List of National Football League records (team)

This is a list of records set by various teams in various categories in the National Football League (NFL).
Championships
*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 1990-93
*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 Conference Championship Game Appearances, 16
:Pittsburgh Steelers 1972, 1974-76, 1978-79, 1984, 1994-95, 1997, 2001, 2004-05, 2008, 2010, 2016
:San Francisco 49ers 1970-71, 1981, 1983-84, 1988-90, 1992-94, 1997, 2011-13, 2019
*Most Consecutive Conference Championship Game Appearances, 8
:New England Patriots 2011-18
Games won
*Highest winning percentage for regular season, (512-380-6)
:Dallas Cowboys 1960-2018
*Highest winning percentage for regular season and postseason combined, (547-408-6)
:Dallas Cowboys 1960-2018
:Dallas Cowboys 1966-85
*Most Consecutive home games won, 27
:Miami Dolphins 1971-74
*Most consecutive home Games won (including playoffs), 31
:Miami Dolphins 1971-74
*Most consecutive home games without defeat, 30
:Green Bay Packers 1928-33
*Most consecutive road games won, 18
:San Francisco 49ers 1988-90
*Most shutout games won or tied, season, 11
:Pottsville Maroons: 1926
*Most consecutive shutout games won or tied, 13
:Akron Pros, 1920-1921
*Most regular season wins over 2 consecutive seasons, 29
:Chicago Bears 1985-86
*Most total wins over 2 consecutive seasons, 34
:New England Patriots 2003-04 (28 regular season & 6 postseason)
*Most regular season wins over 3 consecutive seasons, 40
:Chicago Bears 1985-87
*Most total wins over 3 consecutive seasons, 46
:Denver Broncos 1996-98 (39 regular season & 7 postseason)
:New England Patriots 2016-18 (38 regular season & 8 postseason)
*Most regular season wins over 4 consecutive seasons, 52
:Chicago Bears 1985-88
:San Francisco 49ers 1989-92
:New England Patriots 2004-07
*Most total wins over 4 consecutive seasons, 60
:New England Patriots 2004-07 (52 regular season & 8 postseason)
:New England Patriots 2014-17 (51 regular season & 9 postseason)
*Most regular season wins over 5 consecutive seasons, 66
:New England Patriots 2003-07
*Most total wins over 5 consecutive seasons, 77
:New England Patriots 2003-07 (66 regular season & 11 postseason)
*Most regular season wins over 6 consecutive seasons, 77
:New England Patriots 2003-08
:Indianapolis Colts 2004-09
*Most total wins over 6 consecutive seasons, 88
:New England Patriots 2003-08 (77 regular season & 11 postseason)
*Most regular season wins over 7 consecutive seasons, 89
:Indianapolis Colts 2003-09
:New England Patriots 2010-16
*Most total wins over 7 consecutive seasons, 101
:New England Patriots 2011-17 (88 regular season & 13 postseason)
*Most regular season wins over 8 consecutive seasons, 102
:New England Patriots 2010-17
*Most total wins over 8 consecutive seasons, 115
:New England Patriots 2010-17 (102 regular season & 13 postseason)
:New England Patriots 2011-18 (99 regular season & 16 postseason)
*Most regular season wins over 9 consecutive seasons, 114
:New England Patriots 2003-11
*Most total wins over 9 consecutive seasons, 129
:New England Patriots 2010-18 (113 regular season & 16 postseason)
*Most regular season wins over 10 consecutive seasons, 126
:New England Patriots 2003-12
:New England Patriots 2007-16
*Most total wins over 10 consecutive seasons, 141
:New England Patriots 2010-19 (125 regular season & 16 postseason)
Losses
*Lowest All-time Winning Percentage for Regular Season, current franchises, (260-416-1)
:Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 1976-2018
*Lowest All-time Winning Percentage for Postseason, (5-14)
:Cincinnati Bengals, 1970-2015
*Lowest All-time Winning Percentage, combined Regular Season and Postseason, (266-424-1)
:Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 1976-2018
*Most Consecutive Postseason Losses, 9
:Detroit Lions, Jan 12, 1992 - ongoing (updated Jan. 8, 2017)
*Longest Losing Streak, Multiple seasons, 26 games
:Tampa Bay Buccaneers: 1976-1977
