nfl most career punt return touchdowns

The Detroit Lions have scored the most punt-return touchdowns by a team, with 51 touchdowns.

TEAMPR TDGPKRKR YDSKR AVGKR YDS/GKR TDPRPR YDSPR AVGPR YDS/G
1Lions
Lions
51
1,366
4,403
98,212
22.1
78.9
31
2,942
31,061
9.7
23.9
2Bears
Bears
47
1,490
4,317
97,105
22.3
78.0
47
3,067
29,885
8.8
23.0
3Packers
Packers
43
1,469
4,316
93,399
21.6
75.0
31
2,993
28,392
8.7
21.8
4Cardinals
Cardinals
42
1,453
4,582
101,067
21.9
81.2
31
3,075
29,490
8.8
22.6
5Rams
Rams
38
1,268
4,319
94,997
21.8
76.9
30
3,242
30,438
9.0
24.0
6Commanders
Commanders
38
1,335
4,448
98,859
22.1
79.4
29
3,134
31,246
9.1
24.0
7Broncos
Broncos
35
1,017
3,254
72,265
22.2
71.1
13
2,467
24,672
10.0
24.3
8Eagles
Eagles
33
1,321
4,191
90,816
21.5
72.9
28
3,145
30,063
8.8
23.1
9Giants
Giants
31
1,438
4,222
90,422
21.4
72.6
23
3,107
28,279
8.1
21.7
10Chiefs
Chiefs
30
1,017
3,419
75,234
22.0
74.0
25
2,432
22,613
9.3
22.2
11Cowboys
Cowboys
30
1,015
3,290
72,853
22.1
71.8
19
2,394
20,693
8.6
20.4
12Browns
Browns
30
1,087
3,780
80,965
21.4
74.5
21
2,619
22,772
8.7
20.9
1349ers
49ers
30
1,135
3,869
84,460
21.8
74.4
22
2,805
23,683
8.4
20.9
14Steelers
Steelers
29
1,305
3,917
85,502
21.6
69.8
21
3,295
31,154
8.6
24.3
15Chargers
Chargers
28
1,017
3,535
76,501
21.6
75.2
20
2,205
20,948
9.5
20.6
16Bills
Bills
26
1,016
3,563
76,443
21.5
75.2
29
2,259
19,760
8.7
19.4
17Raiders
Raiders
25
1,017
3,569
76,994
21.6
75.7
18
2,528
22,924
9.1
22.5
18Titans
Titans
22
1,017
3,618
78,603
21.7
77.3
18
2,242
19,497
8.7
19.2
19Jets
Jets
21
1,017
3,810
82,774
21.7
81.4
30
2,202
19,629
8.9
19.3
20Dolphins
Dolphins
19
933
2,953
65,020
22.0
69.7
14
2,062
19,257
9.3
20.6
21Patriots
Patriots
19
1,017
3,483
76,153
21.9
74.9
29
2,408
22,742
9.4
22.4
22Ravens
Ravens
18
485
1,440
33,611
23.3
69.3
12
1,125
11,631
10.3
24.0
23Colts
Colts
18
1,099
3,791
82,921
21.9
75.5
25
2,449
19,453
7.9
17.7
24Seahawks
Seahawks
17
793
2,789
60,820
21.8
76.7
17
1,751
16,279
9.3
20.5
25Bengals
Bengals
17
904
3,255
69,858
21.5
77.3
14
2,064
17,048
8.3
18.9
StatMuse has team, season-level data for punt-return touchdowns going back to the 1921 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 Rankings

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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

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10/11
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10/11
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