List of NFL team records

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 :Kansas City Chiefs 2022–23
• Most Super Bowl appearances, 12 :New England Patriots 1985, 1996, 2001, 2003–04, 2007, 2011, 2014, 2016–18, 2026
• 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 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 1950–55
• Most Conference Championship Game appearances, 19 :San Francisco 49ers 1970–71, 1981, 1983–84, 1988–90, 1992–94, 1997, 2011–13, 2019, 2021–23
• Most consecutive Conference Championship Game appearances, 8 :New England Patriots 2011–18

Games won

• Highest winning percentage for regular season, (819–611–39) :Green Bay Packers 1921–2025
• Highest winning percentage for regular season and postseason combined, (856–639–38) :Green Bay Packers 1921–2025
• Most games won (regular season only), franchise history, 819 :Green Bay Packers 1921–2025
• Most games won (including playoffs), franchise history, 856 :Green Bay Packers 1920–2025
• Most games won (regular season only), since 1970 merger, 534 :Pittsburgh Steelers: 1970–2025
• Most games won (including playoffs), since 1970 merger, 570 :Pittsburgh Steelers: 1970–2025
• Most consecutive winning seasons, franchise history, 20 :Dallas Cowboys: 1965–1985

Losses

• Lowest all-time winning percentage for regular season, current franchises, (326–466–1) :Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 1976–2024
• Lowest all-time winning percentage for postseason, (12–21) :Los Angeles Chargers, 1960–2025
• Lowest all-time winning percentage, combined regular season and postseason, (338–479–1) :Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 1976–2025
• Longest losing streak, multiple seasons, 26 games :Tampa Bay Buccaneers: 1976–1977

Tie games

• Most ties in a season, 6 :Chicago Bears: 1932
• Most consecutive ties, 3 :Chicago Bears: 1932
• Most ties all-time, 42 :Chicago Bears: 1920–2025

Scoring

• Most games scoring 50+ points, season, 3 :New York Giants: 1950 :Los Angeles Rams: 1950 :San Diego Chargers: 1963 (including a playoff win) :Dallas Cowboys: 1966 :Minnesota Vikings: 1969 :Denver Broncos: 2013
• Most points overcome to win game, 33 :Minnesota Vikings vs Indianapolis Colts, December 17, 2022 (trailed 0–33, won 39–36, OT)
• Worst point differential, 16-game season, −274 :Baltimore Colts: 1981

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 :New Orleans Saints: 2011
• Fewest yards gained, 16-game season, 3,374 :Seattle Seahawks: 1992
• Fewest yards gained, season, 1,150 :Cincinnati Reds: 1933
• Most yards gained, single team, game, 726 :Miami Dolphins vs Denver Broncos, Sep 24, 2023
• Fewest yards gained, single team, game, −7 :Seattle Seahawks vs Los Angeles Rams, Nov 4, 1979
• Most yards gained, both teams, game, 1,151 :New England Patriots (613) vs. Philadelphia Eagles (538), Feb 4, 2018 (Super Bowl LII)
• Fewest yards gained, both teams, game, 30 :Chicago Cardinals (14) vs Detroit Lions (16), Sep 15, 1940
• Most consecutive games, 500 or more yards gained, 3 :San Diego Chargers: 1982 :San Francisco 49ers: 1998 :New England Patriots: 2011
• Most consecutive games, 450 or more yards gained, 4 :Houston Oilers: 1961 :Miami Dolphins: 1984 :Kansas City Chiefs: 2004 :New England Patriots: 2011
• Most consecutive games, 400 or more yards gained, 11 :San Diego Chargers: 1982–83
• Most consecutive games, 350 or more yards gained, 17 :New England Patriots : 2011–2012
• Most consecutive games, 300 or more yards gained, 36 :Minnesota Vikings: 2002–2004

