nfl team with the least amount of yards allowed per game 1987

The San Francisco 49ers had the fewest opponent yards per game played by a team in 1987, with 273.

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	TEAM	OPP YDS/GP	OPP YDS	GP	SEASON	OPP TD	PASS OPP YDS	OPP SCKY	PASS OPP TD	RUSH OPP YDS	RUSH OPP TD	RET OPP YDS	RET OPP TD
1	49ers	273	4,095	15	1987	26	2,771	287	13	1,611	8	1,793	5
2	Bears	281	4,215	15	1987	33	3,286	484	24	1,413	5	1,393	4
3	Browns	284.27	4,264	15	1987	26	3,088	257	15	1,433	7	1,436	4
4	Saints	290	4,350	15	1987	35	3,155	355	25	1,550	6	1,314	4
5	Raiders	290.93	4,364	15	1987	33	3,088	361	18	1,637	12	1,392	3
6	Colts	303.33	4,550	15	1987	28	3,073	313	19	1,790	6	1,444	3
7	Giants	310.53	4,658	15	1987	35	3,272	382	17	1,768	14	2,274	4
8	Bengals	313.13	4,697	15	1987	43	3,359	303	24	1,641	15	1,444	4
9	Broncos	320.87	4,813	15	1987	35	3,040	244	15	2,017	16	1,592	4
10	Vikings	321.6	4,824	15	1987	38	3,407	307	24	1,724	9	1,597	5
11	Patriots	325.13	4,877	15	1987	34	3,438	339	17	1,778	13	1,527	4
12	Bills	327.07	4,906	15	1987	37	3,121	267	25	2,052	11	858	1
13	Steelers	328	4,920	15	1987	34	3,506	196	22	1,610	8	1,478	4
14	Packers	328.2	4,923	15	1987	31	3,200	197	14	1,920	15	1,562	2
15	Chargers	330.2	4,953	15	1987	37	3,080	298	19	2,171	14	1,414	4
16	Buccaneers	332.47	4,987	15	1987	44	3,255	306	23	2,038	18	1,863	3
17	Oilers	332.87	4,993	15	1987	37	3,416	271	25	1,848	10	1,631	2
18	Redskins	334.8	5,022	15	1987	33	3,767	424	19	1,679	10	1,583	4
19	Jets	336.07	5,041	15	1987	43	3,412	206	27	1,835	15	1,175	1
20	Cowboys	337.4	5,061	15	1987	42	3,781	337	21	1,617	19	1,657	2
21	Rams	341.4	5,121	15	1987	43	3,693	304	31	1,732	8	1,429	4
22	Seahawks	343.93	5,159	15	1987	36	3,196	238	20	2,201	14	1,630	2
23	Eagles	349.93	5,249	15	1987	47	4,058	452	29	1,643	16	1,745	2
24	Lions	351.53	5,273	15	1987	43	3,558	355	23	2,070	18	1,266	2
25	Cardinals	358.93	5,384	15	1987	48	3,668	285	30	2,001	16	1,552	2

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More 49ers Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

789

Purdy

RUSH

166

McCaffrey

REC

174

Kittle

Team Rankings

PPG

32.7

2nd

OPP PPG

16.7

3rd

RUSH YDS/G

136.3

6th

PASS YDS/G

263.0

9th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
49ers	3	0	1.000
Seahawks	2	1	.667
Cardinals	1	2	.333
Rams	1	2	.333

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/4	DEN	@	SF	4:25 PM
Sun 10/11	SF	@	SEA	4:25 PM
Mon 10/19	WAS	@	SF	8:15 PM
Sun 10/25	SF	@	ATL	1:00 PM
Sun 11/8	LV	@	SF	4:05 PM

Last Game

Cardinals

1 - 2

Final

49ers

3 - 0

Sun 27 Sep 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

999

Rodgers

939

Young

917

Shough

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

4.5

Watt

4.0

Anderson

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

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

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

Fannin

Fantasy K Rankings

42

McPherson

39

McLaughlin

38

Shrader

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

3-0

2-0-1

3-1

2-1

Worst Record ATS

0-3

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
Browns	3	1	0	.750
Ravens	2	1	0	.667
Bengals	2	1	0	.667
Steelers	2	2	0	.500
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