List of NFL team records
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This is a list of records set by various teams in various categories in the National Football League (NFL).
Championships
[edit]- Most Super Bowl wins, 6
- Pittsburgh Steelers 1974–75, 1978–79, 2005, 2008
- New England Patriots 2001, 2003–04, 2014, 2016, 2018
- Most consecutive Super Bowl wins, 2
- Green Bay Packers 1966–67
- Miami Dolphins 1972–73
- Pittsburgh Steelers 1974–75, 1978–79
- San Francisco 49ers 1988–89
- Dallas Cowboys 1992–93
- Denver Broncos 1997–98
- New England Patriots 2003–04
- Kansas City Chiefs 2022–23
- Most Super Bowl appearances, 11
- New England Patriots 1985, 1996, 2001, 2003–04, 2007, 2011, 2014, 2016–18
- Most consecutive Super Bowl appearances, 4
- Buffalo Bills 1990–93
- Most league championships, 13
- Green Bay Packers 1929–31, 1936, 1939, 1944, 1961–62, 1965–67, 1996, 2010
- Most consecutive league championships, 3
- Green Bay Packers 1929–31, 1965–67
- Most league championship game appearances, 19
- New York Giants 1933–35, 1938–39, 1941, 1944, 1946, 1956, 1958–59, 1961–63, 1986, 1990, 2000, 2007, 2011
- Most consecutive league championship game appearances, 6
- Cleveland Browns 1950–55
- Most Conference Championship Game appearances, 19
- San Francisco 49ers 1970–71, 1981, 1983–84, 1988–90, 1992–94, 1997, 2011–13, 2019, 2021–23
- Most consecutive Conference Championship Game appearances, 8
- New England Patriots 2011–18
Games won
[edit]- Highest winning percentage for regular season, .572 (782–581–38)
- Green Bay Packers 1921–2021[1]
- Highest winning percentage for regular season and postseason combined, .573 (805–601–38)
- Green Bay Packers 1921–2020[1]
- Most games won (regular season only), franchise history, 790[2]
- Green Bay Packers 1921–2022
- Most games won (including playoffs), franchise history, 826[3]
- Green Bay Packers 1920–2022
- Most games won (regular season only), since 1970 merger, 514[4]
- Pittsburgh Steelers: 1970–2022
- Most games won (including playoffs), since 1970 merger, 550[5]
- Pittsburgh Steelers: 1970–2022
- Most consecutive winning seasons, franchise history, 20[6]
- Dallas Cowboys: 1965–1985
Losses
[edit]- Lowest all-time winning percentage for regular season, current franchises, .406 (308–450–1)
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 1976–2023[7][8]
- Lowest all-time winning percentage for postseason, .385 (10–16)
- Cincinnati Bengals, 1970–2022[8][9]
- Lowest all-time winning percentage, combined regular season and postseason, .386 (266–424–1)
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 1976–2018[8][10]
- Longest losing streak, multiple seasons, 26 games
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers: 1976–1977[11]
Tie games
[edit]- Most ties in a season, 6
- Most consecutive ties, 3
Scoring
[edit]- Most games scoring 50+ points, season, 3[12]
- New York Giants: 1950
- Los Angeles Rams: 1950
- San Diego Chargers: 1963 (including a playoff win)
- Dallas Cowboys: 1966
- Minnesota Vikings: 1969
- Denver Broncos: 2013
- Most points overcome to win game, 33[13]
- Minnesota Vikings vs Indianapolis Colts, December 17, 2022 (trailed 0–33, won 39–36, OT)
- Worst point differential, 16-game season, −274
Offense
[edit]Yards gained
[edit]- Most seasons leading league yards gained, 12
- Chicago Bears: 1932, 1934–35, 1939, 1941–1944, 1947, 1949, 1955–56
- Most consecutive seasons leading league yards gained, 4
- Chicago Bears: 1941–1944
- San Diego Chargers: 1980–1983
- Most yards gained, season, 7,474
- Fewest yards gained, 16-game season, 3,374
- Fewest yards gained, season, 1,150
- Most yards gained, single team, game, 726
- Fewest yards gained, single team, game, −7
- Most yards gained, both teams, game, 1,151
- New England Patriots (613) vs. Philadelphia Eagles (538), Feb 4, 2018 (Super Bowl LII)
- Fewest yards gained, both teams, game, 30
- Chicago Cardinals (14) vs Detroit Lions (16), Sep 15, 1940
- Most consecutive games, 500 or more yards gained, 3
- Most consecutive games, 450 or more yards gained, 4
- Most consecutive games, 400 or more yards gained, 11
- Most consecutive games, 350 or more yards gained, 17
- Most consecutive games, 300 or more yards gained, 36
Passing
[edit]- Most passes attempted, season, 751[15]
- Fewest passes attempted, season, 102
- Fewest passes attempted, 12-game season, 187
- Fewest passes attempted, 14-game season, 205
- Fewest passes attempted, 16-game season, 336
- Most passes attempted, game, 70
- Fewest passes attempted, game, 0 (zero)
- Green Bay Packers vs Portsmouth Spartans, Oct 8, 1933
- Detroit Lions vs Cleveland Rams, Sep 10, 1937
- Pittsburgh Steelers vs Brooklyn Dodgers, Nov 16, 1941
- Pittsburgh Steelers vs Los Angeles Rams, Nov 13, 1949
- Cleveland Browns vs Philadelphia Eagles, Dec 3, 1950
