The New Orleans Saints allowed the most punt-return yards by a team in 2021, with 426 yards allowed.

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	TEAM	OPP YDS	SEASON	GP	KR	KR YDS	KR AVG	KR YDS/G	KR TD	PR	PR YDS	PR AVG	PR YDS/G	PR TD
1	Saints	426	2021	17	37	838	22.6	49.3	0	35	349	10.0	20.5	0
2	Bears	375	2021	17	51	1,180	23.1	69.4	0	29	338	11.7	19.9	1
3	Texans	355	2021	17	43	1,006	23.4	59.2	1	26	188	7.2	11.1	0
4	Raiders	341	2021	17	34	694	20.4	40.8	0	32	354	11.1	20.8	0
5	Vikings	339	2021	17	32	849	26.5	49.9	2	26	206	7.9	12.1	0
6	Chargers	329	2021	17	39	976	25.0	57.4	1	18	107	5.9	6.3	0
7	Lions	308	2021	17	36	880	24.4	51.8	0	22	236	10.7	13.9	0
8	Steelers	308	2021	17	38	849	22.3	49.9	0	40	370	9.3	21.8	0
9	Jets	306	2021	17	50	1,371	27.4	80.6	1	17	206	12.1	12.1	0
10	Browns	302	2021	17	40	828	20.7	48.7	0	47	337	7.2	19.8	0
11	Panthers	298	2021	17	28	620	22.1	36.5	0	24	213	8.9	12.5	0
12	Packers	268	2021	17	29	531	18.3	31.2	0	25	199	8.0	11.7	0
13	Colts	267	2021	17	33	808	24.5	47.5	0	23	170	7.4	10.0	0
14	Cardinals	265	2021	17	29	611	21.1	35.9	0	26	238	9.2	14.0	0
15	Dolphins	262	2021	17	19	330	17.4	19.4	0	29	236	8.1	13.9	0
16	Washington Football Team	244	2021	17	36	904	25.1	53.2	1	16	134	8.4	7.9	0
17	Giants	237	2021	17	33	683	20.7	40.2	0	26	197	7.6	11.6	0
18	Falcons	235	2021	17	46	999	21.7	58.8	0	23	189	8.2	11.1	0
19	Bengals	235	2021	17	33	662	20.1	38.9	0	36	261	7.3	15.4	0
20	Seahawks	234	2021	17	38	894	23.5	52.6	1	23	192	8.3	11.3	0
21	Ravens	228	2021	17	32	737	23.0	43.4	0	26	360	13.8	21.2	0
22	Eagles	225	2021	17	34	630	18.5	37.1	0	33	239	7.2	14.1	0
23	Titans	223	2021	17	40	778	19.5	45.8	0	30	293	9.8	17.2	0
24	Buccaneers	184	2021	17	30	592	19.7	34.8	0	35	250	7.1	14.7	0
25	Jaguars	180	2021	17	36	799	22.2	47.0	1	19	159	8.4	9.4	0

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More Saints Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

917

Shough

RUSH

128

Etienne

REC

375

Olave

Team Rankings

PPG

27.0

11th

OPP PPG

27.7

26th

RUSH YDS/G

101.3

16th

PASS YDS/G

305.7

2nd

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Falcons	1	2	.333
Saints	1	2	.333
Panthers	1	2	.333
Buccaneers	0	3	.000

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 10/5	ATL	@	NO	8:15 PM
Sun 10/11	MIN	@	NO	1:00 PM
Sun 10/18	NO	@	NYG	1:00 PM
Sun 10/25	PIT	@	NO	9:30 AM
Sun 11/8	CLE	@	NO	1:00 PM

Last Game

Raiders

3 - 0

Final

Saints

1 - 2

Sun 27 Sep 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

999

Rodgers

939

Young

917

Shough

Rush Yards Leaders

360

Walker

349

Robinson

346

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

405

Smith-Njigba

375

Olave

358

Adams

Pass TD Leaders

9

Purdy

9

Cousins

8

Shough

Rush TD Leaders

6

Allen

6

Henry

4

Gibbs

Rec TD Leaders

6

Smith-Njigba

5

St. Brown

4

Watson

QB Rating Leaders

133.1

Purdy

127.3

Lock

116.1

Goff

Sack Leaders

6.0

Rousseau

4.5

Watt

4.0

Anderson

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

33.7

32.7

31.0

30.7

29.7

Opp PPG Rankings

12.0

13.7

16.7

17.0

Total Yards Rankings

417.7

416.3

408.0

401.7

399.3

398.7

Rush Yards Rankings

184.3

173.0

167.3

155.0

153.3

136.3

Pass Yards Rankings

313.0

305.7

295.0

281.3

276.0

270.7

Sack Leaders

14.0

12.0

11.0

10.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

80.3

Gibbs

69.9

Henry

68.2

Walker

Fantasy WR Rankings

77.1

Smith-Njigba

52.8

St. Brown

52.4

Watson

Fantasy TE Rankings

35.4

Kittle

35.1

Kelce

33.3

Fannin

Fantasy K Rankings

42

McPherson

39

McLaughlin

38

Shrader

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

3-0

2-0-1

3-1

2-1

Worst Record ATS

0-3

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Eagles	2	1	0	.667
Giants	2	1	0	.667
Cowboys	1	2	0	.333
Commanders	1	2	0	.333
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	3	0	0	1.000
Lions	2	1	0	.667
Bears	2	1	0	.667
Packers	1	2	0	.333
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	1	2	0	.333
Saints	1	2	0	.333
Falcons	1	2	0	.333
Buccaneers	0	3	0	.000
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	3	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	2	1	0	.667
Rams	1	2	0	.333
Cardinals	1	2	0	.333

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	3	0	0	1.000
Jets	1	2	0	.333
Patriots	1	2	0	.333
Dolphins	0	3	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Browns	3	1	0	.750
Ravens	2	1	0	.667
Bengals	2	1	0	.667
Steelers	2	2	0	.500
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	2	1	0	.667
Colts	1	2	0	.333
Titans	0	3	0	.000
Texans	0	3	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	3	0	0	1.000
Raiders	3	0	0	1.000
Broncos	2	1	0	.667
Chargers	0	3	0	.000