least yards allowed per game by defense single season

The Minnesota Vikings have the fewest opponent yards per game played by a team in a season, with 194.29 in 1969.

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	TEAM	OPP YDS/GP	OPP YDS	GP	SEASON	OPP TD	PASS OPP YDS	OPP SCKY	PASS OPP TD	RUSH OPP YDS	RUSH OPP TD	RET OPP YDS	RET OPP TD
1	Vikings	194.29	2,720	14	1969	16	2,035	404	8	1,089	4	1,690	4
2	Jets	197	394	2	2026	3	285	22	3	131	0	265	0
3	Vikings	200.21	2,803	14	1970	14	1,798	360	6	1,365	4	1,836	4
4	Colts	203.71	2,852	14	1971	18	2,027	288	9	1,113	8	1,612	1
5	Eagles	205.42	2,465	12	1949	17	1,607	359	11	1,217	5	1,471
6	Rams	210.79	2,951	14	1973	17	2,023	342	10	1,270	5	1,579	2
7	Seahawks	214	428	2	2026	2	273	24	2	179	0	203	0
8	Steelers	219.57	3,074	14	1974	22	1,872	406	14	1,608	7	1,688	1
9	Lions	220.29	3,084	14	1969	23	2,238	377	15	1,223	7	1,375	1
10	Browns	221.5	2,658	12	1954	22	1,784	176	15	1,050	4	1,188
11	Eagles	221.81	3,549	16	1991	24	2,807	394	16	1,136	4	1,577	4
12	Rams	222.71	3,118	14	1968	25	2,196	383	12	1,305	9	1,468	4
13	Vikings	225.21	3,153	14	1975	22	1,994	373	14	1,532	7	1,764	1
14	Raiders	225.71	3,160	14	1973	19	1,995	305	12	1,470	5	1,271	2
15	Chiefs	225.93	3,163	14	1969	19	2,491	419	10	1,091	6	1,933	3
16	Bears	226.86	3,176	14	1963	18	2,045	311	10	1,442	7	1,538	1
17	Packers	227.07	3,179	14	1964	30	1,980	333	11	1,532	15	1,717	4
18	Eagles	228.92	2,747	12	1954	27	2,030	346	13	1,063	8	1,539
19	Cowboys	229.5	3,213	14	1977	26	1,991	429	14	1,651	9	1,894	3
20	Lions	229.79	3,217	14	1962	19	2,441	455	11	1,231	6	1,705	2
21	Falcons	231.57	3,242	14	1977	15	1,775	391	9	1,858	5	1,540	1
22	Steelers	232.58	2,791	12	1957	21	1,523	157	12	1,425	7	1,028
23	Chargers	233	3,262	14	1965	25	2,480	312	17	1,094	7	1,652	1
24	Browns	233.5	2,802	12	1957	22	1,511	211	8	1,502	11	1,232
25	Packers	234.07	3,277	14	1962	17	2,084	338	10	1,531	4	1,707	3

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PASS

276

Wentz

RUSH

145

Jones

REC

147

Jefferson

Team Rankings

PPG

24.0

14th

OPP PPG

12.5

4th

RUSH YDS/G

113.0

13th

PASS YDS/G

147.0

31st

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Vikings	2	0	1.000
Bears	1	1	.500
Packers	1	1	.500
Lions	1	1	.500

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 9/27	MIN	@	TB	4:05 PM
Sun 10/4	MIA	@	MIN	4:05 PM
Sun 10/11	MIN	@	NO	1:00 PM
Sun 10/25	IND	@	MIN	1:00 PM
Sun 11/1	MIN	@	DET	1:00 PM

Last Game

Vikings

2 - 0

Final

Bears

1 - 1

Sun 20 Sep 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

662

Shough

648

Young

627

Stroud

Rush Yards Leaders

290

Walker

212

Henry

208

Gibbs

Rec Yards Leaders

277

Smith-Njigba

268

Olave

225

Kincaid

Pass TD Leaders

6

Young

6

Prescott

6

Goff

Rush TD Leaders

4

Taylor

4

Allen

4

Henry

Rec TD Leaders

4

Smith-Njigba

4

St. Brown

3

Watson

QB Rating Leaders

134.2

Dart

127.3

Lock

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

394.0

Rush Yards Rankings

212.5

186.0

165.0

157.0

155.0

144.5

Pass Yards Rankings

331.0

324.0

313.5

291.0

283.0

279.5

Sack Leaders

8.0

7.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

49

Henry

48.9

Walker

47.3

Taylor

Fantasy WR Rankings

51.7

Smith-Njigba

44.9

St. Brown

37.7

Lamb

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

0-1

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Eagles	2	0	0	1.000
Giants	1	0	0	1.000
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	1	0	.500
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	1	1	0	.500
Saints	1	1	0	.500
Buccaneers	0	2	0	.000
Falcons	0	2	0	.000
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Seahawks	2	0	0	1.000
49ers	2	0	0	1.000
Cardinals	1	1	0	.500
Rams	0	1	0	.000

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