RECORDSTeam Records, continuedFewest by Penalty, Season11 197512 1964, 196513 1968NET YARDS GAINEDMost, Season6,744 19816,535 19856,410 1980Most, Game661 vs. Cincinnati Dec. 20, 1982593 vs. L.A. Raiders Nov. 10, 1985581 vs. Denver Oct. 20, 1968Most, Game, Both Teams1,102 vs. Cincinnati Dec. 20, 19821,057 vs. Denver Oct. 20, 19681,047 vs. L.A. Raiders Nov. 10, 1985Fewest, Season3,411 19753,622 19733,953 1970Fewest, Game70 at Denver Nov. 2, 196993 vs. Oakland Oct. 5, 197596 at Denver Nov. 16, 2003Most Total Offensive Plays, Season1,154 19841,135 19801,129 1981Fewest Total Offensive Plays, Season617 1982†753 1963759 1964RUSHINGMost Attempts, Season590 1978525 2004522 2006Most Attempts, Game58 vs. Oakland, Nov. 20, 197753 (4x) Last: vs. Detroit Dec. 16, 200751 at Kansas City Sept. 12, 1983Fewest Attempts, Season267 1982†351 2000361 1966Most Yards, Season2,578 20062,257 19902,248 1991Most Yards, Game289 vs. Denver Dec. 28, 2008287 vs. N.Y. Jets Oct. 13, 1963274 vs. Detroit Dec. 16, 2007Fewest Yards, Game2 vs. Boston Dec. 17, 19613 vs. Dallas Texans Nov. 19, 196111 vs. Buffalo Nov. 20, 1960Most Touchdowns, Season32 200626 198125 1979Fewest Touchdowns, Season5 19977 20009 1966, 1970Most Touchdowns, Game5 (4x) Last: vs. Denver Dec. 28, 20084 (22x) Last: at Tennessee Dec. 25, 20093 (44x) Last: vs. Baltimore Dec. 18, 2011Most Touchdowns Allowed, Game5 vs. Atlanta Oct. 21, 1973at Houston Sept. 18, 19604 (10x) Last: at Minnesota Nov. 4, 20073 (42x) Last: vs. Denver Dec. 31, 2005RUSHING AVERAGEHighest, Season5.6 19635.1 20034.9 2006Highest, Game8.52 vs. N.Y. Jets Dec. 24, 19678.44 vs. Denver Dec. 22, 19638.26 vs. Cleveland Nov. 5, 2006PASSINGMost Attempts, Season662 1984635 1983632 1985Most Attempts, Game65 at Kansas City Oct. 19, 198658 at Kansas City Dec. 22, 198556 vs. Miami Nov. 18, 1984, (OT)Fewest Attempts, Season337 1975338 1982†349 1974Fewest Attempts, Game6 at Cleveland Dec. 19, 200410 vs. Kansas City Dec. 18, 198811 (2x) Last: vs. Houston Oct. 28, 2007Most Completions, Season401 1984386 1985369 1983Most Completions, Game37 (3x) Last: at Kansas City Oct. 19, 198635 vs. Miami Dec. 11, 200534 (4x) Last: vs. New England Oct. 24, 2010Fewest Completions, Game1 at Kansas City Sept. 20, 19983 vs. Oakland Oct. 5, 19754 at Cleveland Dec. 19, 2004vs. Kansas City Nov. 2, 1986Most Net Yards Gained, Season4,870 19854,739 19814,662 1983Most Net Yards Gained, Game494 vs. Seattle Sept. 15, 1985486 vs. Cincinnati Dec. 20, 1982456 vs. N.Y. Giants Oct. 19, 1980Fewest Net Yards Gained, Season1,610 19751,808 19732,244 1977Fewest Net Yards Gained, Game–22 vs. Oakland Oct. 5, 1975–19 at Kansas City Sept. 20, 19987 at Washington Sept. 16, 1973Most Touchdowns, Season37 198534 1981, 200830 1980, 2010Fewest Touchdowns, Season7 19759 197311 1977, 1988, 1998Most Touchdowns, Game7 at Oakland Nov. 22, 19815 (9x) Last: vs. Oakland Oct. 31, 20044 (24x) Last: vs. Green Bay Nov. 6, 2011Most Had Intercepted, Season34 1962, 199833 1968, 1983, 198630 1964, 1973, 1978, 1985, 2000Most Had Intercepted, Game7 at Seattle Dec. 13, 1998vs. Kansas City Dec. 8, 19686 (6x) Last: vs. Green Bay Oct. 24, 19995 (13x) Last: at Denver Dec. 27, 1987Fewest Had Intercepted, Season8 20049 200610 2009SACKED ATTEMPTING TO PASSMost Times, Season57 197053 200051 1997Fewest Times, Season11 196712 