Between the 1980 and 2000 seasons, Brian Mitchell and Dave Meggett were tied for the most punt returns, with 349 returns.
Interpreted as:
most punts return by a player tdsbetween 1980 to 2000| NAME | PR | GP | KR | KR YDS | KR AVG | KR YDS/G | KR TD | PR YDS | PR AVG | PR YDS/G | PR TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | B. Mitchell | 349 | 175 | 468 | 10,710 | 22.9 | 61.2 | 3 | 3,811 | 10.9 | 21.8 | 8 |
| 2 | | D. Meggett | 349 | 146 | 252 | 5,566 | 22.1 | 38.1 | 1 | 3,708 | 10.6 | 25.4 | 7 |
| 3 | | E. Metcalf | 315 | 168 | 277 | 5,747 | 20.7 | 34.2 | 2 | 3,042 | 9.7 | 18.1 | 9 |
| 4 |  | T. Brown | 304 | 192 | 49 | 1,235 | 25.2 | 6.4 | 1 | 3,106 | 10.2 | 16.2 | 2 |
| 5 | | V. Sikahema | 292 | 118 | 235 | 4,933 | 21.0 | 41.8 | 0 | 3,169 | 10.9 | 26.9 | 4 |
| 6 | | G. Milburn | 283 | 128 | 401 | 9,636 | 24.0 | 75.3 | 2 | 2,812 | 9.9 | 22.0 | 1 |
| 7 | | K. Martin | 261 | 139 | 76 | 1,453 | 19.1 | 10.5 | 0 | 2,567 | 9.8 | 18.5 | 3 |
| 8 |  | R. Woodson | 260 | 196 | 220 | 4,894 | 22.2 | 25.0 | 2 | 2,362 | 9.1 | 12.1 | 2 |
| 9 | | M. Gray | 252 | 169 | 421 | 10,250 | 24.3 | 60.7 | 6 | 2,753 | 10.9 | 16.3 | 3 |
| 10 | | D. Gordon | 248 | 109 | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0.2 | 0 | 2,984 | 12.0 | 27.4 | 6 |
| 11 | | K. Williams | 231 | 121 | 322 | 7,309 | 22.7 | 60.4 | 1 | 2,295 | 9.9 | 19.0 | 3 |
| 12 | | P. McConkey | 228 | 84 | 69 | 1,324 | 19.2 | 15.8 | 0 | 1,832 | 8.0 | 21.8 | 0 |
| 13 | | D. Howard | 213 | 135 | 276 | 5,926 | 21.5 | 43.9 | 0 | 2,646 | 12.4 | 19.6 | 8 |
| 14 | | M. Nelms | 212 | 68 | 175 | 4,128 | 23.6 | 60.7 | 0 | 1,948 | 9.2 | 28.6 | 2 |
| 15 |  | D. Sanders | 207 | 163 | 155 | 3,523 | 22.7 | 21.6 | 3 | 2,158 | 10.4 | 13.2 | 6 |
| 16 | | I. Fryar | 206 | 255 | 27 | 505 | 18.7 | 2.0 | 0 | 2,055 | 10.0 | 8.1 | 3 |
| 17 | | J.T. Smith | 205 | 144 | 24 | 455 | 19.0 | 3.2 | 0 | 2,119 | 10.3 | 14.7 | 2 |
| 18 | | L. Lewis | 201 | 143 | 8 | 137 | 17.1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1,868 | 9.3 | 13.1 | 1 |
| 19 | | W. Drewrey | 192 | 128 | 102 | 2,097 | 20.6 | 16.4 | 0 | 1,597 | 8.3 | 12.5 | 0 |
| 20 | | G. McNeil | 191 | 76 | 91 | 1,852 | 20.4 | 24.4 | 1 | 1,717 | 9.0 | 22.6 | 1 |
| 21 | | J. Lewis | 189 | 73 | 97 | 2,114 | 21.8 | 29.0 | 0 | 2,211 | 11.7 | 30.3 | 6 |
| 22 | | T. Vanover | 181 | 70 | 212 | 5,099 | 24.1 | 72.8 | 4 | 1,930 | 10.7 | 27.6 | 4 |
| 23 | | C. Verdin | 178 | 118 | 237 | 4,930 | 20.8 | 41.8 | 1 | 1,650 | 9.3 | 14.0 | 4 |
| 24 | | W. Stanley | 175 | 85 | 89 | 1,658 | 18.6 | 19.5 | 0 | 1,619 | 9.3 | 19.0 | 1 |
| 25 | | R. Martin | 175 | 72 | 112 | 2,084 | 18.6 | 28.9 | 0 | 1,670 | 9.5 | 23.2 | 3 |
StatMuse has season-level data for punt returns going back to the 1941 season.
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| AFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Patriots - y | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Bills - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Dolphins - e | 7 | 10 | 0 | .412 |
 Jets - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
| AFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
 Steelers - y | 10 | 7 | 0 | .588 |
 Ravens - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Bengals - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
 Browns - e | 5 | 12 | 0 | .294 |
| AFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
 Jaguars - y | 13 | 4 | 0 | .765 |
 Texans - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Colts - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Titans - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
| AFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
 Broncos - z* | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Chargers - w | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Chiefs - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
 Raiders - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
| NFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Eagles - y | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Cowboys - e | 7 | 9 | 1 | .441 |
 Commanders - e | 5 | 12 | 0 | .294 |
 Giants - e | 4 | 13 | 0 | .235 |
| NFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
 Bears - y | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Packers - w | 9 | 7 | 1 | .559 |
 Vikings - e | 9 | 8 | 0 | .529 |
 Lions - e | 9 | 8 | 0 | .529 |
| NFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
 Panthers - y | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Buccaneers - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Falcons - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Saints - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
| NFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
 Seahawks - z* | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Rams - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 49ers - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Cardinals - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
