fewest yards per play given up by a defense 1970 to 2023

Between the 1970 and 2023 seasons, the Cleveland Browns had the fewest yards per opponent play by a team, with 4.74.

TEAMYDS/OPP PLYYDSOPP PLYGPOPP YDSOPP TDPASS OPP YDSOPP SCKYPASS OPP TDRUSH OPP YDSRUSH OPP TDRET OPP YDSRET OPP TD
1Browns
Browns
4.74
243,780
51,429
795
262,182
1,952
170,044
12,023
1,065
104,161
729
70,923
80
2Bears
Bears
4.8
255,795
53,320
843
265,917
1,910
184,078
14,946
1,079
96,785
663
74,893
76
3Jets
Jets
4.83
261,003
54,019
843
276,730
2,114
186,615
12,849
1,174
102,964
757
78,060
89
4Buccaneers
Buccaneers
4.86
234,550
48,225
759
246,956
1,865
168,250
11,143
1,005
89,849
701
65,859
75
5Giants
Giants
4.91
263,946
53,781
843
273,334
2,002
188,006
14,278
1,097
99,606
733
80,314
74
6Cardinals
Cardinals
4.92
266,475
54,130
843
281,216
2,244
187,363
13,113
1,245
106,966
808
79,273
90
7Seahawks
Seahawks
4.95
244,683
49,433
759
256,633
1,790
175,051
12,123
990
93,705
660
70,355
57
8Lions
Lions
4.96
265,413
53,562
843
280,659
2,200
190,878
13,795
1,186
103,576
815
81,358
100
9Titans
Titans
4.98
266,466
53,477
843
275,135
2,104
191,029
14,047
1,206
98,153
731
77,700
78
10Bills
Bills
5.03
270,027
53,653
842
267,415
2,015
174,420
13,441
1,028
106,436
834
75,928
64
11Falcons
Falcons
5.04
269,236
53,463
843
286,186
2,207
193,544
12,554
1,207
105,196
836
73,428
64
12Panthers
Panthers
5.04
148,533
29,483
467
153,840
1,149
108,197
7,347
631
52,990
404
37,211
86
13Chiefs
Chiefs
5.08
275,642
54,212
843
279,297
2,005
186,962
13,533
1,126
105,868
743
84,454
50
14Colts
Colts
5.1
273,125
53,602
843
281,891
2,143
188,192
13,383
1,174
107,082
792
83,638
85
15Bengals
Bengals
5.11
274,078
53,664
842
278,490
2,108
188,583
13,220
1,144
103,127
791
80,477
78
16Eagles
Eagles
5.11
276,605
54,155
843
269,542
1,951
185,759
15,530
1,126
99,313
670
82,204
73
17Raiders
Raiders
5.12
275,175
53,709
843
273,736
2,109
186,703
14,777
1,140
101,810
796
78,376
74
18Commanders
Commanders
5.13
274,046
53,374
843
271,304
2,006
185,428
14,401
1,108
100,277
717
75,473
86
19Packers
Packers
5.16
277,177
53,744
843
270,887
1,965
182,608
14,089
1,094
102,368
707
83,612
54
20Jaguars
Jaguars
5.16
152,092
29,475
467
156,199
1,163
109,177
6,499
658
53,521
412
38,231
79
21Dolphins
Dolphins
5.2
276,110
53,131
843
272,100
1,927
185,239
13,856
1,102
100,717
662
76,204
76
22Patriots
Patriots
5.2
279,600
53,772
843
272,889
1,922
186,948
14,581
1,102
100,522
670
83,117
63
23Saints
Saints
5.21
277,124
53,198
843
277,313
2,143
188,600
14,623
1,222
103,336
721
77,286
77
24Texans
Texans
5.24
116,950
22,340
355
122,820
937
85,498
4,941
552
42,263
316
31,186
69
25Rams
Rams
5.24
277,320
52,926
843
268,987
2,054
188,045
15,619
1,114
96,561
726
82,374
119

More Browns Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

1,400

Sanders

Shedeur Sanders

RUSH

827

Judkins

Quinshon Judkins

REC

731

Fannin

Harold Fannin Jr.
Team Rankings

PPG

16.4

31st

OPP PPG

22.3

14th

RUSH YDS/G

97.0

27th

PASS YDS/G

185.4

31st

2025 Division Standings
TEAMWLTPCT
10
7
0
.588
8
9
0
.471
6
11
0
.353
Browns Browns
5
12
0
.294
Last Game
CLE Browns

5 - 12

20

Final

18

CIN Bengals

6 - 11

Sun 4 Jan 2026

NFL 2025 Leaders

NFL 2025 Rankings

NFL Fantasy 2025

NFL 2025 Betting

NFL 2025 Standings

AFC EastWLTPCT
14
3
0
.824
Bills Bills - w
12
5
0
.706
7
10
0
.412
Jets Jets - e
3
14
0
.176
AFC NorthWLTPCT
10
7
0
.588
8
9
0
.471
6
11
0
.353
5
12
0
.294
AFC SouthWLTPCT
13
4
0
.765
12
5
0
.706
Colts Colts - e
8
9
0
.471
3
14
0
.176
AFC WestWLTPCT
14
3
0
.824
11
6
0
.647
6
11
0
.353
3
14
0
.176
NFC EastWLTPCT
11
6
0
.647
7
9
1
.441
5
12
0
.294
4
13
0
.235
NFC NorthWLTPCT
Bears Bears - y
11
6
0
.647
9
7
1
.559
9
8
0
.529
Lions Lions - e
9
8
0
.529
NFC SouthWLTPCT
8
9
0
.471
8
9
0
.471
8
9
0
.471
6
11
0
.353
NFC WestWLTPCT
14
3
0
.824
Rams Rams - w
12
5
0
.706
49ers 49ers - w
12
5
0
.706
3
14
0
.176

NFL 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Sat
10/4
@
22-21
Sat
10/4
@
38-35
Sat
10/4
@
37-24
Sat
10/4
@
27-10
Sat
10/4
@
23-20

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sat
1/10
@
4:30 PM
Sat
1/10
@
8:00 PM
Sun
1/11
@
1:00 PM
Sun
1/11
@
4:30 PM
Sun
1/11
@
8:00 PM