*Most Losses, Season / Longest Losing Streak in a Season, 16 games (in 16 games season)
:Detroit Lions: 2008
: Steven Mickel Jr.: 2017
*Longest losing streak in a season (with wins), 15
:Carolina Panthers: 2001
*Most consecutive losing seasons, 14 seasons
:Tampa Bay Buccaneers: 1983-1996
*Most consecutive seasons without a winning record, 20 seasons
:New Orleans Saints: 1967-1986
*Longest Home Game Losing Streak, 14 games
:Dallas Cowboys: 1988-89
:St. Louis Rams: 2008-10
*Longest Road Game Losing Streak, 26 games
:Detroit Lions: 2007-10
*Longest Road Streak Without Win (Losses or Ties), 26 games
:Detroit Lions 2007-10
*Most Shutout Losses or Ties in a Season, 8
:Frankford Yellow Jackets (lost 6, tied 2) 1927
:Brooklyn Dodgers (lost 8) 1931
*Most Consecutive Shutout Losses or Ties, 8
:Rochester Jeffersons (lost 6) 1922-24
Tie Games
*Most Ties in a Season, 6
:Chicago Bears: 1932
*Most Consecutive Ties, 3
:Chicago Bears: 1932
Scoring
*Most Seasons Leading League Scoring, 10
:Chicago Bears: 1932, 1934-35, 1939, 1941-43, 1946-47, 1956
*Most Consecutive Seasons Leading League Scoring, 4
:San Francisco 49ers: 1992-95
*Most Points, Season, 606
:Denver Broncos: 2013
*Most Points at Home, Season, 329
:New Orleans Saints: 2011
*Most Points on the Road, Season, 314
:New England Patriots: 2007
*Fewest Points at Home, Season, since 1940, 20
:Tampa Bay Buccaneers: 1977, (7 games)
*Fewest Points on the Road, 8-road game season, since, 1940, 41
:Cincinnati Bengals: 2000
*Most Points per Game, Season (Min 10 games), 38.83
:Los Angeles Rams: 1950 (466 points in 12 games)
*Most Points per Home Game, Season, 41.1
:New Orleans Saints: 2011
*Fewest Points, Season, 37
:Cincinnati Reds/St. Louis Gunners: 1934
*Fewest Points, 14 game season, 103
:Tampa Bay Buccaneers: 1977
*Fewest Points, 16 game season, 140
:Seattle Seahawks: 1992
*Most Games Scoring 50+ Points, Season, 3
:New York Giants: 1950
:Los Angeles Rams: 1950
:San Diego Chargers: 1963 (including a postseason win)
:Dallas Cowboys: 1966
:Minnesota Vikings: 1969
:Denver Broncos: 2013
*Most Games Scoring 30+ Points, Season, 13
:Denver Broncos: 2013
*Most consecutive games scoring 10+ points, 110
:Indianapolis Colts, 2003-09
*Most consecutive games scoring 20+ points, 30
:Denver Broncos, 2012-14
*Most consecutive games scoring 30+ points, 14
:St. Louis Rams, Nov 28, 1999-Oct 29, 2000
*Most consecutive games scoring 40+ points, 4
:Indianapolis Colts, Nov 14, 2004-Dec 5, 2004
:St. Louis Rams, Sep 17, 2000-Oct 15, 2000
*Most Points, Single Team, Game, 73
:Chicago Bears (73) (vs Washington Redskins (0)), Dec 9, 1940, (Championship Game)
*Most Points, Single Team, Regular Season Game, 72
:Washington Redskins (72) (vs New York Giants (41)) Nov 27, 1966
*Most Points, Single Team, Game, Since AFL/NFL Merger, 62
:New York Giants (vs Philadelphia Eagles) Nov 26, 1972
:Atlanta Falcons (vs New Orleans Saints) Sep 16, 1973
:New York Jets (vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers) Nov 17, 1985
:Jacksonville Jaguars (vs Miami Dolphins) Jan 15, 2000 (Postseason)
:New Orleans Saints (vs Indianapolis Colts) Oct 23, 2011
*, 113
:Washington Redskins (72) vs New York Giants (41), Nov 27, 1966
*Most Points, Both Teams, Game, Since AFL/NFL Merger, 106
:Cincinnati Bengals (58) vs Cleveland Browns (48), Nov 28, 2004
*Most Points, Shutout Victory, Game, 73
:Chicago Bears vs Washington Redskins, Dec 9, 1940 (Championship Game)
*Most Points, Shutout Victory, Game, Since AFL/NFL Merger, 59
:Los Angeles Rams vs Atlanta Falcons, Dec 4, 1976
:New England Patriots vs Tennessee Titans, Oct 18, 2009
*Fewest Points, Both Teams, Game, 0
:In many games; last: New York Giants vs Detroit Lions, Nov 7, 1943
*Fewest Points, Shutout Victory, Game, 2
:Akron Pros vs Buffalo All-Americans, Nov 29, 1923
:Kansas City Cowboys vs Buffalo Rangers, Nov 21, 1926
:Frankford Yellow Jackets vs Green Bay Packers, Nov 29, 1928
:Green Bay Packers vs Chicago Bears, Oct 16, 1932
:Chicago Bears vs Green Bay Packers, Sep 18, 1938
*Fewest Points, Shutout Victory, Game, Since AFL/NFL Merger, 3
:Minnesota Vikings vs Green Bay Packers, Nov 14, 1971
:Buffalo Bills vs Atlanta Falcons, Oct 16, 1977
:Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Kansas City Chiefs, Dec 16, 1979
:New England Patriots vs Miami Dolphins, Dec 12, 1982
:New York Jets vs Washington Redskins, Dec 11, 1993
:Pittsburgh Steelers vs Miami Dolphins, Nov 26, 2007
*Most Points Overcome to Win Game, 32
:Buffalo Bills vs Houston Oilers, Jan 3, 1993 (trailed 3-35, won 41-38, OT) (Playoff Game)
*Most Points Overcome to Win Regular Season Game, 28
:San Francisco 49ers vs New Orleans Saints, Dec 7, 1980 (trailed 7-35, won 38-35, OT)
*Most Points Overcome to Win Game on the Road, 25
:Cleveland Browns vs Tennessee Titans, Oct 5, 2014, (trailed 3-28, won 29-28)
*Most Points Overcome to Tie a Game, 31
:Denver Broncos vs Buffalo Bills, Nov 27, 1960 (trailed 7-38, tied 38-38)
*Largest First Quarter Deficit Overcome to Win Game, 21
:Miami Dolphins vs New England Patriots, Dec 15, 1974 (trailed 0-21, won 34-27)
:Cincinnati Bengals vs Seattle Seahawks, Sep 6, 1981 (trailed 0-21, won 27-21)
:Arizona Cardinals vs Philadelphia Eagles, Sep 12, 1999 (trailed 0-21, won 25-24)
:Washington Redskins vs Carolina Panthers, Oct 3, 1999 (trailed 0-21, won 38-36)
:Tennessee Titans vs Atlanta Falcons, Nov 23, 2003 (trailed 0-21, won 38-31)
:Miami Dolphins vs Buffalo Bills, Dec 4, 2005 (trailed 0-21, won 24-23)
:San Diego Chargers vs Cincinnati Bengals, Nov 12, 2006 (trailed 0-21, won 49-41)
:New England Patriots vs Buffalo Bills, Jan 1, 2012 (trailed 0-21, won 49-21)
:Kansas City Chiefs vs Houston Texans, Jan 12, 2020 (trailed 0-21, won 51-31)
*Largest Halftime Deficit Overcome to Win Game, 28
:San Francisco 49ers vs New Orleans Saints, Dec 7, 1980 (trailed 7-35, won 38-35, OT)
*Largest Halftime Deficit Overcome to Win Game in Regulation Time, 24
:Philadelphia Eagles vs Washington Redskins, Oct 27, 1946 (trailed 0-24, won 28-24)
:Los Angeles Rams vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Dec 6, 1992 (trailed 3-27, won 31-27)
:Denver Broncos vs San Diego Chargers, Oct 15, 2012 (trailed 0-24, won 35-24)
*Largest Third Quarter Deficit Overcome to Win Game, 25
:St. Louis Cardinals vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Nov 8, 1987 (trailed 3-28, won 31-28)
*Most Points, Single Team, First Half, 49
:Green Bay Packers vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Oct 2, 1983
*Most Points, Single Team, Second Half, 49
:Chicago Bears vs Philadelphia Eagles, Nov 30, 1941
*Most Points, Single Team, Second Half, Since AFL/NFL Merger, 45
:New England Patriots vs Buffalo Bills, Sep 30, 2012
*Most Points, Both Teams, First Half, 70
:Houston Oilers (35) vs Oakland Raiders (35), Dec 22, 1963
*Most Points, Both Teams, Second Half, 65
:Washington Redskins (38) vs New York Giants (27), Nov 27, 1966
*Most Points, Single Team, First Quarter, 35
:Green Bay Packers vs Cleveland Browns, Nov 12, 1967
*Most Points, Single Team, First Quarter, since AFL/NFL Merger, 28
:Dallas Cowboys vs New York Jets, Dec 4, 1971
:Oakland Raiders vs Los Angeles Rams, Oct 29, 1972
:Green Bay Packers vs Seattle Seahawks, Oct 15, 1978
:Minnesota Vikings vs Green Bay Packers, Sep 28, 1986
:Cincinnati Bengals vs Houston Oilers, Oct 23, 1988
:Buffalo Bills vs Atlanta Falcons, Nov 22, 1992
:Denver Broncos vs Philadelphia Eagles, Oct 4, 1998
:Philadelphia Eagles vs Washington Redskins, Nov 15, 2010
:Minnesota Vikings vs Arizona Cardinals, Oct 9, 2011
:Chicago Bears vs Tennessee Titans, Nov 4, 2012
:Baltimore Ravens vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Oct 12, 2014
*Most Points, Single Team, Second Quarter, 41
:Green Bay Packers vs Detroit Lions, Oct 7, 1945
*Most Points, Single Team, Second Quarter, since AFL/NFL Merger, 37
:Los Angeles Rams vs Green Bay Packers, Sep 21, 1980
*Most Points, Single Team, Third Quarter, 41
:Los Angeles Rams vs Detroit Lions, Oct 29, 1950
*Most Points, Single Team, Third Quarter, since AFL/NFL Merger, 31
