List of NFL team records

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

Championships

Most Super Bowl wins, 6
Most consecutive Super Bowl wins, 2
Most Super Bowl appearances, 12
Most consecutive Super Bowl appearances, 4
Most league championships, 13
Most consecutive league championships, 3
Most league championship game appearances, 19
Most consecutive league championship game appearances, 6
Most Conference Championship Game appearances, 19
Most consecutive Conference Championship Game appearances, 8

Games won

Highest winning percentage for regular season,
Highest winning percentage for regular season and postseason combined,
Most games won, franchise history, 819
Most games won, franchise history, 856
Most games won, since 1970 merger, 534
Most games won, since 1970 merger, 570
Most consecutive winning seasons, franchise history, 20

Losses

Lowest all-time winning percentage for regular season, current franchises,
Lowest all-time winning percentage for postseason,
Lowest all-time winning percentage, combined regular season and postseason,
Longest losing streak, multiple seasons, 26 games

Tie games

Most ties in a season, 6
Most consecutive ties, 3
Most ties all-time, 42

Scoring

Most games scoring 50+ points, season, 3
Most points overcome to win game, 33
Worst point differential, 16-game season, −274

Offense

Yards gained

Most seasons leading league yards gained, 12
Most consecutive seasons leading league yards gained, 4
Most yards gained, season, 7,474
Fewest yards gained, 16-game season, 3,374
Fewest yards gained, season, 1,150
Most yards gained, single team, game, 726
Fewest yards gained, single team, game, −7
Most yards gained, both teams, game, 1,151
Fewest yards gained, both teams, game, 30
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, 751
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
Most passes attempted, both teams, game, 112
Fewest passes attempted, both teams, game, 4
Most passes completed, season, 499
Fewest passes completed, season, 25
Fewest passes completed, 12-game season, 66
Fewest passes completed, 14-game season, 78
Fewest passes completed, 16-game season, 151
Most passes completed, game, 47
Fewest passes completed, single team, game, 0
Most passes completed, both teams, game, 85
Fewest passes completed, both teams, game, 1
Most Seasons Leading League, Net Passing Yards, 10
Most consecutive seasons leading league, net passing yards, 6
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
Fewest net passing yards gained, both teams, game, −11
Most consecutive games passing for 300+ yards, single team, 8
Most seasons leading league, fewest times sacked, 10
Most consecutive seasons leading league, fewest times sacked, 9
Most times sacked, season, 104
Fewest times sacked, season, 7
Most times sacked, single team, game, 12
Most times sacked, both teams, game, 18
Most seasons leading league, in completion percentage, 14
Most consecutive seasons leading league, completion percentage, 6
Highest completion percentage, season, 71.3
Highest completion percentage, game, 96.7
Lowest completion percentage, season, 22.9
Most touchdowns passing, season, 55
Fewest touchdowns, passing, season, 0
Fewest touchdowns, passing, 14-game season, 3
Fewest touchdowns, passing, 16-game season, 5
Most touchdowns, passing, single team, game, 7
Most touchdowns, passing, both teams, game, 13
Most consecutive games, one or more passing touchdowns, 54
Most consecutive games, no passing touchdowns, 10
Most consecutive games, no passing touchdowns, current franchises, 9
Most consecutive games, no passing touchdowns, since 1950, 8
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
Most interceptions thrown, both teams, game, 13
Most consecutive pass attempts without an interception, 379
Most consecutive pass attempts at home without an interception, 291
Consecutive pass attempts on the road without an interception, 332
Most consecutive games without allowing an interception returned for a touchdown, 110

Rushing

Most seasons leading league, rushing, 12
Most consecutive seasons leading league, rushing, 4
Most rushing attempts, season, 681
Fewest rushing attempts, season, 211
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
Fewest rushing attempts, both teams, game, 16
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
Fewest yards gained rushing, both teams, game, −15
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
Most touchdowns, rushing, both teams, game, since 1940, 9
Most consecutive games, one or more rushing touchdowns, 24
Most consecutive games, no rushing touchdowns, 13

