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Most Seasons League
Champion |
12 |
Green Bay |
1929-1931, 1936, 1939, 1944, 1961-62, 1965-67, 1996 |
Most Consecutive
Seasons League Champion |
3 |
Green Bay |
1929-31 |
|
Green Bay |
1965-67 |
Most Times Finishing
First, Regular Season |
21 |
NY Giants |
1927, 1933-35, 1938-39, 1941, 1944, 1946, 1956, 1958-59, 1961-63,
1986, 1989-1990, 1997, 2000, 2005 |
|
Chicago Bears |
1921, 1932-34, 1937, 1940-43, 1946, 1956, 1963, 1984-88, 1990, 2001,
2005-6 |
Most Consecutive
Times Finishing First, Regular Season |
7 |
Los Angeles |
1973-79 |
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 |
1992-96 |
Most Points, Season |
556 |
Minnesota |
1998 |
Fewest Points, Season
(Since 1932) |
37 |
Cincinnati/St Louis |
1934 |
Most Points, Game |
72 |
Washington vs NY Giants (11/27/66) |
Most Points, Both Teams,
Game |
113 |
Washington (72) vs NY Giants (41) 11/27/66 |
Fewest Points, Both Teams,
Game |
0 |
In Many Games; Last time: NY Giants vs Detroit (11/7/43) |
Most Points, Shutout
Victory, Game |
64 |
Philadelphia vs Cincinnati (11/6/34) |
Fewest Points, Shutout
Victory, Game |
2 |
Green Bay vs Chicago Bears (10/16/32) |
|
Chicago Bears vs Green Bay (9/18/38) |
Most Points Overcome
to Win Game |
28 |
San Francisco vs NO (12/7/80) OT (trailed
7-35, won 38-35) |
Most Points Overcome
to Tie Game |
31 |
Denver vs Buffalo (11/27/60) (trailed 7-38,
tied 38-38) |
Most Points Each Half,
First Half |
49 |
Green Bay vs Tampa Bay (10/2/83) |
Most Points Each Half,
Second Half |
49 |
Chicago Bears vs Philadelphia (11/30/41) |
Most Points, Both Teams,
First Half |
70 |
Houston (35) vs Oakland (35) 12/22/63 |
Most Points, Both Teams,
Second Half |
65 |
Washington (38) vs NY Giants (27) 11/27/66 |
Most Points, One Quarter |
41 |
Green Bay vs Detroit (2nd Q) 10/7/45 |
|
LA Rams vs Detroit (3rd Q) 10/29/50 |
Most Points, Both Teams,
One Quarter |
49 |
Oakland (28) vs Houston (21) 2nd Q (12/22/63) |
Most Points, First Quarter |
35 |
Green Bay vs Cleveland (11/12/67) |
Most Points, Second Quarter |
41 |
Green Bay vs Detroit (10/7/45) |
Most Points, Third Quarter |
41 |
LA Rams vs Detroit (10/29/50) |
Most Points, Fourth Quarter |
31 |
Oakland vs San Diego (12/17/60) |
|
Oakland vs San Diego (12/8/63) |
|
Atlanta vs Green Bay (9/13/81) |
Most Points, Both Teams,
First Quarter |
42 |
Green Bay (35) vs Cleveland (7) 11/12/67 |
Most Points, Both Teams,
Second Quarter |
49 |
Oakland (28) vs Houston (21) 12/22/63 |
Most Points, Both Teams,
Third Quarter |
48 |
LA Rams (41) vs Detroit (7) 10/29/50 |
Most Points, Both
Teams, Fourth Quarter |
42 |
Chicago Cardinals (28) vs Philadelphia (14) 12/7/47 |
|
Green Bay (28) vs Chicago Bears (14) 11/6/55 |
|
NY Jets (28) vs Boston (14) 10/27/68 |
|
Pittsburgh (21) vs Cleveland (21) 10/18/69 |
Most Consecutive Games
Scoring |
370 |
San Francisco |
1977-current |
Most Consecutive Games
Won |
18 |
New England |
2003-04 |
Most Consecutive Games
