Gale Sayers has averaged the most career yards per kick return, averaging 30.6 per return.

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	NAME	KR AVG	KR	GP	KR YDS	KR YDS/G	KR TD	PR	PR YDS	PR AVG	PR YDS/G	PR TD
1	Gale Sayers G. Sayers	30.6	91	68	2,781	40.9	6	27	391	14.5	5.8	2
2	Kene Nwangwu K. Nwangwu	29.6	91	52	2,695	51.8	5	0	0		0.0	0
3	Lynn Chandnois L. Chandnois	29.6	92	72	2,720	37.8	3	66	312	4.7	4.3	0
4	Cordarrelle Patterson C. Patterson	29.0	284	183	8,229	45.0	9	1	9	9.0	0.0	0
5	Joe McKnight J. McKnight	28.7	79	41	2,270	55.4	2	7	69	9.9	1.7	0
6	Abe Woodson A. Woodson	28.7	193	116	5,538	47.7	5	123	956	7.8	8.2	2
7	Buddy Young B. Young	27.9	90	67	2,514	37.5	2	48	389	8.1	5.8	1
8	KaVontae Turpin K. Turpin	27.7	142	69	3,940	57.1	1	78	714	9.2	10.3	1
9	Travis Williams T. Williams	27.5	102	62	2,801	45.2	6	13	213	16.4	3.4	1
10	Joe Arenas J. Arenas	27.3	139	84	3,798	45.2	1	124	774	6.2	9.2	1
11	Clifton Smith C. Smith	27.2	75	24	2,038	84.9	1	48	565	11.8	23.5	1
12	Percy Harvin P. Harvin	27.2	152	75	4,127	55.0	5	0	0		0.0	0
13	Clarence Davis C. Davis	27.1	79	89	2,140	24.0	0	0	0		0.0	0
14	Keisean Nixon K. Nixon	27.0	89	112	2,403	21.5	1	32	286	8.9	2.6	0
15	Jacoby Jones J. Jones	27.0	183	128	4,940	38.6	5	276	2,688	9.7	21.0	4
16	Steve Van Buren S. Van Buren	26.7	76	83	2,030	24.5	3	34	473	13.9	5.7	2
17	Lenny Lyles L. Lyles	26.7	81	149	2,161	14.5	3	0	0		0.0	0
18	Quintin Demps Q. Demps	26.6	110	110	2,931	26.6	2	0	0		0.0	0
19	Mercury Morris M. Morris	26.5	111	99	2,947	29.8	3	27	171	6.3	1.7	0
20	Ellis Hobbs E. Hobbs	26.5	141	79	3,739	47.3	3	0	0		0.0	0
21	Bobby Jancik B. Jancik	26.5	158	81	4,185	51.7	0	67	647	9.7	8.0	1
22	Mel Renfro M. Renfro	26.4	85	174	2,246	12.9	2	109	842	7.7	4.8	1
23	Bobby Mitchell B. Mitchell	26.4	102	148	2,690	18.2	5	69	699	10.1	4.7	3
24	Jordan Todman J. Todman	26.4	89	74	2,346	31.7	1	0	0		0.0	0
25	Terrence McGee T. McGee	26.3	207	122	5,450	44.7	5	0	0		0.0	0

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Vikings	4	0	1.000
Bears	3	1	.750
Packers	2	2	.500
Lions	2	2	.500

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Sun 10/11	CHI	@	GB	1:00 PM
Sun 10/18	CHI	@	ATL	1:00 PM
Thu 10/22	NE	@	CHI	8:15 PM
Mon 11/2	CHI	@	SEA	8:15 PM
Sun 11/8	TB	@	CHI	8:20 PM

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Rec TD Leaders

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29.8

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412.0

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Rush Yards Rankings

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162.3

153.5

139.0

137.3

Pass Yards Rankings

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292.8

285.3

Sack Leaders

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14.0

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NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	3	1	0	.750
Eagles	2	2	0	.500
Cowboys	2	2	0	.500
Commanders	1	3	0	.250
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	4	0	0	1.000
Bears	3	1	0	.750
Lions	2	2	0	.500
Packers	2	2	0	.500
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	2	2	0	.500
Falcons	2	2	0	.500
Saints	1	3	0	.250
Buccaneers	0	4	0	.000
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	4	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	3	1	0	.750
Rams	2	2	0	.500
Cardinals	1	3	0	.250

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	3	1	0	.750
Patriots	2	2	0	.500
Jets	1	3	0	.250
Dolphins	0	4	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Browns	3	1	0	.750
Ravens	3	1	0	.750
Steelers	2	2	0	.500
Bengals	2	2	0	.500
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	3	1	0	.750
Colts	2	2	0	.500
Titans	0	4	0	.000
Texans	0	4	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	4	0	0	1.000
Raiders	3	1	0	.750
Broncos	2	2	0	.500
Chargers	0	4	0	.000