First downs

Most seasons leading league, first downs, 9
Most consecutive seasons leading league first downs, 4
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
Most first downs, both teams, game, 64
Fewest first downs, both teams, game, 7
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
Most first downs, rushing, both teams, game, 36
Fewest first downs, rushing, both teams, game, 2
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
Most first downs, passing, both teams, game, 47
Fewest first downs, passing, both teams, game, 0
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

Defense

Points allowed

Most seasons leading league, fewest points allowed, 11
Most consecutive seasons leading league, fewest points allowed, 5
Most consecutive seasons leading league, fewest points allowed , 4
Fewest points allowed, season, 7
Fewest points allowed, season , 20
Fewest points allowed, season , 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
Fewest points allowed at home, 8 home game season, since 1940, 61
Fewest points allowed at home, 7 home game season, since 1940, 45
Fewest points allowed at home, 6 home game season, since 1940, 37
Most points allowed, season, 534
Most points allowed, 14-game season, 501
Most points allowed on the road, season , 321
Most points allowed at home, season, 292
Most shutouts, season, 10
Most shutouts, season, , 5
Fewest points allowed in 1st quarter, season, 3
Fewest points allowed in 1st quarter, 16-game season, 6
Fewest points allowed in 2nd quarter, season, 19
Fewest points allowed in 2nd quarter, 16-game season, 31
Fewest points allowed in 3rd quarter, season, 6
Fewest points allowed in 3rd quarter, 16-game season, 9
Fewest points allowed in 4th quarter, season, 7
Fewest points allowed in 4th quarter, 16-game season, 26

Touchdowns allowed

Fewest touchdowns allowed, season , 6
Fewest touchdowns allowed, 16-game season, 18
Most touchdowns allowed, season, 68
Most consecutive games allowing one or more touchdowns, 133
Most consecutive games without allowing a touchdown, current franchises, 7
Most consecutive games without allowing a touchdown, since 1935, 5
Most consecutive quarters without allowing a touchdown, since 1935, 22
Fewest touchdowns allowed, 3rd quarter, season, 0
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
Most consecutive games, allowing one or more rushing touchdowns, current franchises, 23
Most consecutive games without allowing a rushing touchdown, 16
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
Most consecutive games without allowing a passing touchdown, 8

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
Most consecutive seasons leading league, fewest yards allowed, 3
Fewest yards allowed, season, 1,539
Fewest yards allowed, 14-game season, 2,720
Fewest yards allowed, 16-game season, 3,549
Most yards allowed, season, 7,042
Most yards allowed, 14-game season, 5,593
Most seasons leading league, fewest rushing yards allowed, 11
Most consecutive seasons leading league, fewest rushing yards allowed, 4
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
Most consecutive seasons leading league, fewest passing yards allowed, 5
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
Most consecutive seasons leading league sacks, 5
Most sacks, season, 72
Fewest sacks, season, 10
Most sacks, single team, game, 12
Most sacks, single team, half, 9
Most combined sacks, game, 18
Most combined sacks, half, 11
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
Most consecutive games without allowing a blocked field goal return for a touchdown, 926
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 , 8
Most consecutive seasons leading league kick returns , 3
Most kickoff returns, season, 89
Fewest kickoff returns, season, 17
Most kickoff returns, single team, game, 12
Most kickoff returns, both teams, game, 19
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
Highest average, kickoff returns, season, 29.9
Lowest average, kickoff returns, season, 14.7
Most touchdowns, kickoff returns, season, 6
Most touchdowns, kickoff returns, game, 2
Most touchdowns, kickoff returns, both teams, game, 3
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
Highest average allowed, kickoff returns, season, 29.5
Most touchdowns allowed, kickoff returns, season, 4
Most consecutive games without allowing a kickoff return for a touchdown, 265
Most consecutive games without a kickoff return for a touchdown, 498

Punting

Most seasons leading league punting , 7
Most consecutive seasons leading league punting , 4
Most punts, season, 114
Fewest punts, season, 23
Fewest punts, 16-game season, 34
Most punts, game, 17
Fewest punts, game, 0
Most punts, both teams, game, 31
Fewest punts, both teams, game, 0
Highest average distance, punting, season, 47.6
Lowest average distance, punting, season, 32.7

