1979 NFL special-teams punt-returns stats by Team | NFL.com
| Team | Avg | Ret | Yds | PRet T | 20+ | 40+ | Lng | FC | FUM | P Blk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Chiefs Chiefs | 10.6 | 58 | 612 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 88T | 10 | 0 | 2 |
 Dolphins Dolphins | 9.9 | 34 | 337 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 86T | 27 | 0 | 0 |
 Eagles Eagles | 9.5 | 57 | 544 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
 Chargers Chargers | 9.4 | 52 | 488 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 9 | 0 | 2 |
 Broncos Broncos | 9.3 | 43 | 401 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 8 | 0 | 1 |
 Jets Jets | 8.7 | 36 | 314 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 10 | 0 | 3 |
 Bears Bears | 8.6 | 39 | 334 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 77T | 18 | 0 | 2 |
 Browns Browns | 8.4 | 41 | 345 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
 Patriots Patriots | 8.4 | 37 | 311 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 80T | 22 | 0 | 1 |
 Bills Bills | 8.4 | 38 | 318 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 11 | 0 | 1 |
 Steelers Steelers | 8.3 | 63 | 523 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
 Lions Lions | 8.3 | 45 | 372 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
 Seahawks Seahawks | 8.3 | 34 | 281 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 6 | 0 | 2 |
 Redskins Redskins | 8.2 | 33 | 271 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
 Colts Colts | 8 | 49 | 391 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 75T | 12 | 0 | 1 |
 Saints Saints | 7.7 | 30 | 231 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 16 | 0 | 2 |
 Cardinals Cardinals | 7.7 | 48 | 368 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
 Bengals Bengals | 7.5 | 42 | 316 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
 Falcons Falcons | 7.2 | 26 | 188 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 15 | 0 | 1 |
 49ers 49ers | 7.1 | 44 | 314 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
 Cowboys Cowboys | 6.6 | 51 | 334 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
 Buccaneers Buccaneers | 6.2 | 71 | 438 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Oilers Oilers | 5.8 | 38 | 221 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
 Rams Rams | 5.7 | 58 | 330 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 19 | 0 | 2 |
 Raiders Raiders | 5.1 | 35 | 179 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 1 |
 Vikings Vikings | 5 | 57 | 288 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 9 | 0 | 1 |
 Packers Packers | 5 | 28 | 141 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
 Giants Giants | 3.9 | 28 | 109 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 17 | 0 | 3 |