worst single season point differentials 1960 to 2020

Between the 1960 and 2020 seasons, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers had the lowest point differential by a team in a season, with a -287-point differential in 1976.

TEAM DIFF SEASON GP W L T TD PTS PPG OPP PTS OPP PPG 1DWN 3DWN% 4DWN%
1 Buccaneers
Buccaneers
-287
1976
14
0
14
0
15
125
8.9
412
29.4
191
2 Colts
Colts
-274
1981
16
2
14
0
33
259
16.2
533
33.3
274
3 Patriots
Patriots
-265
1990
16
1
15
0
19
181
11.3
446
27.9
239
4 Rams
Rams
-261
2009
16
1
15
0
17
175
10.9
436
27.3
259
32.3
35.7
5 Browns
Browns
-258
2000
16
3
13
0
17
161
10.1
419
26.2
176
27.6
31.6
6 Patriots
Patriots
-254
1972
14
3
11
0
24
192
13.7
446
31.9
236
7 Lions
Lions
-249
2008
16
0
16
0
29
268
16.8
517
32.3
234
28.8
50.0
8 Oilers
Oilers
-248
1973
14
1
13
0
22
199
14.2
447
31.9
193
9 Falcons
Falcons
-247
1967
14
1
12
1
22
175
12.5
422
30.1
180
10 Colts
Colts
-238
1991
16
1
15
0
14
143
8.9
381
23.8
236
31.3
40.0
11 Giants
Giants
-238
1966
14
1
12
1
31
263
18.8
501
35.8
236
12 Browns
Browns
-234
1990
16
3
13
0
27
228
14.3
462
28.9
259
13 Buccaneers
Buccaneers
-234
1986
16
2
14
0
27
239
14.9
473
29.6
273
14 Rams
Rams
-233
2008
16
2
14
0
20
232
14.5
465
29.1
249
31.9
47.8
15 Cardinals
Cardinals
-233
2000
16
3
13
0
24
210
13.1
443
27.7
253
37.7
29.6
16 Falcons
Falcons
-233
1966
14
3
11
0
26
204
14.6
437
31.2
211
17 Lions
Lions
-232
2009
16
2
14
0
28
262
16.4
494
30.9
281
35.9
26.9
18 Falcons
Falcons
-231
1987
15
3
12
0
24
205
13.7
436
29.1
230
19 Cardinals
Cardinals
-227
2003
16
4
12
0
25
225
14.1
452
28.3
256
37.4
45.5
20 Raiders
Raiders
-221
1961
14
2
12
0
29
237
16.9
458
32.7
200
21 Browns
Browns
-220
1999
16
2
14
0
28
217
13.6
437
27.3
220
29.1
69.2
22 Falcons
Falcons
-219
1968
14
2
12
0
20
170
12.1
389
27.8
174
23 Redskins
Redskins
-218
1961
14
1
12
1
23
174
12.4
392
28.0
193
24 Oilers
Oilers
-216
1972
14
1
13
0
18
164
11.7
380
27.1
183
25 Jets
Jets
-214
2020
16
2
14
0
26
243
15.2
457
28.6
269
34.0
38.9

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Team Rankings

PPG

24.3

14th

OPP PPG

24.3

20th

RUSH YDS/G

124.0

10th

PASS YDS/G

226.0

16th

2025 Division Standings
TEAM W L T PCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
3
1
0
.750
Falcons Falcons
2
2
0
.500
Panthers Panthers
1
3
0
.250
Saints Saints
0
4
0
.000
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
10/5
TB TB
@
SEA SEA
4:05 PM
Sun
10/12
SF SF
@
TB TB
4:25 PM
Mon
10/20
TB TB
@
DET DET
7:00 PM
Sun
10/26
TB TB
@
NO NO
4:05 PM
Sun
11/9
NE NE
@
TB TB
1:00 PM
Last Game
TB Buccaneers

3 - 1 - 0

25

Final

31

PHI Eagles

4 - 0 - 0

Sun 28 Sep 2025

NFL 2025 Leaders

NFL 2025 Rankings

NFL Fantasy 2025

NFL 2025 Betting

NFL 2025 Division Standings

NFC East W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
4
0
0
1.000
Commanders Commanders
2
2
0
.500
NFC North W L T PCT
Lions Lions
3
1
0
.750
Packers Packers
2
1
1
.625
NFC South W L T PCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
3
1
0
.750
Falcons Falcons
2
2
0
.500
NFC West W L T PCT
49ers 49ers
4
1
0
.800
Seahawks Seahawks
3
1
0
.750
AFC East W L T PCT
Bills Bills
4
0
0
1.000
Patriots Patriots
2
2
0
.500
AFC North W L T PCT
Steelers Steelers
3
1
0
.750
Bengals Bengals
2
2
0
.500
AFC South W L T PCT
Colts Colts
3
1
0
.750
Jaguars Jaguars
3
1
0
.750
AFC West W L T PCT
Chargers Chargers
3
1
0
.750
Chiefs Chiefs
2
2
0
.500

NFL 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Wed
9/3
DAL DAL
@
PHI PHI
20-24
Thu
9/4
KC KC
@
LAC LAC
21-27
Sat
9/6
PIT PIT
@
NYJ NYJ
34-32
Sat
9/6
TB TB
@
ATL ATL
23-20
Sat
9/6
LV LV
@
NE NE
20-13

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
10/5
MIN MIN
@
CLE CLE
9:30 AM
Sun
10/5
HOU HOU
@
BAL BAL
1:00 PM
Sun
10/5
NYG NYG
@
NO NO
1:00 PM
Sun
10/5
DEN DEN
@
PHI PHI
1:00 PM
Sun
10/5
DAL DAL
@
NYJ NYJ
1:00 PM