fewest yards per game allowed by a defense in a season in nfl 2000s

Between the 2000 and 2009 seasons, the Pittsburgh Steelers had the fewest opponent yards per game played by a team in a season, with 237.19 in 2008.

TEAMOPP YDS/GPOPP YDSGPSEASONOPP TDPASS OPP YDSOPP SCKYPASS OPP TDRUSH OPP YDSRUSH OPP TDRET OPP YDSRET OPP TD
1Steelers
Steelers
237.19
3,795
16
2008
21
2,861
350
12
1,284
7
1,604
2
2Titans
Titans
238.31
3,813
16
2000
20
2,761
338
10
1,390
7
1,747
3
3Ravens
Ravens
247.94
3,967
16
2000
18
3,175
178
11
970
5
1,940
2
4Jets
Jets
252.31
4,037
16
2009
26
2,704
245
8
1,578
11
1,923
7
5Buccaneers
Buccaneers
252.75
4,044
16
2002
21
2,785
295
10
1,554
8
2,000
3
6Cowboys
Cowboys
253.5
4,056
16
2003
28
2,820
189
18
1,425
7
1,675
3
7Steelers
Steelers
258.38
4,134
16
2004
26
3,060
225
14
1,299
8
1,847
4
8Steelers
Steelers
258.56
4,137
16
2001
26
3,309
367
19
1,195
5
1,895
2
9Ravens
Ravens
261.06
4,177
16
2008
26
3,132
257
17
1,302
4
1,965
5
10Ravens
Ravens
264.06
4,225
16
2006
21
3,429
418
16
1,214
5
2,040
0
11Bills
Bills
264.25
4,228
16
2004
29
2,943
319
20
1,604
6
1,721
3
12Steelers
Steelers
266.38
4,262
16
2007
31
3,067
243
22
1,438
6
1,913
3
13Redskins
Redskins
267.56
4,281
16
2004
30
3,222
245
17
1,304
7
1,950
6
14Bills
Bills
269.56
4,313
16
2003
30
2,938
231
18
1,606
11
1,657
1
15Ravens
Ravens
271.31
4,341
16
2003
28
3,158
353
19
1,536
6
1,849
3
16Eagles
Eagles
274.31
4,389
16
2008
31
3,225
312
19
1,476
7
1,994
5
17Bills
Bills
276.63
4,426
16
2000
37
3,175
308
18
1,559
13
2,068
6
18Broncos
Broncos
277.06
4,433
16
2003
32
3,049
221
17
1,605
11
2,239
4
19Buccaneers
Buccaneers
277.75
4,444
16
2005
28
3,158
229
15
1,515
10
1,834
3
20Ravens
Ravens
277.88
4,446
16
2001
30
3,325
290
16
1,411
10
1,576
4
21Buccaneers
Buccaneers
278.38
4,454
16
2007
32
2,935
207
18
1,726
11
1,608
3
22Broncos
Broncos
278.69
4,459
16
2004
35
3,213
266
17
1,512
16
1,930
2
23Buccaneers
Buccaneers
279.13
4,466
16
2003
27
2,944
234
16
1,756
6
1,882
5
24Rams
Rams
279.44
4,471
16
2001
31
3,348
251
16
1,374
11
2,361
4
25Redskins
Redskins
279.63
4,474
16
2000
26
2,904
283
12
1,853
9
1,871
5

More Steelers Stats

Team Rankings

PPG

23.7

14th

OPP PPG

23.9

19th

RUSH YDS/G

89.2

29th

PASS YDS/G

206.2

24th

2025 Division Standings
TEAMWLTPCT
Steelers Steelers
7
6
0
.538
Ravens Ravens
6
7
0
.462
Bengals Bengals
4
9
0
.308
Browns Browns
3
10
0
.231
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Mon
12/15
MIA MIA
@
PIT PIT
8:15 PM
Sun
12/21
PIT PIT
@
DET DET
4:25 PM
Sun
12/28
PIT PIT
@
CLE CLE
1:00 PM
Sun
1/4
BAL BAL
@
PIT PIT
1:00 PM
Last Game
PIT Steelers

7 - 6

27

Final

22

BAL Ravens

6 - 7

Sun 7 Dec 2025

NFL 2025 Leaders

NFL 2025 Rankings

NFL Fantasy 2025

NFL 2025 Betting

NFL 2025 Division Standings

AFC EastWLTPCT
Patriots Patriots
11
2
0
.846
Bills Bills
9
4
0
.692
AFC NorthWLTPCT
Steelers Steelers
7
6
0
.538
Ravens Ravens
6
7
0
.462
AFC SouthWLTPCT
Jaguars Jaguars
9
4
0
.692
Texans Texans
8
5
0
.615
AFC WestWLTPCT
Broncos Broncos
11
2
0
.846
Chargers Chargers
9
4
0
.692
NFC EastWLTPCT
Eagles Eagles
8
5
0
.615
Cowboys Cowboys
6
6
1
.500
NFC NorthWLTPCT
Packers Packers
9
3
1
.731
Bears Bears
9
4
0
.692
NFC SouthWLTPCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
7
6
0
.538
Panthers Panthers
7
6
0
.538
NFC WestWLTPCT
Rams Rams
10
3
0
.769
Seahawks Seahawks
10
3
0
.769

NFL 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Sat
9/6
MIA MIA
@
IND IND
8-33
Sat
9/6
ARI ARI
@
NO NO
20-13
Sat
9/6
TEN TEN
@
DEN DEN
12-20
Sat
9/6
SF SF
@
SEA SEA
17-13
Sat
9/6
HOU HOU
@
LAR LAR
9-14

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
12/11
ATL ATL
@
TB TB
8:15 PM
Sun
12/14
WAS WAS
@
NYG NYG
1:00 PM
Sun
12/14
BAL BAL
@
CIN CIN
1:00 PM
Sun
12/14
CLE CLE
@
CHI CHI
1:00 PM
Sun
12/14
ARI ARI
@
HOU HOU
1:00 PM