The Buffalo Bills have allowed the fewest passing yards by a team in a season when playing 16+ games, with 2,156 yards in 1978.
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fewest passing yards allowed in a season with 16 or more games played| TEAM | OPP YDS | GP | SEASON | OPP CMP | OPP ATT | OPP PCT | OPP AVG | OPP TD | OPP INT | OPP RTG | OPP TD% | OPP INT% | OPP SCK | OPP SCKY | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Bills | 2,156 | 16 | 1978 | 167 | 317 | 52.7 | 6.8 | 20 | 14 | 77.0 | 6.3 | 4.4 | 22 | 196 |
| 2 |  | Buccaneers | 2,405 | 16 | 1979 | 250 | 436 | 57.3 | 5.5 | 14 | 14 | 70.2 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 40 | 329 |
| 3 |  | Rams | 2,449 | 16 | 1978 | 188 | 399 | 47.1 | 6.1 | 15 | 28 | 50.2 | 3.8 | 7.0 | 47 | 401 |
| 4 |  | Redskins | 2,504 | 16 | 1980 | 187 | 392 | 47.7 | 6.4 | 17 | 33 | 47.8 | 4.3 | 8.4 | 43 | 333 |
| 5 |  | Bengals | 2,520 | 16 | 1978 | 193 | 396 | 48.7 | 6.4 | 14 | 20 | 60.0 | 3.5 | 5.1 | 33 | 284 |
| 6 | | Buccaneers | 2,535 | 16 | 1978 | 241 | 419 | 57.5 | 6.1 | 13 | 29 | 56.7 | 3.1 | 6.9 | 33 | 256 |
| 7 | | Bills | 2,561 | 16 | 1980 | 240 | 433 | 55.4 | 5.9 | 15 | 24 | 61.4 | 3.5 | 5.5 | 33 | 279 |
| 8 |  | Chiefs | 2,591 | 16 | 1988 | 214 | 410 | 52.2 | 6.3 | 12 | 18 | 63.4 | 2.9 | 4.4 | 23 | 157 |
| 9 |  | Raiders | 2,631 | 16 | 2006 | 245 | 410 | 59.8 | 6.4 | 17 | 18 | 74.1 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 34 | 218 |
| 10 |  | Giants | 2,637 | 16 | 1978 | 210 | 443 | 47.4 | 6.0 | 10 | 21 | 54.2 | 2.3 | 4.7 | 29 | 251 |
| 11 |  | Cardinals | 2,641 | 16 | 1978 | 212 | 428 | 49.5 | 6.2 | 19 | 26 | 58.6 | 4.4 | 6.1 | 37 | 290 |
| 12 |  | Saints | 2,700 | 16 | 1978 | 215 | 418 | 51.4 | 6.5 | 21 | 21 | 67.7 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 33 | 236 |
| 13 | | Redskins | 2,701 | 16 | 1978 | 197 | 409 | 48.2 | 6.6 | 11 | 22 | 56.3 | 2.7 | 5.4 | 35 | 323 |
| 14 |  | Jets | 2,704 | 16 | 2009 | 259 | 501 | 51.7 | 5.4 | 8 | 17 | 58.8 | 1.6 | 3.4 | 32 | 245 |
| 15 |  | Colts | 2,705 | 16 | 2006 | 266 | 415 | 64.1 | 6.5 | 16 | 15 | 80.4 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 25 | 157 |
| 16 |  | Broncos | 2,712 | 16 | 1978 | 246 | 438 | 56.2 | 6.2 | 9 | 31 | 52.0 | 2.1 | 7.1 | 30 | 242 |
| 17 | | Bills | 2,713 | 16 | 1979 | 193 | 382 | 50.5 | 7.1 | 14 | 24 | 59.8 | 3.7 | 6.3 | 23 | 183 |
| 18 |  | Cowboys | 2,717 | 16 | 1997 | 253 | 473 | 53.5 | 5.7 | 20 | 7 | 78.5 | 4.2 | 1.5 | 38 | 195 |
| 19 |  | Steelers | 2,728 | 16 | 1990 | 236 | 460 | 51.3 | 5.9 | 9 | 24 | 54.3 | 2.0 | 5.2 | 34 | 228 |
| 20 | | Cowboys | 2,730 | 16 | 1978 | 202 | 432 | 46.8 | 6.3 | 11 | 23 | 53.7 | 2.5 | 5.3 | 58 | 442 |
| 21 | | Steelers | 2,755 | 16 | 1978 | 221 | 442 | 50.0 | 6.2 | 10 | 27 | 51.8 | 2.3 | 6.1 | 44 | 361 |
| 22 |  | Titans | 2,761 | 16 | 2000 | 242 | 466 | 51.9 | 5.9 | 10 | 17 | 62.0 | 2.1 | 3.6 | 55 | 338 |
| 23 |  | Vikings | 2,763 | 16 | 1988 | 219 | 480 | 45.6 | 5.8 | 12 | 36 | 41.2 | 2.5 | 7.5 | 37 | 274 |
| 24 |  | Lions | 2,781 | 16 | 1978 | 191 | 350 | 54.6 | 7.9 | 19 | 22 | 72.6 | 5.4 | 6.3 | 55 | 482 |
| 25 | | Buccaneers | 2,785 | 16 | 2002 | 259 | 510 | 50.8 | 5.5 | 10 | 31 | 48.4 | 2.0 | 6.1 | 43 | 295 |
StatMuse has team, season-level data for opponent passing yards going back to the 1933 season.
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| NFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
0 | 0 | 0 | ||
0 | 0 | 0 | ||
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
| NFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
| NFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
| NFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
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Seahawks| AFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
| AFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
| AFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
| AFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
0 | 0 | 0 | ||
0 | 0 | 0 | ||
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
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