nfl fewest opponent passing yards per game played by a team in 2021

The Buffalo Bills had the fewest opponent passing yards per game played by a team in 2021, with 179.24.

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	TEAM	OPP YDS/GP	OPP YDS	GP	SEASON	OPP CMP	OPP ATT	OPP PCT	OPP AVG	OPP TD	OPP INT	OPP RTG	OPP TD%	OPP INT%	OPP SCK	OPP SCKY
1	Bills	179.24	3,047	17	2021	297	530	56.0	5.7	12	19	65.3	2.3	3.6	42	266
2	Patriots	202.18	3,437	17	2021	319	538	59.3	6.4	21	23	73.3	3.9	4.3	36	256
3	Panthers	209.35	3,559	17	2021	337	515	65.4	6.9	26	9	95.0	5.0	1.7	39	293
4	Bears	213.12	3,623	17	2021	314	477	65.8	7.6	31	8	103.3	6.5	1.7	49	359
5	Browns	218.35	3,712	17	2021	367	576	63.7	6.4	29	13	89.4	5.0	2.3	43	273
6	Cardinals	227.76	3,872	17	2021	367	561	65.4	6.9	30	13	93.5	5.3	2.3	41	227
7	49ers	227.88	3,874	17	2021	372	545	68.3	7.1	25	9	97.0	4.6	1.7	48	364
8	Broncos	229.47	3,901	17	2021	341	562	60.7	6.9	22	13	85.0	3.9	2.3	36	249
9	Eagles	233.88	3,976	17	2021	409	589	69.4	6.8	28	12	95.4	4.8	2.0	29	220
10	Steelers	233.94	3,977	17	2021	355	563	63.1	7.1	24	13	88.7	4.3	2.3	55	321
11	Chargers	234.82	3,992	17	2021	357	559	63.9	7.1	27	11	93.0	4.8	2.0	35	231
12	Raiders	235.06	3,996	17	2021	400	606	66.0	6.6	29	6	96.4	4.8	1.0	35	207
13	Packers	236.53	4,021	17	2021	379	603	62.9	6.7	31	18	86.9	5.1	3.0	39	297
14	Giants	237.88	4,044	17	2021	402	611	65.8	6.6	27	15	89.0	4.4	2.5	34	205
15	Falcons	241.41	4,104	17	2021	391	577	67.8	7.1	31	12	97.4	5.4	2.1	18	152
16	Jaguars	241.82	4,111	17	2021	377	543	69.4	7.6	24	7	100.8	4.4	1.3	32	236
17	Saints	243	4,131	17	2021	369	592	62.3	7.0	20	18	81.7	3.4	3.0	46	310
18	Colts	247.24	4,203	17	2021	390	597	65.3	7.0	32	19	90.5	5.4	3.2	33	223
19	Dolphins	250.06	4,251	17	2021	373	608	61.3	7.0	23	14	85.4	3.8	2.3	48	380
20	Texans	255.41	4,342	17	2021	363	546	66.5	8.0	27	17	94.1	4.9	3.1	32	225
21	Cowboys	255.65	4,346	17	2021	364	612	59.5	7.1	24	26	76.6	3.9	4.2	41	297
22	Buccaneers	255.71	4,347	17	2021	445	680	65.4	6.4	26	17	85.6	3.8	2.5	47	285
23	Lions	256.53	4,361	17	2021	359	544	66.0	8.0	31	11	101.0	5.7	2.0	30	201
24	Rams	263.29	4,476	17	2021	416	625	66.6	7.2	17	19	83.8	2.7	3.0	50	367
25	Chiefs	263.65	4,482	17	2021	401	610	65.7	7.3	27	15	92.0	4.4	2.5	31	209

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Team Leaders

PASS

786

Allen

RUSH

346

Cook

REC

263

Kincaid

Team Rankings

PPG

33.7

1st

OPP PPG

26.0

21st

RUSH YDS/G

155.0

4th

PASS YDS/G

262.0

10th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Bills	3	0	1.000
Patriots	1	2	.333
Jets	1	2	.333
Dolphins	0	3	.000

