Since 1970, the New England Patriots have the fewest punt-return yards by a team in a season, with 37 yards in 1972.
| TEAM | YDS | OPP YDS | SEASON | GP | W | L | T | TD | PTS | PPG | OPP PTS | OPP PPG | 1DWN | 3DWN% | 4DWN% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Patriots | 37 | 784 | 1972 | 14 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 24 | 192 | 13.7 | 446 | 31.9 | 236 | ||
| 2 |  | Saints | 43 | 1,129 | 1972 | 14 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 26 | 215 | 15.4 | 361 | 25.8 | 226 | ||
| 3 |  | Redskins | 45 | 1,181 | 1970 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 34 | 297 | 21.2 | 314 | 22.4 | 249 | ||
| 4 |  | Packers | 53 | 1,088 | 2020 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 66 | 509 | 31.8 | 369 | 23.1 | 358 | 49.4 | 61.9 |
| 5 |  | Colts | 56 | 864 | 1981 | 16 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 33 | 259 | 16.2 | 533 | 33.3 | 274 | ||
| 6 |  | Cardinals | 61 | 1,037 | 1972 | 14 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 22 | 193 | 13.8 | 303 | 21.6 | 181 | ||
| 7 |  | Raiders | 66 | 1,393 | 1972 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 45 | 365 | 26.1 | 248 | 17.7 | 297 | ||
| 8 |  | Vikings | 69 | 670 | 2020 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 55 | 430 | 26.9 | 475 | 29.7 | 383 | 40.9 | 56.5 |
| 9 | | Colts | 78 | 538 | 1982 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 12 | 113 | 12.6 | 236 | 26.2 | 152 | ||
| 10 |  | Chargers | 84 | 880 | 2015 | 16 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 35 | 320 | 20.0 | 398 | 24.9 | 344 | 42.0 | 33.3 |
| 11 |  | Jets | 86 | 670 | 2020 | 16 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 26 | 243 | 15.2 | 457 | 28.6 | 269 | 34.0 | 38.9 |
| 12 |  | Bengals | 95 | 851 | 1982 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 232 | 25.8 | 177 | 19.7 | 207 | ||
| 13 |  | Cowboys | 98 | 198 | 2023 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 57 | 509 | 29.9 | 315 | 18.5 | 385 | 48.3 | 56.5 |
| 14 | | Packers | 98 | 702 | 2019 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 44 | 376 | 23.5 | 313 | 19.6 | 320 | 36.0 | 50.0 |
| 15 | | Packers | 98 | 888 | 1970 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 22 | 196 | 14.0 | 293 | 20.9 | 194 | ||
| 16 | | Chargers | 100 | 913 | 2020 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 45 | 384 | 24.0 | 426 | 26.6 | 373 | 44.2 | 48.0 |
| 17 |  | Lions | 100 | 1,593 | 1972 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 40 | 339 | 24.2 | 290 | 20.7 | 240 | ||
| 18 | | Saints | 100 | 1,326 | 1971 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 31 | 266 | 19.0 | 347 | 24.8 | 242 | ||
| 19 |  | Eagles | 100 | 1,030 | 1970 | 14 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 29 | 241 | 17.2 | 332 | 23.7 | 229 | ||
| 20 |  | Rams | 102 | 984 | 1993 | 16 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 25 | 221 | 13.8 | 367 | 22.9 | 278 | 39.1 | 45.5 |
| 21 | | Bengals | 103 | 1,475 | 1995 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 37 | 349 | 21.8 | 374 | 23.4 | 288 | 35.1 | 52.6 |
| 22 | | Redskins | 104 | 439 | 2019 | 16 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 28 | 266 | 16.6 | 435 | 27.2 | 248 | 29.1 | 42.9 |
| 23 |  | 49ers | 104 | 1,093 | 1999 | 16 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 33 | 295 | 18.4 | 453 | 28.3 | 300 | 34.0 | 34.8 |
| 24 |  | Oilers | 104 | 564 | 1982 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 18 | 136 | 15.1 | 245 | 27.2 | 138 | ||
| 25 | | Chargers | 107 | 748 | 2021 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 58 | 474 | 27.9 | 459 | 27.0 | 401 | 45.2 | 64.7 |
StatMuse has team, season-level data for opponent kickoff yards going back to the 1941 season.
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13th
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| NFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
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| NFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
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