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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 1990–1993
- 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, 17
- San Francisco 49ers 1970–71, 1981, 1983–84, 1988–90, 1992–94, 1997, 2011–13, 2019, 2021
- Most consecutive Conference Championship Game appearances, 8
- New England Patriots 2011–2018
Games won
- 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]
- Highest winning percentage for postseason, .627 (37–22)
- New England Patriots 1960–2021
- Most games won (regular season only), franchise history, 785
- Chicago Bears 1920–2022
- Green Bay Packers 1921–2022
- Most games won (including playoffs), franchise history, 805
- Green Bay Packers 1920–2020
- Most games won (regular season only), since 1970 merger, 486
- Pittsburgh Steelers: 1970–2020
- Most games won (including playoffs), since 1970 merger, 522
- Pittsburgh Steelers: 1970–2020
- Most postseason games won, 37
- Most consecutive games won (including playoffs), 21
- New England Patriots 2003–04
- Most consecutive games won (regular season only), 23
- Indianapolis Colts 2008–09
- Most consecutive games without defeat, 25
- Canton Bulldogs 1921–1923
- Most games won, regular season, 16
- Most consecutive winning seasons, franchise history, 20[2]
- Dallas Cowboys 1966–1985
- Most consecutive home games won, 27
- Miami Dolphins 1971–1974
- Most consecutive home games won (including playoffs), 31
- Miami Dolphins 1971–1974
- Most consecutive home games without defeat, 30
- Green Bay Packers 1928–1933
- Most consecutive road games won, 18
- San Francisco 49ers 1988–1990
- Most shutout games won or tied, season, 11
- Most consecutive shutout games won or tied, 13
- 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 and 6 postseason)
- Most regular season wins over 3 consecutive seasons, 40
- Chicago Bears 1985–1987
- Most total wins over 3 consecutive seasons, 46
- Denver Broncos 1996–1998 (39 regular season and 7 postseason)
- New England Patriots 2016–2018 (38 regular season and 8 postseason)
- Most regular season wins over 4 consecutive seasons, 52
- Chicago Bears 1985–1988
- San Francisco 49ers 1989–1992
- New England Patriots 2004–2007
- Most total wins over 4 consecutive seasons, 60
- New England Patriots 2004–2007 (52 regular season and 8 postseason)
- New England Patriots 2014–2017 (51 regular season and 9 postseason)
- Most regular season wins over 5 consecutive seasons, 66
- New England Patriots 2003–2007
- Most total wins over 5 consecutive seasons, 77
- New England Patriots 2003–2007 (66 regular season and 11 postseason)
- Most regular season wins over 6 consecutive seasons, 77
- New England Patriots 2003–2008
- Indianapolis Colts 2004–2009
- Most total wins over 6 consecutive seasons, 88
- New England Patriots 2003–2008 (77 regular season and 11 postseason)
- Most regular season wins over 7 consecutive seasons, 89
- Indianapolis Colts 2003–2009
- New England Patriots 2010–2016
- Most total wins over 7 consecutive seasons, 101
- New England Patriots 2011–2017 (88 regular season and 13 postseason)
- Most regular season wins over 8 consecutive seasons, 102
- New England Patriots 2010–2017
- Most total wins over 8 consecutive seasons, 115
- New England Patriots 2010–2017 (102 regular season and 13 postseason)
- New England Patriots 2011–2018 (99 regular season and 16 postseason)
- Most regular season wins over 9 consecutive seasons, 114
- New England Patriots 2003–2011
- Most total wins over 9 consecutive seasons, 129
- New England Patriots 2010–2018 (113 regular season and 16 postseason)
- Most regular season wins over 10 consecutive seasons, 126
- New England Patriots 2003–2012
- New England Patriots 2007–2016
- Most total wins over 10 consecutive seasons, 141
- New England Patriots 2010–2019 (125 regular season and 16 postseason)
Losses
- Lowest all-time winning percentage for regular season, current franchises, .390 (260–416–1)
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 1976–2018[3][4]
- Lowest all-time winning percentage for postseason, .263 (5–14)
- Cincinnati Bengals, 1970–2015[4][5]
- Lowest all-time winning percentage, combined regular season and postseason, .386 (266–424–1)
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 1976–2018[4][6]
- Most consecutive postseason losses, 9
- Detroit Lions, Jan 12, 1992 – ongoing (most recent appearance Jan. 8, 2017)
- Longest losing streak, multiple seasons, 26 games
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers: 1976–1977[7]
- Most losses, season / longest losing streak in a season, 16 games (in 16 games season)
- Longest losing streak in a season (with wins), 15
- Most consecutive losing seasons, 14 seasons
- Most consecutive seasons without a winning record, 20 seasons
- Longest home game losing streak, 14 games
- Dallas Cowboys: 1988–89
- St. Louis Rams: 2008–2010
- Longest road game losing streak, 26 games
- Detroit Lions: 2007–2010
- Longest road streak without win (losses or ties), 26 games
- Detroit Lions 2007–2010
- 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) 1922–1924
Tie games
- Most ties in a season, 6
- Most consecutive ties, 3
Scoring
- Most seasons leading league scoring, 10
- Chicago Bears: 1932, 1934–35, 1939, 1941–1943, 1946–47, 1956
- Most consecutive seasons leading league scoring, 4
- San Francisco 49ers: 1992–1995
- Most points, season, 606
- Most points at home, season, 329
- Most points on the road, season, 314
- 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
- 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
- Fewest points, season, 37
- Fewest points, 14-game season, 103
- Fewest points, 16-game season, 140
- Most games scoring 50+ points, season, 3[8]
- 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 Games Scoring 40+ Points, Season, 6
- Los Angeles Rams: 1950
- Houston Oilers: 1961
- St. Louis Rams: 2000
- Green Bay Packers: 2011
- New Orleans Saints: 2011
- Denver Broncos: 2013
- New Orleans Saints: 2018
- Most Games Scoring 30+ Points, Season, 13
- Most consecutive games scoring 10+ points, 110
- Indianapolis Colts, 2003–2009
- Most consecutive games scoring 20+ points, 31
- Baltimore Ravens, 2018–2020
- 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 (Playoff Game)
- New Orleans Saints (vs Indianapolis Colts) Oct 23, 2011
- 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
- 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 73 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[9]
- 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 in regulation time, 28
- Indianapolis Colts vs Kansas City Chiefs, Jan 4, 2014 (trailed 10–38, won 45–44) (Playoff Game)
- Most points overcome to win regular season game in regulation time, 26
- Buffalo Bills vs Indianapolis Colts, Sep 21, 1997 (trailed 0–26, won 37–35)
- 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)
- Most points overcome to tie a game in overtime, 18
- Arizona Cardinals vs Detroit Lions, Sep 8, 2019 (trailed 6–24, tied 27–27 (OT))
- 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) (Playoff Game)
- 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)
- New England Patriots vs Atlanta Falcons, Feb 5, 2017 (trailed 3–28, won 34–28, OT) (Super Bowl)
- Most points, single team, first half, 49
- Most points, single team, second half, 49
- Most points, single team, second half, since AFL/NFL merger, 45
- Most points, both teams, first Half, 70
- Houston Oilers (35) vs Oakland Raiders (35), Dec 22, 1963
- Most Points, Both Teams, Second Half, 66
- Cleveland Browns (35) vs Cincinnati Bengals (31), Nov 28, 2004
- Most Points, Single Team, First Quarter, 35
- 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
- Cleveland Browns vs Pittsburgh Steelers, Jan 10, 2021 (Playoff Game)
- Most Points, single team, second quarter, 41
- Most points, single team, second quarter, since AFL/NFL merger, 37
- Most points, single team, third quarter, 41
- Most points, single team, third quarter, since AFL/NFL merger, 31
- Most points, single team, fourth quarter, 34
- 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
- Most consecutive home games scoring, 451
- Denver Broncos 1960 – 2020 (ongoing)
- Most consecutive road games scoring, 273
- New Orleans Saints 1983 – 2019 (ongoing)
- Most consecutive games allowing opponents to score (i.e.. without a shut out), 462
- Washington Redskins 1991 – 2020 (ongoing)
- Most consecutive road games allowing opponents to score, 369
- St. Louis/Phoenix/Arizona Cardinals 1970 – 2020 (ongoing)
- Most consecutive home games allowing opponents to score, 319
- Cincinnati Bengals 1980 – 2020 (ongoing)
- Best point differential, season, +315
- Worst point differential, season, −287
- Worst point differential, 16-game season, −274
Touchdowns
- Most Touchdowns, season, 76
- Fewest Touchdowns, season, since 1946, 11
- Fewest Offensive Touchdowns, season, since 1943, 7
- 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: 1956–1969
- 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
- Most successful two-Point conversions, single team, game, 4
- 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, 1940–1943, 1946–47, 1955, 1972, 1974
- Most consecutive seasons leading league, field goals, 4
- Green Bay Packers: 1940–1943
- Most field goals attempted, season, 52
- Fewest field goals attempted, season, 0
- Fewest field goals attempted, Season, since AFL/NFL merger, 6
- Houston Oilers: 1982 (9 games)
- Fewest field goals attempted, 14-game season, 10
- Fewest field goals attempted, 16-game season, 12
- Most field goals attempted, single team, game, 9
- 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
- Buffalo Bills vs New York Jets, Oct 25, 2020
- 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
- Fewest field goals, season, since 1932, 0
- Boston Braves: 1932 and 1935
- Chicago Cardinals: 1932 and 1945
- Green Bay Packers: 1932 and 1944
- New York Giants: 1932
- Brooklyn Tigers: 1944
- Card-Pitt: 1944
- Chicago Bears: 1944 and 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
- Most field goals, single team, game, 8
- 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
- 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: 2004–2016
- 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: Indianapolis Colts, Sept 20, 2020 (Week 2, 2020 season) – Sept 27, 2020 (Week 3, 2020 season)
- Most consecutive games scoring a safety, regular season only, 2
- by many teams; last: Indianapolis Colts, Sept 20, 2020 – Sept 27, 2020
- 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, 1941–1944, 1947, 1949, 1955–56