Passing

• Most passes attempted, season, 751 :Tampa Bay Buccaneers: 2022
• 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, 499 :Tampa Bay Buccaneers: 2022
• 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, 47 :Arizona Cardinals vs San Francisco 49ers, Nov 16, 2025
• 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, 85 :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, 54 :New Orleans Saints October 18, 2009–November 25, 2012
• Most consecutive games, no passing touchdowns, 10 :Brooklyn Dodgers November 1, 1942–October 17, 1943
• Most consecutive games, no passing touchdowns, current franchises, 9 :Pittsburgh Steelers October 7, 1945–December 2, 1945
• Most consecutive games, no passing touchdowns, since 1950, 8 :Tampa Bay Buccaneers October 1, 1995–November 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 December 2, 2007–November 3, 2008
• Most consecutive pass attempts at home without an interception, 291 :New England Patriots December 29, 2002–September 9, 2004
• Consecutive pass attempts on the road without an interception, 332 :New England Patriots December 27, 2015–present
• Most consecutive games without allowing an interception returned for a touchdown, 110 :Los Angeles Rams October 21, 1973–November 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 :Oakland Raiders: 1977
• Fewest rushing attempts, season, 211 :Philadelphia Eagles: 1982 (9 game, strike-shortened season)
• Fewest rushing attempts, 16-game season, 304 :Detroit Lions, 2006
• Most rushing attempts, single team, game, 72 :Chicago Bears (vs. Brooklyn Dodgers) Oct 20, 1935
• Fewest rushing attempts, single team, game, 5 :Tampa Bay Buccaneers (vs. New Orleans Saints) Nov 8, 2020
• Most rushing attempts, both teams, game, 108 :Chicago Cardinals (70) vs. Green Bay Packers (38), Dec 5, 1948
• Fewest rushing attempts, both teams, game, 16 :Chicago Cardinals (6) vs. Boston Redskins (10), Oct 29, 1933
• Most yards gained rushing, season, 3,296 :Baltimore Ravens, 2019
• Fewest yards gained rushing, season, 298 :Philadelphia Eagles, 1940
• Fewest yards gained rushing, 14-game season, 978 :New York Jets, 1963
• Fewest yards gained rushing, 16-game season, 1,062 :San Diego Chargers, 2000
• Most yards gained rushing, single team, game, 426 :Detroit Lions (vs. Pittsburgh Pirates) Nov 4, 1934
• Most yards gained rushing, single team, game, since 1951, 407 :Cincinnati Bengals (vs. Denver Broncos) Oct 22, 2000
• Fewest yards gained rushing, single team, game, −53 :Detroit Lions (vs. Chicago Cardinals) Oct 17, 1943
• Most yards gained rushing, both teams, game, 595 :Los Angeles Rams (371) vs. New York Yanks (224), Nov 18, 1951
• Fewest yards gained rushing, both teams, game, −15 :Detroit Lions (−53) vs. Chicago Cardinals (38) Oct 17, 1943
• Highest average gain, rushing, season, 5.74 :Cleveland Browns, 1963
• Lowest average gain, rushing, season, 0.94 :Philadelphia Eagles, 1940
• Most touchdowns, rushing, season, 36 :Green Bay Packers, 1962
• Fewest touchdowns, rushing, season, 1 :Brooklyn Dodgers, 1934
• Fewest touchdowns, rushing, 16-game season, 2 :New York Jets, 1995 :Arizona Cardinals, 2005
• Most touchdowns, rushing, both teams, game, 9 :Rock Island Independents (9) vs. Evansville Crimson Giants (0) Oct 15, 1922 :Racine Legion (9) vs. Louisville Brecks (0), Nov 5, 1922
• Most touchdowns, rushing, both teams, game, since 1940, 9 :Baltimore Ravens vs Cleveland Browns, Dec 14, 2020 :Minnesota Vikings vs New Orleans Saints, Dec 25, 2020
• Most consecutive games, one or more rushing touchdowns, 24 :San Diego Chargers December 21, 2003 – October 16, 2005
• Most consecutive games, no rushing touchdowns, 13 :San Diego Chargers October 15, 2012 – September 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 :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: 1953–1957
• Most consecutive seasons leading league, fewest points allowed (since 1970 merger), 4 :Seattle Seahawks: 2012–2015
• ** 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, 534 :Carolina Panthers: 2024
• Most points allowed, 14-game season, 501 :New York Giants: 1966
• Most points allowed on the road, season (7-game season), 321 :New York Giants: 1966
• Most points allowed at home, season, 292 :Detroit Lions: 2008
• Most shutouts, season, 10 :Pottsville Maroons: 1926 :New York Giants: 1927
• Most shutouts, season, (since 1940), 5 :Pittsburgh Steelers: 1976 :New York Giants: 1944
• Fewest points allowed in 1st quarter, season, 3 :Los Angeles Rams: 1974
• Fewest points allowed in 1st quarter, 16-game season, 6 :Pittsburgh Steelers: 1978
• Fewest points allowed in 2nd quarter, season, 19 :Cleveland Browns: 1951
• Fewest points allowed in 2nd quarter, 16-game season, 31 :Chicago Bears: 2001
• Fewest points allowed in 3rd quarter, season, 6 :Detroit Lions: 1934
• Fewest points allowed in 3rd quarter, 16-game season, 9 :Miami Dolphins: 2000
• Fewest points allowed in 4th quarter, season, 7 :New York Giants: 1944
• Fewest points allowed in 4th quarter, 16-game season, 26 :Denver Broncos: 1978

