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The Dallas Cowboys had their most yards per opponent play in a season in 2019, with 6.8.

	TEAM	YDS/OPP PLY	YDS	OPP PLY	SEASON	GP	OPP YDS	OPP TD	PASS OPP YDS	OPP SCKY	PASS OPP TD	RUSH OPP YDS	RUSH OPP TD	RET OPP YDS	RET OPP TD
1	Cowboys	6.8	6,904	1,015	2019	16	5,232	35	3,879	303	21	1,656	14	969	0
2	Cowboys	6.53	6,390	979	2009	16	5,054	28	3,874	268	19	1,448	7	1,281	2
3	Cowboys	6.42	5,606	873	1992	16	3,931	29	3,034	347	16	1,244	11	1,614	2
4	Cowboys	6.39	6,919	1,082	2021	17	5,967	39	4,346	297	24	1,918	13	631	2
5	Cowboys	6.39	6,663	1,043	2025	17	6,409	59	4,521	245	35	2,133	24	2,273	0
6	Cowboys	6.28	6,138	978	2014	16	5,681	43	4,187	156	22	1,650	18	1,161	3
7	Cowboys	6.23	6,317	1,014	2023	17	5,095	36	3,481	296	21	1,910	14	445	1
8	Cowboys	6.21	4,983	803	1974	14	3,463	28	2,451	332	17	1,344	8	1,537	3
9	Cowboys	6.2	5,122	826	1969	14	3,707	28	3,109	452	23	1,050	3	1,547	2
10	Cowboys	6.18	6,008	972	2011	16	5,491	38	4,149	243	24	1,585	10	1,392	4
11	Cowboys	6.16	5,035	817	1971	14	3,468	25	2,660	336	15	1,144	8	1,912	2
12	Cowboys	6.16	5,959	967	1978	16	4,009	25	2,730	442	11	1,721	13	2,020	1
13	Cowboys	6.1	5,968	978	1979	16	4,586	38	2,833	362	21	2,115	15	1,830	2
14	Cowboys	6.08	5,994	986	2012	16	5,687	45	3,895	211	22	2,003	17	1,381	6
15	Cowboys	6.03	5,117	848	1968	14	3,633	23	2,838	400	20	1,195	2	1,453	1
16	Cowboys	5.97	6,027	1,009	2016	16	5,503	34	4,376	209	25	1,336	9	938	0
17	Cowboys	5.97	5,828	977	2010	16	5,628	51	4,151	257	33	1,734	11	1,568	7
18	Cowboys	5.93	5,772	974	2006	16	5,165	40	3,729	223	25	1,659	12	1,905	3
19	Cowboys	5.89	5,145	873	1966	14	3,558	29	2,802	420	17	1,176	6	1,807	6
20	Cowboys	5.82	5,824	1,001	1995	16	5,044	32	3,491	219	17	1,772	13	1,877	2
21	Cowboys	5.81	5,959	1,025	1983	16	5,427	42	4,365	437	27	1,499	12	2,394	3
22	Cowboys	5.8	5,851	1,008	2007	16	4,922	36	3,728	319	19	1,513	12	2,385	5
23	Cowboys	5.76	5,880	1,021	1981	16	5,419	34	3,717	347	17	2,049	16	1,739	1
24	Cowboys	5.76	4,912	853	1962	14	5,184	52	3,904	230	33	1,510	17	1,794	2
25	Cowboys	5.74	4,751	827	1973	14	3,466	23	2,301	306	15	1,471	5	1,472	3

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Saints	0	1	0	.000
Panthers	0	1	0	.000
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