most rushing yards per game allowed by defense since 1985 per season

Since 1985, the Atlanta Falcons have the most opponent rushing yards per game played by a team in a season, with 182.27 in 1987.

TEAMOPP YDS/GPOPP YDSGPSEASONOPP ATTOPP YPCOPP TD
1Falcons
Falcons
182.27
2,734
15
1987
600
4.6
24
2Panthers
Panthers
179.82
3,057
17
2024
592
5.2
24
3Oilers
Oilers
175.88
2,814
16
1985
588
4.8
21
4Colts
Colts
173
2,768
16
2006
519
5.3
20
5Lions
Lions
172.13
2,754
16
2008
536
5.1
31
6Browns
Browns
171
2,736
16
1999
610
4.5
29
7Texans
Texans
170.24
2,894
17
2022
573
5.1
25
8Bills
Bills
169.63
2,714
16
2010
571
4.8
18
9Lions
Lions
167.81
2,685
16
1985
560
4.8
19
10Patriots
Patriots
167.25
2,676
16
1990
565
4.7
29
1149ers
49ers
165.88
2,654
16
2016
548
4.8
25
12Buccaneers
Buccaneers
165.5
2,648
16
1986
558
4.7
31
13Cowboys
Cowboys
164.75
2,636
16
2000
538
4.9
17
14Bengals
Bengals
163.25
2,612
16
1998
558
4.7
23
15Cardinals
Cardinals
163.06
2,609
16
2000
578
4.5
29
16Chiefs
Chiefs
162
2,592
16
1988
609
4.3
23
17Bears
Bears
161.44
2,583
16
2013
483
5.3
22
18Colts
Colts
160.63
2,570
16
1998
544
4.7
20
19Texans
Texans
160.25
2,564
16
2020
493
5.2
24
20Raiders
Raiders
159.69
2,555
16
2008
542
4.7
23
21Chiefs
Chiefs
158.94
2,543
16
2008
509
5.0
25
22Cowboys
Cowboys
158.81
2,541
16
2020
510
5.0
20
23Broncos
Broncos
158.63
2,538
16
1988
552
4.6
21
24Buccaneers
Buccaneers
158.19
2,531
16
2009
529
4.8
16
25Colts
Colts
157.56
2,521
16
1993
575
4.4
20
StatMuse has team, season-level data for opponent rushing yards going back to the 1933 season.

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Team Rankings

PPG

17.1

28th

OPP PPG

22.0

13th

RUSH YDS/G

123.3

11th

PASS YDS/G

230.1

16th

2025 Division Standings
TEAMWLTPCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
6
2
0
.750
Panthers Panthers
4
4
0
.500
Falcons Falcons
3
4
0
.429
Saints Saints
1
7
0
.125
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
11/2
ATL ATL
@
NE NE
1:00 PM
Sun
11/9
ATL ATL
@
IND IND
9:30 AM
Sun
11/16
CAR CAR
@
ATL ATL
1:00 PM
Sun
11/23
ATL ATL
@
NO NO
4:25 PM
Sun
11/30
ATL ATL
@
NYJ NYJ
1:00 PM
Last Game
MIA Dolphins

2 - 6 - 0

34

Final

10

ATL Falcons

3 - 4 - 0

Sun 26 Oct 2025

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NFL 2025 Division Standings

AFC EastWLTPCT
Patriots Patriots
6
2
0
.750
Bills Bills
5
2
0
.714
AFC NorthWLTPCT
Steelers Steelers
4
3
0
.571
Bengals Bengals
3
5
0
.375
AFC SouthWLTPCT
Colts Colts
7
1
0
.875
Jaguars Jaguars
4
3
0
.571
AFC WestWLTPCT
Broncos Broncos
6
2
0
.750
Chargers Chargers
5
3
0
.625
NFC EastWLTPCT
Eagles Eagles
6
2
0
.750
Cowboys Cowboys
3
4
1
.438
NFC NorthWLTPCT
Packers Packers
5
1
1
.786
Lions Lions
5
2
0
.714
NFC SouthWLTPCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
6
2
0
.750
Panthers Panthers
4
4
0
.500
NFC WestWLTPCT
Seahawks Seahawks
5
2
0
.714
Rams Rams
5
2
0
.714

NFL 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Wed
9/3
DAL DAL
@
PHI PHI
20-24
Thu
9/4
KC KC
@
LAC LAC
21-27
Sat
9/6
PIT PIT
@
NYJ NYJ
34-32
Sat
9/6
TB TB
@
ATL ATL
23-20
Sat
9/6
LV LV
@
NE NE
20-13

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
10/30
BAL BAL
@
MIA MIA
8:15 PM
Sun
11/2
CAR CAR
@
GB GB
1:00 PM
Sun
11/2
MIN MIN
@
DET DET
1:00 PM
Sun
11/2
CHI CHI
@
CIN CIN
1:00 PM
Sun
11/2
DEN DEN
@
HOU HOU
1:00 PM