- Most consecutive seasons leading league yards gained, 4
- Chicago Bears: 1941–1944
- San Diego Chargers: 1980–1983
- Most yards gained, season, 7,474
- Fewest yards gained, 16-game season, 3,374
- Fewest yards gained, season, 1,150
- Most yards gained, single team, game, 722
- Fewest yards gained, single team, game, −7
- Most yards gained, both teams, game, 1,151
- New England Patriots (613) vs. Philadelphia Eagles (538), Feb 4, 2018 (Super Bowl LII)
- Fewest yards gained, both teams, game, 30
- Chicago Cardinals (14) vs Detroit Lions (16), Sep 15, 1940
- Most consecutive games, 500 or more yards gained, 3
- Most consecutive games, 450 or more yards gained, 4
- Most consecutive games, 400 or more yards gained, 11
- Most consecutive games, 350 or more yards gained, 17
- Most consecutive games, 300 or more yards gained, 36
Passing
- Most passes attempted, season, 740[11]
- Fewest passes attempted, season, 102
- Fewest passes attempted, 12-game season, 187
- Fewest passes attempted, 14-game season, 205
- Fewest passes attempted, 16-game season, 336
- Most passes attempted, game, 70
- Fewest passes attempted, game, 0 (zero)
- Green Bay Packers vs Portsmouth Spartans, Oct 8, 1933
- Detroit Lions vs Cleveland Rams, Sep 10, 1937
- Pittsburgh Steelers vs Brooklyn Dodgers, Nov 16, 1941
- Pittsburgh Steelers vs Los Angeles Rams, Nov 13, 1949
- Cleveland Browns vs Philadelphia Eagles, Dec 3, 1950
- Most passes attempted, both teams, game, 112
- New England Patriots (70) vs Minnesota Vikings (42), Nov 13, 1994
- Fewest passes attempted, both teams, game, 4
- Chicago Cardinals (1) vs Detroit Lions (3), Nov 3, 1935
- Detroit Lions (0) vs Cleveland Rams (4), Sep 10, 1937
- Most passes completed, season, 472
- Fewest passes completed, season, 25
- Fewest passes completed, 12-game season, 66
- Fewest passes completed, 14-game season, 78
- Fewest passes completed, 16-game season, 151
- Most passes completed, game, 45
- Fewest passes completed, single team, game, 0
- By Many NFL Teams; Last Time: Buffalo Bills vs New York Jets, Sep 29, 1974
- Most passes completed, both teams, game, 72
- Detroit Lions (41) vs Tennessee Titans (44) (OT), Sep 23, 2012
- Fewest passes completed, both teams, game, 1
- Chicago Cardinals (0) vs Philadelphia Eagles (1), Nov 8, 1936
- Detroit Lions (0) vs Cleveland Rams (1), Sep 10, 1937
- Chicago Cardinals (0) vs Detroit Lions (1), Sep 15, 1940
- Brooklyn Dodgers (0) vs Pittsburgh Steelers (1), Nov 29, 1942
- Most Seasons Leading League, Net Passing Yards, 10
- San Diego Chargers: 1965, 1968, 1971, 1978–83, 1985
- Most consecutive seasons leading league, net passing yards, 6
- San Diego Chargers: 1978–83
- Most net passing yards gained, season, 5,444
- Fewest net passing yards gained, 14-game season, 997
- Fewest net passing yards gained, 16-game season, 1,660
- Most net passing yards gained, single team, game, 541
- Fewest net passing yards gained, single team, game, −53
- Most net passing yards gained, both teams, game, 971
- Green Bay Packers (469) vs Detroit Lions (502), Jan 1, 2012
- Fewest net passing yards gained, both teams, game, −11
- Green Bay Packers (−10) vs Dallas Cowboys (−1), Oct 24, 1965
- Most consecutive games passing for 300+ yards, single team, 8
- Most seasons leading league, fewest times sacked, 10
- Miami Dolphins: 1973, 1982–90
- Most consecutive seasons leading league, fewest times sacked, 9
- Miami Dolphins: 1982–90
- Most times sacked, season, 104
- Fewest times sacked, season, 7
- Most times sacked, single team, game, 12
- Pittsburgh Steelers (vs Dallas Cowboys, Nov 20, 1966)
- Baltimore Colts (vs St. Louis Cardinals, Oct 26, 1980)
- Detroit Lions (vs Chicago Bears, Dec 16, 1984)
- Houston Oilers (vs Dallas Cowboys, Sep 29, 1985)
- Philadelphia Eagles (vs New York Giants, Sep 30, 2007)
- Most times sacked, both teams, game, 18
- Green Bay Packers (10) vs San Diego Chargers (8), Sep 24, 1978
- Most seasons leading league, in completion percentage, 14
- San Francisco 49ers: 1952, 1957–58, 1965, 1981, 1983, 1987, 1989, 1992–97
- Most consecutive seasons leading league, completion percentage, 6
- San Francisco 49ers: 1992–97
- Highest completion percentage, season, 71.3
- New Orleans Saints (662 attempts, 472 completions): 2011
- Highest completion percentage, game, 96.7
- Tennessee Titans (22 completions, 23 attempts) vs. Houston Texans, Nov 26, 2018
- Lowest completion percentage, season, 22.9
- Philadelphia Eagles (170–39) 1936
- Most touchdowns passing, season, 55
- Fewest touchdowns, passing, season, 0 (zero)
- Fewest touchdowns, passing, 14-game season, 3
- Fewest touchdowns, passing, 16-game season, 5
- Most touchdowns, passing, single team, game, 7
- Chicago Bears (vs New York Giants, Nov 14, 1943)
- Cleveland Browns (vs Los Angeles Dons, Oct 14, 1949)
- Philadelphia Eagles (vs Washington Redskins, Oct 17, 1954)
- Houston Oilers (vs New York Titans, Nov 19, 1961)
- Houston Oilers (vs New York Titans, Oct 14, 1962)
- New York Giants (vs Washington Redskins, Oct 28, 1962)
- Minnesota Vikings (vs Baltimore Colts, Sep 28, 1969)
- San Diego Chargers (vs Oakland Raiders, Nov 22, 1981)
- Denver Broncos (vs Baltimore Ravens, Sep 5, 2013)
- Philadelphia Eagles (vs Oakland Raiders, Nov 3, 2013)
- New Orleans Saints (vs New York Giants, Nov 1, 2015)
