1972 NFL special-teams kickoff-returns stats by Team | NFL.com
| Team | Avg | Ret | Yds | KRet TD | 20+ | 40+ | Lng | FC | FUM | FG Blk | XP Blk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bears Bears | 29.4 | 52 | 1528 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 94 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Colts Colts | 28.1 | 47 | 1321 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 93T | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 Giants Giants | 25.2 | 50 | 1262 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 92T | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Lions Lions | 25.1 | 52 | 1304 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 49ers 49ers | 23.7 | 44 | 1041 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 98T | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Redskins Redskins | 23.6 | 48 | 1133 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
 Vikings Vikings | 23.6 | 42 | 989 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
 Patriots Patriots | 23.5 | 55 | 1293 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
 Eagles Eagles | 23.3 | 59 | 1375 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Packers Packers | 23.3 | 49 | 1141 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Bills Bills | 23.2 | 60 | 1389 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Steelers Steelers | 23 | 33 | 760 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
 Chiefs Chiefs | 23 | 46 | 1057 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Rams Rams | 23 | 56 | 1287 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
 Broncos Broncos | 22.8 | 55 | 1256 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 94T | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Browns Browns | 22.8 | 41 | 933 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Dolphins Dolphins | 22.8 | 24 | 546 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
 Bengals Bengals | 22.1 | 46 | 1018 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
 Jets Jets | 21.8 | 56 | 1218 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Cardinals Cardinals | 21.7 | 53 | 1152 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
 Cowboys Cowboys | 21.6 | 50 | 1080 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
 Raiders Raiders | 21.4 | 38 | 813 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
 Chargers Chargers | 21.2 | 60 | 1273 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
 Saints Saints | 21.2 | 62 | 1312 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Oilers Oilers | 20.2 | 54 | 1093 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Falcons Falcons | 20 | 52 | 1039 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |