lowest team field goal percentage in a season since 1978

Since 1978, the New England Patriots have the lowest field-goal percentage by a team in a season, hitting 40.9 percent in 1983.

TEAMFG%SEASONGPFGAFGMXPAXPMXP%
1Patriots
Patriots
40.9
1983
16
22
9
36
31
86.1
2Buccaneers
Buccaneers
41.7
1983
16
24
10
29
25
86.2
3Bills
Bills
42.3
1983
16
26
11
36
34
94.4
4Browns
Browns
43.8
1982
9
16
7
17
17
100.0
5Titans
Titans
44.4
2019
16
18
8
52
50
96.2
6Bears
Bears
45.0
1982
9
20
9
16
16
100.0
7Giants
Giants
45.0
1979
16
20
9
29
28
96.6
8Cardinals
Cardinals
45.8
1986
16
24
11
26
23
88.5
9Saints
Saints
46.2
1982
9
13
6
16
15
93.8
10Cardinals
Cardinals
46.2
1979
16
26
12
40
31
77.5
11Steelers
Steelers
46.2
1978
16
26
12
45
44
97.8
12Cardinals
Cardinals
46.4
1985
16
28
13
34
33
97.1
13Eagles
Eagles
47.1
1978
16
17
8
34
30
88.2
14Colts
Colts
47.1
1978
16
17
8
31
27
87.1
15Dolphins
Dolphins
47.4
1984
16
19
9
70
66
94.3
16Saints
Saints
48.0
1978
16
25
12
35
33
94.3
17Vikings
Vikings
48.3
1987
15
29
14
41
40
97.6
18Cardinals
Cardinals
50.0
1992
16
26
13
29
28
96.6
1949ers
49ers
50.0
1991
16
28
14
50
49
98.0
20Cowboys
Cowboys
50.0
1989
16
20
10
25
24
96.0
21Bills
Bills
50.0
1982
9
18
9
17
15
88.2
22Colts
Colts
50.0
1979
16
28
14
33
31
93.9
23Cardinals
Cardinals
50.0
1978
16
22
11
30
27
90.0
24Broncos
Broncos
50.0
1978
16
22
11
35
31
88.6
25Patriots
Patriots
50.0
1978
16
24
12
46
42
91.3
StatMuse has team, season-level data for field-goal percentage going back to the 1938 season.

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Team Leaders

PASS

4,394

Maye

Drake Maye

RUSH

911

Henderson

TreVeyon Henderson

REC

1,013

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PPG

28.8

2nd

OPP PPG

18.8

4th

RUSH YDS/G

128.9

6th

PASS YDS/G

262.3

4th

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TEAMWLTPCT
Patriots Patriots
14
3
0
.824
12
5
0
.706
7
10
0
.412
3
14
0
.176
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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