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New England Patriots Defensive Touchdowns Leaders

Career totals with the Patriots and the best single seasons in club history. Includes the 2026 season through October 19: these records are rebuilt every night, so a mark set yesterday is here this morning. Includes the club's AFL seasons (1960-1969), which the NFL's record book counts. Boston Patriots 1960-1970.

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Ty Law holds the Patriots career record with 6 defensive touchdowns. The single-season record is 2, by Tedy Bruschi in 2002.

SK INT TKL TFL SOLO PD FF QBH TD

All-time Patriots leaders

Career totals with the club
# Player With the club TD G
1 Ty Law Ty Law 1995–2004 6 140
2 Tedy Bruschi Tedy Bruschi 1996–2008 4 189
3 Asante Samuel Asante Samuel 2003–2007 3 73
4 John Charles 1967–1969 2 39
4 Kyle Dugger Kyle Dugger 2020–2025 2 80
4 Stephon Gilmore Stephon Gilmore 2017–2020 2 56
4 Marcus Jones Marcus Jones 2022–2026 2 53
4 Ronnie Lippett Ronnie Lippett 1983–1991 2 122
4 Devin McCourty Devin McCourty 2010–2022 2 204
4 Prentice McCray 1974–1980 2 81
4 Willie McGinest Willie McGinest 1994–2005 2 169
4 James Sanders James Sanders 2005–2010 2 73
4 Otis Smith 1996–2002 2 55
4 Bob Suci 1963 2 14
4 Don Webb 1961–1971 2 134
16 Terrell Buckley Terrell Buckley 2001–2002 1 28
16 Willie Clay 1996–1998 1 48
16 Victor Green 2002 1 16
16 Jimmy Hitchcock 1995–1997 1 36
16 Andy Katzenmoyer 1999–2000 1 24
16 Lawyer Milloy Lawyer Milloy 1996–2002 1 112
16 Chris Slade 1993–2000 1 127
16 Henry Thomas 1997–2000 1 62
16 Mike Vrabel Mike Vrabel 2001–2008 1 123
16 Larry Whigham 1994–2000 1 99

Single-season Patriots records

Best seasons in club history
# Player Season TD G
1 Tedy Bruschi Tedy Bruschi 2002 2 11
1 Tedy Bruschi Tedy Bruschi 2003 2 16
1 Kyle Dugger Kyle Dugger 2022 2 15
1 Stephon Gilmore Stephon Gilmore 2019 2 16
1 Ty Law Ty Law 2001 2 16
1 Ronnie Lippett Ronnie Lippett 1987 2 12
1 Prentice McCray 1976 2 14
1 Otis Smith 2001 2 15
1 Bob Suci 1963 2 14
1 Don Webb 1961 2 14
11 Terrell Buckley Terrell Buckley 2001 1 15
11 Willie Clay 1997 1 16
11 Victor Green 2002 1 16
11 Jimmy Hitchcock 1997 1 15
11 Andy Katzenmoyer 1999 1 16
11 Ty Law Ty Law 1998 1 16
11 Ty Law Ty Law 2003 1 15
11 Ty Law Ty Law 1996 1 13
11 Ty Law Ty Law 1999 1 13
11 Willie McGinest Willie McGinest 2003 1 14
11 Willie McGinest Willie McGinest 1996 1 16
11 Lawyer Milloy Lawyer Milloy 1998 1 16
11 Chris Slade 1997 1 16
11 Henry Thomas 1998 1 16
11 Mike Vrabel Mike Vrabel 2005 1 16