most return yards allowed per return nfl 2026

The Kansas City Chiefs have the most opponent return yards per opponent return by a team in 2026, with 21.22.

	TEAM	OPP YDS/OPP RET	OPP YDS	OPP RET	SEASON	GP	KR	KR YDS	KR AVG	KR YDS/G	KR TD	PR	PR YDS	PR AVG	PR YDS/G	PR TD
1	Chiefs	21.22	1,146	54	2026	8	30	812	27.1	101.5	0	14	78	5.6	9.8	0
2	Texans	19.47	1,110	57	2026	8	39	972	24.9	121.5	0	14	110	7.9	13.8	0
3	Bills	19.07	1,354	71	2026	8	31	869	28.0	108.6	0	17	172	10.1	21.5	0
4	Jaguars	18.68	1,270	68	2026	8	26	716	27.5	89.5	0	11	46	4.2	5.8	0
5	Steelers	18.25	1,077	59	2026	8	34	812	23.9	101.5	0	12	82	6.8	10.3	0
6	Commanders	17.66	1,095	62	2026	9	36	921	25.6	102.3	0	13	143	11.0	15.9	0
7	49ers	17.63	1,093	62	2026	8	30	802	26.7	100.3	0	8	27	3.4	3.4	0
8	Vikings	17.57	984	56	2026	8	25	748	29.9	93.5	0	15	262	17.5	32.8	1
9	Buccaneers	17.49	1,364	78	2026	9	34	914	26.9	101.6	0	13	135	10.4	15.0	0
10	Bengals	17.39	1,165	67	2026	8	41	1,061	25.9	132.6	0	12	103	8.6	12.9	0
11	Lions	16.86	995	59	2026	9	33	825	25.0	91.7	0	11	136	12.4	15.1	0
12	Jets	16.62	1,080	65	2026	9	31	783	25.3	87.0	0	13	145	11.2	16.1	0
13	Packers	16.52	1,239	75	2026	9	35	932	26.6	103.6	0	14	191	13.6	21.2	0
14	Seahawks	16.37	1,031	63	2026	9	29	765	26.4	85.0	0	18	177	9.8	19.7	0
15	Colts	16.08	1,174	73	2026	9	41	1,108	27.0	123.1	0	7	59	8.4	6.6	0
16	Broncos	15.94	1,116	70	2026	9	32	841	26.3	93.4	0	17	169	9.9	18.8	0
17	Raiders	15.83	997	63	2026	9	38	1,158	30.5	128.7	1	8	112	14.0	12.4	0
18	Rams	15.75	992	63	2026	9	34	806	23.7	89.6	0	16	116	7.3	12.9	0
19	Ravens	15.73	944	60	2026	9	39	1,013	26.0	112.6	0	12	103	8.6	11.4	0
20	Falcons	15.61	1,171	75	2026	9	40	1,035	25.9	115.0	0	13	83	6.4	9.2	0
21	Patriots	15.44	1,189	77	2026	10	42	1,036	24.7	103.6	0	19	195	10.3	19.5	0
22	Saints	15.44	957	62	2026	8	39	952	24.4	119.0	0	19	203	10.7	25.4	0
23	Dolphins	15.31	597	39	2026	8	39	1,030	26.4	128.8	0	7	85	12.1	10.6	0
24	Browns	14.67	1,071	73	2026	9	42	1,120	26.7	124.4	0	7	68	9.7	7.6	0
25	Panthers	14.48	883	61	2026	8	39	921	23.6	115.1	0	15	172	11.5	21.5	0

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More Chiefs Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

2,037

Mahomes

RUSH

872

Walker

REC

482

Kelce

Team Rankings

PPG

25.3

10th

OPP PPG

17.9

3rd

RUSH YDS/G

137.8

5th

PASS YDS/G

254.6

10th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Broncos	7	2	.778
Chiefs	6	2	.750
Raiders	4	5	.444
Chargers	0	8	.000

