
From 1945 through 1949, the Pittsburgh Steelers allowed the fewest passing yards by a team in a season, with 939 yards in 1946.
| TEAM | OPP YDS | SEASON | GP | OPP CMP | OPP ATT | OPP PCT | OPP AVG | OPP TD | OPP INT | OPP RTG | OPP TD% | OPP INT% | OPP SCK | OPP SCKY | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steelers | 939 | 1946 | 11 | 64 | 162 | 39.5 | 5.8 | 6 | 14 | 35.5 | 3.7 | 8.6 | |||
| 2 | Redskins | 1,121 | 1945 | 10 | 95 | 209 | 45.5 | 5.4 | 9 | 16 | 44.8 | 4.3 | 7.7 | |||
| 3 | Eagles | 1,243 | 1945 | 10 | 89 | 205 | 43.4 | 6.1 | 10 | 19 | 41.2 | 4.9 | 9.3 | |||
| 4 | Bears | 1,283 | 1945 | 10 | 83 | 195 | 42.6 | 6.6 | 10 | 15 | 50.0 | 5.1 | 7.7 | |||
| 5 | Packers | 1,288 | 1946 | 11 | 94 | 214 | 43.9 | 6.0 | 6 | 24 | 33.5 | 2.8 | 11.2 | |||
| 6 | Redskins | 1,342 | 1946 | 11 | 101 | 216 | 46.8 | 6.2 | 10 | 24 | 42.8 | 4.6 | 11.1 | |||
| 7 | Eagles | 1,360 | 1946 | 11 | 95 | 220 | 43.2 | 6.2 | 11 | 26 | 40.9 | 5.0 | 11.8 | |||
| 8 | Giants | 1,410 | 1945 | 10 | 99 | 186 | 53.2 | 7.6 | 6 | 13 | 59.7 | 3.2 | 7.0 | |||
| 9 | Yanks | 1,427 | 1945 | 10 | 104 | 227 | 45.8 | 6.3 | 10 | 30 | 41.6 | 4.4 | 13.2 | |||
| 10 | Rams | 1,463 | 1945 | 10 | 99 | 253 | 39.1 | 5.8 | 9 | 28 | 31.1 | 3.6 | 11.1 | |||
| 11 | Cardinals | 1,490 | 1945 | 10 | 87 | 187 | 46.5 | 8.0 | 15 | 12 | 74.1 | 8.0 | 6.4 | |||
| 12 | Cardinals | 1,603 | 1946 | 11 | 118 | 273 | 43.2 | 5.9 | 14 | 25 | 41.5 | 5.1 | 9.2 | |||
| 13 | Eagles | 1,607 | 1949 | 12 | 121 | 303 | 39.9 | 5.3 | 11 | 29 | 30.0 | 3.6 | 9.6 | 45 | 359 | |
| 14 | Bears | 1,610 | 1946 | 11 | 108 | 257 | 42.0 | 6.3 | 14 | 27 | 41.8 | 5.4 | 10.5 | |||
| 15 | Lions | 1,615 | 1945 | 10 | 89 | 227 | 39.2 | 7.1 | 17 | 23 | 49.8 | 7.5 | 10.1 | |||
| 16 | Steelers | 1,617 | 1945 | 10 | 103 | 187 | 55.1 | 8.6 | 14 | 13 | 80.0 | 7.5 | 7.0 | |||
| 17 | Packers | 1,626 | 1948 | 12 | 134 | 260 | 51.5 | 6.3 | 13 | 29 | 48.2 | 5.0 | 11.2 | |||
| 18 | Yanks | 1,642 | 1946 | 11 | 106 | 227 | 46.7 | 7.2 | 15 | 17 | 62.0 | 6.6 | 7.5 | |||
| 19 | Bears | 1,646 | 1948 | 12 | 139 | 336 | 41.4 | 4.9 | 12 | 30 | 31.7 | 3.6 | 8.9 | |||
| 20 | Packers | 1,708 | 1945 | 10 | 111 | 231 | 48.1 | 7.4 | 9 | 24 | 46.3 | 3.9 | 10.4 | |||
| 21 | Packers | 1,790 | 1947 | 12 | 122 | 277 | 44.0 | 6.5 | 14 | 30 | 43.0 | 5.1 | 10.8 | |||
| 22 | Lions | 1,814 | 1949 | 12 | 149 | 312 | 47.8 | 5.8 | 14 | 32 | 41.5 | 4.5 | 10.3 | 26 | 206 | |
| 23 | Giants | 1,823 | 1946 | 11 | 128 | 258 | 49.6 | 7.1 | 9 | 19 | 53.8 | 3.5 | 7.4 | |||
| 24 | Steelers | 1,847 | 1947 | 12 | 98 | 244 | 40.2 | 7.6 | 20 | 18 | 63.7 | 8.2 | 7.4 | |||
| 25 | Eagles | 1,951 | 1948 | 12 | 139 | 338 | 41.1 | 5.8 | 14 | 23 | 45.9 | 4.1 | 6.8 | |||
StatMuse has team, season-level data for opponent passing yards going back to the 1933 season.
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| NFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
| NFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
| NFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
| NFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| AFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
| AFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
| AFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
| AFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
0 | 0 | 0 | ||
0 | 0 | 0 | ||
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |