Single-Season Cellar Dwellars in OPPED

by Chase Stuart on July 1, 2015

On Sunday, I looked at the single-season leaders in estimated offensive points per estimated drive. Today, let’s look at the reverse: the teams since 1950 with the fewest points per estimated drive.

The 1977 Bucs ranked last in the NFL in points, yards, first downs, passing yards, passing touchdowns, net yards per attempt, rushing yards, and rushing yards per carry. The team ranked third from last in rushing touchdowns and interceptions. It was that kind of year for Tampa Bay, as the team was shut out 6 times in 14 games, and held to just a field goal in three others.

Tampa scored just 103 points, but the defense scored four touchdowns! As a result, the Bucs get credit for just 76 estimated offensive points (the offense does get credit for one missed extra point), the fewest of any team since 1950.

Rk	Team	Yr	Lg	Est Drive (End)	Est Drive (St)	Est Opts	OPPED
1	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	1977	NFL	170	185	76	0.43
2	Atlanta Falcons	1974	NFL	177	186	97	0.53
3	Seattle Seahawks	1992	NFL	186	203	133	0.68
4	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	1976	NFL	162	179	122	0.72
5	Green Bay Packers	1977	NFL	149	162	116	0.75
6	Buffalo Bills	1977	NFL	159	178	132	0.78
7	Buffalo Bills	1968	AFL	186	203	154	0.79
8	Oakland Raiders	2006	NFL	162	173	138	0.82
9	Indianapolis Colts	1991	NFL	153	171	136	0.84
10	Detroit Lions	1977	NFL	169	186	150	0.85
11	Baltimore Colts	1954	NFL	142	151	124	0.85
12	Atlanta Falcons	1977	NFL	178	190	158	0.86
13	Cleveland Browns	2000	NFL	171	186	154	0.86
14	Houston Texans	2002	NFL	188	206	170	0.86
15	New Orleans Saints	1975	NFL	172	178	152	0.87
16	New York Jets	1976	NFL	168	179	152	0.88
17	New England Patriots	1992	NFL	185	193	166	0.88
18	Boston Patriots	1970	NFL	168	169	150	0.89
19	Chicago Cardinals	1952	NFL	161	166	146	0.89
20	Atlanta Falcons	1976	NFL	185	193	170	0.9
21	Atlanta Falcons	1967	NFL	165	176	154	0.9
22	New York Giants	1977	NFL	174	182	161	0.9
23	Chicago Bears	2004	NFL	191	202	178	0.91
24	Philadelphia Eagles	1998	NFL	168	187	161	0.91
25	Chicago Bears	1974	NFL	161	175	153	0.91
26	San Diego Chargers	1973	NFL	169	186	162	0.91
27	Baltimore Colts	1953	NFL	170	181	161	0.92
28	Philadelphia Eagles	1972	NFL	150	163	144	0.92
29	Dallas Cowboys	2002	NFL	189	207	183	0.92
30	Buffalo Bills	1971	NFL	168	181	162	0.93
31	New Orleans Saints	1970	NFL	166	175	159	0.93
32	Chicago Bears	1971	NFL	175	191	171	0.93
33	Chicago Cardinals	1954	NFL	154	167	150	0.93
34	Cincinnati Bengals	2000	NFL	170	191	169	0.94
35	Washington Redskins	1961	NFL	161	182	162	0.94
36	Pittsburgh Steelers	1951	NFL	156	170	154	0.94
37	Denver Broncos	1966	AFL	167	188	168	0.95
38	Philadelphia Eagles	1956	NFL	137	152	137	0.95
39	New Orleans Saints	1973	NFL	169	173	163	0.95
40	Houston Oilers	1972	NFL	157	174	158	0.95
41	Philadelphia Eagles	1976	NFL	166	181	166	0.96
42	San Francisco 49ers	1978	NFL	207	222	206	0.96
43	St. Louis Rams	2011	NFL	173	191	175	0.96
44	Buffalo Bills	1970	NFL	176	191	177	0.96
45	Chicago Bears	1975	NFL	178	191	179	0.97
46	New York Giants	1953	NFL	163	173	163	0.97
47	Pittsburgh Steelers	1965	NFL	174	182	173	0.97
48	New Orleans Saints	1974	NFL	159	170	160	0.97
49	Miami Dolphins	1966	AFL	168	195	177	0.98
50	Green Bay Packers	1970	NFL	175	190	178	0.98
51	Chicago Bears	1973	NFL	172	186	175	0.98
52	New England Patriots	1990	NFL	169	184	174	0.99
53	St. Louis Rams	2009	NFL	164	178	169	0.99
54	New York Giants	1976	NFL	155	175	164	0.99
