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 326.33 this season.

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	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	326.33	979	3	2026	86	124	69.4	7.9	9	2	110.2	7.3	1.6	12	81
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	Saints	297.19	4,755	16	2015	372	544	68.4	8.7	45	9	116.2	8.3	1.7	31	211
14	Lions	297.06	4,753	16	2020	383	557	68.8	8.5	38	7	112.4	6.8	1.3	24	195
15	Falcons	296.94	4,751	16	1995	405	650	62.3	7.3	28	18	87.3	4.3	2.8	30	210
16	Lions	296.19	4,739	16	2019	381	611	62.4	7.8	33	7	99.6	5.4	1.1	28	188
17	Chiefs	295.06	4,721	16	2018	406	632	64.2	7.5	30	15	92.7	4.7	2.4	52	347
18	Redskins	295	4,720	16	2012	393	636	61.8	7.4	31	21	87.0	4.9	3.3	32	209
19	Chargers	293.44	4,695	16	1981	313	571	54.8	8.2	22	23	78.1	3.9	4.0	47	384
20	Ravens	293.29	4,986	17	2021	397	621	63.9	8.0	31	9	99.4	5.0	1.4	34	244
21	Commanders	291.67	875	3	2026	72	102	70.6	8.6	11	2	124.4	10.8	2.0	5	34
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	Colts	291	873	3	2026	65	99	65.7	8.8	5	0	110.4	5.1	0.0	7	45
24	Raiders	290.78	2,617	9	1982	193	375	51.5	7.0	11	18	63.8	2.9	4.8	38	329
25	Buccaneers	290.44	4,647	16	2019	408	664	61.4	7.0	30	12	90.0	4.5	1.8	47	325

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More Lions Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

802

Goff

RUSH

307

Gibbs

REC

228

St. Brown

Team Rankings

PPG

31.0

3rd

OPP PPG

31.7

32nd

RUSH YDS/G

120.7

9th

PASS YDS/G

267.3

7th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Vikings	3	0	1.000
Bears	2	1	.667
Lions	2	1	.667
Packers	1	2	.333

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/4	DET	@	CAR	8:20 PM
Sun 10/11	DET	@	ARI	4:25 PM
Sun 10/25	GB	@	DET	4:25 PM
Sun 11/1	MIN	@	DET	1:00 PM
Sun 11/8	DET	@	MIA	1:00 PM

Last Game

Jets

1 - 2

Final

Lions

2 - 1

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