nfl team most kickoff return yard in a game by no points

The San Diego Chargers have scored the most kick-return yards by a team in a game when scoring exactly 0 points, with 242 yards against the Falcons on October 21, 1973.

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	TEAM	KR YDS	PTS	DATE	TM		OPP	RESULT	KR	KR AVG	KR TD	PR	PR YDS	PR AVG	PR TD
1	Chargers	242	0	10/21/1973	SD	vs	ATL	L 0-41	8	30.3	0	1	11	11.0	0
2	Colts	219	0	9/4/1978	BAL	@	DAL	L 0-38	7	31.3	0	0	0		0
3	Broncos	215	0	10/29/1961	DEN	@	SD	L 0-37	8	26.9	0	1	4	4.0	0
4	Jaguars	209	0	12/17/1995	JAX	@	DET	L 0-44	9	23.2	0	0	0		0
5	Raiders	203	0	9/17/1961	OAK	@	SD	L 0-44	8	25.4	0	0	0		0
6	Cardinals	200	0	12/9/2012	ARI	@	SEA	L 0-58	9	22.2	0	2	11	5.5	0
7	Bears	196	0	12/15/1974	CHI	@	WAS	L 0-42	7	28.0	0	3	18	6.0	0
8	Bills	196	0	10/10/1971	BUF	vs	BAL	L 0-43	8	24.5	0	3	25	8.3	0
9	Bears	185	0	11/6/1977	CHI	@	HOU	L 0-47	8	23.1	0	1	13	13.0	0
10	Lions	185	0	10/30/1977	DET	@	DAL	L 0-37	8	23.1	0	1	9	9.0	0
11	Redskins	184	0	9/24/2001	WAS	@	GB	L 0-37	8	23.0	0	1	0	0.0	0
12	Saints	182	0	1/6/2002	NO	vs	SF	L 0-38	7	26.0	0	2	3	1.5	0
13	Colts	178	0	11/25/1962	BAL	vs	CHI	L 0-57	8	22.3	0	2	10	5.0	0
14	Panthers	177	0	11/9/1997	CAR	@	DEN	L 0-34	7	25.3	0	1	0	0.0	0
15	Jets	172	0	10/8/2006	NYJ	@	JAX	L 0-41	8	21.5	0	0	0		0
16	49ers	172	0	10/1/2006	SF	@	KC	L 0-41	7	24.6	0	1	2	2.0	0
17	Falcons	172	0	10/10/1976	ATL	@	NO	L 0-30	6	28.7	0	6	87	14.5	0
18	Cowboys	170	0	11/17/1985	DAL	vs	CHI	L 0-44	7	24.3	0	2	24	12.0	0
19	Vikings	169	0	11/30/2025	MIN	@	SEA	L 0-26	6	28.2	0	0	0		0
20	Saints	169	0	12/23/2024	NO	@	GB	L 0-34	6	28.2	0	0	0		0
21	Jaguars	169	0	10/11/2009	JAX	@	SEA	L 0-41	7	24.1	0	2	-1	-0.5	0
22	Titans	169	0	12/28/2008	TEN	@	IND	L 0-23	5	33.8	0	0	0		0
23	Chargers	169	0	9/21/1975	SD	vs	PIT	L 0-37	7	24.1	0	1	2	2.0	0
24	Bears	166	0	9/10/2000	CHI	@	TB	L 0-41	7	23.7	0	3	23	7.7	0
25	Raiders	166	0	9/9/1961	OAK	@	HOU	L 0-55	6	27.7	0	0	0		0

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