fewest fumbles lost by a team in a nfl season before 2016

Before 2016, the Minnesota Vikings and the Kansas City Chiefs were tied for losing the fewest fumbles in a season, with 2 lost.

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	TEAM	LOST	SEASON	FUM	GP	W	L	T	TD	PTS	PPG	OPP PTS	OPP PPG	1DWN	3DWN%	4DWN%
1	Vikings	2	2014	11	16	7	9	0	35	325	20.3	343	21.4	288	38.9	50.0
2	Chiefs	2	2002	7	16	8	8	0	57	467	29.2	399	24.9	343	41.6	60.0
3	Giants	3	2008	18	16	12	4	0	45	427	26.7	294	18.4	338	43.1	45.5
4	Vikings	3	1980	15	16	9	7	0	39	317	19.8	308	19.3	324
5	Patriots	4	2014	13	16	12	4	0	52	468	29.3	313	19.6	361	44.3	53.8
6	Colts	4	2013	14	16	11	5	0	40	391	24.4	336	21.0	318	37.6	30.0
7	Falcons	4	2012	9	16	13	3	0	46	419	26.2	299	18.7	342	45.1	25.0
8	Texans	4	2012	12	16	12	4	0	46	416	26.0	331	20.7	341	37.6	57.1
9	Lions	4	2003	18	16	5	11	0	29	270	16.9	379	23.7	250	35.1	40.0
10	Vikings	4	1998	10	16	15	1	0	64	556	34.8	296	18.5	335	51.4	100.0
11	Chiefs	4	1982	13	9	3	6	0	17	176	19.6	184	20.4	163
12	49ers	4	1960	14	12	7	5	0	21	208	17.3	205	17.1	201
13	49ers	5	2015	21	16	5	11	0	24	238	14.9	387	24.2	261	30.5	47.4
14	Cardinals	5	2014	16	16	11	5	0	32	310	19.4	299	18.7	302	40.2	75.0
15	Broncos	5	2014	16	16	12	4	0	58	482	30.1	354	22.1	360	44.1	46.2
16	Chargers	5	2014	16	16	9	7	0	40	348	21.8	348	21.8	326	45.1	45.5
17	Saints	5	2012	13	16	7	9	0	58	461	28.8	454	28.4	352	44.0	57.1
18	Ravens	5	2012	14	16	10	6	0	44	398	24.9	344	21.5	314	36.9	42.9
19	49ers	5	2011	14	16	13	3	0	35	380	23.8	229	14.3	282	29.4	64.3
20	Bills	5	2011	16	16	6	10	0	43	372	23.3	434	27.1	313	32.5	40.9
21	Patriots	5	2011	13	16	13	3	0	61	513	32.1	342	21.4	399	45.9	63.6
22	Saints	5	2011	6	16	13	3	0	66	547	34.2	339	21.2	416	56.7	30.0
23	Patriots	5	2010	9	16	14	2	0	65	518	32.4	313	19.6	335	48.2	50.0
24	Colts	5	2009	11	16	14	2	0	53	416	26.0	307	19.2	339	49.2	45.5
25	Buccaneers	5	2009	25	16	3	13	0	28	244	15.3	400	25.0	246	32.6	40.9

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Team Leaders

PASS

662

Murray

RUSH

410

Jones

REC

258

Jefferson

Team Rankings

PPG

21.8

21st

OPP PPG

12.8

1st

RUSH YDS/G

116.0

13th

PASS YDS/G

187.6

28th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Vikings	5	0	1.000
Bears	3	2	.600
Packers	3	2	.600
Lions	3	2	.600

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/25	IND	@	MIN	1:00 PM
Sun 11/1	MIN	@	DET	1:00 PM
Mon 11/9	BUF	@	MIN	8:15 PM
Sun 11/15	MIN	@	GB	1:00 PM
Sun 11/22	MIN	@	SF	8:20 PM

Last Game

Vikings

5 - 0

Final

Saints

1 - 4

Sun 11 Oct 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,572

Stafford

1,485

Goff

1,408

Love

Rush Yards Leaders

580

Robinson

537

Walker

532

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

583

Smith-Njigba

537

Olave

507

Lamb

Pass TD Leaders

13

Purdy

12

Goff

12

Cousins

Rush TD Leaders

8

Allen

7

Gibbs

7

Henry

Rec TD Leaders

7

Smith-Njigba

6

Watson

5

St. Brown

QB Rating Leaders

119.6

Jackson

119.3

Purdy

111.3

Goff

Sack Leaders

7.5

Anderson

6.0

Rousseau

5.5

Turner

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

32.8

30.8

30.3

29.5

29.2

Opp PPG Rankings

12.8

14.0

18.6

18.8

19.2

Total Yards Rankings

424.4

412.0

405.8

396.2

394.2

393.8

Rush Yards Rankings

173.2

166.8

164.4

162.3

158.0

139.6

Pass Yards Rankings

317.0

297.0

281.6

280.4

276.2

Sack Leaders

20.0

18.0

17.0

16.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

126.7

Gibbs

103.8

Henry

103.2

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

102.5

Smith-Njigba

83.4

Watson

76.1

Lamb

Fantasy TE Rankings

52.4

Likely

50.8

Kittle

49.6

LaPorta

Fantasy K Rankings

75

Shrader

68

Reichard

54

Loop

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

4-1

3-1-1

Worst Record ATS

0-4-1

1-4

1-3-1

2-3

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	3	1	1	.700
Eagles	2	3	0	.400
Cowboys	2	3	0	.400
Commanders	1	3	1	.300
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	5	0	0	1.000
Packers	3	2	0	.600
Lions	3	2	0	.600
Bears	3	2	0	.600
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	2	2	0	.500
Falcons	2	3	0	.400
Buccaneers	1	4	0	.200
Saints	1	4	0	.200
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	5	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	3	2	0	.600
Rams	2	3	0	.400
Cardinals	1	4	0	.200

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	4	1	0	.800
Patriots	3	2	0	.600
Jets	2	3	0	.400
Dolphins	0	5	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Ravens	4	1	0	.800
Browns	3	2	0	.600
Steelers	3	2	0	.600
Bengals	3	2	0	.600
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	4	1	0	.800
Colts	2	3	0	.400
Texans	1	4	0	.200
Titans	0	5	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	4	0	0	1.000
Broncos	3	2	0	.600
Raiders	3	2	0	.600
Chargers	0	5	0	.000