which nfl team has the most one score losses in a single season

The Cleveland Browns and the Detroit Lions are tied for losing the most games in a season, with 16 losses.

Regular season

	TEAM	L	SEASON	GP	W	T	TD	PTS	PPG	OPP PTS	OPP PPG	1DWN	3DWN%	4DWN%
1	Browns	16	2017	16	0	0	27	234	14.6	410	25.6	290	33.8	52.2
2	Lions	16	2008	16	0	0	29	268	16.8	517	32.3	234	28.8	50.0
3	Panthers	15	2023	17	2	0	23	236	13.9	416	24.5	297	34.1	47.9
4	Jaguars	15	2020	16	1	0	37	306	19.1	492	30.8	310	40.6	26.9
5	Browns	15	2016	16	1	0	29	264	16.5	452	28.3	296	36.3	72.2
6	Rams	15	2009	16	1	0	17	175	10.9	436	27.3	259	32.3	35.7
7	Dolphins	15	2007	16	1	0	29	267	16.7	437	27.3	283	37.2	59.1
8	Panthers	15	2001	16	1	0	27	253	15.8	410	25.6	236	30.6	23.8
9	Chargers	15	2000	16	1	0	31	269	16.8	440	27.5	251	32.9	21.4
10	Jets	15	1996	16	1	0	33	279	17.4	454	28.4	319	40.9	40.9
11	Colts	15	1991	16	1	0	14	143	8.9	381	23.8	236	31.3	40.0
12	Patriots	15	1990	16	1	0	19	181	11.3	446	27.9	239
13	Cowboys	15	1989	16	1	0	25	204	12.8	393	24.6	246
14	Saints	15	1980	16	1	0	37	291	18.2	487	30.4	285
15	Cardinals	14	2025	17	3	0	40	355	20.9	488	28.7	332	41.5	42.9
16	Jets	14	2025	17	3	0	30	300	17.6	503	29.6	272	34.9	43.9
17	Titans	14	2025	17	3	0	28	284	16.7	478	28.1	261	31.9	45.7
18	Raiders	14	2025	17	3	0	25	241	14.2	432	25.4	256	33.8	40.6
19	Giants	14	2024	17	3	0	30	273	16.1	415	24.4	301	35.3	54.1
20	Browns	14	2024	17	3	0	29	258	15.2	435	25.6	303	29.5	54.5
21	Titans	14	2024	17	3	0	33	311	18.3	460	27.1	309	37.7	39.1
22	Bears	14	2022	17	3	0	37	326	19.2	463	27.2	278	40.9	32.0
23	Jaguars	14	2021	17	3	0	28	253	14.9	457	26.9	304	35.8	58.1
24	Jets	14	2020	16	2	0	26	243	15.2	457	28.6	269	34.0	38.9
25	Bengals	14	2019	16	2	0	28	279	17.4	420	26.3	312	36.0	50.0

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PASS

205

Watson

RUSH

38

Watson

REC

59

Boston

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OPP PPG

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PASS YDS/G

205.0

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TEAM	W	L	PCT
Steelers	1	0	1.000
Bengals	1	0	1.000
Ravens	1	0	1.000
Browns	0	1	.000

Schedule

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Sun 9/20	CLE	@	TB	1:00 PM
Sun 9/27	CAR	@	CLE	1:00 PM
Thu 10/1	PIT	@	CLE	8:15 PM
Sun 10/11	CLE	@	NYJ	1:00 PM
Sun 10/18	BAL	@	CLE	1:00 PM

Last Game

Browns

0 - 1

Final

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Pass Yards Leaders

410

Shough

387

Love

361

Young

Rush Yards Leaders

173

Walker

156

Gibbs

144

Henry

Rec Yards Leaders

182

Olave

150

Flowers

147

Watson

Pass TD Leaders

4

Lawrence

3

Shough

3

Dart

Rush TD Leaders

3

Swift

3

Henry

2

Williams

Rec TD Leaders

2

Jeanty

2

Watson

2

St. Brown

QB Rating Leaders

150.6

Lawrence

134.2

Dart

130.5

Allen

Sack Leaders

2.0

Hutchinson

2.0

Watt

2.0

Paye

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

59.0

41.0

39.0

37.0

36.0

34.0

Opp PPG Rankings

7.0

10.0

13.0

Total Yards Rankings

552.0

506.0

478.0

469.0

419.0

409.0

Rush Yards Rankings

291.0

220.0

202.0

174.0

165.0

Pass Yards Rankings

410.0

387.0

361.0

334.0

324.0

277.0

Sack Leaders

5.0

4.0

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Fantasy RB Rankings

34.3

Henry

31.4

Swift

31.1

Walker

Fantasy WR Rankings

26.7

Watson

25.8

Coker

23.2

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Fantasy TE Rankings

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Likely

19.7

Goedert

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McBride

Fantasy K Rankings

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McPherson

16

Ryland

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Giants	1	0	0	1.000
Eagles	1	0	0	1.000
Commanders	0	1	0	.000
Cowboys	0	1	0	.000
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	1	0	0	1.000
Bears	1	0	0	1.000
Lions	1	0	0	1.000
Packers	0	1	0	.000
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Falcons	0	1	0	.000
Buccaneers	0	1	0	.000
Saints	0	1	0	.000
Panthers	0	1	0	.000
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	1	0	0	1.000
Cardinals	1	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	1	0	0	1.000
Rams	0	1	0	.000

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Jets	1	0	0	1.000
Bills	1	0	0	1.000
Patriots	0	1	0	.000
Dolphins	0	1	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Ravens	1	0	0	1.000
Bengals	1	0	0	1.000
Steelers	1	0	0	1.000
Browns	0	1	0	.000
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	1	0	0	1.000
Texans	0	1	0	.000
Titans	0	1	0	.000
Colts	0	1	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	1	0	0	1.000
Raiders	1	0	0	1.000
Chargers	0	1	0	.000
Broncos	0	1	0	.000