nfl team with most punt return yards per game

The Boston Yanks have the most punt-return yards per game by a team, with 35.2 per game.

	TEAM	PR YDS/G	GP	KR	KR YDS	KR AVG	KR YDS/G	KR TD	PR	PR YDS	PR AVG	PR TD
1	Yanks	35.2	55	238	4,958	20.8	90.1	1	158	1,938	12.3	1
2	Tigers	33.6	110	125	3,611	22.5	68.1	1	131	3,694	9.8	2
3	Colts	31.5	12	66	1,286	19.5	107.2	0	26	378	14.5	1
4	Yanks	24.9	36	171	3,727	21.8	103.5	2	93	895	9.6	1
5	Steelers	24.3	1,282	3,917	85,502	21.6	69.8	21	3,295	31,154	8.6	29
6	Broncos	24.3	1,017	3,254	72,265	22.2	71.1	13	2,467	24,672	10.0	35
7	Commanders	24.0	1,301	4,448	98,859	22.1	79.4	28	3,134	31,246	9.1	37
8	Rams	24.0	1,268	4,319	94,997	21.8	76.9	30	3,242	30,438	9.0	38
9	Ravens	24.0	485	1,440	33,611	23.3	69.3	12	1,125	11,631	10.3	18
10	Lions	23.9	1,302	4,403	98,212	22.1	78.9	30	2,942	31,061	9.7	50
11	Eagles	23.1	1,301	4,191	90,816	21.5	72.9	28	3,145	30,063	8.8	33
12	Bears	23.0	1,302	4,317	97,105	22.3	78.0	47	3,067	29,885	8.8	44
13	Cardinals	22.6	1,302	4,582	101,067	21.9	81.2	29	3,075	29,490	8.8	39
14	Raiders	22.6	1,017	3,569	76,994	21.6	75.7	18	2,528	22,969	9.1	25
15	Patriots	22.4	1,017	3,483	76,153	21.9	74.9	29	2,408	22,742	9.4	19
16	Chiefs	22.2	1,017	3,419	75,234	22.0	74.0	25	2,432	22,613	9.3	30
17	Packers	21.8	1,302	4,316	93,399	21.6	75.0	30	2,993	28,392	8.7	41
18	Giants	21.7	1,302	4,222	90,422	21.4	72.6	21	3,107	28,279	8.1	26
19	Browns	21.0	1,087	3,780	80,965	21.4	74.5	21	2,619	22,820	8.7	30
20	49ers	20.9	1,135	3,869	84,460	21.8	74.4	22	2,805	23,683	8.4	30
21	Dolphins	20.6	933	2,953	65,020	22.0	69.7	14	2,062	19,257	9.3	19
22	Chargers	20.6	1,017	3,535	76,501	21.6	75.2	20	2,205	20,948	9.5	28
23	Seahawks	20.5	793	2,789	60,820	21.8	76.7	17	1,751	16,279	9.3	17
24	Cowboys	20.4	1,015	3,290	72,853	22.1	71.8	19	2,394	20,693	8.6	30
25	Texans	20.0	389	1,112	25,432	22.9	65.4	10	870	7,781	8.9	6

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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
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Texans - w	12	5	0	.706
Colts - e	8	9	0	.471
Titans - e	3	14	0	.176
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Chargers - w	11	6	0	.647
Chiefs - e	6	11	0	.353
Raiders - e	3	14	0	.176

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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
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Packers - w	9	7	1	.559
Vikings - e	9	8	0	.529
Lions - e	9	8	0	.529
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Falcons - e	8	9	0	.471
Saints - e	6	11	0	.353
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Rams - w	12	5	0	.706
49ers - w	12	5	0	.706
Cardinals - e	3	14	0	.176