- Most passes attempted, both teams, game, 112
- New England Patriots (70) vs Minnesota Vikings (42), Nov 13, 1994
- Fewest passes attempted, both teams, game, 4
- Chicago Cardinals (1) vs Detroit Lions (3), Nov 3, 1935
- Detroit Lions (0) vs Cleveland Rams (4), Sep 10, 1937
- Most passes completed, season, 499
- Fewest passes completed, season, 25
- Fewest passes completed, 12-game season, 66
- Fewest passes completed, 14-game season, 78
- Fewest passes completed, 16-game season, 151
- Most passes completed, game, 45
- Fewest passes completed, single team, game, 0
- By Many NFL Teams; Last Time: Buffalo Bills vs New York Jets, Sep 29, 1974
- Most passes completed, both teams, game, 72
- Detroit Lions (41) vs Tennessee Titans (44) (OT), Sep 23, 2012
- Fewest passes completed, both teams, game, 1
- Chicago Cardinals (0) vs Philadelphia Eagles (1), Nov 8, 1936
- Detroit Lions (0) vs Cleveland Rams (1), Sep 10, 1937
- Chicago Cardinals (0) vs Detroit Lions (1), Sep 15, 1940
- Brooklyn Dodgers (0) vs Pittsburgh Steelers (1), Nov 29, 1942
- Most Seasons Leading League, Net Passing Yards, 10
- San Diego Chargers: 1965, 1968, 1971, 1978–83, 1985
- Most consecutive seasons leading league, net passing yards, 6
- San Diego Chargers: 1978–83
- Most net passing yards gained, season, 5,444
- Fewest net passing yards gained, 14-game season, 997
- Fewest net passing yards gained, 16-game season, 1,660
- Most net passing yards gained, single team, game, 541
- Fewest net passing yards gained, single team, game, −53
- Most net passing yards gained, both teams, game, 971
- Green Bay Packers (469) vs Detroit Lions (502), Jan 1, 2012
- Fewest net passing yards gained, both teams, game, −11
- Green Bay Packers (−10) vs Dallas Cowboys (−1), Oct 24, 1965
- Most consecutive games passing for 300+ yards, single team, 8
- Most seasons leading league, fewest times sacked, 10
- Miami Dolphins: 1973, 1982–90
- Most consecutive seasons leading league, fewest times sacked, 9
- Miami Dolphins: 1982–90
- Most times sacked, season, 104
- Fewest times sacked, season, 7
- Most times sacked, single team, game, 12
- Pittsburgh Steelers (vs Dallas Cowboys, Nov 20, 1966)
- Baltimore Colts (vs St. Louis Cardinals, Oct 26, 1980)
- Detroit Lions (vs Chicago Bears, Dec 16, 1984)
- Houston Oilers (vs Dallas Cowboys, Sep 29, 1985)
- Philadelphia Eagles (vs New York Giants, Sep 30, 2007)
- Most times sacked, both teams, game, 18
- Green Bay Packers (10) vs San Diego Chargers (8), Sep 24, 1978
- Most seasons leading league, in completion percentage, 14
- San Francisco 49ers: 1952, 1957–58, 1965, 1981, 1983, 1987, 1989, 1992–97
- Most consecutive seasons leading league, completion percentage, 6
- San Francisco 49ers: 1992–97
- Highest completion percentage, season, 71.3
- New Orleans Saints (662 attempts, 472 completions): 2011
- Highest completion percentage, game, 96.7
- Tennessee Titans (22 completions, 23 attempts) vs. Houston Texans, Nov 26, 2018
- Lowest completion percentage, season, 22.9
- Philadelphia Eagles (170–39) 1936
- Most touchdowns passing, season, 55
- Fewest touchdowns, passing, season, 0 (zero)
- Fewest touchdowns, passing, 14-game season, 3
- Fewest touchdowns, passing, 16-game season, 5
- Most touchdowns, passing, single team, game, 7
- Chicago Bears (vs New York Giants, Nov 14, 1943)
- Cleveland Browns (vs Los Angeles Dons, Oct 14, 1949)
- Philadelphia Eagles (vs Washington Redskins, Oct 17, 1954)
- Houston Oilers (vs New York Titans, Nov 19, 1961)
- Houston Oilers (vs New York Titans, Oct 14, 1962)
- New York Giants (vs Washington Redskins, Oct 28, 1962)
- Minnesota Vikings (vs Baltimore Colts, Sep 28, 1969)
- San Diego Chargers (vs Oakland Raiders, Nov 22, 1981)
- Denver Broncos (vs Baltimore Ravens, Sep 5, 2013)
- Philadelphia Eagles (vs Oakland Raiders, Nov 3, 2013)
- New Orleans Saints (vs New York Giants, Nov 1, 2015)
- Most touchdowns, passing, both teams, game, 13
- New Orleans Saints (7) vs New York Giants (6), Nov 1, 2015
- Most consecutive games, one or more passing touchdowns, 54
- New Orleans Saints October 18, 2009–November 25, 2012
- Most consecutive games, no passing touchdowns, 10
- Brooklyn Dodgers November 1, 1942–October 17, 1943
- Most consecutive games, no passing touchdowns, current franchises, 9
- Pittsburgh Steelers October 7, 1945–December 2, 1945
- Most consecutive games, no passing touchdowns, since 1950, 8
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers October 1, 1995–November 26, 1995
- Most interceptions thrown, team, season, 48
- Most interceptions returned for touchdowns by opponents, season, 8
- Fewest interceptions thrown, team, season, 2
- Most interceptions thrown, single team, game, 9
- Detroit Lions (vs Green Bay Packers, Oct 24, 1943)
- Pittsburgh Steelers (vs Philadelphia Eagles, Dec 12, 1965)
- Most interceptions thrown, both teams, game, 13
