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NFL Season Records
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1

2000 Oakland Raiders

68,810

2

1988 New England Patriots

68,251

3

2004 San Francisco 49ers

65,992

4

1985 New York Giants

60,707

5

1997 New York Giants

59,303

6

Dustin Colquitt

2005 Kansas City Chiefs

53,857

7

2004 Seattle Seahawks

52,992

8

2006 Baltimore Ravens

52,350

9

1985 Houston Oilers

51,979

10

1992 Chicago Bears

50,336

11

1995 Washington Redskins

50,169

12

1982 Baltimore Colts

49,471

13

1994 Green Bay Packers

49,281

14

1990 Kansas City Chiefs

47,641

15

1974 New York Giants

47,567

16

1987 Two different teams

47,021

17

1989 Tampa Bay Buccaneers

46,570

18

2008 Denver Broncos

45,620

19

2009 Cincinnati Bengals

44,909

20

1984 New Orleans Saints

44,700

21

1973 Oakland Raiders

44,493

22

1972 Atlanta Falcons

43,992

23

1981 New England Patriots

43,895

24

2001 Buffalo Bills

43,160

25

1983 Miami Dolphins

42,951

26

2006 Green Bay Packers

42,351

27

1984 Philadelphia Eagles

42,286

28

1990 Pittsburgh Steelers

42,072

29

Bobby Joe Green

1960 Pittsburgh Steelers

41,317

30

1981 Kansas City Chiefs

40,569

31

1964 Minnesota Vikings

40,529

32

2001 Cincinnati Bengals

40,288

33

1984 Buffalo Bills

39,716

34

Britton Colquitt

2010 Denver Broncos

39,581

35

1995 Chicago Bears

39,208

36

1968 Washington Redskins

38,949

37

1989 Phoenix Cardinals

37,862

38

Tommy Barnhardt

1987 Two different teams

37,469

39

2001 San Francisco 49ers

36,916

40

2002 Baltimore Ravens

36,736

41

1983 Kansas City Chiefs

36,637

42

1994 Philadelphia Eagles

36,363

43

1995 San Diego Chargers

36,316

44

1993 Denver Broncos

35,189

45

1973 Chicago Bears

34,180

46

1966 Baltimore Colts

34,019

47

1985 Dallas Cowboys

33,887

48

1971 New York Giants

33,794

49

1977 Cleveland Browns

33,285

50

Thomas Morstead

2009 New Orleans Saints

32,830

51

2004 San Diego Chargers

32,472

52

1996 Pittsburgh Steelers

32,297

53

1989 Philadelphia Eagles

32,190

54

1993 Dallas Cowboys

32,087

55

2000 Green Bay Packers

31,710

56

2005 Atlanta Falcons

31,547

57

1998 Arizona Cardinals

31,345

58

1991 New York Jets

31,221

59

Steve Weatherford

2006 New Orleans Saints

31,147

60

2013 St. Louis Rams

30,195

61

1999 Indianapolis Colts

29,704

62

1976 Cincinnati Bengals

29,307

63

1985 Pittsburgh Steelers

29,030

64

2013 Jacksonville Jaguars

28,883

65

1956 New York Giants

28,678

66

2007 Miami Dolphins

28,287

67

2005 Minnesota Vikings

27,963

68

1970 Detroit Lions

27,897

69

2013 Detroit Lions

27,883

70

1953 Washington Redskins

27,757

71

2009 Indianapolis Colts

27,255

72

2004 Dallas Cowboys

27,173

73

2014 Washington Redskins

26,791

74

1970 Kansas City Chiefs

26,736

75

1979 Philadelphia Eagles

26,581

76

1968 Cleveland Browns

26,262

77

1997 Dallas Cowboys

25,932

78

2014 Chicago Bears

25,451

79

1999 Green Bay Packers

24,532

80

1976 Dallas Cowboys

24,509

81

1999 San Francisco 49ers

24,123

82

1982 San Diego Chargers

23,867

83

1975 St. Louis Cardinals

23,641

84

Kyle Richardson

1997 Two different teams

23,489

85

1970 Houston Oilers

23,244

86

Greg Montgomery

1988 Houston Oilers

22,831

87

1961 Detroit Lions

22,764

88

2011 Atlanta Falcons

22,489

89

Norm Van Brocklin

1949 Los Angeles Rams

22,413

90

1974 Houston Oilers

22,344

91

1977 New York Jets

22,128

92

1953 Detroit Lions

22,098

93

2007 Philadelphia Eagles

22,027

94

2015 San Francisco 49ers

21,927

95

2005 New York Jets

21,860

96

Billy Lothridge

1964 Dallas Cowboys

21,792

97

2011 Dallas Cowboys

21,359

98

Danny Villanueva

1961 Los Angeles Rams

20,862

99

2013 Oakland Raiders

20,822

100

1997 Carolina Panthers

20,819

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1 Comment

Larry Wayne Scofield says:

February 28, 2022 at 6:43 am

I sincerely appreciate the research work, and the information being shared. It is important and interesting history.

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