worst average yards allowed per punt return

The Atlanta Falcons have the fewest opponent punt-return yards per opponent punt return by a team, with 7.93.

Interpreted as:
worst average punt return yards allowed per punt return
TEAM OPP YDS/OPP PR OPP YDS OPP PR GP KR KR YDS KR AVG KR YDS/G KR TD PR PR YDS PR AVG PR YDS/G PR TD
1 Falcons
Falcons
7.93
16,305
2,057
916
3,229
69,219
21.4
75.6
20
1,988
17,227
8.7
18.8
16
2 Cowboys
Cowboys
8.14
17,143
2,106
998
3,208
70,756
22.1
70.9
19
2,381
20,611
8.7
20.7
30
3 Browns
Browns
8.42
22,131
2,629
1,070
3,713
79,378
21.4
74.2
21
2,587
22,540
8.7
21.1
30
4 49ers
49ers
8.44
22,514
2,667
1,118
3,818
83,075
21.8
74.3
22
2,780
23,392
8.4
20.9
30
5 Eagles
Eagles
8.48
27,140
3,199
1,217
4,132
88,738
21.5
72.9
28
3,123
27,472
8.8
22.6
33
6 Jaguars
Jaguars
8.48
8,849
1,043
484
1,462
32,188
22.0
66.5
9
1,026
9,179
8.9
19.0
9
7 Commanders
Commanders
8.52
25,293
2,968
1,217
4,377
96,200
22.0
79.0
26
3,108
28,144
9.1
23.1
32
8 Dolphins
Dolphins
8.53
17,198
2,016
916
2,888
63,304
21.9
69.1
14
2,041
18,978
9.3
20.7
18
9 Packers
Packers
8.58
24,636
2,871
1,217
4,256
91,509
21.5
75.2
30
2,967
25,791
8.7
21.2
40
10 Bears
Bears
8.67
25,756
2,970
1,217
4,249
94,515
22.2
77.7
45
3,046
26,903
8.8
22.1
43
11 Texans
Texans
8.68
7,151
824
372
1,058
24,025
22.7
64.6
10
836
7,421
8.9
19.9
6
12 Steelers
Steelers
8.72
25,134
2,882
1,197
3,854
83,135
21.6
69.5
20
3,267
28,190
8.6
23.6
29
13 Ravens
Ravens
8.72
8,950
1,026
468
1,366
31,700
23.2
67.7
12
1,109
11,433
10.3
24.4
18
14 Seahawks
Seahawks
8.76
15,698
1,793
776
2,743
59,533
21.7
76.7
16
1,722
15,831
9.2
20.4
15
15 Lions
Lions
8.76
27,302
3,117
1,217
4,337
95,742
22.1
78.7
30
2,907
28,219
9.7
23.2
48
16 Bengals
Bengals
8.79
18,390
2,091
887
3,174
67,800
21.4
76.4
13
2,041
16,828
8.2
19.0
17
17 Cardinals
Cardinals
8.81
28,187
3,201
1,217
4,503
98,456
21.9
80.9
28
3,056
26,717
8.7
22.0
35
18 Panthers
Panthers
8.83
9,656
1,093
484
1,430
31,768
22.2
65.6
10
1,057
9,138
8.6
18.9
10
19 Patriots
Patriots
8.86
18,730
2,114
1,000
3,426
74,702
21.8
74.7
28
2,387
22,379
9.4
22.4
17
20 Colts
Colts
8.89
22,166
2,492
1,082
3,724
80,994
21.7
74.9
25
2,427
19,252
7.9
17.8
18
21 Titans
Titans
8.92
21,907
2,456
1,000
3,553
76,934
21.7
76.9
18
2,218
19,098
8.6
19.1
20
22 Vikings
Vikings
8.97
21,019
2,342
986
3,416
75,142
22.0
76.2
24
2,178
17,711
8.1
18.0
17
23 Bills
Bills
9
20,257
2,251
999
3,497
74,601
21.3
74.7
28
2,229
19,566
8.8
19.6
26
24 Buccaneers
Buccaneers
9.02
17,555
1,946
776
2,447
50,652
20.7
65.3
4
1,788
14,955
8.4
19.3
11
25 Rams
Rams
9.11
27,145
2,979
1,207
4,260
92,863
21.8
76.9
30
3,214
28,839
9.0
23.9
38
StatMuse has team, season-level data for opponent punt returns and opponent punt-return yards going back to the 1941 season.

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Team Rankings

PPG

22.9

13th

OPP PPG

24.9

23rd

RUSH YDS/G

130.5

10th

PASS YDS/G

251.9

7th

2024 Division Standings
TEAM W L T PCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
10
7
0
.588
Falcons Falcons
8
9
0
.471
Saints Saints
5
12
0
.294
Panthers Panthers
5
12
0
.294
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
9/7
TB TB
@
ATL ATL
1:00 PM
Sun
9/14
ATL ATL
@
MIN MIN
8:20 PM
Sun
9/21
ATL ATL
@
CAR CAR
1:00 PM
Sun
9/28
WAS WAS
@
ATL ATL
1:00 PM
Mon
10/13
BUF BUF
@
ATL ATL
7:15 PM
Last Game
ATL Falcons

8 - 9 - 0

38

Final

44

CAR Panthers

5 - 12 - 0

Sun 5 Jan 2025

NFL 2024 Leaders

NFL 2024 Rankings

NFL Fantasy 2024

NFL 2024 Betting

NFL 2024 Division Standings

NFC East W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
14
3
0
.824
Commanders Commanders
12
5
0
.706
NFC North W L T PCT
Lions Lions
15
2
0
.882
Vikings Vikings
14
3
0
.824
NFC South W L T PCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
10
7
0
.588
Falcons Falcons
8
9
0
.471
NFC West W L T PCT
Rams Rams
10
7
0
.588
Seahawks Seahawks
10
7
0
.588
AFC East W L T PCT
Bills Bills
13
4
0
.765
Dolphins Dolphins
8
9
0
.471
AFC North W L T PCT
Ravens Ravens
12
5
0
.706
Steelers Steelers
10
7
0
.588
AFC South W L T PCT
Texans Texans
10
7
0
.588
Colts Colts
8
9
0
.471
AFC West W L T PCT
Chiefs Chiefs
15
2
0
.882
Chargers Chargers
11
6
0
.647

NFL 2024 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sat
10/12
WAS WAS
@
BAL BAL
23-30
Sat
10/12
LAC LAC
@
DEN DEN
23-16
Sat
10/12
PIT PIT
@
LV LV
32-13
Sat
10/12
ATL ATL
@
CAR CAR
38-20
Sat
10/12
DET DET
@
DAL DAL
47-9

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Thu
9/4
DAL DAL
@
PHI PHI
8:20 PM
Fri
9/5
KC KC
@
LAC LAC
8:00 PM
Sun
9/7
PIT PIT
@
NYJ NYJ
1:00 PM
Sun
9/7
TB TB
@
ATL ATL
1:00 PM
Sun
9/7
LV LV
@
NE NE
1:00 PM