which teams had the best kickoff return yards given up in 2022

The New York Jets allowed the fewest kickoff yards by a team in 2022, with 251 yards.

	TEAM	OPP YDS	SEASON	GP	KR	KR YDS	KR AVG	KR YDS/G	KR TD	PR	PR YDS	PR AVG	PR YDS/G	PR TD
1	Jets	251	2022	17	31	666	21.5	39.2	0	21	240	11.4	14.1	0
2	Chargers	317	2022	17	27	512	19.0	30.1	0	29	339	11.7	19.9	0
3	Rams	345	2022	17	33	663	20.1	39.0	0	25	183	7.3	10.8	0
4	Commanders	350	2022	17	41	902	22.0	53.1	0	44	336	7.6	19.8	0
5	Cardinals	424	2022	17	31	686	22.1	40.4	0	35	289	8.3	17.0	0
6	Broncos	445	2022	17	24	420	17.5	24.7	0	37	308	8.3	18.1	0
7	Falcons	471	2022	17	28	634	22.6	37.3	1	18	292	16.2	17.2	0
8	Cowboys	509	2022	17	22	526	23.9	30.9	0	29	303	10.4	17.8	0
9	Saints	520	2022	17	27	598	22.1	35.2	0	27	243	9.0	14.3	0
10	Ravens	552	2022	17	27	659	24.4	38.8	1	20	214	10.7	12.6	0
11	Raiders	582	2022	17	32	668	20.9	39.3	0	27	156	5.8	9.2	0
12	Browns	648	2022	17	41	943	23.0	55.5	0	31	346	11.2	20.4	1
13	Titans	648	2022	17	38	792	20.8	46.6	0	36	304	8.4	17.9	0
14	Texans	703	2022	17	22	513	23.3	30.2	0	37	362	9.8	21.3	0
15	Dolphins	724	2022	17	29	549	18.9	32.3	0	19	111	5.8	6.5	0
16	Panthers	741	2022	17	31	747	24.1	43.9	0	34	216	6.4	12.7	0
17	Lions	746	2022	17	34	889	26.1	52.3	0	20	264	13.2	15.5	1
18	Giants	769	2022	17	26	555	21.3	32.6	0	29	178	6.1	10.5	0
19	Chiefs	770	2022	17	36	692	19.2	40.7	0	36	241	6.7	14.2	0
20	Colts	783	2022	17	43	1,197	27.8	70.4	0	34	307	9.0	18.1	0
21	Eagles	784	2022	17	30	663	22.1	39.0	0	35	323	9.2	19.0	0
22	Bengals	792	2022	16	29	596	20.6	37.3	0	33	340	10.3	21.3	0
23	Seahawks	794	2022	17	30	728	24.3	42.8	0	16	109	6.8	6.4	0
24	Bears	823	2022	17	38	996	26.2	58.6	0	23	198	8.6	11.6	0
25	Buccaneers	878	2022	17	28	595	21.3	35.0	0	38	391	10.3	23.0	0

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More Jets Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

1,259

Fields

RUSH

1,065

Hall

REC

395

Wilson

Team Rankings

PPG

17.6

29th

OPP PPG

29.6

31st

RUSH YDS/G

123.3

10th

PASS YDS/G

163.8

32nd

2025 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Patriots	14	3	.824
Bills	12	5	.706
Dolphins	7	10	.412
Jets	3	14	.176

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 9/13	NYJ	@	TEN	1:00 PM
Sun 9/20	GB	@	NYJ	1:00 PM
Sun 9/27	NYJ	@	DET	1:00 PM
Sun 10/4	NYJ	@	CHI	1:00 PM
Sun 10/11	CLE	@	NYJ	1:00 PM

Last Game

Jets

3 - 14

Final

Bills

12 - 5

Sun 4 Jan 2026

NFL 2025 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

4,707

Stafford

4,564

Goff

4,552

Prescott

Rush Yards Leaders

1,621

Cook

1,595

Henry

1,585

Taylor

Rec Yards Leaders

1,793

Smith-Njigba

1,715

Nacua

1,429

Pickens

Pass TD Leaders

46

Stafford

34

Goff

31

Maye

Rush TD Leaders

18

Taylor

16

Henry

14

Allen

Rec TD Leaders

14

Adams

11

McBride

11

St. Brown

QB Rating Leaders

113.5

Maye

109.2

Stafford

105.5

Goff

Sack Leaders

23.0

Garrett

16.5

Burns

15.0

Hunter

NFL 2025 Rankings

PPG Rankings

30.5

28.8

28.4

28.3

27.9

Opp PPG Rankings

17.2

17.4

18.3

18.8

19.1

19.3

Total Yards Rankings

394.6

391.9

379.4

376.3

373.2

369.5

Rush Yards Rankings

159.6

156.6

144.5

134.7

129.1

128.9

Pass Yards Rankings

278.5

276.9

268.6

262.3

256.1

254.0

Sack Leaders

68.0

57.0

53.0

49.0

48.0

NFL Fantasy 2025

Fantasy RB Rankings

316.3

Taylor

314.6

McCaffrey

291.8

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

246

Nacua

240.9

Smith-Njigba

207

St. Brown

Fantasy TE Rankings

189.9

McBride

125.1

Goedert

122.8

Pitts

Fantasy K Rankings

202

Myers

194

Fairbairn

187.6

Aubrey

NFL 2025 Betting

Best Record ATS

15-5

12-6

14-7

12-6-1

12-7

11-7

Worst Record ATS

5-12

5-12-1

6-11

7-10

NFL 2025 Standings

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
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars - y	13	4	0	.765
Texans - w	12	5	0	.706
Colts - e	8	9	0	.471
Titans - e	3	14	0	.176
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Broncos - z*	14	3	0	.824
Chargers - w	11	6	0	.647
Chiefs - e	6	11	0	.353
Raiders - e	3	14	0	.176

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
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
Bears - y	11	6	0	.647
Packers - w	9	7	1	.559
Vikings - e	9	8	0	.529
Lions - e	9	8	0	.529
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers - y	8	9	0	.471
Buccaneers - e	8	9	0	.471
Falcons - e	8	9	0	.471
Saints - e	6	11	0	.353
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Seahawks - z*	14	3	0	.824
Rams - w	12	5	0	.706
49ers - w	12	5	0	.706
Cardinals - e	3	14	0	.176