- Denver Broncos (8) vs Houston Oilers (5), Dec 2, 1962
- Most consecutive pass attempts without an interception, 379
- Washington Redskins December 2, 2007–November 3, 2008
- Most consecutive pass attempts at home without an interception, 291
- New England Patriots December 29, 2002–September 9, 2004
- Consecutive pass attempts on the road without an interception, 332
- New England Patriots December 27, 2015–present
- Most consecutive games without allowing an interception returned for a touchdown, 110
- Los Angeles Rams October 21, 1973–November 30, 1980
Rushing
[edit]- Most seasons leading league, rushing, 12
- Chicago Bears: 1932, 1934–35, 1939–1942, 1951, 1955–56, 1968, 1977, 1983–1986
- Most consecutive seasons leading league, rushing, 4
- Chicago Bears (2): 1939–1942, 1983–1986
- Most rushing attempts, season, 681
- Fewest rushing attempts, season, 211
- Philadelphia Eagles: 1982 (9 game, strike-shortened season)
- Fewest rushing attempts, 16-game season, 304
- Most rushing attempts, single team, game, 72
- Fewest rushing attempts, single team, game, 5
- Most rushing attempts, both teams, game, 108
- Chicago Cardinals (70) vs. Green Bay Packers (38), Dec 5, 1948
- Fewest rushing attempts, both teams, game, 16
- Chicago Cardinals (6) vs. Boston Redskins (10), Oct 29, 1933
- Most yards gained rushing, season, 3,296
- Fewest yards gained rushing, season, 298
- Fewest yards gained rushing, 14-game season, 978
- Fewest yards gained rushing, 16-game season, 1,062
- Most yards gained rushing, single team, game, 426
- Most yards gained rushing, single team, game, since 1951, 407
- Fewest yards gained rushing, single team, game, −53
- Most yards gained rushing, both teams, game, 595
- Los Angeles Rams (371) vs. New York Yanks (224), Nov 18, 1951
- Fewest yards gained rushing, both teams, game, −15
- Detroit Lions (−53) vs. Chicago Cardinals (38) Oct 17, 1943
- Highest average gain, rushing, season, 5.74
- Lowest average gain, rushing, season, 0.94
- Most touchdowns, rushing, season, 36
- Fewest touchdowns, rushing, season, 1
- Fewest touchdowns, rushing, 16-game season, 2
- Most touchdowns, rushing, both teams, game, 9
- Rock Island Independents (9) vs. Evansville Crimson Giants (0) Oct 15, 1922
- Racine Legion (9) vs. Louisville Brecks (0), Nov 5, 1922
- Most touchdowns, rushing, both teams, game, since 1940, 9
- Baltimore Ravens vs Cleveland Browns, Dec 14, 2020
- Minnesota Vikings vs New Orleans Saints, Dec 25, 2020
- Most consecutive games, one or more rushing touchdowns, 24
- San Diego Chargers December 21, 2003 – October 16, 2005
- Most consecutive games, no rushing touchdowns, 13
- San Diego Chargers October 15, 2012 – September 15, 2013
First downs
[edit]- Most seasons leading league, first downs, 9
- Chicago Bears: 1935, 1939, 1941, 1943, 1945, 1947–1949, 1955
- Most consecutive seasons leading league first downs, 4
- San Diego Chargers: 1980–1983
- Most first downs, season, 444
- Fewest first downs, 16-game season, 176
- Fewest first downs, season, 51
- Most first downs, single team, game, regulation time, 40
- Fewest first downs, single team, game, 0 (zero)
- New York Giants (vs Green Bay Packers) Oct 1, 1933
- Pittsburgh Pirates vs Boston Redskins) Oct 29, 1933
- Philadelphia Eagles (vs Detroit Lions) Sep 20, 1935
- New York Giants (vs Washington Redskins) Sep 27, 1942
- Denver Broncos (vs Houston Oilers) Sep 3, 1966
- Most first downs, both teams, game, 64
- Kansas City Chiefs (32) vs. Seattle Seahawks (32), Nov 24, 2002
- Fewest first downs, both teams, game, 7
- Chicago Cardinals (2) vs Detroit Lions (5), Sep 15, 1940
- Most first downs, rushing, season, 181
- Fewest first downs, rushing, season, 36
- Most first downs, rushing, game, 25
- Fewest first downs, rushing, single team, game, 0 (zero)
- Several Teams; Last Time: Carolina Panthers (vs. San Diego Chargers) Dec 17, 2000
- Most first downs, rushing, both teams, game, 36
- Philadelphia Eagles (25) vs Washington Redskins (11), Dec 2, 1951
- Fewest first downs, rushing, both teams, game, 2
- Houston Oilers (0) vs Denver Broncos (2), Dec 2, 1962
- New York Jets (1) vs St. Louis Rams (1), Dec 3, 1995
- Miami Dolphins (1) vs San Diego Chargers (1), Dec 19, 1999
- New Orleans Saints (1) vs Baltimore Ravens (1), Dec 19, 1999
- Most first downs, passing, season, 280
- Fewest first downs, passing, season,18
- Most first downs, passing, single team, game, 29
- Fewest first downs, passing, single team, game, 0 (zero)
- By Several Teams; Last Time: Cleveland Browns (vs. Jacksonville Jaguars) Dec 3, 2000
- Most first downs, passing, both teams, game, 47
- Detroit Lions (20) vs Green Bay Packers (27), Jan 1, 2012
- Fewest first downs, passing, both teams, game, 0 (zero)
- Most first downs gained, penalty, season, 43
- Fewest first downs, penalty, season, 2
