lowest point differential by season nfl all-time

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

Regular season

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

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More Buccaneers Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

216

Mayfield

RUSH

45

Irving

REC

63

Egbuka

Team Rankings

PPG

27.0

13th

OPP PPG

33.0

26th

RUSH YDS/G

89.0

23rd

PASS YDS/G

216.0

14th

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	CLE	@	TB	1:00 PM
Sun 9/27	MIN	@	TB	4:05 PM
Sun 10/4	GB	@	TB	1:00 PM
Thu 10/8	TB	@	DAL	8:15 PM
Sun 10/18	PIT	@	TB	1:00 PM

Last Game

Buccaneers

0 - 1

Final

Bengals

1 - 0

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