Without Defeat |
25 |
Canton (won 22, tied 3) |
1921-23 |
Most Games Won, Season |
15 |
San Francisco |
1984 |
|
Chicago |
1985 |
|
Minnesota |
1998 |
|
Pittsburgh |
2004 |
Most Consecutive Games
Won, Season |
14 |
Miami |
1972 |
|
Pittsburgh |
2004 |
Most Consecutive Games
Won, Start of Season |
14 |
Miami (entire season) |
1972 |
Most Consecutive Games
Won, End of Season |
14 |
Miami (entire season) |
1972 |
|
Pittsburgh |
2004 |
Most Consecutive Games
Without Defeat, Season |
14 |
Miami (won 14) |
1972 |
|
Pittsburgh ( won 14) |
2004 |
Most Consecutive Games
Without Defeat, Start of Season |
14 |
Miami (won 14) entire season |
1972 |
Most Consecutive Games
Without Defeat, End of Season |
14 |
Miami (won 14) entire season |
1972 |
|
Pittsburgh (won 14) |
2004 |
Most Consecutive Home
Games Won |
27 |
Miami |
1971-74 |
Most Consecutive Home
Games Without Defeat |
30 |
Green Bay (won 27, tied 3) |
1928-33 |
Most Consecutive Road
Games Won |
18 |
San Francisco |
1988-90 |
Most Consecutive Road
Games Without Defeat |
18 |
San Francisco (won 18) |
1988-90 |
Most Shutout Games Won
or Tied, Season |
10 |
Pottsville (won 9, tied 1) |
1926 |
|
NY Giants (won 9, tied 1) |
1927 |
Most Consecutive Shutout
Games Won or Tied |
13 |
Akron (won 10, tied 3) |
1920-21 |
Most Consecutive Games
Lost |
26 |
Tampa Bay |
1976-77 |
Most Consecutive Games
Without Victory |
26 |
Tampa Bay (lost 26) |
1976-77 |
Most Games Lost, Season |
15 |
New Orleans |
1980 |
|
Dallas |
1989 |
|
New England |
1990 |
|
Indianapolis |
1991 |
|
N.Y. Jets |
1996 |
|
Carolina Panthers |
2001 |
Most Consecutive Games
Lost, Season |
15 |
Carolina Panthers |
2001 |
Most Consecutive Games
Lost, Start of Season |
14 |
Tampa Bay (entire season) |
1976 |
|
New Orleans |
1980 |
Most Consecutive Games
Lost, End of Season |
15 |
Carolina Panthers |
2001 |
Most Consecutive Games
Without Victory, Season |
15 |
Carolina Panthers |
2001 |
Most Consecutive Games
Without Victory, Start of Season |
14 |
Tampa Bay (lost 14) entire season |
1976 |
|
New Orleans (lost 14) |
1980 |
Most Consecutive Games
Without Victory, End of Season |
14 |
Tampa Bay (lost 14) entire season |
1976 |
|
New England (lost 14) |
1990 |
Most Consecutive Home
Games Lost |
14 |
Dallas |
1988-89 |
Most Consecutive Home
Games Without Victory |
14 |
Dallas (lost 14) |
1988-89 |
Most Consecutive Road
Games Lost |
23 |
Houston |
1981-84 |
Most Consecutive Road
Games Without Victory |
23 |
Houston (lost 23) |
1981-84 |
Most Shutout Games
Lost or Tied, Season |
8 |
Frankford (lost 6, tied 2) |
1927 |
|
Brooklyn (lost 8) |
1931 |
Most Consecutive Shutout
Games Lost or Tied |
8 |
Rochester (lost 8) |
1922-24 |
Most Tie Games, Season |
6 |
Chicago Bears |
1932 |
Most Consecutive Tie
Games |
3 |
Chicago Bears |
1932 |
Most Seasons Leading
League, Touchdowns |
13 |
Chicago Bears |
1932,1934-35,1939,1941-44,1946-48,1956,1965 |
Most Consecutive Seasons
Leading League, Touchdowns |
4 |
Chicago Bears |
1941-44 |
|
