Offensive: Scoring · Krtd
What Krtd is
Kickoff returns for a touchdown. Rare, and rarer still under the current kickoff rules.
Higher is better. It is shown per game, so a team's number does not depend on games played. Source: P.
In 2021 the Vikings led at 0.12; the league average was 0.07.
League snapshot — 2021
All 32 teams, higher is better.
At a glance — 2021
Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.
All teams — 2021
| Rank | Team | Value | Δ vs avg | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MIN | 0.12 | 0.05 | 100% |
| 2 | DAL | 0.06 | -0.01 | 85.7% |
| 3 | HOU | 0.06 | -0.01 | 71.4% |
| 4 | JAX | 0.06 | -0.01 | 57.1% |
| 5 | LAC | 0.06 | -0.01 | 42.9% |
| 6 | NYJ | 0.06 | -0.01 | 28.6% |
| 7 | SEA | 0.06 | -0.01 | 14.3% |
| 8 | WAS | 0.06 | -0.01 | 0% |
Does Krtd matter against the spread?
Run as a one-stat algorithm against the closing line, this stat went 811–767–37 ATS (51.4%) across 2020–2025, #213 of 296 ranked.
Its best season was 2022 (146–118, 55.3%); its worst 2024 (124–139, 47.1%).
For picks, this is noise. One stat is not a recipe — the algorithms combine many.
| Season | Games | ATS record | ATS % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 256 | 137–117–2 | 53.9% |
| 2021 | 272 | 139–131–2 | 51.5% |
| 2022 | 271 | 146–118–7 | 55.3% |
| 2023 | 272 | 128–130–14 | 49.6% |
| 2024 | 272 | 124–139–9 | 47.1% |
| 2025 | 272 | 137–132–3 | 50.9% |
Krtd in 2021 vs 2020
Vikings lead at 0.12. Commanders are last at 0.06.
The league average is 0.07, up 0.00 from 0.06 last year.
Biggest riser: Cowboys, #4 → #2.
Spread between first and last: 0.06; 7 teams are within 0.02 of the average.
Year-over-year — 2021 vs 2020
Biggest movers from last season.
YoY by team — 2021 vs 2020
| Rank | Team | 2021 | 2020 | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DAL | 0.06 | 0.06 | −0.00 |
Multi-year context
7-year window (2020–2026)
Multi-year averages
| Rank | Team | Avg | Slope/yr | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BUF | 0.09 | −0.02 | — | — | 0.13 | — | — | 0.06 | — |
| 2 | HOU | 0.09 | +0.03 | — | 0.06 | — | 0.12 | — | — | — |
| 3 | MIN | 0.09 | −0.06 | — | 0.12 | 0.06 | — | — | — | — |
| 4 | DAL | 0.08 | +0.02 | 0.06 | 0.06 | — | — | 0.12 | — | — |
| 5 | CHI | 0.06 | 0 | 0.06 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 6 | IND | 0.06 | 0 | 0.06 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 7 | KC | 0.06 | 0 | 0.06 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 8 | TEN | 0.06 | 0 | 0.06 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 9 | BAL | 0.06 | −0.00 | 0.06 | — | 0.06 | — | — | — | — |
| 10 | CIN | 0.06 | −0.00 | 0.06 | — | — | — | 0.06 | 0.06 | — |
| 11 | ARI | 0.06 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0.06 | — | — |
| 12 | ATL | 0.06 | 0 | — | — | 0.06 | — | — | — | — |
| 13 | DEN | 0.06 | 0 | — | — | — | 0.06 | — | — | — |
| 14 | GB | 0.06 | 0 | — | — | 0.06 | — | — | — | — |
| 15 | JAX | 0.06 | 0 | — | 0.06 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 16 | LAC | 0.06 | 0 | — | 0.06 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 17 | NE | 0.06 | 0 | — | — | — | 0.06 | — | 0.06 | — |
| 18 | NYG | 0.06 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0.06 | 0.06 | — |
| 19 | WAS | 0.06 | 0 | — | 0.06 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 20 | NYJ | 0.06 | +0.00 | — | 0.06 | — | — | 0.06 | 0.06 | — |
| 21 | SEA | 0.06 | +0.00 | — | 0.06 | — | — | 0.06 | 0.06 | — |
Multi-year heatmap
32 teams across 7 seasons. Cells colored by quintile within each season; click a column header to jump to that year.
| Team | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | — | 0.12 | 0.06 | — | — | — | — |
| DAL | 0.06 | 0.06 | — | — | 0.12 | — | — |
| HOU | — | 0.06 | — | 0.12 | — | — | — |
| JAX | — | 0.06 | — | — | — | — | — |
| LAC | — | 0.06 | — | — | — | — | — |
| NYJ | — | 0.06 | — | — | 0.06 | 0.06 | — |
| SEA | — | 0.06 | — | — | 0.06 | 0.06 | — |
| WAS | — | 0.06 | — | — | — | — | — |
| ARI | — | — | — | — | 0.06 | — | — |
| ATL | — | — | 0.06 | — | — | — | — |
| BAL | 0.06 | — | 0.06 | — | — | — | — |
| BUF | — | — | 0.13 | — | — | 0.06 | — |
| CAR | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CHI | 0.06 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CIN | 0.06 | — | — | — | 0.06 | 0.06 | — |
| CLE | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| DEN | — | — | — | 0.06 | — | — | — |
| DET | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| GB | — | — | 0.06 | — | — | — | — |
| IND | 0.06 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| KC | 0.06 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| LV | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| LAR | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MIA | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| NE | — | — | — | 0.06 | — | 0.06 | — |
| NO | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| NYG | — | — | — | — | 0.06 | 0.06 | — |
| PHI | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| PIT | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SF | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| TB | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| TEN | 0.06 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Krtd since 2018
Leaders since 2018: 2018 Dolphins (0.06), 2019 Bills (0.06), 2020 Ravens (0.06), 2021 Vikings (0.12).
The best season on record is Vikings 2021 at 0.12; the worst Commanders 2021 at 0.06.
The league average has risen from 0.06 in 2018 to 0.07 in 2021.
Distribution
How the 32 teams cluster for 2021.
About this stat
- Stat ID
- off_team_scoring_krtd
- Side
- offensive
- Family
- Scoring
- Data source
- P only
- Polarity
- higher is better (or neutral)
- Display grain
- count
- Algorithm eligibility
- Stat-page only: this stat is not available in the Algorithm Builder.