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highest punt returns average with a minimum of 75 punt returns by a player career all-time| NAME | PR AVG | PR | GP | KR | KR YDS | KR AVG | KR YDS/G | KR TD | PR YDS | PR YDS/G | PR TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | M. Jones | 14.3 | 79 | 48 | 27 | 645 | 23.9 | 13.4 | 0 | 1,132 | 23.6 | 3 |
| 2 |  | R. Shaheed | 13.2 | 77 | 51 | 53 | 1,322 | 24.9 | 25.9 | 1 | 1,014 | 19.9 | 3 |
| 3 | | G. McAfee | 12.8 | 112 | 65 | 18 | 488 | 27.1 | 7.5 | 1 | 1,431 | 22.0 | 2 |
| 4 | | J. Christiansen | 12.8 | 85 | 89 | 59 | 1,329 | 22.5 | 14.9 | 0 | 1,084 | 12.2 | 8 |
| 5 | | C. Gibson | 12.6 | 110 | 70 | 16 | 268 | 16.8 | 3.8 | 0 | 1,381 | 19.7 | 3 |
| 6 | | B. Dudley | 12.2 | 124 | 90 | 78 | 1,743 | 22.3 | 19.4 | 1 | 1,515 | 16.8 | 3 |
| 7 | | R. Upchurch | 12.1 | 248 | 119 | 95 | 2,355 | 24.8 | 19.8 | 0 | 3,008 | 25.3 | 8 |
| 8 | | D. Howard | 11.9 | 244 | 156 | 359 | 7,959 | 22.2 | 51.0 | 0 | 2,895 | 18.6 | 8 |
| 9 | | D. Duvernay | 11.8 | 109 | 89 | 127 | 3,231 | 25.4 | 36.3 | 2 | 1,284 | 14.4 | 0 |
| 10 | | B. Johnson | 11.8 | 282 | 143 | 123 | 2,941 | 23.9 | 20.6 | 2 | 3,317 | 23.2 | 6 |
| 11 | | D. Hester | 11.7 | 315 | 156 | 295 | 7,333 | 24.9 | 47.0 | 5 | 3,695 | 23.7 | 14 |
| 12 | | M. Herron | 11.7 | 84 | 39 | 82 | 1,985 | 24.2 | 50.9 | 1 | 982 | 25.2 | 0 |
| 13 | | R. Parrish | 11.6 | 165 | 90 | 33 | 771 | 23.4 | 8.6 | 0 | 1,920 | 21.3 | 3 |
| 14 | | B. Thompson | 11.6 | 157 | 179 | 46 | 1,156 | 25.1 | 6.5 | 0 | 1,814 | 10.1 | 0 |
| 15 | | D. Gordon | 11.5 | 314 | 138 | 5 | 70 | 14.0 | 0.5 | 0 | 3,601 | 26.1 | 6 |
| 16 |  | T. Hill | 11.5 | 92 | 145 | 14 | 384 | 27.4 | 2.6 | 1 | 1,055 | 7.3 | 4 |
| 17 | | N. Miller-Hines | 11.4 | 90 | 85 | 39 | 1,012 | 25.9 | 11.9 | 2 | 1,026 | 12.1 | 2 |
| 18 | | G. Olszewski | 11.4 | 122 | 82 | 67 | 1,586 | 23.7 | 19.3 | 0 | 1,386 | 16.9 | 2 |
| 19 | | B. Covey | 11.3 | 79 | 44 | 16 | 361 | 22.6 | 8.2 | 0 | 895 | 20.3 | 0 |
| 20 | | H. Ellard | 11.3 | 135 | 228 | 19 | 364 | 19.2 | 1.6 | 0 | 1,527 | 6.7 | 4 |
| 21 | | R. Bird | 11.3 | 94 | 38 | 25 | 533 | 21.3 | 14.0 | 0 | 1,063 | 28.0 | 0 |
| 22 | | B. Berrios | 11.3 | 100 | 91 | 91 | 2,265 | 24.9 | 24.9 | 1 | 1,130 | 12.4 | 0 |
| 23 | | B. Pritchard | 11.3 | 95 | 60 | 41 | 938 | 22.9 | 15.6 | 1 | 1,072 | 17.9 | 2 |
| 24 |  | J. Edelman | 11.2 | 177 | 137 | 30 | 626 | 20.9 | 4.6 | 0 | 1,986 | 14.5 | 4 |
| 25 | | J. Ross | 11.2 | 78 | 51 | 77 | 1,878 | 24.4 | 36.8 | 1 | 874 | 17.1 | 1 |
StatMuse has season-level data for punt returns and yards per punt return 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 |