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/4	NE	@	BUF	1:00 PM
Mon 10/12	BUF	@	LAR	8:15 PM
Sun 10/18	BUF	@	LV	4:25 PM
Sun 11/1	BAL	@	BUF	1:00 PM
Mon 11/9	BUF	@	MIN	8:15 PM

Last Game

Chargers

0 - 3

Final

Bills

3 - 0

Sun 27 Sep 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

939

Young

917

Shough

872

Stafford

Rush Yards Leaders

360

Walker

349

Robinson

346

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

405

Smith-Njigba

375

Olave

358

Adams

Pass TD Leaders

9

Purdy

9

Cousins

8

Shough

Rush TD Leaders

6

Allen

6

Henry

4

Gibbs

Rec TD Leaders

6

Smith-Njigba

5

St. Brown

4

Watson

QB Rating Leaders

133.1

Purdy

127.3

Lock

116.1

Goff

Sack Leaders

6.0

Rousseau

4.0

Anderson

4.0

Graham

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

33.7

32.7

31.0

30.7

29.7

Opp PPG Rankings

12.0

13.7

16.7

17.0

Total Yards Rankings

424.5

417.7

416.3

401.7

399.3

398.7

Rush Yards Rankings

212.5

173.0

167.3

155.0

153.3

136.3

Pass Yards Rankings

313.0

305.7

295.0

281.3

276.0

270.7

Sack Leaders

14.0

12.0

11.0

10.0

9.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

80.3

Gibbs

69.9

Henry

68.2

Walker

Fantasy WR Rankings

77.1

Smith-Njigba

52.8

St. Brown

52.4

Watson

Fantasy TE Rankings

35.4

Kittle

35.1

Kelce

33.3

Johnson

Fantasy K Rankings

42

McPherson

39

McLaughlin

38

Shrader

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

3-0

2-0-1

2-1

Worst Record ATS

0-3

0-2

0-3

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Eagles	2	0	0	1.000
Giants	2	1	0	.667
Cowboys	1	2	0	.333
Commanders	1	2	0	.333
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	3	0	0	1.000
Lions	2	1	0	.667
Bears	1	1	0	.500
Packers	1	2	0	.333
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	1	2	0	.333
Saints	1	2	0	.333
Falcons	1	2	0	.333
Buccaneers	0	3	0	.000
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	3	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	2	1	0	.667
Rams	1	2	0	.333
Cardinals	1	2	0	.333

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	3	0	0	1.000
Jets	1	2	0	.333
Patriots	1	2	0	.333
Dolphins	0	3	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Steelers	2	1	0	.667
Ravens	2	1	0	.667
Browns	2	1	0	.667
Bengals	2	1	0	.667
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	2	1	0	.667
Colts	1	2	0	.333
Titans	0	3	0	.000
Texans	0	3	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	3	0	0	1.000
Raiders	3	0	0	1.000
Broncos	2	1	0	.667
Chargers	0	3	0	.000

NFL 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Wed 9/9	NE	@	SEA	10-13
Thu 9/10	SF	@	LAR	27-7
Sun 9/13	CHI	@	CAR	59-37
Sun 9/13	BAL	@	IND	41-23
Sun 9/13	ATL	@	PIT	13-20

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 9/28	PHI	@	CHI	8:15 PM
Thu 10/1	PIT	@	CLE	8:15 PM
Sun 10/4	IND	@	WAS	9:30 AM
Sun 10/4	ARI	@	NYG	1:00 PM
Sun 10/4	NE	@	BUF	1:00 PM

The Buffalo Bills had the fewest opponent passing yards per game played by a team in 2021, with 179.24.

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NFL 2026 Rankings

NFL Fantasy 2026

80.3

69.9

68.2

77.1

52.8

52.4

35.4

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42

39

38

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