which nfl defense allowed the most points in a single season from 1998 to 2015

From 1998 through 2015, the Detroit Lions allowed the most points by a team in a season, with 517 points in 2008.

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	TEAM	OPP PTS	SEASON	GP	W	L	T	TD	PTS	PPG	OPP PPG	1DWN	3DWN%	4DWN%
1	Lions	517	2008	16	0	16	0	29	268	16.8	32.3	234	28.8	50.0
2	Buccaneers	494	2011	16	4	12	0	30	287	17.9	30.9	277	36.9	38.1
3	Lions	494	2009	16	2	14	0	28	262	16.4	30.9	281	35.9	26.9
4	Colts	486	2001	16	6	10	0	47	413	25.8	30.4	343	41.5	62.5
5	Vikings	480	2013	16	5	10	1	45	391	24.4	30.0	309	36.4	52.6
6	Bears	478	2013	16	8	8	0	52	445	27.8	29.9	344	42.1	61.5
7	Redskins	478	2013	16	3	13	0	39	334	20.9	29.9	329	40.4	30.0
8	Saints	476	2015	16	7	9	0	51	408	25.5	29.8	381	47.7	62.5
9	Titans	471	2012	16	6	10	0	36	330	20.6	29.4	260	38.2	33.3
10	Broncos	471	2010	16	4	12	0	40	344	21.5	29.4	309	32.4	31.6
11	Rams	471	2000	16	10	6	0	67	540	33.8	29.4	380	47.5	61.5
12	Rams	465	2008	16	2	14	0	20	232	14.5	29.1	249	31.9	47.8
13	Bengals	460	1999	16	4	12	0	33	283	17.7	28.8	293	39.6	30.4
14	Bengals	456	2002	16	2	14	0	34	279	17.4	28.5	315	39.0	36.7
15	Saints	454	2012	16	7	9	0	58	461	28.8	28.4	352	44.0	57.1
16	Raiders	453	2013	16	4	12	0	37	322	20.1	28.3	275	35.0	58.3
17	49ers	453	1999	16	4	12	0	33	295	18.4	28.3	300	34.0	34.8
18	Raiders	452	2014	16	3	13	0	28	253	15.8	28.3	248	33.9	60.0
19	49ers	452	2004	16	2	14	0	29	259	16.2	28.3	280	32.4	73.7
20	Cardinals	452	2003	16	4	12	0	25	225	14.1	28.3	256	37.4	45.5
21	Bengals	452	1998	16	3	13	0	31	268	16.8	28.3	271	33.9	37.9
22	Lions	451	2002	16	3	13	0	34	306	19.1	28.2	242	29.6	40.0
23	Jaguars	449	2013	16	4	12	0	25	247	15.4	28.1	271	31.1	43.3
24	Vikings	449	2011	16	3	13	0	39	340	21.3	28.1	297	38.4	38.9
25	Jaguars	448	2015	16	5	11	0	44	376	23.5	28.0	313	35.1	53.3

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RUSH

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Vikings	3	0	1.000
Bears	2	1	.667
Lions	2	1	.667
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Sun 10/4	DET	@	CAR	8:20 PM
Sun 10/11	DET	@	ARI	4:25 PM
Sun 10/25	GB	@	DET	4:25 PM
Sun 11/1	MIN	@	DET	1:00 PM
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Rush Yards Leaders

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Rec Yards Leaders

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Smith-Njigba

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Pass TD Leaders

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Cousins

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Rush TD Leaders

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Rec TD Leaders

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Smith-Njigba

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QB Rating Leaders

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Lock

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Sack Leaders

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32.7

31.0

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Opp PPG Rankings

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Total Yards Rankings

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416.3

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401.7

399.3

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Rush Yards Rankings

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167.3

155.0

153.3

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Pass Yards Rankings

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295.0

281.3

276.0

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Sack Leaders

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12.0

11.0

10.0

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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	2	1	0	.667
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
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Seahawks	2	1	0	.667
Rams	1	2	0	.333
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Patriots	1	2	0	.333
Dolphins	0	3	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
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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
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Raiders	3	0	0	1.000
Broncos	2	1	0	.667
Chargers	0	3	0	.000