the most kickoff returns in a nfl season

The Detroit Lions have the most kickoff returns by a team in a season, with 96 returns in 2009.

TEAM KR SEASON GP KR YDS KR AVG KR YDS/G KR TD PR PR YDS PR AVG PR YDS/G PR TD
1 Lions
Lions
96
2009
16
2,050
21.4
128.1
0
28
233
8.3
14.6
0
2 Browns
Browns
89
1999
16
1,725
19.4
107.8
0
25
162
6.5
10.1
0
3 Saints
Saints
88
1980
16
1,973
22.4
123.3
0
22
176
8.0
11.0
0
4 Saints
Saints
87
2001
16
2,027
23.3
126.7
0
37
288
7.8
18.0
0
5 Falcons
Falcons
87
1996
16
1,825
21.0
114.1
0
31
315
10.2
19.7
0
6 Vikings
Vikings
86
2002
16
1,775
20.6
110.9
0
28
283
10.1
17.7
0
7 Cardinals
Cardinals
86
2000
16
2,296
26.7
143.5
1
32
223
7.0
13.9
0
8 Ravens
Ravens
86
1996
16
1,734
20.2
108.4
0
38
357
9.4
22.3
0
9 Bengals
Bengals
86
1994
16
1,810
21.0
113.1
0
37
373
10.1
23.3
1
10 Vikings
Vikings
86
1984
16
1,775
20.6
110.9
0
31
217
7.0
13.6
0
11 Bengals
Bengals
85
2002
16
1,905
22.4
119.1
1
28
131
4.7
8.2
0
12 Browns
Browns
85
2000
16
1,710
20.1
106.9
0
29
294
10.1
18.4
0
13 Cardinals
Cardinals
84
2010
16
2,084
24.8
130.3
2
42
294
7.0
18.4
0
14 Texans
Texans
84
2005
16
2,173
25.9
135.8
2
30
223
7.4
13.9
0
15 Rams
Rams
84
2004
16
1,604
19.1
100.3
0
30
143
4.8
8.9
0
16 49ers
49ers
84
2004
16
1,716
20.4
107.3
0
35
303
8.7
18.9
1
17 Chargers
Chargers
84
2003
16
1,804
21.5
112.8
0
49
391
8.0
24.4
0
18 Colts
Colts
84
2001
16
1,832
21.8
114.5
1
29
290
10.0
18.1
1
19 Bengals
Bengals
84
1999
16
2,020
24.0
126.3
1
35
410
11.7
25.6
2
20 Colts
Colts
84
1981
16
1,651
19.7
103.2
0
12
56
4.7
3.5
0
21 Lions
Lions
83
2008
16
1,807
21.8
112.9
0
21
168
8.0
10.5
0
22 Raiders
Raiders
83
2004
16
1,700
20.5
106.3
0
24
132
5.5
8.3
0
23 Saints
Saints
83
2004
16
1,879
22.6
117.4
2
40
388
9.7
24.3
0
24 Bears
Bears
83
2002
16
1,762
21.2
110.1
0
38
359
9.4
22.4
0
25 Lions
Lions
83
2002
16
2,039
24.6
127.4
0
42
363
8.6
22.7
2
StatMuse has team, season-level data for kickoff returns going back to the 1941 season.

More Lions Stats

Team Rankings

PPG

30.7

3rd

OPP PPG

21.6

12th

RUSH YDS/G

133.7

5th

PASS YDS/G

233.4

14th

2025 Division Standings
TEAM W L T PCT
Packers Packers
4
1
1
.750
Lions Lions
5
2
0
.714
Bears Bears
4
2
0
.667
Vikings Vikings
3
3
0
.500
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
11/2
MIN MIN
@
DET DET
1:00 PM
Sun
11/9
DET DET
@
WAS WAS
4:25 PM
Sun
11/16
DET DET
@
PHI PHI
8:20 PM
Sun
11/23
NYG NYG
@
DET DET
1:00 PM
Thu
11/27
GB GB
@
DET DET
1:00 PM
Last Game
DET Lions

5 - 2 - 0

24

Final

9

TB Buccaneers

5 - 2 - 0

Mon 20 Oct 2025

NFL 2025 Leaders

NFL 2025 Rankings

NFL Fantasy 2025

NFL 2025 Betting

NFL 2025 Division Standings

AFC East W L T PCT
Patriots Patriots
5
2
0
.714
Bills Bills
4
2
0
.667
AFC North W L T PCT
Steelers Steelers
4
2
0
.667
Bengals Bengals
3
4
0
.429
AFC South W L T PCT
Colts Colts
6
1
0
.857
Jaguars Jaguars
4
3
0
.571
AFC West W L T PCT
Broncos Broncos
5
2
0
.714
Chargers Chargers
4
3
0
.571
NFC East W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
5
2
0
.714
Cowboys Cowboys
3
3
1
.500
NFC North W L T PCT
Packers Packers
4
1
1
.750
Lions Lions
5
2
0
.714
NFC South W L T PCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
5
2
0
.714
Panthers Panthers
4
3
0
.571
NFC West W L T PCT
49ers 49ers
5
2
0
.714
Seahawks Seahawks
5
2
0
.714

NFL 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Wed
9/3
DAL DAL
@
PHI PHI
20-24
Thu
9/4
KC KC
@
LAC LAC
21-27
Sat
9/6
PIT PIT
@
NYJ NYJ
34-32
Sat
9/6
TB TB
@
ATL ATL
23-20
Sat
9/6
LV LV
@
NE NE
20-13

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Thu
10/23
MIN MIN
@
LAC LAC
8:15 PM
Sun
10/26
NYJ NYJ
@
CIN CIN
1:00 PM
Sun
10/26
BUF BUF
@
CAR CAR
1:00 PM
Sun
10/26
SF SF
@
HOU HOU
1:00 PM
Sun
10/26
NYG NYG
@
PHI PHI
1:00 PM