most passing yards per attempt allowed in a single season

The Washington Redskins have given up the most passing yards per attempt by a team in a season, with 9.4 per attempt in 1962.

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	TEAM	OPP AVG	SEASON	GP	OPP CMP	OPP ATT	OPP PCT	OPP YDS	OPP TD	OPP INT	OPP RTG	OPP TD%	OPP INT%	OPP SCK	OPP SCKY
1	Redskins	9.4	1962	14	247	412	60.0	3,860	35	28	91.1	8.5	6.8	32	258
2	Redskins	9.3	1958	12	153	300	51.0	2,782	21	16	84.3	7.0	5.3	14	114
3	Cardinals	9.1	2026	4	69	109	63.3	991	11	3	114.9	10.1	2.8	8	56
4	Jets	9.1	1975	14	180	316	57.0	2,860	26	15	94.9	8.2	4.7	19	141
5	Cowboys	8.9	1962	14	233	437	53.3	3,904	33	20	89.8	7.6	4.6	29	230
6	Cardinals	8.9	1959	12	138	266	51.9	2,359	22	15	86.3	8.3	5.6	27	218
7	Steelers	8.9	1963	14	191	384	49.7	3,400	21	25	71.5	5.5	6.5	34	299
8	Saints	8.9	1969	14	200	382	52.4	3,382	32	12	97.4	8.4	3.1	21	199
9	Dolphins	8.8	1967	14	188	349	53.9	3,082	31	28	79.9	8.9	8.0	28	247
10	Lions	8.8	2008	16	303	443	68.4	3,907	25	4	110.9	5.6	0.9	30	191
11	Cardinals	8.8	1962	14	196	377	52.0	3,302	21	16	82.8	5.6	4.2	39	315
12	Colts	8.8	1978	16	191	357	53.5	3,125	29	17	90.4	8.1	4.8	30	224
13	Saints	8.7	2015	16	372	544	68.4	4,755	45	9	116.2	8.3	1.7	31	211
14	Broncos	8.7	1963	14	204	408	50.0	3,566	40	15	97.5	9.8	3.7	22	200
15	Cardinals	8.7	1957	12	117	233	50.2	2,027	17	12	83.0	7.3	5.2	15	120
16	Patriots	8.7	1989	16	259	449	57.7	3,905	27	16	91.6	6.0	3.6	31	239
17	Bears	8.7	1968	14	172	333	51.7	2,893	25	18	83.8	7.5	5.4	30	226
18	Patriots	8.7	1990	16	218	374	58.3	3,245	21	14	89.9	5.6	3.7	33	224
19	Steelers	8.6	1945	10	103	187	55.1	1,617	14	13	80.0	7.5	7.0
20	Giants	8.6	1966	14	194	357	54.3	3,086	36	17	97.2	10.1	4.8	26	194
21	Oilers	8.6	1982	9	179	284	63.0	2,453	18	3	107.3	6.3	1.1	31	240
22	Redskins	8.6	1960	12	169	321	52.6	2,768	24	15	87.3	7.5	4.7	26	204
23	Colts	8.6	1981	16	301	491	61.3	4,228	37	16	100.6	7.5	3.3	13	100
24	Redskins	8.6	1947	12	146	282	51.8	2,422	26	21	80.7	9.2	7.4
25	Falcons	8.6	1989	16	259	437	59.3	3,737	19	20	82.5	4.3	4.6	31	183

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PASS

340

Mariota

RUSH

157

Croskey-Merritt

REC

170

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PPG

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OPP PPG

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RUSH YDS/G

124.0

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PASS YDS/G

196.5

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TEAM	W	L	PCT
Giants	3	1	.750
Eagles	2	2	.500
Cowboys	2	2	.500
Commanders	1	3	.250

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DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/11	NYG	@	WAS	1:00 PM
Mon 10/19	WAS	@	SF	8:15 PM
Sun 11/1	PHI	@	WAS	8:20 PM
Sun 11/8	LAR	@	WAS	1:00 PM
Thu 11/12	WAS	@	NYG	8:15 PM

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Pass Yards Leaders

1,268

Young

1,214

Goff

1,189

Stafford

Rush Yards Leaders

537

Walker

421

Cook

374

Henry

Rec Yards Leaders

498

Lamb

481

Smith-Njigba

401

Higgins

Pass TD Leaders

11

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Cousins

9

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Rush TD Leaders

7

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7

Henry

6

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Rec TD Leaders

6

Smith-Njigba

5

St. Brown

4

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QB Rating Leaders

126.2

Purdy

119.6

Jackson

111.2

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Sack Leaders

6.0

Rousseau

5.5

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4.5

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NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

31.8

30.5

30.3

29.8

29.5

Opp PPG Rankings

12.8

13.3

16.0

16.3

18.3

19.3

Total Yards Rankings

429.0

417.0

412.0

405.8

395.0

389.3

Rush Yards Rankings

196.3

173.0

162.3

153.5

139.0

137.3

Pass Yards Rankings

317.0

305.7

303.5

300.5

292.8

285.3

Sack Leaders

16.0

15.0

14.0

12.0

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Fantasy RB Rankings

98.1

Walker

94

Gibbs

83.8

Henry

Fantasy WR Rankings

84.7

Smith-Njigba

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Lamb

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St. Brown

Fantasy TE Rankings

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Kittle

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Reichard

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Worst Record ATS

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NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	3	1	0	.750
Eagles	2	2	0	.500
Cowboys	2	2	0	.500
Commanders	1	3	0	.250
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	4	0	0	1.000
Bears	3	1	0	.750
Lions	2	2	0	.500
Packers	2	2	0	.500
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	2	2	0	.500
Saints	1	2	0	.333
Falcons	1	2	0	.333
Buccaneers	0	4	0	.000
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	4	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	3	1	0	.750
Rams	2	2	0	.500
Cardinals	1	3	0	.250

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	3	1	0	.750
Patriots	2	2	0	.500
Jets	1	3	0	.250
Dolphins	0	4	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Browns	3	1	0	.750
Ravens	3	1	0	.750
Steelers	2	2	0	.500
Bengals	2	2	0	.500
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	3	1	0	.750
Colts	2	2	0	.500
Titans	0	4	0	.000
Texans	0	4	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	4	0	0	1.000
Raiders	3	1	0	.750
Broncos	2	2	0	.500
Chargers	0	4	0	.000