most yards allowed in an nfl season by a team since 1970

Since 1970, the New Orleans Saints have allowed the most yards by a team in a season, with 7,042 yards allowed in 2012.

	TEAM	OPP YDS	SEASON	GP	OPP TD	PASS OPP YDS	OPP SCKY	PASS OPP TD	RUSH OPP YDS	RUSH OPP TD	RET OPP YDS	RET OPP TD
1	Saints	7,042	2012	16	53	4,875	194	31	2,361	18	1,440	4
2	Panthers	6,877	2024	17	61	4,043	223	35	3,057	24	1,148	2
3	Colts	6,793	1981	16	68	4,228	100	37	2,665	30	1,266	1
4	Jets	6,765	2021	17	57	4,682	273	28	2,356	28	698	1
5	Giants	6,725	2015	16	50	4,920	137	31	1,942	15	1,395	4
6	Lions	6,716	2020	16	68	4,753	195	38	2,158	27	1,165	3
7	Jaguars	6,683	2020	16	57	4,322	91	34	2,452	23	665	0
8	Lions	6,670	2022	17	51	4,446	267	26	2,491	22	1,059	3
9	Texans	6,668	2020	16	55	4,325	221	30	2,564	24	833	1
10	Cowboys	6,645	2013	16	51	4,835	246	33	2,056	17	1,130	1
11	Jaguars	6,629	2024	17	48	4,605	230	29	2,254	19	525	0
12	Bengals	6,618	2018	16	51	4,587	173	32	2,204	17	925	2
13	Saints	6,615	2015	16	59	4,755	211	45	2,071	12	1,196	2
14	Commanders	6,612	2023	17	59	4,627	170	39	2,155	15	410	5
15	Vikings	6,608	2022	17	45	4,756	241	23	2,093	18	1,183	4
16	Packers	6,585	2011	16	41	4,988	192	29	1,789	10	1,683	2
17	Patriots	6,577	2011	16	40	4,977	274	26	1,874	13	1,514	1
18	Texans	6,535	2021	17	53	4,342	225	27	2,418	25	1,008	1
19	Commanders	6,533	2025	17	52	4,371	249	33	2,411	18	1,412	1
20	Vikings	6,522	2021	17	46	4,678	378	29	2,222	15	722	2
21	49ers	6,502	2016	16	56	4,013	165	30	2,654	25	1,214	1
22	Chiefs	6,488	2018	16	51	4,721	347	30	2,114	19	906	2
23	Bengals	6,475	2025	17	60	4,175	200	33	2,500	18	2,251	9
24	Lions	6,470	2008	16	63	3,907	191	25	2,754	31	1,746	7
25	Saints	6,459	2024	17	43	4,295	240	19	2,404	20	1,696	4

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Team Leaders

PASS

410

Shough

RUSH

46

Etienne

REC

182

Olave

Team Rankings

PPG

30.0

10th

OPP PPG

31.0

22nd

RUSH YDS/G

91.0

21st

PASS YDS/G

410.0

1st

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	L	PCT
Falcons	1	.000
Saints	1	.000
Buccaneers	1	.000
Panthers	1	.000

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 9/20	NO	@	BAL	1:00 PM
Sun 9/27	LV	@	NO	4:25 PM
Mon 10/5	ATL	@	NO	8:15 PM
Sun 10/11	MIN	@	NO	1:00 PM
Sun 10/18	NO	@	NYG	1:00 PM

Last Game

Saints

0 - 1

Final

Lions

1 - 0

Sun 13 Sep 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

410

Shough

387

Love

361

Young

Rush Yards Leaders

156

Gibbs

144

Henry

124

Swift

Rec Yards Leaders

182

Olave

150

Flowers

147

Watson

Pass TD Leaders

4

Lawrence

3

Shough

3

Dart

Rush TD Leaders

3

Swift

3

Henry

2

Williams

Rec TD Leaders

2

Jeanty

2

Watson

2

St. Brown

QB Rating Leaders

150.6

Lawrence

134.2

Dart

130.5

Allen

Sack Leaders

2.0

Hutchinson

2.0

Watt

2.0

Paye

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

59.0

41.0

39.0

37.0

36.0

34.0

Opp PPG Rankings

7.0

10.0

13.0

Total Yards Rankings

552.0

506.0

478.0

469.0

419.0

409.0

Rush Yards Rankings

291.0

202.0

174.0

165.0

152.0

Pass Yards Rankings

410.0

387.0

361.0

334.0

324.0

277.0

Sack Leaders

5.0

4.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

34.3

Henry

31.4

Swift

28.6

Gibbs

Fantasy WR Rankings

26.7

Watson

25.8

Coker

23.2

Jefferson

Fantasy TE Rankings

19.8

Likely

19.7

Goedert

15.5

McBride

Fantasy K Rankings

19

McPherson

16

Ryland

15

Sanders

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

1-0

Worst Record ATS

0-1

NFL 2026 Standings

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

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