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 — 2024

  • League leaderCAR 2.47
  • League average1.69
  • Best to worst1.71

All 32 teams, higher is better.

At a glance — 2024

Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.

League leader
CAR · 2.47
League laggard
DEN · 0.76
League average
1.69
Spread (max − min)
1.71

Year-over-year — 2024 vs 2023

Biggest movers from last season.

Biggest riser
CLE · +1.76
Biggest faller
GB · −0.65
Most consistent
HOU · 0
League trend 2024 vs 2023
▲ 0.61

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

Distribution

How the 32 teams cluster for 2024.

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.