nfl teams that allow the fewest yards per play since 1970

Since 1970, the Pittsburgh Steelers have the fewest opponent yards per opponent play by a team, with 4.82.

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	TEAM	OPP YDS/OPP PLY	OPP YDS	OPP PLY	GP	OPP TD	PASS OPP YDS	OPP SCKY	PASS OPP TD	RUSH OPP YDS	RUSH OPP TD	RET OPP YDS	RET OPP TD
1	Steelers	4.82	264,442	54,890	882	1,793	189,363	16,106	1,062	91,185	560	88,096	64
2	Ravens	4.95	152,501	30,798	489	1,006	113,930	8,119	610	46,690	312	42,774	65
3	49ers	4.97	277,171	55,753	882	2,008	195,892	15,421	1,191	96,700	676	87,506	65
4	Eagles	4.97	281,399	56,566	882	2,031	193,743	16,133	1,168	103,789	706	85,779	75
5	Bills	5	279,693	55,927	880	2,115	182,510	13,995	1,085	111,178	874	79,743	67
6	Broncos	5	278,649	55,705	882	1,988	194,640	15,727	1,092	99,736	716	82,479	83
7	Cowboys	5.03	276,447	55,007	882	2,027	192,769	15,652	1,163	99,330	703	83,994	79
8	Bears	5.03	279,646	55,624	882	2,007	193,247	15,470	1,134	101,869	703	78,758	78
9	Packers	5.04	283,078	56,169	882	2,057	191,080	14,698	1,147	106,696	743	87,668	57
10	Vikings	5.07	281,987	55,657	882	2,013	196,030	15,198	1,130	101,155	697	89,285	90
11	Patriots	5.08	285,218	56,099	882	2,018	195,322	15,042	1,160	104,938	702	86,634	69
12	Rams	5.09	281,548	55,292	881	2,144	196,749	16,264	1,176	101,063	748	84,605	125
13	Browns	5.1	274,490	53,806	834	2,059	178,341	12,783	1,126	108,932	766	74,830	89
14	Raiders	5.11	286,687	56,142	882	2,221	195,602	15,401	1,203	106,486	838	81,583	81
15	Giants	5.11	286,977	56,178	882	2,112	196,831	14,884	1,154	105,030	777	83,642	83
16	Commanders	5.11	285,147	55,810	882	2,120	194,635	14,990	1,180	105,502	756	79,668	89
17	Jets	5.13	289,574	56,484	882	2,223	195,029	13,439	1,234	107,984	803	81,285	92
18	Dolphins	5.14	285,023	55,466	882	2,028	194,118	14,379	1,164	105,284	696	79,231	81
19	Buccaneers	5.14	259,996	50,574	798	1,966	178,219	11,783	1,069	93,560	732	69,386	81
20	Chargers	5.14	287,174	55,858	882	2,227	199,908	14,270	1,220	101,536	827	90,390	78
21	Chiefs	5.15	291,145	56,485	881	2,082	195,335	13,957	1,172	109,767	773	88,181	51
22	Titans	5.16	287,952	55,811	882	2,224	199,609	14,605	1,268	102,948	778	81,050	89
23	Seahawks	5.17	268,405	51,866	798	1,873	183,434	12,852	1,044	97,823	682	74,656	64
24	Cardinals	5.21	294,937	56,560	882	2,360	196,683	13,652	1,310	111,906	851	82,448	98
25	Bengals	5.22	292,607	56,107	881	2,232	197,999	13,756	1,212	108,364	834	84,152	91

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More Steelers Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

1,234

Rodgers

RUSH

410

Warren

REC

230

Warren

Team Rankings

PPG

22.2

17th

OPP PPG

21.8

11th

RUSH YDS/G

101.2

19th

PASS YDS/G

246.8

14th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Ravens	3	1	.750
Steelers	3	2	.600
Browns	3	2	.600
Bengals	3	2	.600

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/18	PIT	@	TB	1:00 PM
Sun 10/25	PIT	@	NO	9:30 AM
Sun 11/1	CLE	@	PIT	1:00 PM
Sun 11/15	PIT	@	CIN	8:20 PM
Sun 11/22	PIT	@	PHI	4:25 PM

Last Game

Colts

2 - 3

Final

Steelers

3 - 2

Sun 11 Oct 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,485

Goff

1,408

Love

1,402

Stroud

Rush Yards Leaders

537

Walker

504

Gibbs

494

Robinson

Rec Yards Leaders

583

Smith-Njigba

537

Olave

507

Lamb

Pass TD Leaders

13

Purdy

12

Goff

12

Cousins

Rush TD Leaders

7

Gibbs

7

Allen

7

Henry

Rec TD Leaders

7

Smith-Njigba

6

Watson

5

St. Brown

QB Rating Leaders

119.6

Jackson

119.3

Purdy

111.3

Goff

Sack Leaders

7.5

Anderson

6.0

Rousseau

5.5

Turner

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

32.8

31.8

30.8

30.3

29.5

29.0

Opp PPG Rankings

12.8

14.0

18.6

18.8

19.2

Total Yards Rankings

417.0

412.0

405.8

395.0

393.8

392.4

Rush Yards Rankings

181.0

173.2

162.3

153.5

139.6

139.0

Pass Yards Rankings

317.0

300.5

297.0

281.6

280.4

276.2

Sack Leaders

20.0

18.0

17.0

16.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

126.7

Gibbs

98.1

Walker

91.4

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

102.5

Smith-Njigba

83.4

Watson

76.1

Lamb

Fantasy TE Rankings

52.4

Likely

50.8

Kittle

49.6

LaPorta

Fantasy K Rankings

75

Shrader

68

Reichard

54

McPherson

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

4-1

3-1

3-1-1

Worst Record ATS

0-4-1

1-4

1-3

1-3-1

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	3	1	1	.700
Eagles	2	3	0	.400
Cowboys	2	3	0	.400
Commanders	1	3	1	.300
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	5	0	0	1.000
Packers	3	2	0	.600
Lions	3	2	0	.600
Bears	3	2	0	.600
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	2	2	0	.500
Falcons	2	2	0	.500
Buccaneers	1	4	0	.200
Saints	1	4	0	.200
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	5	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	3	2	0	.600
Rams	2	2	0	.500
Cardinals	1	4	0	.200

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	3	1	0	.750
Patriots	3	2	0	.600
Jets	2	3	0	.400
Dolphins	0	5	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Ravens	3	1	0	.750
Browns	3	2	0	.600
Steelers	3	2	0	.600
Bengals	3	2	0	.600
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	4	1	0	.800
Colts	2	3	0	.400
Texans	1	4	0	.200
Titans	0	5	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	4	0	0	1.000
Broncos	3	2	0	.600
Raiders	3	2	0	.600
Chargers	0	5	0	.000