what are the most passing yards per game allowed by a defense single season alltime

The Detroit Lions have the most opponent passing yards per game played by a team in a season, with 313.5 this season.

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Data note: Opponent Passing Yards: team season data complete from 1933

	TEAM	OPP YDS/GP	OPP YDS	GP	SEASON	OPP CMP	OPP ATT	OPP PCT	OPP AVG	OPP TD	OPP INT	OPP RTG	OPP TD%	OPP INT%	OPP SCK	OPP SCKY
1	Lions	313.5	1,881	6	2026	172	258	66.7	7.3	16	4	102.2	6.2	1.6	21	130
2	Packers	311.75	4,988	16	2011	390	637	61.2	7.8	29	31	80.6	4.6	4.9	29	192
3	Patriots	311.06	4,977	16	2011	386	619	62.4	8.0	26	23	86.1	4.2	3.7	40	274
4	Buccaneers	309.44	4,951	16	2012	410	627	65.4	7.9	30	18	93.5	4.8	2.9	27	193
5	Giants	307.5	4,920	16	2015	423	638	66.3	7.7	31	15	95.9	4.9	2.4	23	137
6	Falcons	307.38	4,918	16	2020	425	625	68.0	7.9	34	12	101.7	5.4	1.9	29	221
7	Eagles	306.69	4,907	16	2013	408	670	60.9	7.3	25	19	84.0	3.7	2.8	37	271
8	Saints	304.69	4,875	16	2012	370	602	61.5	8.1	31	15	93.8	5.1	2.5	30	194
9	Vikings	304.31	4,869	16	2013	419	648	64.7	7.5	37	12	98.6	5.7	1.9	41	274
10	Cowboys	302.19	4,835	16	2013	403	623	64.7	7.8	33	15	96.0	5.3	2.4	34	246
11	Seahawks	300.69	4,811	16	2020	450	674	66.8	7.1	23	14	90.2	3.4	2.1	46	251
12	Cardinals	299.06	4,785	16	2019	421	601	70.0	8.0	38	7	109.9	6.3	1.2	40	275
13	Bills	298.67	1,792	6	2026	157	242	64.9	7.4	15	3	102.5	6.2	1.2	11	77
14	Saints	297.19	4,755	16	2015	372	544	68.4	8.7	45	9	116.2	8.3	1.7	31	211
15	Lions	297.06	4,753	16	2020	383	557	68.8	8.5	38	7	112.4	6.8	1.3	24	195
16	Falcons	296.94	4,751	16	1995	405	650	62.3	7.3	28	18	87.3	4.3	2.8	30	210
17	Lions	296.19	4,739	16	2019	381	611	62.4	7.8	33	7	99.6	5.4	1.1	28	188
18	Chiefs	295.06	4,721	16	2018	406	632	64.2	7.5	30	15	92.7	4.7	2.4	52	347
19	Redskins	295	4,720	16	2012	393	636	61.8	7.4	31	21	87.0	4.9	3.3	32	209
20	Chargers	293.44	4,695	16	1981	313	571	54.8	8.2	22	23	78.1	3.9	4.0	47	384
21	Ravens	293.29	4,986	17	2021	397	621	63.9	8.0	31	9	99.4	5.0	1.4	34	244
22	Steelers	291.31	4,661	16	2015	402	625	64.3	7.5	29	17	90.9	4.6	2.7	48	311
23	Raiders	290.78	2,617	9	1982	193	375	51.5	7.0	11	18	63.8	2.9	4.8	38	329
24	Buccaneers	290.44	4,647	16	2019	408	664	61.4	7.0	30	12	90.0	4.5	1.8	47	325
25	Titans	290.29	4,935	17	2022	439	671	65.4	7.4	29	14	93.0	4.3	2.1	39	264

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PASS

1,788

Goff

RUSH

620

Gibbs

REC

525

St. Brown

Team Rankings

PPG

30.7

2nd

OPP PPG

27.5

26th

RUSH YDS/G

115.0

16th

PASS YDS/G

298.0

1st

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Vikings	6	0	1.000
Bears	5	2	.714
Lions	4	2	.667
Packers	4	3	.571

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 11/1	MIN	@	DET	1:00 PM
Sun 11/8	DET	@	MIA	1:00 PM
Sun 11/15	NE	@	DET	9:30 AM
Sun 11/22	TB	@	DET	1:00 PM
Thu 11/26	CHI	@	DET	1:00 PM

Last Game

Packers

4 - 3

Final

Lions

4 - 2

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NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,989

Stafford

1,958

Love

1,877

Cousins

Rush Yards Leaders

704

Robinson

701

Walker

627

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

867

Smith-Njigba

651

Lamb

636

Olave

Pass TD Leaders

16

Cousins

15

Purdy

15

Burrow

Rush TD Leaders

8

Williams

8

Taylor

8

Allen

Rec TD Leaders

8

Smith-Njigba

6

Watson

6

Lamb

QB Rating Leaders

112.5

Goff

110.4

Burrow

110.1

Purdy

Sack Leaders

7.5

Anderson

7.0

Young

6.0

Turner

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

32.8

30.7

28.1

27.2

27.0

26.5

Opp PPG Rankings

12.3

17.2

17.3

17.9

19.7

19.9

Total Yards Rankings

399.1

397.3

390.7

387.7

381.3

380.5

Rush Yards Rankings

154.3

148.8

146.4

141.7

141.5

139.9

Pass Yards Rankings

298.0

293.2

286.0

279.7

276.9

275.5

Sack Leaders

21.0

20.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

139

Gibbs

129.7

Walker

120.7

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

138.2

Smith-Njigba

102.5

Lamb

95.5

Watson

Fantasy TE Rankings

71.5

Likely

71.2

McBride

70.5

Kittle

Fantasy K Rankings

89

Shrader

81

Reichard

77

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Worst Record ATS

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NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	4	2	1	.643
Cowboys	3	4	0	.429
Eagles	2	5	0	.286
Commanders	1	4	1	.250
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	6	0	0	1.000
Bears	5	2	0	.714
Lions	4	2	0	.667
Packers	4	3	0	.571
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	3	3	0	.500
Falcons	3	4	0	.429
Buccaneers	2	5	0	.286
Saints	2	5	0	.286
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	6	1	0	.857
Seahawks	4	3	0	.571
Rams	3	4	0	.429
Cardinals	2	5	0	.286

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	5	1	0	.833
Patriots	4	3	0	.571
Jets	2	5	0	.286
Dolphins	1	5	0	.167
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Browns	5	2	0	.714
Steelers	5	2	0	.714
Bengals	4	2	0	.667
Ravens	4	3	0	.571
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	4	2	0	.667
Colts	2	5	0	.286
Texans	2	5	0	.286
Titans	1	6	0	.143
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	5	1	0	.833
Broncos	5	2	0	.714
Raiders	3	4	0	.429
Chargers	0	6	0	.000