fewest yards per carry allowed by a defense in nfl history

The St. Louis Gunners have the fewest opponent rushing yards per attempt by a team all-time, with 3.3 per attempt.

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	TEAM	OPP YPC	GP	OPP YDS	OPP ATT	OPP TD
1	Gunners	3.3	3	451	136	5
2	Tigers	3.5	131	18,500	5,253	120
3	Ravens	3.7	488	46,605	12,578	311
4	Steelers	3.8	1,308	149,859	39,521	989
5	Giants	3.9	1,332	160,558	41,484	1,195
6	Bears	3.9	1,331	156,105	40,122	1,125
7	Lions	3.9	1,329	162,407	41,421	1,265
8	Eagles	3.9	1,324	162,745	41,279	1,164
9	49ers	4.0	1,138	131,918	33,220	984
10	Rams	4.0	1,271	153,398	38,610	1,171
11	Yanks	4.0	55	9,131	2,289	91
12	Commanders	4.0	1,328	163,750	41,032	1,225
13	Cardinals	4.0	1,327	170,847	42,726	1,330
14	Patriots	4.0	1,020	119,456	29,833	833
15	Cowboys	4.0	1,018	114,484	28,578	810
16	Packers	4.0	1,331	167,013	41,677	1,216
17	Chargers	4.0	1,020	117,347	29,211	954
18	Buccaneers	4.0	796	93,424	23,121	731
19	Broncos	4.1	1,020	118,133	29,073	894
20	Titans	4.1	1,020	120,699	29,687	892
21	Jets	4.1	1,020	124,489	30,585	958
22	Raiders	4.1	1,020	123,910	30,426	998
23	Jaguars	4.1	504	57,504	14,098	445
24	Vikings	4.1	1,006	117,510	28,685	822
25	Bills	4.1	1,019	125,637	30,667	976

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NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

939

Young

917

Shough

872

Stafford

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

4.0

Anderson

4.0

Graham

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

9.0

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

Johnson

Fantasy K Rankings

42

McPherson

39

McLaughlin

38

Shrader

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

3-0

2-0-1

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
Steelers	2	1	0	.667
Ravens	2	1	0	.667
Browns	2	1	0	.667
Bengals	2	1	0	.667
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