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List of National Football League records (team)

November 10, 2023

This is a list of records set by various teams in various categories in the National Football League (NFL).

Championships edit

See also: List of Super Bowl champions
  • 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
  • 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 1990–1993
  • 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 1929–1931, 1965–1967
  • 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 1950–1955
  • Most Conference Championship Game appearances, 18
San Francisco 49ers 1970–71, 1981, 1983–84, 1988–90, 1992–94, 1997, 2011–13, 2019, 2021-22
  • Most consecutive Conference Championship Game appearances, 8
New England Patriots 2011–2018

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
Pittsburgh Steelers: 1970–2022
Pittsburgh Steelers: 1970–2022
  • Most consecutive winning seasons, franchise history, 20[6]

Losses edit

  • Lowest all-time winning percentage for regular season, current franchises, .390 (260–416–1)
Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 1976–2018[7][8]
  • Lowest all-time winning percentage for postseason, .263 (5–14)
Cincinnati Bengals, 1970–2015[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
Chicago Bears: 1932
  • Most consecutive ties, 3
Chicago Bears: 1932

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, Dec 17, 2022 (trailed 0–33, won 39–36, OT)
  • Worst point differential, 16-game season, −274
Baltimore Colts: 1981[14]

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
New Orleans Saints: 2011
  • Fewest yards gained, 16-game season, 3,374
Seattle Seahawks: 1992
  • Fewest yards gained, season, 1,150
Cincinnati Reds: 1933
  • Most yards gained, single team, game, 726
Miami Dolphins vs Denver Broncos, Sep 24, 2023
  • Fewest yards gained, single team, game, −7
Seattle Seahawks vs Los Angeles Rams, Nov 4, 1979
  • 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
San Diego Chargers: 1982
San Francisco 49ers: 1998
New England Patriots: 2011
  • Most consecutive games, 450 or more yards gained, 4
Houston Oilers: 1961
Miami Dolphins: 1984
Kansas City Chiefs: 2004
New England Patriots: 2011
  • Most consecutive games, 400 or more yards gained, 11
San Diego Chargers: 1982–83
  • Most consecutive games, 350 or more yards gained, 17
New England Patriots : 2011–2012
  • Most consecutive games, 300 or more yards gained, 36
Minnesota Vikings: 2002–2004

Passing edit

  • Most passes attempted, season, 740[15]
Detroit Lions: 2012
  • Fewest passes attempted, season, 102
Cincinnati Reds: 1933
  • Fewest passes attempted, 12-game season, 187
New York Giants: 1950
  • Fewest passes attempted, 14-game season, 205
Chicago Bears: 1972
  • Fewest passes attempted, 16-game season, 336
Los Angeles Raiders: 1990
  • Most passes attempted, game, 70
New England Patriots vs Minnesota Vikings, Nov 13, 1994
  • 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, 472
New Orleans Saints: 2011
  • Fewest passes completed, season, 25
Cincinnati Reds: 1933
  • Fewest passes completed, 12-game season, 66
New York Yanks: 1949
  • Fewest passes completed, 14-game season, 78
Chicago Bears: 1972
  • Fewest passes completed, 16-game season, 151
Tampa Bay Buccaneers: 1978
  • Most passes completed, game, 45
New England Patriots vs Minnesota Vikings (OT), Nov 13, 1994
  • 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
Denver Broncos: 2013
  • Fewest net passing yards gained, 14-game season, 997
Buffalo Bills: 1973
  • Fewest net passing yards gained, 16-game season, 1,660
Kansas City Chiefs: 1979
  • Most net passing yards gained, single team, game, 541
Los Angeles Rams (vs New York Yanks, Sep 28, 1951)
  • Fewest net passing yards gained, single team, game, −53
Denver Broncos (vs Oakland Raiders, Sep 10, 1967)
  • 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
Indianapolis Colts, 2014
  • 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
Philadelphia Eagles: 1986
  • Fewest times sacked, season, 7
Miami Dolphins: 1988
  • 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
Denver Broncos: 2013
  • Fewest touchdowns, passing, season, 0 (zero)
Cincinnati Reds: 1933
Pittsburgh Steelers: 1945
  • Fewest touchdowns, passing, 14-game season, 3
Tampa Bay Buccaneers: 1977
  • Fewest touchdowns, passing, 16-game season, 5
Tampa Bay Buccaneers: 1995
  • 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, 52
New England Patriots Sep 12, 2010–Sep 29, 2013
  • Most consecutive games, no passing touchdowns, 10
Brooklyn Dodgers Nov 1, 1942–Oct 17, 1943
  • Most consecutive games, no passing touchdowns, current franchises, 9
Pittsburgh Steelers Oct 7, 1945–Dec 2, 1945
  • Most consecutive games, no passing touchdowns, since 1950, 8
Tampa Bay Buccaneers Oct 1, 1995–Nov 26, 1995
  • Most interceptions thrown, team, season, 48
Houston Oilers: 1962
  • Most interceptions returned for touchdowns by opponents, season, 8
Miami Dolphins: 2004
  • Fewest interceptions thrown, team, season, 2
New England Patriots: 2016
  • 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 Dec 2, 2007–Nov 3, 2008
  • Most consecutive pass attempts at home without an interception, 291
New England Patriots Dec 29, 2002–Sep 9, 2004
  • Consecutive pass attempts on the road without an interception, 332
New England Patriots Dec 27, 2015–present
  • Most consecutive games without allowing an interception returned for a touchdown, 110
Los Angeles Rams Oct 21, 1973–Nov 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
Oakland Raiders: 1977
  • Fewest rushing attempts, season, 211
Philadelphia Eagles: 1982 (9 game, strike-shortened season)
  • Fewest rushing attempts, 16 game season, 304
Detroit Lions, 2006
  • Most rushing attempts, single team, game, 72
Chicago Bears (vs. Brooklyn Dodgers) Oct 20, 1935
  • Fewest rushing attempts, single team, game, 5
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (vs. New Orleans Saints) Nov 8, 2020
  • 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
Baltimore Ravens, 2019
  • Fewest yards gained rushing, season, 298
Philadelphia Eagles, 1940
  • Fewest yards gained rushing, 14-game season, 978
New York Jets, 1963
  • Fewest yards gained rushing, 16-game season, 1,062
San Diego Chargers, 2000
  • Most yards gained rushing, single team, game, 426
Detroit Lions (vs. Pittsburgh Pirates) Nov 4, 1934
  • Most yards gained rushing, single team, game, since 1951, 407
Cincinnati Bengals (vs. Denver Broncos) Oct 22, 2000
  • Fewest yards gained rushing, single team, game, −53
Detroit Lions (vs. Chicago Cardinals) Oct 17, 1943
  • 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
Cleveland Browns, 1963
  • Lowest average gain, rushing, season, 0.94
Philadelphia Eagles, 1940
  • Most touchdowns, rushing, season, 36
Green Bay Packers, 1962
  • Fewest touchdowns, rushing, season, 1
Brooklyn Dodgers, 1934
  • Fewest touchdowns, rushing, 16-game season, 2
New York Jets, 1995
Arizona Cardinals, 2005
  • 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 Dec 21, 2003 – Oct 16, 2005
  • Most consecutive games, no rushing touchdowns, 13
San Diego Chargers Oct 15, 2012 – Sep 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
New England Patriots: 2012
  • Fewest first downs, 16-game season, 176
Cleveland Browns: 2000
  • Fewest first downs, season, 51
Cincinnati Reds: 1933
  • Most first downs, single team, game, regulation time, 40
New Orleans Saints (vs Dallas Cowboys) Nov 10, 2013
  • 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
New England Patriots: 1978
  • Fewest first downs, rushing, season, 36
Cleveland Rams: 1942
Boston Yanks: 1944
  • Most first downs, rushing, game, 25
Philadelphia Eagles vs Washington Redskins, Dec 2, 1951
  • 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
New Orleans Saints: 2011
  • Fewest first downs, passing, season,18
Pittsburgh Steelers: 1941
  • Most first downs, passing, single team, game, 29
New York Giants (vs Cincinnati Bengals) Oct 13, 1985
  • 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)
Brooklyn Dodgers vs Pittsburgh Steelers, Nov 29, 1942
  • Most first downs gained, penalty, season, 43
Denver Broncos: 1994
  • Fewest first downs, penalty, season, 2
Brooklyn Dodgers: 1940
  • Most first downs, penalty, game, 11
Denver Broncos vs Houston Oilers, Oct 6, 1985
  • 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]
Akron Pros: 1920
  • Fewest points allowed, season (13-game season), 20
New York Giants: 1927
  • Fewest points allowed, season (since 1932), 44
Chicago Bears: 1932
  • Fewest points allowed, 14-game season, 129
Atlanta Falcons: 1977[17]
  • Fewest points allowed, 16-game season, 165
Baltimore Ravens: 2000
  • 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
Baltimore Colts: 1981
  • Most points allowed, 14-game season, 501
New York Giants: 1966
  • Most points allowed on the road, season (7 game season), 321
New York Giants: 1966
  • Most points allowed at home, season, 292
Detroit Lions: 2008
  • Most shutouts, season, 10
Pottsville Maroons: 1926
New York Giants: 1927
  • Most shutouts, season, (since 1940), 5
Pittsburgh Steelers: 1976
New York Giants: 1944
  • 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
Chicago Bears: 1932
Brooklyn Dodgers: 1933
  • Fewest touchdowns allowed, 16-game season, 18
Baltimore Ravens: 2000
  • Most touchdowns allowed, season, 68
Baltimore Colts: 1981
Detroit Lions: 2020
  • Most consecutive games allowing one or more touchdowns, 133
Denver Broncos Sep 9, 1960–Oct 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
Detroit Lions: 1934
Dallas Cowboys: 1968
Minnesota Vikings: 1971
  • Fewest touchdowns allowed, rushing, 16-game season, 3
San Francisco 49ers: 2011
  • Most touchdowns allowed, rushing, season, 36
Oakland Raiders: 1961
  • Most consecutive games, allowing one or more rushing touchdowns, 27
Chicago Rockets/Chicago Hornets: Sep 26, 1947 – Sep 9, 1949
  • Most consecutive games, allowing one or more rushing touchdowns, current franchises, 23
Minnesota Vikings: Sep 17, 1961 – Nov 11, 1962
  • Most consecutive games without allowing a rushing touchdown, 16
Buffalo Bills: Oct 24, 1964 – Oct 31, 1965
  • Fewest touchdowns allowed, passing, season, 1
Portsmouth Spartans: 1932
Philadelphia Eagles: 1934
  • Most touchdowns allowed, passing, national football league, season, 45
New Orleans Saints: 2015
  • Fewest touchdowns allowed, passing, 16-game season, 6
Indianapolis Colts: 2008
  • Fewest touchdowns allowed, passing, 14-game season, 5
Miami Dolphins: 1973
  • Most consecutive games, allowing one or more passing touchdowns, 34
St. Louis Cardinals: Dec 11, 1983-Dec 21, 1985
  • Most consecutive games without allowing a passing touchdown, 8
Green Bay Packers: Dec 19, 1971-Oct 29, 1972
Cleveland Browns: Dec 26, 1987-Oct 16, 1988

First downs allowed edit

  • Fewest first downs allowed season, 77
Detroit Lions: 1935
  • Most first downs allowed season, 415
Detroit Lions: 2020
  • Fewest first downs allowed, 16-game season, 206
Philadelphia Eagles: 1991
  • Fewest first downs allowed, rushing, season, 35
Chicago Bears: 1942
  • Most first downs allowed, rushing, season, 179
Detroit Lions: 1985
  • Fewest first downs allowed, passing, season, 33
Chicago Bears: 1943
  • Most first downs allowed, passing, season, 253
Detroit Lions: 2020
Seattle Seahawks: 2020
  • Fewest first downs allowed, penalty, season, 1
Boston Yanks: 1944
  • Most first downs allowed, penalty, season, 56
Kansas City Chiefs: 1998

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
Chicago Cardinals: 1934
  • Fewest yards allowed, 14-game season, 2,720
Minnesota Vikings: 1969[18]
  • Fewest yards allowed, 16-game season, 3,549
Philadelphia Eagles: 1991
  • Most yards allowed, season, 7,042
New Orleans Saints: 2012[19]
  • Most yards allowed, 14-game season, 5,593
Minnesota Vikings: 1961[20]
  • 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
Chicago Bears: 1942
  • Fewest yards allowed, rushing, 14-game season, AFL, 918
Buffalo Bills: 1964[21]
  • Fewest yards allowed, rushing, 16-game season, 970
Baltimore Ravens, 2000[22]
  • Most yards allowed, rushing, 14-game season, 2,971
Kansas City Chiefs: 1977[23]
  • Most yards allowed, rushing, 16-game season, 3,228
Buffalo Bills: 1978
  • 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
Philadelphia Eagles: 1934
  • Fewest yards allowed, passing, 14-game season, 1,290
Miami Dolphins: 1973[24]
  • Fewest yards allowed, passing, 16-game season, 1,960
Buffalo Bills: 1978[25]
  • Most yards allowed, passing, 16-game season, 4,796
Green Bay Packers: 2011
  • Most yards allowed, passing, 14-game season, 3,674
Dallas Cowboys: 1962[26]

Sacks edit

Main article: Quarterback sack
  • 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
Chicago Bears: 1984
  • Fewest sacks, season, 10
Kansas City Chiefs: 2008
  • 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
New York Giants (vs Chicago Bears) Oct 3, 2010
  • 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
Oakland Raiders: 1967
  • Fewest opponents yards lost attempting to pass, season, 72
Jacksonville Jaguars: 1995
  • Most sacks allowed, season, 104
Philadelphia Eagles: 1986
  • Fewest sacks allowed, season, 7
Miami Dolphins: 1988

Special teams edit

Blocked field goal returns edit

  • Most consecutive games without a blocked field goal return for a touchdown, 1004
Pittsburgh Steelers: Nov 2, 1952–2021 (ongoing)
  • Most consecutive games without allowing a blocked field goal return for a touchdown, 926
Cleveland Browns: Oct 17, 1948–Nov 30, 2015
  • Most consecutive games blocking a field goal return for a touchdown, 2
San Francisco 49ers: 2008
  • Most blocked field goals returned for a touchdown, season, 2
New England Patriots: 2014
San Francisco 49ers: 2008
Dallas Cowboys: 1965

