nfl team most kickoff return yards in 1971

The Buffalo Bills scored the most kick-return yards by a team in 1971, with 1,673 yards.

TEAMKR YDSSEASONGPKRKR AVGKR YDS/GKR TDPRPR YDSPR AVGPR YDS/GPR TD
1Bills
Bills
1,673
1971
14
74
22.6
119.5
0
44
343
7.8
24.5
2
2Packers
Packers
1,546
1971
14
58
26.7
110.4
1
38
177
4.7
12.6
0
3Falcons
Falcons
1,477
1971
14
59
25.0
105.5
0
37
174
4.7
12.4
0
4Giants
Giants
1,416
1971
14
63
22.5
101.1
1
19
122
6.4
8.7
0
5Oilers
Oilers
1,409
1971
14
59
23.9
100.6
0
32
198
6.2
14.1
0
6Cowboys
Cowboys
1,376
1971
14
50
27.5
98.3
2
31
248
8.0
17.7
0
7Cardinals
Cardinals
1,363
1971
14
58
23.5
97.4
1
30
234
7.8
16.7
0
8Patriots
Patriots
1,354
1971
14
64
21.2
96.7
0
31
181
5.8
12.9
0
9Bears
Bears
1,325
1971
14
59
22.5
94.6
0
36
262
7.3
18.7
0
10Rams
Rams
1,322
1971
14
54
24.5
94.4
1
35
172
4.9
12.3
0
11Raiders
Raiders
1,234
1971
14
54
22.9
88.1
0
29
182
6.3
13.0
0
12Lions
Lions
1,233
1971
14
51
24.2
88.1
2
23
194
8.4
13.9
0
13Eagles
Eagles
1,183
1971
14
49
24.1
84.5
0
24
172
7.2
12.3
0
14Jets
Jets
1,168
1971
14
55
21.2
83.4
0
25
155
6.2
11.1
0
15Saints
Saints
1,143
1971
14
56
20.4
81.6
0
16
100
6.3
7.1
0
16Steelers
Steelers
1,120
1971
14
49
22.9
80.0
0
35
264
7.5
18.9
1
1749ers
49ers
1,075
1971
14
46
23.4
76.8
0
39
268
6.9
19.1
0
18Browns
Browns
1,065
1971
14
46
23.2
76.1
0
40
359
9.0
25.6
0
19Chiefs
Chiefs
1,031
1971
14
47
21.9
73.6
0
33
150
4.5
10.7
0
20Chargers
Chargers
1,000
1971
14
49
20.4
71.4
0
37
215
5.8
15.4
0
21Broncos
Broncos
960
1971
14
44
21.8
68.6
0
41
320
7.8
22.9
0
22Vikings
Vikings
960
1971
14
41
23.4
68.6
0
27
164
6.1
11.7
0
23Redskins
Redskins
913
1971
14
43
21.2
65.2
0
45
427
9.5
30.5
0
24Bengals
Bengals
863
1971
14
43
20.1
61.6
0
25
145
5.8
10.4
0
25Dolphins
Dolphins
806
1971
14
32
25.2
57.6
1
41
432
10.5
30.9
0
StatMuse has team, season-level data for kick-return yards going back to the 1940 season.

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556

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RUSH

163

Cook

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PPG

28.3

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OPP PPG

21.5

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RUSH YDS/G

159.6

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PASS YDS/G

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TEAMWLTPCT
14
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.824
Bills Bills
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14
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9
1
.441
5
12
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.294
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13
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6
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.647
9
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NFC SouthWLTPCT
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9
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.471
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9
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.471
8
9
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11
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.353
NFC WestWLTPCT
14
3
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Rams Rams - w
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5
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