- Most touchdowns, passing, both teams, game, 13
- New Orleans Saints (7) vs New York Giants (6), Nov 1, 2015
- Most consecutive games, one or more passing touchdowns, 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
- Most interceptions returned for touchdowns by opponents, season, 8
- Fewest interceptions thrown, team, season, 2
- Most interceptions thrown, single team, game, 9
- Detroit Lions (vs Green Bay Packers, Oct 24, 1943)
- Pittsburgh Steelers (vs Philadelphia Eagles, Dec 12, 1965)
- Most interceptions thrown, both teams, game, 13
- Denver Broncos (8) vs Houston Oilers (5), Dec 2, 1962
- Most consecutive pass attempts without an interception, 379
- Washington Redskins 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, 1983–1986
- Most consecutive seasons leading league, rushing, 4
- Chicago Bears (2): 1939–1942, 1983–1986
- Most rushing attempts, season, 681
- Fewest rushing attempts, season, 211
- Philadelphia Eagles: 1982 (9 game, strike-shortened season)
- Fewest rushing attempts, 16 game season, 304
- Most rushing attempts, single team, game, 72
- Fewest rushing attempts, single team, game, 5
- Most rushing attempts, both teams, game, 108
- Chicago Cardinals (70) vs. Green Bay Packers (38), Dec 5, 1948
- Fewest rushing attempts, both teams, game, 16
- Chicago Cardinals (6) vs. Boston Redskins (10), Oct 29, 1933
- Most yards gained rushing, season, 3,296
- Fewest yards gained rushing, season, 298
- Fewest yards gained rushing, 14-game season, 978
- Fewest yards gained rushing, 16-game season, 1,062
- Most yards gained rushing, single team, game, 426
- Most yards gained rushing, single team, game, since 1951, 407
- Fewest yards gained rushing, single team, game, −53
- Most yards gained rushing, both teams, game, 595
- Los Angeles Rams (371) vs. New York Yanks (224), Nov 18, 1951
- Fewest yards gained rushing, both teams, game, −15
- Detroit Lions (−53) vs. Chicago Cardinals (38) Oct 17, 1943
- Highest average gain, rushing, season, 5.74
- Lowest average gain, rushing, season, 0.94
- Most touchdowns, rushing, season, 36
- Fewest touchdowns, rushing, season, 1
- Fewest touchdowns, rushing, 16-game season, 2
- Most touchdowns, rushing, both teams, game, 9
- Rock Island Independents (9) vs. Evansville Crimson Giants (0) Oct 15, 1922
- Racine Legion (9) vs. Louisville Brecks (0), Nov 5, 1922
- Most touchdowns, rushing, both teams, game, since 1940, 9
- Baltimore Ravens vs Cleveland Browns, Dec 14, 2020
- Minnesota Vikings vs New Orleans Saints, Dec 25, 2020
- Most consecutive games, one or more rushing touchdowns, 24
- San Diego Chargers 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, 1947–1949, 1955
- Most consecutive seasons leading league first downs, 4
- San Diego Chargers: 1980–1983
- Most first downs, season, 444
- Fewest first downs, 16-game season, 176
- Fewest first downs, season, 51
- Most first downs, single team, game, regulation time, 40
- Fewest first downs, single team, game, 0 (zero)
- New York Giants (vs Green Bay Packers) Oct 1, 1933
- Pittsburgh Pirates vs Boston Redskins) Oct 29, 1933
- Philadelphia Eagles (vs Detroit Lions) Sep 20, 1935
- New York Giants (vs Washington Redskins) Sep 27, 1942
- Denver Broncos (vs Houston Oilers) Sep 3, 1966
- Most first downs, both teams, game, 64
- Kansas City Chiefs (32) vs. Seattle Seahawks (32), Nov 24, 2002
- Fewest first downs, both teams, game, 7
- Chicago Cardinals (2) vs Detroit Lions (5), Sep 15, 1940
- Most first downs, rushing, season, 181
- Fewest first downs, rushing, season, 36
- Most first downs, rushing, game, 25
- Fewest first downs, rushing, single team, game, 0 (zero)
- Several Teams; Last Time: Carolina Panthers (vs. San Diego Chargers) Dec 17, 2000
- Most first downs, rushing, both teams, game, 36
- Philadelphia Eagles (25) vs Washington Redskins (11), Dec 2, 1951
- Fewest first downs, rushing, both teams, game, 2
- Houston Oilers (0) vs Denver Broncos (2), Dec 2, 1962
- New York Jets (1) vs St. Louis Rams (1), Dec 3, 1995
- Miami Dolphins (1) vs San Diego Chargers (1), Dec 19, 1999
- New Orleans Saints (1) vs Baltimore Ravens (1), Dec 19, 1999
- Most first downs, passing, season, 280
- Fewest first downs, passing, season,18
- Most first downs, passing, single team, game, 29
- Fewest first downs, passing, single team, game, 0 (zero)
- By Several Teams; Last Time: Cleveland Browns (vs. Jacksonville Jaguars) Dec 3, 2000
- Most first downs, passing, both teams, game, 47
- Detroit Lions (20) vs Green Bay Packers (27), Jan 1, 2012
- Fewest first downs, passing, both teams, game, 0 (zero)
- Most first downs gained, penalty, season, 43
- Fewest first downs, penalty, season, 2
- Most first downs, penalty, game, 11
- Most first downs, penalty, both teams, game, 13
- Baltimore Ravens (5) vs New England Patriots (8), Sep 23, 2012
Defense
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: 1953–1957
- Most consecutive seasons leading league, fewest points allowed (since 1970 merger), 4
- Seattle Seahawks: 2012–2015[12]
- Fewest points allowed, season, 7[a]
- Fewest points allowed, season (13-game season), 20
- Fewest points allowed, season (since 1932), 44
- Fewest points allowed, 14-game season, 129
- Fewest points allowed, 16-game season, 165
- Fewest points allowed on the road, 8 road game season, since 1940, 64
