fewest kick return yards allowed divided by opponent kick returns by a team from 1990 to 2002

Between the 1990 and 2002 seasons, the Houston Texans allowed the fewest kickoff yards by a team, with 1,156 yards.

TEAMOPP YDSKRGPKR YDSKR AVGKR YDS/GKR TDPRPR YDSPR AVGPR YDS/GPR TD
1Texans
Texans
1,156
77
16
1,529
19.9
95.6
0
53
512
9.7
32.0
1
2Ravens
Ravens
9,835
450
112
9,752
21.7
87.1
2
309
3,574
11.6
31.9
7
3Panthers
Panthers
10,114
502
128
11,419
22.7
89.2
7
341
3,284
9.6
25.7
6
4Browns
Browns
10,449
645
160
12,705
19.7
79.4
4
337
3,306
9.8
20.7
9
5Jaguars
Jaguars
11,954
488
128
10,127
20.8
79.1
4
301
3,026
10.1
23.6
3
6Buccaneers
Buccaneers
14,200
751
208
15,315
20.4
73.6
0
480
4,762
9.9
22.9
8
7Cardinals
Cardinals
14,446
844
208
18,291
21.7
87.9
2
507
4,359
8.6
21.0
1
8Bengals
Bengals
15,040
941
208
19,813
21.1
95.3
5
413
3,457
8.4
16.6
8
9Giants
Giants
15,350
751
208
14,603
19.4
70.2
4
489
4,636
9.5
22.3
9
10Bears
Bears
15,630
808
208
16,908
20.9
81.3
3
443
3,919
8.8
18.8
3
11Jets
Jets
15,682
821
208
16,709
20.4
80.3
5
465
4,142
8.9
19.9
4
12Saints
Saints
15,913
872
208
19,611
22.5
94.3
7
494
4,458
9.0
21.4
3
13Lions
Lions
16,316
876
208
19,774
22.6
95.1
8
431
4,135
9.6
19.9
6
14Falcons
Falcons
16,445
850
208
18,708
22.0
89.9
13
462
4,218
9.1
20.3
5
15Patriots
Patriots
16,576
821
208
17,391
21.2
83.6
5
529
5,092
9.6
24.5
4
16Seahawks
Seahawks
16,650
854
208
18,278
21.4
87.9
4
452
4,385
9.7
21.1
7
17Cowboys
Cowboys
16,717
713
208
16,121
22.6
77.5
5
502
5,170
10.3
24.9
13
18Raiders
Raiders
16,872
785
208
16,220
20.7
78.0
4
477
4,941
10.4
23.8
7
19Dolphins
Dolphins
16,886
730
208
15,674
21.5
75.4
0
446
4,254
9.5
20.5
3
20Redskins
Redskins
17,112
821
208
17,267
21.0
83.0
3
490
5,140
10.5
24.7
10
21Titans
Titans
17,150
712
208
14,266
20.0
68.6
1
481
3,836
8.0
18.4
3
22Bills
Bills
17,457
797
208
15,530
19.5
74.7
4
452
4,075
9.0
19.6
2
23Colts
Colts
17,554
824
208
16,932
20.5
81.4
6
440
3,899
8.9
18.7
5
24Steelers
Steelers
17,575
749
208
15,201
20.3
73.1
4
542
4,714
8.7
22.7
5
25Chargers
Chargers
17,592
839
208
17,964
21.4
86.4
9
502
5,130
10.2
24.7
10
StatMuse has team, season-level data for kickoff returns and opponent kickoff yards going back to the 1941 season.

More Texans Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

3,041

Stroud

C.J. Stroud

RUSH

703

Marks

Woody Marks

REC

1,117

Collins

Nico Collins
Team Rankings

PPG

23.8

13th

OPP PPG

17.4

2nd

RUSH YDS/G

108.9

22nd

PASS YDS/G

232.7

14th

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TEAMWLTPCT
13
4
0
.765
Texans Texans
12
5
0
.706
8
9
0
.471
3
14
0
.176
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AFC EastWLTPCT
14
3
0
.824
Bills Bills - w
12
5
0
.706
7
10
0
.412
Jets Jets - e
3
14
0
.176
AFC NorthWLTPCT
10
7
0
.588
8
9
0
.471
6
11
0
.353
5
12
0
.294
AFC SouthWLTPCT
13
4
0
.765
12
5
0
.706
Colts Colts - e
8
9
0
.471
3
14
0
.176
AFC WestWLTPCT
14
3
0
.824
11
6
0
.647
6
11
0
.353
3
14
0
.176
NFC EastWLTPCT
11
6
0
.647
7
9
1
.441
5
12
0
.294
4
13
0
.235
NFC NorthWLTPCT
Bears Bears - y
11
6
0
.647
9
7
1
.559
9
8
0
.529
Lions Lions - e
9
8
0
.529
NFC SouthWLTPCT
8
9
0
.471
8
9
0
.471
8
9
0
.471
6
11
0
.353
NFC WestWLTPCT
14
3
0
.824
Rams Rams - w
12
5
0
.706
49ers 49ers - w
12
5
0
.706
3
14
0
.176