nfl defenses giving up most return yards

The Indianapolis Colts have allowed the most return yards by a team in a season, with 2,492 yards in 2001.

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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	Colts	2,492	2001	16	84	1,832	21.8	114.5	1	29	290	10.0	18.1	1
2	Rams	2,469	2003	16	70	1,488	21.3	93.0	0	39	337	8.6	21.1	0
3	Vikings	2,454	2008	16	61	1,369	22.4	85.6	0	34	273	8.0	17.1	1
4	Chargers	2,408	2010	16	56	1,342	24.0	83.9	0	40	420	10.5	26.3	0
5	Chiefs	2,404	1966	14	54	1,148	21.3	82.0	0	30	255	8.5	18.2	1
6	Colts	2,396	2025	17	67	1,927	28.8	113.4	0	22	201	9.1	11.8	0
7	Cowboys	2,394	1983	16	71	1,351	19.0	84.4	0	51	461	9.0	28.8	1
8	Broncos	2,387	1998	16	58	1,402	24.2	87.6	1	38	399	10.5	24.9	0
9	Cowboys	2,385	2007	16	61	1,358	22.3	84.9	0	26	227	8.7	14.2	0
10	Chiefs	2,370	2003	16	62	1,577	25.4	98.6	2	33	542	16.4	33.9	2
11	Patriots	2,368	2004	16	56	1,302	23.3	81.4	1	40	230	5.8	14.4	0
12	Rams	2,361	2001	16	55	1,123	20.4	70.2	0	43	400	9.3	25.0	0
13	Colts	2,356	2006	16	58	1,368	23.6	85.5	0	23	207	9.0	12.9	1
14	Colts	2,355	2004	16	66	1,545	23.4	96.6	1	24	171	7.1	10.7	0
15	Colts	2,334	2007	16	53	1,157	21.8	72.3	0	25	280	11.2	17.5	1
16	Vikings	2,333	1998	16	54	1,238	22.9	77.4	1	29	289	10.0	18.1	0
17	Vikings	2,320	2009	16	56	1,297	23.2	81.1	2	48	455	9.5	28.4	0
18	Colts	2,318	2003	16	64	1,510	23.6	94.4	0	31	240	7.7	15.0	0
19	Colts	2,291	1999	16	67	1,397	20.9	87.3	1	41	388	9.5	24.3	1
20	Bengals	2,288	1985	16	67	1,385	20.7	86.6	0	32	268	8.4	16.8	0
21	Seahawks	2,282	1996	16	71	1,542	21.7	96.4	0	34	352	10.4	22.0	1
22	Giants	2,274	1987	15	56	1,128	20.1	75.2	0	55	448	8.1	29.9	0
23	Cowboys	2,273	2025	17	82	2,097	25.6	123.4	0	13	82	6.3	4.8	0
24	Chargers	2,270	2025	17	66	1,633	24.7	96.1	0	21	136	6.5	8.0	0
25	Rams	2,270	1999	16	54	1,354	25.1	84.6	2	52	498	9.6	31.1	1

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Team Leaders

PASS

1,290

Jones

RUSH

492

Taylor

REC

289

Downs

Team Rankings

PPG

24.0

14th

OPP PPG

27.3

27th

RUSH YDS/G

111.5

16th

PASS YDS/G

215.0

22nd

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Jaguars	4	2	.667
Colts	2	4	.333
Texans	2	4	.333
Titans	1	5	.167

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/25	IND	@	MIN	1:00 PM
Sun 11/1	IND	@	JAX	1:00 PM
Sun 11/8	DAL	@	IND	1:00 PM
Sun 11/15	MIA	@	IND	1:00 PM
Thu 11/19	IND	@	HOU	8:15 PM

Last Game

Titans

1 - 5

Final

Colts

2 - 4

Sun 18 Oct 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,794

Stafford

1,714

Stroud

1,684

Love

Rush Yards Leaders

665

Walker

641

Robinson

627

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

717

Smith-Njigba

580

Olave

577

Lamb

Pass TD Leaders

14

Lawrence

14

Cousins

13

Purdy

Rush TD Leaders

8

Allen

7

Gibbs

7

Williams

Rec TD Leaders

7

Smith-Njigba

6

Watson

5

Likely

QB Rating Leaders

119.6

Jackson

119.3

Purdy

111.3

Goff

Sack Leaders

7.5

Anderson

6.0

Rousseau

5.5

Ponder

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

32.8

30.8

29.2

28.0

27.0

Opp PPG Rankings

12.8

16.6

17.3

18.6

18.8

19.8

Total Yards Rankings

414.0

404.4

401.3

393.8

388.3

387.7

Rush Yards Rankings

160.7

159.8

151.5

149.5

148.8

139.6

Pass Yards Rankings

309.8

301.2

297.0

285.7

280.7

273.2

Sack Leaders

20.0

19.0

18.0

17.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

126.7

Gibbs

124

Walker

108.5

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

115.9

Smith-Njigba

89.8

Watson

83.1

Lamb

Fantasy TE Rankings

70.3

Likely

54.2

Bowers

54.1

McBride

Fantasy K Rankings

84

Shrader

68

Reichard

65

McLaughlin

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

5-1

4-1

4-1-1

4-2

Worst Record ATS

0-5-1

1-5

1-3-1

2-4

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	3	2	1	.583
Eagles	2	4	0	.333
Cowboys	2	4	0	.333
Commanders	1	3	1	.300
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	5	0	0	1.000
Packers	4	2	0	.667
Bears	4	2	0	.667
Lions	3	2	0	.600
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	3	2	0	.600
Falcons	2	4	0	.333
Saints	2	4	0	.333
Buccaneers	1	5	0	.167
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	5	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	3	3	0	.500
Cardinals	2	4	0	.333
Rams	2	4	0	.333

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	5	1	0	.833
Patriots	4	2	0	.667
Jets	2	4	0	.333
Dolphins	0	5	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Browns	4	2	0	.667
Steelers	4	2	0	.667
Ravens	4	2	0	.667
Bengals	3	2	0	.600
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	4	2	0	.667
Colts	2	4	0	.333
Texans	2	4	0	.333
Titans	1	5	0	.167
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	5	0	0	1.000
Broncos	4	2	0	.667
Raiders	3	3	0	.500
Chargers	0	6	0	.000