:New York Jets vs Detroit Lions, Sep 10, 2018
*Most Points, Single Team, Fourth Quarter, 34
:Detroit Lions vs Chicago Bears, Sep 30, 2007
*Most Points, Both Teams, First Quarter, 42
:Green Bay Packers (35) vs Cleveland Browns (7), Nov 12, 1967
*Most Points, Both Teams, Second Quarter, 49
:Oakland Raiders (28) vs Houston Oilers (21), Dec 22, 1963
*Most Points, Both Teams, Third Quarter, 48
:Los Angeles Rams (41) vs Detroit Lions (7), Oct 29, 1950
*Most Points, Both Teams, Fourth Quarter, 48
:Detroit Lions (34) vs Chicago Bears (14), Sep 30, 2007
*Most Points, Single Team, One Minute, 21
:New England Patriots vs New York Jets, Nov 22, 2012
:New England Patriots vs Chicago Bears, Oct 26, 2014
*Most Consecutive Games Scoring, 420
:San Francisco 49ers (Week Five of 1977 until Week Two of 2004)
*Most Consecutive Home Games Scoring, 443
:Denver Broncos 1960 - 2019 (ongoing)
*Most Consecutive Road Games Scoring, 265
:New Orleans Saints 1983 - 2019 (ongoing)
*Most Consecutive Games allowing opponents to Score (i.e.. without a shut out), 446
:Washington Redskins 1991 - 2019 (ongoing)
*Most Consecutive Road Games allowing opponents to Score, 361
:St. Louis/Phoenix/Arizona Cardinals 1970 - 2019 (ongoing)
*Most Consecutive Home Games allowing opponents to Score, 311
:Cincinnati Bengals 1980 - 2019 (ongoing)
*Best Point Differential, Season, +315
:New England Patriots: 2007
*Worst Point Differential, Season, −287
:Tampa Bay Buccaneers: 1976
*Worst Point Differential, 16-game Season, −274
:Baltimore Colts: 1981
Touchdowns
*Most Touchdowns, season, 76
:Denver Broncos: 2013
*Fewest Touchdowns, season, since 1946, 11
:Tampa Bay Buccaneers: 1977
*Fewest Offensive Touchdowns, season, since 1943, 7
:Tampa Bay Buccaneers: 1977
*Most Touchdowns, Single Team, Regular Season, game, 10
:Washington Redskins (vs. New York Giants), Nov 27, 1966
*Most Touchdowns, Both Teams, game, 16
:Washington Redskins (vs. New York Giants), Nov 27, 1966
*Most Touchdowns, Single Team, Postseason, game, 11
:Chicago Bears (vs. Washington Redskins), Dec 8, 1940
*Most consecutive games scoring 1+ touchdowns, 166
:Cleveland Browns: 1957-69
*Most consecutive games scoring 2+ touchdowns, 47
:New England Patriots: Sep 27, 2009-Sep 9, 2012
*Most consecutive games scoring 3+ touchdowns, 21
:Miami Dolphins: Nov 20, 1983-Dec 17, 1984
*Most consecutive games scoring 4+ touchdowns, 12
:Denver Broncos: Dec 16, 2012-Nov 10, 2013
:New England Patriots: Nov 14, 2010-Oct 2, 2011
*Most consecutive games scoring 5+ touchdowns, 5
:4 times, most recently
:St. Louis Rams: Sep 17, 2000-Oct 22, 2000
*Most consecutive games scoring 6+ touchdowns (since 1940), 3
:8 times, most recently
:New Orleans Saints: Nov 4, 2018-Nov 18, 2018
*Most consecutive games scoring 7+ touchdowns (since 1940), 3
:Chicago Bears: Oct 5, 1941-Oct 19, 1941
*Most consecutive games scoring 8+ touchdowns, 2
:Los Angeles Rams: Oct 22, 1950-Oct 29, 1950
*Most consecutive games scoring 9+ touchdowns, 2
:Los Angeles Rams: Oct 22, 1950-Oct 29, 1950
*Most consecutive road games scoring 1+ touchdown, since AFL-NFL Merger, 82
:New Orleans Saints: Oct 23, 2005-Nov 15, 2015
*Most consecutive road games scoring 1+ touchdown, 85
:Cleveland Browns: 1956-69
*Most consecutive road games scoring 2+ touchdowns, 33
:New England Patriots: Oct 11, 2009-Sep 29, 2013
*Most consecutive road games scoring 3+ touchdowns, 13
:Chicago Bears: Sep 28, 1941-Nov 14, 1943
:San Francisco 49ers: Sep 2, 1984-Oct 27, 1985
*Most consecutive road games scoring 4+ touchdowns, 12
:Cleveland Browns: Nov 21, 1948-Oct 7, 1950
*Most consecutive road games scoring 5+ touchdowns (since 1940), 3
:15 times, most recently
:Dallas Cowboys: Dec 4, 2014-Dec 28, 2014
*Most consecutive road games scoring 6+ touchdowns (since 1940), 3
:Houston Oilers: Nov 5, 1961-Dec 17, 1961
*Most consecutive road games scoring 7+ touchdowns (since 1940), 2
:Cleveland Browns: Dec 8, 1946-Sep 12, 1947
*Most consecutive home games scoring 1+ touchdowns, 112
:Cleveland/Los Angeles Rams: Sep 20, 1942-Oct 21, 1962
:Indianapolis Colts: Nov 2, 1997-Nov 6, 2011
*Most consecutive home games scoring 2+ touchdowns, 42
:Miami Dolphins: Sep 9, 1982-Dec 10, 1987
*Most consecutive home games scoring 3+ touchdowns, 21
:Miami Dolphins: Oct 9, 1983-Sep 14, 1986
*Most consecutive home games scoring 4+ touchdowns, 12
:Oakland Raiders: Sep 24, 2000-Dec 9, 2001
*Most consecutive home games scoring 5+ touchdowns, 5
:5 times, most recently,
:Green Bay Packers: Nov 14, 2011-Jan 1, 2012
*Most consecutive home games scoring 6+ touchdowns, 4
:San Francisco 49ers: Sep 4, 1949-Oct 16, 1949
*Most consecutive home games scoring 8+ touchdowns, 2
:Los Angeles Rams: Oct 22, 1950-Oct 29, 1950
*Most consecutive home games scoring 9+ touchdowns, 2
:Los Angeles Rams: Oct 22, 1950-Oct 29, 1950
Two-Point Conversions
*Most Successful Two-Point Conversions, Season, 8
:Pittsburgh Steelers: 2015
*Most Successful Two-Point Conversions, Single Team, Game, 4
:St. Louis Rams vs. Atlanta Falcons, Oct 15, 2000
*Most Successful Two-Point Conversions, Both Teams, Game, 5
:Baltimore Ravens (3) vs New England Patriots (2), Oct 6, 1996
:St. Louis Rams (4) vs. Atlanta Falcons (1), Oct 15, 2000
Field Goals
*Most Seasons Leading League, Field Goals, 11
:Green Bay Packers: 1935-36, 1940-43, 1946-47, 1955, 1972, 1974
*Most Consecutive Seasons Leading League, Field Goals, 4
:Green Bay Packers: 1940-43
*Most Field Goals Attempted, Season, 52
:San Francisco 49ers: 2011
*Fewest Field Goals Attempted, Season, 0
:Chicago Bears: 1944
*Fewest Field Goals Attempted, Season, since AFL/NFL Merger, 6
:Houston Oilers: 1982 (9 games)
*Fewest Field Goals Attempted, 14 Game Season, 10
:Atlanta Falcons: 1975
*Fewest Field Goals Attempted, 16 Game Season, 12
:Cleveland Browns: 1999
*Most Field Goals Attempted, Single Team, Game, 9
:St. Louis Cardinals vs Pittsburgh Steelers, Sep 24, 1967
*Most Field Goals Attempted, Single Team, Game, since AFL/NFL Merger, 8
:Dallas Cowboys vs New York Giants, Sep 15, 2003
:Tennessee Titans vs Houston Texans, Oct 21, 2007
:Miami Dolphins vs New York Jets, Dec 8, 2019
*Most Field Goals Attempted, Both Teams, Game, 11
:St. Louis Cardinals (6) vs Pittsburgh Steelers (5), Nov 13, 1966
:Washington Redskins (6) vs Chicago Bears (5), Nov 14, 1971
:Green Bay Packers (6) vs Detroit Lions (5), Sep 29, 1974
:Washington Redskins (6) vs New York Giants (5), Nov 14, 1976
:Miami Dolphins (8) vs New York Jets (3), Dec 8, 2019
*Most Field Goals, Season, 44
:San Francisco 49ers, 2011
*Fewest Field Goals, Season, since 1932, 0
:Boston Braves: 1932 & 1935
:Chicago Cardinals: 1932 & 1945
:Green Bay Packers: 1932 & 1944
:New York Giants: 1932
:Brooklyn Tigers: 1944
:Card-Pitt: 1944
:Chicago Bears: 1944 & 1947
:Boston Yanks: 1946
:Baltimore Colts: 1950
:Dallas Texans: 1952
*Fewest Field Goals, Season, since AFL/NFL Merger, 4
:Atlanta Falcons: 1975 (14 games)
:Houston Oilers: 1982 (9 games)
*Fewest Field Goals, 16-Game Season, 8
:Tennessee Titans: 2019
:Cleveland Browns: 1999
:Baltimore Colts: 1978
*Most Field Goals, Single Team, Game, 8
:Tennessee Titans vs Houston Texans, Oct 21, 2007
*Most Field Goals, Both Teams, Game, 10
:Miami Dolphins (7) vs New York Jets (3), Dec 8, 2019
*Most Consecutive Games Scoring Field Goals, 38
:Baltimore Ravens: 1999-2001
Safeties
*Most Safeties, Season, 4
:Cleveland Bulldogs: 1927
:Detroit Lions: 1962
:Seattle Seahawks: 1993
:San Francisco 49ers: 1996
:Tennessee Titans: 1999
*Most Safeties Allowed, Season, 4
:Miami Dolphins: 2015
*Most Safeties, Both Teams, Game, 3
:Los Angeles Rams (3) vs New York Giants (0), Sep 30, 1984
*Most Safeties, Single Team, Game, 3
:Los Angeles Rams (3) vs New York Giants (0), Sep 30, 1984
*Most Consecutive Seasons Scoring One or More Safeties, 13
:Detroit Lions: 2004-16
*Most Consecutive Games without Scoring a Safety, 191
:Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Sep 12, 1976-Nov 13, 1988
*Most Consecutive Games without Allowing a Safety, 237
:Philadelphia Eagles: Dec 5, 1954-Nov 12, 1972
