most team defensive yards per points allowed from 1977 to 1985

From 1977 through 1985, the Dallas Cowboys had the most yards per opponent point by a team, with 19.53.

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	TEAM	YDS/OPP PTS	YDS	OPP PTS	GP	OPP YDS	OPP TD	PASS OPP YDS	OPP SCKY	PASS OPP TD	RUSH OPP YDS	RUSH OPP TD	RET OPP YDS
1	Cowboys	19.53	48,181	2,467	135	41,330	296	28,620	3,484	164	16,194	111	15,850
2	Dolphins	19.51	44,630	2,287	135	42,715	277	27,818	2,598	155	17,495	108	13,303
3	Steelers	18.9	45,805	2,424	135	40,097	286	27,968	2,796	160	14,925	98	14,709
4	Bears	18.74	42,816	2,285	135	39,753	270	26,970	3,286	146	16,069	101	13,644
5	Broncos	17.94	42,024	2,343	135	42,843	262	29,581	2,576	134	15,838	102	12,911
6	Eagles	17.8	41,467	2,329	135	40,822	269	26,185	2,862	151	17,499	104	13,323
7	Redskins	17.44	43,455	2,491	135	41,736	298	27,956	3,192	159	16,972	118	13,158
8	Patriots	17.42	45,509	2,612	135	41,363	308	27,227	3,028	163	17,164	120	14,785
9	Rams	17.3	43,729	2,527	135	40,330	299	27,452	3,173	161	16,051	121	14,223
10	Chargers	17.05	51,290	3,008	135	44,903	374	31,201	2,964	181	16,666	169	14,829
11	49ers	17.01	45,600	2,680	135	43,197	317	28,755	2,754	166	17,196	126	14,670
12	Raiders	16.83	44,138	2,623	135	41,928	318	29,544	3,346	168	15,730	117	12,601
13	Browns	16.23	45,047	2,775	135	43,965	327	28,415	2,293	164	17,843	136	12,690
14	Bengals	15.83	44,512	2,811	135	42,902	338	29,164	2,551	171	16,289	146	14,798
15	Jets	15.33	43,754	2,854	135	44,747	347	29,954	2,618	190	17,411	130	13,401
16	Packers	14.86	41,719	2,808	135	45,184	339	27,925	2,641	151	19,900	157	13,134
17	Giants	14.8	39,362	2,659	135	42,058	318	27,484	2,856	156	17,430	132	13,729
18	Lions	14.79	40,639	2,747	135	41,439	323	27,044	2,882	159	17,277	129	13,678
19	Falcons	14.76	42,145	2,856	135	43,853	353	29,501	2,630	190	16,982	144	13,560
20	Bills	14.58	41,156	2,822	135	42,963	340	24,789	1,939	173	20,113	142	12,268
21	Vikings	14.58	42,811	2,936	135	45,255	362	27,713	2,219	183	19,761	145	13,797
22	Buccaneers	14.45	39,221	2,714	135	42,349	308	26,530	2,210	127	18,029	157	14,287
23	Chiefs	14.43	40,391	2,799	135	45,019	337	28,591	2,216	169	18,644	139	14,939
24	Cardinals	14.37	43,904	3,056	135	43,763	370	27,848	2,543	215	18,458	131	13,761
25	Seahawks	14.21	43,021	3,028	135	46,233	360	29,111	2,409	191	19,531	150	12,064

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PASS

454

Prescott

RUSH

71

Williams

REC

197

Lamb

Team Rankings

PPG

28.5

8th

OPP PPG

24.0

19th

RUSH YDS/G

67.5

30th

PASS YDS/G

227.0

15th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Eagles	2	0	1.000
Giants	1	1	.500
Cowboys	1	1	.500
Commanders	0	2	.000

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 9/27	BAL	@	DAL	4:25 PM
Sun 10/4	DAL	@	HOU	1:00 PM
Thu 10/8	TB	@	DAL	8:15 PM
Sun 10/18	DAL	@	GB	8:20 PM
Mon 10/26	DAL	@	PHI	8:15 PM

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0 - 2

Final

Cowboys

1 - 1

Sun 20 Sep 2026

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Pass Yards Leaders

844

Love

662

Shough

648

Young

Rush Yards Leaders

349

Robinson

290

Walker

212

Henry

Rec Yards Leaders

284

Watson

277

Smith-Njigba

274

London

Pass TD Leaders

6

Young

6

Love

6

Prescott

Rush TD Leaders

4

Taylor

4

Allen

4

Henry

Rec TD Leaders

4

Smith-Njigba

4

Watson

4

St. Brown

QB Rating Leaders

127.3

Lock

125.9

Dart

125.8

Allen

Sack Leaders

4.0

Rousseau

3.5

Watt

3.0

Hutchinson

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

38.5

35.5

32.0

31.0

Opp PPG Rankings

8.0

8.5

10.0

12.5

13.5

15.0

Total Yards Rankings

457.5

427.5

424.5

409.0

385.5

Rush Yards Rankings

212.5

186.0

173.0

157.0

155.0

144.5

Pass Yards Rankings

331.0

324.0

313.5

291.0

283.0

281.3

Sack Leaders

8.0

7.0

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Fantasy RB Rankings

64.7

Robinson

49

Henry

48.9

Walker

Fantasy WR Rankings

52.4

Watson

51.7

Smith-Njigba

44.9

St. Brown

Fantasy TE Rankings

28.5

Kincaid

25.6

McBride

23.2

Kelce

Fantasy K Rankings

31

McPherson

27

McLaughlin

24

Butker

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

2-0

Worst Record ATS

0-2

NFL 2026 Standings

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

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