- Most first downs, penalty, game, 11
- Most first downs, penalty, both teams, game, 13
- Baltimore Ravens (5) vs New England Patriots (8), Sep 23, 2012
Defense
[edit]Points allowed
[edit]- Most seasons leading league, fewest points allowed, 11
- New York Giants: 1927, 1935, 1938–39, 1941, 1958–59, 1961, 1990, 1993
- Most consecutive seasons leading league, fewest points allowed, 5
- Cleveland Browns: 1953–1957
- Most consecutive seasons leading league, fewest points allowed (since 1970 merger), 4
- Seattle Seahawks: 2012–2015[16]
- Fewest points allowed, season, 7[a]
- Fewest points allowed, season (13-game season), 20
- Fewest points allowed, season (since 1932), 44
- Fewest points allowed, 14-game season, 129
- Fewest points allowed, 16-game season, 165
- Fewest points allowed on the road, 8 road game season, since 1940, 64
- Philadelphia Eagles: 2001
- Fewest points allowed at home, 8 home game season, since 1940, 61
- Chicago Bears: 2005
- Fewest points allowed at home, 7 home game season, since 1940, 45
- Los Angeles Rams: 1977
- Fewest points allowed at home, 6 home game season, since 1940, 37
- New York Giants: 1944
- Most points allowed, season, 533
- Most points allowed, 14-game season, 501
- Most points allowed on the road, season (7-game season), 321
- Most points allowed at home, season, 292
- Most shutouts, season, 10
- Most shutouts, season, (since 1940), 5
- Fewest points allowed in 1st quarter, season, 3
- Los Angeles Rams: 1974
- Fewest points allowed in 1st quarter, 16-game season, 6
- Pittsburgh Steelers: 1978
- Fewest points allowed in 2nd quarter, season, 19
- Cleveland Browns: 1951
- Fewest points allowed in 2nd quarter, 16-game season, 31
- Chicago Bears: 2001
- Fewest points allowed in 3rd quarter, season, 6
- Detroit Lions: 1934
- Fewest points allowed in 3rd quarter, 16-game season, 9
- Miami Dolphins: 2000
- Fewest points allowed in 4th quarter, season, 7
- New York Giants: 1944
- Fewest points allowed in 4th quarter, 16-game season, 26
- Denver Broncos: 1978
Touchdowns allowed
[edit]- Fewest touchdowns allowed, season (since 1932), 6
- Fewest touchdowns allowed, 16-game season, 18
- Baltimore Ravens: 2000
- Most touchdowns allowed, season, 68
- Most consecutive games allowing one or more touchdowns, 133
- Denver Broncos September 9, 1960–October 26, 1969
- Most consecutive games without allowing a touchdown, current franchises, 7
- Detroit Lions: 1934
- Most consecutive games without allowing a touchdown, since 1935, 5
- Pittsburgh Steelers: 1976
- Pittsburgh Steelers: 2000
- Most consecutive quarters without allowing a touchdown, since 1935, 22
- Pittsburgh Steelers: 1976
- Fewest touchdowns allowed, 3rd quarter, season, 0
- Miami Dolphins: 2000
- Detroit Lions: 1934
- Fewest touchdowns allowed, rushing, season, 2
- Fewest touchdowns allowed, rushing, 16-game season, 3
- Most touchdowns allowed, rushing, season, 36
- Most consecutive games, allowing one or more rushing touchdowns, 27
- Chicago Rockets/Chicago Hornets: September 26, 1947 – September 9, 1949
- Most consecutive games, allowing one or more rushing touchdowns, current franchises, 23
- Minnesota Vikings: September 17, 1961 – November 11, 1962
- Most consecutive games without allowing a rushing touchdown, 16
- Buffalo Bills: October 24, 1964 – October 31, 1965
- Fewest touchdowns allowed, passing, season, 1
- Most touchdowns allowed, passing, national football league, season, 45
- Fewest touchdowns allowed, passing, 16-game season, 6
- Fewest touchdowns allowed, passing, 14-game season, 5
- Most consecutive games, allowing one or more passing touchdowns, 34
- St. Louis Cardinals: December 11, 1983-December 21, 1985
- Most consecutive games without allowing a passing touchdown, 8
- Green Bay Packers: December 19, 1971-October 29, 1972
- Cleveland Browns: December 26, 1987-October 16, 1988
First downs allowed
[edit]- Fewest first downs allowed season, 77
- Most first downs allowed season, 415
- Fewest first downs allowed, 16-game season, 206
- Fewest first downs allowed, rushing, season, 35
- Most first downs allowed, rushing, season, 179
- Fewest first downs allowed, passing, season, 33
- Most first downs allowed, passing, season, 253
- Fewest first downs allowed, penalty, season, 1
- Most first downs allowed, penalty, season, 56
Yards allowed
[edit]- Most seasons leading league, fewest yards allowed, 8
- Chicago Bears: 1942–43, 1948, 1958, 1963, 1984–1986
- Most consecutive seasons leading league, fewest yards allowed, 3
- Boston/Washington Redskins: 1935–1937
- Chicago Bears: 1984–1986
- Fewest yards allowed, season, 1,539
- Fewest yards allowed, 14-game season, 2,720
- Fewest yards allowed, 16-game season, 3,549
- Philadelphia Eagles: 1991
- Most yards allowed, season, 7,042
- Most yards allowed, 14-game season, 5,593
