nfl least yards allowed per game by a defense in 1986

The Chicago Bears had the fewest opponent yards per game played by a team in 1986, with 258.13.

TEAMOPP YDS/GPOPP YDSGPSEASONOPP TDPASS OPP YDSOPP SCKYPASS OPP TDRUSH OPP YDSRUSH OPP TDRET OPP YDSRET OPP TD
1Bears
Bears
258.13
4,130
16
1986
20
3,170
503
12
1,463
4
1,486
4
2Giants
Giants
297.31
4,757
16
1986
26
3,887
414
15
1,284
10
1,748
1
3Raiders
Raiders
300.25
4,804
16
1986
43
3,539
463
21
1,728
19
1,421
3
4Cardinals
Cardinals
304
4,864
16
1986
40
2,992
355
21
2,227
17
1,182
2
5Rams
Rams
304.44
4,871
16
1986
28
3,482
292
17
1,681
9
1,698
2
649ers
49ers
305
4,880
16
1986
29
3,773
448
18
1,555
8
1,971
3
7Falcons
Falcons
306.75
4,908
16
1986
34
3,169
177
19
1,916
10
1,667
5
8Chiefs
Chiefs
308.38
4,934
16
1986
38
3,555
360
21
1,739
13
1,850
4
9Broncos
Broncos
309.19
4,947
16
1986
36
3,755
459
21
1,651
13
1,661
2
10Cowboys
Cowboys
311.56
4,985
16
1986
41
3,149
364
21
2,200
17
1,659
3
11Vikings
Vikings
313.25
5,012
16
1986
28
3,475
259
16
1,796
10
1,888
2
12Packers
Packers
313.44
5,015
16
1986
52
3,142
222
31
2,095
16
1,468
5
13Oilers
Oilers
314.63
5,034
16
1986
39
3,200
201
25
2,035
13
998
1
14Saints
Saints
318.88
5,102
16
1986
34
3,886
343
21
1,559
11
896
2
15Lions
Lions
321.81
5,149
16
1986
36
3,090
290
14
2,349
15
1,613
7
16Patriots
Patriots
323.81
5,181
16
1986
35
3,324
346
15
2,203
19
2,045
1
17Eagles
Eagles
326.5
5,224
16
1986
39
3,641
406
21
1,989
14
1,895
4
18Steelers
Steelers
328.25
5,252
16
1986
39
3,669
289
22
1,872
10
1,726
7
19Browns
Browns
329.31
5,269
16
1986
36
3,546
258
21
1,981
12
1,744
3
20Bengals
Bengals
329.63
5,274
16
1986
47
3,520
368
17
2,122
23
1,793
7
21Redskins
Redskins
331.06
5,297
16
1986
35
3,916
424
21
1,805
14
1,225
0
22Seahawks
Seahawks
333.81
5,341
16
1986
34
3,888
306
20
1,759
12
1,300
2
23Chargers
Chargers
335.38
5,366
16
1986
47
4,128
440
27
1,678
14
1,458
6
24Bills
Bills
345.19
5,523
16
1986
40
4,069
267
21
1,721
18
1,417
1
25Colts
Colts
356.31
5,701
16
1986
47
3,933
194
28
1,962
14
1,360
5

More Bears Stats

Team Rankings

PPG

25.7

8th

OPP PPG

25.8

25th

RUSH YDS/G

152.6

2nd

PASS YDS/G

227.5

16th

2025 Division Standings
TEAMWLTPCT
Packers Packers
9
3
1
.731
Bears Bears
9
4
0
.692
Lions Lions
8
5
0
.615
Vikings Vikings
5
8
0
.385
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
12/14
CLE CLE
@
CHI CHI
1:00 PM
Sat
12/20
GB GB
@
CHI CHI
8:20 PM
Sun
12/28
CHI CHI
@
SF SF
8:20 PM
Sun
1/4
DET DET
@
CHI CHI
1:00 PM
Last Game
CHI Bears

9 - 4

21

Final

28

GB Packers

9 - 3 - 1

Sun 7 Dec 2025

NFL 2025 Leaders

NFL 2025 Rankings

NFL Fantasy 2025

NFL 2025 Betting

NFL 2025 Division Standings

AFC EastWLTPCT
Patriots Patriots
11
2
0
.846
Bills Bills
9
4
0
.692
AFC NorthWLTPCT
Steelers Steelers
7
6
0
.538
Ravens Ravens
6
7
0
.462
AFC SouthWLTPCT
Jaguars Jaguars
9
4
0
.692
Texans Texans
8
5
0
.615
AFC WestWLTPCT
Broncos Broncos
11
2
0
.846
Chargers Chargers
9
4
0
.692
NFC EastWLTPCT
Eagles Eagles
8
5
0
.615
Cowboys Cowboys
6
6
1
.500
NFC NorthWLTPCT
Packers Packers
9
3
1
.731
Bears Bears
9
4
0
.692
NFC SouthWLTPCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
7
6
0
.538
Panthers Panthers
7
6
0
.538
NFC WestWLTPCT
Rams Rams
10
3
0
.769
Seahawks Seahawks
10
3
0
.769

NFL 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Sat
9/6
MIA MIA
@
IND IND
8-33
Sat
9/6
ARI ARI
@
NO NO
20-13
Sat
9/6
TEN TEN
@
DEN DEN
12-20
Sat
9/6
SF SF
@
SEA SEA
17-13
Sat
9/6
HOU HOU
@
LAR LAR
9-14

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
12/14
WAS WAS
@
NYG NYG
1:00 PM
Sun
12/14
BAL BAL
@
CIN CIN
1:00 PM
Sun
12/14
CLE CLE
@
CHI CHI
1:00 PM
Sun
12/14
ARI ARI
@
HOU HOU
1:00 PM
Sun
12/14
BUF BUF
@
NE NE
1:00 PM