# List of NFL team records

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
    Kansas City Chiefs 2022–23
* Most Super Bowl appearances, 11
    New England Patriots 1985, 1996, 2001, 2003–04, 2007, 2011, 2014, 2016–18
* Most consecutive Super Bowl appearances, 4
    Buffalo Bills 1990–93
* Most league championships, 13
    Green Bay Packers 1929–31, 1936, 1939, 1944, 1961–62, 1965–67, 1996, 2010
* Most consecutive league championships, 3
    Green Bay Packers 1929–31, 1965–67
* Most 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, .572 (782–581–38)
    Green Bay Packers 1921–2021
* Highest winning percentage for regular season and postseason combined, .573 (810–604–38)
    Green Bay Packers 1921–2024
* Most games won (regular season only), franchise history, 790
    Green Bay Packers 1921–2022
* Most games won (including playoffs), franchise history, 826
    Green Bay Packers 1920–2022
* Most games won (regular season only), since 1970 merger, 514
    Pittsburgh Steelers: 1970–2022
* Most games won (including playoffs), since 1970 merger, 550
    Pittsburgh Steelers: 1970–2022
* Most consecutive winning seasons, franchise history, 20
    Dallas Cowboys: 1965–1985

## Losses

* Lowest all-time winning percentage for regular season, current franchises, .410 (318–457–1)
    Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 1976–2024
* Lowest all-time winning percentage for postseason, .385 (10–16)
    Cincinnati Bengals, 1970–2022
* Lowest all-time winning percentage, combined regular season and postseason, .413 (330–470–1)
    Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 1976–2024
* 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

## 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, 45
    New England Patriots vs Minnesota Vikings (OT), Nov 13, 1994
* Fewest passes completed, single team, game, 0
    By Many NFL Teams; Last Time: Buffalo Bills vs New York Jets, Sep 29, 1974
* Most passes completed, both teams, game, 62
    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

* 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, 7
    San Francisco 49ers: 2018
* Most takeaways (opponents' turnovers), season, 66
    San Diego Chargers: 1961
* Most takeaways (opponents' turnovers), game, 12
    Chicago Bears (vs Detroit Lions) Nov 22, 1942
    Philadelphia Eagles (vs Chicago Cardinals) Sep 24, 1950
    Philadelphia Eagles (vs Pittsburgh Steelers) Dec 12, 1965

### Fumbles

* Most fumbles, season, 56
    Chicago Bears: 1938
    San Francisco 49ers: 1978
* Fewest fumbles, season, 6
    New Orleans Saints: 2011
* Most fumbles, game, 10
    Phil-Pitt Steagles (vs New York Giants) Oct 9, 1943
    Detroit Lions (vs Minnesota Vikings) Nov 12, 1967
    Kansas City Chiefs (vs Houston Oilers) Oct 12, 1969
    San Francisco 49ers (vs Detroit Lions) Dec 17, 1978
* Most fumbles, both teams, game, 14
    Washington Redskins (8) vs Pittsburgh Pirates (6), Nov 14, 1937
    Chicago Bears (7) vs Cleveland Rams (7), Nov 24, 1940
    St. Louis Cardinals (8) vs New York Giants (6), Sep 17, 1961
    Kansas City Chiefs (10) vs Houston Oilers (4), Oct 12, 1969
* Most fumble return yards, single team, game, 180
    Philadelphia Eagles (vs New York Giants) 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

* 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, 2
    San Francisco 49ers: 2018
* 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), 10
    San Francisco 49ers: November 14, 1976–October 16, 1977 :Oakland Raiders: September 10, 2017–November 19, 2017
* Most yards returning interceptions, season, 929
    San Diego Chargers: 1961
* Fewest yards returning interceptions, season, 5
    Los Angeles Rams 1959
* Most yards returning interceptions, single team, game, 325
    Seattle Seahawks (vs Kansas City Chiefs) Nov 4, 1984
* Most yards returning interceptions, both teams, game, 356
    Seattle Seahawks (325) vs Kansas City Chiefs (31), Nov 4, 1984
* Most touchdowns, returning interceptions, season, 9
    San Diego Chargers: 1961
* Most touchdowns returning interceptions, game, 4
    Seattle Seahawks (vs Kansas City Chiefs) Nov 4, 1984
* Most touchdowns returning interceptions, both teams, game, 4
    Philadelphia Eagles (3) vs Pittsburgh Steelers (1), Dec 12, 1965
    Seattle Seahawks (4) vs Kansas City Chiefs (0), Nov 4, 1984

## Penalties

* Most seasons leading league, fewest penalties, 13
    Miami Dolphins: 1968, 1976–1984, 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