most kick return yards nfl season

The Arizona Cardinals have the most kick-return yards by a team in a season, with 2,296 yards in 2000.

TEAM KR YDS SEASON GP KR KR AVG KR YDS/G KR TD PR PR YDS PR AVG PR YDS/G PR TD
1 Cardinals
Cardinals
2,296
2000
16
86
26.7
143.5
1
32
223
7.0
13.9
0
2 Texans
Texans
2,173
2005
16
84
25.9
135.8
2
30
223
7.4
13.9
0
3 Cardinals
Cardinals
2,084
2010
16
84
24.8
130.3
2
42
294
7.0
18.4
0
4 Lions
Lions
2,050
2009
16
96
21.4
128.1
0
28
233
8.3
14.6
0
5 Lions
Lions
2,039
2002
16
83
24.6
127.4
0
42
363
8.6
22.7
2
6 Saints
Saints
2,027
2001
16
87
23.3
126.7
0
37
288
7.8
18.0
0
7 Bengals
Bengals
2,020
1999
16
84
24.0
126.3
1
35
410
11.7
25.6
2
8 Bears
Bears
1,999
2009
16
80
25.0
124.9
1
39
330
8.5
20.6
1
9 Bills
Bills
1,992
2005
16
75
26.6
124.5
1
28
279
10.0
17.4
0
10 Saints
Saints
1,973
1980
16
88
22.4
123.3
0
22
176
8.0
11.0
0
11 Texans
Texans
1,961
2007
16
74
26.5
122.6
4
33
287
8.7
17.9
0
12 Saints
Saints
1,956
2002
16
79
24.8
122.3
2
45
625
13.9
39.1
1
13 Seahawks
Seahawks
1,948
2008
16
77
25.3
121.8
0
35
353
10.1
22.1
0
14 Browns
Browns
1,943
2007
16
72
27.0
121.4
2
30
405
13.5
25.3
1
15 Rams
Rams
1,938
2007
16
82
23.6
121.1
0
30
357
11.9
22.3
1
16 Seahawks
Seahawks
1,932
2000
16
80
24.2
120.8
1
30
384
12.8
24.0
0
17 Bears
Bears
1,919
2008
16
77
24.9
119.9
1
39
261
6.7
16.3
0
18 49ers
49ers
1,907
2006
16
79
24.1
119.2
0
28
237
8.5
14.8
0
19 Bengals
Bengals
1,905
2002
16
85
22.4
119.1
1
28
131
4.7
8.2
0
20 Jaguars
Jaguars
1,903
2010
16
80
23.8
118.9
0
36
359
10.0
22.4
1
21 Saints
Saints
1,899
1996
16
78
24.3
118.7
0
31
159
5.1
9.9
0
22 Falcons
Falcons
1,890
2000
16
83
22.8
118.1
3
37
348
9.4
21.8
1
23 Cardinals
Cardinals
1,881
2003
16
82
22.9
117.6
1
22
140
6.4
8.8
0
24 Saints
Saints
1,879
2004
16
83
22.6
117.4
2
40
388
9.7
24.3
0
25 Lions
Lions
1,876
2001
16
80
23.5
117.3
0
29
255
8.8
15.9
0
StatMuse has team, season-level data for kick-return yards going back to the 1940 season.

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Team Rankings

PPG

20.5

22nd

OPP PPG

18.5

6th

RUSH YDS/G

105.8

22nd

PASS YDS/G

185.5

28th

2025 Division Standings
TEAM W L T PCT
Rams Rams
3
1
0
.750
49ers 49ers
3
1
0
.750
Seahawks Seahawks
3
1
0
.750
Cardinals Cardinals
2
2
0
.500
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
10/5
TEN TEN
@
ARI ARI
4:05 PM
Sun
10/12
ARI ARI
@
IND IND
1:00 PM
Sun
10/19
GB GB
@
ARI ARI
4:25 PM
Mon
11/3
ARI ARI
@
DAL DAL
8:15 PM
Sun
11/9
ARI ARI
@
SEA SEA
4:05 PM
Last Game
ARI Cardinals

2 - 2 - 0

20

Final

23

SEA Seahawks

3 - 1 - 0

Thu 25 Sep 2025

NFL 2025 Leaders

NFL 2025 Rankings

NFL Fantasy 2025

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NFL 2025 Division Standings

NFC East W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
4
0
0
1.000
Commanders Commanders
2
2
0
.500
NFC North W L T PCT
Lions Lions
3
1
0
.750
Packers Packers
2
1
1
.625
NFC South W L T PCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
3
1
0
.750
Falcons Falcons
2
2
0
.500
NFC West W L T PCT
49ers 49ers
3
1
0
.750
Seahawks Seahawks
3
1
0
.750
AFC East W L T PCT
Bills Bills
4
0
0
1.000
Patriots Patriots
2
2
0
.500
AFC North W L T PCT
Steelers Steelers
3
1
0
.750
Bengals Bengals
2
2
0
.500
AFC South W L T PCT
Colts Colts
3
1
0
.750
Jaguars Jaguars
3
1
0
.750
AFC West W L T PCT
Chargers Chargers
3
1
0
.750
Chiefs Chiefs
2
2
0
.500

NFL 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
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

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Thu
10/2
SF SF
@
LAR LAR
8:15 PM
Sun
10/5
MIN MIN
@
CLE CLE
9:30 AM
Sun
10/5
HOU HOU
@
BAL BAL
1:00 PM
Sun
10/5
NYG NYG
@
NO NO
1:00 PM
Sun
10/5
DEN DEN
@
PHI PHI
1:00 PM