- Philadelphia Eagles: 2001
- Fewest points allowed at home, 8 home game season, since 1940, 61
- Chicago Bears: 2005
- Fewest points allowed at home, 7 home game season, since 1940, 45
- Los Angeles Rams: 1977
- Fewest points allowed at home, 6 home game season, since 1940, 37
- New York Giants: 1944
- Most points allowed, season, 533
- Most points allowed, 14-game season, 501
- Most points allowed on the road, season (7 game season), 321
- Most points allowed at home, season, 292
- Most shutouts, season, 10
- Most shutouts, season, (since 1940), 5
- Fewest points allowed in 1st quarter, season, 3
- Los Angeles Rams: 1974
- Fewest points allowed in 1st quarter, 16-game season, 6
- Pittsburgh Steelers: 1978
- Fewest points allowed in 2nd quarter, season, 19
- Cleveland Browns: 1951
- Fewest points allowed in 2nd quarter, 16-game season, 31
- Chicago Bears: 2001
- Fewest points allowed in 3rd quarter, season, 6
- Detroit Lions: 1934
- Fewest points allowed in 3rd quarter, 16-game season, 9
- Miami Dolphins: 2000
- Fewest points allowed in 4th quarter, season, 7
- New York Giants: 1944
- Fewest points allowed in 4th quarter, 16-game season, 26
- Denver Broncos: 1978
Touchdowns allowed
- Fewest touchdowns allowed, season (since 1932), 6
- Fewest touchdowns allowed, 16-game season, 18
- Baltimore Ravens: 2000
- Most touchdowns allowed, season, 68
- Most consecutive games allowing one or more touchdowns, 133
- Denver Broncos 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
- Fewest touchdowns allowed, rushing, 16-game season, 3
- Most touchdowns allowed, rushing, season, 36
- Most consecutive games, allowing one or more rushing touchdowns, 27
- Chicago Rockets/Chicago Hornets: 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
- Most touchdowns allowed, passing, national football league, season, 45
- Fewest touchdowns allowed, passing, 16-game season, 6
- Fewest touchdowns allowed, passing, 14-game season, 5
- Most consecutive games, allowing one or more passing touchdowns, 34
- St. Louis Cardinals: 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
- Most first downs allowed season, 415
- Fewest first downs allowed, 16-game season, 206
- Fewest first downs allowed, rushing, season, 35
- Most first downs allowed, rushing, season, 179
- Fewest first downs allowed, passing, season, 33
- Most first downs allowed, passing, season, 253
- Fewest first downs allowed, penalty, season, 1
- Most first downs allowed, penalty, season, 56
Yards allowed
- Most seasons leading league, fewest yards allowed, 8
- Chicago Bears: 1942–43, 1948, 1958, 1963, 1984–1986
- Most consecutive seasons leading league, fewest yards allowed, 3
- Boston/Washington Redskins: 1935–1937
- Chicago Bears: 1984–1986
- Fewest yards allowed, season, 1,539
- Fewest yards allowed, 14-game season, 2,720
- Fewest yards allowed, 16-game season, 3,549
- Philadelphia Eagles: 1991
- Most yards allowed, season, 7,042
- Most yards allowed, 14-game season, 5,593
- Most seasons leading league, fewest rushing yards allowed, 11
- Chicago Bears: 1937, 1939, 1942, 1946, 1949, 1963, 1984–85, 1987–88, 2018
- Most consecutive seasons leading league, fewest rushing yards allowed, 4
- Dallas Cowboys: 1966–1969
- Fewest yards allowed, rushing, season, 519
- Fewest yards allowed, rushing, 14-game season, AFL, 918
- Fewest yards allowed, rushing, 16-game season, 970
- Most yards allowed, rushing, 14-game season, 2,971
- Most yards allowed, rushing, 16-game season, 3,228
- Most seasons leading league, fewest passing yards allowed, 10
- Green Bay Packers: 1947–48, 1962, 1964–1968, 1996, 2005
- Most consecutive seasons leading league, fewest passing yards allowed, 5
- Green Bay Packers: 1964–1968
- Fewest yards allowed, passing, season, 545
- Fewest yards allowed, passing, 14-game season, 1,290
- Fewest yards allowed, passing, 16-game season, 1,960
- Most yards allowed, passing, 16-game season, 4,796
- Most yards allowed, passing, 14-game season, 3,674
Sacks
- Most seasons leading league sacks, 8
- Pittsburgh Steelers: 1994, 2001, 2010, 2017, 2018,[b] 2019, 2020, 2021
- Most consecutive seasons leading league sacks, 5
- Pittsburgh Steelers: 2017–2021
- Most sacks, season, 72
- Fewest sacks, season, 10
- Most sacks, single team, game, 12
- Dallas Cowboys (vs Pittsburgh Steelers) Nov 20, 1966
- St. Louis Cardinals (vs Baltimore Colts) Oct 26, 1980
- Chicago Bears (vs Detroit Lions) Dec 16, 1984
- Dallas Cowboys (vs Houston Oilers) Sep 29, 1985
- New York Giants (vs Philadelphia Eagles) Sep 30, 2007
- Most sacks, single team, half, 9
- Most combined sacks (both teams), game, 18
- Green Bay Packers (8) vs San Diego Chargers (10), Sep 24, 1978
- Most combined sacks (both teams), half, 11
- New York Giants (9) vs Chicago Bears (2), Oct 3, 2010
- Most opponents yards lost attempting to pass, season, 665
- Fewest opponents yards lost attempting to pass, season, 72
- Most sacks allowed, season, 104
- Fewest sacks allowed, season, 7
Special teams
Blocked Field Goal Returns
- 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
- Most blocked field goals returned for a touchdown, season, 2
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: 1965–1967
- Most kickoff returns, season, 89
- Fewest kickoff returns, season, 17
- Most kickoff returns, single team, game, 12