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 11/22	ARI	@	KC	1:00 PM
Thu 11/26	KC	@	BUF	8:20 PM
Thu 12/3	KC	@	LAR	8:15 PM
Sun 12/13	KC	@	CIN	4:25 PM
Mon 12/21	NE	@	KC	8:15 PM

Last Game

Jets

2 - 7

Final

Chiefs

6 - 2

Sun 8 Nov 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

2,618

Love

2,437

Goff

2,386

Burrow

Rush Yards Leaders

1,000

Gibbs

880

Robinson

872

Walker

Rec Yards Leaders

1,036

Smith-Njigba

904

Lamb

879

Watson

Pass TD Leaders

23

Burrow

20

Cousins

19

Love

Rush TD Leaders

11

Gibbs

10

Swift

9

Williams

Rec TD Leaders

9

Smith-Njigba

7

Likely

7

Watson

QB Rating Leaders

114.8

Burrow

111.7

Lawrence

109.8

Purdy

Sack Leaders

9.5

Anderson

8.0

Rousseau

8.0

Young

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

32.0

30.0

29.4

28.6

27.3

Opp PPG Rankings

14.5

15.1

17.9

18.0

19.5

Total Yards Rankings

392.4

386.4

384.1

383.0

379.8

376.8

Rush Yards Rankings

163.9

146.6

142.0

137.8

137.2

Pass Yards Rankings

298.3

290.9

282.3

280.5

272.8

266.8

Sack Leaders

32.0

29.0

27.0

26.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

212.4

Gibbs

170.4

Walker

149

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

161.1

Smith-Njigba

131.8

Lamb

127.9

Watson

Fantasy TE Rankings

101.5

Likely

98

Bowers

89.8

McBride

Fantasy K Rankings

106

Shrader

99

McLaughlin

93

Fairbairn

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

7-2

6-2

6-3

Worst Record ATS

0-7-1

1-8

2-7

3-6

3-6-1

3-5

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	5	3	1	.611
Cowboys	4	5	0	.444
Commanders	3	5	1	.389
Eagles	2	7	0	.222
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Lions	7	2	0	.778
Bears	7	2	0	.778
Vikings	6	2	0	.750
Packers	6	3	0	.667
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	3	5	0	.375
Saints	3	5	0	.375
Buccaneers	3	6	0	.333
Falcons	3	6	0	.333
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	7	1	0	.875
Seahawks	5	4	0	.556
Rams	5	4	0	.556
Cardinals	3	6	0	.333

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	7	1	0	.875
Patriots	5	5	0	.500
Jets	2	7	0	.222
Dolphins	1	7	0	.125
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Steelers	6	2	0	.750
Bengals	6	2	0	.750
Browns	5	4	0	.556
Ravens	4	5	0	.444
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	6	2	0	.750
Texans	3	5	0	.375
Colts	2	7	0	.222
Titans	1	7	0	.125
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Broncos	7	2	0	.778
Chiefs	6	2	0	.750
Raiders	4	5	0	.444
Chargers	0	8	0	.000

NFL 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Wed 9/9	NE	@	SEA	10-13
Thu 9/10	SF	@	LAR	27-7
Sun 9/13	CHI	@	CAR	59-37
Sun 9/13	BAL	@	IND	41-23
Sun 9/13	ATL	@	PIT	13-20

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 11/15	SEA	@	LV	4:05 PM
Sun 11/15	LAR	@	ARI	4:05 PM
Sun 11/15	SF	@	DAL	4:25 PM
Sun 11/15	PIT	@	CIN	8:20 PM
Mon 11/16	LAC	@	BAL	8:15 PM

The Kansas City Chiefs have the most opponent return yards per opponent return by a team in 2026, with 21.22.

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482

NFL 2026 Leaders

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2,437

2,386

1,000

880

872

1,036

904

879

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20

19

11

10

9

9

7

7

114.8

111.7

109.8

9.5

8.0

8.0

NFL 2026 Rankings

NFL Fantasy 2026

212.4

170.4

149

161.1

131.8

127.9

101.5

98

89.8

106

99

93

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