- Most seasons leading league, fewest rushing yards allowed, 11
- Chicago Bears: 1937, 1939, 1942, 1946, 1949, 1963, 1984–85, 1987–88, 2018
- Most consecutive seasons leading league, fewest rushing yards allowed, 4
- Dallas Cowboys: 1966–1969
- Fewest yards allowed, rushing, season, 519
- Fewest yards allowed, rushing, 14-game season, AFL, 918
- Fewest yards allowed, rushing, 16-game season, 970
- Most yards allowed, rushing, 14-game season, 2,971
- Most yards allowed, rushing, 16-game season, 3,228
- Most seasons leading league, fewest passing yards allowed, 10
- Green Bay Packers: 1947–48, 1962, 1964–1968, 1996, 2005
- Most consecutive seasons leading league, fewest passing yards allowed, 5
- Green Bay Packers: 1964–1968
- Fewest yards allowed, passing, season, 545
- Fewest yards allowed, passing, 14-game season, 1,290
- Fewest yards allowed, passing, 16-game season, 1,960
- Most yards allowed, passing, 16-game season, 4,796
- Most yards allowed, passing, 14-game season, 3,674
Sacks
[edit]- Most seasons leading league sacks, 8
- Pittsburgh Steelers: 1994, 2001, 2010, 2017, 2018,[b] 2019, 2020, 2021
- Most consecutive seasons leading league sacks, 5
- Pittsburgh Steelers: 2017–2021
- Most sacks, season, 72
- Fewest sacks, season, 10
- Most sacks, single team, game, 12
- Dallas Cowboys (vs Pittsburgh Steelers) Nov 20, 1966
- St. Louis Cardinals (vs Baltimore Colts) Oct 26, 1980
- Chicago Bears (vs Detroit Lions) Dec 16, 1984
- Dallas Cowboys (vs Houston Oilers) Sep 29, 1985
- New York Giants (vs Philadelphia Eagles) Sep 30, 2007
- Most sacks, single team, half, 9
- Most combined sacks (both teams), game, 18
- Green Bay Packers (8) vs San Diego Chargers (10), Sep 24, 1978
- Most combined sacks (both teams), half, 11
- New York Giants (9) vs Chicago Bears (2), Oct 3, 2010
- Most opponents yards lost attempting to pass, season, 665
- Fewest opponents yards lost attempting to pass, season, 72
- Most sacks allowed, season, 104
- Fewest sacks allowed, season, 7
Special teams
[edit]Blocked field goal returns
[edit]- Most consecutive games without a blocked field goal return for a touchdown, 1004
- Pittsburgh Steelers: November 2, 1952–2021 (ongoing)
- Most consecutive games without allowing a blocked field goal return for a touchdown, 926
- Cleveland Browns: October 17, 1948–November 30, 2015
- Most consecutive games blocking a field goal return for a touchdown, 2
- Most blocked field goals returned for a touchdown, season, 2
Kick returns
[edit]- Most seasons leading league kick returns (average return), 8
- Washington Redskins: 1942, 1947, 1962–63, 1973–74, 1981, 1995
- Most consecutive seasons leading league kick returns (average return), 3
- Denver Broncos: 1965–1967
- Most kickoff returns, season, 89
- Fewest kickoff returns, season, 17
- Most kickoff returns, single team, game, 12
- Most kickoff returns, both teams, game, 19
- New York Giants (12) vs Washington Redskins (7), Nov 27, 1966
- Most yards, kickoff returns, season, 2,296
- Fewest yards, kickoff returns, season, 282
- Most yards, kickoff returns, game, 367
- Most yards, kickoff returns, both teams, game, 560
- Detroit Lions (362) vs Los Angeles Rams (198), Oct 29, 1950
- Highest average, kickoff returns, season, 29.9
- Kansas City Chiefs (44–1,316): 2013
- Lowest average, kickoff returns, season, 14.7
- New York Jets (46–675): 1993
- Most touchdowns, kickoff returns, season, 6
- Most touchdowns, kickoff returns, game, 2
- Chicago Bears (vs Green Bay Packers) Sep 22, 1940
- Chicago Bears (vs Green Bay Packers) Nov 9, 1952
- Philadelphia Eagles (vs Dallas Cowboys) Nov 6, 1966
- Green Bay Packers (vs Cleveland Browns) Nov 12, 1967
- Los Angeles Rams (vs Green Bay Packers) Nov 24, 1985
- New Orleans Saints (vs Los Angeles Rams) Oct 23, 1994
- Baltimore Ravens (vs Minnesota Vikings) Dec 13, 1998
- Chicago Bears (vs St. Louis Rams) Dec 11, 2006
- Miami Dolphins (vs New York Jets) Nov 1, 2009
- Cleveland Browns (vs Kansas City Chiefs) Dec 20, 2009
- Seattle Seahawks (vs San Diego Chargers) Sep 26, 2010
- Most touchdowns, kickoff returns, both teams, game, 3
- Baltimore Ravens (2) vs Minnesota Vikings (1), Dec 13, 1998
- Fewest opponents kickoff returns, season, 10
- Most opponents kickoff returns, season, 93
- Fewest yards allowed, kickoff returns, season, 225
- Most yards allowed, kickoff returns, season, 2,115
- Lowest average allowed, kickoff returns, season, 14.3
- Cleveland Browns (71 returns, 1,018 yd): 1980
- Highest average allowed, kickoff returns, season, 29.5
- New York Jets (47 returns, 1,386 yd): 1972
- Most touchdowns allowed, kickoff returns, season, 4
- Most consecutive games without allowing a kickoff return for a touchdown, 265
- Cleveland Browns: September 14, 1986–November 28, 2004 (No Cleveland Browns franchise 1996–98, due to team relocation and renamed to Baltimore Ravens.)