- Most kickoff returns, both teams, game, 19
- New York Giants (12) vs Washington Redskins (7), Nov 27, 1966
- Most yards, kickoff returns, season, 2,296
- Fewest yards, kickoff returns, season, 282
- Most yards, kickoff returns, game, 367
- Most yards, kickoff returns, both teams, game, 560
- Detroit Lions (362) vs Los Angeles Rams (198), Oct 29, 1950
- Highest average, kickoff returns, season, 29.9
- Kansas City Chiefs (44–1,316): 2013
- Lowest average, kickoff returns, season, 14.7
- New York Jets (46–675): 1993
- Most touchdowns, kickoff returns, season, 6
- Most touchdowns, kickoff returns, game, 2
- Chicago Bears (vs Green Bay Packers) Sep 22, 1940
- Chicago Bears (vs Green Bay Packers) Nov 9, 1952
- Philadelphia Eagles (vs Dallas Cowboys) Nov 6, 1966
- Green Bay Packers (vs Cleveland Browns) Nov 12, 1967
- Los Angeles Rams (vs Green Bay Packers) Nov 24, 1985
- New Orleans Saints (vs Los Angeles Rams) Oct 23, 1994
- Baltimore Ravens (vs Minnesota Vikings) Dec 13, 1998
- Chicago Bears (vs St. Louis Rams) Dec 11, 2006
- Miami Dolphins (vs New York Jets) Nov 1, 2009
- Cleveland Browns (vs Kansas City Chiefs) Dec 20, 2009
- Seattle Seahawks (vs San Diego Chargers) Sep 26, 2010
- Most touchdowns, kickoff returns, both teams, game, 3
- Baltimore Ravens (2) vs Minnesota Vikings (1), Dec 13, 1998
- Fewest opponents kickoff returns, season, 10
- Most opponents kickoff returns, season, 93
- Fewest yards allowed, kickoff returns, season, 225
- Most yards allowed, kickoff returns, season, 2,115
- Lowest average allowed, kickoff returns, season, 14.3
- Cleveland Browns (71 returns, 1,018 yd): 1980
- Highest average allowed, kickoff returns, season, 29.5
- New York Jets (47 returns, 1,386 yd): 1972
- Most touchdowns allowed, kickoff returns, season, 4
- Most consecutive games without allowing a kickoff return for a touchdown, 265
- Cleveland Browns: 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
- Most seasons leading league punting (average distance), 7
- Denver Broncos: 1962–1964, 1966–67, 1982, 1999
- Most consecutive seasons leading league punting (average distance), 4
- Washington Redskins: 1940–1943
- Most punts, season, 114
- Fewest punts, season, 23
- Fewest punts, 16-game season, 34
- Most punts, game, 17
- Fewest punts, game, 0 (zero)
- By Many Teams; Last Time: 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
Punt returns
- Most seasons leading league punt returns (average return), 9
- Detroit Lions: 1943–1945, 1951–52, 1962, 1966, 1969, 1991
- Most consecutive seasons leading league (average return), 3
- Detroit Lions: 1943–1945
- Most punt returns, season, 71
- Pittsburgh Steelers: 1976 (14-game season)
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers: 1979
- Los Angeles Raiders: 1985
- Fewest punt returns, season, 10
- Most punt returns, single team, game, 12
- Most punt returns, both teams, game, 17
- Philadelphia Eagles (12) vs Cleveland Browns (5) Dec 3, 1950
- Most fair catches, season, 34
- Fewest fair catches, season, 0
- San Diego Chargers: 1975
- New England Patriots: 1976
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers: 1976
- Pittsburgh Steelers: 1977
- Dallas Cowboys: 1982
- Most yards, punt returns, season, 875
- Fewest yards, punt returns, season, 27
- Most yards, punt returns, single team, game, 231
- Fewest yards, punt returns, single team, game, −28
- Most yards, punt returns, both teams, game, 282
- Los Angeles Rams (219) vs Atlanta Falcons (63), Oct 11, 1981
- Fewest yards, punt returns, both teams, game, −18
- Buffalo Bills (−18) vs Pittsburgh Steelers (0), Oct 29, 1972
- Highest average, punt returns, season, 20.2
- Chicago Bears (27–546) 1941
- Lowest average, punt returns, season, 1.2
- St. Louis Cardinals (23–27) 1965
- Most touchdowns, punt returns, season, 5
- Most touchdowns, punt returns, single team, game, 2
- Detroit Lions (vs Los Angeles Rams) Oct 14, 1951
- Detroit Lions (vs Green Bay Packers) Nov 22, 1951
- Chicago Cardinals (vs Pittsburgh Steelers) Nov 1, 1959
- Chicago Cardinals (vs New York Giants) Nov 22, 1959
- New York Titans (vs Denver Broncos) Sep 24, 1961
- Denver Broncos (vs Cleveland Browns) Sep 26, 1976
- Los Angeles Rams (vs Atlanta Falcons) Oct 11, 1981
- St. Louis Cardinals (vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers) Dec 21, 1986
- Los Angeles Rams (vs Atlanta Falcons) Dec 27, 1992
- Cleveland Browns (vs Pittsburgh Steelers) Oct 24, 1993
- San Diego Chargers (vs Cincinnati Bengals) Nov 2, 1997
- Denver Broncos (vs Carolina Panthers) Nov 9, 1997
- Baltimore Ravens (vs Seattle Seahawks) Dec 7, 1997
- Baltimore Ravens (vs New York Jets) Dec 24, 2000
- New Orleans Saints (vs Minnesota Vikings) Oct 6, 2008
- Most touchdowns, punt returns, both teams, game, 2
- Philadelphia Eagles (1) vs Washington Redskins (1), Nov 9, 1952
- Kansas City Chiefs (1) vs Buffalo Bills (1), Sep 11, 1966
- Baltimore Colts (1) vs New England Patriots (1), Nov 18, 1979
- Los Angeles Raiders (1) vs Philadelphia Eagles (1) (OT), Nov 30, 1986
- Cincinnati Bengals (1) vs Green Bay Packers (1), Sep 20, 1992
- Oakland Raiders (1) vs Seattle Seahawks (1), Nov 15, 1998
- Seattle Seahawks (1) vs St. Louis Rams (1), Sep 13, 2015
- Fewest opponents punt returns, season, 7
- Most opponents punt returns, season, 71
- Fewest yards allowed, punt returns, season, 22
