between 2005-2016 which nfl team had the most kick return yards

From 2005 through 2016, the Minnesota Vikings had the most kick-return yards by a team, with 16,105 yards.

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  • Data note: Kick-Return Yards: team season data complete from 1940
TEAMKR YDSGPKRKR AVGKR YDS/GKR TDPRPR YDSPR AVGPR YDS/GPR TD
1Vikings
Vikings
16,105
192
669
24.1
83.9
12
414
3,910
9.4
20.4
8
2Rams
Rams
16,005
192
707
22.6
83.4
1
428
3,929
9.2
20.5
6
3Bears
Bears
15,974
192
701
22.8
83.2
8
422
4,455
10.6
23.2
16
4Jets
Jets
15,953
192
668
23.9
83.1
12
429
3,666
8.5
19.1
1
5Raiders
Raiders
15,813
192
708
22.3
82.4
6
456
3,320
7.3
17.3
3
6Chiefs
Chiefs
15,321
192
679
22.6
79.8
6
503
4,864
9.7
25.3
7
7Lions
Lions
15,237
192
668
22.8
79.4
3
361
3,315
9.2
17.3
3
849ers
49ers
15,086
192
667
22.6
78.6
2
424
3,715
8.8
19.3
3
9Browns
Browns
15,067
192
658
22.9
78.5
8
397
4,244
10.7
22.1
7
10Giants
Giants
14,888
192
655
22.7
77.5
4
435
3,480
8.0
18.1
3
11Bengals
Bengals
14,809
192
642
23.1
77.1
2
467
4,069
8.7
21.2
2
12Titans
Titans
14,769
192
639
23.1
76.9
3
425
4,085
9.6
21.3
9
13Redskins
Redskins
14,589
192
641
22.8
76.0
6
424
3,376
8.0
17.6
3
14Bills
Bills
14,563
192
631
23.1
75.8
6
380
4,112
10.8
21.4
7
15Cardinals
Cardinals
14,456
192
634
22.8
75.3
6
474
3,998
8.4
20.8
6
16Texans
Texans
14,417
192
624
23.1
75.1
7
454
4,137
9.1
21.5
5
17Jaguars
Jaguars
14,380
192
620
23.2
74.9
4
428
3,350
7.8
17.4
2
18Ravens
Ravens
14,187
192
580
24.5
73.9
7
471
4,453
9.5
23.2
6
19Dolphins
Dolphins
14,142
192
629
22.5
73.7
4
410
3,905
9.5
20.3
4
20Seahawks
Seahawks
14,013
192
601
23.3
73.0
7
505
4,775
9.5
24.9
3
21Eagles
Eagles
13,454
192
610
22.1
70.1
5
441
4,361
9.9
22.7
9
22Cowboys
Cowboys
13,174
192
579
22.8
68.6
1
408
3,647
8.9
19.0
8
23Saints
Saints
12,969
192
569
22.8
67.5
1
367
2,869
7.8
14.9
6
24Falcons
Falcons
12,957
192
547
23.7
67.5
1
351
3,193
9.1
16.6
3
25Patriots
Patriots
12,943
192
563
23.0
67.4
7
459
4,706
10.3
24.5
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PASS

1,022

Murray

Kyler Murray

RUSH

458

Jones

Aaron Jones Sr.

REC

335

Jefferson

Justin Jefferson
Team Rankings

PPG

20.0

27th

OPP PPG

13.3

1st

RUSH YDS/G

113.9

17th

PASS YDS/G

185.4

29th

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TEAMWLTPCT
Vikings Vikings
6
1
0
.857
5
2
0
.714
5
2
0
.714
5
3
0
.625
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8:15 PM
Sun
11/15
@
1:00 PM
Sun
11/22
@
8:20 PM
Sun
11/29
@
1:00 PM
Sun
12/6
@
4:25 PM
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MIN Vikings

6 - 1

15

Final

19

DET Lions

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NFL Fantasy 2026

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NFL 2026 Standings

NFC EastWLTPCT
4
2
1
.643
3
5
0
.375
2
4
1
.357
2
6
0
.250
NFC NorthWLTPCT
6
1
0
.857
5
2
0
.714
5
2
0
.714
5
3
0
.625
NFC SouthWLTPCT
3
4
0
.429
3
5
0
.375
3
5
0
.375
2
5
0
.286
NFC WestWLTPCT
6
1
0
.857
4
3
0
.571
4
4
0
.500
3
5
0
.375
AFC EastWLTPCT
6
1
0
.857
5
3
0
.625
2
6
0
.250
1
6
0
.143
AFC NorthWLTPCT
6
2
0
.750
5
2
0
.714
5
3
0
.625
4
4
0
.500
AFC SouthWLTPCT
5
2
0
.714
2
5
0
.286
2
6
0
.250
1
7
0
.125
AFC WestWLTPCT
6
2
0
.750
5
2
0
.714
4
4
0
.500
0
7
0
.000

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Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Wed
9/9
@
10-13
Thu
9/10
@
27-7
Sun
9/13
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Sun
9/13
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41-23
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11/8
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11/8
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11/8
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