nfl team most kickoff return yards in 1978

The Cleveland Browns scored the most kick-return yards by a team in 1978, with 1,697 yards.

TEAMKR YDSSEASONGPKRKR AVGKR YDS/GKR TDPRPR YDSPR AVGPR YDS/GPR TD
1Browns
Browns
1,697
1978
16
72
23.6
106.1
0
39
317
8.1
19.8
0
2Colts
Colts
1,648
1978
16
74
22.3
103.0
1
35
219
6.3
13.7
0
3Seahawks
Seahawks
1,510
1978
16
67
22.5
94.4
0
40
342
8.6
21.4
0
4Jets
Jets
1,509
1978
16
67
22.5
94.3
0
33
413
12.5
25.8
1
5Chiefs
Chiefs
1,456
1978
16
61
23.9
91.0
0
45
488
10.8
30.5
0
649ers
49ers
1,421
1978
16
73
19.5
88.8
1
47
323
6.9
20.2
0
7Saints
Saints
1,384
1978
16
65
21.3
86.5
0
36
242
6.7
15.1
0
8Bears
Bears
1,358
1978
16
61
22.3
84.9
0
41
286
7.0
17.9
1
9Redskins
Redskins
1,352
1978
16
58
23.3
84.5
1
54
527
9.8
32.9
1
10Falcons
Falcons
1,332
1978
16
59
22.6
83.3
1
42
345
8.2
21.6
0
11Bills
Bills
1,316
1978
16
66
19.9
82.3
1
40
375
9.4
23.4
1
12Oilers
Oilers
1,304
1978
16
58
22.5
81.5
0
46
416
9.0
26.0
0
13Chargers
Chargers
1,252
1978
16
58
21.6
78.3
0
57
590
10.4
36.9
0
14Raiders
Raiders
1,233
1978
16
60
20.6
77.1
0
47
310
6.6
19.4
0
15Patriots
Patriots
1,172
1978
16
55
21.3
73.3
0
47
520
11.1
32.5
0
16Bengals
Bengals
1,164
1978
16
58
20.1
72.8
0
59
264
4.5
16.5
0
17Cardinals
Cardinals
1,148
1978
16
55
20.9
71.8
0
51
395
7.7
24.7
1
18Eagles
Eagles
1,134
1978
16
54
21.0
70.9
0
48
416
8.7
26.0
1
19Dolphins
Dolphins
1,132
1978
16
53
21.4
70.8
0
41
341
8.3
21.3
0
20Lions
Lions
1,129
1978
16
51
22.1
70.6
0
47
430
9.1
26.9
0
21Buccaneers
Buccaneers
1,095
1978
16
56
19.6
68.4
0
62
512
8.3
32.0
0
22Packers
Packers
1,085
1978
16
52
20.9
67.8
1
46
393
8.5
24.6
0
23Giants
Giants
1,081
1978
16
60
18.0
67.6
0
48
274
5.7
17.1
0
24Vikings
Vikings
1,057
1978
16
55
19.2
66.1
0
49
239
4.9
14.9
0
25Rams
Rams
1,055
1978
16
52
20.3
65.9
0
67
711
10.6
44.4
0
StatMuse has team, season-level data for kick-return yards going back to the 1940 season.

More Browns Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

1,400

Sanders

Shedeur Sanders

RUSH

827

Judkins

Quinshon Judkins

REC

731

Fannin

Harold Fannin Jr.
Team Rankings

PPG

16.4

31st

OPP PPG

22.3

14th

RUSH YDS/G

97.0

27th

PASS YDS/G

185.4

31st

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11
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Bills Bills - w
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12
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NFC SouthWLTPCT
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8
9
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11
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