which nfl defense has the most forced fumbles in a season 1980 to 1990

Between the 1980 and 1990 seasons, the St. Louis Cardinals had the most fumbles by a team in a season, with 50 fumbles in 1983.

TEAM FUM SEASON LOST GP W L T TD PTS PPG OPP PTS OPP PPG 1DWN 3DWN% 4DWN%
1 Cardinals
Cardinals
50
1983
27
16
8
7
1
47
374
23.4
428
26.8
296
2 Patriots
Patriots
47
1983
20
16
8
8
0
36
274
17.1
289
18.1
284
3 Raiders
Raiders
46
1983
25
16
12
4
0
54
442
27.6
338
21.1
356
4 Cowboys
Cowboys
45
1981
20
16
12
4
0
40
367
22.9
277
17.3
321
5 Packers
Packers
44
1988
26
16
4
12
0
29
240
15.0
315
19.7
280
6 Eagles
Eagles
44
1987
19
15
7
8
0
40
337
22.5
380
25.3
289
7 Cowboys
Cowboys
44
1986
17
16
7
9
0
43
346
21.6
337
21.1
325
8 Chargers
Chargers
44
1985
19
16
8
8
0
60
467
29.2
435
27.2
380
9 Eagles
Eagles
43
1989
16
16
11
5
0
40
342
21.4
274
17.1
321
10 Seahawks
Seahawks
43
1989
14
16
7
9
0
28
241
15.1
327
20.4
290
11 Raiders
Raiders
42
1984
20
16
11
5
0
44
368
23.0
278
17.4
301
12 Steelers
Steelers
42
1983
20
16
10
6
0
39
355
22.2
303
18.9
312
13 Chargers
Chargers
42
1983
22
16
6
10
0
45
358
22.4
462
28.9
361
14 Raiders
Raiders
42
1981
20
16
7
9
0
33
273
17.1
343
21.4
296
15 Chiefs
Chiefs
42
1980
16
16
8
8
0
37
319
19.9
336
21.0
270
16 Bills
Bills
41
1987
24
15
7
8
0
33
270
18.0
305
20.3
294
17 Chiefs
Chiefs
41
1987
24
15
4
11
0
30
273
18.2
388
25.9
265
18 Colts
Colts
41
1986
20
16
3
13
0
27
229
14.3
400
25.0
278
19 Oilers
Oilers
41
1985
15
16
5
11
0
32
284
17.8
412
25.8
270
20 Lions
Lions
41
1983
16
16
9
7
0
38
347
21.7
286
17.9
315
21 Lions
Lions
41
1981
20
16
8
8
0
46
397
24.8
322
20.1
340
22 Seahawks
Seahawks
41
1981
23
16
6
10
0
40
322
20.1
388
24.3
295
23 Steelers
Steelers
40
1990
17
16
9
7
0
33
292
18.3
240
15.0
263
24 Falcons
Falcons
40
1990
21
16
5
11
0
40
348
21.8
365
22.8
273
25 Steelers
Steelers
40
1988
19
16
5
11
0
36
336
21.0
421
26.3
292
StatMuse has team, season-level data for fumbles going back to the 1935 season.

More Cardinals Stats

Team Rankings

PPG

21.7

20th

OPP PPG

21.2

12th

RUSH YDS/G

113.2

17th

PASS YDS/G

213.7

20th

2025 Division Standings
TEAM W L T PCT
Rams Rams
4
2
0
.667
49ers 49ers
4
2
0
.667
Seahawks Seahawks
4
2
0
.667
Cardinals Cardinals
2
4
0
.333
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
10/19
GB GB
@
ARI ARI
4:25 PM
Mon
11/3
ARI ARI
@
DAL DAL
8:15 PM
Sun
11/9
ARI ARI
@
SEA SEA
4:05 PM
Sun
11/16
SF SF
@
ARI ARI
4:05 PM
Sun
11/23
JAX JAX
@
ARI ARI
4:05 PM
Last Game
IND Colts

5 - 1 - 0

31

Final

27

ARI Cardinals

2 - 4 - 0

Sun 12 Oct 2025

NFL 2025 Leaders

NFL 2025 Rankings

NFL Fantasy 2025

NFL 2025 Betting

NFL 2025 Division Standings

AFC East W L T PCT
Bills Bills
4
1
0
.800
Patriots Patriots
4
2
0
.667
AFC North W L T PCT
Steelers Steelers
4
1
0
.800
Bengals Bengals
2
4
0
.333
AFC South W L T PCT
Colts Colts
5
1
0
.833
Jaguars Jaguars
4
2
0
.667
AFC West W L T PCT
Chargers Chargers
4
2
0
.667
Broncos Broncos
4
2
0
.667
NFC East W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
4
2
0
.667
Commanders Commanders
3
2
0
.600
NFC North W L T PCT
Lions Lions
4
1
0
.800
Packers Packers
3
1
1
.700
NFC South W L T PCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
5
1
0
.833
Panthers Panthers
3
3
0
.500
NFC West W L T PCT
49ers 49ers
4
2
0
.667
Seahawks Seahawks
4
2
0
.667

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)
Mon
10/13
BUF BUF
@
ATL ATL
7:15 PM
Mon
10/13
CHI CHI
@
WAS WAS
8:15 PM
Thu
10/16
PIT PIT
@
CIN CIN
8:15 PM
Sun
10/19
LAR LAR
@
JAX JAX
9:30 AM
Sun
10/19
NE NE
@
TEN TEN
1:00 PM