Special Teams in Tecmo are interesting in that most of the recorded stats are aligned to returns (both punt and kick), and punts.
The best special team units are the Pittsburgh Steelers and the New Orleans Saints - the kick returner's speed is not determined by the actual returner's speed but actually by an offensive linemen on each team.
30 Punt Returns
New York Giants
PJ Street
Season 5 (2010)*
30 Punt Returns
New York Giants
PJ Street
Season 7 (2017)
30 Punt Returns
Philadelphia Eagles
William Baucom
Season 13 (2021)
*Man, season five was one of our earliest seasons - after college many of us still lived in Clemmons, NC - we proceeded to play a ton of video games at that time, Gran Turismo 3, Mario Kart 64, Metal Gear Solid, etc. However Tecmo was always in the mix - and the season five Giants run is probably the most dominant team performance we ever saw.
469 Yards
New York Giants
PJ Street
Season 5 (2010)
435 Yards
Pittsburgh Steelers
PJ Street
Season 15 (2023)
424 Yards
New York Giants
PJ Street
Season 7 (2017)
15.6 Yards/Return
New York Giants
PJ Street
Season 5 (2010)
15.5 Yards/Return
Pittsburgh Steelers
PJ Street
Season 15 (2023)
14.5 Yards/Return
Buffalo Bills
PJ Street
Season 16 (2024)
1 Touchdown
New York Giants
PJ Street
Season 5 (2010)
1 Touchdown
Dallas Cowboys
Colby Joyner
Season 12 (2020)
56 Kick Returns
New Orleans Saints
Chris Rice
Season 8 (2017)
54 Kick Returns
Detroit Lions
William Baucom
Season 15 (2023)
53 Kick Returns
New England Patriots
Chris Rice
Season 16 (2024)
1226 Yards
New York Giants
Paul Street
Season 5 (2010)
1089 Yards
New Orleans Saints
Chris Rice
Season 8 (2017)
936 Yards
New Orleans Saints
PJ Street
Season 14 (2022)
29.1 Yards / Return
New York Giants
PJ Street
Season 5 (2010)
24.1 Yards / Return
Cincinnati Bengals
PJ Street
Season 11 (2019)
23 Yards / Return
Pittsburgh Steelers
PJ Street
Season 15 (2023)
6 Touchdowns
New York Giants
PJ Street
Season 7 (2017)
3 Touchdowns
New York Giants
PJ Street
Season 5 (2010)
3 Touchdowns
Atlanta Falcons
PJ Street
Season 15 (2023)
22 Punts
Pittsburgh Steelers
William Baucom
Season 12 (2020)
16 Punts
Washington Redskins
William Baucom
Season 8 (2017)
16 Punts
Seattle Seahawks
William Baucom
Season 14 (2022)
1186 Yards
Pittsburgh Steelers
William Baucom
Season 12 (2020)
1022 Yards
Seattle Seahawks
William Baucom
Season 14 (2022)
923 Yards
New England Patriots
Chris Rice
Season 16 (2024)
77.6 Yards / Punt
New York Giants
William Baucom
Season 7 (2017)
77 Yards / Punt
New York Giants
Colby Joyner
Season 10 (2018)
76 Yards / Punt
Roby Reggie
Matt Andersen
Season 17 (2025)