most punt return yards average allowed per year

The Green Bay Packers have allowed the most punt-return yards by a team in a season, with 932 yards allowed in 1949.

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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	Packers	932	1949	12	42	815	19.4	67.9	0	37	310	8.4	25.8	1
2	Yanks	913	1947	12	52	1,130	21.7	94.2	0	25	378	15.1	31.5	1
3	Saints	906	1974	14	53	1,040	19.6	74.3	0	43	415	9.7	29.6	0
4	Bills	878	1976	14	75	1,594	21.3	113.9	0	33	220	6.7	15.7	1
5	Giants	812	1948	12	57	1,238	21.7	103.2	1	24	212	8.8	17.7	0
6	Giants	811	1987	15	56	1,128	20.1	75.2	0	55	448	8.1	29.9	0
7	Browns	793	2000	16	85	1,710	20.1	106.9	0	29	294	10.1	18.4	0
8	Raiders	787	1998	16	62	1,208	19.5	75.5	0	50	564	11.3	35.3	2
9	Browns	762	1999	16	89	1,725	19.4	107.8	0	25	162	6.5	10.1	0
10	Buccaneers	754	1976	14	70	1,488	21.3	106.3	0	43	366	8.5	26.1	0
11	Jets	753	1995	16	77	1,613	20.9	100.8	0	38	323	8.5	20.2	0
12	Saints	742	1976	14	62	1,173	18.9	83.8	0	42	375	8.9	26.8	0
13	Redskins	727	2004	16	55	1,203	21.9	75.2	0	42	331	7.9	20.7	0
14	Bears	727	1997	16	79	1,694	21.4	105.9	0	46	321	7.0	20.1	0
15	Oilers	726	1979	16	67	1,234	18.4	77.1	0	38	221	5.8	13.8	0
16	Chargers	722	2000	16	83	1,792	21.6	112.0	1	44	272	6.2	17.0	0
17	Giants	719	1947	12	48	905	18.9	75.4	0	44	371	8.4	30.9	0
18	Broncos	718	1967	14	60	1,518	25.3	108.4	0	26	351	13.5	25.1	1
19	Saints	706	1997	16	58	1,374	23.7	85.9	1	48	496	10.3	31.0	0
20	Browns	705	1974	14	60	1,375	22.9	98.2	1	52	523	10.1	37.4	0
21	Yanks	705	1946	11	52	1,096	21.1	99.6	1	29	363	12.5	33.0	0
22	Chiefs	703	1977	14	63	1,284	20.4	91.7	0	36	236	6.6	16.9	0
23	Yanks	699	1950	12	58	1,280	22.1	106.7	1	27	305	11.3	25.4	0
24	Rams	681	1963	14	70	1,651	23.6	117.9	1	31	206	6.6	14.7	0
25	Giants	680	1977	14	54	1,036	19.2	74.0	0	46	446	9.7	31.9	1

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