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| Most Passes Attempted,
Season |
| 709 |
Minnesota |
1981 |
| Fewest Passes Attempted,
Season |
| 102 |
Cincinnati |
1933 |
| Most Passes Attempted,
Game |
| 70 |
New England vs Minnesota (11/13/94) |
| Fewest Passes Attempted,
Game |
| 0 |
Green Bay vs Portsmouth (10/8/33) |
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Detroit vs Cleveland Rams (9/10/37) |
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Pittsburgh vs Brooklyn (11/16/41) |
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Pittsburgh vs LA Rams (11/13/49) |
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Cleveland vs Philadelphia (12/3/50) |
| Most Passes Attempted,
Both Teams, Game |
| 112 |
New England (70) vs Minnesota (42) 11/13/94 |
| Fewest Passes Attempted,
Both Teams, Game |
| 4 |
Chi Cardinals (1) vs Detroit (3) 11/3/35 |
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Detroit (0) vs Cleveland (4) 9/10/37 |
| Most Passes Completed,
Season |
| 432 |
San Francisco |
1995 |
| Fewest Passes Completed,
Season |
| 25 |
Cincinnati |
1933 |
| Most Passes Completed,
Game |
| 45 |
New England vs Minnesota (11/13/94) OT |
| Fewest Passes Completed,
Game |
| 0 |
By Many Teams; Last Time: Buffalo vs NY Jets (9/29/74) |
| Most Passes Completed,
Both Teams, Game |
| 71 |
New England (45) vs Minnesota (26) 11/13/94 |
| Fewest Passes Completed,
Both Teams, Game |
| 1 |
Chicago Cardinals (0) vs Philadelphia (1) 11/8/36 |
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Detroit (0) vs Cleveland (1) 9/10/37 |
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Chicago Cardinals (0) vs Detroit (1) 9/15/40 |
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Brooklyn (0) vs Pittsburgh (1) 11/29/42 |
| Most Seasons Leading
League, Passing Yardage |
| 10 |
San Diego |
1965,1968,1971,1978-83,1985 |
| Most Consecutive Seasons
Leading League, Passing Yardage |
| 6 |
San Diego |
1978-83 |
| Most Yards Gained, Passing,
Season |
| 5,232 |
St. Louis |
2000 |
| Fewest Yards Gained,
Passing, Season |
| 302 |
Chicago Cardinals |
1934 |
| Most Yards Gained, Passing,
Game |
| 554 |
LA Rams vs NY Yanks (9/28/51) |
| Fewest Yards Gained,
Passing, Game |
| -53 |
Denver vs Oakland (9/10/67) |
| Most Yards Gained, Passing,
Both Teams, Game |
| 884 |
NY Jets (449) vs Miami (435) 9/21/86 OT |
| Fewest Yards Gained,
Passing, Both Teams, Game |
| -11 |
Green Bay (-10) vs Dallas (-1) 10/24/65 |
| Most Seasons Leading
League, Fewest Times Sacked |
| 10 |
Miami |
1973,1982-90 |
| Most Consecutive Seasons
Leading League, Fewest Times Sacked |
| 9 |
Miami |
1982-90 |
| Most Times Sacked, Season |
| 104 |
Philadelphia |
1986 |
| Fewest Times Sacked,
Season |
| 7 |
Miami |
1988 |
| Most Times Sacked, Game |
| 12 |
Pittsburgh vs Dallas (11/20/66) |
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Baltimore vs St Louis (10/26/80) |
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Detroit vs Chicago (12/16/84) |
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Houston vs Dallas (9/29/85) |
| Most Times Sacked, Both
Teams, Game |
| 18 |
Green Bay (10) vs San Diego (8) 9/24/78 |
| Most Seasons Leading
League, Completion Percentage |
| 14 |
San Francisco |
1952,1957-58,1965,1981,1983,1987,1989,1992-97 |
| Most Consecutive Seasons
Leading League, Completion Percentage |
| 6 |
San Francisco |
1992-97 |
| Highest Completion Percentage,
Season |
| 70.65 |
Cincinnati (310-219) |
1982 |
| Lowest Completion Percentage,
Season |
| 22.9 |
Philadelphia (170-39) |
1936 |
| Most Touchdowns, Passing,
Season |
| 51 |
Indianapolis |
2004 |
| Fewest Touchdowns, Passing,
Season |
| 0 |
Cincinnati |
1933 |
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Pittsburgh |
1945 |
| Most Touchdowns, Passing,
Game |
| 7 |
Chicago Bears vs NY Giants (11/14/43) |
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Philadelphia vs Washington (10/17/54) |
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Houston vs NY Titans (11/19/61) |
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Houston vs NY Titans (10/14/62) |
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NY Giants vs Washington (10/28/62) |
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Minnesota vs Baltimore (9/28/69) |
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San Diego vs Oakland (11/22/81) |
