nfl team most kickoff return yards in 1980

The New Orleans Saints had the most kick-return yards by a team in 1980, with 1,973 yards.

TEAMKR YDSSEASONGPKRKR AVGKR YDS/GKR TDPRPR YDSPR AVGPR YDS/GPR TD
1Saints
Saints
1,973
1980
16
88
22.4
123.3
0
22
176
8.0
11.0
0
2Jets
Jets
1,491
1980
16
74
20.1
93.2
0
33
269
8.2
16.8
0
3Seahawks
Seahawks
1,489
1980
16
73
20.4
93.1
0
41
349
8.5
21.8
1
4Packers
Packers
1,415
1980
16
73
19.4
88.4
0
37
297
8.0
18.6
0
5Vikings
Vikings
1,386
1980
16
63
22.0
86.6
1
34
251
7.4
15.7
0
649ers
49ers
1,385
1980
16
75
18.5
86.6
1
45
409
9.1
25.6
2
7Colts
Colts
1,383
1980
16
67
20.6
86.4
0
26
188
7.2
11.8
0
8Steelers
Steelers
1,350
1980
16
65
20.8
84.4
0
45
391
8.7
24.4
0
9Giants
Giants
1,319
1980
16
71
18.6
82.4
0
37
302
8.2
18.9
0
10Browns
Browns
1,308
1980
16
63
20.8
81.8
0
35
170
4.9
10.6
0
11Cardinals
Cardinals
1,297
1980
16
65
20.0
81.1
0
50
399
8.0
24.9
1
12Buccaneers
Buccaneers
1,294
1980
16
67
19.3
80.9
0
57
313
5.5
19.6
0
13Broncos
Broncos
1,290
1980
16
62
20.8
80.6
0
42
408
9.7
25.5
0
14Patriots
Patriots
1,281
1980
16
56
22.9
80.1
1
60
513
8.6
32.1
1
15Cowboys
Cowboys
1,259
1980
16
58
21.7
78.7
0
55
556
10.1
34.8
0
16Chiefs
Chiefs
1,249
1980
16
62
20.1
78.1
0
40
581
14.5
36.3
2
17Dolphins
Dolphins
1,234
1980
16
61
20.2
77.1
0
32
213
6.7
13.3
0
18Redskins
Redskins
1,204
1980
16
57
21.1
75.3
0
48
487
10.1
30.4
0
19Bengals
Bengals
1,199
1980
16
68
17.6
74.9
0
39
252
6.5
15.8
0
20Raiders
Raiders
1,180
1980
16
62
19.0
73.8
2
49
421
8.6
26.3
0
21Lions
Lions
1,169
1980
16
57
20.5
73.1
1
56
463
8.3
28.9
0
22Bears
Bears
1,153
1980
16
56
20.6
72.1
1
41
277
6.8
17.3
0
23Chargers
Chargers
1,135
1980
16
62
18.3
70.9
0
41
335
8.2
20.9
0
24Oilers
Oilers
981
1980
16
53
18.5
61.3
0
48
384
8.0
24.0
0
25Rams
Rams
979
1980
16
53
18.5
61.2
1
47
315
6.7
19.7
0
StatMuse has team, season-level data for kick-return yards going back to the 1940 season.

More Saints Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

2,384

Shough

Tyler Shough

RUSH

471

Kamara

Alvin Kamara

REC

1,163

Olave

Chris Olave
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PPG

18.0

28th

OPP PPG

22.5

16th

RUSH YDS/G

94.3

28th

PASS YDS/G

236.9

10th

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11
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.353
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