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most kickoff return yards by a player 1981| NAME | KR YDS | SEASON | TM | GP | KR | KR AVG | KR YDS/G | KR TD | PR | PR YDS | PR AVG | PR YDS/G | PR TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | S. Mitchell | 1,292 | 1981 | 16 | 55 | 23.5 | 80.8 | 0 | 42 | 445 | 10.6 | 27.8 | 1 | |
| 2 | | D. Hill | 1,170 | 1981 | 16 | 60 | 19.5 | 73.1 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 1.4 | 0 | |
| 3 | | R. Smith | 1,143 | 1981 | 15 | 47 | 24.3 | 76.2 | 0 | 12 | 99 | 8.3 | 6.6 | 0 | |
| 4 | | M. Nelms | 1,099 | 1981 | 16 | 37 | 29.7 | 68.7 | 0 | 45 | 492 | 10.9 | 30.8 | 2 | |
| 5 | | J. Brooks | 949 | 1981 | 14 | 40 | 23.7 | 67.8 | 0 | 22 | 290 | 13.2 | 20.7 | 0 | |
| 6 | | F. Walker | 932 | 1981 | 16 | 38 | 24.5 | 58.3 | 1 | 5 | 50 | 10.0 | 3.1 | 0 | |
| 7 | | E. Payton | 898 | 1981 | 16 | 39 | 23.0 | 56.1 | 1 | 38 | 303 | 8.0 | 18.9 | 0 | |
| 8 | | L. Anderson | 825 | 1981 | 16 | 37 | 22.3 | 51.6 | 0 | 20 | 208 | 10.4 | 13.0 | 0 | |
| 9 | | D. Hall | 813 | 1981 | 12 | 36 | 22.6 | 67.8 | 0 | 33 | 248 | 7.5 | 20.7 | 0 | |
| 10 | | W. Tullis | 779 | 1981 | 16 | 32 | 24.3 | 48.7 | 1 | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 1.8 | 0 | |
| 11 | | T. Collins | 773 | 1981 | 16 | 39 | 19.8 | 48.3 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 0.9 | 0 | |
| 12 | | C. Roaches | 769 | 1981 | 16 | 28 | 27.5 | 48.1 | 1 | 39 | 296 | 7.6 | 18.5 | 0 | |
| 13 | | Z. Dixon | 737 | 1981 | 16 | 36 | 20.5 | 46.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 14 | | W. Wilson | 722 | 1981 | 16 | 31 | 23.3 | 45.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 15 | | D. Verser | 691 | 1981 | 16 | 29 | 23.8 | 43.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 16 | | J. Rogers | 621 | 1981 | 15 | 28 | 22.2 | 41.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 17 | | A. Whittington | 563 | 1981 | 16 | 25 | 22.5 | 35.2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 0 | |
| 18 | | W. Henry | 533 | 1981 | 16 | 25 | 21.3 | 33.3 | 0 | 54 | 396 | 7.3 | 24.8 | 0 | |
| 19 | | K. Sohn | 528 | 1981 | 16 | 26 | 20.3 | 33.0 | 0 | 13 | 66 | 5.1 | 4.1 | 0 | |
| 20 | | A. Hall | 525 | 1981 | 16 | 25 | 21.0 | 32.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 21 | | J. Jones | 517 | 1981 | 16 | 27 | 19.1 | 32.3 | 0 | 33 | 188 | 5.7 | 11.8 | 0 | |
| 22 | | W. Manning | 514 | 1981 | 16 | 26 | 19.8 | 32.1 | 0 | 41 | 378 | 9.2 | 23.6 | 0 | |
| 23 | | R. Martin | 509 | 1981 | 16 | 25 | 20.4 | 31.8 | 0 | 52 | 450 | 8.7 | 28.1 | 1 | |
| 24 | | D. Williams | 486 | 1981 | 8 | 23 | 21.1 | 60.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 25 | | L. Bright | 481 | 1981 | 15 | 25 | 19.2 | 32.1 | 0 | 52 | 410 | 7.9 | 27.3 | 0 | |
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20.9
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93.1
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| 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 |