fewest punt return touchdowns allowed by a team from 1980 to 2020

Between the 1980 and 2020 seasons, the Houston Texans, the Buffalo Bills and the Dallas Cowboys were tied for the fewest opponent punt-return touchdowns, with 8 touchdowns.

TEAMOPP TDGPKRKR YDSKR AVGKR YDS/GKR TDPRPR YDSPR AVGPR YDS/GPR TD
1Texans
Texans
8
304
947
21,171
22.4
69.6
7
702
6,239
8.9
20.5
6
2Bills
Bills
8
648
2,243
47,010
21.0
72.5
14
1,374
12,392
9.0
19.1
14
3Cowboys
Cowboys
8
648
2,134
46,656
21.9
72.0
9
1,547
13,726
8.9
21.2
23
4Ravens
Ravens
9
400
1,264
29,174
23.1
72.9
11
1,012
10,229
10.1
25.6
17
5Jaguars
Jaguars
9
416
1,339
29,235
21.8
70.3
8
922
8,175
8.9
19.7
8
6Browns
Browns
9
600
2,167
45,489
21.0
75.8
14
1,335
12,407
9.3
20.7
18
7Patriots
Patriots
10
648
2,171
47,128
21.7
72.7
19
1,579
15,138
9.6
23.4
13
8Dolphins
Dolphins
10
648
2,140
46,146
21.6
71.2
9
1,432
13,420
9.4
20.7
14
9Packers
Packers
12
648
2,279
46,983
20.6
72.5
11
1,529
13,197
8.6
20.4
21
10Steelers
Steelers
12
648
2,119
44,375
20.9
68.5
10
1,622
14,153
8.7
21.8
18
11Titans
Titans
12
648
2,266
47,684
21.0
73.6
11
1,410
11,753
8.3
18.1
13
1249ers
49ers
13
648
2,188
45,820
20.9
70.7
11
1,496
13,492
9.0
20.8
19
13Jets
Jets
14
648
2,377
51,048
21.5
78.8
23
1,429
12,749
8.9
19.7
10
14Falcons
Falcons
14
648
2,277
49,330
21.7
76.1
16
1,389
12,609
9.1
19.5
13
15Buccaneers
Buccaneers
14
648
2,122
43,866
20.7
67.7
4
1,445
12,246
8.5
18.9
11
16Bears
Bears
15
648
2,335
50,354
21.6
77.7
22
1,533
14,510
9.5
22.4
27
17Raiders
Raiders
15
648
2,353
49,662
21.1
76.6
14
1,616
14,621
9.0
22.6
18
18Chargers
Chargers
15
648
2,301
49,621
21.6
76.6
18
1,381
12,545
9.1
19.4
18
19Saints
Saints
17
648
2,349
52,400
22.3
80.9
13
1,440
12,407
8.6
19.1
12
20Vikings
Vikings
18
648
2,352
51,680
22.0
79.8
18
1,376
12,313
8.9
19.0
13
21Cardinals
Cardinals
19
648
2,414
52,026
21.6
80.3
9
1,629
14,020
8.6
21.6
12
22Colts
Colts
19
648
2,282
48,051
21.1
74.2
13
1,255
10,472
8.3
16.2
13
23Chiefs
Chiefs
19
648
2,252
48,443
21.5
74.8
21
1,572
14,754
9.4
22.8
23
24Panthers
Panthers
20
416
1,305
28,704
22.0
69.0
10
938
8,210
8.8
19.7
9
25Broncos
Broncos
20
648
2,006
43,511
21.7
67.1
6
1,566
15,000
9.6
23.1
21
StatMuse has team, season-level data for opponent punt-return touchdowns 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

2025 Division Standings
TEAMWLTPCT
13
4
0
.765
Texans Texans
12
5
0
.706
8
9
0
.471
3
14
0
.176
Last Game
HOU Texans

1 - 1

16

Final

28

NE Patriots

2 - 0

Sun 18 Jan 2026

NFL 2025 Leaders

NFL 2025 Rankings

NFL Fantasy 2025

NFL 2025 Betting

NFL 2025 Standings

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