lowest yards per reception allowed by a team since 1970 in a single season

Since 1970, the San Francisco 49ers have the fewest passing yards per opponent completion by a team in a season, with 5.86 in 2005.

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	TEAM	YDS/OPP CMP	YDS	OPP CMP	SEASON	GP	OPP ATT	OPP PCT	OPP YDS	OPP AVG	OPP TD	OPP INT	OPP RTG	OPP TD%	OPP INT%	OPP SCK	OPP SCKY
1	49ers	5.86	2,190	374	2005	16	576	64.9	4,620	8.0	28	16	94.2	4.9	2.8	28	193
2	Chiefs	6.6	1,953	296	1979	16	528	56.1	3,404	6.4	22	23	71.4	4.2	4.4	38	280
3	Rams	6.88	2,382	346	1984	16	566	61.1	3,964	7.0	18	17	80.3	3.2	3.0	43	298
4	Bengals	6.98	2,219	318	2000	16	538	59.1	3,730	6.9	26	9	89.4	4.8	1.7	26	168
5	Bears	7.03	2,201	313	2005	16	550	56.9	3,147	5.7	10	24	61.2	1.8	4.4	41	275
6	Vikings	7.08	2,938	415	2007	16	646	64.2	4,500	7.0	22	15	86.3	3.4	2.3	38	275
7	Colts	7.12	2,519	354	1994	16	598	59.2	3,897	6.5	24	18	79.4	4.0	3.0	29	218
8	Bears	7.13	1,283	180	1972	14	342	52.6	2,345	6.9	16	21	64.5	4.7	6.1	23	173
9	Browns	7.2	2,255	313	2009	16	526	59.5	4,149	7.9	22	10	90.6	4.2	1.9	40	234
10	Rams	7.35	2,931	399	2015	16	597	66.8	4,301	7.2	21	13	90.4	3.5	2.2	41	236
11	Titans	7.35	3,227	439	2022	17	671	65.4	4,935	7.4	29	14	93.0	4.3	2.1	39	264
12	Bears	7.42	2,270	306	1993	16	504	60.7	3,105	6.2	12	18	71.4	2.4	3.6	46	287
13	Bills	7.45	1,236	166	1973	14	368	45.1	2,394	6.5	12	14	61.8	3.3	3.8	32	276
14	Jets	7.45	3,115	418	2020	16	605	69.1	4,595	7.6	34	10	103.2	5.6	1.7	31	186
15	Eagles	7.47	2,405	322	1999	16	568	56.7	3,733	6.6	22	28	69.1	3.9	4.9	37	272
16	Vikings	7.51	2,935	391	2012	16	612	63.9	4,192	6.8	28	10	92.3	4.6	1.6	44	284
17	Rams	7.6	2,380	313	1986	16	539	58.1	3,482	6.5	17	28	66.3	3.2	5.2	39	292
18	Lions	7.63	2,572	337	1988	16	513	65.7	3,672	7.2	17	15	85.5	3.3	2.9	47	393
19	Dolphins	7.65	849	111	2026	5	145	76.6	1,130	7.8	11	3	115.0	7.6	2.1	4	34
20	Ravens	7.68	2,919	380	2020	16	596	63.8	3,808	6.4	22	10	87.2	3.7	1.7	39	272
21	Titans	7.68	3,104	404	2009	16	604	66.9	4,363	7.2	31	20	91.2	5.1	3.3	32	224
22	Jaguars	7.7	2,510	326	2011	16	513	63.5	3,554	6.9	21	17	83.7	4.1	3.3	31	213
23	Seahawks	7.73	2,831	366	2008	16	566	64.7	4,342	7.7	25	9	96.0	4.4	1.6	35	193
24	Eagles	7.78	1,844	237	1976	14	404	58.7	2,688	6.7	17	9	83.4	4.2	2.2	19	138
25	49ers	7.78	2,685	345	2007	16	543	63.5	3,826	7.0	24	12	89.9	4.4	2.2	31	183

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Team Leaders

PASS

1,196

Purdy

RUSH

286

McCaffrey

REC

326

Evans

Team Rankings

PPG

30.8

3rd

OPP PPG

18.6

3rd

RUSH YDS/G

128.6

8th

PASS YDS/G

239.2

15th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
49ers	5	0	1.000
Seahawks	3	2	.600
Rams	2	3	.400
Cardinals	1	4	.200

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 10/19	WAS	@	SF	8:15 PM
Sun 10/25	SF	@	ATL	1:00 PM
Sun 11/8	LV	@	SF	4:05 PM
Sun 11/15	SF	@	DAL	4:25 PM
Sun 11/22	MIN	@	SF	8:20 PM

Last Game

49ers

5 - 0

Final

Seahawks

3 - 2

Sun 11 Oct 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,572

Stafford

1,485

Goff

1,408

Love

Rush Yards Leaders

580

Robinson

537

Walker

532

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

583

Smith-Njigba

537

Olave

507

Lamb

Pass TD Leaders

13

Purdy

12

Goff

12

Cousins

Rush TD Leaders

8

Allen

7

Gibbs

7

Henry

Rec TD Leaders

7

Smith-Njigba

6

Watson

5

St. Brown

QB Rating Leaders

119.6

Jackson

119.3

Purdy

111.3

Goff

Sack Leaders

7.5

Anderson

6.0

Rousseau

5.5

Turner

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

32.8

30.8

30.3

29.5

29.2

Opp PPG Rankings

12.8

14.0

18.6

18.8

19.2

Total Yards Rankings

424.4

412.0

405.8

396.2

394.2

393.8

Rush Yards Rankings

173.2

166.8

164.4

162.3

158.0

139.6

Pass Yards Rankings

317.0

297.0

281.6

280.4

276.2

Sack Leaders

20.0

18.0

17.0

16.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

126.7

Gibbs

103.8

Henry

103.2

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

102.5

Smith-Njigba

83.4

Watson

76.1

Lamb

Fantasy TE Rankings

52.4

Likely

50.8

Kittle

49.6

LaPorta

Fantasy K Rankings

75

Shrader

68

Reichard

54

Loop

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

4-1

3-1-1

Worst Record ATS

0-4-1

1-4

1-3-1

2-3

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	3	1	1	.700
Eagles	2	3	0	.400
Cowboys	2	3	0	.400
Commanders	1	3	1	.300
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	5	0	0	1.000
Packers	3	2	0	.600
Lions	3	2	0	.600
Bears	3	2	0	.600
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	2	2	0	.500
Falcons	2	3	0	.400
Buccaneers	1	4	0	.200
Saints	1	4	0	.200
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	5	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	3	2	0	.600
Rams	2	3	0	.400
Cardinals	1	4	0	.200

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	4	1	0	.800
Patriots	3	2	0	.600
Jets	2	3	0	.400
Dolphins	0	5	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Ravens	4	1	0	.800
Browns	3	2	0	.600
Steelers	3	2	0	.600
Bengals	3	2	0	.600
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	4	1	0	.800
Colts	2	3	0	.400
Texans	1	4	0	.200
Titans	0	5	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	4	0	0	1.000
Broncos	3	2	0	.600
Raiders	3	2	0	.600
Chargers	0	5	0	.000