- Most consecutive games without a kickoff return for a touchdown, 498
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers: September 12, 1976–December 9, 2007
Punting
[edit]- Most seasons leading league punting (average distance), 7
- Denver Broncos: 1962–1964, 1966–67, 1982, 1999
- Most consecutive seasons leading league punting (average distance), 4
- Washington Redskins: 1940–1943
- Most punts, season, 114
- Fewest punts, season, 23
- Fewest punts, 16-game season, 34
- Most punts, game, 17
- Fewest punts, game, 0 (zero)
- By Many Teams; Last Time: Seattle Seahawks vs. Dallas Cowboys, Nov 30, 2023 (both teams with 0 punts)
- Most punts, both teams, game, 31
- Chicago Bears (17) vs Green Bay Packers (14), Oct 22, 1933
- Fewest punts, both teams, game, 0 (zero)
- Buffalo Bills vs. San Francisco 49ers, Sep 13, 1992
- Green Bay Packers vs. Chicago Bears, September 28, 2014
- New Orleans Saints vs. Green Bay Packers, October 26, 2014
- Kansas City Chiefs vs. Philadelphia Eagles, October 3, 2021
- Seattle Seahawks vs. Dallas Cowboys, November 30, 2023
- Highest average distance, punting, season, 47.6
- Detroit Lions (56 attempts, 2,664 yd): 1961
- Lowest average distance, punting, season, 32.7
Punt returns
[edit]- Most seasons leading league punt returns (average return), 9
- Detroit Lions: 1943–1945, 1951–52, 1962, 1966, 1969, 1991
- Most consecutive seasons leading league (average return), 3
- Detroit Lions: 1943–1945
- Most punt returns, season, 71
- Pittsburgh Steelers: 1976 (14-game season)
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers: 1979
- Los Angeles Raiders: 1985
- Fewest punt returns, season, 10
- Most punt returns, single team, game, 12
- Most punt returns, both teams, game, 17
- Philadelphia Eagles (12) vs Cleveland Browns (5) Dec 3, 1950
- Most fair catches, season, 34
- Fewest fair catches, season, 0
- San Diego Chargers: 1975
- New England Patriots: 1976
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers: 1976
- Pittsburgh Steelers: 1977
- Dallas Cowboys: 1982
- Most yards, punt returns, season, 875
- Fewest yards, punt returns, season, 27
- Most yards, punt returns, single team, game, 231
- Fewest yards, punt returns, single team, game, −28
- Most yards, punt returns, both teams, game, 282
- Los Angeles Rams (219) vs Atlanta Falcons (63), Oct 11, 1981
- Fewest yards, punt returns, both teams, game, −18
- Buffalo Bills (−18) vs Pittsburgh Steelers (0), Oct 29, 1972
- Highest average, punt returns, season, 20.2
- Chicago Bears (27–546) 1941
- Lowest average, punt returns, season, 1.2
- St. Louis Cardinals (23–27) 1965
- Most touchdowns, punt returns, season, 5
- Most touchdowns, punt returns, single team, game, 2
- Detroit Lions (vs Los Angeles Rams) Oct 14, 1951
- Detroit Lions (vs Green Bay Packers) Nov 22, 1951
- Chicago Cardinals (vs Pittsburgh Steelers) Nov 1, 1959
- Chicago Cardinals (vs New York Giants) Nov 22, 1959
- New York Titans (vs Denver Broncos) Sep 24, 1961
- Denver Broncos (vs Cleveland Browns) Sep 26, 1976
- Los Angeles Rams (vs Atlanta Falcons) Oct 11, 1981
- St. Louis Cardinals (vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers) Dec 21, 1986
- Los Angeles Rams (vs Atlanta Falcons) Dec 27, 1992
- Cleveland Browns (vs Pittsburgh Steelers) Oct 24, 1993
- San Diego Chargers (vs Cincinnati Bengals) Nov 2, 1997
- Denver Broncos (vs Carolina Panthers) Nov 9, 1997
- Baltimore Ravens (vs Seattle Seahawks) Dec 7, 1997
- Baltimore Ravens (vs New York Jets) Dec 24, 2000
- New Orleans Saints (vs Minnesota Vikings) Oct 6, 2008
- Most touchdowns, punt returns, both teams, game, 2
- Philadelphia Eagles (1) vs Washington Redskins (1), Nov 9, 1952
- Kansas City Chiefs (1) vs Buffalo Bills (1), Sep 11, 1966
- Baltimore Colts (1) vs New England Patriots (1), Nov 18, 1979
- Los Angeles Raiders (1) vs Philadelphia Eagles (1) (OT), Nov 30, 1986
- Cincinnati Bengals (1) vs Green Bay Packers (1), Sep 20, 1992
- Oakland Raiders (1) vs Seattle Seahawks (1), Nov 15, 1998
- Seattle Seahawks (1) vs St. Louis Rams (1), Sep 13, 2015
- Fewest opponents punt returns, season, 7
- Most opponents punt returns, season, 71
- Fewest yards allowed, punt returns, season, 22
- Fewest yards allowed, punt returns, 16-game season, 46
- Most yard touchdowns, 34
- St. Louis Cardinals: December 11, 1983–December 21, 1985
- Most consecutive games without allowing a passing touchdown, 8
- Green Bay Packers: December 19, 1971–October 29, 1972
- Cleveland Browns: December 26, 1987–October 16, 1988
Turnovers
[edit]- Most turnovers, season, 63
- Most takeaways, season, 63
- Fewest turnovers, season, 8
- Best turnover margin, season, +43[27]
- Worst turnover margin, season, -30[28]
- Chicago Rockets: 1948 (AAFC record)
- Pittsburgh Steelers: 1965
- Most consecutive games without a turnover, 7
- Most consecutive games without a takeaway, 8
- Most turnovers, single team, game, 12
- Detroit Lions (vs. Chicago Bears) Nov 22, 1942
- Chicago Cardinals (vs. Philadelphia Eagles) Sep 24, 1950