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
Cleveland Browns: 1999
  • Fewest kickoff returns, season, 17
New York Giants: 1944
  • Most kickoff returns, single team, game, 12
New York Giants (vs Washington Redskins) Nov 27, 1966
  • 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
Arizona Cardinals: 2000
  • Fewest yards, kickoff returns, season, 282
New York Giants: 1940
  • Most yards, kickoff returns, game, 367
Baltimore Ravens (vs Minnesota Vikings) Dec 13, 1998
  • 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
Buffalo Bills: 2004
  • 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
Brooklyn Dodgers: 1943
  • Most opponents kickoff returns, season, 93
Indianapolis Colts: 2003
  • Fewest yards allowed, kickoff returns, season, 225
Brooklyn Dodgers 1943
  • Most yards allowed, kickoff returns, season, 2,115
St. Louis Rams: 1999
  • 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
Minnesota Vikings: 1998
  • Most consecutive games without allowing a kickoff return for a touchdown, 265
Cleveland Browns: Sep 14, 1986–Nov 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: Sep 12, 1976–Dec 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
Chicago Bears: 1981
Houston Texans: 2002
  • Fewest punts, season, 23
San Diego Chargers: 1982
  • Fewest punts, 16-game season, 34
Houston Oilers: 1990
  • Most punts, game, 17
Chicago Bears (vs Green Bay Packers) Oct 22, 1933
  • Fewest punts, game, 0 (zero)
By Many Teams; Last Time: Kansas City Chiefs vs. Philadelphia Eagles, Oct 3, 2021 (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, Sep 28, 2014
New Orleans Saints vs. Green Bay Packers, Oct 26, 2014
Kansas City Chiefs vs. Philadelphia Eagles, Oct 3, 2021
  • Highest average distance, punting, season, 47.6
Detroit Lions (56 attempts, 2,664 yd): 1961
  • Lowest average distance, punting, season, 32.7
Card-Pitt (60 attempts, 1,964 yd): 1944

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
New York Jets: 2020
  • Most punt returns, single team, game, 12
Philadelphia Eagles (vs Cleveland Browns) Dec 3, 1950
  • Most punt returns, both teams, game, 17
Philadelphia Eagles (12) vs Cleveland Browns (5) Dec 3, 1950
  • Most fair catches, season, 34
Baltimore Colts: 1971
  • 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
Green Bay Packers: 1996
  • Fewest yards, punt returns, season, 27
St. Louis Cardinals: 1965
  • Most yards, punt returns, single team, game, 231
Detroit Lions (vs San Francisco 49ers) Oct 6, 1963
  • Fewest yards, punt returns, single team, game, −28
Washington Redskins (vs Dallas Cowboys) Dec 11, 1966
  • 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
Chicago Cardinals: 1959
  • 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
Washington Redskins: 1962
San Diego Chargers: 1982
  • Most opponents punt returns, season, 71
Tampa Bay Buccaneers: 1976
Tampa Bay Buccaneers: 1977
  • Fewest yards allowed, punt returns, season, 22
Green Bay Packers: 1967
  • Fewest yards allowed, punt returns, 16-game season, 46
New Orleans Saints: 2020
  • Most yard touchdowns, 34
St. Louis Cardinals: Dec 11, 1983–Dec 21, 1985
  • Most consecutive games without allowing a passing touchdown, 8
Green Bay Packers: Dec 19, 1971–Oct 29, 1972
Cleveland Browns: Dec 26, 1987–Oct 16, 1988

Turnovers edit

  • Most turnovers, season, 63
San Francisco 49ers: 1978
  • Most takeaways, season, 63
Seattle Seahawks: 1984
  • Fewest turnovers, season, 8
New Orleans Saints: 2019
  • Best turnover margin, season, +43[27]
Washington Redskins: 1983
  • Worst turnover margin, season, -30[28]
Chicago Rockets: 1948 (AAFC record)
Pittsburgh Steelers: 1965
  • Most consecutive games without a turnover, 7
New England Patriots: 2010
  • Most consecutive games without a takeaway, 8
Tampa Bay Buccaneers: 2018
  • 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
San Francisco 49ers: 2018
  • Most takeaways (opponents' turnovers), season, 66
San Diego Chargers: 1961
  • 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
Chicago Bears: 1938
San Francisco 49ers: 1978
  • Fewest fumbles, season, 6
New Orleans Saints: 2011
  • 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) Sep 25, 1938
  • Most fumbles lost, season, 36
Chicago Cardinals: 1959
  • Fewest fumbles lost, season, 2
Kansas City Chiefs: 2002
  • 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) (10/25/76)
  • Most own fumbles recovered, season, 37
Chicago Bears: 1938
  • Fewest own fumbles recovered, season, 1
New Orleans Saints: 2011
  • Most opponents fumbles recovered, season, 31
Minnesota Vikings: 1963
  • Fewest opponents fumbles recovered, season, 3
Los Angeles Rams: 1974
Green Bay Packers: 1995
  • 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
Cincinnati Bengals: 1986
  • Most touchdowns, fumbles recovered, own and opponents season, 7
Arizona Cardinals (3 own, 4 opp): 2010
  • Most touchdowns, own fumbles recovered, season, 3
Arizona Cardinals: 2010
  • 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
Miami Dolphins (vs New England Patriots) Sep 1, 1996
  • 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: Sep 18, 1949–Oct 25, 1959
  • Most consecutive games, without allowing a fumble returned for touchdown, 153
Miami Dolphins: Sep 7, 2008–Oct 26, 2017
  • Fewest opponents fumbles, season, 11
Cleveland Browns: 1956
Baltimore Colts: 1982
Tennessee Oilers: 1998
  • Most opponents fumbles, season, 50
Minnesota Vikings: 1963
San Francisco 49ers: 1978

Interceptions[c] edit

  • 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
San Diego Chargers: 1961
  • Most yards returning interceptions, season, 503
Chicago Bears: 1986
  • Fewest passes intercepted (by defense), season, 2
San Francisco 49ers: 2018
  • Most passes intercepted (by defense), single team, game, 9
Green Bay Packers (vs Detroit Lions) Oct 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: Dec 3, 1946–Sep 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: Oct 16, 1979–Sep 20, 1987
  • Most consecutive games, no interceptions (by defense), 10
San Francisco 49ers: Nov 14, 1976–Oct 16, 1977 :Oakland Raiders: Sep 10, 2017–Nov 19, 2017
  • Most yards returning interceptions, season, 929
San Diego Chargers: 1961
  • Fewest yards returning interceptions, season, 5
Los Angeles Rams 1959
  • Most yards returning interceptions, single team, game, 325
Seattle Seahawks (vs Kansas City Chiefs) Nov 4, 1984
  • 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
San Diego Chargers: 1961
  • Most touchdowns returning interceptions, game, 4
Seattle Seahawks (vs Kansas City Chiefs) Nov 4, 1984
  • 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
Detroit Lions: 1937
  • Fewest penalties, 14-game season, 36
Minnesota Vikings: 1961
  • Fewest penalties, 16-game season, 55
Atlanta Falcons: 2012
  • Most penalties, season, 163
Oakland Raiders: 2011
  • Fewest penalties, game, 0 (zero)
By Many Teams; Last Time: New England Patriots vs Houston Texans, Dec 13, 2013
  • Most penalties, both teams, game, 37
Cleveland Browns (21) vs. Chicago Bears (16), Nov 25, 1951
  • Most penalties, single team, game, 23
Oakland Raiders, vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Oct 30, 2016
  • Fewest penalties, both teams, game, 0 (zero)
Brooklyn Dodgers vs. Pittsburgh Pirates, Oct 28, 1934
Brooklyn Dodgers vs. Boston Redskins, Sep 28, 1936
Cleveland Rams vs. Chicago Bears, Oct 9, 1938
Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Philadelphia Eagles, Nov 10, 1940
  • 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
Detroit Lions: 1937
  • Most yards penalized, season, 1,415
Seattle Seahawks: 2013
  • Fewest yards penalized, single team, game, 0
By Many Teams; Last Time: New England Patriots vs Houston Texans, Dec 13, 2013 (2013)
  • Most yards penalized, single team, game, 212
Tennessee Titans (vs. Baltimore Ravens) Oct 10, 1999
  • Fewest yards penalized, both teams, game, 0
Brooklyn Dodgers vs. Pittsburgh Pirates, Oct 28, 1934
Brooklyn Dodgers vs. Boston Redskins, Sep 28, 1936
Cleveland Rams vs. Chicago Bears, Oct 9, 1938
Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Philadelphia Eagles, Nov 10, 1940
  • 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
Jacksonville Jaguars, 1996[29]
  • Consecutive games without losing by more than 10 points (including the playoffs), 95[30]
Seattle Seahawks, Oct 30, 2011–Dec 10, 2016

See also edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Tied for league lead with the Kansas City Chiefs
  3. ^ This section is for passes intercepted by defense. For interceptions thrown by offense, see the "Passing" section above.

