who is the best nfl team in the past 50 years

Between October 2, 1976 and October 2, 2026, the Pittsburgh Steelers have the best record by a team, with a record of 481-310-3.

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	TEAM	REC	W%	GP	W	L	T	TD	PTS	PPG	OPP PTS	OPP PPG	1DWN	3DWN%	4DWN%
1	Steelers	481-310-3	.608	794	481	310	3	1,944	17,353	21.9	14,815	18.7	15,221
2	Patriots	469-324	.591	793	469	324	0	2,111	18,362	23.2	15,461	19.5	15,775
3	Broncos	459-333-1	.579	793	459	333	1	2,010	17,713	22.3	16,037	20.2	15,697
4	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
5	Cowboys	448-344-1	.566	793	448	344	1	2,080	18,149	22.9	16,288	20.5	15,787
6	Packers	441-345-7	.561	793	441	345	7	2,124	18,159	22.9	16,455	20.8	15,482
7	49ers	442-349-2	.559	793	442	349	2	2,131	18,342	23.1	16,081	20.3	15,610
8	Eagles	439-349-5	.557	793	439	349	5	2,004	17,398	21.9	15,853	20.0	15,253
9	Vikings	431-359-3	.545	793	431	359	3	2,040	17,692	22.3	16,822	21.2	15,462
10	Chiefs	427-364-2	.540	793	427	364	2	1,995	17,539	22.1	16,389	20.7	15,356
11	Dolphins	427-365-1	.539	793	427	365	1	1,954	17,011	21.5	16,445	20.7	15,086
12	Seahawks	418-374-1	.528	793	418	374	1	1,998	17,346	21.9	16,661	21.0	14,931
13	Bills	401-391	.506	792	401	391	0	1,918	16,681	21.1	16,534	20.9	15,045
14	Colts	396-395-2	.501	793	396	395	2	1,947	17,157	21.6	17,911	22.6	15,415
15	Bears	395-398	.498	793	395	398	0	1,787	15,825	20.0	15,901	20.1	14,341
16	Chargers	392-401	.494	793	392	401	0	2,042	17,770	22.4	17,174	21.7	15,743
17	Saints	391-402	.493	793	391	402	0	2,032	17,604	22.2	17,443	22.0	15,340
18	Commanders	386-404-3	.489	793	386	404	3	1,868	16,545	20.9	16,973	21.4	15,023
19	Rams	387-405-1	.489	793	387	405	1	1,965	17,152	21.6	17,479	22.0	14,987
20	Titans	384-409	.484	793	384	409	0	1,872	16,516	20.8	17,406	21.9	14,583
21	Giants	376-414-3	.476	793	376	414	3	1,753	15,676	19.8	16,543	20.9	14,572
22	Raiders	377-416	.475	793	377	416	0	1,864	16,421	20.7	17,739	22.4	14,614
23	Falcons	360-431-2	.455	793	360	431	2	1,866	16,623	21.0	18,114	22.8	15,052
24	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
25	Bengals	354-434-4	.449	792	354	434	4	1,939	16,793	21.2	17,894	22.6	15,225

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More Steelers Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

999

Rodgers

RUSH

309

Warren

REC

213

Metcalf

Team Rankings

PPG

19.3

23rd

OPP PPG

21.8

14th

RUSH YDS/G

94.8

22nd

PASS YDS/G

249.8

12th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Browns	3	1	.750
Bengals	2	1	.667
Ravens	2	1	.667
Steelers	2	2	.500

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
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
Sun 11/15	PIT	@	CIN	8:20 PM

Last Game

Steelers

2 - 2

Final

Browns

3 - 1

Thu 1 Oct 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

999

Rodgers

939

Young

917

Shough

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

4.5

Watt

4.0

Anderson

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

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

Fannin

Fantasy K Rankings

42

McPherson

39

McLaughlin

38

Shrader

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

3-0

2-0-1

3-1

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
Browns	3	1	0	.750
Ravens	2	1	0	.667
Bengals	2	1	0	.667
Steelers	2	2	0	.500
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