league average nfl kickoff return yards per game

The Chicago Bears have 78.0 kick-return yards per game all-time.

TEAMKR YDS/GGPKRKR YDSKR AVGKR TDPRPR YDSPR AVGPR YDS/GPR TD
1Bears
Bears
78.0
1,245
4,317
97,105
22.3
47
3,067
27,634
8.8
22.2
44
2Cardinals
Cardinals
81.2
1,245
4,582
101,067
21.9
29
3,075
27,280
8.8
21.9
35
3Packers
Packers
75.0
1,245
4,316
93,399
21.6
30
2,993
26,431
8.7
21.2
40
4Giants
Giants
72.6
1,245
4,222
90,422
21.4
21
3,107
25,745
8.1
20.7
26
5
Tigers
68.1
53
125
3,611
22.5
1
131
1,687
9.8
31.8
1
6Lions
Lions
78.9
1,245
4,403
98,212
22.1
30
2,942
28,810
9.7
23.1
49
7Commanders
Commanders
79.4
1,245
4,448
98,859
22.1
26
3,134
29,050
9.1
23.3
35
8Eagles
Eagles
72.9
1,245
4,191
90,816
21.5
28
3,145
28,104
8.8
22.6
33
9Steelers
Steelers
69.8
1,225
3,917
85,502
21.6
20
3,295
28,878
8.6
23.6
29
10Rams
Rams
76.9
1,235
4,319
94,997
21.8
30
3,242
29,447
9.0
23.8
38
11
Yanks
90.1
55
238
4,958
20.8
1
158
1,938
12.3
35.2
1
12Yanks
Yanks
103.5
36
171
3,727
21.8
2
93
895
9.6
24.9
1
13Colts
Colts
107.2
12
66
1,286
19.5
0
26
378
14.5
31.5
1
14Browns
Browns
74.5
1,087
3,780
80,965
21.4
21
2,619
22,772
8.7
20.9
30
1549ers
49ers
74.4
1,135
3,869
84,460
21.8
22
2,805
23,683
8.4
20.9
30
16Texans
Texans
132.2
12
67
1,586
23.7
0
21
160
7.6
13.3
0
17Colts
Colts
75.5
1,099
3,791
82,921
21.9
25
2,449
19,453
7.9
17.7
18
18Bills
Bills
75.2
1,016
3,563
76,443
21.5
29
2,259
19,760
8.7
19.4
26
19Broncos
Broncos
71.1
1,017
3,254
72,265
22.2
13
2,467
24,672
10.0
24.3
35
20Chiefs
Chiefs
74.0
1,017
3,419
75,234
22.0
25
2,432
22,613
9.3
22.2
30
21Patriots
Patriots
74.9
1,017
3,483
76,153
21.9
29
2,408
22,742
9.4
22.4
19
22Jets
Jets
81.4
1,017
3,810
82,774
21.7
30
2,202
19,629
8.9
19.3
21
23Titans
Titans
77.3
1,017
3,618
78,603
21.7
18
2,242
19,497
8.7
19.2
22
24Raiders
Raiders
75.7
1,017
3,569
76,994
21.6
18
2,528
22,924
9.1
22.5
25
25Chargers
Chargers
75.2
1,017
3,535
76,501
21.6
20
2,205
20,948
9.5
20.6
28
StatMuse has team, season-level data for kick-return yards per game going back to the 1940 season.

More Bears Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

3,942

Williams

Caleb Williams

RUSH

1,087

Swift

D'Andre Swift

REC

713

Loveland

Colston Loveland
Team Rankings

PPG

25.9

9th

OPP PPG

24.4

23rd

RUSH YDS/G

144.5

3rd

PASS YDS/G

234.8

12th

2025 Division Standings
TEAMWLTPCT
Bears Bears
11
6
0
.647
9
7
1
.559
9
8
0
.529
9
8
0
.529
Last Game
LAR Rams

2 - 0

20

Final

17

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AFC EastWLTPCT
14
3
0
.824
Bills Bills - w
12
5
0
.706
7
10
0
.412
Jets Jets - e
3
14
0
.176
AFC NorthWLTPCT
10
7
0
.588
8
9
0
.471
6
11
0
.353
5
12
0
.294
AFC SouthWLTPCT
13
4
0
.765
12
5
0
.706
Colts Colts - e
8
9
0
.471
3
14
0
.176
AFC WestWLTPCT
14
3
0
.824
11
6
0
.647
6
11
0
.353
3
14
0
.176
NFC EastWLTPCT
11
6
0
.647
7
9
1
.441
5
12
0
.294
4
13
0
.235
NFC NorthWLTPCT
Bears Bears - y
11
6
0
.647
9
7
1
.559
9
8
0
.529
Lions Lions - e
9
8
0
.529
NFC SouthWLTPCT
8
9
0
.471
8
9
0
.471
8
9
0
.471
6
11
0
.353
NFC WestWLTPCT
14
3
0
.824
Rams Rams - w
12
5
0
.706
49ers 49ers - w
12
5
0
.706
3
14
0
.176