Touchdowns allowed

• Fewest touchdowns allowed, season (since 1932), 6 :Chicago Bears: 1932 :Brooklyn Dodgers: 1933
• Fewest touchdowns allowed, 16-game season, 18 :Baltimore Ravens: 2000
• Most touchdowns allowed, season, 68 :Baltimore Colts: 1981 :Detroit Lions: 2020
• Most consecutive games allowing one or more touchdowns, 133 :Denver Broncos September 9, 1960–October 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: September 26, 1947 – September 9, 1949
• Most consecutive games, allowing one or more rushing touchdowns, current franchises, 23 :Minnesota Vikings: September 17, 1961 – November 11, 1962
• Most consecutive games without allowing a rushing touchdown, 16 :Buffalo Bills: October 24, 1964 – October 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: December 11, 1983-December 21, 1985
• Most consecutive games without allowing a passing touchdown, 8 :Green Bay Packers: December 19, 1971-October 29, 1972 :Cleveland Browns: December 26, 1987-October 16, 1988

First downs allowed

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

Yards allowed

• Most seasons leading league, fewest yards allowed, 8 :Chicago Bears: 1942–43, 1948, 1958, 1963, 1984–1986
• Most consecutive seasons leading league, fewest yards allowed, 3 :Boston/Washington Redskins: 1935–1937 :Chicago Bears: 1984–1986
• Fewest yards allowed, season, 1,539 :Chicago Cardinals: 1934
• Fewest yards allowed, 14-game season, 2,720 :Minnesota Vikings: 1969
• 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: 1966–1969
• 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, 1964–1968, 1996, 2005
• Most consecutive seasons leading league, fewest passing yards allowed, 5 :Green Bay Packers: 1964–1968
• Fewest yards allowed, passing, season, 545 :Philadelphia Eagles: 1934
• Fewest yards allowed, passing, 14-game season, 1,290 :Miami Dolphins: 1973
• 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

Main article: Quarterback sack

• Most seasons leading league sacks, 8 :Pittsburgh Steelers: 1994, 2001, 2010, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021

• Most consecutive seasons leading league sacks, 5 :Pittsburgh Steelers: 2017–2021

• Most sacks, season, 72 :Chicago Bears: 1984

• Fewest sacks, season, 10 :Kansas City Chiefs: 2008

• Most sacks, single team, game, 12 :Dallas Cowboys (vs Pittsburgh Steelers) Nov 20, 1966 :St. Louis Cardinals (vs Baltimore Colts) Oct 26, 1980 :Chicago Bears (vs Detroit Lions) Dec 16, 1984 :Dallas Cowboys (vs Houston Oilers) Sep 29, 1985 :New York Giants (vs Philadelphia Eagles) Sep 30, 2007

• Most sacks, single team, half, 9 :New York Giants (vs Chicago Bears) Oct 3, 2010

• Most combined sacks (both teams), game, 18 :Green Bay Packers (8) vs San Diego Chargers (10), Sep 24, 1978

• Most combined sacks (both teams), half, 11 :New York Giants (9) vs Chicago Bears (2), Oct 3, 2010

• Most opponents yards lost attempting to pass, season, 665 :Oakland Raiders: 1967

• Fewest opponents yards lost attempting to pass, season, 72 :Jacksonville Jaguars: 1995