Los Angeles |
1949-52 |
|
San Francisco |
1992-95 |
Most Touchdowns, Season |
70 |
Miami |
1984 |
Fewest Touchdowns,
Season (Since 1932) |
3 |
Cincinnati |
1933 |
Most Touchdowns, Game |
10 |
Philadelphia vs Cincinnati (11/6/34) |
|
LA Rams vs Baltimore (10/22/50) |
|
Washington vs NY Giants (11/27/66) |
Most Touchdowns, Both
Teams, Game |
16 |
Washington (10) vs NY Giants (6) (11/27/66) |
Most Consecutive Games
Scoring Touchdowns |
166 |
Cleveland |
1957-69 |
Most (One-Point) Points
After Touchdown, Season |
66 |
Miami |
1984 |
Fewest (One-Point) Points
After Touchdown, Season |
2 |
Chicago Cardinals |
1933 |
Most (One-Point) Points
After Touchdown, Game |
10 |
Los Angeles Rams vs Baltimore (10/22/50) |
Most (One-Point) Points
After Touchdown, Both Teams, Game |
14 |
Chicago Cardinals (9) vs NY Giants (5) 10/17/48 |
|
Houston (7) vs Oakland (7) 12/22/63 |
|
Washington (9) vs NY Giants (5) 11/27/66 |
Most Two-Point Conversions,
Season |
6 |
Miami |
1994 |
|
Minnesota |
1997 |
Most Two-Point Conversions,
Game |
4 |
St. Louis vs. Atlanta (10/15/00) |
Most Two-Point Conversions,
Both Teams, Game |
5 |
Baltimore (3) vs New England (2) 10/6/96 |
Most Seasons Leading
League, Field Goals |
11 |
Green Bay |
1935-36,1940-43,1946-47,1955,1972,1974 |
Most Consecutive Seasons
Leading League, Field Goals |
4 |
Green Bay |
1940-43 |
Most Field Goals Attempted,
Season |
49 |
Los Angeles |
1966 |
|
Washington |
1971 |
Fewest Field Goals
Attempted, Season |
0 |
Chicago Bears |
1944 |
Most Field Goals Attempted,
Game |
8 |
Pittsburgh vs St Louis (12/2/62) |
|
Detroit vs Minnesota (11/13/66) |
|
New York Jets vs Buffalo (11/3/68) |
Most Field Goals Attempted,
Both Teams, Game |
11 |
St Louis (6) vs Pittsburgh (5) 11/13/66 |
|
Washington (6) vs Chicago (5) 11/14/71 |
|
Green Bay (6) vs Detroit (5) 9/29/74 |
|
Washington (6) vs NY Giants (5) 11/14/76 |
Most Field Goals,
Season |
43 |
Arizona |
2005 |
Fewest Field Goals,
Season (Since 1932) |
0 |
Boston |
1932 & 1935 |
|
Chicago Cardinals |
1932 & 1945 |
|
Green Bay |
1932 & 1944 |
|
New York Giants |
1932 |
|
Brooklyn |
1944 |
|
Card-Pitt |
1944 |
|
Chicago Bears |
1944 & 1947 |
|
Boston |
1946 |
|
Baltimore |
1950 |
|
Dallas |
1952 |
Most Field Goals,
Game |
7 |
St Louis vs Pittsburgh (9/24/67) |
|
Minnesota vs LA Rams (11/5/89) OT |
|
Dallas vs Green Bay (11/18/96) |
|
Dallas vs. N.Y. Giants, Sept. 15, 2003 (OT) |
Most Field Goals,
Both Teams, Game |
9 |
San Diego (5) vs KC (4) 9/29/96 |
|
Miami (6) vs New England (3) 10/17/99 |
Most Consecutive Games
Scoring Field Goals |
38 |
Baltimore |
1999-2001 |
Most Safeties, Season |
4 |
Cleveland |
1927 |
|
Detroit |
1962 |
|
Seattle |
1993 |
|
San Francisco |
1996 |
|
Tennessee |
1999 |
Most Safeties, Game |
3 |
LA Rams vs NY Giants (9/30/84) |
Most Safeties, Both
Teams, Game |
3 |
LA Rams (3) vs NY Giants (0) 9/30/84 |
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 |
1980-83 |
Most First Downs,
Season |
398 |
Kansas City |
