what nfl team had the most punt return yards in 2021

The Pittsburgh Steelers had the most punt-return yards by a team in 2021, with 370 yards.

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	TEAM	PR YDS	SEASON	GP	KR	KR YDS	KR AVG	KR YDS/G	KR TD	PR	PR AVG	PR YDS/G	PR TD
1	Steelers	370	2021	17	38	849	22.3	49.9	0	40	9.3	21.8	0
2	Ravens	360	2021	17	32	737	23.0	43.4	0	26	13.8	21.2	0
3	Raiders	354	2021	17	34	694	20.4	40.8	0	32	11.1	20.8	0
4	Bills	351	2021	17	33	790	23.9	46.5	0	37	9.5	20.6	0
5	Saints	349	2021	17	37	838	22.6	49.3	0	35	10.0	20.5	0
6	Bears	338	2021	17	51	1,180	23.1	69.4	0	29	11.7	19.9	1
7	Browns	337	2021	17	40	828	20.7	48.7	0	47	7.2	19.8	0
8	Patriots	316	2021	17	25	544	21.8	32.0	0	28	11.3	18.6	0
9	Titans	293	2021	17	40	778	19.5	45.8	0	30	9.8	17.2	0
10	49ers	279	2021	17	34	642	18.9	37.8	0	34	8.2	16.4	0
11	Bengals	261	2021	17	33	662	20.1	38.9	0	36	7.3	15.4	0
12	Buccaneers	250	2021	17	30	592	19.7	34.8	0	35	7.1	14.7	0
13	Eagles	239	2021	17	34	630	18.5	37.1	0	33	7.2	14.1	0
14	Cardinals	238	2021	17	29	611	21.1	35.9	0	26	9.2	14.0	0
15	Lions	236	2021	17	36	880	24.4	51.8	0	22	10.7	13.9	0
16	Dolphins	236	2021	17	19	330	17.4	19.4	0	29	8.1	13.9	0
17	Broncos	230	2021	17	18	291	16.2	17.1	0	28	8.2	13.5	0
18	Chiefs	228	2021	17	30	702	23.4	41.3	0	19	12.0	13.4	0
19	Rams	215	2021	17	34	686	20.2	40.4	0	19	11.3	12.6	1
20	Panthers	213	2021	17	28	620	22.1	36.5	0	24	8.9	12.5	0
21	Jets	206	2021	17	50	1,371	27.4	80.6	1	17	12.1	12.1	0
22	Vikings	206	2021	17	32	849	26.5	49.9	2	26	7.9	12.1	0
23	Packers	199	2021	17	29	531	18.3	31.2	0	25	8.0	11.7	0
24	Giants	197	2021	17	33	683	20.7	40.2	0	26	7.6	11.6	0
25	Seahawks	192	2021	17	38	894	23.5	52.6	1	23	8.3	11.3	0

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More Steelers Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

999

Rodgers

RUSH

309

Warren

REC

213

Metcalf

Team Rankings

PPG

19.3

24th

OPP PPG

21.8

14th

RUSH YDS/G

94.8

22nd

PASS YDS/G

249.8

14th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Browns	3	1	.750
Ravens	3	1	.750
Steelers	2	2	.500
Bengals	2	2	.500

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/11	IND	@	PIT	1:00 PM
Sun 10/18	PIT	@	TB	1:00 PM
Sun 10/25	PIT	@	NO	9:30 AM
Sun 11/1	CLE	@	PIT	1:00 PM
Sun 11/15	PIT	@	CIN	8:20 PM

Last Game

Steelers

2 - 2

Final

Browns

3 - 1

Thu 1 Oct 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,381

Prescott

1,268

Young

1,214

Goff

Rush Yards Leaders

537

Walker

494

Robinson

421

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

507

Lamb

491

Olave

481

Smith-Njigba

Pass TD Leaders

11

Purdy

11

Cousins

9

Shough

Rush TD Leaders

7

Allen

7

Henry

6

Williams

Rec TD Leaders

6

Smith-Njigba

5

St. Brown

4

Watson

QB Rating Leaders

126.2

Purdy

119.6

Jackson

111.2

Lawrence

Sack Leaders

6.0

Rousseau

5.5

Turner

4.5

Anderson

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

31.8

30.5

30.3

29.8

29.5

29.0

Opp PPG Rankings

12.8

13.3

16.0

16.3

18.3

19.3

Total Yards Rankings

429.0

417.0

412.0

405.8

395.0

389.3

Rush Yards Rankings

196.3

181.0

162.3

153.5

139.0

137.3

Pass Yards Rankings

317.0

303.5

300.8

300.5

292.8

285.3

Sack Leaders

16.0

15.0

14.0

12.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

98.1

Walker

94

Gibbs

91.4

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

84.7

Smith-Njigba

76.1

Lamb

60.3

St. Brown

Fantasy TE Rankings

48.4

Kittle

39.2

Johnson

36.6

Kelce

Fantasy K Rankings

54

Shrader

52

Reichard

48

McLaughlin

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

4-0

3-1

Worst Record ATS

0-4

0-3-1

1-4

1-3

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	3	1	0	.750
Eagles	2	2	0	.500
Cowboys	2	3	0	.400
Commanders	1	3	0	.250
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	4	0	0	1.000
Bears	3	1	0	.750
Lions	2	2	0	.500
Packers	2	2	0	.500
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	2	2	0	.500
Falcons	2	2	0	.500
Saints	1	3	0	.250
Buccaneers	1	4	0	.200
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	4	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	3	1	0	.750
Rams	2	2	0	.500
Cardinals	1	3	0	.250

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	3	1	0	.750
Patriots	2	2	0	.500
Jets	1	3	0	.250
Dolphins	0	4	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Browns	3	1	0	.750
Ravens	3	1	0	.750
Steelers	2	2	0	.500
Bengals	2	2	0	.500
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	3	1	0	.750
Colts	2	2	0	.500
Titans	0	4	0	.000
Texans	0	4	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	4	0	0	1.000
Raiders	3	1	0	.750
Broncos	2	2	0	.500
Chargers	0	4	0	.000