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| Most Seasons Leading League (Kickoff Average Return) |
| 8 |
Washington |
1942,1947,1962-63,1973-74,1981,1995 |
| 6 |
Chicago Bears |
1943,1948,1958,1966,1972,1985 |
| |
NY Giants |
1944,1946,1949,1951,1953, 2004 |
| 5 |
Green Bay |
1954, 1964, 1967, 1993, 1998 |
| |
New England |
1977, 1980, 1982, 1997, 2006 |
| |
| Most Consecutive Seasons Leading League (Kickoff
Average Return) |
| 3 |
Denver |
1965-67 |
| 2 |
By Many Teams |
| |
| Most Kickoff Returns, Season |
| 89 |
Cleveland |
1999 |
| 88 |
New Orleans |
1980 |
| 87 |
Atlanta |
1996 |
| |
New Orleans |
2001 |
| 86 |
Minnesota |
1984 |
| |
Cincinnati |
1994 |
| |
Baltimore |
1996 |
| |
| Fewest Kickoff Returns, Season |
| 17 |
NY Giants |
1944 |
| 20 |
NY Giants |
1941,1943 |
| |
Chicago Bears |
1942 |
| 23 |
Washington |
1942 |
| |
| Most Kickoff Returns, Game |
| 12 |
NY Giants vs Washington (11/27/66) |
| 10 |
By Many Teams |
| |
| Most Kickoff Returns, Both Teams, Game |
| 19 |
NY Giants (12) vs Washington (7) 11/27/66 |
| |
Cleveland (10) vs. Cincinnati (9), Nov. 28, 2004 |
| 18 |
Houston (10) vs Oakland (8) 12/22/63 |
| 17 |
Washington (9) vs Green Bay (8) 10/17/83 |
| |
San Diego (9) vs Pittsburgh (8) 12/8/85 |
| |
Detroit (9) vs Green Bay (8) 11/27/86 |
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LA Raiders (9) vs Seattle (8) 12/18/88 |
| |
Oakland (10) vs Seattle (7) 10/26/97 |
| |
Buffalo (9) vs. Minnesota (8), Sept. 15, 2002 (OT) |
| |
| Most Yards, Kickoff Returns, Season |
| 2,296 |
Arizona |
2000 |
| 2.173 |
Houston |
2005 |
| 2,039 |
Detroit |
2002 |
| 2,020 |
Cincinnati |
1999 |
| 1,973 |
New Orleans |
1980 |
| 1,899 |
New Orleans |
1996 |
| 1,840 |
New Orleans |
1994 |
| |
| Fewest Yards, Kickoff Returns, Season |
| 282 |
NY Giants |
1940 |
| 381 |
Green Bay |
1940 |
| 424 |
Chicago |
1963 |
| |
| Most Yards, Kickoff Returns, Game |
| 367 |
Baltimore vs Minnesota (12/13/98) |
| 362 |
Detroit vs LA Rams (10/29/50) |
| 304 |
Chicago Bears vs Green Bay (11/9/52) |
| |
New Orleans vs LA Rams (10/23/94) |
| |
| Most Yards, Kickoff Returns, Both Teams, Game |
| 560 |
Detroit (362) vs LA Rams (198) 10/29/50 |
| 511 |
Baltimore (367) vs Minnesota (144) 12/13/98 |
| 501 |
New Orleans (304) vs LA Rams (197) 10/23/94 |
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| Highest Average, Kickoff Returns, Season |
| 29.4 |
Chicago (52-1,528) |
1972 |
| 28.9 |
Pittsburgh (39-1,128) |
1952 |
| 28.2 |
Washington (61-1,720) |
1962 |
| |
| Lowest Average, Kickoff Returns, Season |
| 14.7 |
NY Jets (46-675) |
1993 |
| 15.8 |
NY Giants (32-507) |
1993 |
| 15.9 |
Tampa Bay (58-922) |
1993 |
| |
| Most Touchdowns, Kickoff Returns, Season |
| 4 |
Green Bay |
1967 |
| |
Chicago |
1970 |
| |
Detroit |
1994 |
| 3 |
Los Angeles |
1950 |
| |
Chicago Cardinals |
1950 |
| |
San Francisco |
1963 |
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Denver |
1966 |
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Chicago |
1967 |
| |
New England |
1977 |
| |
LA Rams |
1985 |
| |
Atlanta |
2000 |
| |
Buffalo |
2004 |
| 2 |
By Many Teams |
| |
| Most Touchdowns, Kickoff Returns, Game |
| 2 |
Chicago Bears vs Green Bay (9/22/40) |
| |
Chicago Bears vs Green Bay (11/9/52) |
| |
Philadelphia vs Dallas (11/6/66) |
| |
Green Bay vs Cleveland (11/12/67) |
| |
LA Rams vs Green Bay (11/24/85) |
| |
New Orleans vs LA Rams (10/23/94) |
| |
Baltimore vs Minnesota (12/13/98) |
| |
N.Y. Jets vs. Buffalo, Sept. 8, 2002 (OT) |
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Chicago vs. St. Louis, Dec. 11, 2006 |
| |
| Most Touchdowns, Kickoff Returns, Both Teams, Game |
| 3 |
Baltimore (2) vs Minnesota (1) 12/13/98 |
| 2 |
Washington (1) vs Philadelphia (1) 11/1/42 |
| |
Washington (1) vs Philadelphia (1) 9/28/47 |
| |
LA Rams (1) vs Detroit (1) 10/29/50 |
| |
NY Yanks (1) vs NY Giants (1) 11/4/51 (consecutive) |
| |
Baltimore (1) vs Chicago Bears (1) 10/4/58 |
| |
Buffalo (1) vs Boston (1) 11/3/62 |
| |
Pittsburgh (1) vs Dallas (1) 10/30/66 |
| |
St Louis (1) vs Washington (1) 9/23/73
(consecutive) |
| |
Atlanta (1) vs San Francisco (1) 12/20/87
(consecutive) |
| |
Houston (1) vs Pittsburgh (1) 12/4/88 |
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