nfl team most kickoff return yards in 1979

The St. Louis Cardinals had the most kick-return yards by a team in 1979, with 1,609 yards.

TEAMKR YDSSEASONGPKRKR AVGKR YDS/GKR TDPRPR YDSPR AVGPR YDS/GPR TD
1Cardinals
Cardinals
1,609
1979
16
71
22.7
100.6
1
48
368
7.7
23.0
0
2Lions
Lions
1,569
1979
16
78
20.1
98.1
0
45
372
8.3
23.3
0
3Jets
Jets
1,561
1979
16
76
20.5
97.6
0
36
314
8.7
19.6
0
4Bengals
Bengals
1,560
1979
16
81
19.3
97.5
0
42
316
7.5
19.8
0
549ers
49ers
1,538
1979
16
75
20.5
96.1
1
44
314
7.1
19.6
0
6Browns
Browns
1,531
1979
16
75
20.4
95.7
0
41
345
8.4
21.6
0
7Raiders
Raiders
1,475
1979
16
65
22.7
92.2
1
35
179
5.1
11.2
0
8Seahawks
Seahawks
1,444
1979
16
70
20.6
90.3
0
34
281
8.3
17.6
0
9Colts
Colts
1,402
1979
16
70
20.0
87.6
0
49
391
8.0
24.4
1
10Vikings
Vikings
1,380
1979
16
61
22.6
86.3
0
57
288
5.1
18.0
0
11Falcons
Falcons
1,370
1979
16
73
18.8
85.6
0
26
188
7.2
11.8
0
12Saints
Saints
1,319
1979
16
66
20.0
82.4
0
30
231
7.7
14.4
0
13Cowboys
Cowboys
1,316
1979
16
68
19.4
82.3
0
51
334
6.5
20.9
0
14Packers
Packers
1,295
1979
16
61
21.2
80.9
1
28
141
5.0
8.8
0
15Rams
Rams
1,292
1979
16
66
19.6
80.8
0
58
330
5.7
20.6
0
16Eagles
Eagles
1,261
1979
16
56
22.5
78.8
1
57
544
9.5
34.0
0
17Giants
Giants
1,255
1979
16
67
18.7
78.4
0
28
109
3.9
6.8
0
18Patriots
Patriots
1,239
1979
16
66
18.8
77.4
0
37
311
8.4
19.4
1
19Oilers
Oilers
1,234
1979
16
67
18.4
77.1
0
38
221
5.8
13.8
0
20Dolphins
Dolphins
1,148
1979
16
51
22.5
71.8
0
34
337
9.9
21.1
1
21Redskins
Redskins
1,145
1979
16
55
20.8
71.6
0
33
271
8.2
16.9
0
22Bills
Bills
1,131
1979
16
59
19.2
70.7
0
38
318
8.4
19.9
0
23Chargers
Chargers
1,066
1979
16
50
21.3
66.6
0
52
488
9.4
30.5
0
24Bears
Bears
1,054
1979
16
51
20.7
65.9
1
39
334
8.6
20.9
1
25Chiefs
Chiefs
1,004
1979
16
51
19.7
62.8
0
58
612
10.6
38.3
2
StatMuse has team, season-level data for kick-return yards going back to the 1940 season.

More Cardinals Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

3,366

Brissett

Jacoby Brissett

RUSH

333

Carter

Michael Carter

REC

1,239

McBride

Trey McBride
Team Rankings

PPG

20.9

23rd

OPP PPG

28.7

29th

RUSH YDS/G

93.1

31st

PASS YDS/G

256.1

5th

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12
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.706
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Cardinals Cardinals
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.176
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Bills Bills - w
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5
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.706
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10
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14
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.176
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10
7
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11
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9
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12
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13
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6
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9
7
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8
9
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.471
8
9
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.471
8
9
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.471
6
11
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.353
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14
3
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12
5
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.706
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5
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.706
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14
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