From 1980 through 1989, J.T. Smith gained the most punt-return yards, with 2,085 yards.

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Regular season

	NAME	PR YDS	GP	KR	KR YDS	KR AVG	KR YDS/G	KR TD	PR	PR AVG	PR YDS/G	PR TD
1	J.T. Smith	2,085	131	24	455	19.0	3.5	0	202	10.3	15.9	2
2	Mike Nelms M. Nelms	1,948	68	175	4,128	23.6	60.7	0	212	9.2	28.6	2
3	Irving Fryar I. Fryar	1,912	82	26	495	19.0	6.0	0	176	10.9	23.3	3
4	Vai Sikahema V. Sikahema	1,846	59	137	2,957	21.6	50.1	0	157	11.8	31.3	3
5	Phil McConkey P. McConkey	1,832	84	69	1,324	19.2	15.8	0	228	8.0	21.8	0
6	Robbie Martin R. Martin	1,670	72	112	2,084	18.6	28.9	0	175	9.5	23.2	3
7	Dana McLemore D. McLemore	1,598	72	56	1,147	20.5	15.9	0	152	10.5	22.2	4
8	Gerald McNeil G. McNeil	1,545	60	64	1,301	20.3	21.7	1	161	9.6	25.8	1
9	Pete Mandley P. Mandley	1,511	87	31	579	18.7	6.7	0	162	9.3	17.4	2
10	Henry Ellard H. Ellard	1,494	95	19	364	19.2	3.8	0	131	11.4	15.7	4
11	LeRoy Irvin L. Irvin	1,457	143	4	60	15.0	0.4	0	147	9.9	10.2	4
12	Fulton Walker F. Walker	1,437	81	167	3,779	22.6	46.7	1	145	9.9	17.7	1
13	Leo Lewis L. Lewis	1,407	113	5	98	19.6	0.9	0	138	10.2	12.5	1
14	Mike Martin M. Martin	1,381	76	75	1,643	21.9	21.6	0	140	9.9	18.2	0
15	Stump Mitchell S. Mitchell	1,377	116	177	4,007	22.6	34.5	0	156	8.8	11.9	1
16	Greg Pruitt G. Pruitt	1,348	71	51	1,073	21.0	15.1	0	138	9.8	19.0	1
17	Billy Johnson B. Johnson	1,277	80	2	39	19.5	0.5	0	127	10.1	16.0	1
18	Walter Stanley W. Stanley	1,216	62	51	952	18.7	15.4	0	123	9.9	19.6	1
19	Louis Lipps L. Lipps	1,212	79	13	237	18.2	3.0	0	107	11.3	15.3	3
20	Jo-Jo Townsell J. Townsell	1,206	74	91	1,890	20.8	25.5	1	110	11.0	16.3	2
21	Lionel James L. James	1,193	67	99	2,094	21.2	31.3	0	124	9.6	17.8	2
22	Bobby Joe Edmonds B. Joe Edmonds	1,178	49	115	2,499	21.7	51.0	0	105	11.2	24.0	1
23	Dennis McKinnon D. McKinnon	1,171	85	3	58	19.3	0.7	0	127	9.2	13.8	3
24	Leon Bright L. Bright	1,149	50	77	1,544	20.1	30.9	0	141	8.1	23.0	0
25	Jeff Fisher J. Fisher	1,125	49	14	204	14.6	4.2	0	120	9.4	23.0	1

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PASS

1,037

Mahomes

RUSH

537

Walker

REC

246

Kelce

Team Rankings

PPG

29.5

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OPP PPG

19.3

6th

RUSH YDS/G

162.3

3rd

PASS YDS/G

259.3

10th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Chiefs	4	0	1.000
Raiders	3	1	.750
Broncos	2	2	.500
Chargers	0	4	.000

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/18	LAC	@	KC	4:25 PM
Sun 10/25	KC	@	SEA	8:20 PM
Sun 11/1	KC	@	DEN	4:25 PM
Sun 11/8	NYJ	@	KC	1:00 PM
Sun 11/15	KC	@	ATL	1:00 PM

Last Game

Chiefs

4 - 0

Final

Raiders

3 - 1

Sun 4 Oct 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,381

Prescott

1,268

Young

1,214

Goff

Rush Yards Leaders

537

Walker

494

Robinson

421

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

507

Lamb

491

Olave

481

Smith-Njigba

Pass TD Leaders

11

Purdy

11

Cousins

9

Shough

Rush TD Leaders

7

Allen

7

Henry

6

Williams

Rec TD Leaders

6

Smith-Njigba

5

St. Brown

4

Watson

QB Rating Leaders

126.2

Purdy

119.6

Jackson

111.2

Lawrence

Sack Leaders

6.0

Rousseau

5.5

Turner

4.5

Anderson

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

31.8

30.5

30.3

29.8

29.5

29.0

Opp PPG Rankings

12.8

13.3

16.0

16.3

18.3

19.3

Total Yards Rankings

429.0

417.0

412.0

405.8

395.0

389.3

Rush Yards Rankings

196.3

181.0

162.3

153.5

139.0

137.3

Pass Yards Rankings

317.0

303.5

300.8

300.5

292.8

285.3

Sack Leaders

16.0

15.0

14.0

12.0

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Fantasy RB Rankings

98.1

Walker

94

Gibbs

91.4

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

84.7

Smith-Njigba

76.1

Lamb

60.3

St. Brown

Fantasy TE Rankings

48.4

Kittle

39.2

Johnson

36.6

Kelce

Fantasy K Rankings

54

Shrader

52

Reichard

48

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4-0

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Worst Record ATS

0-4

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NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	3	1	0	.750
Eagles	2	2	0	.500
Cowboys	2	3	0	.400
Commanders	1	3	0	.250
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	4	0	0	1.000
Bears	3	1	0	.750
Lions	2	2	0	.500
Packers	2	2	0	.500
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	2	2	0	.500
Falcons	2	2	0	.500
Saints	1	3	0	.250
Buccaneers	1	4	0	.200
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	4	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	3	1	0	.750
Rams	2	2	0	.500
Cardinals	1	3	0	.250

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	3	1	0	.750
Patriots	2	2	0	.500
Jets	1	3	0	.250
Dolphins	0	4	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Browns	3	1	0	.750
Ravens	3	1	0	.750
Steelers	2	2	0	.500
Bengals	2	2	0	.500
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	3	1	0	.750
Colts	2	2	0	.500
Titans	0	4	0	.000
Texans	0	4	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	4	0	0	1.000
Raiders	3	1	0	.750
Broncos	2	2	0	.500
Chargers	0	4	0	.000