least receiving yards allowed by an nfl defense 2021

The Buffalo Bills allowed the fewest passing yards by a team in 2021, with 3,047 yards.

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	TEAM	OPP YDS	SEASON	GP	OPP CMP	OPP ATT	OPP PCT	OPP AVG	OPP TD	OPP INT	OPP RTG	OPP TD%	OPP INT%	OPP SCK	OPP SCKY
1	Bills	3,047	2021	17	297	530	56.0	5.7	12	19	65.3	2.3	3.6	42	266
2	Patriots	3,437	2021	17	319	538	59.3	6.4	21	23	73.3	3.9	4.3	36	256
3	Panthers	3,559	2021	17	337	515	65.4	6.9	26	9	95.0	5.0	1.7	39	293
4	Bears	3,623	2021	17	314	477	65.8	7.6	31	8	103.3	6.5	1.7	49	359
5	Browns	3,712	2021	17	367	576	63.7	6.4	29	13	89.4	5.0	2.3	43	273
6	Cardinals	3,872	2021	17	367	561	65.4	6.9	30	13	93.5	5.3	2.3	41	227
7	49ers	3,874	2021	17	372	545	68.3	7.1	25	9	97.0	4.6	1.7	48	364
8	Broncos	3,901	2021	17	341	562	60.7	6.9	22	13	85.0	3.9	2.3	36	249
9	Eagles	3,976	2021	17	409	589	69.4	6.8	28	12	95.4	4.8	2.0	29	220
10	Steelers	3,977	2021	17	355	563	63.1	7.1	24	13	88.7	4.3	2.3	55	321
11	Chargers	3,992	2021	17	357	559	63.9	7.1	27	11	93.0	4.8	2.0	35	231
12	Raiders	3,996	2021	17	400	606	66.0	6.6	29	6	96.4	4.8	1.0	35	207
13	Packers	4,021	2021	17	379	603	62.9	6.7	31	18	86.9	5.1	3.0	39	297
14	Giants	4,044	2021	17	402	611	65.8	6.6	27	15	89.0	4.4	2.5	34	205
15	Falcons	4,104	2021	17	391	577	67.8	7.1	31	12	97.4	5.4	2.1	18	152
16	Jaguars	4,111	2021	17	377	543	69.4	7.6	24	7	100.8	4.4	1.3	32	236
17	Saints	4,131	2021	17	369	592	62.3	7.0	20	18	81.7	3.4	3.0	46	310
18	Colts	4,203	2021	17	390	597	65.3	7.0	32	19	90.5	5.4	3.2	33	223
19	Dolphins	4,251	2021	17	373	608	61.3	7.0	23	14	85.4	3.8	2.3	48	380
20	Texans	4,342	2021	17	363	546	66.5	8.0	27	17	94.1	4.9	3.1	32	225
21	Cowboys	4,346	2021	17	364	612	59.5	7.1	24	26	76.6	3.9	4.2	41	297
22	Buccaneers	4,347	2021	17	445	680	65.4	6.4	26	17	85.6	3.8	2.5	47	285
23	Lions	4,361	2021	17	359	544	66.0	8.0	31	11	101.0	5.7	2.0	30	201
24	Rams	4,476	2021	17	416	625	66.6	7.2	17	19	83.8	2.7	3.0	50	367
25	Chiefs	4,482	2021	17	401	610	65.7	7.3	27	15	92.0	4.4	2.5	31	209

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Team Leaders

PASS

582

Allen

RUSH

192

Cook

REC

225

Kincaid

Team Rankings

PPG

38.5

1st

OPP PPG

31.0

28th

RUSH YDS/G

144.5

6th

PASS YDS/G

291.0

4th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Bills	2	0	1.000
Patriots	1	1	.500
Jets	1	1	.500
Dolphins	0	2	.000

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 9/27	LAC	@	BUF	1:00 PM
Sun 10/4	NE	@	BUF	1:00 PM
Mon 10/12	BUF	@	LAR	8:15 PM
Sun 10/18	BUF	@	LV	4:25 PM
Sun 11/1	BAL	@	BUF	1:00 PM

Last Game

Lions

1 - 1

Final

Bills

2 - 0

Thu 17 Sep 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

844

Love

662

Shough

648

Young

Rush Yards Leaders

349

Robinson

290

Walker

212

Henry

Rec Yards Leaders

284

Watson

277

Smith-Njigba

274

London

Pass TD Leaders

6

Young

6

Love

6

Prescott

Rush TD Leaders

4

Taylor

4

Allen

4

Henry

Rec TD Leaders

4

Smith-Njigba

4

Watson

4

St. Brown

QB Rating Leaders

127.3

Lock

125.9

Dart

125.8

Allen

Sack Leaders

4.0

Rousseau

3.5

Watt

3.0

Hutchinson

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

38.5

35.5

32.0

31.0

Opp PPG Rankings

8.0

8.5

10.0

12.5

13.5

15.0

Total Yards Rankings

457.5

427.5

424.5

409.0

385.5

Rush Yards Rankings

212.5

186.0

173.0

157.0

155.0

144.5

Pass Yards Rankings

331.0

324.0

313.5

291.0

283.0

281.3

Sack Leaders

8.0

7.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

64.7

Robinson

49

Henry

48.9

Walker

Fantasy WR Rankings

52.4

Watson

51.7

Smith-Njigba

44.9

St. Brown

Fantasy TE Rankings

28.5

Kincaid

25.6

McBride

23.2

Kelce

Fantasy K Rankings

31

McPherson

27

McLaughlin

24

Butker

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

2-0

Worst Record ATS

0-2

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Eagles	2	0	0	1.000
Giants	1	1	0	.500
Cowboys	1	1	0	.500
Commanders	0	2	0	.000
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	2	0	0	1.000
Lions	1	1	0	.500
Bears	1	1	0	.500
Packers	1	2	0	.333
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	1	1	0	.500
Saints	1	1	0	.500
Falcons	1	2	0	.333
Buccaneers	0	2	0	.000
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Seahawks	2	0	0	1.000
49ers	2	0	0	1.000
Rams	1	1	0	.500
Cardinals	1	1	0	.500

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	2	0	0	1.000
Patriots	1	1	0	.500
Jets	1	1	0	.500
Dolphins	0	2	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Bengals	2	0	0	1.000
Ravens	1	1	0	.500
Steelers	1	1	0	.500
Browns	1	1	0	.500
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	1	1	0	.500
Titans	0	2	0	.000
Texans	0	2	0	.000
Colts	0	2	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	2	0	0	1.000
Raiders	2	0	0	1.000
Broncos	1	1	0	.500
Chargers	0	2	0	.000

NFL 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Wed 9/9	NE	@	SEA	10-13
Thu 9/10	SF	@	LAR	27-7
Sun 9/13	CHI	@	CAR	59-37
Sun 9/13	BAL	@	IND	41-23
Sun 9/13	ATL	@	PIT	13-20

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 9/27	KC	@	MIA	1:00 PM
Sun 9/27	CAR	@	CLE	1:00 PM
Sun 9/27	TEN	@	NYG	1:00 PM
Sun 9/27	NE	@	JAX	1:00 PM
Sun 9/27	LAC	@	BUF	1:00 PM

The Buffalo Bills allowed the fewest passing yards by a team in 2021, with 3,047 yards.

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NFL Fantasy 2026

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48.9

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