fewest passing yards per game in a single season by team nfl since 1979

Since 1979, the Kansas City Chiefs have averaged the fewest passing yards per game by a team in a season, with 122.1 per game in 1979.

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	TEAM	YDS/G	SEASON	GP	CMP	ATT	PCT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	RTG	TD%	INT%	SCK	SCKY
1	Chiefs	122.1	1979	16	190	361	52.6	1,953	5.4	7	18	54.2	1.9	5.0	42	293
2	49ers	136.9	2005	16	204	389	52.4	2,190	5.6	8	21	53.6	2.1	5.4	48	292
3	Bears	137.6	2005	16	219	418	52.4	2,201	5.3	11	15	61.5	2.6	3.6	31	199
4	Bengals	138.7	2000	16	207	454	45.6	2,219	4.9	6	14	52.0	1.3	3.1	52	273
5	Browns	140.9	2009	16	219	443	49.4	2,255	5.1	11	18	55.8	2.5	4.1	30	179
6	Bears	141.9	1993	16	230	388	59.3	2,270	5.9	7	16	64.7	1.8	4.1	48	230
7	Bengals	142.8	1992	16	227	435	52.2	2,284	5.3	16	17	63.4	3.7	3.9	45	341
8	Seahawks	145.2	1992	16	230	476	48.3	2,323	4.9	9	23	48.9	1.9	4.8	67	545
9	Patriots	145.8	1988	16	199	389	51.2	2,333	6.0	12	28	50.0	3.1	7.2	23	160
10	Rams	148.8	1986	16	194	403	48.1	2,380	5.9	15	15	63.7	3.7	3.7	27	184
11	Rams	148.9	1984	16	176	358	49.2	2,382	6.7	16	17	65.9	4.5	4.7	32	240
12	Eagles	150.3	1999	16	235	474	49.6	2,405	5.1	18	18	61.4	3.8	3.8	49	321
13	Cowboys	150.5	2001	16	210	413	50.8	2,408	5.8	14	20	59.9	3.4	4.8	34	190
14	Giants	151.2	1979	16	190	401	47.4	2,419	6.0	15	22	56.3	3.7	5.5	59	465
15	Bears	151.8	1979	16	195	373	52.3	2,429	6.5	16	16	69.2	4.3	4.3	31	278
16	Bears	152.8	2022	17	223	377	59.2	2,598	6.9	19	15	80.3	5.0	4.0	58	379
17	Dolphins	155.7	1982	9	129	238	54.2	1,401	5.9	8	13	60.2	3.4	5.5	11	87
18	Patriots	155.8	1992	16	244	444	55.0	2,492	5.6	13	19	63.2	2.9	4.3	65	458
19	Oilers	155.9	1979	16	195	386	50.5	2,494	6.5	17	21	63.1	4.4	5.4	32	238
20	Jaguars	156.9	2011	16	240	469	51.2	2,510	5.4	12	15	62.2	2.6	3.2	44	331
21	Ravens	157.3	2003	16	217	415	52.3	2,517	6.1	16	19	64.7	3.9	4.6	42	262
22	Colts	157.4	1994	16	217	376	57.7	2,519	6.7	15	14	75.9	4.0	3.7	28	166
23	Patriots	157.8	1982	9	93	187	49.7	1,420	7.6	12	9	76.5	6.4	4.8	15	134
24	Browns	158.6	2008	16	238	488	48.8	2,537	5.2	11	20	54.8	2.3	4.1	24	157
25	Colts	158.9	1984	16	206	411	50.1	2,543	6.2	13	22	57.9	3.2	5.4	58	436

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More Chiefs Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

1,037

Mahomes

RUSH

537

Walker

REC

246

Kelce

Team Rankings

PPG

29.5

5th

OPP PPG

19.3

7th

RUSH YDS/G

162.3

4th

PASS YDS/G

259.3

10th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Chiefs	4	0	1.000
Broncos	3	2	.600
Raiders	3	2	.600
Chargers	0	5	.000

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/18	LAC	@	KC	4:25 PM
Sun 10/25	KC	@	SEA	8:20 PM
Sun 11/1	KC	@	DEN	4:25 PM
Sun 11/8	NYJ	@	KC	1:00 PM
Sun 11/15	KC	@	ATL	1:00 PM

Last Game

Chiefs

4 - 0

Final

Raiders

3 - 1

Sun 4 Oct 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,572

Stafford

1,485

Goff

1,408

Love

Rush Yards Leaders

580

Robinson

537

Walker

532

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

583

Smith-Njigba

537

Olave

507

Lamb

Pass TD Leaders

13

Purdy

12

Goff

12

Cousins

Rush TD Leaders

8

Allen

7

Gibbs

7

Henry

Rec TD Leaders

7

Smith-Njigba

6

Watson

5

St. Brown

QB Rating Leaders

119.6

Jackson

119.3

Purdy

111.3

Goff

Sack Leaders

7.5

Anderson

6.0

Rousseau

5.5

Turner

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

32.8

30.8

30.3

29.5

29.2

Opp PPG Rankings

12.8

14.0

18.6

18.8

19.2

Total Yards Rankings

424.4

412.0

405.8

396.2

394.2

393.8

Rush Yards Rankings

173.2

166.8

164.4

162.3

158.0

139.6

Pass Yards Rankings

317.0

297.0

281.6

280.4

276.2

Sack Leaders

20.0

18.0

17.0

16.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

126.7

Gibbs

103.8

Henry

103.2

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

102.5

Smith-Njigba

83.4

Watson

76.1

Lamb

Fantasy TE Rankings

52.4

Likely

50.8

Kittle

49.6

LaPorta

Fantasy K Rankings

75

Shrader

68

Reichard

54

Loop

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

4-1

3-1-1

Worst Record ATS

0-4-1

1-4

1-3-1

2-3

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	3	1	1	.700
Eagles	2	3	0	.400
Cowboys	2	3	0	.400
Commanders	1	3	1	.300
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	5	0	0	1.000
Packers	3	2	0	.600
Lions	3	2	0	.600
Bears	3	2	0	.600
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	2	2	0	.500
Falcons	2	3	0	.400
Buccaneers	1	4	0	.200
Saints	1	4	0	.200
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	5	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	3	2	0	.600
Rams	2	3	0	.400
Cardinals	1	4	0	.200

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	4	1	0	.800
Patriots	3	2	0	.600
Jets	2	3	0	.400
Dolphins	0	5	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Ravens	4	1	0	.800
Browns	3	2	0	.600
Steelers	3	2	0	.600
Bengals	3	2	0	.600
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	4	1	0	.800
Colts	2	3	0	.400
Texans	1	4	0	.200
Titans	0	5	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	4	0	0	1.000
Broncos	3	2	0	.600
Raiders	3	2	0	.600
Chargers	0	5	0	.000