fewest kick returns per game in any season team nfl 1970 to 2016

Between the 1970 and 2016 seasons, the Houston Texans had the fewest kickoff returns per game played by a team in a season, with 1.13 in 2015.

	TEAM	KR/GP	KR	GP	SEASON	KR YDS	KR AVG	KR YDS/G	KR TD	PR	PR YDS	PR AVG	PR YDS/G	PR TD
1	Texans	1.13	18	16	2015	430	23.9	26.9	0	52	377	7.3	23.6	0
2	Texans	1.25	20	16	2014	422	21.1	26.4	0	34	208	6.1	13.0	0
3	Broncos	1.31	21	16	2016	481	22.9	30.1	0	37	316	8.5	19.8	0
4	Buccaneers	1.31	21	16	2016	307	14.6	19.2	0	29	266	9.2	16.6	0
5	Buccaneers	1.31	21	16	2015	506	24.1	31.6	0	29	288	9.9	18.0	0
6	Saints	1.31	21	16	2014	543	25.9	33.9	0	19	134	7.1	8.4	0
7	Panthers	1.38	22	16	2015	407	18.5	25.4	0	30	282	9.4	17.6	0
8	Cardinals	1.38	22	16	2014	417	19.0	26.1	0	26	277	10.7	17.3	1
9	Saints	1.38	22	16	2013	506	23.0	31.6	0	32	194	6.1	12.1	0
10	Falcons	1.44	23	16	2016	484	21.0	30.3	0	24	273	11.4	17.1	0
11	Bills	1.44	23	16	2013	469	20.4	29.3	0	39	243	6.2	15.2	0
12	Cowboys	1.5	24	16	2016	492	20.5	30.8	0	28	198	7.1	12.4	0
13	Falcons	1.5	24	16	2011	563	23.5	35.2	0	33	315	9.5	19.7	0
14	Cardinals	1.56	25	16	2016	544	21.8	34.0	0	38	230	6.1	14.4	0
15	Patriots	1.56	25	16	2015	469	18.8	29.3	0	47	473	10.1	29.6	0
16	Lions	1.56	25	16	2014	612	24.5	38.3	0	32	284	8.9	17.8	0
17	Raiders	1.63	26	16	2016	534	20.5	33.4	0	41	380	9.3	23.8	0
18	Falcons	1.63	26	16	2015	667	25.7	41.7	0	27	255	9.4	15.9	0
19	Chargers	1.63	26	16	2014	577	22.2	36.1	0	23	203	8.8	12.7	0
20	Redskins	1.69	27	16	2016	570	21.1	35.6	0	29	344	11.9	21.5	1
21	Eagles	1.69	27	16	2015	565	20.9	35.3	0	39	443	11.4	27.7	2
22	Broncos	1.69	27	16	2015	588	21.8	36.8	0	29	283	9.8	17.7	1
23	Cardinals	1.69	27	16	2013	540	20.0	33.8	0	34	198	5.8	12.4	0
24	Falcons	1.69	27	16	2013	659	24.4	41.2	0	30	250	8.3	15.6	0
25	Falcons	1.69	27	16	2012	640	23.7	40.0	0	26	205	7.9	12.8	0

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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
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Steelers - y	10	7	0	.588
Ravens - e	8	9	0	.471
Bengals - e	6	11	0	.353
Browns - e	5	12	0	.294
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Jaguars - y	13	4	0	.765
Texans - w	12	5	0	.706
Colts - e	8	9	0	.471
Titans - e	3	14	0	.176
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Vikings - e	9	8	0	.529
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Buccaneers - e	8	9	0	.471
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Rams - w	12	5	0	.706
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Cardinals - e	3	14	0	.176