55	Baltimore Colts	1982	NFL	95	106	100	1
56	Pittsburgh Steelers	1957	NFL	147	154	150	1
57	Houston Oilers	1973	NFL	182	189	185	1
58	Atlanta Falcons	1968	NFL	153	164	159	1
59	Green Bay Packers	1953	NFL	167	183	176	1.01
60	Dallas Texans	1952	NFL	170	178	175	1.01
61	Phoenix Cardinals	1991	NFL	162	184	175	1.01
62	Chicago Cardinals	1953	NFL	169	175	174	1.01
63	Carolina Panthers	2010	NFL	177	192	187	1.01
64	Cincinnati Bengals	1993	NFL	155	180	170	1.01
65	New York Jets	1995	NFL	191	209	205	1.03
66	Indianapolis Colts	1993	NFL	164	178	176	1.03
67	Atlanta Falcons	1978	NFL	201	218	216	1.03
68	Buffalo Bills	1985	NFL	183	190	193	1.03
69	Dallas Cowboys	1989	NFL	166	176	177	1.04
70	San Francisco 49ers	2005	NFL	189	191	197	1.04
71	Baltimore Colts	1950	NFL	166	184	182	1.04
72	Boston Patriots	1968	AFL	200	207	213	1.05
73	Oakland Raiders	1962	AFL	184	201	202	1.05
74	New York Giants	1996	NFL	181	196	198	1.05
75	Cincinnati Bengals	1978	NFL	199	212	216	1.05
76	Chicago Bears	2000	NFL	170	189	189	1.05
77	Pittsburgh Steelers	1953	NFL	150	178	173	1.05
78	Baltimore Colts	1978	NFL	185	205	206	1.06
79	New York Giants	1951	NFL	163	181	183	1.06
80	Green Bay Packers	1974	NFL	160	178	180	1.07
81	Washington Redskins	1977	NFL	177	191	196	1.07
82	Chicago Bears	1981	NFL	205	217	225	1.07
83	Kansas City Chiefs	1977	NFL	178	182	192	1.07
84	Detroit Lions	1979	NFL	187	197	205	1.07
85	Oakland Raiders	2009	NFL	176	193	197	1.07
86	Cincinnati Bengals	2008	NFL	169	177	185	1.07
87	Atlanta Falcons	1987	NFL	173	182	190	1.07
88	Philadelphia Eagles	1957	NFL	140	158	160	1.07
89	Detroit Lions	1966	NFL	172	185	192	1.08
90	San Diego Chargers	1997	NFL	174	191	197	1.08
91	Philadelphia Eagles	1971	NFL	166	180	187	1.08
92	Pittsburgh Steelers	1970	NFL	182	197	205	1.08
93	San Francisco 49ers	1963	NFL	156	170	177	1.09
94	Atlanta Falcons	1970	NFL	161	172	181	1.09
95	Philadelphia Eagles	1999	NFL	201	211	224	1.09
96	Denver Broncos	1971	NFL	170	185	194	1.09
97	New York Giants	1979	NFL	191	204	216	1.09
98	Denver Broncos	1964	AFL	185	199	210	1.09
99	Chicago Bears	1967	NFL	158	182	186	1.09
100	Houston Oilers	1976	NFL	185	196	209	1.1
101	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	2006	NFL	167	181	191	1.1
102	Arizona Cardinals	2012	NFL	196	206	222	1.1
102	New York Jets	1977	NFL	162	173	185	1.1
104	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	1991	NFL	175	185	199	1.11
105	Denver Broncos	1961	AFL	205	205	227	1.11
106	New England Patriots	1991	NFL	174	187	200	1.11
107	Chicago Bears	1953	NFL	162	179	189	1.11
108	San Diego Chargers	1975	NFL	155	175	183	1.11
109	Green Bay Packers	1978	NFL	195	204	222	1.11
110	Pittsburgh Steelers	1955	NFL	161	175	187	1.11
111	Indianapolis Colts	1992	NFL	171	179	195	1.11
112	Arizona Cardinals	2010	NFL	175	192	205	1.12
113	Carolina Panthers	2002	NFL	196	210	227	1.12
114	Kansas City Chiefs	2011	NFL	166	188	198	1.12
115	Detroit Lions	1988	NFL	172	185	200	1.12
116	New Orleans Saints	1997	NFL	192	206	223	1.12
117	Philadelphia Eagles	1952	NFL	167	179	194	1.12
118	Kansas City Chiefs	1974	NFL	167	186	198	1.12
119	Houston Oilers	1994	NFL	182	190	209	1.12
120	Minnesota Vikings	1967	NFL	167	185	198	1.13
121	Houston Oilers	1971	NFL	176	188	205	1.13
122	New Orleans Saints	1967	NFL	165	183	196	1.13
123	San Francisco 49ers	2007	NFL	181	195	212	1.13
124	Miami Dolphins	1969	AFL	175	192	207	1.13
125	New York Jets	1992	NFL	163	186	197	1.13
126	San Diego Chargers	1998	NFL	198	213	232	1.13
127	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	1983	NFL	186	200	219	1.13
128	New England Patriots	1972	NFL	153	173	185	1.13
