nfl highest punt return average 2020 to 2022

Between the 2020 and 2022 seasons, the Detroit Lions gained the most yards per punt return by a team, with 12.2 per return.

TEAMPR AVGGPKRKR YDSKR AVGKR YDS/GKR TDPRPR YDSPR YDS/GPR TD
1Lions
Lions
12.2
50
104
2,614
25.1
52.3
0
59
717
14.3
2
2Patriots
Patriots
12.1
50
92
2,117
23.0
42.3
0
90
1,091
21.8
2
3Ravens
Ravens
11.2
50
82
2,009
24.5
40.2
2
73
818
16.4
0
4Jets
Jets
11.1
50
122
2,848
23.3
57.0
1
48
532
10.6
0
5Falcons
Falcons
10.9
50
94
2,042
21.7
40.8
1
58
633
12.7
0
6Bills
Bills
10.3
49
105
2,693
25.6
55.0
2
97
997
20.3
1
7Saints
Saints
9.8
50
94
2,197
23.4
43.9
0
101
991
19.8
0
8Broncos
Broncos
9.5
50
69
1,268
18.4
25.4
0
85
805
16.1
1
9Bears
Bears
9.4
50
136
3,321
24.4
66.4
1
77
726
14.5
1
1049ers
49ers
9.4
50
87
1,761
20.2
35.2
0
92
861
17.2
0
11Bengals
Bengals
9.1
49
93
2,022
21.7
41.3
1
92
833
17.0
0
12Titans
Titans
9.0
50
116
2,337
20.1
46.7
1
89
804
16.1
0
13Jaguars
Jaguars
9.0
50
95
2,134
22.5
42.7
1
66
594
11.9
1
14Raiders
Raiders
8.9
50
88
1,780
20.2
35.6
0
82
730
14.6
0
15Dolphins
Dolphins
8.8
50
60
1,094
18.2
21.9
0
80
701
14.0
1
16Colts
Colts
8.8
50
119
3,116
26.2
62.3
1
88
771
15.4
0
17Cowboys
Cowboys
8.8
50
88
2,210
25.1
44.2
2
86
753
15.1
0
18Texans
Texans
8.5
50
101
2,241
22.2
44.8
1
83
708
14.2
0
19Steelers
Steelers
8.5
50
91
2,029
22.3
40.6
0
104
886
17.7
0
20Eagles
Eagles
8.4
50
95
1,941
20.4
38.8
0
94
792
15.8
1
21Chargers
Chargers
8.4
50
108
2,412
22.3
48.2
1
65
546
10.9
0
22Rams
Rams
8.1
50
92
1,865
20.3
37.3
0
78
633
12.7
1
23Giants
Giants
8.0
50
95
2,026
21.3
40.5
0
75
603
12.1
0
24Seahawks
Seahawks
8.0
50
96
2,251
23.4
45.0
1
61
490
9.8
0
25Packers
Packers
8.0
50
110
2,359
21.4
47.2
1
71
568
11.4
0
StatMuse has team, season-level data for yards per punt return going back to the 1941 season.

More Lions Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

4,564

Goff

Jared Goff

RUSH

1,223

Gibbs

Jahmyr Gibbs

REC

1,401

St. Brown

Amon-Ra St. Brown
Team Rankings

PPG

28.3

4th

OPP PPG

24.3

22nd

RUSH YDS/G

120.1

14th

PASS YDS/G

268.6

3rd

2025 Division Standings
TEAMWLTPCT
11
6
0
.647
9
7
1
.559
Lions Lions
9
8
0
.529
9
8
0
.529
Last Game
DET Lions

9 - 8

19

Final

16

CHI Bears

11 - 6

Sun 4 Jan 2026

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NFL 2025 Standings

AFC EastWLTPCT
14
3
0
.824
Bills Bills - w
12
5
0
.706
7
10
0
.412
Jets Jets - e
3
14
0
.176
AFC NorthWLTPCT
10
7
0
.588
8
9
0
.471
6
11
0
.353
5
12
0
.294
AFC SouthWLTPCT
13
4
0
.765
12
5
0
.706
Colts Colts - e
8
9
0
.471
3
14
0
.176
AFC WestWLTPCT
14
3
0
.824
11
6
0
.647
6
11
0
.353
3
14
0
.176
NFC EastWLTPCT
11
6
0
.647
7
9
1
.441
5
12
0
.294
4
13
0
.235
NFC NorthWLTPCT
Bears Bears - y
11
6
0
.647
9
7
1
.559
9
8
0
.529
Lions Lions - e
9
8
0
.529
NFC SouthWLTPCT
8
9
0
.471
8
9
0
.471
8
9
0
.471
6
11
0
.353
NFC WestWLTPCT
14
3
0
.824
Rams Rams - w
12
5
0
.706
49ers 49ers - w
12
5
0
.706
3
14
0
.176