most kick returns by team in game including playoffs ever

The New York Giants have the most kickoff returns by a team in a regular-season or postseason game, with 12 returns against the Washington Redskins on November 27, 1966.

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Data note: Kickoff Returns: team game data may be incomplete before 1960

	TEAM	KR	DATE	TM		OPP	RESULT	KR YDS	KR AVG	KR TD	PR	PR YDS	PR AVG	PR TD
1	Giants	12	11/27/1966	NYG	@	WAS	L 41-72	274	22.8	0	4	29	7.3	0
2	Chiefs	11	11/23/2008	KC	vs	BUF	L 31-54	152	13.8	0	1	18	18.0	0
3	Bears	10	11/9/2014	CHI	@	GB	L 14-55	288	28.8	1	2	13	6.5	0
4	Broncos	10	12/12/2010	DEN	@	ARI	L 13-43	272	27.2	0	1	10	10.0	0
5	Cardinals	10	12/21/2008	ARI	@	NE	L 7-47	156	15.6	0	0	0		0
6	Lions	10	12/16/2007	DET	@	SD	L 14-51	156	15.6	0	0	0		0
7	Bengals	10	9/16/2007	CIN	@	CLE	L 45-51	243	24.3	0	1	7	7.0	0
8	49ers	10	10/15/2006	SF	vs	SD	L 19-48	204	20.4	0	1	6	6.0	0
9	Browns	10	11/28/2004	CLE	@	CIN	L 48-58	212	21.2	0	2	6	3.0	0
10	Ravens	10	12/13/1998	BAL	vs	MIN	L 28-38	367	36.7	2	0	0		0
11	Raiders	10	10/26/1997	OAK	@	SEA	L 34-45	223	22.3	0	1	0	0.0	0
12	Falcons	10	9/29/1996	ATL	@	SF	L 17-39	188	18.8	0	0	0		0
13	Lions	10	12/30/1995	DET	@	PHI	L 37-58	148	14.8	0	0	0		0
14	Oilers	10	12/17/1989	HOU	@	CIN	L 7-61	128	12.8	0	1	10	10.0	0
15	Lions	10	9/24/1989	DET	vs	CHI	L 27-47	275	27.5	0	1	2	2.0	0
16	Broncos	10	10/31/1988	DEN	@	IND	L 23-55	226	22.6	0	0	0		0
17	Chiefs	10	9/20/1987	KC	@	SEA	L 14-43	230	23.0	0	1	1	1.0	0
18	Rams	10	1/1/1984	RAM	@	WAS	L 7-51	151	15.1	0	1	4	4.0	0
19	Bills	10	12/12/1976	BUF	@	BAL	L 20-58	208	20.8	0	1	9	9.0	0
20	Lions	10	9/15/1968	DET	@	DAL	L 13-59	210	21.0	0	0	0		0
21	Patriots	10	12/9/1967	BOS	vs	BUF	L 16-44	190	19.0	0	2	43	21.5	0
22	Chiefs	10	11/23/1967	KC	vs	OAK	L 22-44	218	21.8	0	2	5	2.5	0
23	Falcons	10	12/18/1966	ATL	vs	PIT	L 33-57	209	20.9	0	1	6	6.0	0
24	Broncos	10	10/4/1964	DEN	vs	BOS	L 10-39	295	29.5	0	2	3	1.5	0
25	Oilers	10	12/22/1963	HOU	@	OAK	L 49-52	269	26.9	0	1	11	11.0	0

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PASS

1,028

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RUSH

496

Skattebo

REC

692

Nabers

Team Rankings

PPG

22.6

15th

OPP PPG

21.8

12th

RUSH YDS/G

112.6

17th

PASS YDS/G

243.7

15th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	5	3	1	.611
Cowboys	4	5	0	.444
Commanders	3	5	1	.389
Eagles	2	7	0	.222

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 11/22	JAX	@	NYG	4:25 PM
Sun 11/29	NYG	@	IND	1:00 PM
Sun 12/6	SF	@	NYG	1:00 PM
Sun 12/13	NYG	@	SEA	4:25 PM
Sun 12/20	CLE	@	NYG	1:00 PM

Last Game

Commanders

3 - 5 - 1

Final

Giants

5 - 3 - 1

Thu 12 Nov 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

2,618

Love

2,437

Goff

2,386

Burrow

Rush Yards Leaders

1,000

Gibbs

880

Robinson

872

Walker

Rec Yards Leaders

1,036

Smith-Njigba

904

Lamb

879

Watson

Pass TD Leaders

23

Burrow

20

Cousins

19

Love

Rush TD Leaders

11

Gibbs

10

Swift

9

Williams

Rec TD Leaders

9

Smith-Njigba

7

Likely

7

Watson

QB Rating Leaders

114.8

Burrow

111.7

Lawrence

109.8

Purdy

Sack Leaders

9.5

Anderson

8.0

Rousseau

8.0

Young

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

32.0

30.0

29.4

28.6

27.3

Opp PPG Rankings

14.5

15.1

17.9

18.0

19.5

Total Yards Rankings

392.4

386.4

384.1

383.0

379.8

376.8

Rush Yards Rankings

163.9

146.6

142.0

137.8

137.2

Pass Yards Rankings

298.3

290.9

282.3

280.5

272.8

266.8

Sack Leaders

32.0

29.0

27.0

26.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

212.4

Gibbs

170.4

Walker

149

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

161.1

Smith-Njigba

131.8

Lamb

127.9

Watson

Fantasy TE Rankings

101.5

Likely

98

Bowers

89.8

McBride

Fantasy K Rankings

106

Shrader

99

McLaughlin

93

Fairbairn

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

7-2

6-2

6-3

Worst Record ATS

0-7-1

1-8

2-7

3-6

3-6-1

3-5

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	5	3	1	.611
Cowboys	4	5	0	.444
Commanders	3	5	1	.389
Eagles	2	7	0	.222
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Lions	7	2	0	.778
Bears	7	2	0	.778
Vikings	6	2	0	.750
Packers	6	3	0	.667
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	3	5	0	.375
Saints	3	5	0	.375
Buccaneers	3	6	0	.333
Falcons	3	6	0	.333
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	7	1	0	.875
Seahawks	5	4	0	.556
Rams	5	4	0	.556
Cardinals	3	6	0	.333

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	7	1	0	.875
Patriots	5	5	0	.500
Jets	2	7	0	.222
Dolphins	1	7	0	.125
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Steelers	6	2	0	.750
Bengals	6	2	0	.750
Browns	5	4	0	.556
Ravens	4	5	0	.444
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	6	2	0	.750
Texans	3	5	0	.375
Colts	2	7	0	.222
Titans	1	7	0	.125
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Broncos	7	2	0	.778
Chiefs	6	2	0	.750
Raiders	4	5	0	.444
Chargers	0	8	0	.000

NFL 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Wed 9/9	NE	@	SEA	10-13
Thu 9/10	SF	@	LAR	27-7
Sun 9/13	CHI	@	CAR	59-37
Sun 9/13	BAL	@	IND	41-23
Sun 9/13	ATL	@	PIT	13-20

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 11/15	KC	@	ATL	1:00 PM
Sun 11/15	BUF	@	NYJ	1:00 PM
Sun 11/15	MIA	@	IND	1:00 PM
Sun 11/15	MIN	@	GB	1:00 PM
Sun 11/15	CAR	@	NO	1:00 PM

The New York Giants have the most kickoff returns by a team in a regular-season or postseason game, with 12 returns against the Washington Redskins on November 27, 1966.

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