fewest yards per rush allowed by a defense in a nfl season since 1990

Since 1990, the Cleveland Browns have the fewest rushing yards per opponent rush attempt by a team in a season, with 1.83 in 2000.

Interpreted as:
fewest rushing yards per rush allowed by a defense in a NFL season since 1990
TEAMYDS/OPP ATTYDSOPP ATTSEASONGPOPP YDSOPP YPCOPP TD
1Browns
Browns
1.83
1,085
594
2000
16
2,505
4.2
26
2Browns
Browns
1.89
1,150
610
1999
16
2,736
4.5
29
3Colts
Colts
2.15
1,169
544
1991
16
2,327
4.3
23
4Cardinals
Cardinals
2.21
1,278
578
2000
16
2,609
4.5
29
5Colts
Colts
2.23
1,102
495
1992
16
2,174
4.4
16
6Cardinals
Cardinals
2.23
1,207
542
1999
16
2,265
4.2
17
7Colts
Colts
2.24
1,288
575
1993
16
2,521
4.4
20
8Chargers
Chargers
2.26
1,062
470
2000
16
1,422
3.0
10
9Lions
Lions
2.29
1,129
492
2006
16
2,010
4.1
18
10Cardinals
Cardinals
2.38
1,204
506
2012
16
2,192
4.3
12
11Dolphins
Dolphins
2.38
1,156
485
2019
16
2,166
4.5
15
12Browns
Browns
2.39
1,220
511
1990
16
2,105
4.1
21
13Cardinals
Cardinals
2.4
1,255
524
1997
16
2,180
4.2
13
14Jets
Jets
2.4
1,328
554
2005
16
2,185
3.9
19
15Raiders
Raiders
2.41
1,295
537
2004
16
2,012
3.7
21
16Jets
Jets
2.43
1,279
526
1995
16
2,016
3.8
15
17Falcons
Falcons
2.46
1,196
487
1999
16
2,072
4.3
18
18Patriots
Patriots
2.47
1,398
565
1990
16
2,676
4.7
29
19Dolphins
Dolphins
2.48
1,339
539
2004
16
2,302
4.3
12
20Lions
Lions
2.49
1,332
536
2008
16
2,754
5.1
31
21Jaguars
Jaguars
2.49
1,260
507
2013
16
2,108
4.2
20
22Colts
Colts
2.5
1,282
513
1990
16
2,212
4.3
12
23Saints
Saints
2.51
1,308
521
1996
16
2,076
4.0
11
24Jaguars
Jaguars
2.51
1,369
545
2012
16
2,256
4.1
19
25Redskins
Redskins
2.54
1,415
556
1994
16
1,975
3.6
24
StatMuse has team, season-level data for opponent rush attempts going back to the 1933 season.

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

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11
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12
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9
1
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12
0
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13
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