129	Seattle Seahawks	1982	NFL	102	111	121	1.14
130	San Diego Chargers	1988	NFL	161	184	196	1.14
131	Carolina Panthers	2001	NFL	178	202	216	1.14
132	Pittsburgh Steelers	1950	NFL	158	155	178	1.14
133	Houston Oilers	1970	NFL	177	188	208	1.14
134	Washington Redskins	1956	NFL	140	146	163	1.14
135	Washington Redskins	1960	NFL	140	160	171	1.14
136	Pittsburgh Steelers	1969	NFL	179	190	211	1.14
137	Green Bay Packers	1973	NFL	152	165	182	1.15
138	St. Louis Cardinals	1986	NFL	171	191	208	1.15
139	Cleveland Browns	1990	NFL	169	184	203	1.15
140	Chicago Cardinals	1955	NFL	166	173	195	1.15
141	Los Angeles Rams	1962	NFL	167	177	198	1.15
142	St. Louis Cardinals	1972	NFL	155	161	182	1.15
143	Buffalo Bills	1984	NFL	183	202	222	1.15
144	Kansas City Chiefs	2012	NFL	171	181	203	1.15
145	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	2009	NFL	171	191	209	1.15
145	Buffalo Bills	1967	AFL	176	186	209	1.15
147	Los Angeles Rams	1963	NFL	167	182	202	1.16
148	San Diego Chargers	1987	NFL	180	193	216	1.16
149	Cincinnati Bengals	2001	NFL	175	191	212	1.16
150	Denver Broncos	1982	NFL	108	118	131	1.16
151	Kansas City Chiefs	1979	NFL	174	190	211	1.16
152	Denver Broncos	1967	AFL	190	198	225	1.16
153	New York Giants	2003	NFL	179	190	214	1.16
154	Detroit Lions	1968	NFL	155	169	188	1.16
155	Cleveland Browns	1975	NFL	163	178	198	1.16
156	Cleveland Browns	1956	NFL	116	133	145	1.16
157	Green Bay Packers	1976	NFL	173	179	205	1.16
158	Indianapolis Colts	1984	NFL	187	197	224	1.17
159	Chicago Bears	1982	NFL	113	113	132	1.17
160	Washington Redskins	1954	NFL	151	162	183	1.17
161	Chicago Cardinals	1959	NFL	151	167	186	1.17
162	Green Bay Packers	1975	NFL	175	185	211	1.17
163	Oakland Raiders	1981	NFL	200	218	245	1.17
164	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	1978	NFL	193	213	238	1.17
165	Green Bay Packers	1950	NFL	178	183	212	1.17
166	Green Bay Packers	1988	NFL	189	199	228	1.18
167	Oakland Raiders	1998	NFL	198	209	240	1.18
168	Arizona Cardinals	1999	NFL	186	195	225	1.18
168	Atlanta Falcons	1988	NFL	190	191	225	1.18
170	Washington Redskins	1993	NFL	165	177	202	1.18
171	Dallas Cowboys	1960	NFL	148	155	179	1.18
172	Kansas City Chiefs	2007	NFL	180	189	218	1.18
173	New Orleans Saints	1972	NFL	157	171	194	1.18
174	Chicago Bears	1993	NFL	163	175	200	1.18
175	Buffalo Bills	1969	AFL	180	190	219	1.18
176	New Orleans Saints	1976	NFL	182	193	222	1.18
177	Chicago Bears	1969	NFL	160	176	199	1.18
178	New York Giants	1983	NFL	207	218	252	1.19
179	New Orleans Saints	1981	NFL	162	187	207	1.19
180	Jacksonville Jaguars	2011	NFL	170	194	216	1.19
181	New York Giants	1971	NFL	154	171	193	1.19
182	Indianapolis Colts	1986	NFL	176	196	221	1.19
183	San Diego Chargers	2000	NFL	194	203	236	1.19
184	Philadelphia Eagles	1977	NFL	176	189	217	1.19
185	Chicago Bears	2005	NFL	179	191	220	1.19
186	Washington Redskins	1953	NFL	161	153	187	1.19
187	Baltimore Colts	1974	NFL	150	168	190	1.19
188	Cincinnati Bengals	1968	AFL	156	167	193	1.2
189	Washington Redskins	1978	NFL	199	212	246	1.2
190	Buffalo Bills	1979	NFL	188	209	238	1.2
191	Dallas Cowboys	1964	NFL	176	185	217	1.2
192	Cleveland Browns	1999	NFL	178	187	220	1.21
193	New York Jets	1989	NFL	175	184	217	1.21
193	Cleveland Browns	2006	NFL	176	183	217	1.21
195	Washington Redskins	2004	NFL	183	189	225	1.21
196	Cleveland Browns	2009	NFL	171	186	216	1.21
197	Philadelphia Eagles	1968	NFL	151	163	190	1.21
198	Arizona Cardinals	1994	NFL	183	192	227	1.21
199	New York Giants	1978	NFL	189	204	238	1.21
200	Detroit Lions	1959	NFL	150	165	191	1.21

