lowest passer rating allowed in a season by a team between 1970 to 2019

From 1970 through 2019, the Pittsburgh Steelers had the lowest opponent passer rating by a team in a season, with a rating of 33.1 in 1973.

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	TEAM	OPP RTG	SEASON	GP	OPP CMP	OPP ATT	OPP PCT	OPP YDS	OPP AVG	OPP TD	OPP INT	OPP TD%	OPP INT%	OPP SCK	OPP SCKY
1	Steelers	33.1	1973	14	164	359	45.7	1,923	5.4	11	37	3.1	10.3	33	251
2	Raiders	37.2	1975	14	171	398	43.0	2,318	5.8	14	35	3.5	8.8	55	474
3	Falcons	37.4	1977	14	141	320	44.1	1,775	5.5	9	26	2.8	8.1	42	391
4	Dolphins	39.9	1973	14	151	322	46.9	1,604	5.0	5	21	1.6	6.5	45	314
5	Vikings	40.4	1970	14	195	367	53.1	1,798	4.9	6	28	1.6	7.6	49	360
6	Vikings	41.2	1988	16	219	480	45.6	2,763	5.8	12	36	2.5	7.5	37	274
7	Redskins	42.6	1976	14	146	354	41.2	2,241	6.3	11	26	3.1	7.3	44	324
8	Steelers	42.8	1975	14	183	396	46.2	2,194	5.5	9	27	2.3	6.8	43	358
9	Lions	43.7	1976	14	137	313	43.8	1,904	6.1	11	24	3.5	7.7	28	218
10	Steelers	43.8	1977	14	157	357	44.0	2,254	6.3	16	31	4.5	8.7	32	285
11	Colts	44.2	1971	14	185	361	51.2	2,027	5.6	9	28	2.5	7.8	33	288
12	Steelers	44.3	1974	14	147	339	43.4	1,872	5.5	14	25	4.1	7.4	52	406
13	Falcons	44.8	1973	14	151	324	46.6	1,619	5.0	11	22	3.4	6.8	29	189
14	Dolphins	44.9	1982	9	119	226	52.7	1,281	5.7	7	19	3.1	8.4	29	254
15	Redskins	45.1	1971	14	191	411	46.5	2,448	6.0	11	29	2.7	7.1	36	321
16	Steelers	45.2	1976	14	158	373	42.4	2,179	5.8	9	22	2.4	5.9	41	313
17	Colts	45.4	1977	14	181	382	47.4	2,549	6.7	10	30	2.6	7.9	47	359
18	Rams	45.6	1976	14	199	397	50.1	2,487	6.3	11	32	2.8	8.1	45	395
19	Vikings	45.7	1971	14	206	405	50.9	2,022	5.0	10	27	2.5	6.7	27	216
20	Chiefs	45.8	1970	14	195	408	47.8	2,280	5.6	15	31	3.7	7.6	35	270
21	Vikings	46.2	1975	14	175	360	48.6	1,994	5.5	14	28	3.9	7.8	46	373
22	Bengals	46.9	1975	14	175	389	45.0	2,001	5.1	11	22	2.8	5.7	27	272
23	Steelers	47.0	1972	14	206	411	50.1	2,393	5.8	9	28	2.2	6.8	40	337
24	Dolphins	47.4	1972	14	178	348	51.1	2,029	5.8	10	26	2.9	7.5	33	280
25	Vikings	47.5	1972	14	169	331	51.1	1,791	5.4	13	26	3.9	7.9	21	92

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Team Leaders

PASS

700

Rodgers

RUSH

216

Warren

REC

114

Wilson

Team Rankings

PPG

17.7

26th

OPP PPG

20.0

11th

RUSH YDS/G

95.7

22nd

PASS YDS/G

233.3

16th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Steelers	2	1	.667
Browns	2	1	.667
Bengals	2	1	.667
Ravens	2	1	.667

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 10/1	PIT	@	CLE	8:15 PM
Sun 10/11	IND	@	PIT	1:00 PM
Sun 10/18	PIT	@	TB	1:00 PM
Sun 10/25	PIT	@	NO	9:30 AM
Sun 11/1	CLE	@	PIT	1:00 PM

Last Game

Bengals

2 - 1

Final

Steelers

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

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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