fewest punt returns allowed by a team from 1992 to 1999

Between the 1992 and 1999 seasons, the Carolina Panthers had the fewest opponent punt returns by a team, with 161 returns.

TEAMOPP PRGPKRKR YDSKR AVGKR YDS/GKR TDPRPR YDSPR AVGPR YDS/GPR TD
1Panthers
Panthers
161
80
311
7,282
23.4
91.0
4
224
2,139
9.5
26.7
2
2Ravens
Ravens
163
64
280
5,967
21.3
93.2
2
182
1,914
10.5
29.9
4
3Jaguars
Jaguars
195
80
306
6,475
21.2
80.9
3
189
2,049
10.8
25.6
2
4Browns
Browns
216
80
306
6,210
20.3
77.6
1
182
1,871
10.3
23.4
7
549ers
49ers
238
128
443
9,099
20.5
71.1
2
295
2,750
9.3
21.5
5
6Falcons
Falcons
243
128
524
11,590
22.1
90.5
6
289
2,517
8.7
19.7
3
7Bills
Bills
251
128
471
9,202
19.5
71.9
2
309
3,045
9.9
23.8
1
8Redskins
Redskins
259
128
504
10,956
21.7
85.6
3
276
2,905
10.5
22.7
6
9Packers
Packers
263
128
453
9,895
21.8
77.3
6
381
3,662
9.6
28.6
6
10Broncos
Broncos
271
128
450
9,858
21.9
77.0
1
329
3,461
10.5
27.0
4
11Cowboys
Cowboys
273
128
406
9,439
23.2
73.7
1
319
3,429
10.7
26.8
9
12Steelers
Steelers
274
128
456
9,282
20.4
72.5
2
330
2,734
8.3
21.4
2
13Bears
Bears
282
128
507
10,932
21.6
85.4
3
241
2,102
8.7
16.4
2
14Titans
Titans
290
128
451
8,948
19.8
69.9
0
298
2,250
7.6
17.6
2
15Cardinals
Cardinals
292
128
498
10,671
21.4
83.4
0
315
2,794
8.9
21.8
1
16Buccaneers
Buccaneers
302
128
474
9,545
20.1
74.6
0
297
3,054
10.3
23.9
5
17Bengals
Bengals
303
128
586
12,764
21.8
99.7
4
253
2,144
8.5
16.8
5
18Vikings
Vikings
306
128
479
10,192
21.3
79.6
3
273
2,570
9.4
20.1
3
19Dolphins
Dolphins
308
128
466
10,166
21.8
79.4
0
264
2,481
9.4
19.4
2
20Chargers
Chargers
313
128
507
10,427
20.6
81.5
5
309
3,464
11.2
27.1
7
21Colts
Colts
315
128
498
10,385
20.9
81.1
4
273
2,402
8.8
18.8
4
22Jets
Jets
316
128
500
10,116
20.2
79.0
2
311
2,603
8.4
20.3
1
23Patriots
Patriots
318
128
490
10,598
21.6
82.8
2
357
3,447
9.7
26.9
1
24Lions
Lions
322
128
517
11,623
22.5
90.8
8
266
2,299
8.6
18.0
2
25Raiders
Raiders
332
128
486
9,876
20.3
77.2
1
319
3,302
10.4
25.8
3
StatMuse has team, season-level data for opponent punt returns going back to the 1941 season.

More Panthers Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

3,011

Young

Bryce Young

RUSH

1,076

Dowdle

Rico Dowdle

REC

1,014

McMillan

Tetairoa McMillan
Team Rankings

PPG

18.3

27th

OPP PPG

22.4

15th

RUSH YDS/G

116.3

19th

PASS YDS/G

194.4

27th

2025 Division Standings
TEAMWLTPCT
8
9
0
.471
8
9
0
.471
Panthers Panthers
8
9
0
.471
6
11
0
.353
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sat
1/10
@
4:30 PM
Last Game
CAR Panthers

8 - 9

14

Final

16

Sat 3 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

NFL 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Sat
10/4
@
22-21
Sat
10/4
@
38-35
Sat
10/4
@
37-24
Sat
10/4
@
27-10
Sat
10/4
@
23-20

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sat
1/10
@
4:30 PM
Sat
1/10
@
8:00 PM
Sun
1/11
@
1:00 PM
Sun
1/11
@
4:30 PM
Sun
1/11
@
8:00 PM