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  29. ^ only team to be 3 games below .500 at any point in the season to win 2+ playoff games
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External links edit

  • NFL.com – NFL History

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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources List of National Football League records team news newspapers books scholar JSTOR April 2019 Learn how and when to remove this template message This is a list of records set by various teams in various categories in the National Football League NFL Contents 1 Championships 2 Games won 3 Losses 4 Tie games 5 Scoring 6 Offense 6 1 Yards gained 6 2 Passing 6 3 Rushing 6 4 First downs 7 Defense 7 1 Points allowed 7 2 Touchdowns allowed 7 3 First downs allowed 7 4 Yards allowed 7 5 Sacks 8 Special teams 8 1 Blocked field goal returns 8 2 Kick returns 8 3 Punting 8 4 Punt returns 9 Turnovers 9 1 Fumbles 9 2 Interceptions c 10 Penalties 11 Other 12 See also 13 Notes 14 References 15 External linksChampionships editSee also List of Super Bowl champions Most Super Bowl wins 6Pittsburgh Steelers 1974 75 1978 79 2005 2008 New England Patriots 2001 2003 04 2014 2016 2018Most consecutive Super Bowl wins 2Green 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 04Most Super Bowl appearances 11New England Patriots 1985 1996 2001 2003 04 2007 2011 2014 2016 18Most consecutive Super Bowl appearances 4Buffalo Bills 1990 1993Most league championships 13Green Bay Packers 1929 31 1936 1939 1944 1961 62 1965 67 1996 2010Most consecutive league championships 3Green Bay Packers 1929 1931 1965 1967Most league championship game appearances 19New York Giants 1933 35 1938 39 1941 1944 1946 1956 1958 59 1961 63 1986 1990 2000 2007 2011Most consecutive league championship game appearances 6Cleveland Browns 1950 1955Most Conference Championship Game appearances 18San Francisco 49ers 1970 71 1981 1983 84 1988 90 1992 94 1997 2011 13 2019 2021 22Most consecutive Conference Championship Game appearances 8New England Patriots 2011 2018Games won editHighest 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 2022Most games won including playoffs franchise history 826 3 Green Bay Packers 1920 2022Most games won regular season only since 1970 merger 504 4 Pittsburgh Steelers 1970 2022Most games won including playoffs since 1970 merger 540 5 Pittsburgh Steelers 1970 2022Most consecutive winning seasons franchise history 20 6 Losses editLowest all time winning percentage for regular season current franchises 390 260 416 1 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1976 2018 7 8 Lowest all time winning percentage for postseason 263 5 14 Cincinnati Bengals 1970 2015 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 gamesTampa Bay Buccaneers 1976 1977 11 Tie games editMost ties in a season 6Chicago Bears 1932Most consecutive ties 3Chicago Bears 1932Scoring editMost 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 2013Most points overcome to win game 33 13 Minnesota Vikings vs Indianapolis Colts Dec 17 2022 trailed 0 33 won 39 36 OT Worst point differential 16 game season 274Baltimore Colts 1981 14 Offense editYards gained edit Most seasons leading league yards gained 12Chicago Bears 1932 1934 35 1939 1941 1944 1947 1949 1955 56Most consecutive seasons leading league yards gained 4Chicago Bears 1941 1944 San Diego Chargers 1980 1983Most yards gained season 7 474New Orleans Saints 2011Fewest yards gained 16 game season 3 374Seattle Seahawks 1992Fewest yards gained season 1 150Cincinnati Reds 1933Most yards gained single team game 726Miami Dolphins vs Denver Broncos Sep 24 2023Fewest yards gained single team game 7Seattle Seahawks vs Los Angeles Rams Nov 4 1979Most yards gained both teams game 1 151New England Patriots 613 vs Philadelphia Eagles 538 Feb 4 2018 Super Bowl LII Fewest yards gained both teams game 30Chicago Cardinals 14 vs Detroit Lions 16 Sep 15 1940Most consecutive games 500 or more yards gained 3San Diego Chargers 1982 San Francisco 49ers 1998 New England Patriots 2011Most consecutive games 450 or more yards gained 4Houston Oilers 1961 Miami Dolphins 1984 Kansas City Chiefs 2004 New England Patriots 2011Most consecutive games 400 or more yards gained 11San Diego Chargers 1982 83Most consecutive games 350 or more yards gained 17New England Patriots 2011 2012Most consecutive games 300 or more yards gained 36Minnesota Vikings 2002 2004Passing edit Most passes attempted season 740 15 Detroit Lions 2012Fewest passes attempted season 102Cincinnati Reds 1933Fewest passes attempted 12 game season 187New York Giants 1950Fewest passes attempted 14 game season 205Chicago Bears 1972Fewest passes attempted 16 game season 336Los Angeles Raiders 1990Most passes attempted game 70New England Patriots vs Minnesota Vikings Nov 13 1994Fewest 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 1950Most passes attempted both teams game 112New England Patriots 70 vs Minnesota Vikings 42 Nov 13 1994Fewest passes attempted both teams game 4Chicago Cardinals 1 vs Detroit Lions 3 Nov 3 1935 Detroit Lions 0 vs Cleveland Rams 4 Sep 10 1937Most passes completed season 472New Orleans Saints 2011Fewest passes completed season 25Cincinnati Reds 1933Fewest passes completed 12 game season 66New York Yanks 1949Fewest passes completed 14 game season 78Chicago Bears 1972Fewest passes completed 16 game season 151Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1978Most passes completed game 45New England Patriots vs Minnesota Vikings OT Nov 13 1994Fewest passes completed single team game 0By Many NFL Teams Last Time Buffalo Bills vs New York Jets Sep 29 1974Most passes completed both teams game 72Detroit Lions 41 vs Tennessee Titans 44 OT Sep 23 2012Fewest passes completed both teams game 1Chicago 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 1942Most Seasons Leading League Net Passing Yards 10San Diego Chargers 1965 1968 1971 1978 83 1985Most consecutive seasons leading league net passing yards 6San Diego Chargers 1978 83Most net passing yards gained season 5 444Denver Broncos 2013Fewest net passing yards gained 14 game season 997Buffalo Bills 1973Fewest net passing yards gained 16 game season 1 660Kansas City Chiefs 1979Most net passing yards gained single team game 541Los Angeles Rams vs New York Yanks Sep 28 1951 Fewest net passing yards gained single team game 53Denver Broncos vs Oakland Raiders Sep 10 1967 Most net passing yards gained both teams game 971Green Bay Packers 469 vs Detroit Lions 502 Jan 1 2012Fewest net passing yards gained both teams game 11Green Bay Packers 10 vs Dallas Cowboys 1 Oct 24 1965Most consecutive games passing for 300 yards single team 8Indianapolis Colts 2014Most seasons leading league fewest times sacked 10Miami Dolphins 1973 1982 90Most consecutive seasons leading league fewest times sacked 9Miami Dolphins 1982 90Most times sacked season 104Philadelphia Eagles 1986Fewest times sacked season 7Miami Dolphins 1988Most times sacked single team game 12Pittsburgh 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 18Green Bay