best running defenses in nfl 2023

Christian McCaffrey had the most rushing yards in 2023, with 1,459 yards.

Interpreted as:
best running by a player defenses in NFL 2023
NAMERUSH YDSSEASONTMGPATTYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TDREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC YDS/GREC TD
1Christian McCaffrey
C. McCaffrey
1,459
2023
SF SF
16
272
5.4
91.2
14
564
67
83
8.4
35.3
7
2Derrick Henry
D. Henry
1,167
2023
TEN TEN
17
280
4.2
68.6
12
214
28
36
7.6
12.6
0
3Kyren Williams
K. Williams
1,144
2023
LAR LAR
12
228
5.0
95.3
12
206
32
48
6.4
17.2
3
4James Cook III
J. Cook III
1,122
2023
BUF BUF
17
237
4.7
66.0
2
445
44
54
10.1
26.2
4
5D'Andre Swift
D. Swift
1,049
2023
PHI PHI
16
229
4.6
65.6
5
214
39
49
5.5
13.4
1
6James Conner
J. Conner
1,040
2023
ARI ARI
13
208
5.0
80.0
7
165
27
33
6.1
12.7
2
7Najee Harris
N. Harris
1,035
2023
PIT PIT
17
255
4.1
60.9
8
170
29
38
5.9
10.0
0
8Joe Mixon
J. Mixon
1,034
2023
CIN CIN
17
257
4.0
60.8
9
376
52
64
7.2
22.1
3
9David Montgomery
D. Montgomery
1,015
2023
DET DET
14
219
4.6
72.5
13
117
16
24
7.3
8.4
0
10Raheem Mostert
R. Mostert
1,012
2023
MIA MIA
15
209
4.8
67.5
18
175
25
32
7.0
11.7
3
11Travis Etienne Jr.
T. Etienne Jr.
1,008
2023
JAX JAX
17
267
3.8
59.3
11
476
58
73
8.2
28.0
1
12Tony Pollard
T. Pollard
1,005
2023
DAL DAL
17
252
4.0
59.1
6
311
55
67
5.7
18.3
0
13Breece Hall
B. Hall
994
2023
NYJ NYJ
17
223
4.5
58.5
5
591
76
95
7.8
34.8
4
14Rachaad White
R. White
990
2023
TB TB
17
272
3.6
58.2
6
549
64
70
8.6
32.3
3
15Bijan Robinson
B. Robinson
976
2023
ATL ATL
17
214
4.6
57.4
4
487
58
86
8.4
28.6
4
16Saquon Barkley
S. Barkley
962
2023
NYG NYG
14
247
3.9
68.7
6
280
41
60
6.8
20.0
4
17Jahmyr Gibbs
J. Gibbs
945
2023
DET DET
15
182
5.2
63.0
10
316
52
71
6.1
21.1
1
18Isiah Pacheco
I. Pacheco
935
2023
KC KC
14
205
4.6
66.8
7
244
44
49
5.5
17.4
2
19Kenneth Walker III
K. Walker III
905
2023
SEA SEA
15
219
4.1
60.3
8
259
29
37
8.9
17.3
1
20Chuba Hubbard
C. Hubbard
902
2023
CAR CAR
17
238
3.8
53.1
5
233
39
44
6.0
13.7
0
21Devin Singletary
D. Singletary
898
2023
HOU HOU
17
216
4.2
52.8
4
193
30
38
6.4
11.4
0
22Lamar Jackson
L. Jackson
821
2023
BAL BAL
16
148
5.5
51.3
5
0
0
0
0.0
0
23Jerome Ford
J. Ford
813
2023
CLE CLE
17
204
4.0
47.8
4
319
44
63
7.3
18.8
5
24Gus Edwards
G. Edwards
810
2023
BAL BAL
17
198
4.1
47.6
13
180
12
13
15.0
10.6
0
25Josh Jacobs
J. Jacobs
805
2023
LV LV
13
233
3.5
61.9
6
296
37
54
8.0
22.8
0
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PPG

20.7

23rd

OPP PPG

19.7

7th

RUSH YDS/G

95.3

25th

PASS YDS/G

284.3

1st

2025 Division Standings
TEAMWLTPCT
Rams Rams
5
2
0
.714
49ers 49ers
5
2
0
.714
Seahawks Seahawks
5
2
0
.714
Cardinals Cardinals
2
5
0
.286
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
10/26
SF SF
@
HOU HOU
1:00 PM
Sun
11/2
SF SF
@
NYG NYG
1:00 PM
Sun
11/9
LAR LAR
@
SF SF
4:25 PM
Sun
11/16
SF SF
@
ARI ARI
4:05 PM
Mon
11/24
CAR CAR
@
SF SF
8:15 PM
Last Game
ATL Falcons

3 - 3 - 0

10

Final

20

SF 49ers

5 - 2 - 0

Sun 19 Oct 2025

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NFL 2025 Division Standings

AFC EastWLTPCT
Patriots Patriots
5
2
0
.714
Bills Bills
4
2
0
.667
AFC NorthWLTPCT
Steelers Steelers
4
2
0
.667
Bengals Bengals
3
4
0
.429
AFC SouthWLTPCT
Colts Colts
6
1
0
.857
Jaguars Jaguars
4
3
0
.571
AFC WestWLTPCT
Broncos Broncos
5
2
0
.714
Chargers Chargers
4
3
0
.571
NFC EastWLTPCT
Eagles Eagles
5
2
0
.714
Cowboys Cowboys
3
3
1
.500
NFC NorthWLTPCT
Packers Packers
4
1
1
.750
Lions Lions
5
2
0
.714
NFC SouthWLTPCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
5
2
0
.714
Panthers Panthers
4
3
0
.571
NFC WestWLTPCT
49ers 49ers
5
2
0
.714
Seahawks Seahawks
5
2
0
.714

NFL 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Wed
9/3
DAL DAL
@
PHI PHI
20-24
Thu
9/4
KC KC
@
LAC LAC
21-27
Sat
9/6
PIT PIT
@
NYJ NYJ
34-32
Sat
9/6
TB TB
@
ATL ATL
23-20
Sat
9/6
LV LV
@
NE NE
20-13

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
10/23
MIN MIN
@
LAC LAC
8:15 PM
Sun
10/26
NYJ NYJ
@
CIN CIN
1:00 PM
Sun
10/26
BUF BUF
@
CAR CAR
1:00 PM
Sun
10/26
SF SF
@
HOU HOU
1:00 PM
Sun
10/26
NYG NYG
@
PHI PHI
1:00 PM