1972 NFL special-teams punt-returns stats by Team | NFL.com
| Team | Avg | Ret | Yds | PRet T | 20+ | 40+ | Lng | FC | FUM | P Blk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Packers Packers | 14.6 | 25 | 364 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 23 | 0 | 0 |
 Broncos Broncos | 11.1 | 28 | 310 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 65T | 8 | 0 | 0 |
 Rams Rams | 10.5 | 33 | 347 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
 Jets Jets | 9.7 | 25 | 242 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 65T | 18 | 0 | 0 |
 Bengals Bengals | 9.3 | 47 | 437 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 21 | 0 | 0 |
 Steelers Steelers | 8.7 | 30 | 262 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 20 | 0 | 1 |
 49ers 49ers | 8.5 | 44 | 373 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
 Dolphins Dolphins | 8.2 | 40 | 329 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 11 | 0 | 2 |
 Colts Colts | 8.1 | 43 | 348 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 19 | 0 | 1 |
 Chargers Chargers | 8 | 23 | 185 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 17 | 0 | 2 |
 Falcons Falcons | 7.2 | 27 | 194 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
 Giants Giants | 6.9 | 18 | 125 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 22 | 0 | 0 |
 Eagles Eagles | 6.6 | 27 | 179 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 9 | 0 | 1 |
 Bills Bills | 6.6 | 25 | 164 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
 Bears Bears | 6.4 | 28 | 178 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
 Vikings Vikings | 6.1 | 26 | 159 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 21 | 0 | 0 |
 Browns Browns | 5.7 | 37 | 211 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
 Lions Lions | 5.6 | 18 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
 Cowboys Cowboys | 4.8 | 28 | 134 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 23 | 0 | 0 |
 Oilers Oilers | 4.8 | 34 | 163 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 10 | 0 | 2 |
 Redskins Redskins | 4.7 | 34 | 159 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 22 | 0 | 3 |
 Chiefs Chiefs | 4.3 | 29 | 126 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
 Cardinals Cardinals | 3.8 | 16 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 15 | 0 | 2 |
 Raiders Raiders | 2.8 | 24 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
 Saints Saints | 2.7 | 16 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 17 | 0 | 3 |
 Patriots Patriots | 2.2 | 17 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 8 | 0 | 0 |