most kick return yards + punt return yards by team 2021

The New York Jets had the most kick-return yards + punt-return yards by a team in 2021, with 1,577.

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	TEAM	YDS+YDS	KR YDS	PR YDS	SEASON	GP	KR	KR AVG	KR YDS/G	KR TD	PR	PR AVG	PR YDS/G	PR TD
1	Jets	1,577	1,371	206	2021	17	50	27.4	80.6	1	17	12.1	12.1	0
2	Bears	1,518	1,180	338	2021	17	51	23.1	69.4	0	29	11.7	19.9	1
3	Steelers	1,219	849	370	2021	17	38	22.3	49.9	0	40	9.3	21.8	0
4	Texans	1,194	1,006	188	2021	17	43	23.4	59.2	1	26	7.2	11.1	0
5	Falcons	1,188	999	189	2021	17	46	21.7	58.8	0	23	8.2	11.1	0
6	Saints	1,187	838	349	2021	17	37	22.6	49.3	0	35	10.0	20.5	0
7	Browns	1,165	828	337	2021	17	40	20.7	48.7	0	47	7.2	19.8	0
8	Bills	1,141	790	351	2021	17	33	23.9	46.5	0	37	9.5	20.6	0
9	Lions	1,116	880	236	2021	17	36	24.4	51.8	0	22	10.7	13.9	0
10	Ravens	1,097	737	360	2021	17	32	23.0	43.4	0	26	13.8	21.2	0
11	Seahawks	1,086	894	192	2021	17	38	23.5	52.6	1	23	8.3	11.3	0
12	Chargers	1,083	976	107	2021	17	39	25.0	57.4	1	18	5.9	6.3	0
13	Titans	1,071	778	293	2021	17	40	19.5	45.8	0	30	9.8	17.2	0
14	Vikings	1,055	849	206	2021	17	32	26.5	49.9	2	26	7.9	12.1	0
15	Raiders	1,048	694	354	2021	17	34	20.4	40.8	0	32	11.1	20.8	0
16	Washington Football Team	1,038	904	134	2021	17	36	25.1	53.2	1	16	8.4	7.9	0
17	Colts	978	808	170	2021	17	33	24.5	47.5	0	23	7.4	10.0	0
18	Jaguars	958	799	159	2021	17	36	22.2	47.0	1	19	8.4	9.4	0
19	Chiefs	930	702	228	2021	17	30	23.4	41.3	0	19	12.0	13.4	0
20	Bengals	923	662	261	2021	17	33	20.1	38.9	0	36	7.3	15.4	0
21	49ers	921	642	279	2021	17	34	18.9	37.8	0	34	8.2	16.4	0
22	Cowboys	904	719	185	2021	17	29	24.8	42.3	1	28	6.6	10.9	0
23	Rams	901	686	215	2021	17	34	20.2	40.4	0	19	11.3	12.6	1
24	Giants	880	683	197	2021	17	33	20.7	40.2	0	26	7.6	11.6	0
25	Eagles	869	630	239	2021	17	34	18.5	37.1	0	33	7.2	14.1	0

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More Jets Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

1,084

Smith

RUSH

236

Allen

REC

374

Wilson

Team Rankings

PPG

18.6

27th

OPP PPG

19.2

5th

RUSH YDS/G

94.0

22nd

PASS YDS/G

216.8

20th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Bills	4	1	.800
Patriots	3	2	.600
Jets	2	3	.400
Dolphins	0	5	.000

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/18	NYJ	@	NE	1:00 PM
Sun 10/25	MIA	@	NYJ	1:00 PM
Sun 11/1	LV	@	NYJ	1:00 PM
Sun 11/8	NYJ	@	KC	1:00 PM
Sun 11/15	BUF	@	NYJ	1:00 PM

Last Game

Browns

3 - 2

Final

Jets

2 - 3

Sun 11 Oct 2026

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

583

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

16.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

126.7

Gibbs

103.8

Henry

103.2

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

102.5

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

54

Loop

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

4-1

3-1-1

Worst Record ATS

0-4-1

1-4

1-3-1

2-3

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	2	0	.600
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	3	2	0	.600
Raiders	3	2	0	.600
Chargers	0	5	0	.000

NFL 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Wed 9/9	NE	@	SEA	10-13
Thu 9/10	SF	@	LAR	27-7
Sun 9/13	CHI	@	CAR	59-37
Sun 9/13	BAL	@	IND	41-23
Sun 9/13	ATL	@	PIT	13-20

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 10/15	SEA	@	DEN	8:15 PM
Sun 10/18	HOU	@	JAX	9:30 AM
Sun 10/18	TEN	@	IND	1:00 PM
Sun 10/18	CAR	@	PHI	1:00 PM
Sun 10/18	PIT	@	TB	1:00 PM

The New York Jets had the most kick-return yards + punt-return yards by a team in 2021, with 1,577.

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NFL 2026 Leaders

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7

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119.6

119.3

111.3

7.5

6.0

5.5

NFL 2026 Rankings

NFL Fantasy 2026

126.7

103.8

103.2

102.5

83.4

76.1

52.4

50.8

49.6

75

68

54

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