| Most Touchdowns, Passing,
Both Teams, Game |
| 12 |
New Orleans (6) vs St Louis (6) 11/2/69 |
| Most Passes Had Intercepted,
Season |
| 48 |
Houston |
1962 |
| Fewest Passes Had Intercepted,
Season |
| 5 |
Cleveland |
1960 |
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Green Bay |
1966 |
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Kansas City |
1990 |
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NY Giants |
1990 |
| Most Passes Had Intercepted,
Game |
| 9 |
Detroit vs Green Bay (10/24/43) |
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Pittsburgh vs Philadelphia (12/12/65) |
| Most Passes Had Intercepted,
Both Teams, Game |
| 13 |
Denver (8) vs Houston (5) 12/2/62 |
| Most Seasons Leading
League Punting (Average Distance) |
| 7 |
Denver |
1962-64,1966-67,1982,1999 |
| Most Consecutive Seasons
Leading League Punting (Average Distance) |
| 4 |
Washington |
1940-43 |
| Most Punts, Season |
| 116 |
Houston |
2002 |
| Fewest Punts, Season |
| 23 |
San Diego |
1982 |
| Most Punts, Game |
| 17 |
Chicago Bears vs Green Bay (10/22/33) |
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Cincinnati vs Pittsburgh (10/22/33) |
| Fewest Punts, Game |
| 0 |
By Many Teams; Last Time: Cincinnati vs. Oakland,
Dev. 10, 2006 |
| Most Punts, Both Teams,
Game |
| 31 |
Chicago Bears (17) vs Green Bay (14) 10/22/33 |
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Cincinnati (17) vs Pittsburgh (14) 10/22/33 |
| Fewest Punts, Both Teams,
Game |
| 0 |
Buffalo vs San Francisco 9/13/92 |
| Highest Average Distance,
Punting, Season |
| 48.2 |
Dallas (56-2,697) |
2006 |
| Lowest Average Distance,
Punting, Season |
| 32.7 |
Card-Pitt (60-1,964) |
1944 |
| Most Seasons Leading League
Punt Returns (Average Return) |
| 9 |
Detroit |
1943-45,1951-52,1962,1966,1969,1991 |
| Most Consecutive Seasons
Leading League (Average Return) |
| 3 |
Detroit |
1943-45 |
| Most Punt Returns,
Season |
| 71 |
Pittsburgh |
1976 |
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Tampa Bay |
1979 |
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LA Raiders |
1985 |
| Fewest Punt Returns,
Season |
| 12 |
Baltimore |
1981 |
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San Diego |
1982 |
| Most Punt Returns,
Game |
| 12 |
Philadelphia vs Cleveland (12/3/50) |
| Most Punt Returns,
Both Teams, Game |
| 17 |
Philadelphia (12) vs Cleveland (5) 12/3/50 |
| Most Fair Catches, Season |
| 34 |
Baltimore |
1971 |
| Fewest Fair Catches,
Season |
| 0 |
San Diego |
1975 |
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New England |
1976 |
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Tampa Bay |
1976 |
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Pittsburgh |
1977 |
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Dallas |
1982 |
| Most Punt Returns,
Game |
| 7 |
Minnesota vs Dallas (9/25/66) |
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Detroit vs Chicago (11/21/76) |
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Philadelphia vs Buffalo (12/27/87) |
| Most Yards, Punt Returns,
Season |
| 875 |
Green Bay |
1996 |
| Fewest Yards, Punt
Returns, Season |
| Yards |
Team |
Year |
| 27 |
St Louis |
1965 |
| Most Yards, Punt Returns,
Game |
| 231 |
Detroit vs San Francisco (10/6/63) |
| Fewest Yards, Punt
Returns, Game |
| -28 |
Washington vs Dallas (12/11/66) |
| Most Yards, Punt Returns,
Both Teams, Game |
| 282 |
LA Rams (219) vs Atlanta (63) 10/11/81 |
| Fewest Yards, Punt
Returns, Both Teams, Game |
| -18 |
Buffalo (-18) vs Pittsburgh (0) 10/29/72 |
| Highest Average, Punt
Returns, Season |
| 20.2 |
Chicago Bears (27-546) |
1941 |
| Lowest Average, Punt
Returns, Season |
| 1.2 |
St Louis (23-27) |
1965 |
| Most Touchdowns, Punt
Returns, Season |
| 5 |
Chicago Cardinals |
1959 |
| Most Touchdowns, Punt
Returns, Game |
| 2 |
Detroit vs LA Rams (10/14/51) |
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Detroit vs Green Bay (11/22/51) |
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Chicago Cardinals vs Pittsburgh (11/1/59) |
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Chicago Cardinals vs NY Giants (11/22/59) |
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NY Titans vs Denver (9/24/61) |
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Denver vs Cleveland (9/26/76) |
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LA Rams vs Atlanta (10/11/81) |
