least rushing yards given up by an nfl defense in history

The St. Louis Gunners have the fewest opponent rushing yards by a team all-time, with 451 yards.

	TEAM	OPP YDS	GP	OPP ATT	OPP YPC	OPP TD
1	Gunners	451	3	136	3.3	5
2	Texans	2,334	12	421	5.5	17
3	Colts	2,857	12	514	5.6	28
4	Reds	2,992	18	672	4.5	26
5	Yanks	7,202	36	1,433	5.0	71
6	Yanks	9,131	55	2,289	4.0	91
7	Tigers	18,500	131	5,253	3.5	120
8	Texans	45,880	390	10,676	4.3	342
9	Ravens	46,392	486	12,521	3.7	308
10	Jaguars	57,317	502	14,044	4.1	444
11	Panthers	58,434	502	13,805	4.2	454
12	Buccaneers	93,302	794	23,075	4.0	731
13	Seahawks	97,430	794	23,403	4.2	680
14	Dolphins	112,177	934	27,216	4.1	753
15	Bengals	112,586	905	26,825	4.2	857
16	Cowboys	113,945	1,015	28,471	4.0	807
17	Saints	113,987	920	26,885	4.2	805
18	Chargers	117,114	1,018	29,149	4.0	951
19	Vikings	117,319	1,004	28,633	4.1	822
20	Broncos	117,702	1,017	28,988	4.1	891
21	Falcons	118,029	934	27,861	4.2	928
22	Patriots	119,228	1,018	29,780	4.0	831
23	Titans	120,472	1,018	29,622	4.1	891
24	Chiefs	122,858	1,017	29,564	4.2	878
25	Raiders	123,635	1,018	30,366	4.1	997

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Shough

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Love

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Young

Rush Yards Leaders

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Gibbs

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Henry

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Rec Yards Leaders

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Olave

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Flowers

147

Watson

Pass TD Leaders

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Lawrence

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Shough

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Young

Rush TD Leaders

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Swift

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Henry

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Rec TD Leaders

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Jeanty

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Watson

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QB Rating Leaders

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Sack Leaders

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PPG Rankings

59.0

41.0

39.0

37.0

36.0

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Opp PPG Rankings

7.0

10.0

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Total Yards Rankings

552.0

506.0

478.0

469.0

419.0

409.0

Rush Yards Rankings

291.0

202.0

174.0

165.0

152.0

136.0

Pass Yards Rankings

410.0

387.0

361.0

334.0

324.0

277.0

Sack Leaders

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Fantasy TE Rankings

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Fantasy K Rankings

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NFL 2026 Betting

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NFL 2026 Standings

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

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