worst defense in a season by points given up in nfl history

The Carolina Panthers have allowed the most points by a team in a season, with 534 points in 2024.

	TEAM	OPP PTS	SEASON	GP	W	L	T	TD	PTS	PPG	OPP PPG	1DWN	3DWN%	4DWN%
1	Panthers	534	2024	17	5	12	0	40	341	20.1	31.4	293	36.0	46.7
2	Colts	533	1981	16	2	14	0	33	259	16.2	33.3	274
3	Lions	519	2020	16	5	11	0	45	377	23.6	32.4	350	41.1	50.0
4	Commanders	518	2023	17	4	13	0	39	329	19.4	30.5	321	35.6	55.2
5	Lions	517	2008	16	0	16	0	29	268	16.8	32.3	234	28.8	50.0
6	Cowboys	511	2025	17	7	9	1	51	471	27.7	30.1	393	41.1	62.9
7	Jets	504	2021	17	4	13	0	36	310	18.2	29.6	310	36.3	48.3
8	Jets	503	2025	17	3	14	0	30	300	17.6	29.6	272	34.9	43.9
9	Giants	501	1966	14	1	12	1	31	263	18.8	35.8	236
10	Dolphins	494	2019	16	5	11	0	34	306	19.1	30.9	315	34.3	46.4
11	Buccaneers	494	2011	16	4	12	0	30	287	17.9	30.9	277	36.9	38.1
12	Lions	494	2009	16	2	14	0	28	262	16.4	30.9	281	35.9	26.9
13	Bengals	492	2025	17	6	11	0	49	414	24.4	28.9	352	43.4	70.0
14	Jaguars	492	2020	16	1	15	0	37	306	19.1	30.8	310	40.6	26.9
15	Cardinals	488	2025	17	3	14	0	40	355	20.9	28.7	332	41.5	42.9
16	Saints	487	1980	16	1	15	0	37	291	18.2	30.4	285
17	Colts	486	2001	16	6	10	0	47	413	25.8	30.4	343	41.5	62.5
18	Vikings	484	1984	16	3	13	0	31	276	17.3	30.3	289
19	49ers	480	2016	16	2	14	0	36	309	19.3	30.0	287	35.1	52.6
20	Vikings	480	2013	16	5	10	1	45	391	24.4	30.0	309	36.4	52.6
21	Titans	478	2025	17	3	14	0	28	284	16.7	28.1	261	31.9	45.7
22	Raiders	478	2020	16	8	8	0	48	434	27.1	29.9	359	46.0	76.2
23	Bears	478	2013	16	8	8	0	52	445	27.8	29.9	344	42.1	61.5
24	Redskins	478	2013	16	3	13	0	39	334	20.9	29.9	329	40.4	30.0
25	Saints	476	2015	16	7	9	0	51	408	25.5	29.8	381	47.7	62.5

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Team Leaders

PASS

361

Young

RUSH

49

Hubbard

REC

138

Coker

Team Rankings

PPG

37.0

4th

OPP PPG

59.0

32nd

RUSH YDS/G

125.0

12th

PASS YDS/G

361.0

3rd

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	L	PCT
Falcons	1	.000
Saints	1	.000
Buccaneers	1	.000
Panthers	1	.000

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 9/20	CAR	@	ATL	1:00 PM
Sun 9/27	CAR	@	CLE	1:00 PM
Sun 10/4	DET	@	CAR	8:20 PM
Sun 10/18	CAR	@	PHI	1:00 PM
Sun 10/25	TB	@	CAR	1:00 PM

Last Game

Bears

1 - 0

Final

Panthers

0 - 1

Sun 13 Sep 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

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

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

34.3

Henry

31.4

Swift

31.1

Walker

Fantasy WR Rankings

26.7

Watson

25.8

Coker

23.2

Jefferson

Fantasy TE Rankings

19.8

Likely

19.7

Goedert

15.5

McBride

Fantasy K Rankings

19

McPherson

16

Ryland

15

Sanders

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

1-0

Worst Record ATS

0-1

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
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