Packers 10 vs San Diego Chargers 8 Sep 24 1978Most seasons leading league in completion percentage 14San Francisco 49ers 1952 1957 58 1965 1981 1983 1987 1989 1992 97Most consecutive seasons leading league completion percentage 6San Francisco 49ers 1992 97Highest completion percentage season 71 3New Orleans Saints 662 attempts 472 completions 2011Highest completion percentage game 96 7Tennessee Titans 22 completions 23 attempts vs Houston Texans Nov 26 2018Lowest completion percentage season 22 9Philadelphia Eagles 170 39 1936Most touchdowns passing season 55Denver Broncos 2013Fewest touchdowns passing season 0 zero Cincinnati Reds 1933 Pittsburgh Steelers 1945Fewest touchdowns passing 14 game season 3Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1977Fewest touchdowns passing 16 game season 5Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1995Most touchdowns passing single team game 7Chicago 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 13New Orleans Saints 7 vs New York Giants 6 Nov 1 2015Most consecutive games one or more passing touchdowns 52New England Patriots Sep 12 2010 Sep 29 2013Most consecutive games no passing touchdowns 10Brooklyn Dodgers Nov 1 1942 Oct 17 1943Most consecutive games no passing touchdowns current franchises 9Pittsburgh Steelers Oct 7 1945 Dec 2 1945Most consecutive games no passing touchdowns since 1950 8Tampa Bay Buccaneers Oct 1 1995 Nov 26 1995Most interceptions thrown team season 48Houston Oilers 1962Most interceptions returned for touchdowns by opponents season 8Miami Dolphins 2004Fewest interceptions thrown team season 2New England Patriots 2016Most interceptions thrown single team game 9Detroit Lions vs Green Bay Packers Oct 24 1943 Pittsburgh Steelers vs Philadelphia Eagles Dec 12 1965 Most interceptions thrown both teams game 13Denver Broncos 8 vs Houston Oilers 5 Dec 2 1962Most consecutive pass attempts without an interception 379Washington Redskins Dec 2 2007 Nov 3 2008Most consecutive pass attempts at home without an interception 291New England Patriots Dec 29 2002 Sep 9 2004Consecutive pass attempts on the road without an interception 332New England Patriots Dec 27 2015 presentMost consecutive games without allowing an interception returned for a touchdown 110Los Angeles Rams Oct 21 1973 Nov 30 1980Rushing edit Most seasons leading league rushing 12Chicago Bears 1932 1934 35 1939 1942 1951 1955 56 1968 1977 1983 1986Most consecutive seasons leading league rushing 4Chicago Bears 2 1939 1942 1983 1986Most rushing attempts season 681Oakland Raiders 1977Fewest rushing attempts season 211Philadelphia Eagles 1982 9 game strike shortened season Fewest rushing attempts 16 game season 304Detroit Lions 2006Most rushing attempts single team game 72Chicago Bears vs Brooklyn Dodgers Oct 20 1935Fewest rushing attempts single team game 5Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs New Orleans Saints Nov 8 2020Most rushing attempts both teams game 108Chicago Cardinals 70 vs Green Bay Packers 38 Dec 5 1948Fewest rushing attempts both teams game 16Chicago Cardinals 6 vs Boston Redskins 10 Oct 29 1933Most yards gained rushing season 3 296Baltimore Ravens 2019Fewest yards gained rushing season 298Philadelphia Eagles 1940Fewest yards gained rushing 14 game season 978New York Jets 1963Fewest yards gained rushing 16 game season 1 062San Diego Chargers 2000Most yards gained rushing single team game 426Detroit Lions vs Pittsburgh Pirates Nov 4 1934Most yards gained rushing single team game since 1951 407Cincinnati Bengals vs Denver Broncos Oct 22 2000Fewest yards gained rushing single team game 53Detroit Lions vs Chicago Cardinals Oct 17 1943Most yards gained rushing both teams game 595Los Angeles Rams 371 vs New York Yanks 224 Nov 18 1951Fewest yards gained rushing both teams game 15Detroit Lions 53 vs Chicago Cardinals 38 Oct 17 1943Highest average gain rushing season 5 74Cleveland Browns 1963Lowest average gain rushing season 0 94Philadelphia Eagles 1940Most touchdowns rushing season 36Green Bay Packers 1962Fewest touchdowns rushing season 1Brooklyn Dodgers 1934Fewest touchdowns rushing 16 game season 2New York Jets 1995 Arizona Cardinals 2005Most touchdowns rushing both teams game 9Rock Island Independents 9 vs Evansville Crimson Giants 0 Oct 15 1922 Racine Legion 9 vs Louisville Brecks 0 Nov 5 1922Most touchdowns rushing both teams game since 1940 9Baltimore Ravens vs Cleveland Browns Dec 14 2020 Minnesota Vikings vs New Orleans Saints Dec 25 2020Most consecutive games one or more rushing touchdowns 24San Diego Chargers Dec 21 2003 Oct 16 2005Most consecutive games no rushing touchdowns 13San Diego Chargers Oct 15 2012 Sep 15 2013First downs edit Most seasons leading league first downs 9Chicago Bears 1935 1939 1941 1943 1945 1947 1949 1955Most consecutive seasons leading league first downs 4San Diego Chargers 1980 1983Most first downs season 444New England Patriots 2012Fewest first downs 16 game season 176Cleveland Browns 2000Fewest first downs season 51Cincinnati Reds 1933Most first downs single team game regulation time 40New Orleans Saints vs Dallas Cowboys Nov 10 2013Fewest 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 1966Most first downs both teams game 64Kansas City Chiefs 32 vs Seattle Seahawks 32 Nov 24 2002Fewest first downs both teams game 7Chicago Cardinals 2 vs Detroit Lions 5 Sep 15 1940Most first downs rushing season 181New England Patriots 1978Fewest first downs rushing season 36Cleveland Rams 1942 Boston Yanks 1944Most first downs rushing game 25Philadelphia Eagles vs Washington Redskins Dec 2 1951Fewest first downs rushing single team game 0 zero Several Teams Last Time Carolina Panthers vs San Diego Chargers Dec 17 2000Most first downs rushing both teams game 36Philadelphia Eagles 25 vs Washington Redskins 11 Dec 2 1951Fewest first downs rushing both teams game 2Houston 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 1999Most first downs passing season 280New Orleans Saints 2011Fewest first downs passing season 18Pittsburgh Steelers 1941Most first downs passing single team game 29New York Giants vs Cincinnati Bengals Oct 13 1985Fewest first downs passing single team game 0 zero By Several Teams Last Time Cleveland Browns vs Jacksonville Jaguars Dec 3 2000Most first downs passing both teams game 47Detroit Lions 20 vs Green Bay Packers 27 Jan 1 2012Fewest first downs passing both teams game 0 zero Brooklyn Dodgers vs Pittsburgh Steelers Nov 29 1942Most first downs gained penalty season 43Denver Broncos 1994Fewest first downs penalty season 2Brooklyn Dodgers 1940Most first downs penalty game 11Denver Broncos vs Houston Oilers Oct 6 1985Most first downs penalty both teams game 13Baltimore Ravens 5 vs New England Patriots 8 Sep 23 2012Defense editPoints allowed edit Most seasons leading league fewest points allowed 11New York Giants 1927 1935 1938 39 1941 1958 59 1961 1990 1993Most consecutive seasons leading league fewest points allowed 5Cleveland Browns 1953 1957Most consecutive seasons leading league fewest points allowed since 1970 merger 4Seattle Seahawks 2012 2015 16 Fewest points allowed season 