lowest passing yards allowed defense in nfl

The Minnesota Vikings have allowed the fewest passing yards by a team, with 1,261 yards this season.

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Assumption:2026 season
Data note: Opponent Passing Yards: team season data complete from 1933

	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	Vikings	1,261	2026	7	114	203	56.2	6.2	4	8	64.9	2.0	3.9	25	177
2	Giants	1,345	2026	7	138	219	63.0	6.1	14	6	90.1	6.4	2.7	9	51
3	Seahawks	1,353	2026	8	157	247	63.6	5.5	9	8	76.5	3.6	3.2	18	105
4	Chargers	1,454	2026	7	131	196	66.8	7.4	8	6	89.5	4.1	3.1	12	65
5	Panthers	1,537	2026	7	151	241	62.7	6.4	10	4	87.8	4.1	1.7	11	75
6	49ers	1,567	2026	7	166	248	66.9	6.3	10	3	92.6	4.0	1.2	15	95
7	Chiefs	1,599	2026	7	152	244	62.3	6.6	7	6	80.6	2.9	2.5	9	39
8	Rams	1,608	2026	8	155	258	60.1	6.2	10	7	79.7	3.9	2.7	12	73
9	Dolphins	1,616	2026	7	150	195	76.9	8.3	16	4	119.5	8.2	2.1	9	69
10	Jets	1,667	2026	8	151	239	63.2	7.0	14	1	101.6	5.9	0.4	20	115
11	Browns	1,717	2026	8	156	262	59.5	6.6	11	6	83.5	4.2	2.3	21	144
12	Saints	1,748	2026	7	152	230	66.1	7.6	11	4	97.5	4.8	1.7	18	115
13	Buccaneers	1,761	2026	8	168	270	62.2	6.5	10	12	74.9	3.7	4.4	16	114
14	Packers	1,767	2026	8	181	284	63.7	6.2	10	10	78.2	3.5	3.5	22	135
15	Colts	1,810	2026	8	141	230	61.3	7.9	14	2	102.6	6.1	0.9	16	116
16	Commanders	1,820	2026	7	168	253	66.4	7.2	15	4	100.6	5.9	1.6	16	119
17	Bengals	1,827	2026	7	154	242	63.6	7.5	8	4	90.7	3.3	1.7	23	163
18	Texans	1,839	2026	7	163	246	66.3	7.5	10	3	96.9	4.1	1.2	21	131
19	Jaguars	1,850	2026	7	161	242	66.5	7.6	8	9	84.9	3.3	3.7	15	73
20	Bears	1,877	2026	8	143	228	62.7	8.2	13	5	98.5	5.7	2.2	22	125
21	Bills	1,883	2026	7	169	268	63.1	7.0	15	4	96.3	5.6	1.5	15	100
22	Patriots	1,884	2026	8	170	257	66.1	7.3	11	5	93.9	4.3	1.9	22	146
23	Falcons	1,900	2026	8	186	289	64.4	6.6	11	3	91.5	3.8	1.0	18	113
24	Cardinals	1,901	2026	8	147	230	63.9	8.3	18	3	110.4	7.8	1.3	19	137
25	Ravens	1,935	2026	8	171	261	65.5	7.4	11	4	95.2	4.2	1.5	17	109

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More Vikings Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

1,022

Murray

RUSH

458

Jones

REC

335

Jefferson

Team Rankings

PPG

20.0

27th

OPP PPG

13.3

1st

RUSH YDS/G

113.9

17th

PASS YDS/G

185.4

29th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Vikings	6	1	.857
Bears	6	2	.750
Lions	5	2	.714
Packers	5	3	.625

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 11/9	BUF	@	MIN	8:15 PM
Sun 11/15	MIN	@	GB	1:00 PM
Sun 11/22	MIN	@	SF	8:20 PM
Sun 11/29	ATL	@	MIN	1:00 PM
Sun 12/6	CAR	@	MIN	4:25 PM

Last Game

Vikings

6 - 1

Final

Lions

5 - 2

Sun 1 Nov 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

2,246

Love

2,146

Stafford

2,124

Cousins

Rush Yards Leaders

780

Robinson

773

Gibbs

770

Walker

Rec Yards Leaders

985

Smith-Njigba

726

Higgins

709

Lamb

Pass TD Leaders

20

Burrow

19

Cousins

17

Lawrence

Rush TD Leaders

10

Swift

9

Allen

8

Gibbs

Rec TD Leaders

9

Smith-Njigba

6

Watson

6

Chase

QB Rating Leaders

112.6

Lawrence

111.6

Burrow

110.1

Purdy

Sack Leaders

7.5

Anderson

7.5

Watt

7.0

Rousseau

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

33.3

29.4

29.0

28.1

28.0

27.6

Opp PPG Rankings

13.3

15.9

18.0

18.7

18.9

19.9

Total Yards Rankings

395.4

393.1

387.3

384.4

383.1

371.4

Rush Yards Rankings

168.6

150.8

148.4

134.8

134.1

133.5

Pass Yards Rankings

302.1

281.1

280.8

280.6

273.1

269.9

Sack Leaders

26.0

25.0

24.0

23.0

22.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

161.8

Gibbs

138.1

Walker

128.3

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

156

Smith-Njigba

108.3

Lamb

104.8

Watson

Fantasy TE Rankings

84.4

McBride

82.7

Bowers

71.5

Likely

Fantasy K Rankings

90

Shrader

89

McLaughlin

83

Gay

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

6-2

5-2

Worst Record ATS

0-6-1

1-7

2-6

2-5

2-4-1

3-5

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	4	2	1	.643
Cowboys	3	5	0	.375
Commanders	2	4	1	.357
Eagles	2	6	0	.250
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	6	1	0	.857
Bears	6	2	0	.750
Lions	5	2	0	.714
Packers	5	3	0	.625
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	3	4	0	.429
Buccaneers	3	5	0	.375
Falcons	3	5	0	.375
Saints	2	5	0	.286
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	6	1	0	.857
Seahawks	4	4	0	.500
Rams	4	4	0	.500
Cardinals	3	5	0	.375

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	6	1	0	.857
Patriots	5	3	0	.625
Jets	2	6	0	.250
Dolphins	1	6	0	.143
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Steelers	6	2	0	.750
Bengals	5	2	0	.714
Browns	5	3	0	.625
Ravens	4	4	0	.500
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	5	2	0	.714
Texans	2	5	0	.286
Colts	2	6	0	.250
Titans	1	7	0	.125
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Broncos	6	2	0	.750
Chiefs	5	2	0	.714
Raiders	4	4	0	.500
Chargers	0	7	0	.000