1982†18 1968MEDIA GUIDE | 152Most Times Sacked Opponent, Season62 198661 200660 1980Most Times Sacked Opponent, Game11 vs. Dallas Nov. 16, 198610 vs. Green Bay Sept. 24, 19789 (4x) Last: vs. Arizona Oct. 3, 2010PUNTSMost, Season95 199892 200090 1997Most, Game11 (5x) Last: at Oakland Oct. 11, 199810 (9x) Last: at Seattle Dec. 24, 20069 (9x) Last: at Carolina Dec. 17, 2000Fewest, Season23 1982†45 197247 2011Fewest, Game0 (5x) Last: at Oakland Jan. 1, <strong>2012</strong>1 (31x) Last: at New England Sept. 18, 20112 (71x) Last: vs. Green Bay Nov. 6, 2011Fewest, Game, Both Teams1 (2x) Last: at Oakland Jan. 1, <strong>2012</strong>2 (5x) Last: vs. Baltimore Dec. 18, 20113 (14x) Last: at New England Sept. 18, 2011PUNT YARDSMost, Season4,248 20004,174 19983,972 1997Most, Game522 at Oakland Oct. 11, 1998492 at Kansas City Nov. 10, 1974486 at Cincinnati Nov. 2, 1997at Denver Nov. 2, 1969Fewest, Season868 1982†1,813 19722,234 2011Highest Average, Season47.5 201146.2 200045.7 2008Lowest Average, Season36.3 197836.5 197936.8 1975PUNT RETURNSMost, Season57 197852 197949 2003Most, Game8 (4x) Last: at Detroit Dec. 7, 20037 (4x) Last: at Kansas City Sept. 25, 19776 (6x) Last: vs. Kansas City Nov. 26, 2000Fewest, Season12 1982†21 196622 1963Most Fair Catches, Season32 196925 1991, 199923 2006Most Fair Catches, Game6 at Kansas City Dec. 17, 1989vs. Chicago Dec. 4, 19785 at Oakland Sept. 3, 2000vs. Cincinnati Oct. 4, 19694 (8x) Last: at Washington Nov. 27, 2005Fewest Fair Catches, Season0 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1965, 19751 19763 1977
PUNT RETURN YARDSMost, Season590 1978542 1998521 1977Most, Game168 at Cincinnati Nov. 2, 1997151 vs. Kansas City Sept. 20, 1965139 vs. New York Titans Nov. 5, 1961Fewest, Season138 1982†173 1970183 2007Highest Average, Season15.5 196114.7 199613.4 1965Lowest Average, Season5.6 19705.8 19716.2 2000PUNT RETURN TOUCHDOWNSMost, Season3 19972 1965, 1973, 1990, 19941 (12x) Last: 2009Most, Game2 at Cincinnati Nov. 2, 19971 (21x) Last: vs. Denver, Oct. 4, 2009Most, Season84 200383 200075 1997KICKOFF RETURNSMost, Game9 (7x) Last: vs. New York Jets Nov. 3, 20028 (15x) Last: at New Orleans (at London)Oct. 26, 20087 (51x) Last: at Seattle Sept. 26, 2010Most, Game, Both Teams17 vs. Pittsburgh Dec. 8, 198516 vs. New York Titans Dec. 18, 196015 (3x) Last: at New York Giants Oct. 2, 1983KICKOFF RETURN YARDSMost, Season1,804 20031,792 20001,716 2001Most, Game269 at Oakland Nov. 18, 2001242 vs. Atlanta Oct. 21, 1973232 vs. Kansas City Dec. 13, 1964Fewest, Season642 1961734 1977812 1992Highest Average, Season26.0 200125.6 201125.5 2007Lowest Average, Season16.5 196117.5 198618.0 1992KICKOFF RETURN TOUCHDOWNSMost, Season2 1988, 1994, 1995, 20011 1962, 1985, 1989, 1991, 1997, 2000, 2004,2007, 2008, 2011Most, Game1 (18x) Last: at Oakland Jan. 1, <strong>2012</strong>PENALTIESMost Seasons Leading League3 1962, 1964, 1965Most, Season137 1998129 1997128 1981Most, Game19 at Kansas City Nov. 16, 199716 vs. Baltimore Nov. 15, 199815 at Indianapolis Nov. 3, 1997Fewest, Season63 196964 1982†68 1966Fewest, Game0 (5x) Last: at Denver Oct. 9, 20111 (25x) Last: at Detroit Dec. 24, 20112 (40x) Last: vs. Washington Jan. 3, 2010Most Yards, Season1,229 19981,101 19971,039 1988Most Yards, Game148 vs. N.Y. Jets Oct. 13, 1963146 vs. Baltimore