1981 NFL special-teams punt-returns stats by Team | NFL.com
| Team | Avg | Ret | Yds | PRet T | 20+ | 40+ | Lng | FC | FUM | P Blk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Rams Rams | 13.8 | 49 | 676 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 84T | 8 | 3 | 0 |
 Chargers Chargers | 12.2 | 31 | 378 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 42 | 10 | 3 | 0 |
 Bears Bears | 11.5 | 45 | 518 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 88T | 24 | 2 | 0 |
 Chiefs Chiefs | 10.6 | 50 | 528 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 62 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
 Cardinals Cardinals | 10.5 | 43 | 453 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 50T | 2 | 3 | 0 |
 Saints Saints | 10.4 | 41 | 426 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 36 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
 Redskins Redskins | 10.4 | 49 | 507 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 75T | 4 | 3 | 0 |
 Dolphins Dolphins | 10.2 | 45 | 458 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 87T | 17 | 1 | 0 |
 Seahawks Seahawks | 9.2 | 32 | 293 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 34 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
 Broncos Broncos | 8.6 | 51 | 441 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 39 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
 Lions Lions | 8.6 | 52 | 450 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 45T | 9 | 3 | 0 |
 Bills Bills | 8.3 | 35 | 292 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
 Steelers Steelers | 8.2 | 50 | 412 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 33 | 9 | 2 | 0 |
 Oilers Oilers | 7.9 | 41 | 325 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 40 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
 Giants Giants | 7.8 | 64 | 502 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 55 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
 Vikings Vikings | 7.8 | 39 | 303 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 1 |
 Falcons Falcons | 7.7 | 50 | 383 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 53 | 19 | 2 | 0 |
 Packers Packers | 7.6 | 40 | 306 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 94T | 10 | 2 | 0 |
 Browns Browns | 7.4 | 50 | 369 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 40 | 6 | 5 | 0 |
 Raiders Raiders | 7.3 | 52 | 380 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 52T | 16 | 8 | 2 |
 Eagles Eagles | 7.3 | 58 | 422 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 52 | 8 | 4 | 0 |
 49ers 49ers | 7.2 | 48 | 344 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 10 | 4 | 0 |
 Bengals Bengals | 7.1 | 29 | 205 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 19 | 2 | 0 |
 Jets Jets | 6.7 | 50 | 337 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 46 | 13 | 7 | 1 |
 Patriots Patriots | 6.4 | 31 | 199 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
 Buccaneers Buccaneers | 6.4 | 38 | 244 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 56 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
 Cowboys Cowboys | 5.2 | 45 | 235 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
 Colts Colts | 4.7 | 12 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 2 |