lowest nfl ppg in a season since 1940

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

TEAMPPGSEASONGPPASS TDRUSH TDRET TDTDFGMXPMXP2SFTYPTS
1Lions
Lions
3.5
1942
11
1
4
0
5
1
5
0
38
2Steelers
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
5Buccaneers
Buccaneers
7.4
1977
14
3
4
4
11
9
10
0
103
6Steelers
Steelers
7.9
1945
10
0
9
2
10
4
7
0
79
7Falcons
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
9Seahawks
Seahawks
8.8
1992
16
9
4
1
14
14
14
0
140
10Cardinals
Cardinals
8.9
1942
11
6
4
2
12
5
11
0
98
11Buccaneers
Buccaneers
8.9
1976
14
9
5
1
15
8
11
0
125
12Colts
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
14Steelers
Steelers
9.4
1941
11
5
9
0
14
2
13
0
103
15Packers
Packers
9.5
1949
12
5
8
2
14
6
12
0
114
16Cardinals
Cardinals
9.5
1943
10
6
5
2
13
2
11
0
95
17Packers
Packers
9.6
1977
14
6
5
3
14
13
11
0
134
18Cardinals
Cardinals
9.8
1945
10
5
9
1
14
0
12
1
98
19Browns
Browns
10.1
2000
16
9
7
1
17
14
17
0
0
161
20Eagles
Eagles
10.1
1998
16
7
10
0
17
14
15
0
1
161
21Eagles
Eagles
10.1
1940
11
6
8
1
15
3
12
0
111
22Eagles
Eagles
10.4
1972
14
10
2
0
12
20
11
1
145
23Raiders
Raiders
10.5
2006
16
7
5
4
16
18
16
0
1
168
24Rams
Rams
10.5
1941
11
10
4
2
16
2
14
0
116
25Patriots
Patriots
10.6
1970
14
7
11
0
18
8
17
0
149

More Lions Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

4,564

Goff

Jared Goff

RUSH

1,223

Gibbs

Jahmyr Gibbs

REC

1,401

St. Brown

Amon-Ra St. Brown
Team Rankings

PPG

28.3

4th

OPP PPG

24.3

22nd

RUSH YDS/G

120.1

14th

PASS YDS/G

268.6

3rd

2025 Division Standings
TEAMWLTPCT
11
6
0
.647
9
7
1
.559
Lions Lions
9
8
0
.529
9
8
0
.529
Last Game
DET Lions

9 - 8

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Final

16

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11 - 6

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NFL 2025 Standings

AFC EastWLTPCT
14
3
0
.824
Bills Bills - w
12
5
0
.706
7
10
0
.412
Jets Jets - e
3
14
0
.176
AFC NorthWLTPCT
10
7
0
.588
8
9
0
.471
6
11
0
.353
5
12
0
.294
AFC SouthWLTPCT
13
4
0
.765
12
5
0
.706
Colts Colts - e
8
9
0
.471
3
14
0
.176
AFC WestWLTPCT
14
3
0
.824
11
6
0
.647
6
11
0
.353
3
14
0
.176
NFC EastWLTPCT
11
6
0
.647
7
9
1
.441
5
12
0
.294
4
13
0
.235
NFC NorthWLTPCT
Bears Bears - y
11
6
0
.647
9
7
1
.559
9
8
0
.529
Lions Lions - e
9
8
0
.529
NFC SouthWLTPCT
8
9
0
.471
8
9
0
.471
8
9
0
.471
6
11
0
.353
NFC WestWLTPCT
14
3
0
.824
Rams Rams - w
12
5
0
.706
49ers 49ers - w
12
5
0
.706
3
14
0
.176