nfl team with the most punt returns for touchdowns in the last 5 years

Between March 18, 2021 and March 18, 2026, 4 teams are tied for the most punt-return touchdowns, with 3 touchdowns. The first three are the Detroit Lions, the New England Patriots and the New York Jets.

TEAMPR TDGPKRKR YDSKR AVGKR YDS/GKR TDPRPR YDSPR AVGPR YDS/G
1Lions
Lions
3
85
170
4,417
26.0
52.0
0
143
1,601
11.2
18.8
2Patriots
Patriots
3
85
162
3,984
24.6
46.9
2
151
1,732
11.5
20.4
3Jets
Jets
3
85
208
5,667
27.2
66.7
3
138
1,487
10.8
17.5
4Jaguars
Jaguars
3
85
181
4,544
25.1
53.5
1
130
1,360
10.5
16.0
5Bears
Bears
2
85
207
5,279
25.5
62.1
0
120
1,259
10.5
14.8
6Commanders
Commanders
2
85
209
5,407
25.9
63.6
1
146
1,323
9.1
15.6
7Titans
Titans
2
85
201
4,692
23.3
55.2
0
166
1,578
9.5
18.6
8Saints
Saints
2
85
189
4,567
24.2
53.7
0
142
1,504
10.6
17.7
9Seahawks
Seahawks
2
85
178
4,654
26.1
54.8
3
118
1,200
10.2
14.1
10Ravens
Ravens
1
85
176
4,437
25.2
52.2
1
113
1,402
12.4
16.5
11Giants
Giants
1
85
178
4,448
25.0
52.3
2
146
1,137
7.8
13.4
12Steelers
Steelers
1
85
174
4,023
23.1
47.3
0
153
1,323
8.6
15.6
13Rams
Rams
1
85
164
3,767
23.0
44.3
0
118
1,022
8.7
12.0
14Browns
Browns
1
85
200
4,637
23.2
54.6
0
196
1,660
8.5
19.5
15Bills
Bills
1
84
176
4,510
25.6
53.7
3
154
1,494
9.7
17.8
16Broncos
Broncos
1
85
130
2,964
22.8
34.9
1
145
1,753
12.1
20.6
17Chargers
Chargers
1
85
172
4,093
23.8
48.2
1
114
1,230
10.8
14.5
18Dolphins
Dolphins
1
85
157
3,791
24.1
44.6
0
124
1,159
9.3
13.6
19Bengals
Bengals
1
84
199
4,836
24.3
57.6
2
160
1,415
8.8
16.8
20Panthers
Panthers
1
85
179
4,368
24.4
51.4
0
143
1,104
7.7
13.0
21Cowboys
Cowboys
1
85
185
4,826
26.1
56.8
3
107
855
8.0
10.1
StatMuse has team, game-level data for punt-return touchdowns going back to the 1940 season.

More Lions Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

4,564

Goff

Jared Goff

RUSH

1,223

Gibbs

Jahmyr Gibbs

REC

1,401

St. Brown

Amon-Ra St. Brown
Team Rankings

PPG

28.3

4th

OPP PPG

24.3

22nd

RUSH YDS/G

120.1

14th

PASS YDS/G

268.6

3rd

2025 Division Standings
TEAMWLTPCT
11
6
0
.647
9
7
1
.559
Lions Lions
9
8
0
.529
9
8
0
.529
Last Game
DET Lions

9 - 8

19

Final

16

CHI Bears

11 - 6

Sun 4 Jan 2026

NFL 2025 Leaders

NFL 2025 Rankings

NFL Fantasy 2025

NFL 2025 Betting

NFL 2025 Standings

AFC EastWLTPCT
14
3
0
.824
Bills Bills - w
12
5
0
.706
7
10
0
.412
Jets Jets - e
3
14
0
.176
AFC NorthWLTPCT
10
7
0
.588
8
9
0
.471
6
11
0
.353
5
12
0
.294
AFC SouthWLTPCT
13
4
0
.765
12
5
0
.706
Colts Colts - e
8
9
0
.471
3
14
0
.176
AFC WestWLTPCT
14
3
0
.824
11
6
0
.647
6
11
0
.353
3
14
0
.176
NFC EastWLTPCT
11
6
0
.647
7
9
1
.441
5
12
0
.294
4
13
0
.235
NFC NorthWLTPCT
Bears Bears - y
11
6
0
.647
9
7
1
.559
9
8
0
.529
Lions Lions - e
9
8
0
.529
NFC SouthWLTPCT
8
9
0
.471
8
9
0
.471
8
9
0
.471
6
11
0
.353
NFC WestWLTPCT
14
3
0
.824
Rams Rams - w
12
5
0
.706
49ers 49ers - w
12
5
0
.706
3
14
0
.176