Scoring has risen over the last few decades, but that’s due to increased field goal success rate. I thought it would be interesting to look at OPPED on a league-wide basis for each year going back to 1950. That data is presented in the table below.

Lg Year	Est Drive (End)	Est Drive (St)	Est Opts	OPPED
NFL2014	166.9	180.5	337.4	1.95
NFL2013	174.2	187.2	346.5	1.92
NFL2012	170.4	183.4	333.2	1.89
NFL2011	171.1	184.6	329	1.86
NFL2010	170	183.9	326	1.85
NFL2009	168.9	182.7	320	1.83
NFL2008	163.8	177.2	324.7	1.91
NFL2007	167.3	180.6	316.5	1.84
NFL2006	169.1	182.6	306.4	1.75
NFL2005	170.6	184.4	308.6	1.75
NFL2004	170.7	183.9	317	1.81
NFL2003	172.4	185.8	307.3	1.72
NFL2002	171.6	185.3	321.5	1.82
NFL2001	173.4	186.5	296.6	1.65
NFL2000	173.7	187.4	306.9	1.7
NFL1999	178.9	191.9	304.6	1.65
NFL1998	174.9	188.1	312.8	1.73
NFL1997	175.1	188.3	304.4	1.69
NFL1996	172.3	186	304.2	1.7
NFL1995	170.8	183.8	318.3	1.81
NFL1994	170.3	184	299.3	1.7
NFL1993	167.6	181.3	277.4	1.59
NFL1992	164.5	177.7	272.4	1.6
NFL1991	164.9	178.8	284	1.66
NFL1990	163.3	177	301.2	1.78
NFL1989	174.5	188.1	306.9	1.69
NFL1988	176.6	191	306.2	1.67
NFL1987	175.3	188.3	302	1.67
NFL1986	183.5	197.6	306.6	1.61
NFL1985	186.9	200.7	324.1	1.67
NFL1984	182	195.3	316.6	1.68
NFL1983	186.3	199.3	324.5	1.68
NFL1982	102.9	110.6	171.1	1.61
NFL1981	185.6	199.6	313.8	1.63
NFL1980	179.2	193.3	310.5	1.67
NFL1979	184.1	198.2	304.9	1.6
NFL1978	186.1	200.4	276.3	1.44
NFL1977	165.4	177.8	223.6	1.31
NFL1976	170.9	183.3	254.4	1.44
NFL1975	167.4	179.3	270.3	1.56
NFL1974	159.4	171.4	238.2	1.45
NFL1973	162.8	175	253.3	1.51
NFL1972	156.1	168.2	264.3	1.63
NFL1971	162.4	174.1	248.4	1.48
NFL1970	166.1	178.5	249	1.46
AFL1969	174.1	185.3	274.9	1.53
NFL1969	163.3	175.4	273.1	1.61
AFL1968	178	189.1	281.2	1.54
NFL1968	159.7	171.8	267.6	1.62
NFL1967	167.9	179.1	278.6	1.61
AFL1967	173.8	184.1	286.7	1.6
NFL1966	166.4	177.5	276.6	1.62
AFL1966	172.7	184.4	291.1	1.64
AFL1965	179.3	191.3	276.6	1.49
NFL1965	163.7	174.4	294	1.74
AFL1964	180.3	191.9	303.6	1.63
NFL1964	167.5	178.3	281.9	1.64
AFL1963	176.8	188	300.5	1.65
NFL1963	164.1	175.8	286.3	1.68
AFL1962	180	191.8	299.6	1.62
NFL1962	162.9	175.2	295.1	1.76
AFL1961	182.4	192.1	308.1	1.65
NFL1961	163.5	176	283.4	1.68
AFL1960	183	195	316.5	1.68
NFL1960	144.6	154.8	243.3	1.63
NFL1959	142.3	152.6	236.7	1.62
NFL1958	146.5	157.1	255.5	1.68
NFL1957	142.3	152.8	223.9	1.52
NFL1956	138.5	148.9	227.2	1.57
NFL1955	152.4	162.7	230.6	1.47
NFL1954	152.7	162.6	241.5	1.53
NFL1953	161	170.5	235.8	1.44
NFL1952	164.5	174.1	236.7	1.4
NFL1951	155	165.3	243.3	1.52
NFL1950	160.8	169.8	248.9	1.5

I’m short on time today, so that’s all for me. Please leave your thoughts in the comments.

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