The New York Jets had the most kick-return yards + opponent punt-return yards by a team in 2021, with 1,677.
| TEAM | YDS+OPP YDS | KR YDS | OPP YDS | SEASON | GP | KR | KR AVG | KR YDS/G | KR TD | PR | PR YDS | PR AVG | PR YDS/G | PR TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Jets | 1,677 | 1,371 | 306 | 2021 | 17 | 50 | 27.4 | 80.6 | 1 | 17 | 206 | 12.1 | 12.1 | 0 |
| 2 |  | Bears | 1,555 | 1,180 | 375 | 2021 | 17 | 51 | 23.1 | 69.4 | 0 | 29 | 338 | 11.7 | 19.9 | 1 |
| 3 |  | Texans | 1,361 | 1,006 | 355 | 2021 | 17 | 43 | 23.4 | 59.2 | 1 | 26 | 188 | 7.2 | 11.1 | 0 |
| 4 |  | Chargers | 1,305 | 976 | 329 | 2021 | 17 | 39 | 25.0 | 57.4 | 1 | 18 | 107 | 5.9 | 6.3 | 0 |
| 5 |  | Saints | 1,264 | 838 | 426 | 2021 | 17 | 37 | 22.6 | 49.3 | 0 | 35 | 349 | 10.0 | 20.5 | 0 |
| 6 |  | Falcons | 1,234 | 999 | 235 | 2021 | 17 | 46 | 21.7 | 58.8 | 0 | 23 | 189 | 8.2 | 11.1 | 0 |
| 7 |  | Lions | 1,188 | 880 | 308 | 2021 | 17 | 36 | 24.4 | 51.8 | 0 | 22 | 236 | 10.7 | 13.9 | 0 |
| 8 |  | Vikings | 1,188 | 849 | 339 | 2021 | 17 | 32 | 26.5 | 49.9 | 2 | 26 | 206 | 7.9 | 12.1 | 0 |
| 9 |  | Steelers | 1,157 | 849 | 308 | 2021 | 17 | 38 | 22.3 | 49.9 | 0 | 40 | 370 | 9.3 | 21.8 | 0 |
| 10 |  | Washington Football Team | 1,148 | 904 | 244 | 2021 | 17 | 36 | 25.1 | 53.2 | 1 | 16 | 134 | 8.4 | 7.9 | 0 |
| 11 |  | Browns | 1,130 | 828 | 302 | 2021 | 17 | 40 | 20.7 | 48.7 | 0 | 47 | 337 | 7.2 | 19.8 | 0 |
| 12 |  | Seahawks | 1,128 | 894 | 234 | 2021 | 17 | 38 | 23.5 | 52.6 | 1 | 23 | 192 | 8.3 | 11.3 | 0 |
| 13 |  | Colts | 1,075 | 808 | 267 | 2021 | 17 | 33 | 24.5 | 47.5 | 0 | 23 | 170 | 7.4 | 10.0 | 0 |
| 14 |  | Raiders | 1,035 | 694 | 341 | 2021 | 17 | 34 | 20.4 | 40.8 | 0 | 32 | 354 | 11.1 | 20.8 | 0 |
| 15 |  | Titans | 1,001 | 778 | 223 | 2021 | 17 | 40 | 19.5 | 45.8 | 0 | 30 | 293 | 9.8 | 17.2 | 0 |
| 16 |  | Jaguars | 979 | 799 | 180 | 2021 | 17 | 36 | 22.2 | 47.0 | 1 | 19 | 159 | 8.4 | 9.4 | 0 |
| 17 |  | Ravens | 965 | 737 | 228 | 2021 | 17 | 32 | 23.0 | 43.4 | 0 | 26 | 360 | 13.8 | 21.2 | 0 |
| 18 |  | Giants | 920 | 683 | 237 | 2021 | 17 | 33 | 20.7 | 40.2 | 0 | 26 | 197 | 7.6 | 11.6 | 0 |
| 19 |  | Panthers | 918 | 620 | 298 | 2021 | 17 | 28 | 22.1 | 36.5 | 0 | 24 | 213 | 8.9 | 12.5 | 0 |
| 20 |  | Bengals | 897 | 662 | 235 | 2021 | 17 | 33 | 20.1 | 38.9 | 0 | 36 | 261 | 7.3 | 15.4 | 0 |
| 21 |  | Bills | 886 | 790 | 96 | 2021 | 17 | 33 | 23.9 | 46.5 | 0 | 37 | 351 | 9.5 | 20.6 | 0 |
| 22 |  | Cowboys | 882 | 719 | 163 | 2021 | 17 | 29 | 24.8 | 42.3 | 1 | 28 | 185 | 6.6 | 10.9 | 0 |
| 23 |  | Cardinals | 876 | 611 | 265 | 2021 | 17 | 29 | 21.1 | 35.9 | 0 | 26 | 238 | 9.2 | 14.0 | 0 |
| 24 |  | Eagles | 855 | 630 | 225 | 2021 | 17 | 34 | 18.5 | 37.1 | 0 | 33 | 239 | 7.2 | 14.1 | 0 |
| 25 |  | Packers | 799 | 531 | 268 | 2021 | 17 | 29 | 18.3 | 31.2 | 0 | 25 | 199 | 8.0 | 11.7 | 0 |
StatMuse has team, season-level data for opponent punt-return yards going back to the 1941 season.
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| NFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
3 | 1 | 1 | .700 | |
2 | 3 | 0 | .400 | |
2 | 3 | 0 | .400 | |
1 | 3 | 1 | .300 | |
| NFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | |
3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | |
3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | |
| NFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | |
2 | 3 | 0 | .400 | |
1 | 4 | 0 | .200 | |
1 | 4 | 0 | .200 | |
| NFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | |
2 | 3 | 0 | .400 | |
1 | 4 | 0 | .200 |
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Cardinals| AFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
4 | 1 | 0 | .800 | |
3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | |
2 | 3 | 0 | .400 | |
0 | 5 | 0 | .000 | |
| AFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
4 | 1 | 0 | .800 | |
3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | |
3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | |
3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | |
| AFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
4 | 1 | 0 | .800 | |
2 | 3 | 0 | .400 | |
1 | 4 | 0 | .200 | |
0 | 5 | 0 | .000 | |
| AFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | |
3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | |
0 | 5 | 0 | .000 |
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