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 — 2021

  • League leaderCHI 3
  • League average2.02
  • Best to worst1.94

All 32 teams, higher is better.

At a glance — 2021

Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.

League leader
CHI · 3
League laggard
DEN · 1.06
League average
2.02
Spread (max − min)
1.94

Year-over-year — 2021 vs 2020

Biggest movers from last season.

Biggest riser
ATL · +1.46
Biggest faller
IND · −0.75
Most consistent
CIN · +0.00
League trend 2021 vs 2020
▲ 0.09

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

Distribution

How the 32 teams cluster for 2021.

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.