Interpreted as:
highest yards per punt return by a player 1977| NAME | PR YDS | SEASON | TM | GP | KR | KR YDS | KR AVG | KR YDS/G | KR TD | PR | PR AVG | PR YDS/G | PR TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | R. Upchurch | 653 | 1977 | 14 | 20 | 456 | 22.8 | 32.6 | 0 | 51 | 12.8 | 46.6 | 1 | |
| 2 | | B. Johnson | 539 | 1977 | 14 | 25 | 630 | 25.2 | 45.0 | 1 | 35 | 15.4 | 38.5 | 2 | |
| 3 | | L. Marshall | 489 | 1977 | 14 | 20 | 455 | 22.8 | 32.5 | 0 | 46 | 10.6 | 34.9 | 0 | |
| 4 | | E. Brown | 452 | 1977 | 14 | 34 | 852 | 25.1 | 60.9 | 0 | 57 | 7.9 | 32.3 | 0 | |
| 5 | | B. Harper | 425 | 1977 | 14 | 42 | 1,035 | 24.6 | 73.9 | 0 | 34 | 12.5 | 30.4 | 0 | |
| 6 | | B. Johnson | 423 | 1977 | 14 | 22 | 536 | 24.4 | 38.3 | 0 | 50 | 8.5 | 30.2 | 0 | |
| 7 | | M. Fuller | 360 | 1977 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 28 | 12.9 | 25.7 | 1 | ||
| 8 | | R. Lawrence | 352 | 1977 | 14 | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0.9 | 0 | 51 | 6.9 | 25.1 | 0 | |
| 9 | | N. Colzie | 334 | 1977 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 32 | 10.4 | 25.7 | 0 | ||
| 10 | | B. Hammond | 334 | 1977 | 14 | 19 | 419 | 22.1 | 29.9 | 0 | 32 | 10.4 | 23.9 | 1 | |
| 11 | | H. Stevens | 301 | 1977 | 12 | 11 | 216 | 19.6 | 18.0 | 0 | 34 | 8.9 | 25.1 | 0 | |
| 12 | | J. Smith | 294 | 1977 | 14 | 16 | 381 | 23.8 | 27.2 | 0 | 36 | 8.2 | 21.0 | 0 | |
| 13 | | S. Schubert | 291 | 1977 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 31 | 9.4 | 22.4 | 1 | ||
| 14 | | E. Payton | 290 | 1977 | TOT | 10 | 22 | 548 | 24.9 | 54.8 | 1 | 30 | 9.7 | 29.0 | 1 |
| 15 | | R. Woolsey | 290 | 1977 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0.1 | 0 | 32 | 9.1 | 20.7 | 0 | |
| 16 | | F. Solomon | 285 | 1977 | 13 | 10 | 273 | 27.3 | 21.0 | 1 | 32 | 8.9 | 21.9 | 0 | |
| 17 | | R. Mauti | 281 | 1977 | 14 | 27 | 609 | 22.6 | 43.5 | 0 | 37 | 7.6 | 20.1 | 0 | |
| 18 | | M. Moore | 277 | 1977 | 12 | 24 | 524 | 21.8 | 43.7 | 0 | 47 | 5.9 | 23.1 | 0 | |
| 19 | | D. Reece | 274 | 1977 | 14 | 3 | 72 | 24.0 | 5.1 | 0 | 31 | 8.8 | 19.6 | 0 | |
| 20 | | W. Harrell | 253 | 1977 | 13 | 3 | 48 | 16.0 | 3.7 | 0 | 28 | 9.0 | 19.5 | 1 | |
| 21 | | T. Davis | 220 | 1977 | 14 | 3 | 42 | 14.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 19 | 11.6 | 15.7 | 0 | |
| 22 | | S. Morgan | 220 | 1977 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 16 | 13.8 | 15.7 | 0 | ||
| 23 | | B. Waddy | 219 | 1977 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 31 | 7.1 | 15.6 | 0 | ||
| 24 | | M. Haynes | 200 | 1977 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 24 | 8.3 | 14.3 | 0 | ||
| 25 | | K. Moody | 196 | 1977 | 14 | 30 | 636 | 21.2 | 45.4 | 0 | 15 | 13.1 | 14.0 | 1 | |
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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 |