• Most sacks allowed, season, 104 :Philadelphia Eagles: 1986

• Fewest sacks allowed, season, 7 :Miami Dolphins: 1988

Special teams

Blocked field goal returns

• Most consecutive games without a blocked field goal return for a touchdown, 1004 :Pittsburgh Steelers: November 2, 1952–2021 (ongoing)
• Most consecutive games without allowing a blocked field goal return for a touchdown, 926 :Cleveland Browns: October 17, 1948–November 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: 1965–1967
• Most kickoff returns, season, 89 :Cleveland Browns: 1999
• Fewest kickoff returns, season, 17 :New York Giants: 1944
• Most kickoff returns, single team, game, 12 :New York Giants (vs Washington Redskins) Nov 27, 1966
• Most kickoff returns, both teams, game, 19 :New York Giants (12) vs Washington Redskins (7), Nov 27, 1966
• Most yards, kickoff returns, season, 2,296 :Arizona Cardinals: 2000
• Fewest yards, kickoff returns, season, 282 :New York Giants: 1940
• Most yards, kickoff returns, game, 367 :Baltimore Ravens (vs Minnesota Vikings) Dec 13, 1998
• Most yards, kickoff returns, both teams, game, 560 :Detroit Lions (362) vs Los Angeles Rams (198), Oct 29, 1950
• Highest average, kickoff returns, season, 29.9 :Kansas City Chiefs (44–1,316): 2013
• Lowest average, kickoff returns, season, 14.7 :New York Jets (46–675): 1993
• Most touchdowns, kickoff returns, season, 6 :Buffalo Bills: 2004
• Most touchdowns, kickoff returns, game, 2 :Chicago Bears (vs Green Bay Packers) Sep 22, 1940 :Chicago Bears (vs Green Bay Packers) Nov 9, 1952 :Philadelphia Eagles (vs Dallas Cowboys) Nov 6, 1966 :Green Bay Packers (vs Cleveland Browns) Nov 12, 1967 :Los Angeles Rams (vs Green Bay Packers) Nov 24, 1985 :New Orleans Saints (vs Los Angeles Rams) Oct 23, 1994 :Baltimore Ravens (vs Minnesota Vikings) Dec 13, 1998 :Chicago Bears (vs St. Louis Rams) Dec 11, 2006 :Miami Dolphins (vs New York Jets) Nov 1, 2009 :Cleveland Browns (vs Kansas City Chiefs) Dec 20, 2009 :Seattle Seahawks (vs San Diego Chargers) Sep 26, 2010
• Most touchdowns, kickoff returns, both teams, game, 3 :Baltimore Ravens (2) vs Minnesota Vikings (1), Dec 13, 1998
• Fewest opponents kickoff returns, season, 10 :Brooklyn Dodgers: 1943
• Most opponents kickoff returns, season, 93 :Indianapolis Colts: 2003
• Fewest yards allowed, kickoff returns, season, 225 :Brooklyn Dodgers 1943
• Most yards allowed, kickoff returns, season, 2,115 :St. Louis Rams: 1999
• Lowest average allowed, kickoff returns, season, 14.3 :Cleveland Browns (71 returns, 1,018 yd): 1980
• Highest average allowed, kickoff returns, season, 29.5 :New York Jets (47 returns, 1,386 yd): 1972
• Most touchdowns allowed, kickoff returns, season, 4 :Minnesota Vikings: 1998
• Most consecutive games without allowing a kickoff return for a touchdown, 265 :Cleveland Browns: September 14, 1986–November 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: September 12, 1976–December 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 :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: Seattle Seahawks vs. Dallas Cowboys, Nov 30, 2023 (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, September 28, 2014 :New Orleans Saints vs. Green Bay Packers, October 26, 2014 :Kansas City Chiefs vs. Philadelphia Eagles, October 3, 2021 :Seattle Seahawks vs. Dallas Cowboys, November 30, 2023
• 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: 1943–1945, 1951–52, 1962, 1966, 1969, 1991
• Most consecutive seasons leading league (average return), 3 :Detroit Lions: 1943–1945
• Most punt returns, season, 71 :Pittsburgh Steelers: 1976 (14-game season) :Tampa Bay Buccaneers: 1979 :Los Angeles Raiders: 1985
• Fewest punt returns, season, 10 :New York Jets: 2020
• Most punt returns, single team, game, 12 :Philadelphia Eagles (vs Cleveland Browns) Dec 3, 1950
• Most punt returns, both teams, game, 17 :Philadelphia Eagles (12) vs Cleveland Browns (5) Dec 3, 1950
