Offensive: Special Teams · Kickoff Returns

Kickoff returns taken. Modern rules make this partly a scheme choice.

OFF · Special TeamsP + N🔒
About this stat ↓

League snapshot — 2020

  • League leaderCHI 2.94
  • League average1.94
  • Best to worst2.19

All 32 teams, higher is better.

At a glance — 2020

Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.

League leader
CHI · 2.94
League laggard
MIA · 0.75
League average
1.94
Spread (max − min)
2.19

Year-over-year — 2020 vs 2019

Biggest movers from last season.

Biggest riser
HOU · +1.38
Biggest faller
MIA · −1.50
Most consistent
PIT · 0
League trend 2020 vs 2019
▲ 0.11

Multi-year context

7-year window (2019–2025)

Multi-year leader
CHI · 2.46
Multi-year laggard
DEN · 1.52
Biggest improver
DAL · +0.34/yr
Biggest decliner
LAC · +0.04/yr

Multi-year heatmap

32 teams across 7 seasons. Cells colored by quintile within each season; click a column header to jump to that year.

Team2019202020212022202320242025
CHI2.132.9432.241.351.594
IND1.942.691.942.530.531.293.94
LAC2.192.632.291.591.061.243.88
NYJ2.312.562.941.821.411.714.35
TEN1.882.382.352.181.062.353.82
DAL1.252.311.711.291.0624.82
BUF22.251.942.2511.413.88
CLE2.382.252.352.410.652.413.94
HOU0.882.252.531.291.351.353.18
NYG3.062.251.941.530.762.124.12
DET1.442.132.1221.120.883.88
GB22.061.762.761.821.183.53
MIN1.062.061.882.121.120.823.94
CIN2.631.941.941.8112.294.76
NE1.631.941.472.121.061.533.35
PHI1.811.9421.760.761.943.47
WAS2.061.942.122.411.412.184.18
JAX1.631.882.121.711.711.713.41
NO1.751.882.181.591.292.183.88
CAR1.941.811.651.821.412.473.18
PIT1.811.812.241.411.411.473.71
SEA1.381.752.241.761.532.242.71
DEN1.311.691.061.410.940.763.47
SF1.251.6921.531.181.823
KC2.311.561.762.120.711.713.88
LAR1.131.5621.940.531.713.47
TB1.561.561.761.650.941.823.59
ARI2.251.501.711.821.061.474.65
BAL1.691.441.881.590.761.764.35
LV2.191.382.061.880.651.354
ATL1.561.252.711.650.821.763.94
MIA2.250.751.121.711.061.533.82

Distribution

How the 32 teams cluster for 2020.

About this stat
Stat ID
off_special_teams_st_kickoff_returns
Side
offensive
Family
Special Teams
Data source
P + N
Polarity
higher is better (or neutral)
Display grain
count
Algorithm eligibility
Stat-page only: this stat is excluded from the Algorithm Builder per §11.36.