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most punt return yards by a player 1980| NAME | PR YDS | SEASON | TM | GP | KR | KR YDS | KR AVG | KR YDS/G | KR TD | PR | PR AVG | PR YDS/G | PR TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | J.T. Smith | 581 | 1980 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 40 | 14.5 | 36.3 | 2 | ||
| 2 | | J. Jones | 548 | 1980 | 16 | 32 | 720 | 22.5 | 45.0 | 0 | 54 | 10.1 | 34.3 | 0 | |
| 3 | | M. Nelms | 487 | 1980 | 16 | 38 | 810 | 21.3 | 50.6 | 0 | 48 | 10.1 | 30.4 | 0 | |
| 4 | | I. Matthews | 421 | 1980 | 16 | 29 | 585 | 20.2 | 36.6 | 0 | 48 | 8.8 | 26.3 | 0 | |
| 5 | | C. Roaches | 384 | 1980 | 16 | 37 | 746 | 20.2 | 46.6 | 0 | 47 | 8.2 | 24.0 | 0 | |
| 6 | | R. Upchurch | 353 | 1980 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 37 | 9.5 | 22.1 | 0 | ||
| 7 | | W. Lewis | 349 | 1980 | 16 | 25 | 585 | 23.4 | 36.6 | 0 | 41 | 8.5 | 21.8 | 1 | |
| 8 | | T. Bell | 339 | 1980 | 14 | 3 | 50 | 16.7 | 3.6 | 0 | 34 | 10.0 | 24.2 | 0 | |
| 9 | | R. James | 331 | 1980 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 33 | 10.0 | 20.7 | 1 | ||
| 10 | | J. Sciarra | 330 | 1980 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 36 | 9.2 | 20.6 | 0 | ||
| 11 | | D. Reece | 313 | 1980 | 16 | 7 | 128 | 18.3 | 8.0 | 0 | 57 | 5.5 | 19.6 | 0 | |
| 12 | | M. Fuller | 298 | 1980 | 16 | 15 | 289 | 19.3 | 18.1 | 0 | 30 | 9.9 | 18.6 | 0 | |
| 13 | | F. Solomon | 298 | 1980 | 16 | 4 | 61 | 15.3 | 3.8 | 0 | 27 | 11.0 | 18.6 | 2 | |
| 14 | | L. Irvin | 296 | 1980 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0.3 | 0 | 42 | 7.0 | 18.5 | 0 | |
| 15 | | A. Garrett | 287 | 1980 | 15 | 28 | 527 | 18.8 | 35.1 | 0 | 35 | 8.2 | 19.1 | 0 | |
| 16 | | K. Johnson | 281 | 1980 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 23 | 12.2 | 17.6 | 0 | ||
| 17 | | R. Smith | 262 | 1980 | 8 | 25 | 512 | 20.5 | 64.0 | 0 | 27 | 9.7 | 32.8 | 0 | |
| 18 | | R. Williams | 259 | 1980 | 6 | 9 | 228 | 25.3 | 38.0 | 1 | 27 | 9.6 | 43.2 | 0 | |
| 19 | | E. Payton | 251 | 1980 | 16 | 53 | 1,184 | 22.3 | 74.0 | 0 | 34 | 7.4 | 15.7 | 0 | |
| 20 | | B. Harper | 242 | 1980 | 15 | 49 | 1,070 | 21.8 | 71.3 | 0 | 28 | 8.6 | 16.1 | 0 | |
| 21 | | L. Walterscheid | 239 | 1980 | 15 | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0.8 | 0 | 33 | 7.2 | 15.9 | 0 | |
| 22 | | C. Montgomery | 223 | 1980 | 14 | 44 | 843 | 19.2 | 60.2 | 0 | 31 | 7.2 | 15.9 | 0 | |
| 23 | | W. Henry | 222 | 1980 | 7 | 7 | 154 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 0 | 26 | 8.5 | 31.7 | 0 | |
| 24 | | J. Arnold | 204 | 1980 | 10 | 9 | 145 | 16.1 | 14.5 | 0 | 28 | 7.3 | 20.4 | 0 | |
| 25 | | M. Bell | 195 | 1980 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 21 | 9.3 | 17.7 | 0 | ||
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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 |