7 a Akron Pros 1920Fewest points allowed season 13 game season 20New York Giants 1927Fewest points allowed season since 1932 44Chicago Bears 1932Fewest points allowed 14 game season 129Atlanta Falcons 1977 17 Fewest points allowed 16 game season 165Baltimore Ravens 2000Fewest points allowed on the road 8 road game season since 1940 64Philadelphia Eagles 2001Fewest points allowed at home 8 home game season since 1940 61Chicago Bears 2005Fewest points allowed at home 7 home game season since 1940 45Los Angeles Rams 1977Fewest points allowed at home 6 home game season since 1940 37New York Giants 1944Most points allowed season 533Baltimore Colts 1981Most points allowed 14 game season 501New York Giants 1966Most points allowed on the road season 7 game season 321New York Giants 1966Most points allowed at home season 292Detroit Lions 2008Most shutouts season 10Pottsville Maroons 1926 New York Giants 1927Most shutouts season since 1940 5Pittsburgh Steelers 1976 New York Giants 1944Fewest points allowed in 1st quarter season 3Los Angeles Rams 1974Fewest points allowed in 1st quarter 16 game season 6Pittsburgh Steelers 1978Fewest points allowed in 2nd quarter season 19Cleveland Browns 1951Fewest points allowed in 2nd quarter 16 game season 31Chicago Bears 2001Fewest points allowed in 3rd quarter season 6Detroit Lions 1934Fewest points allowed in 3rd quarter 16 game season 9Miami Dolphins 2000Fewest points allowed in 4th quarter season 7New York Giants 1944Fewest points allowed in 4th quarter 16 game season 26Denver Broncos 1978Touchdowns allowed edit Fewest touchdowns allowed season since 1932 6Chicago Bears 1932 Brooklyn Dodgers 1933Fewest touchdowns allowed 16 game season 18Baltimore Ravens 2000Most touchdowns allowed season 68Baltimore Colts 1981 Detroit Lions 2020Most consecutive games allowing one or more touchdowns 133Denver Broncos Sep 9 1960 Oct 26 1969Most consecutive games without allowing a touchdown current franchises 7Detroit Lions 1934Most consecutive games without allowing a touchdown since 1935 5Pittsburgh Steelers 1976 Pittsburgh Steelers 2000Most consecutive quarters without allowing a touchdown since 1935 22Pittsburgh Steelers 1976Fewest touchdowns allowed 3rd quarter season 0Miami Dolphins 2000 Detroit Lions 1934Fewest touchdowns allowed rushing season 2Detroit Lions 1934 Dallas Cowboys 1968 Minnesota Vikings 1971Fewest touchdowns allowed rushing 16 game season 3San Francisco 49ers 2011Most touchdowns allowed rushing season 36Oakland Raiders 1961Most consecutive games allowing one or more rushing touchdowns 27Chicago Rockets Chicago Hornets Sep 26 1947 Sep 9 1949Most consecutive games allowing one or more rushing touchdowns current franchises 23Minnesota Vikings Sep 17 1961 Nov 11 1962Most consecutive games without allowing a rushing touchdown 16Buffalo Bills Oct 24 1964 Oct 31 1965Fewest touchdowns allowed passing season 1Portsmouth Spartans 1932 Philadelphia Eagles 1934Most touchdowns allowed passing national football league season 45New Orleans Saints 2015Fewest touchdowns allowed passing 16 game season 6Indianapolis Colts 2008Fewest touchdowns allowed passing 14 game season 5Miami Dolphins 1973Most consecutive games allowing one or more passing touchdowns 34St Louis Cardinals Dec 11 1983 Dec 21 1985Most consecutive games without allowing a passing touchdown 8Green Bay Packers Dec 19 1971 Oct 29 1972 Cleveland Browns Dec 26 1987 Oct 16 1988First downs allowed edit Fewest first downs allowed season 77Detroit Lions 1935Most first downs allowed season 415Detroit Lions 2020Fewest first downs allowed 16 game season 206Philadelphia Eagles 1991Fewest first downs allowed rushing season 35Chicago Bears 1942Most first downs allowed rushing season 179Detroit Lions 1985Fewest first downs allowed passing season 33Chicago Bears 1943Most first downs allowed passing season 253Detroit Lions 2020 Seattle Seahawks 2020Fewest first downs allowed penalty season 1Boston Yanks 1944Most first downs allowed penalty season 56Kansas City Chiefs 1998Yards allowed edit Most seasons leading league fewest yards allowed 8Chicago Bears 1942 43 1948 1958 1963 1984 1986Most consecutive seasons leading league fewest yards allowed 3Boston Washington Redskins 1935 1937 Chicago Bears 1984 1986Fewest yards allowed season 1 539Chicago Cardinals 1934Fewest yards allowed 14 game season 2 720Minnesota Vikings 1969 18 Fewest yards allowed 16 game season 3 549Philadelphia Eagles 1991Most yards allowed season 7 042New Orleans Saints 2012 19 Most yards allowed 14 game season 5 593Minnesota Vikings 1961 20 Most seasons leading league fewest rushing yards allowed 11Chicago Bears 1937 1939 1942 1946 1949 1963 1984 85 1987 88 2018Most consecutive seasons leading league fewest rushing yards allowed 4Dallas Cowboys 1966 1969Fewest yards allowed rushing season 519Chicago Bears 1942Fewest yards allowed rushing 14 game season AFL 918Buffalo Bills 1964 21 Fewest yards allowed rushing 16 game season 970Baltimore Ravens 2000 22 Most yards allowed rushing 14 game season 2 971Kansas City Chiefs 1977 23 Most yards allowed rushing 16 game season 3 228Buffalo Bills 1978Most seasons leading league fewest passing yards allowed 10Green Bay Packers 1947 48 1962 1964 1968 1996 2005Most consecutive seasons leading league fewest passing yards allowed 5Green Bay Packers 1964 1968Fewest yards allowed passing season 545Philadelphia Eagles 1934Fewest yards allowed passing 14 game season 1 290Miami Dolphins 1973 24 Fewest yards allowed passing 16 game season 1 960Buffalo Bills 1978 25 Most yards allowed passing 16 game season 4 796Green Bay Packers 2011Most yards allowed passing 14 game season 3 674Dallas Cowboys 1962 26 Sacks edit Main article Quarterback sack Most seasons leading league sacks 8Pittsburgh Steelers 1994 2001 2010 2017 2018 b 2019 2020 2021Most consecutive seasons leading league sacks 5Pittsburgh Steelers 2017 2021Most sacks season 72Chicago Bears 1984Fewest sacks season 10Kansas City Chiefs 2008Most sacks single team game 12Dallas 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 2007Most sacks single team half 9New York Giants vs Chicago Bears Oct 3 2010Most combined sacks both teams game 18Green Bay Packers 8 vs San Diego Chargers 10 Sep 24 1978Most combined sacks both teams half 11New York Giants 9 vs Chicago Bears 2 Oct 3 2010Most opponents yards lost attempting to pass season 665Oakland Raiders 1967Fewest opponents yards lost attempting to pass season 72Jacksonville Jaguars 1995Most sacks allowed season 104Philadelphia Eagles 1986Fewest sacks allowed season 7Miami Dolphins 1988Special teams editBlocked field goal returns edit Most consecutive games without a blocked field goal return for a touchdown 1004Pittsburgh Steelers Nov 2 1952 2021 ongoing Most consecutive games without allowing a blocked field goal return for a touchdown 926Cleveland Browns Oct 17 1948 Nov 30 2015Most consecutive games blocking a field goal return for a touchdown 2San Francisco 49ers 2008Most blocked field goals returned for a touchdown season 2New England Patriots 2014 San Francisco 49ers 2008 Dallas Cowboys 1965Kick returns edit Most seasons