Nov. 15, 1998at Kansas City Nov. 16, 1997144 vs. Kansas City Nov. 22, 1998FUMBLESMost, Season44 198542 198340 1980, 1972Most, Game9 vs. Green Bay Sept. 24, 19787 vs. Cincinnati Sept. 30, 19736 (5x) Last: vs. Pittsburgh Dec. 13, 1987Most by Opponent, Game9 at Kansas City Nov. 15, 19647 (3x) Last: vs. Washington Sept. 9, 20016 (6x) Last: vs. Arizona Dec. 9, 1995Most, Game, Both Teams11 (3x) Last: vs. Kansas City Oct. 13, 198510 (5x) Last: vs. Seattle Nov. 25, 19909 (7x) Last: vs. Washington Sept. 9, 2001Fewest, Season13 199314 200916 1963, 2002Most Lost, Season22 1980, 1981, 198321 197320 1972, 1978, 1987, 2000Most Lost, Game6 vs. Green Bay Sept. 24, 19784 (12x) Last: at Baltimore Dec. 10, 20003 (41x) Last: vs. New England Oct. 24, 2010Most Own Recovered, Season25 198521 197920 1972, 1973, 1975, 1983Most Own Recovered, Game6 at Denver Nov. 30, 19735 vs. Kansas City Nov. 12, 1995vs. Oakland Dec. 26, 19994 (6x) Last: at Baltimore Oct. 1, 2006Fewest Own Recovered, Season4 19637 1989, 20098 1965, 1967, 1968, 1993, 2002, 2003Most Opponents Recovered, Season22 198618 1973, 1979, 1980, 1981, 200717 1960, 1961, 1963, 1983, 1984Fewest Opponents Recovered, Season4 20115 19636 1970, 1974, 2002POINTS ALLOWEDMost, Season462 1983441 2003440 2000Most, Game57 at St. Louis Oct. 1, 200052 at Pittsburgh Nov. 25, 198451 at Oakland Oct. 29, 1967Most, Quarter31 at Oakland Dec. 8, 1963 (4Q)30 at St. Louis Nov. 20, 1983 (2Q)28 (5x) Last: at Minnesota Nov. 28, 1999 (2Q)MEDIA GUIDE | 153Fewest, Season205 1977219 1961221 1982†Fewest, Game0 (16x) Last: vs. Kansas City Dec. 12, 20103 (16x) Last: at Denver Nov. 22, 20096 (16x) Last: at Carolina Oct. 24, 2004FIRST DOWNS ALLOWEDMost, Season365 1981363 1985347 1983Most, Game34 (3x) Last: at Denver Sept. 14, 200833 vs. Cincinnati Nov. 23, 200332 at Pittsburgh Oct. 4, 2009Fewest, Season190 1965196 1982†224 1962Fewest, Game5 vs. Kansas City Dec. 12, 2010at Tampa Bay Sept. 19, 19766 at Oakland Oct. 11, 1998at Oakland (at S.F.) Oct. 22, 19617 (4x) Last: vs. Houston Sept. 15, 2002Most by Rushing, Season154 1975143 1971137 1983Most by Rushing, Game19 (3x), Last: at Seattle Nov. 22, 198717 vs. Houston Sept. 23, 196216 vs. New England Oct. 16, 1977vs. Kansas City Dec. 18, 1966Fewest by Rushing, Season54 196565 198271 1969Fewest by Rushing, Game0 (5x) Last: at Indianapolis Nov. 28, 20101 (17x) Last: vs. Oakland Dec. 4, 20082 (37x) Last: vs. Kansas City Sept. 25, 2011Most by Passing, Season217 1985216 1981213 2008Most by Passing, Game24 at Denver Nov. 19, 200023 at New England Sept. 18, 201122 (4x) Last: vs. Philadelphia Nov. 15, 2009Fewest by Passing, Season105 1977114 1971116 1965Fewest by Passing, Game1 vs. Oakland Dec. 28, 2003at Cincinnati Oct. 4, 19872 (6x) Last: at Cleveland Dec. 19, 20043 (13x) Last: vs. Minnesota, Sept. 11, 2011Most by Penalty, Season41 2000, 200435 1981, 1997, 199830 1996, 2002Most by Penalty, Game7 vs. Cleveland, Nov. 5, 20066 (5x) Last: at New Orleans (at London)Oct. 26, 20085 (13x) Last: at Denver Sept. 14, 2008Fewest by Penalty, Season12 1982†13 1969, 199214 1976NET YARDS ALLOWEDMost, Season6,265 19856,136 19816,034 2002Most, Game614 at St. Louis Oct. 1, 2000591 vs. Seattle Dec. 29, 2002545 at Cincinnati Nov. 12, 2006Continued next pageRECORDS
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