Punt returns

Most seasons leading league punt returns , 9
Most consecutive seasons leading league , 3
Most punt returns, season, 71
Fewest punt returns, season, 10
Most punt returns, single team, game, 12
Most punt returns, both teams, game, 17
Most fair catches, season, 34
Fewest fair catches, season, 0
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
Fewest yards, punt returns, both teams, game, −18
Highest average, punt returns, season, 20.2
Lowest average, punt returns, season, 1.2
Most touchdowns, punt returns, season, 5
Most touchdowns, punt returns, single team, game, 2
Most touchdowns, punt returns, both teams, game, 2
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
Most consecutive games without allowing a passing touchdown, 8

Turnovers

Most turnovers, season, 63
Most takeaways, season, 63
Fewest turnovers, season, 8
Best turnover margin, season, +43
Worst turnover margin, season, –30
Most consecutive games without a turnover, 8
Most consecutive games without a takeaway, 8
Most turnovers, single team, game, 12
Most turnovers, both teams, game, 17
Fewest takeaways, season, 4
Most takeaways, season, 66
Most takeaways, game, 12

Fumbles

Most fumbles, season, 56
Fewest fumbles, season, 6
Most fumbles, game, 10
Most fumbles, both teams, game, 14
Most fumble return yards, single team, game, 180
Most fumbles lost, season, 36
Fewest fumbles lost, season, 2
Most fumbles lost, single team, game, 8
Most fumbles recovered, own and opponents', season, 58
Fewest fumbles recovered, own and opponents', season, 8
Most fumbles recovered, own and opponents', game, 10
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
Most fumbles returned for touchdowns by opponents, season, 6
Most touchdowns, fumbles recovered, own and opponents', season, 7
Most touchdowns, own fumbles recovered, season, 3
Most touchdowns, opponents' fumbles recovered, season, 4
Most touchdowns, fumbles recovered, own and opponents game, 2
Most touchdowns, fumbles recovered, both teams, own and opponents', game, 3
Most touchdowns, own fumbles recovered, game, 2
Most touchdowns, opponents' fumbles recovered, game, 2
Most touchdowns, opponents' fumbles recovered, both teams, game, 3
Most consecutive games, no fumbles returned for touchdown , 119
Most consecutive games, without allowing a fumble returned for touchdown, 153
Fewest opponents' fumbles, season, 11
Most opponents' fumbles, season, 50

Interceptions

Most seasons leading league interceptions, 11
Most consecutive seasons leading league interceptions, 5
Most passes intercepted, season, 49
Most yards returning interceptions, season, 503
Fewest passes intercepted, season, 0
Most passes intercepted, single team, game, 9
Most consecutive games, one or more interception returned for touchdown , 5
Most consecutive games, one or more interceptions , 46
Most consecutive games, no interception returned for touchdown , 118
Most consecutive games, no interceptions , 17
Most yards returning interceptions, season, 929
Fewest yards returning interceptions, season, –2
Most yards returning interceptions, single team, game, 325
Most yards returning interceptions, both teams, game, 356
Most touchdowns, returning interceptions, season, 9
Most touchdowns returning interceptions, game, 4
Most touchdowns returning interceptions, both teams, game, 4

Penalties

Most seasons leading league, fewest penalties, 13
Most consecutive seasons leading league, fewest penalties, 9
Most seasons leading league, most penalties, 16
Most consecutive seasons leading league, most penalties, 4
Fewest penalties, season, 19
Fewest penalties, 14-game season, 36
Fewest penalties, 16-game season, 55
Most penalties, season, 163
Most penalties, both teams, game, 37
Most penalties, single team, game, 23
Most seasons leading league, fewest yards penalized, 13
Most consecutive seasons leading league, fewest yards penalized, 8
Most seasons leading league, most yards penalized, 15
Most consecutive seasons leading league, most yards penalized, 6
Fewest yards penalized, season, 139
Most yards penalized, season, 1,415
Most yards penalized, single team, game, 212
Most yards penalized, both teams, game, 374

Other

Team with the worst start to win multiple playoff games, 4–7
Consecutive games without losing by more than 10 points , 95