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Rookie Jaylin Lane’s 90-Yard Punt Return Lifts Commanders in 41–24 Win

The return marked Washington’s first rookie punt-return touchdown since Desmond Howard in 1992.

Overview

  • Next Gen Stats clocked Lane at a top speed of 20.56 MPH on the scoring return.
  • The NFL labeled the 90-yard play the longest touchdown of the season.
  • Lane finished with 127 punt return yards on five attempts in the Week 3 victory over the Raiders.
  • The touchdown stretched Washington’s lead to 27-10 with 9:35 left in the third quarter.
  • The fourth-round pick has assumed a larger return role following Austin Ekeler’s season-ending Achilles injury.