lowest total defensive yards per game single season NFL after 1936
| TEAM | YDS/G | SEASON | GP | YDS | TD | PASS YDS | PASS YDS/G | SCKY | PASS TD | RUSH YDS | RUSH YDS/G | RUSH TD | RET YDS | RET YDS/G | RET TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Bears | 1937 | 11 | 26 | 1,014 | 92.2 | 17 | 1,612 | 146.5 | 5 | 4 | |||||
| 2 |  | Cardinals | 1937 | 11 | 19 | 1,243 | 113.0 | 8 | 1,149 | 104.5 | 7 | 4 | |||||
| 3 |  | Packers | 1937 | 11 | 30 | 1,398 | 127.1 | 16 | 1,786 | 162.4 | 10 | 4 | |||||
| 4 |  | Giants | 1937 | 11 | 15 | 1,024 | 93.1 | 10 | 1,519 | 138.1 | 4 | 1 | |||||
| 5 | Dodgers | 1937 | 11 | 10 | 995 | 90.5 | 4 | 982 | 89.3 | 5 | 1 | ||||||
| 6 |  | Lions | 1937 | 11 | 23 | 631 | 57.4 | 4 | 2,074 | 188.5 | 12 | 7 | |||||
| 7 |  | Redskins | 1937 | 11 | 26 | 1,316 | 119.6 | 11 | 1,604 | 145.8 | 11 | 4 | |||||
| 8 |  | Eagles | 1937 | 11 | 12 | 849 | 77.2 | 8 | 884 | 80.4 | 2 | 2 | |||||
| 9 |  | Pirates | 1937 | 11 | 16 | 918 | 83.5 | 9 | 1,419 | 129.0 | 5 | 2 | |||||
| 10 |  | Rams | 1937 | 11 | 10 | 839 | 76.3 | 3 | 930 | 84.5 | 6 | 1 | |||||
| 11 | | Bears | 1938 | 11 | 26 | 1,222 | 111.1 | 12 | 1,686 | 153.3 | 11 | 3 | |||||
| 12 | | Cardinals | 1938 | 11 | 15 | 1,340 | 121.8 | 4 | 1,149 | 104.5 | 9 | 2 | |||||
| 13 | | Packers | 1938 | 11 | 30 | 1,466 | 133.3 | 20 | 1,571 | 142.8 | 9 | 1 | |||||
| 14 | | Giants | 1938 | 11 | 26 | 1,142 | 103.8 | 10 | 1,550 | 140.9 | 12 | 4 | |||||
| 15 | Dodgers | 1938 | 11 | 16 | 992 | 90.2 | 6 | 1,212 | 110.2 | 9 | 1 | ||||||
| 16 | | Lions | 1938 | 11 | 14 | 747 | 67.9 | 3 | 1,893 | 172.1 | 11 | 0 | |||||
| 17 | | Redskins | 1938 | 11 | 20 | 1,536 | 139.6 | 9 | 1,424 | 129.5 | 10 | 1 | |||||
| 18 | | Eagles | 1938 | 11 | 22 | 917 | 83.4 | 15 | 1,011 | 91.9 | 2 | 4 | |||||
| 19 | | Pirates | 1938 | 11 | 11 | 916 | 83.3 | 5 | 1,414 | 128.5 | 5 | 1 | |||||
| 20 | | Rams | 1938 | 11 | 18 | 1,363 | 123.9 | 9 | 798 | 72.5 | 5 | 4 | |||||
| 21 | | Bears | 1939 | 11 | 42 | 1,965 | 178.6 | 16 | 2,043 | 185.7 | 21 | 5 | |||||
| 22 | | Cardinals | 1939 | 11 | 11 | 1,170 | 106.4 | 5 | 835 | 75.9 | 4 | 2 | |||||
| 23 | | Packers | 1939 | 11 | 31 | 1,871 | 170.1 | 14 | 1,574 | 143.1 | 13 | 4 | |||||
| 24 | | Giants | 1939 | 11 | 18 | 971 | 88.3 | 8 | 1,281 | 116.5 | 9 | 1 | |||||
| 25 | Dodgers | 1939 | 11 | 12 | 1,024 | 93.1 | 4 | 1,327 | 120.6 | 7 | 1 | ||||||
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