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 — 2022

  • League leaderGB 2.76
  • League average1.87
  • Best to worst1.47

All 32 teams, higher is better.

At a glance — 2022

Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.

League leader
GB · 2.76
League laggard
HOU · 1.29
League average
1.87
Spread (max − min)
1.47

Year-over-year — 2022 vs 2021

Biggest movers from last season.

Biggest riser
GB · +1
Biggest faller
HOU · −1.24
Most consistent
CLE · +0.06
League trend 2022 vs 2021
▼ -0.16

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

Distribution

How the 32 teams cluster for 2022.

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.