how many punt returns are there in an nfl season

The Chicago Bears returned 27 punts in 1941.

TEAMPRSEASONGPKRKR YDSKR AVGKR YDS/GKR TDPR YDSPR AVGPR YDS/GPR TD
1Bears
Bears
27
1941
11
29
685
23.6
62.3
1
546
20.2
49.6
2
2Cardinals
Cardinals
32
1941
11
31
705
22.7
64.1
0
311
9.7
28.3
0
3Packers
Packers
41
1941
11
28
567
20.3
51.5
0
487
11.9
44.3
1
4Giants
Giants
47
1941
11
20
467
23.4
42.5
0
717
15.3
65.2
0
5
Dodgers
41
1941
11
28
616
22.0
56.0
0
343
8.4
31.2
0
6Lions
Lions
35
1941
11
37
980
26.5
89.1
1
502
14.3
45.6
1
7Redskins
Redskins
45
1941
11
28
580
20.7
52.7
0
675
15.0
61.4
3
8Eagles
Eagles
27
1941
11
31
734
23.7
66.7
0
210
7.8
19.1
0
9Steelers
Steelers
28
1941
11
44
930
21.1
84.5
0
372
13.3
33.8
0
10Rams
Rams
32
1941
11
41
820
20.0
74.5
1
343
10.7
31.2
1
11Bears
Bears
39
1942
11
21
537
25.6
48.8
0
459
11.8
41.7
1
12Cardinals
Cardinals
32
1942
11
36
855
23.8
77.7
1
364
11.4
33.1
0
13Packers
Packers
32
1942
11
36
769
21.4
69.9
1
327
10.2
29.7
0
14Giants
Giants
31
1942
11
24
564
23.5
51.3
0
393
12.7
35.7
0
15
Dodgers
29
1942
11
31
656
21.2
59.6
0
309
10.7
28.1
0
16Lions
Lions
34
1942
11
38
687
18.1
62.5
0
378
11.1
34.4
0
17Redskins
Redskins
45
1942
11
23
640
27.8
58.2
2
544
12.1
49.5
0
18Eagles
Eagles
42
1942
11
42
882
21.0
80.2
1
596
14.2
54.2
1
19Steelers
Steelers
43
1942
11
30
699
23.3
63.5
1
662
15.4
60.2
2
20Rams
Rams
30
1942
11
39
739
18.9
67.2
0
307
10.2
27.9
0
21Bears
Bears
28
1943
10
29
722
24.9
72.2
1
359
12.8
35.9
0
22Cardinals
Cardinals
16
1943
10
31
569
18.4
56.9
0
163
10.2
16.3
0
23Packers
Packers
32
1943
10
28
661
23.6
66.1
0
371
11.6
37.1
0
24Giants
Giants
35
1943
10
20
436
21.8
43.6
0
466
13.3
46.6
0
25
Dodgers
30
1943
10
40
968
24.2
96.8
0
268
8.9
26.8
0
StatMuse has team, season-level data for punt returns going back to the 1941 season.

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Team Rankings

PPG

26.9

6th

OPP PPG

28.4

29th

RUSH YDS/G

144.4

2nd

PASS YDS/G

245.6

10th

2025 Division Standings
TEAMWLTPCT
Packers Packers
5
2
1
.688
Bears Bears
5
3
0
.625
Lions Lions
5
3
0
.625
Vikings Vikings
4
4
0
.500
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
11/9
NYG NYG
@
CHI CHI
1:00 PM
Sun
11/16
CHI CHI
@
MIN MIN
1:00 PM
Sun
11/23
PIT PIT
@
CHI CHI
1:00 PM
Fri
11/28
CHI CHI
@
PHI PHI
3:00 PM
Sun
12/7
CHI CHI
@
GB GB
1:00 PM
Last Game
CHI Bears

5 - 3 - 0

47

Final

42

CIN Bengals

3 - 6 - 0

Sun 2 Nov 2025

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NFL 2025 Division Standings

AFC EastWLTPCT
Patriots Patriots
7
2
0
.778
Bills Bills
6
2
0
.750
AFC NorthWLTPCT
Steelers Steelers
5
3
0
.625
Ravens Ravens
3
5
0
.375
AFC SouthWLTPCT
Colts Colts
7
2
0
.778
Jaguars Jaguars
5
3
0
.625
AFC WestWLTPCT
Broncos Broncos
7
2
0
.778
Chargers Chargers
6
3
0
.667
NFC EastWLTPCT
Eagles Eagles
6
2
0
.750
Cowboys Cowboys
3
4
1
.438
NFC NorthWLTPCT
Packers Packers
5
2
1
.688
Lions Lions
5
3
0
.625
NFC SouthWLTPCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
6
2
0
.750
Panthers Panthers
5
4
0
.556
NFC WestWLTPCT
Seahawks Seahawks
6
2
0
.750
Rams Rams
6
2
0
.750

NFL 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Wed
9/3
DAL DAL
@
PHI PHI
20-24
Thu
9/4
KC KC
@
LAC LAC
21-27
Sat
9/6
PIT PIT
@
NYJ NYJ
34-32
Sat
9/6
TB TB
@
ATL ATL
23-20
Sat
9/6
LV LV
@
NE NE
20-13

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Mon
11/3
ARI ARI
@
DAL DAL
8:15 PM
Thu
11/6
LV LV
@
DEN DEN
8:15 PM
Sun
11/9
ATL ATL
@
IND IND
9:30 AM
Sun
11/9
NE NE
@
TB TB
1:00 PM
Sun
11/9
NYG NYG
@
CHI CHI
1:00 PM