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- ↑ "Game History".
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- ↑ "San Diego Chargers Career Defense Leaders". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 2, 2016.
- ↑ "Minnesota Vikings Career Defense Leaders". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 2, 2016.
- ↑ "Reed rumbles 108 yards for NFL record | Longest interception returns by team". Pro Football Hall of Fame . November 24, 2008. Retrieved June 2, 2014.
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