2004 |
Fewest First Downs,
Season |
51 |
Cincinnati |
1933 |
Most First Downs,
Game |
39 |
NY Jets vs Miami (11/27/88) |
|
Washington vs Detroit (11/4/90) OT |
Fewest First Downs,
Game |
0 |
NY Giants vs Green Bay (10/1/33) |
|
Pittsburgh vs Boston (10/29/33) |
|
Philadelphia vs Detroit (9/20/35) |
|
NY Giants vs Washington (9/27/42) |
|
Denver vs Houston (9/3/66) |
Most First
Downs, Both Teams, Game |
64 |
Seattle (32) vs. Kansas City (32), Nov. 24, 2002 |
Fewest First Downs,
Both Teams, Game |
7 |
Chi Cardinals (2) vs Detroit (5) 9/15/40 |
Most First Downs,
Rushing, Season |
181 |
New England |
1978 |
Fewest First Downs,
Rushing, Season |
36 |
Cleveland |
1942 |
|
Boston |
1944 |
Most First Downs,
Rushing, Game |
25 |
Philadelphia vs Washington (12/2/51) |
Fewest First Downs,
Rushing, Game |
0 |
By Many Teams
Last Time: Detroit vs. Minnesota, Dec. 10, 2006
Oakland vs. Cincinnati, Dec. 10, 2006 |
Most First Downs,
Rushing, Both Teams, Game |
36 |
Philadelphia (25) vs Washington (11) 12/2/51 |
Fewest First Downs,
Rushing, Both Teams, Game |
1 |
Oakland (0) vs. Tennessee (1), Sept. 7, 2003 |
|
Carolina (0) vs. Detroit (1), Oct. 16, 2005 |
Most First Downs,
Passing, Season |
259 |
San Diego |
1985 |
Fewest First Downs,
Passing, Season |
18 |
Pittsburgh |
1941 |
Most First Downs,
Passing, Game |
29 |
NY Giants vs Cincinnati (10/13/85) |
Fewest First Downs,
Passing, Game |
0 |
By Many Teams; Last Time: Cleveland vs. Jacksonville
December 3, 2000 |
Most First Downs,
Passing, Both Teams, Game |
43 |
San Diego (23) vs Cincinnati (20) 12/20/82 |
|
Miami (24) vs NY Jets (19) 9/21/86 OT |
|
Tennessee (28) vs. Oakland (15), Dec. 19, 2004 |
Fewest First Downs,
Passing, Both Teams, Game |
0 |
Brooklyn vs PTI, Nov. 29, 1942 |
Most First Downs,
Penalty, Season |
47 |
Buffalo |
2002 |
|
Indianapolis |
2004 |
Fewest First Downs,
Penalty, Season |
2 |
Brooklyn |
1940 |
Most First Downs,
Penalty, Game |
11 |
Denver vs Houston (10/6/85) |
Most First Downs,
Penalty, Both Teams, Game |
12 |
Buffalo (7) vs San Francisco (5) 10/4/98 |
|
Detroit (8) vs. Baltimore (4), Oct. 9, 2005 |
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 |
1980-83 |
Most Yards Gained, Season |
7,075 |
St. Louis |
2000 |
Fewest Yards Gained,
Season |
1,150 |
Cincinnati |
1933 |
Most Yards Gained, Game |
735 |
LA Rams vs NY Yanks (9/28/51) |
Fewest Yards Gained,
Game |
-7 |
Seattle vs LA Rams (11/4/79) |
Most Yards Gained, Both
Teams, Game |
1,133 |
LA Rams (636) vs NY Yanks (497) 11/19/50 |
Fewest Yards Gained,
Both Teams, Game |
30 |
Chi Cardinals (14) vs Detroit (16) 9/15/40 |
Most Consecutive Games,
400 or More Yards Gained |
11 |
San Diego |
1982-83 |
Most Consecutive Games,
300 or More Yards Gained |
30 |
Minnesota |
1999-2000 |
Most Seasons Leading
League Rushing |
16 |
Chicago Bears |
1932,1934-35,1939-42,1951,1955-56,1968,1977,1983-86 |
Most Consecutive Seasons
Leading League Rushing |
4 |
Chicago Bears |
1939-42 |
|
Chicago Bears |
1983-86 |