bills total defensive yards per plays allowed

The Buffalo Bills have 5.04 yards per opponent play all-time.

	TEAM	YDS/OPP PLY	YDS	OPP PLY	SEASON	GP	OPP YDS	OPP TD	PASS OPP YDS	OPP SCKY	PASS OPP TD	RUSH OPP YDS	RUSH OPP TD	RET OPP YDS	RET OPP TD
1	Bills	4.32	3,900	903	1960	14	3,854	37	2,461	331	19	1,724	15	1,634	3
2	Bills	4.85	3,950	815	1961	14	4,264	43	3,237	350	28	1,377	9	1,403	6
3	Bills	5.28	4,464	845	1962	14	4,429	35	2,996	254	24	1,687	10	1,379	1
4	Bills	6.02	4,904	814	1963	14	4,075	37	3,237	397	24	1,235	12	1,387	1
5	Bills	6	5,206	867	1964	14	3,878	29	3,361	396	24	913	4	1,635	1
6	Bills	4.21	3,749	890	1965	14	4,284	25	3,416	246	19	1,114	4	1,671	2
7	Bills	5.64	4,748	842	1966	14	4,109	31	3,307	249	22	1,051	6	1,630	3
8	Bills	4.19	3,588	857	1967	14	3,447	33	2,191	366	17	1,622	11	1,593	5
9	Bills	3.28	2,870	876	1968	14	4,225	41	2,477	273	19	2,021	15	1,583	7
10	Bills	4.53	3,867	853	1969	14	4,334	40	2,772	296	21	1,858	17	1,788	2
11	Bills	4.57	3,895	853	1970	14	3,806	35	2,334	246	15	1,718	16	1,403	4
12	Bills	3.72	3,326	895	1971	14	4,604	45	2,333	225	20	2,496	21	1,417	4
13	Bills	4.33	3,733	862	1972	14	4,192	47	2,148	197	19	2,241	26	973	2
14	Bills	4.78	4,085	855	1973	14	3,915	25	2,394	276	12	1,797	11	1,246	2
15	Bills	4.31	3,586	832	1974	14	3,489	32	1,898	287	11	1,878	19	1,761	2
16	Bills	5.81	5,467	941	1975	14	5,073	47	3,355	275	25	1,993	21	1,675	1
17	Bills	4.9	4,404	898	1976	14	4,730	41	2,475	210	18	2,465	19	2,082	4
18	Bills	4.76	4,391	922	1977	14	4,453	39	2,213	165	17	2,405	21	1,418	1
19	Bills	4.56	4,630	1,016	1978	16	5,188	46	2,156	196	20	3,228	23	1,633	3
20	Bills	4.73	4,837	1,022	1979	16	5,011	34	2,713	183	14	2,481	18	1,697	2
21	Bills	5.22	4,972	952	1980	16	4,101	31	2,561	279	15	1,819	14	1,255	2
22	Bills	5.44	5,640	1,037	1981	16	4,945	30	3,243	373	21	2,075	7	1,488	2
23	Bills	5.46	2,927	536	1982	9	2,334	15	1,382	82	8	1,034	6	634	1
24	Bills	4.47	4,823	1,078	1983	16	5,809	39	3,553	247	22	2,503	14	1,352	3
25	Bills	4.13	4,341	1,052	1984	16	5,582	56	3,667	191	32	2,106	19	1,555	5
	Average	5.04	4905.7	973.0		15.4	4834.9	37.2	3195.0	258.8	19.6	1898.7	14.8	1437.1	1.0
	Total	5.04	323,775	64,217		1,016	319,103	2,453	210,869	17,082	1,292	125,316	974	94,846	67

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PASS

3,668

Allen

RUSH

1,621

Cook

REC

719

Shakir

Team Rankings

PPG

28.3

4th

OPP PPG

21.5

12th

RUSH YDS/G

159.6

1st

PASS YDS/G

234.2

13th

2025 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Patriots	14	3	.824
Bills	12	5	.706
Dolphins	7	10	.412
Jets	3	14	.176

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 9/13	BUF	@	HOU	1:00 PM
Thu 9/17	DET	@	BUF	8:15 PM
Sun 9/27	LAC	@	BUF	1:00 PM
Sun 10/4	NE	@	BUF	1:00 PM
Mon 10/12	BUF	@	LAR	8:15 PM

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Bills

1 - 1

Final

Broncos

1 - 0

Sat 17 Jan 2026

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Pass Yards Leaders

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4,564

Goff

4,552

Prescott

Rush Yards Leaders

1,621

Cook

1,595

Henry

1,585

Taylor

Rec Yards Leaders

1,793

Smith-Njigba

1,715

Nacua

1,429

Pickens

Pass TD Leaders

46

Stafford

34

Goff

31

Maye

Rush TD Leaders

18

Taylor

16

Henry

14

Allen

Rec TD Leaders

14

Adams

11

McBride

11

St. Brown

QB Rating Leaders

113.5

Maye

109.2

Stafford

105.5

Goff

Sack Leaders

23.0

Garrett

16.5

Burns

15.0

Hunter

NFL 2025 Rankings

PPG Rankings

30.5

28.8

28.4

28.3

27.9

Opp PPG Rankings

17.2

17.4

18.3

18.8

19.1

19.3

Total Yards Rankings

394.6

391.9

379.4

376.3

373.2

369.5

Rush Yards Rankings

159.6

156.6

144.5

134.7

129.1

128.9

Pass Yards Rankings

278.5

276.9

268.6

262.3

256.1

254.0

Sack Leaders

68.0

57.0

53.0

49.0

48.0

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Fantasy RB Rankings

316.3

Taylor

314.6

McCaffrey

291.8

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

246

Nacua

240.9

Smith-Njigba

207

St. Brown

Fantasy TE Rankings

189.9

McBride

125.1

Goedert

122.8

Pitts

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202

Myers

194

Fairbairn

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15-5

12-6

14-7

12-6-1

12-7

11-7

Worst Record ATS

5-12

5-12-1

6-11

7-10

NFL 2025 Standings

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Patriots - y	14	3	0	.824
Bills - w	12	5	0	.706
Dolphins - e	7	10	0	.412
Jets - e	3	14	0	.176
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Steelers - y	10	7	0	.588
Ravens - e	8	9	0	.471
Bengals - e	6	11	0	.353
Browns - e	5	12	0	.294
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars - y	13	4	0	.765
Texans - w	12	5	0	.706
Colts - e	8	9	0	.471
Titans - e	3	14	0	.176
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Broncos - z*	14	3	0	.824
Chargers - w	11	6	0	.647
Chiefs - e	6	11	0	.353
Raiders - e	3	14	0	.176

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Eagles - y	11	6	0	.647
Cowboys - e	7	9	1	.441
Commanders - e	5	12	0	.294
Giants - e	4	13	0	.235
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Bears - y	11	6	0	.647
Packers - w	9	7	1	.559
Vikings - e	9	8	0	.529
Lions - e	9	8	0	.529
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers - y	8	9	0	.471
Buccaneers - e	8	9	0	.471
Falcons - e	8	9	0	.471
Saints - e	6	11	0	.353
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Seahawks - z*	14	3	0	.824
Rams - w	12	5	0	.706
49ers - w	12	5	0	.706
Cardinals - e	3	14	0	.176