most returns for touchdowns by opponents by a team in a season

The New Orleans Saints have run the most returns by a team with more than 0 opponent touchdowns in a season, with 174 returns in 2002.

	TEAM	RET	OPP TD	SEASON	GP	KR	KR YDS	KR AVG	KR YDS/G	KR TD	PR	PR YDS	PR AVG	PR YDS/G	PR TD
1	Saints	174	45	2002	16	79	1,956	24.8	122.3	2	45	625	13.9	39.1	1
2	Saints	172	47	2001	16	87	2,027	23.3	126.7	0	37	288	7.8	18.0	0
3	Cardinals	171	45	2010	16	84	2,084	24.8	130.3	2	42	294	7.0	18.4	0
4	Dolphins	170	42	2004	16	70	1,660	23.7	103.8	1	52	564	10.8	35.3	0
5	Texans	170	40	2002	16	77	1,529	19.9	95.6	0	53	512	9.7	32.0	1
6	Saints	169	44	2004	16	83	1,879	22.6	117.4	2	40	388	9.7	24.3	0
7	Rams	169	39	2003	16	70	1,488	21.3	93.0	0	39	337	8.6	21.1	0
8	Packers	169	40	2002	16	63	1,284	20.4	80.3	0	46	191	4.2	11.9	0
9	49ers	168	39	2007	16	73	1,702	23.3	106.4	0	56	483	8.6	30.2	0
10	Eagles	168	46	2005	16	71	1,578	22.2	98.6	0	53	448	8.5	28.0	0
11	Titans	168	52	2004	16	79	1,558	19.7	97.4	0	40	173	4.3	10.8	0
12	Ravens	168	27	2004	16	61	1,264	20.7	79.0	0	60	616	10.3	38.5	2
13	Panthers	168	48	2001	16	76	1,769	23.3	110.6	2	39	420	10.8	26.3	1
14	Raiders	167	44	2010	16	68	1,532	22.5	95.8	3	55	386	7.0	24.1	0
15	Ravens	167	28	2003	16	57	1,222	21.4	76.4	0	53	410	7.7	25.6	0
16	Bears	165	43	2009	16	80	1,999	25.0	124.9	1	39	330	8.5	20.6	1
17	Raiders	165	46	2007	16	78	1,686	21.6	105.4	0	38	209	5.5	13.1	0
18	Titans	164	46	2006	16	79	1,835	23.2	114.7	0	37	467	12.6	29.2	3
19	Falcons	164	51	2003	16	79	1,572	19.9	98.3	0	43	613	14.3	38.3	1
20	Bears	163	29	2006	16	59	1,373	23.3	85.8	2	50	607	12.1	37.9	3
21	Jets	162	36	2010	16	63	1,588	25.2	99.3	2	56	529	9.4	33.1	0
22	Cardinals	162	46	2005	16	76	1,719	22.6	107.4	0	50	383	7.7	23.9	0
23	Bears	162	36	2004	16	74	1,607	21.7	100.4	0	46	510	11.1	31.9	1
24	Cardinals	162	35	2004	16	65	1,293	19.9	80.8	0	49	329	6.7	20.6	0
25	Patriots	162	23	2003	16	60	1,428	23.8	89.3	1	50	462	9.2	28.9	0

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TEAM	W	L	PCT
Panthers	8	7	.533
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Falcons	6	9	.400
Saints	5	10	.333

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Sun 12/28	NO	@	TEN	1:00 PM
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Sack Leaders

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NFL 2025 Rankings

PPG Rankings

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Opp PPG Rankings

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Total Yards Rankings

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373.1

371.5

370.1

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Rush Yards Rankings

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134.2

126.3

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Pass Yards Rankings

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264.8

263.9

259.2

258.1

Sack Leaders

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50.0

49.0

48.0

45.0

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AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Patriots - x	12	3	0	.800
Bills - x	11	4	0	.733
Dolphins - e	6	9	0	.400
Jets - e	3	12	0	.200
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Steelers	9	6	0	.600
Ravens	7	8	0	.467
Bengals - e	5	10	0	.333
Browns - e	3	12	0	.200
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars - x	11	4	0	.733
Texans	10	5	0	.667
Colts	8	7	0	.533
Titans - e	3	12	0	.200
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Broncos - x	13	3	0	.813
Chargers - x	11	4	0	.733
Chiefs - e	6	10	0	.375
Raiders - e	2	13	0	.133

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Eagles - y	10	5	0	.667
Cowboys - e	7	8	1	.469
Commanders - e	4	12	0	.250
Giants - e	2	13	0	.133
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Bears - x	11	4	0	.733
Packers - x	9	5	1	.633
Vikings - e	8	8	0	.500
Lions - e	8	8	0	.500
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	8	7	0	.533
Buccaneers	7	8	0	.467
Falcons - e	6	9	0	.400
Saints - e	5	10	0	.333
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Seahawks - x	12	3	0	.800
49ers - x	11	4	0	.733
Rams - x	11	4	0	.733
Cardinals - e	3	12	0	.200