worst point differential of a nfl team with a winning record single season

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have the lowest point differential by a team in a season, with a -287-point differential in 1976.

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	TEAM	DIFF	W	REC	SEASON	W%	GP	L	T	TD	PTS	PPG	OPP PTS	OPP PPG	1DWN	3DWN%	4DWN%
1	Buccaneers	-287	0	0-14	1976	.000	14	14	0	15	125	8.9	412	29.4	191
2	Colts	-274	2	2-14	1981	.125	16	14	0	33	259	16.2	533	33.3	274
3	Patriots	-265	1	1-15	1990	.063	16	15	0	19	181	11.3	446	27.9	239
4	Rams	-261	1	1-15	2009	.063	16	15	0	17	175	10.9	436	27.3	259	32.3	35.7
5	Browns	-258	3	3-13	2000	.188	16	13	0	17	161	10.1	419	26.2	176	27.6	31.6
6	Patriots	-254	3	3-11	1972	.214	14	11	0	24	192	13.7	446	31.9	236
7	Lions	-249	0	0-16	2008	.000	16	16	0	29	268	16.8	517	32.3	234	28.8	50.0
8	Colts	-249	1	1-11	1950	.083	12	11	0	31	213	17.8	462	38.5	188
9	Oilers	-248	1	1-13	1973	.071	14	13	0	22	199	14.2	447	31.9	193
10	Falcons	-247	1	1-12-1	1967	.107	14	12	1	22	175	12.5	422	30.1	180
11	Texans	-245	1	1-11	1952	.083	12	11	0	27	182	15.2	427	35.6	172
12	Colts	-238	1	1-15	1991	.063	16	15	0	14	143	8.9	381	23.8	236	31.3	40.0
13	Giants	-238	1	1-12-1	1966	.107	14	12	1	31	263	18.8	501	35.8	236
14	Browns	-234	3	3-13	1990	.188	16	13	0	27	228	14.3	462	28.9	259
15	Buccaneers	-234	2	2-14	1986	.125	16	14	0	27	239	14.9	473	29.6	273
16	Rams	-233	2	2-14	2008	.125	16	14	0	20	232	14.5	465	29.1	249	31.9	47.8
17	Cardinals	-233	3	3-13	2000	.188	16	13	0	24	210	13.1	443	27.7	253	37.7	29.6
18	Falcons	-233	3	3-11	1966	.214	14	11	0	26	204	14.6	437	31.2	211
19	Reds	-233	0	0-8	1934	.000	8	8	0	1	10	1.3	243	30.4
20	Lions	-232	2	2-14	2009	.125	16	14	0	28	262	16.4	494	30.9	281	35.9	26.9
21	Falcons	-231	3	3-12	1987	.200	15	12	0	24	205	13.7	436	29.1	230
22	Cardinals	-227	4	4-12	2003	.250	16	12	0	25	225	14.1	452	28.3	256	37.4	45.5
23	Redskins	-225	3	3-9	1954	.250	12	9	0	27	207	17.3	432	36.0	188
24	Lions	-225	0	0-11	1942	.000	11	11	0	5	38	3.5	263	23.9	115
25	Raiders	-221	2	2-12	1961	.143	14	12	0	29	237	16.9	458	32.7	200

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More Buccaneers Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

615

Mayfield

RUSH

406

Irving

REC

192

Egbuka

Team Rankings

PPG

20.0

25th

OPP PPG

22.4

14th

RUSH YDS/G

133.0

7th

PASS YDS/G

190.4

26th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Panthers	2	2	.500
Falcons	2	3	.400
Saints	1	4	.200
Buccaneers	1	4	.200

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/18	PIT	@	TB	1:00 PM
Sun 10/25	TB	@	CAR	1:00 PM
Sun 11/1	ATL	@	TB	1:00 PM
Sun 11/8	TB	@	CHI	8:20 PM
Sun 11/22	TB	@	DET	1:00 PM

Last Game

Buccaneers

1 - 4

Final

Cowboys

2 - 3

Thu 8 Oct 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,572

Stafford

1,485

Goff

1,408

Love

Rush Yards Leaders

580

Robinson

537

Walker

532

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

717

Smith-Njigba

537

Olave

507

Lamb

Pass TD Leaders

13

Purdy

12

Goff

12

Cousins

Rush TD Leaders

8

Allen

7

Gibbs

7

Henry

Rec TD Leaders

7

Smith-Njigba

6

Watson

5

St. Brown

QB Rating Leaders

119.6

Jackson

119.3

Purdy

111.3

Goff

Sack Leaders

7.5

Anderson

6.0

Rousseau

5.5

Turner

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

32.8

30.8

30.3

29.5

29.2

Opp PPG Rankings

12.8

14.0

18.6

18.8

19.2

Total Yards Rankings

424.4

412.0

405.8

396.2

394.2

393.8

Rush Yards Rankings

173.2

166.8

164.4

162.3

158.0

139.6

Pass Yards Rankings

317.0

297.0

281.6

280.4

276.2

Sack Leaders

20.0

18.0

17.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

126.7

Gibbs

103.8

Henry

103.2

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

115.9

Smith-Njigba

83.4

Watson

76.1

Lamb

Fantasy TE Rankings

52.4

Likely

50.8

Kittle

49.6

LaPorta

Fantasy K Rankings

75

Shrader

68

Reichard

60

Myers

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

4-1

3-1-1

Worst Record ATS

0-4-1

1-4

1-3-1

1-3-2

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	3	1	1	.700
Eagles	2	3	0	.400
Cowboys	2	3	0	.400
Commanders	1	3	1	.300
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	5	0	0	1.000
Packers	3	2	0	.600
Lions	3	2	0	.600
Bears	3	2	0	.600
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	2	2	0	.500
Falcons	2	3	0	.400
Buccaneers	1	4	0	.200
Saints	1	4	0	.200
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	5	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	3	3	0	.500
Rams	2	3	0	.400
Cardinals	1	4	0	.200

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	4	1	0	.800
Patriots	3	2	0	.600
Jets	2	3	0	.400
Dolphins	0	5	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Ravens	4	1	0	.800
Browns	3	2	0	.600
Steelers	3	2	0	.600
Bengals	3	2	0	.600
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	4	1	0	.800
Colts	2	3	0	.400
Texans	1	4	0	.200
Titans	0	5	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	4	0	0	1.000
Broncos	4	2	0	.667
Raiders	3	2	0	.600
Chargers	0	5	0	.000