• Most fair catches, season, 34 :Baltimore Colts: 1971
• Fewest fair catches, season, 0 :San Diego Chargers: 1975 :New England Patriots: 1976 :Tampa Bay Buccaneers: 1976 :Pittsburgh Steelers: 1977 :Dallas Cowboys: 1982
• Most yards, punt returns, season, 875 :Green Bay Packers: 1996
• Fewest yards, punt returns, season, 27 :St. Louis Cardinals: 1965
• Most yards, punt returns, single team, game, 231 :Detroit Lions (vs San Francisco 49ers) Oct 6, 1963
• Fewest yards, punt returns, single team, game, −28 :Washington Redskins (vs Dallas Cowboys) Dec 11, 1966
• Most yards, punt returns, both teams, game, 282 :Los Angeles Rams (219) vs Atlanta Falcons (63), Oct 11, 1981
• Fewest yards, punt returns, both teams, game, −18 :Buffalo Bills (−18) vs Pittsburgh Steelers (0), Oct 29, 1972
• Highest average, punt returns, season, 20.2 :Chicago Bears (27–546) 1941
• Lowest average, punt returns, season, 1.2 :St. Louis Cardinals (23–27) 1965
• Most touchdowns, punt returns, season, 5 :Chicago Cardinals: 1959
• Most touchdowns, punt returns, single team, game, 2 :Detroit Lions (vs Los Angeles Rams) Oct 14, 1951 :Detroit Lions (vs Green Bay Packers) Nov 22, 1951 :Chicago Cardinals (vs Pittsburgh Steelers) Nov 1, 1959 :Chicago Cardinals (vs New York Giants) Nov 22, 1959 :New York Titans (vs Denver Broncos) Sep 24, 1961 :Denver Broncos (vs Cleveland Browns) Sep 26, 1976 :Los Angeles Rams (vs Atlanta Falcons) Oct 11, 1981 :St. Louis Cardinals (vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers) Dec 21, 1986 :Los Angeles Rams (vs Atlanta Falcons) Dec 27, 1992 :Cleveland Browns (vs Pittsburgh Steelers) Oct 24, 1993 :San Diego Chargers (vs Cincinnati Bengals) Nov 2, 1997 :Denver Broncos (vs Carolina Panthers) Nov 9, 1997 :Baltimore Ravens (vs Seattle Seahawks) Dec 7, 1997 :Baltimore Ravens (vs New York Jets) Dec 24, 2000 :New Orleans Saints (vs Minnesota Vikings) Oct 6, 2008
• Most touchdowns, punt returns, both teams, game, 2 :Philadelphia Eagles (1) vs Washington Redskins (1), Nov 9, 1952 :Kansas City Chiefs (1) vs Buffalo Bills (1), Sep 11, 1966 :Baltimore Colts (1) vs New England Patriots (1), Nov 18, 1979 :Los Angeles Raiders (1) vs Philadelphia Eagles (1) (OT), Nov 30, 1986 :Cincinnati Bengals (1) vs Green Bay Packers (1), Sep 20, 1992 :Oakland Raiders (1) vs Seattle Seahawks (1), Nov 15, 1998 :Seattle Seahawks (1) vs St. Louis Rams (1), Sep 13, 2015
• Fewest opponents punt returns, season, 7 :Washington Redskins: 1962 :San Diego Chargers: 1982
• Most opponents punt returns, season, 71 :Tampa Bay Buccaneers: 1976 :Tampa Bay Buccaneers: 1977
• Fewest yards allowed, punt returns, season, 22 :Green Bay Packers: 1967
• Fewest yards allowed, punt returns, 16-game season, 46 :New Orleans Saints: 2020
• Most yard touchdowns, 34 :St. Louis Cardinals: December 11, 1983–December 21, 1985
• Most consecutive games without allowing a passing touchdown, 8 :Green Bay Packers: December 19, 1971–October 29, 1972 :Cleveland Browns: December 26, 1987–October 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, 8 :Kansas City Chiefs: 2024
• 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, 4 :New York Jets: 2025
• 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) September 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)) Oct 25, 1976
• Most own fumbles recovered, season, 37 :Chicago Bears: 1938
• Fewest own fumbles recovered, season, 1 :New Orleans Saints: 2011
• Most opponents' fumbles recovered, season, 31 :Minnesota Vikings: 1963
• Fewest opponents' fumbles recovered, season, 3 :Los Angeles Rams: 1974 :Green Bay Packers: 1995
• Most opponents' fumbles recovered, game, 8 :Washington Redskins (vs St. Louis Cardinals) Oct 25, 1976 :Pittsburgh Steelers (vs Cleveland Browns) Dec 23, 1990
• Most fumbles returned for touchdowns by opponents, season, 6 :Cincinnati Bengals: 1986
• Most touchdowns, fumbles recovered, own and opponents', season, 7 :Arizona Cardinals (3 own, 4 opp): 2010