- Fewest yards allowed, punt returns, 16-game season, 46
- Most yard touchdowns, 34
- St. Louis Cardinals: 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
- Most takeaways, season, 63
- Fewest turnovers, season, 8
- Best turnover margin, season, +43[23]
- Worst turnover margin, season, -30[24]
- Chicago Rockets: 1948 (AAFC record)
- Pittsburgh Steelers: 1965
- Most consecutive games without a turnover, 7
- Most consecutive games without a takeaway, 8
- Most turnovers, single team, game, 12
- Detroit Lions (vs. Chicago Bears) Nov 22, 1942
- Chicago Cardinals (vs. Philadelphia Eagles) Sep 24, 1950
- Pittsburgh Steelers (vs. Philadelphia Eagles) Dec 12, 1965
- Most turnovers, both teams, game, 17
- Detroit Lions (12) vs. Chicago Bears (5), Nov 22, 1942
- Boston Yanks (9) vs. Philadelphia Eagles (8), Dec 8, 1946
- Fewest takeaways (opponents' turnovers), season, 7
- Most takeaways (opponents' turnovers), season, 66
- Most takeaways (opponents' turnovers), game, 12
- Chicago Bears (vs Detroit Lions) Nov 22, 1942
- Philadelphia Eagles (vs Chicago Cardinals) Sep 24, 1950
- Philadelphia Eagles (vs Pittsburgh Steelers) Dec 12, 1965
Fumbles
- Most fumbles, season, 56
- Fewest fumbles, season, 6
- Most fumbles, game, 10
- Phil-Pitt Steagles (vs New York Giants) Oct 9, 1943
- Detroit Lions (vs Minnesota Vikings) Nov 12, 1967
- Kansas City Chiefs (vs Houston Oilers) Oct 12, 1969
- San Francisco 49ers (vs Detroit Lions) Dec 17, 1978
- Most fumbles, both teams, game, 14
- Washington Redskins (8) vs Pittsburgh Pirates (6), Nov 14, 1937
- Chicago Bears (7) vs Cleveland Rams (7), Nov 24, 1940
- St. Louis Cardinals (8) vs New York Giants (6), Sep 17, 1961
- Kansas City Chiefs (10) vs Houston Oilers (4), Oct 12, 1969
- Most fumble return yards, single team, game, 180
- Philadelphia Eagles (vs New York Giants) Sep 25, 1938
- Most fumbles lost, season, 36
- Fewest fumbles lost, season, 2
- Most fumbles lost, single team, game, 8
- St. Louis Cardinals (vs Washington Redskins) Oct 25, 1976
- Cleveland Browns (vs Pittsburgh Steelers) Dec 23, 1990
- Most fumbles recovered, own and opponents season, 58
- Minnesota Vikings (27 own, 31 opp): 1963
- Fewest fumbles recovered, own and opponents season, 8
- New Orleans Saints (1 own, 7 opp): 2011
- Most fumbles recovered, own and opponents game, 10
- Denver Broncos (vs Buffalo Bills (5 own, 5 opp)) Dec 13, 1964
- Pittsburgh Steelers (vs Houston Oilers (5 own, 5 opp)) Dec 9, 1973
- Washington Redskins vs St. Louis Cardinals (2 own, 8 opp) (10/25/76)
- Most own fumbles recovered, season, 37
- Fewest own fumbles recovered, season, 1
- Most opponents fumbles recovered, season, 31
- Fewest opponents fumbles recovered, season, 3
- Most opponents fumbles recovered, game, 8
- Washington Redskins (vs St. Louis Cardinals) Oct 25, 1976
- Pittsburgh Steelers (vs Cleveland Browns) Dec 23, 1990
- Most fumbles returned for touchdowns by opponents, season, 6
- Most touchdowns, fumbles recovered, own and opponents season, 7
- Arizona Cardinals (3 own, 4 opp): 2010
- Most touchdowns, own fumbles recovered, season, 3
- Most touchdowns, opponents' fumbles recovered, season, 4
- Detroit Lions 1937
- Chicago Bears: 1942
- Boston Yanks: 1948
- Los Angeles Rams: 1952
- San Francisco 49ers: 1965
- Denver Broncos: 1984
- St. Louis Cardinals: 1987
- Minnesota Vikings: 1989
- Atlanta Falcons: 1991
- Philadelphia Eagles: 1995
- New Orleans Saints: 1998
- Kansas City Chiefs: 1999
- Arizona Cardinals: 2010
- Most touchdowns, fumbles recovered, own and opponents game, 2
- By Many Teams
- Most touchdowns, fumbles recovered, both teams, own and opponents game, 3
- Detroit Lions (2) vs Minnesota Vikings (1) (2 own, 1 opp) Dec 9, 1962
- Green Bay Packers (2) vs Dallas Cowboys (1) (3 opp) Nov 28, 1964
- Oakland Raiders (2) vs Buffalo Bills (1) (3 opp) Dec 24, 1967
- Oakland Raiders (2) vs Philadelphia Eagles (1) (3 opp) Sep 24, 1995
- Tennessee Titans (2) vs Pittsburgh Steelers (1), Jan 2, 2000
- Most touchdowns, own fumbles recovered, game, 2
- Most touchdowns, opponents fumbles recovered, game, 2
- Detroit Lions (vs Cleveland Rams) Nov 7, 1937
- Philadelphia Eagles (vs New York Giants) Sep 25, 1938
- Chicago Bears (vs Washington Redskins) Nov 28, 1948
- New York Giants (vs Pittsburgh Steelers) Sep 17, 1950
- Cleveland Browns (vs Dallas Cowboys) Dec 3, 1961
- Cleveland Browns (vs New York Giants) Oct 25, 1964
- Green Bay Packers (vs Dallas Cowboys) Nov 29, 1964
- San Francisco 49ers (vs Detroit Lions) Nov 14, 1965
- Oakland Raiders (vs Buffalo Bills) Dec 24, 1967
- New York Giants (vs Green Bay Packers) Sep 19, 1971
- Washington Redskins (vs San Diego Chargers) Sep 16, 1973
- New Orleans Saints (vs San Francisco 49ers) Oct 19, 1975
- Cincinnati Bengals (vs Pittsburgh Steelers) Oct 14, 1979
- Atlanta Falcons (vs Detroit Lions) Oct 5, 1980
- Kansas City Chiefs (vs Oakland Raiders) Oct 5, 1980
- New England Patriots (vs Baltimore Colts) Nov 23, 1980
- Denver Broncos (vs Green Bay Packers) Oct 15, 1984
- Miami Dolphins (vs Kansas City Chiefs) Oct 11, 1987
- St. Louis Cardinals (vs New Orleans Saints) Oct 11, 1987
- Minnesota Vikings (vs Atlanta Falcons) Dec 10, 1989
- Philadelphia Eagles (vs Phoenix Cardinals) Nov 24, 1991
- Cincinnati Bengals (vs Seattle Seahawks) Sep 6, 1992
