lowest number of plays by an nfl team in a game since 1970

Since 1970, the Cleveland Browns have run the fewest plays by a team in a game, with 28 plays versus the Steelers on September 12, 1999.

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lowest number of plays by an NFL team in a regular-season game since 1970

	TEAM	PLY	DATE	TM		OPP	RESULT	TD	1DWN	OFF	OPP OFF	3DWN%	4DWN%
1	Browns	28	9/12/1999	CLE	vs	PIT	L 0-43	0	2	40	464	0.0
2	Raiders	30	10/19/2025	LV	@	KC	L 0-31	0	3	95	434	0.0	0.0
3	Saints	31	10/5/1980	NO	vs	STL	L 7-40	1	3	80	433
4	Chiefs	33	1/5/2025	KC	@	DEN	L 0-38	0	5	98	479	11.1	50.0
5	Lions	33	11/24/1988	DET	vs	MIN	L 0-23	0	3	60	353
6	Falcons	33	9/23/1973	ATL	@	LA	L 0-31	0	2	70	351
7	Packers	33	11/22/1971	GB	@	ATL	L 21-28	3	7	143	386
8	Raiders	34	11/2/2008	OAK	vs	ATL	L 0-24	0	3	77	453	11.1	0.0
9	Titans	34	12/17/2006	TEN	vs	JAX	W 24-17	3	5	98	396	0.0	0.0
10	Jets	34	11/16/2003	NYJ	@	IND	L 31-38	4	12	324	538	14.3
11	Lions	34	12/3/1972	DET	@	GB	L 7-33	1	6	189	309
12	Colts	35	9/21/2009	IND	@	MIA	W 27-23	3	14	356	403	42.9
13	Packers	35	10/17/1999	GB	@	DEN	L 10-31	1	5	133	514	0.0
14	Lions	35	10/20/1991	DET	@	SF	L 3-35	0	10	207	505	14.3
15	Seahawks	35	11/4/1979	SEA	vs	LA	L 0-24	0	1	-7	475
16	Oilers	35	10/29/1972	HOU	@	CIN	L 7-30	1	10	145	496
17	Bears	36	12/3/2017	CHI	vs	SF	L 14-15	2	8	147	388	50.0
18	Buccaneers	36	9/27/2009	TB	vs	NYG	L 0-24	0	5	86	397	0.0	50.0
19	Falcons	36	12/16/2007	ATL	@	TB	L 3-37	0	5	133	285	0.0
20	Cardinals	36	9/28/2003	ARI	@	STL	L 13-37	2	7	161	401	0.0	100.0
21	Lions	36	11/20/1994	DET	@	CHI	L 10-20	1	11	180	338	22.2	0.0
22	Raiders	36	12/16/1991	RAI	@	NO	L 0-27	0	6	117	475	22.2
23	Dolphins	36	9/4/1988	MIA	@	CHI	L 7-34	1	10	163	427
24	Bengals	37	11/5/2017	CIN	@	JAX	L 7-23	1	8	148	408	12.5
25	Bears	37	10/22/2017	CHI	vs	CAR	W 17-3	2	5	153	293	18.2

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815

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RUSH

486

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352

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PPG

15.8

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OPP PPG

23.0

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RUSH YDS/G

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PASS YDS/G

189.6

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2025 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Steelers	4	3	.571
Bengals	3	5	.375
Ravens	3	5	.375
Browns	2	6	.250

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 11/9	CLE	@	NYJ	1:00 PM
Sun 11/16	BAL	@	CLE	4:25 PM
Sun 11/23	CLE	@	LV	4:05 PM
Sun 11/30	SF	@	CLE	1:00 PM
Sun 12/7	TEN	@	CLE	1:00 PM

Last Game

Browns

2 - 6 - 0

Final

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6 - 2 - 0

Sun 26 Oct 2025

NFL 2025 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

2,140

Herbert

2,099

Mahomes

2,069

Prescott

Rush Yards Leaders

850

Taylor

753

Cook

634

Dobbins

Rec Yards Leaders

819

Smith-Njigba

720

Chase

685

Pickens

Pass TD Leaders

17

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17

Stafford

16

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Rush TD Leaders

12

Taylor

9

Jacobs

8

Williams

Rec TD Leaders

7

St. Brown

7

Goedert

6

Kraft

QB Rating Leaders

136.7

Jackson

118.7

Maye

116.4

Goff

Sack Leaders

10.0

Garrett

10.0

Burns

9.0

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NFL 2025 Rankings

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33.8

30.8

30.7

29.6

27.6

Opp PPG Rankings

14.7

16.4

16.7

18.3

18.9

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Total Yards Rankings

385.3

384.1

382.9

378.5

378.3

360.1

Rush Yards Rankings

164.4

143.6

137.8

136.9

135.5

Pass Yards Rankings

273.0

272.9

271.0

266.6

262.4

258.9

Sack Leaders

36.0

26.0

25.0

24.0

23.0

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Fantasy RB Rankings

191.6

Taylor

140.9

McCaffrey

130

Achane

Fantasy WR Rankings

105

Smith-Njigba

104.5

Pickens

100.6

Chase

Fantasy TE Rankings

83.2

Kraft

73.8

Warren

70.9

Goedert

Fantasy K Rankings

88

Aubrey

86

McLaughlin

79

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6-2

5-2

5-3

Worst Record ATS

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NFL 2025 Division Standings

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Patriots	6	2	0	.750
Bills	5	2	0	.714
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Steelers	4	3	0	.571
Bengals	3	5	0	.375
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Colts	7	1	0	.875
Jaguars	4	3	0	.571
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Broncos	6	2	0	.750
Chargers	5	3	0	.625

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Eagles	6	2	0	.750
Cowboys	3	4	1	.438
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Packers	5	1	1	.786
Lions	5	2	0	.714
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Buccaneers	6	2	0	.750
Panthers	4	4	0	.500
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Seahawks	5	2	0	.714
Rams	5	2	0	.714

NFL 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Wed 9/3	DAL	@	PHI	20-24
Thu 9/4	KC	@	LAC	21-27
Sat 9/6	PIT	@	NYJ	34-32
Sat 9/6	TB	@	ATL	23-20
Sat 9/6	LV	@	NE	20-13

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 11/2	CAR	@	GB	1:00 PM
Sun 11/2	MIN	@	DET	1:00 PM
Sun 11/2	CHI	@	CIN	1:00 PM
Sun 11/2	DEN	@	HOU	1:00 PM
Sun 11/2	SF	@	NYG	1:00 PM

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