fewest yards per play allowed nfl season

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have the fewest yards per opponent play by a team in a season, with 2.84 in 1977.

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 Buccaneers
Buccaneers
2.84
2,693
949
1977
14
3,934
26
2,149
246
10
2,031
13
1,168
3
2 Falcons
Falcons
2.92
2,800
960
1974
14
4,136
34
1,847
275
13
2,564
19
1,470
2
3 Bengals
Bengals
2.94
821
279
2025
4
1,591
15
1,089
41
8
543
5
500
2
4 Patriots
Patriots
3.04
2,626
865
1970
14
4,261
44
2,430
243
19
2,074
20
1,144
5
5 Browns
Browns
3.15
3,530
1,122
2000
16
5,643
46
3,408
270
18
2,505
26
1,805
2
6 Lions
Lions
3.18
3,405
1,071
1988
16
5,316
34
3,672
393
17
2,037
16
1,559
1
7 Falcons
Falcons
3.18
3,013
946
1967
14
5,531
53
3,588
196
31
2,139
18
1,297
4
8 Broncos
Broncos
3.2
2,947
921
1967
14
5,201
52
3,289
164
27
2,076
21
1,764
4
9 Buccaneers
Buccaneers
3.22
3,006
933
1976
14
4,801
50
2,412
171
19
2,560
23
1,471
8
10 Browns
Browns
3.25
3,762
1,158
1999
16
6,046
49
3,457
147
17
2,736
29
1,526
3
11 Falcons
Falcons
3.27
3,103
949
1976
14
4,578
40
2,276
275
14
2,577
22
1,294
4
12 Bills
Bills
3.28
2,870
876
1968
14
4,225
41
2,477
273
19
2,021
15
1,583
7
13 49ers
49ers
3.29
3,587
1,090
2005
16
6,259
49
4,620
193
28
1,832
19
1,431
2
14 Chargers
Chargers
3.34
3,411
1,022
1975
14
4,952
40
2,719
209
16
2,442
21
1,474
3
15 Bulldogs
Bulldogs
3.34
2,831
848
1949
12
4,415
50
2,132
77
25
2,360
20
1,278
16 Falcons
Falcons
3.38
3,164
936
1968
14
5,320
49
3,306
221
30
2,235
17
1,085
2
17 Texans
Texans
3.38
3,572
1,056
2002
16
5,230
40
3,378
237
23
2,089
14
1,484
3
18 Giants
Giants
3.39
3,774
1,113
1979
16
5,378
39
3,154
228
22
2,452
14
1,347
3
19 Patriots
Patriots
3.39
3,127
922
1968
14
4,415
49
2,826
236
20
1,825
22
1,403
7
20 Titans
Titans
3.4
842
248
2025
4
1,474
14
935
27
6
566
7
368
1
21 49ers
49ers
3.41
3,281
963
1963
14
5,447
51
3,581
210
27
2,076
20
1,403
4
22 Eagles
Eagles
3.41
3,830
1,124
1999
16
5,462
36
3,733
272
22
2,001
12
1,795
2
23 Eagles
Eagles
3.41
2,654
778
1956
12
3,226
25
1,506
173
15
1,893
10
949
24 Colts
Colts
3.41
2,716
796
1953
12
4,486
46
2,411
240
21
2,315
21
1,031
25 Seahawks
Seahawks
3.42
3,374
987
1992
16
4,583
32
2,978
317
11
1,922
14
1,101
7

More Buccaneers Stats

Team Rankings

PPG

24.3

14th

OPP PPG

24.3

20th

RUSH YDS/G

124.0

10th

PASS YDS/G

226.0

16th

2025 Division Standings
TEAM W L T PCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
3
1
0
.750
Falcons Falcons
2
2
0
.500
Panthers Panthers
1
3
0
.250
Saints Saints
0
4
0
.000
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
10/5
TB TB
@
SEA SEA
4:05 PM
Sun
10/12
SF SF
@
TB TB
4:25 PM
Mon
10/20
TB TB
@
DET DET
7:00 PM
Sun
10/26
TB TB
@
NO NO
4:05 PM
Sun
11/9
NE NE
@
TB TB
1:00 PM
Last Game
TB Buccaneers

3 - 1 - 0

25

Final

31

PHI Eagles

4 - 0 - 0

Sun 28 Sep 2025

NFL 2025 Leaders

NFL 2025 Rankings

NFL Fantasy 2025

NFL 2025 Betting

NFL 2025 Division Standings

NFC East W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
4
0
0
1.000
Commanders Commanders
2
2
0
.500
NFC North W L T PCT
Lions Lions
3
1
0
.750
Packers Packers
2
1
1
.625
NFC South W L T PCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
3
1
0
.750
Falcons Falcons
2
2
0
.500
NFC West W L T PCT
49ers 49ers
3
1
0
.750
Seahawks Seahawks
3
1
0
.750
AFC East W L T PCT
Bills Bills
4
0
0
1.000
Patriots Patriots
2
2
0
.500
AFC North W L T PCT
Steelers Steelers
3
1
0
.750
Bengals Bengals
2
2
0
.500
AFC South W L T PCT
Colts Colts
3
1
0
.750
Jaguars Jaguars
3
1
0
.750
AFC West W L T PCT
Chargers Chargers
3
1
0
.750
Chiefs Chiefs
2
2
0
.500

NFL 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Wed
9/3
DAL DAL
@
PHI PHI
20-24
Thu
9/4
KC KC
@
LAC LAC
21-27
Sat
9/6
PIT PIT
@
NYJ NYJ
34-32
Sat
9/6
TB TB
@
ATL ATL
23-20
Sat
9/6
LV LV
@
NE NE
20-13

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
10/5
MIN MIN
@
CLE CLE
9:30 AM
Sun
10/5
HOU HOU
@
BAL BAL
1:00 PM
Sun
10/5
NYG NYG
@
NO NO
1:00 PM
Sun
10/5
DEN DEN
@
PHI PHI
1:00 PM
Sun
10/5
DAL DAL
@
NYJ NYJ
1:00 PM