2023 NFL Special Teams Coverage
2023 NFL Special Teams Coverage
Coverage units that pin opponents deep vs the ones giving up field position on every return.
2023 Kick Return Yards Allowed/Game
1. N.Y. Jets (7.24 yds), 2. Arizona (7.82 yds), 3. Washington (8.18 yds), 4. Denver (10.12 yds), 5. Dallas (11.65 yds), 6. L.A. Chargers (12.53 yds), 7. Cincinnati (13 yds), 8. New Orleans (13.24 yds).
2023 Punt Return Yards Allowed/Game
1. Dallas (5.88 yds), 2. Chicago (11.06 yds), 3. Green Bay (11.29 yds), 4. L.A. Rams (12.29 yds), 5. New England (12.76 yds), 6. Tampa Bay (13.76 yds), 7. Atlanta (14.06 yds), 8. Las Vegas (14.65 yds).
2023 Longest Kick Return Allowed
1. New Orleans (24 yds), 2. N.Y. Jets (25 yds), 3. Arizona (26 yds), 4. Denver (26 yds), 5. Washington (30 yds), 6. Detroit (30 yds), 7. Tampa Bay (31 yds), 8. Atlanta (32 yds).
2023 Longest Punt Return Allowed
1. Dallas (15 yds), 2. San Francisco (19 yds), 3. Miami (19 yds), 4. Tennessee (21 yds), 5. Cleveland (21 yds), 6. Houston (22 yds), 7. Atlanta (23 yds), 8. Minnesota (25 yds).
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Every team's offense and defense, per game and ranked 1 through 32 — including the number nobody else formats cleanly: yards allowed to each position. Built from official play-by-play. Your matchup homework, done. See player leaders →
Per-game team stats with 1-32 ranks, computed from nflverse play-by-play. Green = league best, red = worst. Rankings for defensive/allowed stats put the stingiest team at #1.