Factoid
Patrick Peterson's 4 punt return touchdowns last season tied an NFL record held by three other players, including Chicago's Devin Hester. It's no surprise, then, that a look at the best defenses in TD-only formats over the last two seasons includes both Arizona and Chicago at the top of the rankings.
Over the last two seasons (and Peterson was a rookie last year), Chicago and Arizona both have 6 touchdowns on punt and kick returns. That's 2 more than any other team, and at least twice as many as 27 of the league's teams. (It can be debated how much it matters; the Super Bowl Champion Giants are one of two teams that don't have any return touchdowns in those seasons.)
Below are the numbers for combined punt and kick return touchdowns over the last two seasons, followed by the numbers for total defensive and special teams points (both returns and defensive touchdowns, as well as safeties) in those two years. Buoyed by Peterson and Hester, Arizona and Chicago top both lists.
Return TDs, 2010-2011
6 Arizona
6 Chicago
4 New England
4 Oakland
4 Tennessee
3 Seattle
3 NY Jets
3 San Francisco
3 Dallas
3 Denver
2 Atlanta
2 Baltimore
2 Buffalo
2 Green Bay
2 Minnesota
2 Pittsburgh
1 Indianapolis
1 Jacksonville
1 Carolina
1 Cincinnati
1 Cleveland
1 Detroit
1 Houston
1 Kansas City
1 New Orleans
1 Philadelphia
1 San Diego
1 St. Louis
1 Tampa Bay
1 Washington
0 Miami
0 NY Giants
D/ST points, 2010-2011
84 Arizona
80 Chicago
78 New England
70 Seattle
70 Detroit
68 Buffalo
66 Green Bay
64 NY Jets
60 Oakland
54 Baltimore
50 San Francisco
50 Tampa Bay
48 Dallas
48 Atlanta
48 Indianapolis
46 Tennessee
44 Philadelphia
42 Denver
40 Pittsburgh
38 Cincinnati
38 New Orleans
38 San Diego
36 Kansas City
30 Jacksonville
26 Minnesota
24 Cleveland
24 Washington
20 Miami
18 Carolina
18 St. Louis
12 Houston
10 NY Giants
--Andy Richardson
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