most rushing yards given up by a defense 2012

The New Orleans Saints had the most opponent rushing yards by a team in 2012, with 2,361 yards.

TEAMOPP YDSSEASONGPOPP ATTOPP YPCOPP TD
1Saints
Saints
2,361
2012
16
457
5.2
18
2Bills
Bills
2,333
2012
16
470
5.0
23
3Jaguars
Jaguars
2,256
2012
16
545
4.1
19
4Colts
Colts
2,200
2012
16
428
5.1
14
5Cardinals
Cardinals
2,192
2012
16
506
4.3
12
6Chiefs
Chiefs
2,171
2012
16
482
4.5
11
7Jets
Jets
2,138
2012
16
495
4.3
17
8Giants
Giants
2,066
2012
16
449
4.6
9
9Titans
Titans
2,035
2012
16
483
4.2
16
10Eagles
Eagles
2,021
2012
16
479
4.2
11
11Cowboys
Cowboys
2,003
2012
16
441
4.5
17
12Falcons
Falcons
1,971
2012
16
411
4.8
16
13Ravens
Ravens
1,965
2012
16
492
4.0
15
14Browns
Browns
1,898
2012
16
457
4.2
14
15Raiders
Raiders
1,897
2012
16
444
4.3
18
16Packers
Packers
1,896
2012
16
418
4.5
12
17Lions
Lions
1,889
2012
16
420
4.5
13
18Rams
Rams
1,880
2012
16
442
4.3
18
19Panthers
Panthers
1,761
2012
16
416
4.2
11
20Dolphins
Dolphins
1,734
2012
16
431
4.0
10
21Bengals
Bengals
1,715
2012
16
423
4.1
13
22Vikings
Vikings
1,692
2012
16
427
4.0
10
23Seahawks
Seahawks
1,649
2012
16
368
4.5
8
24Patriots
Patriots
1,630
2012
16
415
3.9
10
25Bears
Bears
1,627
2012
16
388
4.2
6
StatMuse has team, season-level data for opponent rushing yards going back to the 1933 season.

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Team Rankings

PPG

16.1

29th

OPP PPG

23.7

18th

RUSH YDS/G

93.4

27th

PASS YDS/G

220.6

20th

2025 Division Standings
TEAMWLTPCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
7
7
0
.500
Panthers Panthers
7
7
0
.500
Falcons Falcons
5
9
0
.357
Saints Saints
4
10
0
.286
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
12/21
NYJ NYJ
@
NO NO
1:00 PM
Sun
12/28
NO NO
@
TEN TEN
1:00 PM
Sun
1/4
NO NO
@
ATL ATL
1:00 PM
Last Game
CAR Panthers

7 - 7

17

Final

20

NO Saints

4 - 10

Sun 14 Dec 2025

NFL 2025 Leaders

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NFL 2025 Division Standings

AFC EastWLTPCT
Patriots Patriots
11
3
0
.786
Bills Bills
10
4
0
.714
AFC NorthWLTPCT
Steelers Steelers
7
6
0
.538
Ravens Ravens
7
7
0
.500
AFC SouthWLTPCT
Jaguars Jaguars
10
4
0
.714
Texans Texans
9
5
0
.643
AFC WestWLTPCT
Broncos Broncos
12
2
0
.857
Chargers Chargers
10
4
0
.714
NFC EastWLTPCT
Eagles Eagles
9
5
0
.643
Cowboys Cowboys
6
7
1
.464
NFC NorthWLTPCT
Bears Bears
10
4
0
.714
Packers Packers
9
4
1
.679
NFC SouthWLTPCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
7
7
0
.500
Panthers Panthers
7
7
0
.500
NFC WestWLTPCT
Rams Rams
11
3
0
.786
Seahawks Seahawks
11
3
0
.786

NFL 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Sat
9/13
BUF BUF
@
NYJ NYJ
30-10
Sat
9/13
SF SF
@
NO NO
26-21
Sat
9/13
NE NE
@
MIA MIA
33-27
Sat
9/13
CAR CAR
@
ARI ARI
22-27
Sat
9/13
DEN DEN
@
IND IND
28-29

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Mon
12/15
MIA MIA
@
PIT PIT
8:15 PM
Thu
12/18
LAR LAR
@
SEA SEA
8:15 PM
Sat
12/20
PHI PHI
@
WAS WAS
5:00 PM
Sat
12/20
GB GB
@
CHI CHI
8:20 PM
Sun
12/21
BUF BUF
@
CLE CLE
1:00 PM