team with the most yards allowed per play in 1997

The Minnesota Vikings had the most opponent yards per opponent play by a team in 1997, with 5.53.

TEAMOPP YDS/OPP PLYOPP YDSOPP PLYSEASONGPOPP TDPASS OPP YDSOPP SCKYPASS OPP TDRUSH OPP YDSRUSH OPP TDRET OPP YDSRET OPP TD
1Vikings
Vikings
5.53
5,687
1,028
1997
16
42
3,957
253
28
1,983
13
1,964
1
2Raiders
Raiders
5.52
6,116
1,108
1997
16
44
4,109
239
21
2,246
19
1,555
4
3Dolphins
Dolphins
5.34
5,364
1,004
1997
16
36
3,782
231
23
1,813
9
1,341
4
4Falcons
Falcons
5.32
5,106
960
1997
16
45
3,794
354
24
1,666
18
1,222
3
5Oilers
Oilers
5.27
5,231
992
1997
16
35
3,898
240
21
1,573
12
1,958
2
6Colts
Colts
5.23
4,854
928
1997
16
46
3,067
247
26
2,034
18
2,035
2
7Bears
Bears
5.23
4,888
935
1997
16
50
3,289
259
25
1,858
18
1,964
7
8Bengals
Bengals
5.21
5,682
1,091
1997
16
48
3,668
209
30
2,223
15
1,813
3
9Cardinals
Cardinals
5.17
5,426
1,049
1997
16
42
3,461
215
23
2,180
13
1,386
6
10Jaguars
Jaguars
5.06
5,238
1,035
1997
16
39
3,835
331
24
1,734
12
1,971
3
11Seahawks
Seahawks
5.06
4,849
959
1997
16
38
3,356
238
19
1,731
10
2,242
9
12Jets
Jets
5.03
5,320
1,057
1997
16
33
3,663
242
23
1,899
9
1,593
1
13Ravens
Ravens
5.02
5,363
1,069
1997
16
39
3,966
293
20
1,690
17
1,783
2
14Chiefs
Chiefs
5.01
4,880
974
1997
16
23
3,618
359
15
1,621
8
1,927
0
15Rams
Rams
4.96
5,066
1,021
1997
16
39
3,675
296
26
1,687
10
1,880
3
16Chargers
Chargers
4.93
5,166
1,048
1997
16
50
3,632
164
31
1,698
12
1,933
7
17Broncos
Broncos
4.91
4,671
951
1997
16
35
3,166
298
20
1,803
10
2,062
5
18Eagles
Eagles
4.89
4,932
1,009
1997
16
43
3,201
278
20
2,009
16
2,063
7
19Panthers
Panthers
4.87
4,980
1,023
1997
16
36
3,253
246
17
1,973
12
1,704
7
20Lions
Lions
4.85
4,947
1,021
1997
16
33
3,401
287
15
1,833
15
1,703
3
21Redskins
Redskins
4.75
5,030
1,058
1997
16
32
3,098
280
14
2,212
15
1,752
3
22Buccaneers
Buccaneers
4.71
4,628
982
1997
16
29
3,342
331
13
1,617
10
1,345
6
23Giants
Giants
4.68
5,067
1,082
1997
16
30
3,957
341
10
1,451
17
1,541
3
24Steelers
Steelers
4.68
4,705
1,005
1997
16
31
3,681
294
24
1,318
5
1,827
2
25Bills
Bills
4.66
4,853
1,041
1997
16
37
3,405
344
17
1,792
11
1,751
9

More Vikings Stats

Team Rankings

PPG

19.6

26th

OPP PPG

21.6

12th

RUSH YDS/G

104.2

24th

PASS YDS/G

192.9

29th

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
MIN MIN
@
DAL DAL
8:20 PM
Sun
12/21
MIN MIN
@
NYG NYG
1:00 PM
Thu
12/25
DET DET
@
MIN MIN
4:30 PM
Sun
1/4
GB GB
@
MIN MIN
1:00 PM
Last Game
WAS Commanders

3 - 10

0

Final

31

MIN Vikings

5 - 8

Sun 7 Dec 2025

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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
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LAR LAR
9-14

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
12/11
ATL ATL
@
TB TB
8:15 PM
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