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St Louis vs Tampa Bay (12/21/86) |
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LA Rams vs Atlanta (12/27/92) |
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Cleveland vs Pittsburgh (10/24/93) |
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San Diego vs Cincinnati (11/2/97) |
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Denver vs Carolina (11/9/97) |
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Baltimore vs Seattle (12/7/97) |
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Baltimore vs NY Jets (12/24/00) |
| Most Touchdowns, Punt
Returns, Both Teams, Game |
| 2 |
Philadelphia (1) vs Washington (1) 11/9/52 |
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Kansas City (1) vs Buffalo (1) 9/11/66 |
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Baltimore (1) vs New England (1) 11/18/79 |
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LA Raiders (1) vs Philadelphia (1) 11/30/86
OT |
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Cincinnati (1) vs Green Bay (1) 9/20/92 |
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Oakland (1) vs Seattle (1) 11/15/98 |
| Most Seasons Leading
League Kick Returns (Average Return) |
| 8 |
Washington |
1942,1947,1962-63,1973-74,1981,1995 |
| Most Consecutive Seasons
Leading League Kick Returns (Average Return) |
| 3 |
Denver |
1965-67 |
| Most Kickoff Returns,
Season |
| 89 |
Cleveland |
1999 |
| Fewest Kickoff Returns,
Season |
| 17 |
NY Giants |
1944 |
| Most Kickoff Returns,
Game |
| 12 |
NY Giants vs Washington (11/27/66) |
| Most Kickoff Returns,
Both Teams, Game |
| 19 |
NY Giants (12) vs Washington (7) 11/27/66 |
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Cleveland (10) vs. Cincinnati (9), Nov. 28, 2004 |
| Most Yards, Kickoff
Returns, Season |
| Yards |
Team |
Year |
| 2,296 |
Arizona |
2000 |
| Fewest Yards, Kickoff
Returns, Season |
| 282 |
NY Giants |
1940 |
| Most Yards, Kickoff
Returns, Game |
| 367 |
Baltimore vs Minnesota (12/13/98) |
| Most Yards, Kickoff
Returns, Both Teams, Game |
| 560 |
Detroit (362) vs LA Rams (198) 10/29/50 |
| Highest Average, Kickoff
Returns, Season |
| 29.4 |
Chicago (52-1,528) |
1972 |
| Lowest
Average, Kickoff Returns, Season |
| 14.7 |
NY Jets (46-675) |
1993 |
| Most Touchdowns, Kickoff
Returns, Season |
| 4 |
Green Bay |
1967 |
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Chicago |
1970 |
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Detroit |
1994 |
| Most Touchdowns, Kickoff
Returns, Game |
| 2 |
Chicago Bears vs Green Bay (9/22/40) |
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Chicago Bears vs Green Bay (11/9/52) |
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Philadelphia vs Dallas (11/6/66) |
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Green Bay vs Cleveland (11/12/67) |
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LA Rams vs Green Bay (11/24/85) |
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New Orleans vs LA Rams (10/23/94) |
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Baltimore vs Minnesota (12/13/98) |
| Most Touchdowns, Kickoff
Returns, Both Teams, Game |
| 3 |
Baltimore (2) vs Minnesota (1) 12/13/98 |
| Most Fumbles, Season |
| 56 |
Chicago Bears |
1938 |
| |
San Francisco |
1978 |
| Fewest Fumbles, Season |
| 7 |
Kansas City |
2002 |
| Most Fumbles, Game |
| 10 |
Phil-Pitt vs NY Giants (10/9/43) |
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Detroit vs Minnesota (11/12/67) |
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Kansas City vs Houston (10/12/69) |
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San Francisco vs Detroit (12/17/78) |
| Most Fumbles, Both Teams,
Game |
| 14 |
Washington (8) vs Pittsburgh (6) 11/14/37 |
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Chicago Bears (7) vs Cleveland (7) 11/24/40 |
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St Louis (8) vs NY Giants (6) 9/17/61 |
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Kansas City (10) vs Houston (4) 10/12/69 |
| Most Fumbles Lost, Season |
| 36 |
Chicago Cardinals |
1959 |
| Fewest Fumbles Lost,
Season |
| 2 |
Kansas City |
2002 |
| Most Fumbles Lost, Game |
| 8 |
St Louis vs Washington (10/25/76) |
