Offensive: Special Teams · Punt Returns

Punt returns taken. Opportunity as much as ability.

OFF · Special TeamsP + N🔒
About this stat ↓

League snapshot — 2021

  • League leaderCLE 2.76
  • League average1.62
  • Best to worst1.82

All 32 teams, higher is better.

At a glance — 2021

Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.

League leader
CLE · 2.76
League laggard
WAS · 0.94
League average
1.62
Spread (max − min)
1.82

Year-over-year — 2021 vs 2020

Biggest movers from last season.

Biggest riser
CLE · +1.26
Biggest faller
LAR · −1.01
Most consistent
JAX · −0.01
League trend 2021 vs 2020
▲ 0.10

Multi-year context

7-year window (2019–2025)

Multi-year leader
CLE · 2.07
Multi-year laggard
LAC · 1.32
Biggest improver
NYJ · +0.20/yr
Biggest decliner
NO · −0.20/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
CLE1.441.502.761.822.412.651.88
PIT1.812.312.351.591.761.651.65
BUF21.942.181.811.821.591.76
CIN1.811.442.122.06221.35
NO2.502.442.061.591.881.411.41
TB2.061.882.062.241.471.241.53
SF2.061.5621.9421.881.47
PHI1.691.631.942.061.711.651.29
LV1.691.441.881.591.471.591.71
TEN1.381.441.762.122.4721.41
CHI2.061.561.711.351.351.411.24
MIA1.6921.711.121.591.651.24
DAL1.441.811.651.711.061.120.71
DEN1.691.251.652.181.181.532
NE1.811.441.652.291.941.761.24
ARI1.501.561.532.061.821.241.12
BAL1.561.691.531.181.711.290.94
HOU1.381.251.532.181.762.472
MIN1.7511.531.532.181.411.88
NYG1.751.251.531.712.061.761.53
GB1.250.691.472.061.531.121.53
CAR1.561.251.4122.181.411.41
ATL2.311.061.351.061.941.241.41
IND1.501.941.3521.711.531.29
SEA1.441.381.350.941.471.471.71
DET1.941.061.291.181.712.182.06
JAX1.941.131.121.711.711.591.53
KC21.751.122.122.411.821.88
LAR1.692.131.121.471.651.061.65
LAC1.381.131.061.711.411.291.24
NYJ1.310.6311.241.941.942
WAS1.381.940.942.592.061.471.53

Distribution

How the 32 teams cluster for 2021.

About this stat
Stat ID
off_special_teams_st_punt_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.