- Pittsburgh Steelers (vs. Philadelphia Eagles) Dec 12, 1965
- Most turnovers, both teams, game, 17
- Detroit Lions (12) vs. Chicago Bears (5), Nov 22, 1942
- Boston Yanks (9) vs. Philadelphia Eagles (8), Dec 8, 1946
- Fewest takeaways (opponents' turnovers), season, 7
- Most takeaways (opponents' turnovers), season, 66
- Most takeaways (opponents' turnovers), game, 12
- Chicago Bears (vs Detroit Lions) Nov 22, 1942
- Philadelphia Eagles (vs Chicago Cardinals) Sep 24, 1950
- Philadelphia Eagles (vs Pittsburgh Steelers) Dec 12, 1965
Fumbles
[edit]- Most fumbles, season, 56
- Fewest fumbles, season, 6
- Most fumbles, game, 10
- Phil-Pitt Steagles (vs New York Giants) Oct 9, 1943
- Detroit Lions (vs Minnesota Vikings) Nov 12, 1967
- Kansas City Chiefs (vs Houston Oilers) Oct 12, 1969
- San Francisco 49ers (vs Detroit Lions) Dec 17, 1978
- Most fumbles, both teams, game, 14
- Washington Redskins (8) vs Pittsburgh Pirates (6), Nov 14, 1937
- Chicago Bears (7) vs Cleveland Rams (7), Nov 24, 1940
- St. Louis Cardinals (8) vs New York Giants (6), Sep 17, 1961
- Kansas City Chiefs (10) vs Houston Oilers (4), Oct 12, 1969
- Most fumble return yards, single team, game, 180
- Philadelphia Eagles (vs New York Giants) September 25, 1938
- Most fumbles lost, season, 36
- Fewest fumbles lost, season, 2
- Most fumbles lost, single team, game, 8
- St. Louis Cardinals (vs Washington Redskins) Oct 25, 1976
- Cleveland Browns (vs Pittsburgh Steelers) Dec 23, 1990
- Most fumbles recovered, own and opponents season, 58
- Minnesota Vikings (27 own, 31 opp): 1963
- Fewest fumbles recovered, own and opponents season, 8
- New Orleans Saints (1 own, 7 opp): 2011
- Most fumbles recovered, own and opponents game, 10
- Denver Broncos (vs Buffalo Bills (5 own, 5 opp)) Dec 13, 1964
- Pittsburgh Steelers (vs Houston Oilers (5 own, 5 opp)) Dec 9, 1973
- Washington Redskins vs (St. Louis Cardinals (2 own, 8 opp)) Oct 25, 1976
- Most own fumbles recovered, season, 37
- Fewest own fumbles recovered, season, 1
- Most opponents fumbles recovered, season, 31
- Fewest opponents fumbles recovered, season, 3
- Most opponents fumbles recovered, game, 8
- Washington Redskins (vs St. Louis Cardinals) Oct 25, 1976
- Pittsburgh Steelers (vs Cleveland Browns) Dec 23, 1990
- Most fumbles returned for touchdowns by opponents, season, 6
- Most touchdowns, fumbles recovered, own and opponents season, 7
- Arizona Cardinals (3 own, 4 opp): 2010
- Most touchdowns, own fumbles recovered, season, 3
- Most touchdowns, opponents' fumbles recovered, season, 4
- Detroit Lions 1937
- Chicago Bears: 1942
- Boston Yanks: 1948
- Los Angeles Rams: 1952
- San Francisco 49ers: 1965
- Denver Broncos: 1984
- St. Louis Cardinals: 1987
- Minnesota Vikings: 1989
- Atlanta Falcons: 1991
- Philadelphia Eagles: 1995
- New Orleans Saints: 1998
- Kansas City Chiefs: 1999
- Arizona Cardinals: 2010
- Most touchdowns, fumbles recovered, own and opponents game, 2
- By Many Teams
- Most touchdowns, fumbles recovered, both teams, own and opponents game, 3
- Detroit Lions (2) vs Minnesota Vikings (1) (2 own, 1 opp) Dec 9, 1962
- Green Bay Packers (2) vs Dallas Cowboys (1) (3 opp) Nov 28, 1964
- Oakland Raiders (2) vs Buffalo Bills (1) (3 opp) Dec 24, 1967
- Oakland Raiders (2) vs Philadelphia Eagles (1) (3 opp) Sep 24, 1995
- Tennessee Titans (2) vs Pittsburgh Steelers (1), Jan 2, 2000
- Most touchdowns, own fumbles recovered, game, 2
- Most touchdowns, opponents fumbles recovered, game, 2
- Detroit Lions (vs Cleveland Rams) Nov 7, 1937
- Philadelphia Eagles (vs New York Giants) Sep 25, 1938
- Chicago Bears (vs Washington Redskins) Nov 28, 1948
- New York Giants (vs Pittsburgh Steelers) Sep 17, 1950
- Cleveland Browns (vs Dallas Cowboys) Dec 3, 1961
- Cleveland Browns (vs New York Giants) Oct 25, 1964
- Green Bay Packers (vs Dallas Cowboys) Nov 29, 1964
- San Francisco 49ers (vs Detroit Lions) Nov 14, 1965
- Oakland Raiders (vs Buffalo Bills) Dec 24, 1967
- New York Giants (vs Green Bay Packers) Sep 19, 1971
- Washington Redskins (vs San Diego Chargers) Sep 16, 1973
- New Orleans Saints (vs San Francisco 49ers) Oct 19, 1975
- Cincinnati Bengals (vs Pittsburgh Steelers) Oct 14, 1979
- Atlanta Falcons (vs Detroit Lions) Oct 5, 1980
- Kansas City Chiefs (vs Oakland Raiders) Oct 5, 1980
- New England Patriots (vs Baltimore Colts) Nov 23, 1980
- Denver Broncos (vs Green Bay Packers) Oct 15, 1984
- Miami Dolphins (vs Kansas City Chiefs) Oct 11, 1987
- St. Louis Cardinals (vs New Orleans Saints) Oct 11, 1987
- Minnesota Vikings (vs Atlanta Falcons) Dec 10, 1989
- Philadelphia Eagles (vs Phoenix Cardinals) Nov 24, 1991
- Cincinnati Bengals (vs Seattle Seahawks) Sep 6, 1992
- Oakland Raiders (vs Philadelphia Eagles) Sep 24, 1995
- Pittsburgh Steelers (vs New England Patriots) Dec 16, 1995
- New England Patriots (vs San Diego Chargers) Dec 1, 1996
- Tennessee Titans (vs Pittsburgh Steelers) Jan 2, 2000
- Chicago Bears (vs Minnesota Viking) Oct 19, 2008
- Dallas Cowboys (vs Philadelphia Eagles) Dec 28, 2008
