Interpreted as:
Gale Sayers punt return and kick off return stats in his career| NAME | PR | OFF | RET | SEASON | TM | GP | YDS | YDS/G | TD | RUSH YDS | RUSH YDS/G | RUSH TD | REC YDS | REC YDS/G | REC TD | KR YDS | KR YDS/G | KR TD | PR YDS | PR YDS/G | PR TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | G. Sayers | 16 | 41 | 1965 | 14 | 2,272 | 162.3 | 22 | 867 | 61.9 | 14 | 507 | 36.2 | 6 | 660 | 47.1 | 1 | 238 | 17.0 | 1 | ||
| 2 | | G. Sayers | 6 | 32 | 1966 | 14 | 2,440 | 174.3 | 12 | 1,231 | 87.9 | 8 | 447 | 31.9 | 2 | 718 | 51.3 | 2 | 44 | 3.1 | 0 | ||
| 3 | | G. Sayers | 3 | 23 | 1967 | 13 | 1,689 | 129.9 | 12 | 880 | 67.7 | 7 | 126 | 9.7 | 1 | 603 | 46.4 | 3 | 80 | 6.2 | 1 | ||
| 4 | | G. Sayers | 2 | 19 | 1968 | 9 | 1,463 | 162.6 | 2 | 856 | 95.1 | 2 | 117 | 13.0 | 0 | 461 | 51.2 | 0 | 29 | 3.2 | 0 | ||
| 5 | | G. Sayers | 0 | 1,029 | 16 | 1969 | 14 | 1,487 | 106.2 | 8 | 1,032 | 73.7 | 8 | 116 | 8.3 | 0 | 339 | 24.2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 6 | | G. Sayers | 0 | 52 | 0 | 1970 | 2 | 46 | 23.0 | 0 | 52 | 26.0 | 0 | -6 | -3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 7 | | G. Sayers | 0 | 38 | 0 | 1971 | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 0 | 38 | 19.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Average | 3.9 | 1688.0 | 18.7 | 9.7 | 1347.9 | 138.8 | 8.0 | 708.0 | 72.9 | 5.6 | 186.7 | 19.2 | 1.3 | 397.3 | 40.9 | 0.9 | 55.9 | 5.8 | 0.3 | ||||
| Total | 27 | 5,064 | 131 | 68 | 9,435 | 138.8 | 56 | 4,956 | 72.9 | 39 | 1,307 | 19.2 | 9 | 2,781 | 40.9 | 6 | 391 | 5.8 | 2 |
CHIStatMuse has season-level data for punt returns going back to the 1941 season.
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| AFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 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 |