leading league kick returns average return 8Washington Redskins 1942 1947 1962 63 1973 74 1981 1995Most consecutive seasons leading league kick returns average return 3Denver Broncos 1965 1967Most kickoff returns season 89Cleveland Browns 1999Fewest kickoff returns season 17New York Giants 1944Most kickoff returns single team game 12New York Giants vs Washington Redskins Nov 27 1966Most kickoff returns both teams game 19New York Giants 12 vs Washington Redskins 7 Nov 27 1966Most yards kickoff returns season 2 296Arizona Cardinals 2000Fewest yards kickoff returns season 282New York Giants 1940Most yards kickoff returns game 367Baltimore Ravens vs Minnesota Vikings Dec 13 1998Most yards kickoff returns both teams game 560Detroit Lions 362 vs Los Angeles Rams 198 Oct 29 1950Highest average kickoff returns season 29 9Kansas City Chiefs 44 1 316 2013Lowest average kickoff returns season 14 7New York Jets 46 675 1993Most touchdowns kickoff returns season 6Buffalo Bills 2004Most touchdowns kickoff returns game 2Chicago 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 2010Most touchdowns kickoff returns both teams game 3Baltimore Ravens 2 vs Minnesota Vikings 1 Dec 13 1998Fewest opponents kickoff returns season 10Brooklyn Dodgers 1943Most opponents kickoff returns season 93Indianapolis Colts 2003Fewest yards allowed kickoff returns season 225Brooklyn Dodgers 1943Most yards allowed kickoff returns season 2 115St Louis Rams 1999Lowest average allowed kickoff returns season 14 3Cleveland Browns 71 returns 1 018 yd 1980Highest average allowed kickoff returns season 29 5New York Jets 47 returns 1 386 yd 1972Most touchdowns allowed kickoff returns season 4Minnesota Vikings 1998Most consecutive games without allowing a kickoff return for a touchdown 265Cleveland Browns Sep 14 1986 Nov 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 498Tampa Bay Buccaneers Sep 12 1976 Dec 9 2007Punting edit Most seasons leading league punting average distance 7Denver Broncos 1962 1964 1966 67 1982 1999Most consecutive seasons leading league punting average distance 4Washington Redskins 1940 1943Most punts season 114Chicago Bears 1981 Houston Texans 2002Fewest punts season 23San Diego Chargers 1982Fewest punts 16 game season 34Houston Oilers 1990Most punts game 17Chicago Bears vs Green Bay Packers Oct 22 1933Fewest punts game 0 zero By Many Teams Last Time Kansas City Chiefs vs Philadelphia Eagles Oct 3 2021 both teams with 0 punts Most punts both teams game 31Chicago Bears 17 vs Green Bay Packers 14 Oct 22 1933Fewest punts both teams game 0 zero Buffalo Bills vs San Francisco 49ers Sep 13 1992 Green Bay Packers vs Chicago Bears Sep 28 2014 New Orleans Saints vs Green Bay Packers Oct 26 2014 Kansas City Chiefs vs Philadelphia Eagles Oct 3 2021Highest average distance punting season 47 6Detroit Lions 56 attempts 2 664 yd 1961Lowest average distance punting season 32 7Card Pitt 60 attempts 1 964 yd 1944Punt returns edit Most seasons leading league punt returns average return 9Detroit Lions 1943 1945 1951 52 1962 1966 1969 1991Most consecutive seasons leading league average return 3Detroit Lions 1943 1945Most punt returns season 71Pittsburgh Steelers 1976 14 game season Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1979 Los Angeles Raiders 1985Fewest punt returns season 10New York Jets 2020Most punt returns single team game 12Philadelphia Eagles vs Cleveland Browns Dec 3 1950Most punt returns both teams game 17Philadelphia Eagles 12 vs Cleveland Browns 5 Dec 3 1950Most fair catches season 34Baltimore Colts 1971Fewest fair catches season 0San Diego Chargers 1975 New England Patriots 1976 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1976 Pittsburgh Steelers 1977 Dallas Cowboys 1982Most yards punt returns season 875Green Bay Packers 1996Fewest yards punt returns season 27St Louis Cardinals 1965Most yards punt returns single team game 231Detroit Lions vs San Francisco 49ers Oct 6 1963Fewest yards punt returns single team game 28Washington Redskins vs Dallas Cowboys Dec 11 1966Most yards punt returns both teams game 282Los Angeles Rams 219 vs Atlanta Falcons 63 Oct 11 1981Fewest yards punt returns both teams game 18Buffalo Bills 18 vs Pittsburgh Steelers 0 Oct 29 1972Highest average punt returns season 20 2Chicago Bears 27 546 1941Lowest average punt returns season 1 2St Louis Cardinals 23 27 1965Most touchdowns punt returns season 5Chicago Cardinals 1959Most touchdowns punt returns single team game 2Detroit 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 2008Most touchdowns punt returns both teams game 2Philadelphia 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 2015Fewest opponents punt returns season 7Washington Redskins 1962 San Diego Chargers 1982Most opponents punt returns season 71Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1976 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1977Fewest yards allowed punt returns season 22Green Bay Packers 1967Fewest yards allowed punt returns 16 game season 46New Orleans Saints 2020Most yard touchdowns 34St Louis Cardinals Dec 11 1983 Dec 21 1985Most consecutive games without allowing a passing touchdown 8Green Bay Packers Dec 19 1971 Oct 29 1972 Cleveland Browns Dec 26 1987 Oct 16 1988Turnovers editMost turnovers season 63San Francisco 49ers 1978Most takeaways season 63Seattle Seahawks 1984Fewest turnovers season 8New Orleans Saints 2019Best turnover margin season 43 27 Washington Redskins 1983Worst turnover margin season 30 28 Chicago Rockets 1948 AAFC record Pittsburgh Steelers 1965Most consecutive games without a turnover 7New England Patriots 2010Most consecutive games without a takeaway 8Tampa Bay Buccaneers 2018Most turnovers single team game 12Detroit Lions vs Chicago Bears Nov 22 1942 Chicago Cardinals vs Philadelphia Eagles Sep 24 1950 Pittsburgh Steelers vs Philadelphia Eagles Dec 12 1965Most turnovers both teams game 17Detroit Lions 12 vs Chicago Bears 5 Nov 22 1942 Boston Yanks 9 vs Philadelphia Eagles 8 Dec 8 1946Fewest takeaways opponents turnovers season 7San Francisco 49ers 2018Most takeaways opponents turnovers season 66San Diego Chargers 1961Most takeaways opponents turnovers game 12Chicago Bears vs Detroit Lions Nov 22 1942 Philadelphia Eagles vs Chicago Cardinals Sep 24 1950 Philadelphia Eagles vs Pittsburgh Steelers Dec 12 1965Fumbles edit Most fumbles season 56Chicago Bears 1938 San Francisco 49ers 1978Fewest fumbles season 6New Orleans Saints 2011Most fumbles game 10Phil 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 1978Most fumbles both teams game 14Washington 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 1969Most fumble return yards single team game 180Philadelphia Eagles vs New York Giants Sep 25 1938Most fumbles lost season 36Chicago Cardinals 1959Fewest fumbles lost season 2Kansas City Chiefs 2002Most fumbles lost single team game 8St Louis Cardinals vs Washington Redskins Oct 25 1976 Cleveland Browns vs Pittsburgh Steelers Dec 23 1990Most fumbles recovered own and opponents season 58Minnesota Vikings 27 own 31 opp 1963Fewest fumbles recovered own and opponents season 8New Orleans