Special teams touchdowns per game

“Special teams touchdowns per game” is the average number of touchdowns scored by the special teams unit in a football game. The special teams unit is in charge of kicking or returning the ball for kickoffs, punt returns, field goal tries, and punts. Here are the different ways that these goals can happen:

• Kickoff returns for touchdowns: This is when a player grabs the kickoff from the other team and brings it back to the end zone.
• Ball Returns for Touchdowns: This is like kickoff returns, but a player grabs the ball and runs it back to the end zone.
• A player on the special teams can stop a field goal or punt and return it for a touchdown. It’s a goal if a player from the blocking team picks up the ball and runs it into the end zone.
• Extra points for fumble recoveries or interceptions: Sometimes, the team getting a kick or punt will fumble the ball or throw an interception (during a fake field goal or fake punt), and the team kicking it will get it back and score.

The phrase “per game” means the number is spread over all the games played. That is, if a team gets 4 special teams touchdowns in 8 games, that number would be 0.5 special teams touchdowns per game. This stat is a good way to see how well and how much of an impact a team’s special teams unit has.