nfl highest yards per punt return average in a game by a team

The Dallas Cowboys have averaged the most yards per punt return by a team in a game, with 97.0 per return against the Lions on November 21, 2010.

Interpreted as:
NFL highest yards per punt return average in a regular-season game by a team
TEAMPR AVGDATETMOPPRESULTKRKR YDSKR AVGKR TDPRPR YDSPR TD
1Cowboys
Cowboys
97.0
11/21/2010
vs
W
35-19
4
82
20.5
0
1
97
1
2Jaguars
Jaguars
96.0
10/20/2024
vs
W
32-16
1
27
27.0
0
1
96
1
3Bills
Bills
96.0
1/7/2024
@
W
21-14
0
0
0
1
96
1
4Chiefs
Chiefs
95.0
1/1/2017
@
W
37-27
2
61
30.5
0
1
95
1
5Bears
Bears
95.0
12/29/1990
vs
L
10-21
7
104
14.9
0
1
95
1
6Bears
Bears
94.0
1/5/2025
@
W
24-22
4
116
29.0
0
1
94
1
7Cowboys
Cowboys
93.0
10/25/2010
vs
L
35-41
5
96
19.2
0
1
93
1
8Jets
Jets
93.0
11/10/1963
@
L
27-31
6
110
18.3
0
1
93
1
9Titans
Titans
90.0
11/23/2025
vs
L
24-30
6
130
21.7
0
1
90
1
10Redskins
Redskins
90.0
9/16/2002
vs
L
7-37
5
109
21.8
0
1
90
1
11Raiders
Raiders
89.0
11/23/2008
@
W
31-10
3
63
21.0
0
1
89
1
12Lions
Lions
89.0
12/21/2003
@
L
14-20
4
65
16.3
0
1
89
1
13Dolphins
Dolphins
88.0
11/1/2020
vs
W
28-17
1
45
45.0
0
1
88
1
14Jaguars
Jaguars
87.0
9/28/2025
@
W
26-21
4
103
25.8
0
1
87
1
15Titans
Titans
87.0
11/21/2010
vs
L
16-19
3
82
27.3
0
1
87
1
16Rams
Rams
86.0
9/4/2000
vs
W
41-36
8
145
18.1
0
1
86
1
17Bills
Bills
84.0
1/3/2021
vs
W
56-26
2
32
16.0
0
1
84
1
18Patriots
Patriots
84.0
11/2/2014
vs
W
43-21
1
22
22.0
0
1
84
1
19Browns
Browns
84.0
12/24/2011
@
L
14-20
5
113
22.6
0
1
84
1
20Broncos
Broncos
83.0
12/13/2020
@
W
32-27
1
5
5.0
0
1
83
1
21Broncos
Broncos
83.0
11/8/2015
@
L
24-27
2
69
34.5
0
1
83
1
22Saints
Saints
83.0
10/13/2002
@
W
43-27
5
203
40.6
1
1
83
1
23Chargers
Chargers
83.0
11/30/1997
vs
L
28-38
7
158
22.6
0
1
83
1
24Saints
Saints
83.0
12/26/1993
@
L
26-37
6
138
23.0
0
1
83
1
25Browns
Browns
83.0
10/24/1993
vs
W
28-23
5
78
15.6
0
2
166
2
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete team, game-level data for yards per punt return going back to the 1960 season.

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11
6
0
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7
9
1
.441
5
12
0
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4
13
0
.235
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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