The Detroit Lions have the fewest rushing yards by a team in a game, with -53 yards against the Chicago Cardinals on October 17, 1943.

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	TEAM	RUSH YDS	DATE	TM		OPP	RESULT	ATT	YPC	RUSH TD
1	Lions	-53	10/17/1943	DET	@	CHC	W 7-0	33	-1.6	0
2	Dodgers	-33	10/2/1943	BKN	@	P-P	L 0-17	23	-1.4	0
3	Rams	-29	10/11/1942	CLE	@	WAS	L 14-33	22	-1.3	0
4	Yanks	-26	12/8/1946	BOS	vs	PHI	L 14-40	24	-1.1	0
5	Lions	-24	10/13/1946	DET	vs	CHC	L 14-36	15	-1.6	2
6	Dodgers	-24	10/17/1943	BKN	vs	NYG	L 0-20	27	-0.9	0
7	Eagles	-23	11/17/1940	PHI	vs	DET	L 0-21			0
8	Lions	-18	11/11/2007	DET	@	ARI	L 21-31	8	-2.3	1
9	Lions	-17	9/30/1946	DET	@	CHC	L 14-34			0
10	Cardinals	-17	12/6/1942	CHC	vs	CHB	L 7-21	19	-0.9	0
11	Eagles	-12	10/29/1961	PHI	@	WAS	W 27-24	15	-0.8	0
12	Yanks	-12	12/3/1944	BOS	@	DET	L 7-38	35	-0.3	0
13	Yanks	-10	10/22/1944	BOS	@	PHI	L 0-38			0
14	Lions	-10	9/15/1940	DET	@	CHC	T 0-0			0
15	Eagles	-7	9/15/1940	PHI	@	GB	L 20-27	24	-0.3	0
16	Lions	-3	12/10/2006	DET	vs	MIN	L 20-30	10	-0.3	0
17	Steelers	-3	11/9/1952	PIT	vs	DET	L 6-31	19	-0.2	1
18	Cardinals	-2	12/3/1944	C-P	vs	CHB	L 7-49	29	-0.1	1
19	Dodgers	-2	9/26/1943	BKN	@	DET	L 0-27	26	-0.1	0
20	Patriots	-1	10/3/2021	NE	vs	TB	L 17-19	8	-0.1	0
21	Giants	-1	12/11/1960	NYG	@	WAS	W 17-3	31	0.0	0
22	Cardinals	-1	10/18/1953	CHC	@	NYG	L 7-21	20	-0.1	1
23	Bills	0	10/2/1988	BUF	@	CHI	L 3-24	10	0.0	0
24	Chiefs	0	12/19/1965	KC	vs	DEN	W 45-35	22	0.0	3
25	Cardinals	0	9/19/1943	CHC	@	DET	L 17-35	24	0.0	0

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Team Leaders

PASS

1,485

Goff

RUSH

504

Gibbs

REC

372

St. Brown

Team Rankings

PPG

32.8

2nd

OPP PPG

29.6

29th

RUSH YDS/G

114.2

13th

PASS YDS/G

297.0

3rd

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Vikings	5	0	1.000
Bears	4	2	.667
Packers	4	2	.667
Lions	3	2	.600

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/25	GB	@	DET	4:25 PM
Sun 11/1	MIN	@	DET	1:00 PM
Sun 11/8	DET	@	MIA	1:00 PM
Sun 11/15	NE	@	DET	9:30 AM
Sun 11/22	TB	@	DET	1:00 PM

Last Game

Lions

3 - 2

Final

Cardinals

1 - 4

Sun 11 Oct 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,794

Stafford

1,714

Stroud

1,684

Love

Rush Yards Leaders

665

Walker

641

Robinson

627

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

717

Smith-Njigba

580

Olave

577

Lamb

Pass TD Leaders

14

Lawrence

14

Cousins

13

Purdy

Rush TD Leaders

8

Allen

7

Gibbs

7

Williams

Rec TD Leaders

7

Smith-Njigba

6

Watson

5

Likely

QB Rating Leaders

119.6

Jackson

119.3

Purdy

111.3

Goff

Sack Leaders

7.5

Anderson

6.0

Rousseau

5.5

Ponder

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

32.8

30.8

29.2

28.0

27.0

Opp PPG Rankings

12.8

16.6

17.3

18.6

18.8

19.8

Total Yards Rankings

414.0

404.4

401.3

393.8

388.3

387.7

Rush Yards Rankings

160.7

159.8

151.5

149.5

148.8

139.6

Pass Yards Rankings

309.8

301.2

297.0

285.7

280.7

273.2

Sack Leaders

20.0

19.0

18.0

17.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

126.7

Gibbs

124

Walker

108.5

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

115.9

Smith-Njigba

89.8

Watson

83.1

Lamb

Fantasy TE Rankings

70.3

Likely

54.2

Bowers

54.1

McBride

Fantasy K Rankings

84

Shrader

68

Reichard

65

McLaughlin

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

5-1

4-1

4-1-1

4-2

Worst Record ATS

0-5-1

1-5

1-3-1

2-4

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	3	2	1	.583
Eagles	2	4	0	.333
Cowboys	2	4	0	.333
Commanders	1	3	1	.300
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	5	0	0	1.000
Packers	4	2	0	.667
Bears	4	2	0	.667
Lions	3	2	0	.600
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	3	2	0	.600
Falcons	2	4	0	.333
Saints	2	4	0	.333
Buccaneers	1	5	0	.167
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	5	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	3	3	0	.500
Cardinals	2	4	0	.333
Rams	2	4	0	.333

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	5	1	0	.833
Patriots	4	2	0	.667
Jets	2	4	0	.333
Dolphins	0	5	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Browns	4	2	0	.667
Steelers	4	2	0	.667
Ravens	4	2	0	.667
Bengals	3	2	0	.600
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	4	2	0	.667
Colts	2	4	0	.333
Texans	2	4	0	.333
Titans	1	5	0	.167
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	5	0	0	1.000
Broncos	4	2	0	.667
Raiders	3	3	0	.500
Chargers	0	6	0	.000

NFL 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Wed 9/9	NE	@	SEA	10-13
Thu 9/10	SF	@	LAR	27-7
Sun 9/13	CHI	@	CAR	59-37
Sun 9/13	BAL	@	IND	41-23
Sun 9/13	ATL	@	PIT	13-20

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 10/19	WAS	@	SF	8:15 PM
Thu 10/22	NE	@	CHI	8:15 PM
Sun 10/25	PIT	@	NO	9:30 AM
Sun 10/25	IND	@	MIN	1:00 PM
Sun 10/25	MIA	@	NYJ	1:00 PM

The Detroit Lions have the fewest rushing yards by a team in a game, with -53 yards against the Chicago Cardinals on October 17, 1943.

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641

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8

7

7

7

6

5

119.6

119.3

111.3

7.5

6.0

5.5

NFL 2026 Rankings

NFL Fantasy 2026

126.7

124

108.5

115.9

89.8

83.1

70.3

54.2

54.1

84

68

65

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