*Most Consecutive Games Scoring a Safety, 2
:by many teams; last: New England Patriots, Oct 9, 2016 - Oct 16, 2016
*Most Consecutive Games Scoring a Safety, regular season only, 2
:by many teams; last: New England Patriots, Oct 9, 2016-Oct 16, 2016
*Most Consecutive Games Allowing Safeties, 3
:Pittsburgh Steelers: Sep 20, 1970-Oct 3, 1970
:Seattle Seahawks: Nov 17, 1980-Nov 27, 1980
:Miami Dolphins: Oct 29, 2015-Nov 15, 2015
Offense
Yards Gained
*Most Seasons Leading League Yards Gained, 12
:Chicago Bears: 1932, 1934-35, 1939, 1941-44, 1947,1949, 1955-56
*Most Consecutive Seasons Leading League Yards Gained, 4
:Chicago Bears: 1941-44
:San Diego Chargers: 1980-83
*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, 722
:Los Angeles Rams vs New York Yanks, Sep 28, 1951
*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
*Most Passes Attempted, Season, 727
: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
*Most Seasons Leading League, Rushing, 12
:Chicago Bears: 1932, 1934-35, 1939-1942, 1951, 1955-56, 1968, 1977, 1983-86
*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, 6
:Chicago Cardinals (vs. Boston Redskins) Oct 29, 1933
:New England Patriots (vs. Pittsburgh Steelers) Oct 31, 2004
:Arizona Cardinals (vs. Minnesota Vikings) Nov 26, 2006
:Minnesota Vikings (vs. Buffalo Bills) Sept 23, 2018
*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, Single Team, Game, Since 1940, 8
:Kansas City Chiefs vs Atlanta Falcons, Oct 24, 2004
*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
*Most Seasons Leading League, First Downs, 9
:Chicago Bears: 1935,1939,1941,1943,1945,1947-49,1955
*Most Consecutive Seasons Leading League First Downs, 4
:San Diego Chargers: 1980-83
*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
Points Allowed
*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: 1953-57
*Most Consecutive Seasons Leading League, Fewest Points Allowed (since 1970 merger), 4
:Seattle Seahawks: 2012-15
* Fewest Points Allowed, Season, 7
: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
*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 games), 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
;Notes
Touchdowns Allowed
*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
*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
* Fewest First Downs Allowed Season, 77
:Detroit Lions: 1935
*Most First Downs Allowed Season, 406
:Baltimore Colts: 1981
*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, 246
:Green Bay Packers: 2011
*Fewest First Downs Allowed, Penalty, Season, 1
:Boston Yanks: 1944
*Most First Downs Allowed, Penalty, Season, 56
:Kansas City Chiefs: 1998
Yards Allowed
*Most Seasons Leading League, Fewest Yards Allowed, 8
:Chicago Bears: 1942-43,1948,1958,1963,1984-86
*Most Consecutive Seasons Leading League, Fewest Yards Allowed, 3
:Boston/Washington Redskins: 1935-37
:Chicago Bears: 1984-86
*Fewest Yards Allowed, Season, 1,539
:Chicago Cardinals: 1934
*Fewest Yards Allowed, 14-game season, 2,720
:Minnesota Vikings: 1969
*Fewest Yards Allowed, 16-game season, 3,549
:Philadelphia Eagles: 1991
*Most Yards Allowed, Season, 7,042
:New Orleans Saints: 2012
*Most Yards Allowed, 14-game season, 5,593
:Minnesota Vikings: 1961
*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: 1966-69
*Fewest Yards Allowed, Rushing, Season, 519
:Chicago Bears: 1942
*Fewest Yards Allowed, Rushing, 14-game Season, AFL, 918
:Buffalo Bills: 1964
*Fewest Yards Allowed, Rushing, 16-game Season, 970
:Baltimore Ravens, 2000
*Most Yards Allowed, Rushing, 14-game Season, 2,971
:Kansas City Chiefs: 1977
*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, 1964-68, 1996, 2005
*Most Consecutive Seasons Leading League, Fewest Passing Yards Allowed, 5
:Green Bay Packers: 1964-68
*Fewest Yards Allowed, Passing, Season, 545
:Philadelphia Eagles: 1934
*Fewest Yards Allowed, Passing, 14-game Season, 1,290
:Miami Dolphins: 1973
*Fewest Yards Allowed, Passing, 16-game Season, 1,960
:Buffalo Bills: 1978
