Between the 1970 and 1979 seasons, Lemar Parrish had the most yards per punt return in a season, with 18.8 per return in 1974.
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best punt return average with a minimum of 1.25 punt returns per team game by a player in a 1970s season| NAME | PR AVG | SEASON | TM | GP | KR | KR YDS | KR AVG | KR YDS/G | KR TD | PR | PR YDS | PR YDS/G | PR TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | L. Parrish | 18.8 | 1974 | 13 | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 2.8 | 0 | 18 | 338 | 26.0 | 2 | |
| 2 | | B. Johnson | 15.4 | 1977 | 14 | 25 | 630 | 25.2 | 45.0 | 1 | 35 | 539 | 38.5 | 2 | |
| 3 | | B. Johnson | 15.3 | 1975 | 14 | 33 | 798 | 24.2 | 57.0 | 1 | 40 | 612 | 43.7 | 3 | |
| 4 | | D. Morgan | 15.1 | 1974 | 13 | 35 | 823 | 23.5 | 63.3 | 0 | 19 | 287 | 22.1 | 1 | |
| 5 | | M. Herron | 14.8 | 1974 | 14 | 28 | 629 | 22.5 | 44.9 | 0 | 35 | 517 | 36.9 | 0 | |
| 6 | | L. Swann | 14.1 | 1974 | 12 | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0.9 | 0 | 41 | 577 | 48.1 | 1 | |
| 7 | | R. Upchurch | 13.7 | 1976 | 13 | 22 | 514 | 23.4 | 39.5 | 0 | 39 | 536 | 41.2 | 4 | |
| 8 | | R. Upchurch | 13.7 | 1978 | 12 | 8 | 222 | 27.8 | 18.5 | 0 | 36 | 493 | 41.1 | 1 | |
| 9 | | N. Colzie | 13.6 | 1975 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 48 | 655 | 50.4 | 0 | ||
| 10 | | B. Johnson | 13.6 | 1974 | 14 | 29 | 785 | 27.1 | 56.1 | 0 | 30 | 409 | 29.2 | 0 | |
| 11 | | E. Podolak | 13.5 | 1970 | 14 | 17 | 348 | 20.5 | 24.9 | 0 | 23 | 311 | 22.2 | 0 | |
| 12 | | M. Haynes | 13.5 | 1976 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 45 | 608 | 43.4 | 2 | ||
| 13 | | B. Thompson | 13.5 | 1974 | 14 | 13 | 325 | 25.0 | 23.2 | 0 | 26 | 350 | 25.0 | 0 | |
| 14 | | E. Brown | 13.5 | 1976 | 14 | 30 | 738 | 24.6 | 52.7 | 0 | 48 | 646 | 46.1 | 1 | |
| 15 | | M. Fuller | 13.2 | 1976 | 14 | 20 | 420 | 21.0 | 30.0 | 0 | 33 | 436 | 31.1 | 0 | |
| 16 | | T. Metcalf | 13.1 | 1974 | 14 | 20 | 623 | 31.2 | 44.5 | 1 | 26 | 340 | 24.3 | 0 | |
| 17 | | R. Smith | 13.0 | 1973 | 14 | 36 | 947 | 26.3 | 67.6 | 0 | 27 | 352 | 25.1 | 2 | |
| 18 | | G. Pruitt | 12.9 | 1974 | 14 | 22 | 606 | 27.5 | 43.3 | 1 | 27 | 349 | 24.9 | 0 | |
| 19 | | M. Fuller | 12.9 | 1977 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 28 | 360 | 25.7 | 1 | ||
| 20 | | R. Upchurch | 12.8 | 1977 | 14 | 20 | 456 | 22.8 | 32.6 | 0 | 51 | 653 | 46.6 | 1 | |
| 21 | | A. Dodd | 12.7 | 1974 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 27 | 344 | 24.6 | 0 | ||
| 22 | | B. Harper | 12.6 | 1978 | 16 | 55 | 1,280 | 23.3 | 80.0 | 0 | 30 | 378 | 23.6 | 1 | |
| 23 | | B. Harper | 12.5 | 1977 | 14 | 42 | 1,035 | 24.6 | 73.9 | 0 | 34 | 425 | 30.4 | 0 | |
| 24 | | L. Brunson | 12.5 | 1976 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 31 | 387 | 27.6 | 0 | ||
| 25 | | T. Metcalf | 12.4 | 1975 | 13 | 35 | 960 | 27.4 | 73.8 | 1 | 23 | 285 | 21.9 | 1 | |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
 Patriots - y | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Bills - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Dolphins - e | 7 | 10 | 0 | .412 |
 Jets - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
| AFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
 Steelers - y | 10 | 7 | 0 | .588 |
 Ravens - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Bengals - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
 Browns - e | 5 | 12 | 0 | .294 |
| AFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
 Jaguars - y | 13 | 4 | 0 | .765 |
 Texans - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Colts - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Titans - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
| AFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
 Broncos - z* | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Chargers - w | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Chiefs - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
 Raiders - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
| NFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Eagles - y | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Cowboys - e | 7 | 9 | 1 | .441 |
 Commanders - e | 5 | 12 | 0 | .294 |
 Giants - e | 4 | 13 | 0 | .235 |
| NFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
 Bears - y | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Packers - w | 9 | 7 | 1 | .559 |
 Vikings - e | 9 | 8 | 0 | .529 |
 Lions - e | 9 | 8 | 0 | .529 |
| NFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
 Panthers - y | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Buccaneers - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Falcons - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Saints - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
| NFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
 Seahawks - z* | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Rams - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 49ers - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Cardinals - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |