league most return touchdowns in a season including playoffs

	RET TD	SEASON	GP	KR	KR YDS	KR AVG	KR YDS/G	KR TD	PR	PR YDS	PR AVG	PR YDS/G	PR TD
1	145	2012	534	1,462	34,648	23.7	64.9	15	1,180	11,503	9.7	21.5	19
2	140	2007	534	2,172	48,968	22.5	91.7	25	1,161	10,556	9.1	19.8	17
3	132	1999	518	2,128	45,421	21.3	87.7	18	1,293	12,089	9.3	23.3	16
4	130	2008	534	2,200	50,121	22.8	93.9	13	1,145	10,640	9.3	19.9	17
5	129	2001	518	2,102	45,433	21.6	87.7	10	1,203	11,807	9.8	22.8	14
6	127	2013	534	1,351	31,663	23.4	59.3	8	1,123	10,551	9.4	19.8	13
7	126	2010	534	2,125	47,284	22.3	88.5	24	1,184	11,309	9.6	21.2	13
8	125	2004	534	2,253	48,729	21.6	91.3	17	1,262	10,916	8.6	20.4	13
9	124	2002	534	2,317	50,270	21.7	94.1	17	1,186	11,358	9.6	21.3	23
10	123	1997	502	1,973	43,262	21.9	86.2	15	1,264	12,531	9.9	25.0	15
11	122	1998	502	1,943	43,189	22.2	86.0	19	1,214	12,168	10.0	24.2	16
12	121	2003	534	2,266	48,774	21.5	91.3	14	1,248	11,846	9.5	22.2	18
13	117	1995	502	2,146	45,606	21.3	90.8	9	1,085	10,242	9.4	20.4	11
14	116	2006	534	2,141	48,242	22.5	90.3	11	1,271	11,050	8.7	20.7	15
15	115	2015	534	1,119	26,363	23.6	49.4	8	1,181	10,084	8.5	18.9	13
16	115	2011	534	1,424	33,783	23.7	63.3	9	1,224	11,976	9.8	22.4	20
17	113	2000	518	2,121	46,425	21.9	89.6	18	1,202	11,963	10.0	23.1	15
18	113	1992	470	1,471	28,493	19.4	60.6	6	1,014	9,276	9.1	19.7	17
19	111	2009	534	2,088	47,145	22.6	88.3	18	1,218	10,414	8.6	19.5	11
20	107	2014	534	1,285	30,389	23.6	56.9	6	1,076	9,535	8.9	17.9	13
21	106	2017	534	1,082	23,303	21.5	43.6	7	1,101	8,911	8.1	16.7	10
22	106	1983	466	1,862	36,382	19.5	78.1	3	1,276	10,981	8.6	23.6	12
23	102	1996	502	2,015	44,187	21.9	88.0	10	1,198	12,010	10.0	23.9	14
24	100	2005	534	2,224	49,458	22.2	92.6	12	1,303	10,516	8.1	19.7	10
25	100	1994	470	1,942	41,269	21.3	87.8	17	1,104	9,783	8.9	20.8	16

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Rec Yards Leaders

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Pass TD Leaders

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Stafford

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Goff

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Rush TD Leaders

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Henry

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Rec TD Leaders

14

Adams

11

McBride

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QB Rating Leaders

113.5

Maye

109.2

Stafford

105.5

Goff

Sack Leaders

23.0

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16.5

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NFL 2025 Rankings

PPG Rankings

30.5

28.8

28.4

28.3

27.9

Opp PPG Rankings

17.2

17.4

18.3

18.8

19.1

19.3

Total Yards Rankings

394.6

391.9

379.4

376.3

373.2

369.5

Rush Yards Rankings

159.6

156.6

144.5

134.7

129.1

128.9

Pass Yards Rankings

278.5

276.9

268.6

262.3

256.1

254.0

Sack Leaders

68.0

57.0

53.0

49.0

48.0

NFL Fantasy 2025

Fantasy RB Rankings

316.3

Taylor

314.6

McCaffrey

291.8

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

246

Nacua

240.9

Smith-Njigba

207

St. Brown

Fantasy TE Rankings

189.9

McBride

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Fantasy K Rankings

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NFL 2025 Standings

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