• Most touchdowns, own fumbles recovered, season, 3 :Arizona Cardinals: 2010
• Most touchdowns, opponents' fumbles recovered, season, 4 :Detroit Lions 1937 :Chicago Bears: 1942 :Boston Yanks: 1948 :Los Angeles Rams: 1952 :San Francisco 49ers: 1965 :Denver Broncos: 1984 :St. Louis Cardinals: 1987 :Minnesota Vikings: 1989 :Atlanta Falcons: 1991 :Philadelphia Eagles: 1995 :New Orleans Saints: 1998 :Kansas City Chiefs: 1999 :Arizona Cardinals: 2010
• Most touchdowns, fumbles recovered, own and opponents game, 2 :By Many Teams
• Most touchdowns, fumbles recovered, both teams, own and opponents', game, 3 :Detroit Lions (2) vs Minnesota Vikings (1) (2 own, 1 opp) Dec 9, 1962 :Green Bay Packers (2) vs Dallas Cowboys (1) (3 opp) Nov 28, 1964 :Oakland Raiders (2) vs Buffalo Bills (1) (3 opp) Dec 24, 1967 :Oakland Raiders (2) vs Philadelphia Eagles (1) (3 opp) Sep 24, 1995 :Tennessee Titans (2) vs Pittsburgh Steelers (1), Jan 2, 2000
• Most touchdowns, own fumbles recovered, game, 2 :Miami Dolphins (vs New England Patriots) Sep 1, 1996
• Most touchdowns, opponents' fumbles recovered, game, 2 :Detroit Lions (vs Cleveland Rams) Nov 7, 1937 :Philadelphia Eagles (vs New York Giants) Sep 25, 1938 :Chicago Bears (vs Washington Redskins) Nov 28, 1948 :New York Giants (vs Pittsburgh Steelers) Sep 17, 1950 :Cleveland Browns (vs Dallas Cowboys) Dec 3, 1961 :Cleveland Browns (vs New York Giants) Oct 25, 1964 :Green Bay Packers (vs Dallas Cowboys) Nov 29, 1964 :San Francisco 49ers (vs Detroit Lions) Nov 14, 1965 :Oakland Raiders (vs Buffalo Bills) Dec 24, 1967 :New York Giants (vs Green Bay Packers) Sep 19, 1971 :Washington Redskins (vs San Diego Chargers) Sep 16, 1973 :New Orleans Saints (vs San Francisco 49ers) Oct 19, 1975 :Cincinnati Bengals (vs Pittsburgh Steelers) Oct 14, 1979 :Atlanta Falcons (vs Detroit Lions) Oct 5, 1980 :Kansas City Chiefs (vs Oakland Raiders) Oct 5, 1980 :New England Patriots (vs Baltimore Colts) Nov 23, 1980 :Denver Broncos (vs Green Bay Packers) Oct 15, 1984 :Miami Dolphins (vs Kansas City Chiefs) Oct 11, 1987 :St. Louis Cardinals (vs New Orleans Saints) Oct 11, 1987 :Minnesota Vikings (vs Atlanta Falcons) Dec 10, 1989 :Philadelphia Eagles (vs Phoenix Cardinals) Nov 24, 1991 :Cincinnati Bengals (vs Seattle Seahawks) Sep 6, 1992 :Oakland Raiders (vs Philadelphia Eagles) Sep 24, 1995 :Pittsburgh Steelers (vs New England Patriots) Dec 16, 1995 :New England Patriots (vs San Diego Chargers) Dec 1, 1996 :Tennessee Titans (vs Pittsburgh Steelers) Jan 2, 2000 :Chicago Bears (vs Minnesota Viking) Oct 19, 2008 :Dallas Cowboys (vs Philadelphia Eagles) Dec 28, 2008 :San Francisco 49ers (vs St. Louis Rams) Oct 4, 2009 :Arizona Cardinals (vs New Orleans Saints) Oct 10, 2010 :Baltimore Ravens (vs New York Jets) Oct 2, 2011 :Jacksonville Jaguars (vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers) Dec 11, 2011 :New England Patriots (vs New York Jets) Nov 22, 2012 :Jacksonville Jaguars (vs New York Giants) Nov 30, 2014 :Atlanta Falcons (vs Houston Texans) Oct 4, 2015 :Arizona Cardinals (vs Green Bay Packers) Dec 27, 2015 :Dallas Cowboys (vs. Buffalo Bills) Jan 31, 1993 (Super Bowl XXVII)
• Most touchdowns, opponents' fumbles recovered, both teams, game, 3 :Green Bay Packers (2) vs Dallas Cowboys (1), Nov 29, 1964 :Oakland Raiders (2) vs Buffalo Bills (1), Dec 24, 1967 :Oakland Raiders (2) vs Philadelphia Eagles (1), Sep 24, 1995 :Tennessee Titans (2) vs Pittsburgh Steelers (1), Jan 2, 2000
• Most consecutive games, no fumbles returned for touchdown (by defense), 119 :San Francisco 49ers: September 18, 1949–October 25, 1959
• Most consecutive games, without allowing a fumble returned for touchdown, 153 :Miami Dolphins: September 7, 2008–October 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{{efn|This section is for passes intercepted by defense. For interceptions thrown by offense, see [[List of National Football League records (team)#Passing|the "Passing" section above]].}}