- Oakland Raiders (vs Philadelphia Eagles) Sep 24, 1995
- Pittsburgh Steelers (vs New England Patriots) Dec 16, 1995
- New England Patriots (vs San Diego Chargers) Dec 1, 1996
- Tennessee Titans (vs Pittsburgh Steelers) Jan 2, 2000
- Chicago Bears (vs Minnesota Viking) Oct 19, 2008
- Dallas Cowboys (vs Philadelphia Eagles) Dec 28, 2008
- San Francisco 49ers (vs St. Louis Rams) Oct 4, 2009
- Arizona Cardinals (vs New Orleans Saints) Oct 10, 2010
- Baltimore Ravens (vs New York Jets) Oct 2, 2011
- Jacksonville Jaguars (vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers) Dec 11, 2011
- New England Patriots (vs New York Jets) Nov 22, 2012
- Jacksonville Jaguars (vs New York Giants) Nov 30, 2014
- Atlanta Falcons (vs Houston Texans) Oct 4, 2015
- Arizona Cardinals (vs Green Bay Packers) Dec 27, 2015
- Dallas Cowboys (vs. Buffalo Bills) Jan 31, 1993 (Super Bowl XXVII)
- Most touchdowns, opponents fumbles recovered, both teams, game, 3
- Green Bay Packers (2) vs Dallas Cowboys (1), Nov 29, 1964
- Oakland Raiders (2) vs Buffalo Bills (1), Dec 24, 1967
- Oakland Raiders (2) vs Philadelphia Eagles (1), Sep 24, 1995
- Tennessee Titans (2) vs Pittsburgh Steelers (1), Jan 2, 2000
- Most consecutive games, no fumbles returned for touchdown (by defense), 119
- San Francisco 49ers: 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
- Most opponents fumbles, season, 50
Interceptions[c]
- Most seasons leading league interceptions, 11
- New York Giants: 1933, 1937–1939, 1944, 1948, 1951, 1954, 1961, 1997, 2013
- Most consecutive seasons leading league interceptions, 5
- Kansas City Chiefs: 1966–1970
- Most passes intercepted (by defense), season, 49
- Most yards returning interceptions, season, 503
- Fewest passes intercepted (by defense), season, 2
- Most passes intercepted (by defense), single team, game, 9
- Green Bay Packers (vs Detroit Lions) 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
- Fewest yards returning interceptions, season, 5
- Most yards returning interceptions, single team, game, 325
- Most yards returning interceptions, both teams, game, 356
- Seattle Seahawks (325) vs Kansas City Chiefs (31), Nov 4, 1984
- Most touchdowns, returning interceptions, season, 9
- Most touchdowns returning interceptions, game, 4
- Most touchdowns returning interceptions, both teams, game, 4
- Philadelphia Eagles (3) vs Pittsburgh Steelers (1), Dec 12, 1965
- Seattle Seahawks (4) vs Kansas City Chiefs (0), Nov 4, 1984
Penalties
- Most seasons leading league, fewest penalties, 13
- Miami Dolphins: 1968, 1976–1984, 1986, 1990–91
- Most consecutive seasons leading league, fewest penalties, 9
- Miami Dolphins: 1976–1984
- Most seasons leading league, most penalties, 16
- Chicago Bears: 1941–1944, 1946–1949, 1951, 1959–1961, 1963, 1965, 1968, 1976
- Most consecutive seasons leading league, most penalties, 4
- Chicago Bears: 1941–1944, 1946–1949
- L.A./Oakland Raiders: 1993–1996
- Fewest penalties, season, 19
- Fewest penalties, 14-game season, 36
- Fewest penalties, 16-game season, 55
- Most penalties, season, 163
- 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
- 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
- Most yards penalized, season, 1,415
- 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
- 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
- Team with the lowest winning percentage the previous season to reach the conference championship
- New Orleans Saints, 2006: .188 winning percentage (3–13) in 2005
- 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
- Team with the worst record to win a postseason game, 7–9
- Team with the worst record to win a postseason game on the road, 8–8
- Team with the worst record to win 2 postseason games, 8–7
- Team with the worst record to win 3 postseason games, 9–7
- Team with the worst record to win 3 postseason games on the road, 10–6
- Team with the worst record to win all 4 postseason games, 9–7
- Team with the worst record to reach the Super Bowl, 9–7
- Team with the worst point differential to reach the Super Bowl, −6
- Team with the worst record to win the Super Bowl, 9–7
- Team with the worst start to win multiple playoff games, 4–7
- Team with the worst start to reach .500 by the end of the season, 0–6
- Team with the worst start through 12 games to reach the playoffs by the end of the season, 3–8–1
- Team with the worst start halfway through the season to reach the playoffs by the end of the season, 1–6 (0.143 record)
- Team with the worst start through 4 games to reach the playoffs by the end of the season, 0–4
- 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.
- Shortest NFL overtime period, 7 seconds.
- Highest attendance for an NFL game, Exhibition, 112,376
- 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
- Consecutive games without losing by more than 10 points (including the playoffs), 95[26]
- Seattle Seahawks, Oct 30, 2011–Dec 10, 2016
See also
Notes
- ^ The 1920 Akron Pros allowed just 7 points in the 11-game season that ended with them being voted the NFL's first national championship team.
- ^ Tied for league lead with the Kansas City Chiefs
- ^ This section is for passes intercepted by defense. For interceptions thrown by offense, see the "Passing" section above.
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