.
| Week | Touchdown scorer |
|---|---|
| 4 vs NYJ | Darren Sharper 99 interception return |
| Remi Ayodele 0 fumble return | |
| Pierre Thomas 1 rush | |
| 6 vs NYG | Mike Bell 2 rush |
| Jeremy Shockey 1 reception | |
| Robert Meachem 36 reception | |
| Lance Moore 12 reception | |
| Reggie Bush 7 rush | |
| Marques Colston* 12 reception | |
| Heath Evans 2 rush | |
| 7 at MIA | Drew Brees 1 rush |
| Darren Sharper 42 interception return |
2019 Patriots
| Week | Touchdown scorer |
|---|---|
| 2 at MIA | Antonio Brown 20 pass |
| Tom Brady 1 rush | |
| Stephon Gilmore 54 interception return | |
| Jamie Collins 69 interception return | |
| James White 10 reception | |
| 3 vs NYJ | Sony Michel 5 rush |
| Phillip Dorsett 25 reception | |
| Julian Edelman* 3 reception | |
| Rex Burkhead 2 rush | |
| 4 at BUF | Brandon Bolden 4 rush |
| Matthew Slater 11 blocked punt return |
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