The Chicago Bears had the most touchdown returns by a team in a 1940 regular-season or postseason game, with 3 touchdown returns in the 1940 NFL championship game versus the Washington Redskins on December 8, 1940.
| TEAM | RET TD | DATE | TM | OPP | RESULT | KR | KR YDS | KR AVG | KR TD | PR | PR YDS | PR AVG | PR TD | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Bears | 3 | 12/8/1940 | @ | W 73-0 | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 0 | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 0 | ||
| 2 | | Bears | 2 | 12/1/1940 | vs | W 31-23 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| 3 |  | Lions | 2 | 10/5/1940 | vs | W 43-14 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 4 | | Bears | 2 | 9/22/1940 | @ | W 41-10 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||
| 5 | | Bears | 1 | 11/24/1940 | vs | W 47-25 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 6 |  | Packers | 1 | 11/24/1940 | @ | W 50-7 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 7 |  | Giants | 1 | 11/24/1940 | vs | W 21-7 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 8 | Dodgers | 1 | 11/17/1940 | vs | W 29-14 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 9 |  | Rams | 1 | 11/10/1940 | @ | W 13-0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 10 |  | Cardinals | 1 | 10/27/1940 | vs | W 17-7 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 11 | | Lions | 1 | 10/27/1940 | vs | L 14-20 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 12 | | Packers | 1 | 10/27/1940 | vs | W 24-3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 13 | | Bears | 1 | 10/27/1940 | @ | W 37-21 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 14 | Dodgers | 1 | 10/26/1940 | @ | W 21-7 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||
| 15 | | Lions | 1 | 10/20/1940 | @ | W 23-14 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 16 | | Rams | 1 | 10/20/1940 | vs | W 26-14 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 17 |  | Redskins | 1 | 10/6/1940 | @ | W 40-10 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 18 | | Cardinals | 1 | 10/5/1940 | @ | L 14-43 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
| 19 | | Redskins | 1 | 9/22/1940 | vs | W 21-7 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| 20 |  | Eagles | 1 | 9/15/1940 | @ | L 20-27 | 0 | 0 |
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| AFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Patriots - y | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Bills - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Dolphins - e | 7 | 10 | 0 | .412 |
 Jets - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
| AFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
 Steelers - y | 10 | 7 | 0 | .588 |
 Ravens - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Bengals - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
 Browns - e | 5 | 12 | 0 | .294 |
| AFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
 Jaguars - y | 13 | 4 | 0 | .765 |
 Texans - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Colts - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Titans - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
| AFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
 Broncos - z* | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Chargers - w | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Chiefs - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
 Raiders - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
| NFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Eagles - y | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Cowboys - e | 7 | 9 | 1 | .441 |
 Commanders - e | 5 | 12 | 0 | .294 |
 Giants - e | 4 | 13 | 0 | .235 |
| NFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
 Bears - y | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Packers - w | 9 | 7 | 1 | .559 |
 Vikings - e | 9 | 8 | 0 | .529 |
 Lions - e | 9 | 8 | 0 | .529 |
| NFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
 Panthers - y | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Buccaneers - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Falcons - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Saints - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
| NFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
 Seahawks - z* | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Rams - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 49ers - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Cardinals - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
