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Top 10: Devin Hester plays
Senior writer Larry Mayer ranks his top 10 most memorable plays of Hester's Bears career.
![Hester scores his final special teams touchdown as a member of the Bears on Nov. 13, 2011 when he returns a punt 82 yards in a 37-13 rout of the Lions.](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/bears/elffgazvoagyv4mdbt52.jpg)
Hester scores his final special teams touchdown as a member of the Bears on Nov. 13, 2011 when he returns a punt 82 yards in a 37-13 rout of the Lions.
![Hester returns a punt 62 yards for a touchdown to help the Bears beat the Packers 20-17 at Soldier Field on Sept. 27, 2010.](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/bears/jkfipmmtoza3seobhfwu.jpg)
Hester returns a punt 62 yards for a touchdown to help the Bears beat the Packers 20-17 at Soldier Field on Sept. 27, 2010.
![After fielding a bouncing ball, Hester slices through Vikings tackers on a 45-yard punt return touchdown in a 23-13 win over Minnesota on Dec. 3, 2006.](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/bears/nep1o7b8i2vxek4uhtz7.jpg)
After fielding a bouncing ball, Hester slices through Vikings tackers on a 45-yard punt return touchdown in a 23-13 win over Minnesota on Dec. 3, 2006.
![Hester makes an over-the-shoulder catch before returning a punt 89 yards for a touchdown in a 34-31 loss to the Vikings on Oct. 14, 2007 at Soldier Field.](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/bears/lohn99efk5nvozqkjjoy.jpg)
Hester makes an over-the-shoulder catch before returning a punt 89 yards for a touchdown in a 34-31 loss to the Vikings on Oct. 14, 2007 at Soldier Field.
![After returning a kickoff 94 yards for a touchdown earlier in the game, Hester brings back a second kickoff 96 yards for a score in a 42-27 win over the St. Louis Rams on Dec. 11, 2006.](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/bears/rwozjfyzuagswls9dc8w.jpg)
After returning a kickoff 94 yards for a touchdown earlier in the game, Hester brings back a second kickoff 96 yards for a score in a 42-27 win over the St. Louis Rams on Dec. 11, 2006.
![In his first NFL game, Hester caps a 26-0 rout of the Packers in Green Bay with an 84-yard punt return touchdown in the 2006 season opener.](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/bears/fhxhgv6dcyictjfciepw.jpg)
In his first NFL game, Hester caps a 26-0 rout of the Packers in Green Bay with an 84-yard punt return touchdown in the 2006 season opener.
![Hester ties teammate Nathan Vasher for the longest play in NFL history when he returns a missed field goal 108 yards for a touchdown in a road win over the Giants on Nov. 12, 2006.](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/bears/mlcdfvn95ws5wle3s5tj.jpg)
Hester ties teammate Nathan Vasher for the longest play in NFL history when he returns a missed field goal 108 yards for a touchdown in a road win over the Giants on Nov. 12, 2006.
![Hester sets the NFL record for career kick return TDs with a 64-yard punt return touchdown in a division-clinching win over the Vikings in Minnesota on Dec. 20, 2010.](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/bears/pyckygivu2so89xxvuns.jpg)
Hester sets the NFL record for career kick return TDs with a 64-yard punt return touchdown in a division-clinching win over the Vikings in Minnesota on Dec. 20, 2010.
![Hester caps an amazing 24-23 comeback win with an 84-yard punt return TD against Dennis Green and the Cardinals on Monday Night Football on Oct. 16, 2006.](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/bears/dmwqe5yedookymlgdb9v.jpg)
Hester caps an amazing 24-23 comeback win with an 84-yard punt return TD against Dennis Green and the Cardinals on Monday Night Football on Oct. 16, 2006.
![Hester becomes the first player in NFL history to return the opening kickoff of the Super Bowl for a touchdown, dashing 92 yards against the Colts on Feb. 4, 2007.](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/bears/rdgqbjwze3j4gjdfsqgq.jpg)
Hester becomes the first player in NFL history to return the opening kickoff of the Super Bowl for a touchdown, dashing 92 yards against the Colts on Feb. 4, 2007.