best ppg defense in the league every year from 2010 to 2022

From 2010 through 2022, 4 players were tied for the most points per game in a season, with 12.0 per game. The first three are Christian McCaffrey and Antonio Williams in 2020 and Wes Hills in 2019.

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	NAME	PPG	SEASON	TM	GP	RUSH TD	REC TD	RET TD	TD	FGM	XPM	XP2	SFTY	PTS
1	Christian McCaffrey C. McCaffrey	12.0	2020	CAR	3	5	1	0	6	0	0	0	0	36
2	Antonio Williams A. Williams	12.0	2020	BUF	1	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	12
3	Wes Hills W. Hills	12.0	2019	DET	1	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	12
4	Connor Barth C. Barth	12.0	2014	DEN	5	0	0	0	0	15	15	0	0	60
5	Greg Zuerlein G. Zuerlein	11.3	2017	LAR	14	0	0	0	0	38	44	0	0	158
6	Dominik Eberle D. Eberle	11.0	2021	HOU	1	0	0	0	0	2	5	0	0	11
7	Tristan Vizcaino T. Vizcaino	11.0	2020	SF	1	0	0	0	0	3	2	0	0	11
8	Kai Forbath K. Forbath	11.0	2019	TOT	4	0	0	0	0	11	11	0	0	44
9	Harrison Butker H. Butker	10.9	2017	KC	13	0	0	0	0	38	28	0	0	142
10	Greg Zuerlein G. Zuerlein	10.5	2018	LAR	11	0	0	0	0	27	35	0	0	116
11	Younghoe Koo Y. Koo	10.5	2019	ATL	8	0	0	0	0	23	15	0	0	84
12	David Akers D. Akers	10.4	2011	SF	16	0	0	0	0	44	34	0	0	166
13	Josh Brown J. Brown	10.3	2012	CIN	4	0	0	0	0	11	8	0	0	41
14	Matthew Wright M. Wright	10.0	2022	TOT	6	0	0	0	0	15	15	0	0	60
15	Caleb Shudak C. Shudak	10.0	2022	TEN	1	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	10
16	Caleb Sturgis C. Sturgis	10.0	2017	PHI	1	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	10
17	Matt Bryant M. Bryant	9.9	2016	ATL	16	0	0	0	0	34	56	0	0	158
18	Stephen Gostkowski S. Gostkowski	9.9	2013	NE	16	0	0	0	0	38	44	0	0	158
19	Stephen Gostkowski S. Gostkowski	9.8	2017	NE	16	0	0	0	0	37	45	0	0	156
20	Stephen Gostkowski S. Gostkowski	9.8	2014	NE	16	0	0	0	0	35	51	0	0	156
21	Younghoe Koo Y. Koo	9.6	2020	ATL	15	0	0	0	0	37	33	0	0	144
22	Stephen Gostkowski S. Gostkowski	9.6	2012	NE	16	0	0	0	0	29	66	0	0	153
23	Stephen Gostkowski S. Gostkowski	9.4	2015	NE	16	0	0	0	0	33	52	0	0	151
24	Todd Gurley T. Gurley	9.4	2018	LAR	14	17	4	0	21	0	0	3	0	132
25	Chris Boswell C. Boswell	9.4	2015	PIT	12	0	0	0	0	29	26	0	0	113

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PASS

939

Young

RUSH

184

Hubbard

REC

222

Coker

Team Rankings

PPG

29.7

5th

OPP PPG

27.7

26th

RUSH YDS/G

97.0

21st

PASS YDS/G

313.0

1st

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Falcons	1	2	.333
Saints	1	2	.333
Panthers	1	2	.333
Buccaneers	0	3	.000

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/4	DET	@	CAR	8:20 PM
Sun 10/18	CAR	@	PHI	1:00 PM
Sun 10/25	TB	@	CAR	1:00 PM
Thu 10/29	CAR	@	GB	8:15 PM
Sun 11/8	DEN	@	CAR	1:00 PM

Last Game

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1 - 2

Final

Browns

2 - 1

Sun 27 Sep 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

999

Rodgers

939

Young

917

Shough

Rush Yards Leaders

360

Walker

349

Robinson

346

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

405

Smith-Njigba

375

Olave

358

Adams

Pass TD Leaders

9

Purdy

9

Cousins

8

Shough

Rush TD Leaders

6

Allen

6

Henry

4

Gibbs

Rec TD Leaders

6

Smith-Njigba

5

St. Brown

4

Watson

QB Rating Leaders

133.1

Purdy

127.3

Lock

116.1

Goff

Sack Leaders

6.0

Rousseau

4.5

Watt

4.0

Anderson

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

33.7

32.7

31.0

30.7

29.7

Opp PPG Rankings

12.0

13.7

16.7

17.0

Total Yards Rankings

417.7

416.3

408.0

401.7

399.3

398.7

Rush Yards Rankings

184.3

173.0

167.3

155.0

153.3

136.3

Pass Yards Rankings

313.0

305.7

295.0

281.3

276.0

270.7

Sack Leaders

14.0

12.0

11.0

10.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

80.3

Gibbs

69.9

Henry

68.2

Walker

Fantasy WR Rankings

77.1

Smith-Njigba

52.8

St. Brown

52.4

Watson

Fantasy TE Rankings

35.4

Kittle

35.1

Kelce

33.3

Fannin

Fantasy K Rankings

42

McPherson

39

McLaughlin

38

Shrader

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

3-0

2-0-1

3-1

2-1

Worst Record ATS

0-3

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Eagles	2	1	0	.667
Giants	2	1	0	.667
Cowboys	1	2	0	.333
Commanders	1	2	0	.333
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	3	0	0	1.000
Lions	2	1	0	.667
Bears	2	1	0	.667
Packers	1	2	0	.333
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	1	2	0	.333
Saints	1	2	0	.333
Falcons	1	2	0	.333
Buccaneers	0	3	0	.000
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	3	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	2	1	0	.667
Rams	1	2	0	.333
Cardinals	1	2	0	.333

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	3	0	0	1.000
Jets	1	2	0	.333
Patriots	1	2	0	.333
Dolphins	0	3	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Browns	3	1	0	.750
Ravens	2	1	0	.667
Bengals	2	1	0	.667
Steelers	2	2	0	.500
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	2	1	0	.667
Colts	1	2	0	.333
Titans	0	3	0	.000
Texans	0	3	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	3	0	0	1.000
Raiders	3	0	0	1.000
Broncos	2	1	0	.667
Chargers	0	3	0	.000

NFL 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Wed 9/9	NE	@	SEA	10-13
Thu 9/10	SF	@	LAR	27-7
Sun 9/13	CHI	@	CAR	59-37
Sun 9/13	BAL	@	IND	41-23
Sun 9/13	ATL	@	PIT	13-20

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/4	IND	@	WAS	9:30 AM
Sun 10/4	ARI	@	NYG	1:00 PM
Sun 10/4	NE	@	BUF	1:00 PM
Sun 10/4	NYJ	@	CHI	1:00 PM
Sun 10/4	DAL	@	HOU	1:00 PM

From 2010 through 2022, 4 players were tied for the most points per game in a season, with 12.0 per game. The first three are Christian McCaffrey and Antonio Williams in 2020 and Wes Hills in 2019.

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