Since 1980, the New Orleans Saints have the most opponent rushing yards per game played by a team in a season, with 194.13 in 1980.

most rushing yards allowed per game by a defense nfl single season since 1980
1980 Saints 1981 Patriots 1987 Falcons 1985 Oilers 1981 Seahawks 1984 Oilers 1983 Oilers 2006 Colts 2008 Lions 1999 Browns 2022 Texans 2010 Bills 1985 Lions 1990 Patriots 1981 Colts 1983 Eagles 2016 49ers 1986 Buccaneers 1983 Packers 2000 Cowboys 1982 Colts 1998 Bengals 2000 Cardinals 1982 Seahawks 1988 Chiefs 1983 Vikings 2013 Bears 0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 180 194.13 184.38 182.27 175.88 175.38 174.31 174.19 173 172.13 171 170.24 169.63 167.81 167.25 166.56 165.94 165.88 165.5 165.06 164.75 163.67 163.25 163.06 162.33 162 161.5 161.44
TEAM GP OPP YDS/GP OPP YDS SEASON OPP ATT OPP YPC OPP TD
New Orleans Saints New Orleans Saints 16 194.13 3,106 1980 630 4.9 28
New England Patriots New England Patriots 16 184.38 2,950 1981 644 4.6 20
Atlanta Falcons Atlanta Falcons 15 182.27 2,734 1987 600 4.6 24
Houston Oilers Houston Oilers 16 175.88 2,814 1985 588 4.8 21
Seattle Seahawks Seattle Seahawks 16 175.38 2,806 1981 588 4.8 20
Houston Oilers Houston Oilers 16 174.31 2,789 1984 596 4.7 27
Houston Oilers Houston Oilers 16 174.19 2,787 1983 576 4.8 23
Indianapolis Colts Indianapolis Colts 16 173 2,768 2006 519 5.3 20
Detroit Lions Detroit Lions 16 172.13 2,754 2008 536 5.1 31
Cleveland Browns Cleveland Browns 16 171 2,736 1999 610 4.5 29
Houston Texans Houston Texans 17 170.24 2,894 2022 573 5.1 25
Buffalo Bills Buffalo Bills 16 169.63 2,714 2010 571 4.8 18
Detroit Lions Detroit Lions 16 167.81 2,685 1985 560 4.8 19
New England Patriots New England Patriots 16 167.25 2,676 1990 565 4.7 29
Baltimore Colts Baltimore Colts 16 166.56 2,665 1981 607 4.4 30
Philadelphia Eagles Philadelphia Eagles 16 165.94 2,655 1983 633 4.2 14
San Francisco 49ers San Francisco 49ers 16 165.88 2,654 2016 548 4.8 25
Tampa Bay Buccaneers Tampa Bay Buccaneers 16 165.5 2,648 1986 558 4.7 31
Green Bay Packers Green Bay Packers 16 165.06 2,641 1983 597 4.4 28
Dallas Cowboys Dallas Cowboys 16 164.75 2,636 2000 538 4.9 17
Baltimore Colts Baltimore Colts 9 163.67 1,473 1982 348 4.2 10
Cincinnati Bengals Cincinnati Bengals 16 163.25 2,612 1998 558 4.7 23
Arizona Cardinals Arizona Cardinals 16 163.06 2,609 2000 578 4.5 29
Seattle Seahawks Seattle Seahawks 9 162.33 1,461 1982 337 4.3 12
Kansas City Chiefs Kansas City Chiefs 16 162 2,592 1988 609 4.3 23
StatMuse has team, season-level data for opponent rushing yards going back to the 1933 season.

Explore

More Saints Stats

Team Leaders

See more

PASS

3,878

Carr

Derek Carr

RUSH

694

Kamara

Alvin Kamara

REC

1,123

Olave

Chris Olave

Team Rankings

See more

PPG

23.6

9th

OPP PPG

19.2

8th

RUSH YDS/G

102.5

21st

PASS YDS/G

248.5

13th

2023 Division Standings

See more
TEAM W L T PCT
Saints Saints
9 8 0 .529
Buccaneers Buccaneers
9 8 0 .529
Falcons Falcons
7 10 0 .412
Panthers Panthers
2 15 0 .118

Last Game

See more
NO Saints

9-8-0

48

Final

17

ATL Falcons

7-10-0

Sun 7 Jan 2024

NFL 2023 Leaders

NFL 2023 Rankings

NFL 2023 Betting

NFL 2023 Division Standings

AFC North W L T PCT
1
Ravens Ravens
13 4 0 .765
2
Browns Browns
11 6 0 .647
AFC East W L T PCT
1
Bills Bills
11 6 0 .647
2
Dolphins Dolphins
11 6 0 .647
AFC West W L T PCT
1
Chiefs Chiefs
11 6 0 .647
2
Raiders Raiders
8 9 0 .471
AFC South W L T PCT
1
Texans Texans
10 7 0 .588
2
Jaguars Jaguars
9 8 0 .529
NFC North W L T PCT
1
Lions Lions
12 5 0 .706
2
Packers Packers
9 8 0 .529
NFC West W L T PCT
1
49ers 49ers
12 5 0 .706
2
Rams Rams
10 7 0 .588
NFC East W L T PCT
1
Cowboys Cowboys
12 5 0 .706
2
Eagles Eagles
11 6 0 .647
NFC South W L T PCT
1
Buccaneers Buccaneers
9 8 0 .529
2
Saints Saints
9 8 0 .529

NFL 2023 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sat
2/10
SF SF
@
KC KC
22-25
Sat
1/27
KC KC
@
BAL BAL
17-10
Sat
1/27
DET DET
@
SF SF
31-34
Sat
1/20
TB TB
@
DET DET
23-31
Sat
1/20
KC KC
@
BUF BUF
27-24

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Fri
9/6
GB GB
@
PHI PHI
1:00 PM