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Football Outsiders ranks total Special Team performance every year, measuring field goals, kickoffs/punts, and return yards, while accounting for external factors like weather and stadium versus dome.
Not surprisingly for fans who watched the New Orleans Saints in 2016, the Saints came in near the bottom at 26th overall in last season’s rankings. The Saints received a neutral score out of Wil Lutz’s Field Goal kicking duties and a positive score out of Thomas Morstead’s punting, but were hurt in both the kickoff and punt return categories.