nfl team fewest punt return yard in a season

The San Francisco 49ers and the St. Louis Cardinals are tied for the fewest punt-return yards in a season, with 27 yards.

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Assumption:All-time
Data note: Punt-Return Yards: team season data complete from 1935

	TEAM	PR YDS	SEASON	GP	KR	KR YDS	KR AVG	KR YDS/G	KR TD	PR	PR AVG	PR YDS/G	PR TD
1	49ers	27	2026	7	27	740	27.4	105.7	0	8	3.4	3.9	0
2	Cardinals	27	1965	14	55	1,287	23.4	91.9	0	23	1.2	1.9	0
3	Jaguars	35	2026	7	24	634	26.4	90.6	0	10	3.5	5.0	0
4	Giants	35	1965	14	60	1,303	21.7	93.1	0	24	1.5	2.5	0
5	Patriots	37	1972	14	55	1,293	23.5	92.4	0	17	2.2	2.6	0
6	Chargers	43	2026	7	30	698	23.3	99.7	0	6	7.2	6.1	0
7	Saints	43	1972	14	62	1,312	21.2	93.7	0	16	2.7	3.1	0
8	Steelers	43	1966	14	64	1,384	21.6	98.9	1	21	2.0	3.1	0
9	Redskins	45	1970	14	61	1,223	20.0	87.4	0	27	1.7	3.2	0
10	Giants	50	1969	14	56	1,075	19.2	76.8	0	15	3.3	3.6	0
11	Packers	53	2020	16	33	623	18.9	38.9	0	11	4.8	3.3	0
12	Colts	54	2026	8	37	1,027	27.8	128.4	0	5	10.8	6.8	0
13	Colts	56	1981	16	84	1,651	19.7	103.2	0	12	4.7	3.5	0
14	Cardinals	58	2026	8	39	1,031	26.4	128.9	0	8	7.3	7.3	0
15	Giants	58	1962	14	54	1,405	26.0	100.4	1	17	3.4	4.1	0
16	Cardinals	61	1972	14	53	1,152	21.7	82.3	0	16	3.8	4.4	0
17	49ers	63	1969	14	47	908	19.3	64.9	0	22	2.9	4.5	0
18	Packers	65	1965	14	50	1,040	20.8	74.3	0	22	3.0	4.6	0
19	Redskins	65	1960	12	62	1,363	22.0	113.6	0	15	4.3	5.4	0
20	Raiders	66	1972	14	38	813	21.4	58.1	0	24	2.8	4.7	0
21	Falcons	66	1968	14	68	1,273	18.7	90.9	0	16	4.1	4.7	0
22	Browns	68	2026	8	36	956	26.6	119.5	0	7	9.7	8.5	0
23	Vikings	69	2020	16	33	722	21.9	45.1	0	16	4.3	4.3	0
24	Chiefs	70	2026	7	26	720	27.7	102.9	0	12	5.8	10.0	0
25	Colts	78	1982	9	42	753	17.9	83.7	0	14	5.6	8.7	0

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Team Leaders

PASS

1,748

Purdy

RUSH

389

McCaffrey

REC

425

Kittle

Team Rankings

PPG

28.1

4th

OPP PPG

19.9

6th

RUSH YDS/G

127.4

8th

PASS YDS/G

249.7

13th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
49ers	6	1	.857
Rams	4	4	.500
Seahawks	4	4	.500
Cardinals	3	5	.375

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 11/8	LV	@	SF	4:25 PM
Sun 11/15	SF	@	DAL	4:25 PM
Sun 11/22	MIN	@	SF	8:20 PM
Sun 11/29	SEA	@	SF	4:25 PM
Sun 12/6	SF	@	NYG	1:00 PM

Last Game

49ers

6 - 1

Final

Falcons

3 - 4

Sun 25 Oct 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

2,246

Love

2,146

Stafford

2,124

Cousins

Rush Yards Leaders

780

Robinson

773

Gibbs

770

Walker

Rec Yards Leaders

985

Smith-Njigba

726

Higgins

709

Lamb

Pass TD Leaders

20

Burrow

19

Cousins

17

Lawrence

Rush TD Leaders

10

Swift

9

Allen

8

Gibbs

Rec TD Leaders

9

Smith-Njigba

6

Watson

6

Chase

QB Rating Leaders

112.6

Lawrence

111.6

Burrow

110.1

Purdy

Sack Leaders

7.5

Anderson

7.5

Watt

7.0

Rousseau

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

33.3

29.4

29.0

28.1

28.0

27.6

Opp PPG Rankings

13.3

15.9

18.0

18.7

18.9

19.9

Total Yards Rankings

395.4

393.1

387.3

384.4

383.1

371.4

Rush Yards Rankings

168.6

150.8

148.4

134.8

134.1

133.5

Pass Yards Rankings

302.1

281.1

280.8

280.6

273.1

269.9

Sack Leaders

26.0

25.0

24.0

23.0

22.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

161.8

Gibbs

138.1

Walker

128.3

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

156

Smith-Njigba

108.3

Lamb

104.8

Watson

Fantasy TE Rankings

84.4

McBride

82.7

Bowers

71.5

Likely

Fantasy K Rankings

90

Shrader

89

McLaughlin

83

Gay

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Best Record ATS

6-2

5-2

Worst Record ATS

0-6-1

1-7

2-6

2-5

2-4-1

3-5

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	4	2	1	.643
Cowboys	3	5	0	.375
Commanders	2	4	1	.357
Eagles	2	6	0	.250
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	6	1	0	.857
Bears	6	2	0	.750
Lions	5	2	0	.714
Packers	5	3	0	.625
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	3	4	0	.429
Buccaneers	3	5	0	.375
Falcons	3	5	0	.375
Saints	2	5	0	.286
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	6	1	0	.857
Seahawks	4	4	0	.500
Rams	4	4	0	.500
Cardinals	3	5	0	.375

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	6	1	0	.857
Patriots	5	3	0	.625
Jets	2	6	0	.250
Dolphins	1	6	0	.143
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Steelers	6	2	0	.750
Bengals	5	2	0	.714
Browns	5	3	0	.625
Ravens	4	4	0	.500
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	5	2	0	.714
Texans	2	5	0	.286
Colts	2	6	0	.250
Titans	1	7	0	.125
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Broncos	6	2	0	.750
Chiefs	5	2	0	.714
Raiders	4	4	0	.500
Chargers	0	7	0	.000