what are the fewest rushing yards per game allowed by a defense for a season

The Chicago Bears have the fewest opponent rushing yards per game played by a team in a season, with 47.18 in 1942.

TEAMOPP YDS/GPOPP YDSGPSEASONOPP ATTOPP YPCOPP TD
1Bears
Bears
47.18
519
11
1942
294
1.8
3
2Eagles
Eagles
55.8
558
10
1944
321
1.7
6
3Ravens
Ravens
60.63
970
16
2000
361
2.7
5
4Vikings
Vikings
61.56
985
16
2006
348
2.8
9
5Steelers
Steelers
62.75
1,004
16
2010
333
3.0
5
6Bills
Bills
65.21
913
14
1964
300
3.0
4
749ers
49ers
66.31
1,061
16
1995
348
3.0
5
8Vikings
Vikings
68.13
1,090
16
1994
355
3.1
9
9Lions
Lions
69.31
1,109
16
2014
350
3.2
8
10Eagles
Eagles
71
1,136
16
1991
383
3.0
4
11Chargers
Chargers
71.25
1,140
16
1998
422
2.7
12
12Giants
Giants
72.25
1,156
16
2000
359
3.2
7
13Eagles
Eagles
73.06
1,169
16
1990
337
3.5
9
14Buccaneers
Buccaneers
73.81
1,181
16
2019
362
3.3
11
15Bears
Bears
73.82
812
11
1939
353
2.3
9
16Vikings
Vikings
74.06
1,185
16
2007
379
3.1
7
17Rams
Rams
74.31
1,189
16
1999
338
3.5
4
18Patriots
Patriots
74.36
1,041
14
1961
350
3.0
9
19Steelers
Steelers
74.69
1,195
16
2001
339
3.5
5
20Cowboys
Cowboys
75
1,050
14
1969
313
3.4
3
21Bills
Bills
75.07
1,051
14
1966
344
3.1
6
22Falcons
Falcons
75.19
1,203
16
1998
361
3.3
7
23Saints
Saints
75.81
1,213
16
1991
334
3.6
6
24Ravens
Ravens
75.88
1,214
16
2006
367
3.3
5
25Giants
Giants
76.08
913
12
1951
392
2.3
8
StatMuse has team, season-level data for opponent rushing yards going back to the 1933 season.

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Team Rankings

PPG

25.7

8th

OPP PPG

25.8

25th

RUSH YDS/G

152.6

2nd

PASS YDS/G

227.5

17th

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
Panthers Panthers
7
6
0
.538
Buccaneers Buccaneers
7
7
0
.500
NFC WestWLTPCT
Rams Rams
10
3
0
.769
Seahawks Seahawks
10
3
0
.769

NFL 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
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
Sat
9/6
DET DET
@
GB GB
13-27

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