most average yards per punt return allowed by a team in a season

The San Diego Chargers have allowed the most yards per punt return by a team in a season, with 18.9 per return in 2010.

TEAMOPP AVGSEASONGPKRKR YDSKR AVGKR YDS/GKR TDPRPR YDSPR AVGPR YDS/GPR TD
1Chargers
Chargers
18.9
2010
16
56
1,342
24.0
83.9
0
40
420
10.5
26.3
0
2Packers
Packers
18.6
1949
12
42
815
19.4
67.9
0
37
310
8.4
25.8
1
3Browns
Browns
18.0
1977
14
53
1,075
20.3
76.8
0
38
322
8.5
23.0
0
4Patriots
Patriots
17.9
1960
14
60
1,421
23.7
101.5
0
27
194
7.2
13.9
0
5Packers
Packers
17.1
2020
16
33
623
18.9
38.9
0
11
53
4.8
3.3
0
6Bears
Bears
17.0
1941
11
29
685
23.6
62.3
1
27
546
20.2
49.6
2
7Bills
Bills
16.9
1976
14
75
1,594
21.3
113.9
0
33
220
6.7
15.7
1
8Redskins
Redskins
16.8
2013
16
51
1,018
20.0
63.6
0
35
225
6.4
14.1
0
9Colts
Colts
16.2
1999
16
67
1,397
20.9
87.3
1
41
388
9.5
24.3
1
10Bears
Bears
16.1
1952
12
50
1,168
23.4
97.3
2
41
223
5.4
18.6
0
11Bears
Bears
16.0
1947
12
41
871
21.2
72.6
0
39
495
12.7
41.3
0
12Rams
Rams
16.0
2025
17
59
1,479
25.1
87.0
0
28
259
9.3
15.2
0
13Giants
Giants
15.9
1987
15
56
1,128
20.1
75.2
0
55
448
8.1
29.9
0
14Jets
Jets
15.7
2000
16
74
1,552
21.0
97.0
1
38
276
7.3
17.3
0
15Vikings
Vikings
15.6
1996
16
58
1,075
18.5
67.2
0
32
300
9.4
18.8
1
16Panthers
Panthers
15.5
2014
16
37
805
21.8
50.3
0
30
239
8.0
14.9
1
17Seahawks
Seahawks
15.5
2025
17
46
1,287
28.0
75.7
1
29
448
15.4
26.4
2
18Rams
Rams
15.5
2023
17
9
145
16.1
8.5
0
28
204
7.3
12.0
0
19Lions
Lions
15.4
1948
12
62
1,154
18.6
96.2
0
33
289
8.8
24.1
0
20Chiefs
Chiefs
15.4
1982
9
34
723
21.3
80.3
0
15
129
8.6
14.3
0
21Saints
Saints
15.4
1974
14
53
1,040
19.6
74.3
0
43
415
9.7
29.6
0
22Chargers
Chargers
15.2
2020
16
42
924
22.0
57.8
0
18
100
5.6
6.3
0
23Lions
Lions
15.2
1995
16
67
1,367
20.4
85.4
0
24
189
7.9
11.8
0
24Patriots
Patriots
15.2
1961
14
49
1,136
23.2
81.1
2
32
245
7.7
17.5
0
25Rams
Rams
15.1
2003
16
70
1,488
21.3
93.0
0
39
337
8.6
21.1
0
StatMuse has team, season-level data for opponent yards per punt return going back to the 1941 season.

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Team Leaders

PASS

3,727

Herbert

Justin Herbert

RUSH

643

Vidal

Kimani Vidal

REC

789

McConkey

Ladd McConkey
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PPG

21.6

20th

OPP PPG

20.0

9th

RUSH YDS/G

121.6

12th

PASS YDS/G

232.5

15th

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TEAMWLTPCT
14
3
0
.824
Chargers Chargers
11
6
0
.647
6
11
0
.353
3
14
0
.176
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LAC Chargers

0 - 1

3

Final

16

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1 - 0

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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