lowest team passer rating 1959 to 2019 in a season

From 1959 through 2019, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers had the worst passer rating by a team in a season, with a 22.5 rating in 1977.

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	TEAM	RTG	SEASON	GP	CMP	ATT	PCT	YDS	AVG	YDS/G	TD	INT	TD%	INT%	SCK	SCKY
1	Buccaneers	22.5	1977	14	131	321	40.8	1,714	5.3	122.4	3	30	0.9	9.3	48	445
2	Falcons	27.8	1974	14	160	356	44.9	1,781	5.0	127.2	4	31	1.1	8.7	50	474
3	Bills	31.2	1968	14	168	405	41.5	1,714	4.2	122.4	7	28	1.7	6.9	39	371
4	49ers	33.0	1978	16	190	435	43.7	2,306	5.3	144.1	9	36	2.1	8.3	42	350
5	Steelers	35.4	1970	14	150	384	39.1	2,312	6.0	165.1	12	32	3.1	8.3	28	275
6	Patriots	35.7	1968	14	160	409	39.1	2,121	5.2	151.5	16	33	3.9	8.1	38	356
7	Patriots	36.7	1970	14	176	392	44.9	1,975	5.0	141.1	7	28	1.8	7.1	42	389
8	Chargers	37.3	1973	14	161	363	44.4	2,129	5.9	152.1	9	30	2.5	8.3	37	321
9	Jets	37.6	1976	14	180	393	45.8	1,989	5.1	142.1	7	28	1.8	7.1	45	383
10	Giants	38.6	1977	14	134	311	43.1	1,762	5.7	125.9	6	22	1.9	7.1	46	375
11	Dolphins	39.1	1966	14	179	454	39.4	2,374	5.2	169.6	16	32	3.5	7.0	36	326
12	Steelers	39.3	1965	14	161	354	45.5	2,503	7.1	178.8	10	35	2.8	9.9	62	527
13	Oilers	39.3	1971	14	194	423	45.9	2,643	6.2	188.8	12	37	2.8	8.7	31	234
14	Lions	39.6	1959	12	136	328	41.5	2,131	6.5	177.6	10	27	3.0	8.2	58	467
15	Broncos	39.7	1966	14	166	402	41.3	2,351	5.8	167.9	12	30	3.0	7.5	37	356
16	Broncos	40.6	1961	14	265	568	46.7	3,004	5.3	214.6	18	45	3.2	7.9	33	284
17	Bears	40.8	1960	12	146	324	45.1	2,130	6.6	177.5	13	32	4.0	9.9	38	304
18	Raiders	40.9	1962	14	175	446	39.2	2,671	6.0	190.8	11	29	2.5	6.5	44	376
19	Bears	41.3	1971	14	186	443	42.0	2,294	5.2	163.9	12	28	2.7	6.3	49	392
20	Falcons	41.5	1976	14	157	354	44.4	1,809	5.1	129.2	10	24	2.8	6.8	44	395
21	Bills	41.9	1967	14	183	434	42.2	2,763	6.4	197.4	14	34	3.2	7.8	45	446
22	Bills	42.7	1973	14	96	213	45.1	1,236	5.8	88.3	4	14	1.9	6.6	31	239
23	Saints	42.7	1975	14	181	392	46.2	1,961	5.0	140.1	8	24	2.0	6.1	53	416
24	Oilers	43.1	1967	14	143	332	43.1	1,532	4.6	109.4	11	20	3.3	6.0	20	151
25	Broncos	44.5	1970	14	183	403	45.4	2,358	5.9	168.4	11	28	2.7	6.9	44	333

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More Buccaneers Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

615

Mayfield

RUSH

406

Irving

REC

192

Egbuka

Team Rankings

PPG

20.0

25th

OPP PPG

22.4

14th

RUSH YDS/G

133.0

7th

PASS YDS/G

190.4

26th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Panthers	2	2	.500
Falcons	2	3	.400
Saints	1	4	.200
Buccaneers	1	4	.200

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/18	PIT	@	TB	1:00 PM
Sun 10/25	TB	@	CAR	1:00 PM
Sun 11/1	ATL	@	TB	1:00 PM
Sun 11/8	TB	@	CHI	8:20 PM
Sun 11/22	TB	@	DET	1:00 PM

Last Game

Buccaneers

1 - 4

Final

Cowboys

2 - 3

Thu 8 Oct 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,572

Stafford

1,485

Goff

1,408

Love

Rush Yards Leaders

580

Robinson

537

Walker

532

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

583

Smith-Njigba

537

Olave

507

Lamb

Pass TD Leaders

13

Purdy

12

Goff

12

Cousins

Rush TD Leaders

8

Allen

7

Gibbs

7

Henry

Rec TD Leaders

7

Smith-Njigba

6

Watson

5

St. Brown

QB Rating Leaders

119.6

Jackson

119.3

Purdy

111.3

Goff

Sack Leaders

7.5

Anderson

6.0

Rousseau

5.5

Turner

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

32.8

30.8

30.3

29.5

29.2

Opp PPG Rankings

12.8

14.0

18.6

18.8

19.2

Total Yards Rankings

424.4

412.0

405.8

396.2

394.2

393.8

Rush Yards Rankings

173.2

166.8

164.4

162.3

158.0

139.6

Pass Yards Rankings

317.0

297.0

281.6

280.4

276.2

Sack Leaders

20.0

18.0

17.0

16.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

126.7

Gibbs

103.8

Henry

103.2

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

102.5

Smith-Njigba

83.4

Watson

76.1

Lamb

Fantasy TE Rankings

52.4

Likely

50.8

Kittle

49.6

LaPorta

Fantasy K Rankings

75

Shrader

68

Reichard

54

Loop

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

4-1

3-1-1

Worst Record ATS

0-4-1

1-4

1-3-1

2-3

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	3	1	1	.700
Eagles	2	3	0	.400
Cowboys	2	3	0	.400
Commanders	1	3	1	.300
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	5	0	0	1.000
Packers	3	2	0	.600
Lions	3	2	0	.600
Bears	3	2	0	.600
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	2	2	0	.500
Falcons	2	3	0	.400
Buccaneers	1	4	0	.200
Saints	1	4	0	.200
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	5	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	3	2	0	.600
Rams	2	3	0	.400
Cardinals	1	4	0	.200

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	4	1	0	.800
Patriots	3	2	0	.600
Jets	2	3	0	.400
Dolphins	0	5	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Ravens	4	1	0	.800
Browns	3	2	0	.600
Steelers	3	2	0	.600
Bengals	3	2	0	.600
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	4	1	0	.800
Colts	2	3	0	.400
Texans	1	4	0	.200
Titans	0	5	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	4	0	0	1.000
Broncos	3	2	0	.600
Raiders	3	2	0	.600
Chargers	0	5	0	.000