fewest team ppg in a season nfl history since 1940

Since 1940, the Detroit Lions have put up the fewest points per game by a team in a season, with 3.5 per game in 1942.

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	TEAM	PPG	SEASON	GP	PASS TD	RUSH TD	RET TD	TD	FGM	XPM	XP2	SFTY	PTS
1	Lions	3.5	1942	11	1	4	0	5	1	5		0	38
2	Steelers	5.5	1940	11	4	2	0	6	6	6		0	60
3	Dodgers	6.5	1943	10	5	4	0	9	1	8		0	65
4	Tigers	6.9	1944	10	3	6	1	10	0	9		0	69
5	Buccaneers	7.4	1977	14	3	4	4	11	9	10		0	103
6	Steelers	7.9	1945	10	0	9	2	10	4	7		0	79
7	Falcons	7.9	1974	14	4	6	2	12	9	12		0	111
8	Yanks	8.2	1944	10	6	5	2	11	2	10		0	82
9	Seahawks	8.8	1992	16	9	4	1	14	14	14		0	140
10	Cardinals	8.9	1942	11	6	4	2	12	5	11		0	98
11	Buccaneers	8.9	1976	14	9	5	1	15	8	11		0	125
12	Colts	8.9	1991	16	10	3	1	14	15	14		0	143
13	Dodgers	9.1	1942	11	3	9	1	13	3	13		0	100
14	Steelers	9.4	1941	11	5	9	0	14	2	13		0	103
15	Packers	9.5	1949	12	5	8	2	14	6	12		0	114
16	Cardinals	9.5	1943	10	6	5	2	13	2	11		0	95
17	Packers	9.6	1977	14	6	5	3	14	13	11		0	134
18	Cardinals	9.8	1945	10	5	9	1	14	0	12		1	98
19	Browns	10.1	2000	16	9	7	1	17	14	17	0	0	161
20	Eagles	10.1	1998	16	7	10	0	17	14	15	0	1	161
21	Eagles	10.1	1940	11	6	8	1	15	3	12		0	111
22	Eagles	10.4	1972	14	10	2	0	12	20	11		1	145
23	Raiders	10.5	2006	16	7	5	4	16	18	16	0	1	168
24	Rams	10.5	1941	11	10	4	2	16	2	14		0	116
25	Patriots	10.6	1970	14	7	11	0	18	8	17		0	149

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Team Leaders

PASS

802

Goff

RUSH

307

Gibbs

REC

228

St. Brown

Team Rankings

PPG

31.0

3rd

OPP PPG

31.7

32nd

RUSH YDS/G

120.7

9th

PASS YDS/G

267.3

7th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Vikings	3	0	1.000
Bears	2	1	.667
Lions	2	1	.667
Packers	1	2	.333

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/4	DET	@	CAR	8:20 PM
Sun 10/11	DET	@	ARI	4:25 PM
Sun 10/25	GB	@	DET	4:25 PM
Sun 11/1	MIN	@	DET	1:00 PM
Sun 11/8	DET	@	MIA	1:00 PM

Last Game

Jets

1 - 2

Final

Lions

2 - 1

Sun 27 Sep 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

939

Young

917

Shough

872

Stafford

Rush Yards Leaders

360

Walker

349

Robinson

346

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

405

Smith-Njigba

375

Olave

358

Adams

Pass TD Leaders

9

Purdy

9

Cousins

8

Shough

Rush TD Leaders

6

Allen

6

Henry

4

Gibbs

Rec TD Leaders

6

Smith-Njigba

5

St. Brown

4

Watson

QB Rating Leaders

133.1

Purdy

127.3

Lock

116.1

Goff

Sack Leaders

6.0

Rousseau

4.0

Anderson

4.0

Graham

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

33.7

32.7

31.0

30.7

29.7

Opp PPG Rankings

12.0

13.7

16.7

17.0

Total Yards Rankings

417.7

416.3

408.0

401.7

399.3

398.7

Rush Yards Rankings

184.3

173.0

167.3

155.0

153.3

136.3

Pass Yards Rankings

313.0

305.7

295.0

281.3

276.0

270.7

Sack Leaders

14.0

12.0

11.0

10.0

9.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

80.3

Gibbs

69.9

Henry

68.2

Walker

Fantasy WR Rankings

77.1

Smith-Njigba

52.8

St. Brown

52.4

Watson

Fantasy TE Rankings

35.4

Kittle

35.1

Kelce

33.3

Johnson

Fantasy K Rankings

42

McPherson

39

McLaughlin

38

Shrader

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

3-0

2-0-1

2-1

Worst Record ATS

0-3

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Eagles	2	1	0	.667
Giants	2	1	0	.667
Cowboys	1	2	0	.333
Commanders	1	2	0	.333
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	3	0	0	1.000
Lions	2	1	0	.667
Bears	2	1	0	.667
Packers	1	2	0	.333
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	1	2	0	.333
Saints	1	2	0	.333
Falcons	1	2	0	.333
Buccaneers	0	3	0	.000
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	3	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	2	1	0	.667
Rams	1	2	0	.333
Cardinals	1	2	0	.333

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	3	0	0	1.000
Jets	1	2	0	.333
Patriots	1	2	0	.333
Dolphins	0	3	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Steelers	2	1	0	.667
Ravens	2	1	0	.667
Browns	2	1	0	.667
Bengals	2	1	0	.667
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	2	1	0	.667
Colts	1	2	0	.333
Titans	0	3	0	.000
Texans	0	3	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	3	0	0	1.000
Raiders	3	0	0	1.000
Broncos	2	1	0	.667
Chargers	0	3	0	.000