- San Francisco 49ers (vs St. Louis Rams) Oct 4, 2009
- Arizona Cardinals (vs New Orleans Saints) Oct 10, 2010
- Baltimore Ravens (vs New York Jets) Oct 2, 2011
- Jacksonville Jaguars (vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers) Dec 11, 2011
- New England Patriots (vs New York Jets) Nov 22, 2012
- Jacksonville Jaguars (vs New York Giants) Nov 30, 2014
- Atlanta Falcons (vs Houston Texans) Oct 4, 2015
- Arizona Cardinals (vs Green Bay Packers) Dec 27, 2015
- Dallas Cowboys (vs. Buffalo Bills) Jan 31, 1993 (Super Bowl XXVII)
- Most touchdowns, opponents fumbles recovered, both teams, game, 3
- Green Bay Packers (2) vs Dallas Cowboys (1), Nov 29, 1964
- Oakland Raiders (2) vs Buffalo Bills (1), Dec 24, 1967
- Oakland Raiders (2) vs Philadelphia Eagles (1), Sep 24, 1995
- Tennessee Titans (2) vs Pittsburgh Steelers (1), Jan 2, 2000
- Most consecutive games, no fumbles returned for touchdown (by defense), 119
- San Francisco 49ers: September 18, 1949–October 25, 1959
- Most consecutive games, without allowing a fumble returned for touchdown, 153
- Miami Dolphins: September 7, 2008–October 26, 2017
- Fewest opponents fumbles, season, 11
- Most opponents fumbles, season, 50
- Most seasons leading league interceptions, 11
- New York Giants: 1933, 1937–1939, 1944, 1948, 1951, 1954, 1961, 1997, 2013
- Most consecutive seasons leading league interceptions, 5
- Kansas City Chiefs: 1966–1970
- Most passes intercepted (by defense), season, 49
- Most yards returning interceptions, season, 503
- Fewest passes intercepted (by defense), season, 2
- Most passes intercepted (by defense), single team, game, 9
- Green Bay Packers (vs Detroit Lions) October 24, 1943
- Philadelphia Eagles (vs Pittsburgh Steelers) Dec 12, 1965
- Most consecutive games, one or more interception returned for touchdown (by defense), 5
- Cleveland Browns: December 3, 1946–September 21, 1947
- Most consecutive games, one or more interceptions (by defense), 46
- Los Angeles/San Diego Chargers: 1960–63
- Most consecutive games, no interception returned for touchdown (by defense), 118
- Houston Oilers: October 16, 1979–September 20, 1987
- Most consecutive games, no interceptions (by defense), 10
- San Francisco 49ers: November 14, 1976–October 16, 1977 :Oakland Raiders: September 10, 2017–November 19, 2017
- Most yards returning interceptions, season, 929
- Fewest yards returning interceptions, season, 5
- Most yards returning interceptions, single team, game, 325
- Most yards returning interceptions, both teams, game, 356
- Seattle Seahawks (325) vs Kansas City Chiefs (31), Nov 4, 1984
- Most touchdowns, returning interceptions, season, 9
- Most touchdowns returning interceptions, game, 4
- Most touchdowns returning interceptions, both teams, game, 4
- Philadelphia Eagles (3) vs Pittsburgh Steelers (1), Dec 12, 1965
- Seattle Seahawks (4) vs Kansas City Chiefs (0), Nov 4, 1984
Penalties
[edit]- Most seasons leading league, fewest penalties, 13
- Miami Dolphins: 1968, 1976–1984, 1986, 1990–91
- Most consecutive seasons leading league, fewest penalties, 9
- Miami Dolphins: 1976–1984
- Most seasons leading league, most penalties, 16
- Chicago Bears: 1941–1944, 1946–1949, 1951, 1959–1961, 1963, 1965, 1968, 1976
- Most consecutive seasons leading league, most penalties, 4
- Chicago Bears: 1941–1944, 1946–1949
- L.A./Oakland Raiders: 1993–1996
- Fewest penalties, season, 19
- Fewest penalties, 14-game season, 36
- Fewest penalties, 16-game season, 55
- Most penalties, season, 163
- Most penalties, both teams, game, 37
- Cleveland Browns (21) vs. Chicago Bears (16), Nov 25, 1951
- Most penalties, single team, game, 23
- Most seasons leading league, fewest yards penalized, 13
- Miami Dolphins: 1967–68, 1973, 1977–1984, 1990–91
- Most consecutive seasons leading league, fewest yards penalized, 8
- Miami Dolphins: 1977–1984
- Most seasons leading league, most yards penalized, 15
- Chicago Bears: 1935, 1937, 1939–1944, 1946–47, 1949, 1951, 1961–62, 1968
- Most consecutive seasons leading league, most yards penalized, 6
- Chicago Bears: 1939–1944
- Fewest yards penalized, season, 139
- Most yards penalized, season, 1,415
- Most yards penalized, single team, game, 212
- Most yards penalized, both teams, game, 374
- Cleveland Browns (209) vs. Chicago Bears (165), Nov 25, 1951
Other
[edit]- Team with the worst start to win multiple playoff games, 4–7
- Consecutive games without losing by more than 10 points (including the playoffs), 95[30]
- Seattle Seahawks, October 30, 2011–December 10, 2016
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ The 1920 Akron Pros allowed just 7 points in the 11-game season that ended with them being voted the NFL's first national championship team.
- ^ Tied for league lead with the Kansas City Chiefs
- ^ This section is for passes intercepted by defense. For interceptions thrown by offense, see the "Passing" section above.
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