Saints 1 own 7 opp 2011Most fumbles recovered own and opponents game 10Denver 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 10 25 76 Most own fumbles recovered season 37Chicago Bears 1938Fewest own fumbles recovered season 1New Orleans Saints 2011Most opponents fumbles recovered season 31Minnesota Vikings 1963Fewest opponents fumbles recovered season 3Los Angeles Rams 1974 Green Bay Packers 1995Most opponents fumbles recovered game 8Washington Redskins vs St Louis Cardinals Oct 25 1976 Pittsburgh Steelers vs Cleveland Browns Dec 23 1990Most fumbles returned for touchdowns by opponents season 6Cincinnati Bengals 1986Most touchdowns fumbles recovered own and opponents season 7Arizona Cardinals 3 own 4 opp 2010Most touchdowns own fumbles recovered season 3Arizona Cardinals 2010Most touchdowns opponents fumbles recovered season 4Detroit 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 2010Most touchdowns fumbles recovered own and opponents game 2By Many TeamsMost touchdowns fumbles recovered both teams own and opponents game 3Detroit 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 2000Most touchdowns own fumbles recovered game 2Miami Dolphins vs New England Patriots Sep 1 1996Most touchdowns opponents fumbles recovered game 2Detroit 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 3Green 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 2000Most consecutive games no fumbles returned for touchdown by defense 119San Francisco 49ers Sep 18 1949 Oct 25 1959Most consecutive games without allowing a fumble returned for touchdown 153Miami Dolphins Sep 7 2008 Oct 26 2017Fewest opponents fumbles season 11Cleveland Browns 1956 Baltimore Colts 1982 Tennessee Oilers 1998Most opponents fumbles season 50Minnesota Vikings 1963 San Francisco 49ers 1978Interceptions c edit Most seasons leading league interceptions 11New York Giants 1933 1937 1939 1944 1948 1951 1954 1961 1997 2013Most consecutive seasons leading league interceptions 5Kansas City Chiefs 1966 1970Most passes intercepted by defense season 49San Diego Chargers 1961Most yards returning interceptions season 503Chicago Bears 1986Fewest passes intercepted by defense season 2San Francisco 49ers 2018Most passes intercepted by defense single team game 9Green Bay Packers vs Detroit Lions Oct 24 1943 Philadelphia Eagles vs Pittsburgh Steelers Dec 12 1965Most consecutive games one or more interception returned for touchdown by defense 5Cleveland Browns Dec 3 1946 Sep 21 1947Most consecutive games one or more interceptions by defense 46Los Angeles San Diego Chargers 1960 63Most consecutive games no interception returned for touchdown by defense 118Houston Oilers Oct 16 1979 Sep 20 1987Most consecutive games no interceptions by defense 10San Francisco 49ers Nov 14 1976 Oct 16 1977 Oakland Raiders Sep 10 2017 Nov 19 2017Most yards returning interceptions season 929San Diego Chargers 1961Fewest yards returning interceptions season 5Los Angeles Rams 1959Most yards returning interceptions single team game 325Seattle Seahawks vs Kansas City Chiefs Nov 4 1984Most yards returning interceptions both teams game 356Seattle Seahawks 325 vs Kansas City Chiefs 31 Nov 4 1984Most touchdowns returning interceptions season 9San Diego Chargers 1961Most touchdowns returning interceptions game 4Seattle Seahawks vs Kansas City Chiefs Nov 4 1984Most touchdowns returning interceptions both teams game 4Philadelphia Eagles 3 vs Pittsburgh Steelers 1 Dec 12 1965 Seattle Seahawks 4 vs Kansas City Chiefs 0 Nov 4 1984Penalties editMost seasons leading league fewest penalties 13Miami Dolphins 1968 1976 1984 1986 1990 91Most consecutive seasons leading league fewest penalties 9Miami Dolphins 1976 1984Most seasons leading league most penalties 16Chicago Bears 1941 1944 1946 1949 1951 1959 1961 1963 1965 1968 1976Most consecutive seasons leading league most penalties 4Chicago Bears 1941 1944 1946 1949 L A Oakland Raiders 1993 1996Fewest penalties season 19Detroit Lions 1937Fewest penalties 14 game season 36Minnesota Vikings 1961Fewest penalties 16 game season 55Atlanta Falcons 2012Most penalties season 163Oakland Raiders 2011Fewest penalties game 0 zero By Many Teams Last Time New England Patriots vs Houston Texans Dec 13 2013Most penalties both teams game 37Cleveland Browns 21 vs Chicago Bears 16 Nov 25 1951Most penalties single team game 23Oakland Raiders vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers Oct 30 2016Fewest penalties both teams game 0 zero Brooklyn Dodgers vs Pittsburgh Pirates Oct 28 1934 Brooklyn Dodgers vs Boston Redskins Sep 28 1936 Cleveland Rams vs Chicago Bears Oct 9 1938 Pittsburgh Steelers vs Philadelphia Eagles Nov 10 1940Most seasons leading league fewest yards penalized 13Miami Dolphins 1967 68 1973 1977 1984 1990 91Most consecutive seasons leading league fewest yards penalized 8Miami Dolphins 1977 1984Most seasons leading league most yards penalized 15Chicago Bears 1935 1937 1939 1944 1946 47 1949 1951 1961 62 1968Most consecutive seasons leading league most yards penalized 6Chicago Bears 1939 1944Fewest yards penalized season 139Detroit Lions 1937Most yards penalized season 1 415Seattle Seahawks 2013Fewest yards penalized single team game 0By Many Teams Last Time New England Patriots vs Houston Texans Dec 13 2013 2013 Most yards penalized single team game 212Tennessee Titans vs Baltimore Ravens Oct 10 1999Fewest yards penalized both teams game 0Brooklyn Dodgers vs Pittsburgh Pirates Oct 28 1934 Brooklyn Dodgers vs Boston Redskins Sep 28 1936 Cleveland Rams vs Chicago Bears Oct 9 1938 Pittsburgh Steelers vs Philadelphia Eagles Nov 10 1940Most yards penalized both teams game 374Cleveland Browns 209 vs Chicago Bears 165 Nov 25 1951Other editTeam with the worst start to win multiple playoff games 4 7Jacksonville Jaguars 1996 29 Consecutive games without losing by more than 10 points including the playoffs 95 30 Seattle Seahawks Oct 30 2011 Dec 10 2016See also editNFL Individual Records List of Super Bowl recordsNotes 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 References edit a b Team Encyclopedias and Records Pro Football Reference com Pro Football Reference com NFL Teams With The Most Wins Since 1920 StatMuse Retrieved 10 February 2023 NFL Teams With The Most Wins Including Playoffs Since 1920 StatMuse Retrieved 10 February 2023 Most NFL Wins Since 1970 StatMuse Retrieved 10 February 2023 Most NFL Wins Including Playoffs Since 1970 StatMuse Retrieved 10 February 2023 Dallas Cowboys Franchise History SportsEncyclopedia com Retrieved 2011 12 17 Team Game Finder Query Results Pro Football Reference com Pro Football Reference com a b c As of end of 2015 season Team Game Finder Query Results Pro Football Reference com Pro Football Reference com Team Game Finder Query Results Pro Football Reference com Pro Football Reference com NFL Records www nfl com Team Game Finder Query Results Pro Football Reference com Pro Football Reference com NFL Records www nfl com Team Game Finder Query Results Pro Football Reference com Pro Football Reference com Pro Football Reference 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