nfl record for least passing yards allowed per game in a season since 1978

The Buffalo Bills and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers have a record of 5-11 in 1978.

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	TEAM	REC	OPP YDS/GP	OPP YDS	GP	SEASON	W%	OPP CMP	OPP ATT	OPP PCT	OPP AVG	OPP TD	OPP INT	OPP RTG	OPP TD%	OPP INT%	OPP SCK	OPP SCKY
1	Bills	5-11	134.75	2,156	16	1978	.313	167	317	52.7	6.8	20	14	77.0	6.3	4.4	22	196
2	Dolphins	7-2	142.33	1,281	9	1982	.778	119	226	52.7	5.7	7	19	44.9	3.1	8.4	29	254
3	Buccaneers	10-6	150.31	2,405	16	1979	.625	250	436	57.3	5.5	14	14	70.2	3.2	3.2	40	329
4	Seahawks	2-1	152	456	3	2026	.667	59	92	64.1	5.0	5	4	76.2	5.4	4.3	7	31
5	Rams	12-4	153.06	2,449	16	1978	.750	188	399	47.1	6.1	15	28	50.2	3.8	7.0	47	401
6	Bills	4-5	153.56	1,382	9	1982	.444	114	256	44.5	5.4	8	13	50.9	3.1	5.1	12	82
7	Redskins	6-10	156.5	2,504	16	1980	.375	187	392	47.7	6.4	17	33	47.8	4.3	8.4	43	333
8	Bengals	4-12	157.5	2,520	16	1978	.250	193	396	48.7	6.4	14	20	60.0	3.5	5.1	33	284
9	Buccaneers	5-11	158.44	2,535	16	1978	.313	241	419	57.5	6.1	13	29	56.7	3.1	6.9	33	256
10	Bills	11-5	160.06	2,561	16	1980	.688	240	433	55.4	5.9	15	24	61.4	3.5	5.5	33	279
11	Chiefs	4-11-1	161.94	2,591	16	1988	.281	214	410	52.2	6.3	12	18	63.4	2.9	4.4	23	157
12	Seahawks	4-5	163.11	1,468	9	1982	.444	138	246	56.1	6.0	4	13	57.1	1.6	5.3	17	135
13	Raiders	2-14	164.44	2,631	16	2006	.125	245	410	59.8	6.4	17	18	74.1	4.1	4.4	34	218
14	Giants	6-10	164.81	2,637	16	1978	.375	210	443	47.4	6.0	10	21	54.2	2.3	4.7	29	251
15	Cardinals	6-10	165.06	2,641	16	1978	.375	212	428	49.5	6.2	19	26	58.6	4.4	6.1	37	290
16	Saints	7-9	168.75	2,700	16	1978	.438	215	418	51.4	6.5	21	21	67.7	5.0	5.0	33	236
17	Redskins	8-8	168.81	2,701	16	1978	.500	197	409	48.2	6.6	11	22	56.3	2.7	5.4	35	323
18	Jets	9-7	169	2,704	16	2009	.563	259	501	51.7	5.4	8	17	58.8	1.6	3.4	32	245
19	Colts	12-4	169.06	2,705	16	2006	.750	266	415	64.1	6.5	16	15	80.4	3.9	3.6	25	157
20	Broncos	10-6	169.5	2,712	16	1978	.625	246	438	56.2	6.2	9	31	52.0	2.1	7.1	30	242
21	Bills	7-9	169.56	2,713	16	1979	.438	193	382	50.5	7.1	14	24	59.8	3.7	6.3	23	183
22	Cowboys	6-10	169.81	2,717	16	1997	.375	253	473	53.5	5.7	20	7	78.5	4.2	1.5	38	195
23	Bills	12-5	170.24	2,894	17	2025	.706	277	464	59.7	6.2	19	13	79.8	4.1	2.8	36	226
24	Steelers	9-7	170.5	2,728	16	1990	.563	236	460	51.3	5.9	9	24	54.3	2.0	5.2	34	228
25	Cowboys	12-4	170.63	2,730	16	1978	.750	202	432	46.8	6.3	11	23	53.7	2.5	5.3	58	442

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786

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REC

263

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PPG

33.7

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4th

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262.0

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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

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0 - 3

Final

Bills

3 - 0

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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

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9

Cousins

8

Shough

Rush TD Leaders

6

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Rec TD Leaders

6

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QB Rating Leaders

133.1

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127.3

Lock

116.1

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Sack Leaders

6.0

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4.0

Anderson

4.0

Graham

NFL 2026 Rankings

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33.7

32.7

31.0

30.7

29.7

Opp PPG Rankings

12.0

13.7

16.7

17.0

Total Yards Rankings

417.7

416.3

408.0

401.7

399.3

398.7

Rush Yards Rankings

184.3

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

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Kelce

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Johnson

Fantasy K Rankings

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McLaughlin

38

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Worst Record ATS

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NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Eagles	2	1	0	.667
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	2	1	0	.667
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)
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
Sun 10/4	NYJ	@	CHI	1:00 PM

The Buffalo Bills and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers have a record of 5-11 in 1978.

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