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Cleveland vs Pittsburgh (12/23/90) |
| Most Fumbles Recovered,
Own and Opponents Season |
| 58 |
Minnesota (27 own, 31 opp) |
1963 |
| Fewest Fumbles Recovered,
Own and Opponents Season |
| 9 |
San Francisco (5 own, 4 opp) |
1982 |
| Most Fumbles Recovered,
Own and Opponents Game |
| 10 |
Denver vs Buffalo (5 own, 5 opp) |
12/13/64 |
| |
Pittsburgh vs Houston (5 own, 5 opp) |
12/9/73 |
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Washington vs St Louis (2 own, 8 opp) |
10/25/76 |
| Most Own Fumbles Recovered,
Season |
| 37 |
Chicago Bears |
1938 |
| Fewest Own Fumbles Recovered,
Season |
| 1 |
Indianapolis |
2006 |
| Most Opponents Fumbles
Recovered, Season |
| 31 |
Minnesota |
1963 |
| Fewest Opponents Fumbles
Recovered, Season |
| 3 |
Los Angeles |
1974 |
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Green Bay |
1995 |
| Most Opponents Fumbles
Recovered, Game |
| 8 |
Washington vs St Louis (10/25/76) |
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Pittsburgh vs Cleveland (12/23/90) |
| Most Touchdowns, Fumbles
Recovered, Own and Opponents Season |
| 5 |
Chicago Bears (1 own, 4 opp) |
1942 |
| |
Los Angeles (1 own, 4 opp) |
1952 |
| |
San Francisco (1 own, 4 opp) |
1965 |
| |
Oakland (2 own, 3 opp) |
1978 |
| Most Touchdowns, Own
Fumbles Recovered, Season |
| 2 |
Chicago Bears |
1953 |
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New England |
1973 |
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Buffalo |
1974 |
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Denver |
1975 |
| |
Oakland |
1978 |
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Green Bay |
1982 |
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New Orleans |
1983 |
| |
Cleveland |
1986 |
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Green Bay |
1989 |
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Miami |
1996 |
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Buffalo |
2000 |
| Most Touchdowns, Opponents'
Fumbles Recovered, Season |
| 4 |
Detroit |
1937 |
| |
Chicago Bears |
1942 |
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Boston |
1948 |
| |
Los Angeles |
1952 |
| |
San Francisco |
1965 |
| |
Denver |
1984 |
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St Louis |
1987 |
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Minnesota |
1989 |
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Atlanta |
1991 |
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Philadelphia |
1995 |
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New Orleans |
1998 |
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Kansas City |
1999 |
| Most Touchdowns, Fumbles
Recovered, Own and Opponents Game |
| 2 |
By Many Teams |
| Most TDs, Fumbles Recovered,
Both Teams, Own & Opponents Game |
| 3 |
Detroit (2) vs Minnesota (1) (2 own, 1 opp) |
12/9/62 |
| |
Green Bay (2) vs Dallas (1) (3 opp) |
11/28/64 |
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Oakland (2) vs Buffalo (1) (3 opp) |
12/24/67 |
| |
Oakland (2) vs Philadelphia (1) (3 opp) |
9/24/95 |
| |
Tennessee (2) vs Pittsburgh (1) |
1/2/00 |
| Most Touchdowns, Own
Fumbles Recovered, Game |
| 2 |
Miami vs New England (9/1/96) |
| Most Touchdowns, Opponents
Fumbles Recovered, Game |
| 2 |
Many Teams
Last Time: Chicago vs. Arizona, Oct. 16, 2006 |
| Most Touchdowns, Opponents
Fumbles Recovered, Both Teams, Game |
| 3 |
Green Bay (2) vs Dallas (1) 11/29/64 |
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Oakland (2) vs Buffalo (1) 12/24/67 |
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Oakland (2) vs Philadelphia (1) 9/24/95 |
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Tennessee (2) vs Pittsburgh(1) 1/2/00 |
| Most Turnovers, Season |
| 63 |
San Francisco |
1978 |
| Fewest Turnovers, Season |
| 12 |
Kansas City |
1982 |
| Most Turnovers, Game |
| 12 |
Detroit vs. Chicago Bears, Nov. 22, 1942 |
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Chicago Cardinals vs. Philadelphia Sept. 24, 1950 |
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Pittsburgh vs. Philadelphia, Dec. 12, 1965 |
| Most Turnovers, Both
Teams, Game |
| 17 |
Detroit (12) vs. Chicago Bears (5), Nov. 22, 1942 |
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Boston (9) vs. Philadelphia (8), Dec. 8, 1946 |
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