• Most seasons leading league interceptions, 11 :New York Giants: 1933, 1937–1939, 1944, 1948, 1951, 1954, 1961, 1997, 2013
• Most consecutive seasons leading league interceptions, 5 :Kansas City Chiefs: 1966–1970
• Most passes intercepted (by defense), season, 49 :San Diego Chargers: 1961
• Most yards returning interceptions, season, 503 :Chicago Bears: 1986
• Fewest passes intercepted (by defense), season, 0 :New York Jets: 2025
• Most passes intercepted (by defense), single team, game, 9 :Green Bay Packers (vs Detroit Lions): October 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: December 3, 1946–September 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: October 16, 1979–September 20, 1987
• Most consecutive games, no interceptions (by defense), 17 :New York Jets: September 7, 2025–December 23, 2025
• Most yards returning interceptions, season, 929 :San Diego Chargers: 1961
• Fewest yards returning interceptions, season, –2 :Cleveland Browns: 2024
• 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, 1976–1984, 1986, 1990–91
• Most consecutive seasons leading league, fewest penalties, 9 :Miami Dolphins: 1976–1984
• Most seasons leading league, most penalties, 16 :Chicago Bears: 1941–1944, 1946–1949, 1951, 1959–1961, 1963, 1965, 1968, 1976
• Most consecutive seasons leading league, most penalties, 4 :Chicago Bears: 1941–1944, 1946–1949 :L.A./Oakland Raiders: 1993–1996
• Fewest penalties, season, 19 :Detroit Lions: 1937
• Fewest penalties, 14-game season, 36 :Minnesota Vikings: 1961
• Fewest penalties, 16-game season, 55 :Atlanta Falcons: 2012
• Most penalties, season, 163 :Oakland Raiders: 2011
• 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
• Most seasons leading league, fewest yards penalized, 13 :Miami Dolphins: 1967–68, 1973, 1977–1984, 1990–91
• Most consecutive seasons leading league, fewest yards penalized, 8 :Miami Dolphins: 1977–1984
• Most seasons leading league, most yards penalized, 15 :Chicago Bears: 1935, 1937, 1939–1944, 1946–47, 1949, 1951, 1961–62, 1968
• Most consecutive seasons leading league, most yards penalized, 6 :Chicago Bears: 1939–1944
• Fewest yards penalized, season, 139 :Detroit Lions: 1937
• Most yards penalized, season, 1,415 :Seattle Seahawks: 2013
• Most yards penalized, single team, game, 212 :Tennessee Titans (vs. Baltimore Ravens) Oct 10, 1999
• Most yards penalized, both teams, game, 374 :Cleveland Browns (209) vs. Chicago Bears (165), Nov 25, 1951

Other

• Team with the worst start to win multiple playoff games, 4–7 :Jacksonville Jaguars, 1996

• Consecutive games without losing by more than 10 points (including the playoffs), 95 :Seattle Seahawks, October 30, 2011–December 10, 2016

Notes

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