lowest point differential in an nfl season from 1920 to 1975

From 1920 through 1975, the New England Patriots had the lowest point differential by a team in a season, with a -254-point differential in 1972.

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	TEAM	DIFF	SEASON	GP	W	L	T	TD	PTS	PPG	OPP PTS	OPP PPG	1DWN
1	Patriots	-254	1972	14	3	11	0	24	192	13.7	446	31.9	236
2	Colts	-249	1950	12	1	11	0	31	213	17.8	462	38.5	188
3	Oilers	-248	1973	14	1	13	0	22	199	14.2	447	31.9	193
4	Falcons	-247	1967	14	1	12	1	22	175	12.5	422	30.1	180
5	Texans	-245	1952	12	1	11	0	27	182	15.2	427	35.6	172
6	Giants	-238	1966	14	1	12	1	31	263	18.8	501	35.8	236
7	Falcons	-233	1966	14	3	11	0	26	204	14.6	437	31.2	211
8	Reds	-233	1934	8	0	8	0	1	10	1.3	243	30.4
9	Redskins	-225	1954	12	3	9	0	27	207	17.3	432	36.0	188
10	Lions	-225	1942	11	0	11	0	5	38	3.5	263	23.9	115
11	Raiders	-221	1961	14	2	12	0	29	237	16.9	458	32.7	200
12	Cardinals	-220	1944	10	0	10	0	16	108	10.8	328	32.8	109
13	Falcons	-219	1968	14	2	12	0	20	170	12.1	389	27.8	174
14	Redskins	-218	1961	14	1	12	1	23	174	12.4	392	28.0	193
15	Oilers	-216	1972	14	1	13	0	18	164	11.7	380	27.1	183
16	Packers	-215	1949	12	2	10	0	14	114	9.5	329	27.4	182
17	Bulldogs	-215	1949	12	1	10	1	21	153	12.8	368	30.7	183
18	Patriots	-212	1970	14	2	12	0	18	149	10.6	361	25.8	184
19	Bills	-210	1971	14	1	13	0	21	184	13.1	394	28.1	185
20	Yellow Jackets	-208	1930	18	4	13	1	17	113	6.3	321	17.8
21	Eagles	-207	1972	14	2	11	1	12	145	10.4	352	25.1	203
22	Lions	-207	1948	12	2	10	0	28	200	16.7	407	33.9	187
23	Indians	-207	1923	11	1	10	0	7	50	4.5	257	23.4
24	Chargers	-198	1973	14	2	11	1	22	188	13.4	386	27.6	198
25	Broncos	-198	1964	14	2	11	1	28	240	17.1	438	31.3	207

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PASS

585

Maye

RUSH

116

Stevenson

REC

156

Hollins

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OPP PPG

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RUSH YDS/G

109.3

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PASS YDS/G

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TEAM	W	L	PCT
Bills	3	0	1.000
Patriots	1	2	.333
Jets	1	2	.333
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DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/4	NE	@	BUF	1:00 PM
Sun 10/11	LV	@	NE	1:00 PM
Sun 10/18	NYJ	@	NE	1:00 PM
Thu 10/22	NE	@	CHI	8:15 PM
Sun 11/1	NE	@	MIA	4:25 PM

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Shough

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Stafford

Rush Yards Leaders

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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

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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

424.5

417.7

416.3

401.7

399.3

398.7

Rush Yards Rankings

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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

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Fantasy RB Rankings

80.3

Gibbs

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Henry

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Walker

Fantasy WR Rankings

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Smith-Njigba

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St. Brown

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Watson

Fantasy TE Rankings

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Kelce

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Fantasy K Rankings

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Eagles	2	0	0	1.000
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	1	1	0	.500
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