lowest passer rating single season nfl since 2000

Since 2000, the Cincinnati Bengals have the worst passer rating by a team in a season, with a 52.0 rating in 2000.

TEAMRTGSEASONGPCMPATTPCTYDSAVGYDS/GTDINTTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Bengals
Bengals
52.0
2000
16
207
454
45.6
2,219
4.9
138.7
6
14
1.3
3.1
52
273
249ers
49ers
53.6
2005
16
204
389
52.4
2,190
5.6
136.9
8
21
2.1
5.4
48
292
3Browns
Browns
54.8
2008
16
238
488
48.8
2,537
5.2
158.6
11
20
2.3
4.1
24
157
4Browns
Browns
55.8
2009
16
219
443
49.4
2,255
5.1
140.9
11
18
2.5
4.1
30
179
5Raiders
Raiders
56.2
2006
16
263
483
54.5
2,850
5.9
178.1
7
24
1.4
5.0
72
430
6Panthers
Panthers
57.0
2010
16
256
484
52.9
2,635
5.4
164.7
9
21
1.9
4.3
50
346
7Lions
Lions
57.9
2002
16
277
577
48.0
3,168
5.5
198.0
19
25
3.3
4.3
20
174
8Bengals
Bengals
58.1
2001
16
322
602
53.5
3,291
5.5
205.7
12
26
2.0
4.3
28
203
9Lions
Lions
58.1
2009
16
316
585
54.0
3,471
5.9
216.9
16
32
2.7
5.5
43
303
10Falcons
Falcons
58.7
2003
16
230
460
50.0
2,631
5.7
164.4
14
21
3.0
4.6
35
223
11Buccaneers
Buccaneers
59.8
2009
16
279
524
53.2
3,134
6.0
195.9
18
29
3.4
5.5
33
161
12Cowboys
Cowboys
59.9
2001
16
210
413
50.8
2,408
5.8
150.5
14
20
3.4
4.8
34
190
13Cardinals
Cardinals
60.5
2010
16
285
561
50.8
3,264
5.8
204.0
10
19
1.8
3.4
50
343
14Panthers
Panthers
60.6
2001
16
314
579
54.2
3,098
5.4
193.6
12
22
2.1
3.8
32
216
15Bears
Bears
61.0
2003
16
271
515
52.6
2,905
5.6
181.6
12
20
2.3
3.9
43
288
16Lions
Lions
61.1
2003
16
319
588
54.3
2,988
5.1
186.8
17
24
2.9
4.1
11
64
17Browns
Browns
61.4
2017
16
312
574
54.4
3,537
6.2
221.1
15
28
2.6
4.9
50
309
18Bears
Bears
61.5
2005
16
219
418
52.4
2,201
5.3
137.6
11
15
2.6
3.6
31
199
19Bears
Bears
61.7
2004
16
249
471
52.9
2,641
5.6
165.1
9
16
1.9
3.4
66
449
20Chargers
Chargers
61.8
2000
16
311
578
53.8
3,540
6.1
221.3
19
30
3.3
5.2
53
302
21Titans
Titans
61.8
2006
16
226
447
50.6
2,748
6.1
171.8
13
19
2.9
4.3
29
152
22Raiders
Raiders
62.0
2009
16
255
485
52.6
2,875
5.9
179.7
10
18
2.1
3.7
49
318
23Jets
Jets
62.0
2009
16
210
393
53.4
2,596
6.6
162.3
12
21
3.1
5.3
30
216
24Jaguars
Jaguars
62.2
2011
16
240
469
51.2
2,510
5.4
156.9
12
15
2.6
3.2
44
331
25Dolphins
Dolphins
62.5
2004
16
309
586
52.7
3,391
5.8
211.9
19
26
3.2
4.4
52
326
StatMuse has team, season-level data for passer rating going back to the 1932 season.

More Bengals Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

1,809

Burrow

Joe Burrow

RUSH

1,019

Brown

Chase Brown

REC

1,412

Chase

Ja'Marr Chase
Team Rankings

PPG

24.4

12th

OPP PPG

28.9

30th

RUSH YDS/G

93.6

29th

PASS YDS/G

249.6

7th

2025 Division Standings
TEAMWLTPCT
10
7
0
.588
8
9
0
.471
Bengals Bengals
6
11
0
.353
5
12
0
.294
Last Game
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18

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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