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The Houston Texans have made 2,776 returns when scoring >0 touchdowns all-time.

TEAMRETTDGPKRKR YDSKR AVGKR YDS/GKR TDPRPR YDSPR AVGPR YDS/GPR TD
1Texans
Texans
2,776
884
389
1,112
25,432
22.9
65.4
10
870
7,781
8.9
20.0
6
2Ravens
Ravens
3,587
1,206
485
1,440
33,611
23.3
69.3
12
1,125
11,631
10.3
24.0
18
3Panthers
Panthers
3,574
1,144
501
1,484
33,072
22.3
66.0
10
1,081
9,314
8.6
18.6
10
4Jaguars
Jaguars
3,440
1,131
501
1,520
33,779
22.2
67.4
9
1,052
9,535
9.1
19.0
11
5Seahawks
Seahawks
5,922
1,996
793
2,789
60,820
21.8
76.7
17
1,751
16,279
9.3
20.5
17
6Buccaneers
Buccaneers
5,695
1,715
793
2,508
52,136
20.8
65.7
4
1,814
15,246
8.4
19.2
11
7Bengals
Bengals
6,747
2,208
904
3,255
69,858
21.5
77.3
14
2,064
17,048
8.3
18.9
17
8Saints
Saints
6,703
2,245
919
3,315
73,346
22.1
79.8
16
1,981
16,849
8.5
18.3
15
9Dolphins
Dolphins
6,598
2,313
933
2,953
65,020
22.0
69.7
14
2,062
19,257
9.3
20.6
19
10Falcons
Falcons
6,751
2,136
933
3,296
70,758
21.5
75.8
20
2,012
17,395
8.6
18.6
16
11Vikings
Vikings
7,400
2,583
1,003
3,483
76,883
22.1
76.7
24
2,210
18,014
8.2
18.0
17
12Bills
Bills
7,576
2,456
1,016
3,563
76,443
21.5
75.2
29
2,259
19,760
8.7
19.4
26
13Broncos
Broncos
7,376
2,540
1,017
3,254
72,265
22.2
71.1
13
2,467
24,672
10.0
24.3
35
14Chiefs
Chiefs
7,663
2,622
1,017
3,419
75,234
22.0
74.0
25
2,432
22,613
9.3
22.2
30
15Patriots
Patriots
7,594
2,658
1,017
3,483
76,153
21.9
74.9
29
2,408
22,742
9.4
22.4
19
16Jets
Jets
7,666
2,289
1,017
3,810
82,774
21.7
81.4
30
2,202
19,629
8.9
19.3
21
17Titans
Titans
7,531
2,448
1,017
3,618
78,603
21.7
77.3
18
2,242
19,498
8.7
19.2
22
18Raiders
Raiders
7,761
2,530
1,017
3,569
76,994
21.6
75.7
18
2,528
22,969
9.1
22.6
25
19Chargers
Chargers
7,428
2,662
1,017
3,535
76,501
21.6
75.2
20
2,205
20,948
9.5
20.6
28
20Cowboys
Cowboys
7,358
2,737
1,015
3,290
72,853
22.1
71.8
19
2,394
20,693
8.6
20.4
30
21Colts
Colts
7,997
2,811
1,099
3,791
82,921
21.9
75.5
25
2,449
19,471
8.0
17.7
18
22Browns
Browns
8,203
2,562
1,087
3,780
80,965
21.4
74.5
21
2,619
22,820
8.7
21.0
30
2349ers
49ers
8,490
3,031
1,135
3,869
84,460
21.8
74.4
22
2,805
23,683
8.4
20.9
30
24Rams
Rams
9,809
3,285
1,268
4,319
94,997
21.8
76.9
30
3,242
30,438
9.0
24.0
38
25Eagles
Eagles
9,596
3,273
1,321
4,191
90,816
21.5
72.9
28
3,145
30,063
8.8
23.1
33
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PASS

3,041

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C.J. Stroud

RUSH

703

Marks

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REC

1,117

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PPG

23.8

13th

OPP PPG

17.4

2nd

RUSH YDS/G

108.9

22nd

PASS YDS/G

232.7

14th

2025 Division Standings
TEAMWLTPCT
13
4
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.765
Texans Texans
12
5
0
.706
8
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.471
3
14
0
.176
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1 - 1

16

Final

28

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2 - 0

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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

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10/12
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Sun
10/12
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10-20
Sun
10/12
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18-27

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DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
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9/13
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1:00 PM
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9/13
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9/13
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1:00 PM