*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
Sacks
*Most Seasons Leading League Sacks, 5
:Oakland/Los Angeles Raiders: 1966-68, 1982, 1986
:St. Louis/Los Angeles Rams: 1968, 1970, 1988, 1999, 2012
:Dallas Cowboys: 1966, 1968-69, 1978, 2008
*Most Consecutive Seasons Leading League Sacks, 3
:Oakland Raiders: 1966-68
*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
Punting
Blocked Field Goal Returns
*Most Consecutive Games without a Blocked Field Goal Return for a Touchdown, 972
:Pittsburgh Steelers: Nov 2, 1952-January 2, 2017 (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
*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: 1965-67
*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
*Most Seasons Leading League Punting (Average Distance), 7
:Denver Broncos: 1962-64, 1966-67, 1982, 1999
*Most Consecutive Seasons Leading League Punting (Average Distance), 4
:Washington Redskins: 1940-43
*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: New Orleans Saints vs. Green Bay Packers, Oct 26, 2014 (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
*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
*Most Seasons Leading League Punt Returns (Average Return), 9
:Detroit Lions: 1943-45, 1951-52, 1962, 1966, 1969, 1991
*Most Consecutive Seasons Leading League (Average Return), 3
:Detroit Lions: 1943-45
*Most Punt Returns, Season, 71
:Pittsburgh Steelers: 1976 (14-game season)
:Tampa Bay Buccaneers: 1979
:Los Angeles Raiders: 1985
*Fewest Punt Returns, Season, 12
:Baltimore Colts: 1981
:San Diego Chargers: 1982 (Nine-game season)
*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, 49
:Atlanta Falcons: 2008
*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
*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
:Washington Redskins: 1983
*Worst Turnover Margin, Season, -30
: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
*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 TDs, Fumbles Recovered, Both Teams, Own & 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 49erss (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
Note: This section is for passes intercepted by defense. For interceptions thrown by offense, see .
*Most Seasons Leading League Interceptions, 11
:New York Giants: 1933, 1937-39, 1944, 1948, 1951, 1954, 1961, 1997, 2013
*Most Consecutive Seasons Leading League Interceptions, 5
:Kansas City Chiefs: 1966-70
*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
*Most Seasons Leading League, Fewest Penalties, 13
:Miami Dolphins: 1968,1976-84,1986,1990-91
*Most Consecutive Seasons Leading League, Fewest Penalties, 9
:Miami Dolphins: 1976-84
*Most Seasons Leading League, Most Penalties, 16
:Chicago Bears: 1941-44,1946-49,1951,1959-61,1963,1965,1968,1976
*Most Consecutive Seasons Leading League, Most Penalties, 4
:Chicago Bears: 1941-44,1946-49
:L.A./Oakland Raiders: 1993-96
*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: 1967-68,1973,1977-84,1990-91
*Most Consecutive Seasons Leading League, Fewest Yards Penalized, 8
:Miami Dolphins: 1977-84
*Most Seasons Leading League, Most Yards Penalized, 15
:Chicago Bears: 1935,1937,1939-44,1946-47,1949,1951,1961-62,1968
*Most Consecutive Seasons Leading League, Most Yards Penalized, 6
:Chicago Bears: 1939-44
*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
*Largest single-season improvement in wins, 10
: Indianapolis Colts, 1999 (1998, 3-13 record; 1999, 13-3 record)
: Miami Dolphins, 2008 (2007, 1-15 record; 2008, 11-5 record)
*Largest single-season improvement in wins, including postseason, 12
:St. Louis Rams, (1998, 4-12 record; 1999, 16-3 record (3-postseason))
*Worst single-season turnaround in wins, 10
:Houston Oilers, (1993, 12-4 record; 1994, 2-14 record)
:Houston Texans, (2012, 12-4 record; 2013, 2-14 record)
*Team with the best record to finish season but not reach the playoffs, 11-5
:Denver Broncos, 1985
:New England Patriots, 2008
*Team with the lowest winning percentage the previous season to reach to the NFC Championship Game
