4 teams are tied for the most touchdown returns in a Week-1 game, with 3 touchdown returns. The first three are the Atlanta Falcons on September 9, 1990, the Cleveland Browns on September 10, 1989 and the Miami Dolphins on September 12, 1982.
| TEAM | RET TD | DATE | TM | OPP | RESULT | KR | KR YDS | KR AVG | KR TD | PR | PR YDS | PR AVG | PR TD | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Falcons | 3 | 9/9/1990 |  ATL | vs |  HOU | W 47-27 | 3 | 44 | 14.7 | 0 | 3 | 31 | 10.3 | 0 |
| 2 |  | Browns | 3 | 9/10/1989 |  CLE | @ |  PIT | W 51-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 47 | 9.4 | 0 | |
| 3 |  | Dolphins | 3 | 9/12/1982 |  MIA | @ |  NYJ | W 45-28 | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 0 | 3 | 79 | 26.3 | 1 |
| 4 |  | Lions | 3 | 9/17/1950 |  DET | @ |  GB | W 45-7 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 5 |  | Bears | 2 | 9/8/2024 |  CHI | vs |  TEN | W 24-17 | 2 | 67 | 33.5 | 0 | 5 | 64 | 12.8 | 0 |
| 6 |  | Cowboys | 2 | 9/10/2023 |  DAL | @ |  NYG | W 40-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | |
| 7 |  | 49ers | 2 | 9/8/2019 |  SF | @ |  TB | W 31-17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 8 |  | Jets | 2 | 9/10/2018 |  NYJ | @ | DET | W 48-17 | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 0 | 3 | 137 | 45.7 | 1 |
| 9 |  | Rams | 2 | 9/10/2017 |  LAR | vs |  IND | W 46-9 | 2 | 48 | 24.0 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 0 |
| 10 |  | Vikings | 2 | 9/11/2016 |  MIN | @ | TEN | W 25-16 | 1 | 61 | 61.0 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 0 |
| 11 |  | Seahawks | 2 | 9/13/2015 |  SEA | @ |  STL | L 31-34 | 2 | 56 | 28.0 | 0 | 2 | 63 | 31.5 | 1 |
| 12 | | Cowboys | 2 | 9/8/2013 | DAL | vs | NYG | W 36-31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | |
| 13 | | Jets | 2 | 9/9/2012 | NYJ | vs |  BUF | W 48-28 | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 0 | 1 | 68 | 68.0 | 1 |
| 14 | | 49ers | 2 | 9/11/2011 | SF | vs | SEA | W 33-17 | 4 | 176 | 44.0 | 1 | 5 | 92 | 18.4 | 1 |
| 15 |  | Patriots | 2 | 9/12/2010 |  NE | vs |  CIN | W 38-24 | 4 | 184 | 46.0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 |
| 16 |  | Eagles | 2 | 9/13/2009 |  PHI | @ |  CAR | W 38-10 | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 0 | 2 | 106 | 53.0 | 1 |
| 17 | | Vikings | 2 | 9/9/2007 | MIN | vs | ATL | W 24-3 | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 0 |
| 18 |  | Giants | 2 | 9/11/2005 | NYG | vs |  ARI | W 42-19 | 5 | 224 | 44.8 | 1 | 6 | 88 | 14.7 | 1 |
| 19 | | Lions | 2 | 9/7/2003 | DET | vs | ARI | W 42-24 | 5 | 119 | 23.8 | 0 | 3 | 77 | 25.7 | 1 |
| 20 | | Jets | 2 | 9/8/2002 | NYJ | @ | BUF | W 37-31 | 7 | 290 | 41.4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 |
| 21 |  | Colts | 2 | 9/9/2001 | IND | @ | NYJ | W 45-24 | 4 | 108 | 27.0 | 0 | 4 | 105 | 26.3 | 1 |
| 22 |  | Jaguars | 2 | 9/12/1999 |  JAX | vs | SF | W 41-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 54 | 10.8 | 0 | |
| 23 | | Giants | 2 | 9/12/1999 | NYG | @ | TB | W 17-13 | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 0 | 4 | 25 | 6.3 | 0 |
| 24 |  | Packers | 2 | 9/6/1998 | GB | vs | DET | W 38-19 | 4 | 163 | 40.8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 25 | | Lions | 2 | 8/31/1997 | DET | vs | ATL | W 28-17 | 4 | 103 | 25.8 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 0 |
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete team, game-level data for touchdown returns going back to the 1944 season.
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| Lions | 15 | 2 | 0 | .882 |
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| NFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
| Buccaneers | 10 | 7 | 0 | .588 |
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