most punt return yards allowed 2021

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

TEAMOPP YDSSEASONGPKRKR YDSKR AVGKR YDS/GKR TDPRPR YDSPR AVGPR YDS/GPR TD
1Saints
Saints
426
2021
17
37
838
22.6
49.3
0
35
349
10.0
20.5
0
2Bears
Bears
375
2021
17
51
1,180
23.1
69.4
0
29
338
11.7
19.9
1
3Texans
Texans
355
2021
17
43
1,006
23.4
59.2
1
26
188
7.2
11.1
0
4Raiders
Raiders
341
2021
17
34
694
20.4
40.8
0
32
309
9.7
18.2
0
5Vikings
Vikings
339
2021
17
32
849
26.5
49.9
2
26
206
7.9
12.1
0
6Chargers
Chargers
329
2021
17
39
976
25.0
57.4
1
18
107
5.9
6.3
0
7Lions
Lions
308
2021
17
36
880
24.4
51.8
0
22
236
10.7
13.9
0
8Steelers
Steelers
308
2021
17
38
849
22.3
49.9
0
40
370
9.3
21.8
0
9Jets
Jets
306
2021
17
50
1,371
27.4
80.6
1
17
206
12.1
12.1
0
10Panthers
Panthers
298
2021
17
28
620
22.1
36.5
0
24
213
8.9
12.5
0
11Packers
Packers
268
2021
17
29
531
18.3
31.2
0
25
199
8.0
11.7
0
12Colts
Colts
267
2021
17
33
808
24.5
47.5
0
23
170
7.4
10.0
0
13Cardinals
Cardinals
265
2021
17
29
611
21.1
35.9
0
26
238
9.2
14.0
0
14Dolphins
Dolphins
262
2021
17
19
330
17.4
19.4
0
29
236
8.1
13.9
0
15Browns
Browns
257
2021
17
40
828
20.7
48.7
0
47
337
7.2
19.8
0
16Washington Football Team
Washington Football Team
244
2021
17
36
904
25.1
53.2
1
16
134
8.4
7.9
0
17Giants
Giants
237
2021
17
33
683
20.7
40.2
0
26
197
7.6
11.6
0
18Falcons
Falcons
235
2021
17
46
999
21.7
58.8
0
23
189
8.2
11.1
0
19Bengals
Bengals
235
2021
17
33
662
20.1
38.9
0
36
261
7.3
15.4
0
20Seahawks
Seahawks
234
2021
17
38
894
23.5
52.6
1
23
192
8.3
11.3
0
21Ravens
Ravens
228
2021
17
32
737
23.0
43.4
0
26
360
13.8
21.2
0
22Eagles
Eagles
225
2021
17
34
630
18.5
37.1
0
33
239
7.2
14.1
0
23Titans
Titans
223
2021
17
40
778
19.5
45.8
0
30
293
9.8
17.2
0
24Buccaneers
Buccaneers
184
2021
17
30
592
19.7
34.8
0
35
250
7.1
14.7
0
25Jaguars
Jaguars
180
2021
17
36
799
22.2
47.0
1
19
159
8.4
9.4
0
StatMuse has team, season-level data for opponent punt-return yards going back to the 1941 season.

More Saints Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

2,384

Shough

Tyler Shough

RUSH

471

Kamara

Alvin Kamara

REC

1,163

Olave

Chris Olave
Team Rankings

PPG

18.0

28th

OPP PPG

22.5

16th

RUSH YDS/G

94.3

28th

PASS YDS/G

236.9

10th

2025 Division Standings
TEAMWLTPCT
8
9
0
.471
8
9
0
.471
8
9
0
.471
Saints Saints
6
11
0
.353
Last Game
NO Saints

6 - 11

17

Final

19

ATL Falcons

8 - 9

Sun 4 Jan 2026

NFL 2025 Leaders

NFL 2025 Rankings

NFL Fantasy 2025

NFL 2025 Betting

NFL 2025 Standings

AFC EastWLTPCT
14
3
0
.824
Bills Bills - w
12
5
0
.706
7
10
0
.412
Jets Jets - e
3
14
0
.176
AFC NorthWLTPCT
10
7
0
.588
8
9
0
.471
6
11
0
.353
5
12
0
.294
AFC SouthWLTPCT
13
4
0
.765
12
5
0
.706
Colts Colts - e
8
9
0
.471
3
14
0
.176
AFC WestWLTPCT
14
3
0
.824
11
6
0
.647
6
11
0
.353
3
14
0
.176
NFC EastWLTPCT
11
6
0
.647
7
9
1
.441
5
12
0
.294
4
13
0
.235
NFC NorthWLTPCT
Bears Bears - y
11
6
0
.647
9
7
1
.559
9
8
0
.529
Lions Lions - e
9
8
0
.529
NFC SouthWLTPCT
8
9
0
.471
8
9
0
.471
8
9
0
.471
6
11
0
.353
NFC WestWLTPCT
14
3
0
.824
Rams Rams - w
12
5
0
.706
49ers 49ers - w
12
5
0
.706
3
14
0
.176

NFL 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Sat
10/11
@
27-31
Sat
10/11
@
17-3
Sat
10/11
@
9-23
Sat
10/11
@
20-12
Sat
10/11
@
29-27

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
1/18
@
3:00 PM
Sun
1/18
@
6:30 PM