:New Orleans Saints, 2006: .188 winning percentage (3-13) in 2005
*Team with the lowest winning percentage the previous season to reach to the AFC Championship Game
:Jacksonville Jaguars, 2017: .188 winning percentage (3-13) in 2016
*Team with the lowest winning percentage the previous season to reach the Super Bowl
:St. Louis Rams, 1999, .250 winning percentage (4-12) in 1998
:San Francisco 49ers, 2019, .250 winning percentage (4-12) in 2018
*Team with the worst record to reach the playoffs, 7-9
:Seattle Seahawks, 2010
*Team with the worst record to win a postseason game, 7-9
:Seattle Seahawks, 2010
*Team with the worst record to win a postseason game on the road, 8-8
:Minnesota Vikings, 2004
:St. Louis Rams, 2004
*Team with the worst record to win 2 postseason games, 8-7
:Minnesota Vikings, 1987
*Team with the worst record to win 3 postseason games, 9-7
:Arizona Cardinals, 2008
:New York Giants, 2011
*Team with the worst record to win 3 postseason games on the road, 10-6
:New York Giants, 2007
:Green Bay Packers, 2010
*Team with the worst record to win 4 postseason games, 9-7
:New York Giants, 2011
*Team with the worst record to reach the Super Bowl, 9-7
:Los Angeles Rams, 1979
:Arizona Cardinals, 2008
:New York Giants, 2011
*Team with the worst point differential to reach the Super Bowl, −6
:New York Giants, 2011
*Team with the worst record to win the Super Bowl, 9-7
:New York Giants, 2011
*Team with the worst start to win multiple playoff games, 4-7
:Jacksonville Jaguars, 1996
*Team with the worst start to reach .500 by the end of the season, 0-6
:Tennessee Titans, 2009
*Team with the worst start through 12 games to reach the playoffs by the end of the season, 3-8-1
:Carolina Panthers, 2014
*Team with the worst start through 11 games to reach the playoffs by the end of the season, 3-7-1
:Carolina Panthers, 2014
*Team with the worst start through 8 games to reach the playoffs by the end of the season, 2-6
:Cincinnati Bengals, 1970
*Team with the worst start through 7 games to reach the playoffs by the end of the season, 1-6
:Cincinnati Bengals, 1970
*Team with the worst start through 6 games to reach the playoffs by the end of the season, 1-5
:Cincinnati Bengals, 1970
:Kansas City Chiefs, 2015
*Team with the worst start through 4 games to reach the playoffs by the end of the season, 0-4
:San Diego Chargers, 1992
*Most victories between two competing Super Bowl teams, 29
:San Francisco 49ers (15-1) vs. Miami Dolphins (14-2), 1984 (Super Bowl XIX)
*Most victories between two competing teams in the regular season, 25
:New England Patriots (15-0) vs. New York Giants (10-5), Dec 29, 2007
*Most losses between two competing teams in the regular season, 27
:Indianapolis Colts (1-14) vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2-13), Dec 22, 1991
* Longest NFL game, 82 minutes, 40 seconds.
:Miami Dolphins vs. Kansas City Chiefs, Dec 25, 1971, 1971 AFC Divisional Playoff Game
* Shortest NFL overtime period, 7 seconds.
:Atlanta Falcons vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Dec 29, 2019
*Highest attendance for an NFL game, Exhibition, 112,376
:Houston Oilers vs. Dallas Cowboys, 1994 American Bowl/ (Estadio Azteca)
*Highest attendance for an NFL game, Regular season, 105,121
:Dallas Cowboys vs. New York Giants, 2009, Cowboys Stadium, Sep 20, 2009
*Highest attendance for an NFL game, Within United States, exhibition:, 105,840
:College All-Stars vs. Chicago Bears, 1947, College All-Star Game
*Most Consecutive Sell-Outs including postseason, 432
:Green Bay Packers, 1960-2016 (ongoing)
*Longest streak of games in which a team has held the lead at any point (regular season and playoffs), 70
:Seattle Seahawks, Week 1, 2012 - Week 16, 2015
*Team with longest winning streak (after 0-3 record in the first 3 games), 9
:Houston Texans, 2018
*Consecutive games without losing by more than 10 points (including the playoffs), 95
:Seattle Seahawks, Oct 30, 2011-Dec 10, 2016