most punt returns in a season nfl

The Los Angeles Raiders, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Pittsburgh Steelers are tied for the most punt returns in a season, with 71 returns.

TEAMPRSEASONGPKRKR YDSKR AVGKR YDS/GKR TDPR YDSPR AVGPR YDS/GPR TD
1Raiders
Raiders
71
1985
16
54
1,132
21.0
70.8
0
785
11.1
49.1
0
2Buccaneers
Buccaneers
71
1979
16
51
959
18.8
59.9
0
438
6.2
27.4
0
3Steelers
Steelers
71
1976
14
41
855
20.9
61.1
0
636
9.0
45.4
0
4Raiders
Raiders
67
1984
16
56
1,216
21.7
76.0
0
667
10.0
41.7
1
5Rams
Rams
67
1978
16
52
1,055
20.3
65.9
0
711
10.6
44.4
0
6Steelers
Steelers
67
1974
14
42
901
21.5
64.4
0
774
11.6
55.3
1
749ers
49ers
65
1976
14
38
777
20.4
55.5
0
557
8.6
39.8
2
8Giants
Giants
64
1981
16
57
1,120
19.6
70.0
0
502
7.8
31.4
0
9Bears
Bears
63
1984
16
49
896
18.3
56.0
0
558
8.9
34.9
0
10Eagles
Eagles
63
1980
16
53
955
18.0
59.7
0
560
8.9
35.0
0
11Steelers
Steelers
63
1979
16
51
987
19.4
61.7
0
523
8.3
32.7
0
12Cowboys
Cowboys
63
1978
16
47
896
19.1
56.0
0
502
8.0
31.4
0
1349ers
49ers
63
1975
14
60
1,372
22.9
98.0
0
616
9.8
44.0
0
14Broncos
Broncos
63
1970
14
49
1,114
22.7
79.6
0
556
8.8
39.7
0
15Buccaneers
Buccaneers
62
1978
16
56
1,095
19.6
68.4
0
512
8.3
32.0
0
16Cowboys
Cowboys
62
1974
14
49
1,071
21.9
76.5
0
573
9.2
40.9
1
17Rams
Rams
62
1970
14
47
1,236
26.3
88.3
1
418
6.7
29.9
0
18Packers
Packers
61
1995
16
61
1,282
21.0
80.1
0
515
8.4
32.2
0
19Steelers
Steelers
61
1984
16
54
1,026
19.0
64.1
0
696
11.4
43.5
1
20Cowboys
Cowboys
61
1977
14
44
1,071
24.3
76.5
0
545
8.9
38.9
0
21Redskins
Redskins
61
1975
14
58
1,296
22.3
92.6
0
464
7.6
33.1
1
22Browns
Browns
61
1954
12
31
783
25.3
65.3
0
324
5.3
27.0
0
23Ravens
Ravens
60
2004
16
61
1,264
20.7
79.0
0
616
10.3
38.5
2
24Patriots
Patriots
60
1980
16
56
1,281
22.9
80.1
1
513
8.6
32.1
1
25Falcons
Falcons
60
1976
14
60
1,269
21.2
90.6
0
385
6.4
27.5
0
StatMuse has team, season-level data for punt returns going back to the 1941 season.

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