League Kick Returns Per Game, By Season, Since 2001

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	KR/GP	KR	GP	SEASON	KR YDS	KR AVG	KR YDS/G	KR TD	PR	PR YDS	PR AVG	PR YDS/G	PR TD
1	4.03	1,997	496	2001	43,208	21.6	87.1	10	1,160	11,337	9.8	22.9	12
2	4.31	2,205	512	2002	48,020	21.8	93.8	17	1,151	10,971	9.5	21.4	22
3	4.22	2,161	512	2003	46,595	21.6	91.0	13	1,209	11,540	9.5	22.5	18
4	4.21	2,155	512	2004	46,740	21.7	91.3	17	1,217	10,462	8.6	20.4	11
5	4.17	2,137	512	2005	47,626	22.3	93.0	12	1,252	10,141	8.1	19.8	9
6	3.98	2,037	512	2006	45,908	22.5	89.7	9	1,216	10,623	8.7	20.7	15
7	4.05	2,074	512	2007	46,937	22.6	91.7	25	1,122	10,210	9.1	19.9	17
8	4.13	2,114	512	2008	48,249	22.8	94.2	13	1,091	10,092	9.3	19.7	16
9	3.91	2,004	512	2009	45,341	22.6	88.6	18	1,182	10,022	8.5	19.6	10
10	3.97	2,033	512	2010	45,420	22.3	88.7	23	1,149	11,026	9.6	21.5	13
11	2.69	1,375	512	2011	32,680	23.8	63.8	9	1,174	11,633	9.9	22.7	20
12	2.72	1,395	512	2012	32,892	23.6	64.2	13	1,133	11,041	9.7	21.6	18
13	2.52	1,289	512	2013	30,118	23.4	58.8	7	1,094	10,301	9.4	20.1	13
14	2.39	1,226	512	2014	29,124	23.8	56.9	6	1,036	9,211	8.9	18.0	13
15	2.11	1,080	512	2015	25,445	23.6	49.7	7	1,138	9,654	8.5	18.9	13
16	2.02	1,035	512	2016	22,688	21.9	44.3	7	1,012	8,681	8.6	17.0	10
17	2.02	1,036	512	2017	22,396	21.6	43.7	7	1,069	8,741	8.2	17.1	10
18	1.89	970	512	2018	22,233	22.9	43.4	5	908	7,690	8.5	15.0	7
19	1.83	938	512	2019	21,103	22.5	41.2	7	876	6,627	7.6	12.9	7
20	1.94	992	512	2020	22,360	22.5	43.7	7	775	6,850	8.8	13.4	8
21	2.02	1,099	544	2021	24,423	22.2	44.9	9	879	7,825	8.9	14.4	2
22	1.87	1,013	542	2022	23,108	22.8	42.6	6	951	8,516	9.0	15.7	3
23	1.08	587	544	2023	13,530	23.0	24.9	4	975	9,357	9.6	17.2	8
24	1.69	920	544	2024	25,394	27.6	46.7	7	873	8,600	9.9	15.8	6
25	3.82	2,076	544	2025	53,869	25.9	99.0	6	827	8,453	10.2	15.5	15

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NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,572

Stafford

1,485

Goff

1,408

Love

Rush Yards Leaders

580

Robinson

537

Walker

532

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

717

Smith-Njigba

537

Olave

507

Lamb

Pass TD Leaders

13

Purdy

12

Goff

12

Cousins

Rush TD Leaders

8

Allen

7

Gibbs

7

Henry

Rec TD Leaders

7

Smith-Njigba

6

Watson

5

St. Brown

QB Rating Leaders

119.6

Jackson

119.3

Purdy

111.3

Goff

Sack Leaders

7.5

Anderson

6.0

Rousseau

5.5

Turner

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

32.8

30.8

30.3

29.5

29.2

Opp PPG Rankings

12.8

14.0

18.6

18.8

19.2

Total Yards Rankings

424.4

412.0

405.8

396.2

394.2

393.8

Rush Yards Rankings

173.2

166.8

164.4

162.3

158.0

139.6

Pass Yards Rankings

317.0

297.0

281.6

280.4

276.2

Sack Leaders

20.0

18.0

17.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

126.7

Gibbs

103.8

Henry

103.2

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

115.9

Smith-Njigba

83.4

Watson

76.1

Lamb

Fantasy TE Rankings

52.4

Likely

50.8

Kittle

49.6

LaPorta

Fantasy K Rankings

75

Shrader

68

Reichard

60

Myers

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

4-1

3-1-1

Worst Record ATS

0-4-1

1-4

1-3-1

1-3-2

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	3	1	1	.700
Eagles	2	3	0	.400
Cowboys	2	3	0	.400
Commanders	1	3	1	.300
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	5	0	0	1.000
Packers	3	2	0	.600
Lions	3	2	0	.600
Bears	3	2	0	.600
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	2	2	0	.500
Falcons	2	3	0	.400
Buccaneers	1	4	0	.200
Saints	1	4	0	.200
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	5	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	3	3	0	.500
Rams	2	3	0	.400
Cardinals	1	4	0	.200

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	4	1	0	.800
Patriots	3	2	0	.600
Jets	2	3	0	.400
Dolphins	0	5	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Ravens	4	1	0	.800
Browns	3	2	0	.600
Steelers	3	2	0	.600
Bengals	3	2	0	.600
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	4	1	0	.800
Colts	2	3	0	.400
Texans	1	4	0	.200
Titans	0	5	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	4	0	0	1.000
Broncos	4	2	0	.667
Raiders	3	2	0	.600
Chargers	0	5	0	.000