who is the best nfl team in the past 40 years

Between September 30, 1986 and September 30, 2026, the Pittsburgh Steelers have the best record by a team, with a record of 387-253-3.

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	TEAM	REC	W%	GP	W	L	T	TD	PTS	PPG	OPP PTS	OPP PPG	1DWN	3DWN%	4DWN%
1	Steelers	387-253-3	.604	643	387	253	3	1,532	13,946	21.7	12,203	19.0	12,284
2	Patriots	384-259	.597	643	384	259	0	1,704	15,004	23.3	12,607	19.6	12,941
3	Packers	377-262-4	.589	643	377	262	4	1,786	15,364	23.9	13,309	20.7	12,780
4	Eagles	367-272-4	.574	643	367	272	4	1,677	14,643	22.8	13,185	20.5	12,604
5	49ers	367-274-2	.572	643	367	274	2	1,740	15,095	23.5	13,209	20.5	12,683
6	Chiefs	366-275-2	.571	643	366	275	2	1,668	14,654	22.8	13,228	20.6	12,699
7	Ravens	278-209-1	.571	488	278	209	1	1,217	11,189	22.9	9,375	19.2	9,439	39.0	51.3
8	Broncos	363-279-1	.565	643	363	279	1	1,654	14,717	22.9	13,448	20.9	12,923
9	Vikings	356-285-2	.555	643	356	285	2	1,692	14,790	23.0	13,701	21.3	12,541
10	Bills	347-295	.540	642	347	295	0	1,608	14,139	22.0	13,307	20.7	12,353
11	Seahawks	347-295-1	.540	643	347	295	1	1,604	14,149	22.0	13,235	20.6	12,128
12	Colts	342-300-1	.533	643	342	300	1	1,621	14,440	22.5	14,319	22.3	12,750
13	Cowboys	341-301-1	.531	643	341	301	1	1,639	14,515	22.6	13,588	21.1	12,707
14	Saints	340-303	.529	643	340	303	0	1,710	14,904	23.2	13,973	21.7	12,701
15	Dolphins	327-316	.509	643	327	316	0	1,524	13,524	21.0	13,803	21.5	12,141
16	Titans	322-321	.501	643	322	321	0	1,548	13,792	21.4	14,056	21.9	12,026
17	Giants	314-327-2	.490	643	314	327	2	1,461	13,103	20.4	13,633	21.2	12,009
18	Chargers	312-331	.485	643	312	331	0	1,591	14,130	22.0	13,826	21.5	12,484
19	Bears	311-332	.484	643	311	332	0	1,436	12,874	20.0	13,365	20.8	11,653
20	Rams	296-346-1	.461	643	296	346	1	1,571	13,874	21.6	14,732	22.9	12,226
21	Falcons	292-349-2	.456	643	292	349	2	1,520	13,695	21.3	14,922	23.2	12,289
22	Commanders	291-349-3	.455	643	291	349	3	1,506	13,345	20.8	14,245	22.2	12,175
23	Panthers	228-275-1	.453	504	228	275	1	1,154	10,426	20.7	11,161	22.1	9,301	37.4	48.6
24	Texans	174-217-1	.445	392	174	217	1	890	8,168	20.8	8,963	22.9	7,413	37.7	51.1
25	Bengals	281-357-4	.441	642	281	357	4	1,557	13,593	21.2	14,801	23.1	12,290

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Team Leaders

PASS

700

Rodgers

RUSH

216

Warren

REC

114

Wilson

Team Rankings

PPG

17.7

26th

OPP PPG

20.0

11th

RUSH YDS/G

95.7

22nd

PASS YDS/G

233.3

16th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Steelers	2	1	.667
Browns	2	1	.667
Bengals	2	1	.667
Ravens	2	1	.667

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 10/1	PIT	@	CLE	8:15 PM
Sun 10/11	IND	@	PIT	1:00 PM
Sun 10/18	PIT	@	TB	1:00 PM
Sun 10/25	PIT	@	NO	9:30 AM
Sun 11/1	CLE	@	PIT	1:00 PM

Last Game

Bengals

2 - 1

Final

Steelers

2 - 1

Sun 27 Sep 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

939

Young

917

Shough

872

Stafford

Rush Yards Leaders

360

Walker

349

Robinson

346

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

405

Smith-Njigba

375

Olave

358

Adams

Pass TD Leaders

9

Purdy

9

Cousins

8

Shough

Rush TD Leaders

6

Allen

6

Henry

4

Gibbs

Rec TD Leaders

6

Smith-Njigba

5

St. Brown

4

Watson

QB Rating Leaders

133.1

Purdy

127.3

Lock

116.1

Goff

Sack Leaders

6.0

Rousseau

4.0

Anderson

4.0

Graham

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

33.7

32.7

31.0

30.7

29.7

Opp PPG Rankings

12.0

13.7

16.7

17.0

Total Yards Rankings

417.7

416.3

408.0

401.7

399.3

398.7

Rush Yards Rankings

184.3

173.0

167.3

155.0

153.3

136.3

Pass Yards Rankings

313.0

305.7

295.0

281.3

276.0

270.7

Sack Leaders

14.0

12.0

11.0

10.0

9.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

80.3

Gibbs

69.9

Henry

68.2

Walker

Fantasy WR Rankings

77.1

Smith-Njigba

52.8

St. Brown

52.4

Watson

Fantasy TE Rankings

35.4

Kittle

35.1

Kelce

33.3

Johnson

Fantasy K Rankings

42

McPherson

39

McLaughlin

38

Shrader

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

3-0

2-0-1

2-1

Worst Record ATS

0-3

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Eagles	2	1	0	.667
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
49ers	3	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	2	1	0	.667
Rams	1	2	0	.333
Cardinals	1	2	0	.333

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	3	0	0	1.000
Jets	1	2	0	.333
Patriots	1	2	0	.333
Dolphins	0	3	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Steelers	2	1	0	.667
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
Chiefs	3	0	0	1.000
Raiders	3	0	0	1.000
Broncos	2	1	0	.667
Chargers	0	3	0	.000