1978 NFL special-teams punt-returns stats by Team | NFL.com
| Team | Avg | Ret | Yds | PRet T | 20+ | 40+ | Lng | FC | FUM | P Blk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jets Jets | 12.5 | 33 | 413 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 82T | 4 | 0 | 1 |
 Broncos Broncos | 11.4 | 51 | 582 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 75T | 4 | 0 | 2 |
 Patriots Patriots | 11.1 | 47 | 520 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
 Chiefs Chiefs | 10.8 | 45 | 488 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
 Rams Rams | 10.6 | 67 | 711 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 7 | 0 | 2 |
 Chargers Chargers | 10.4 | 57 | 590 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
 Redskins Redskins | 9.8 | 54 | 527 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 80T | 17 | 0 | 1 |
 Bills Bills | 9.4 | 40 | 375 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 82T | 9 | 0 | 1 |
 Lions Lions | 9.2 | 47 | 430 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
 Oilers Oilers | 9 | 46 | 416 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
 Eagles Eagles | 8.7 | 48 | 416 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 57T | 11 | 0 | 0 |
 Seahawks Seahawks | 8.6 | 40 | 342 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
 Packers Packers | 8.5 | 46 | 393 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 13 | 0 | 1 |
 Dolphins Dolphins | 8.3 | 41 | 341 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 12 | 0 | 2 |
 Buccaneers Buccaneers | 8.3 | 62 | 512 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
 Falcons Falcons | 8.2 | 42 | 345 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 26 | 0 | 5 |
 Browns Browns | 8.1 | 39 | 317 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
 Cowboys Cowboys | 8 | 63 | 502 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
 Steelers Steelers | 7.8 | 58 | 451 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Cardinals Cardinals | 7.8 | 51 | 395 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 70T | 9 | 0 | 1 |
 Bears Bears | 7 | 41 | 286 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 73T | 22 | 0 | 3 |
 49ers 49ers | 6.9 | 47 | 323 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
 Saints Saints | 6.7 | 36 | 242 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 14 | 0 | 1 |
 Raiders Raiders | 6.6 | 47 | 310 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
 Colts Colts | 6.3 | 35 | 219 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 18 | 0 | 2 |
 Giants Giants | 5.7 | 48 | 274 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 9 | 0 | 1 |
 Vikings Vikings | 4.9 | 49 | 239 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 11 | 0 | 1 |
 Bengals Bengals | 4.5 | 59 | 264 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 15 | 0 | 1 |