what are the most yards per play allowed by a defense alltime

The Dallas Cowboys have the most yards per opponent play by a team all-time, with 5.49.

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	TEAM	YDS/OPP PLY	YDS	OPP PLY	GP	OPP YDS	OPP TD	PASS OPP YDS	OPP SCKY	PASS OPP TD	RUSH OPP YDS	RUSH OPP TD	RET OPP YDS	RET OPP TD
1	Cowboys	5.49	348,094	63,402	1,019	318,212	2,400	222,366	18,700	1,389	114,546	811	98,014	79
2	Ravens	5.33	164,227	30,798	489	152,501	1,006	113,930	8,119	610	46,690	312	42,774	65
3	Chargers	5.33	344,927	64,709	1,021	328,699	2,578	228,492	17,278	1,422	117,485	956	106,870	78
4	49ers	5.32	383,872	72,191	1,139	358,412	2,734	246,892	20,480	1,554	132,000	984	114,643	65
5	Texans	5.25	129,319	24,630	393	134,263	1,025	93,848	5,714	609	46,129	345	35,155	71
6	Vikings	5.25	331,117	63,090	1,007	320,114	2,365	220,091	17,608	1,319	117,631	823	102,628	89
7	Broncos	5.2	335,908	64,586	1,021	326,252	2,482	226,466	18,487	1,359	118,273	895	95,974	83
8	Saints	5.18	301,377	58,125	922	304,126	2,374	205,820	15,902	1,354	114,208	807	84,829	83
9	Rams	5.17	413,558	80,032	1,272	398,755	3,188	267,453	22,200	1,715	153,502	1,171	125,761	125
10	Jaguars	5.15	164,299	31,875	505	169,408	1,256	118,881	7,000	715	57,527	446	41,123	81
11	Dolphins	5.15	302,637	58,762	937	303,317	2,203	206,040	15,206	1,264	112,483	757	84,386	81
12	Colts	5.14	358,991	69,820	1,103	362,043	2,780	241,676	19,052	1,495	139,419	1,063	110,430	90
13	Chiefs	5.14	334,634	65,093	1,021	330,426	2,394	224,436	17,239	1,340	123,229	881	104,977	51
14	Patriots	5.12	332,807	64,963	1,021	328,188	2,415	226,827	18,186	1,377	119,547	835	100,940	69
15	Raiders	5.1	331,381	65,004	1,021	329,047	2,598	223,761	18,813	1,395	124,099	1,000	96,975	81
16	Packers	5.09	424,055	83,336	1,473	406,385		259,136	19,905		167,154		125,370	57
17	Bengals	5.09	294,589	57,894	908	302,330	2,310	203,631	14,196	1,260	112,895	858	86,589	91
18	Bills	5.04	325,320	64,489	1,020	320,592	2,466	211,965	17,153	1,302	125,780	977	95,446	67
19	Commanders	5.04	415,804	82,558	1,339	414,405	3,299	270,229	19,702		163,878		115,907	89
20	Panthers	5.02	159,802	31,853	504	167,377	1,262	116,455	7,801	690	58,723	454	40,421	90
21	Bears	5.01	412,938	82,482	1,507	399,064		264,619	21,719		156,164		117,837	78
22	Titans	4.99	323,370	64,748	1,021	331,852	2,593	228,352	17,311	1,477	120,811	893	95,356	89
23	Falcons	4.98	295,730	59,441	936	318,979	2,491	214,947	14,082	1,374	118,114	928	81,565	72
24	Seahawks	4.97	257,692	51,810	797	268,136	1,869	183,245	12,838	1,042	97,729	681	74,460	63
25	Eagles	4.95	412,866	83,409	1,325	406,641	3,159	264,961	21,171	1,724	162,851	1,167	123,851	75

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More Cowboys Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

1,065

Prescott

RUSH

231

Williams

REC

498

Lamb

Team Rankings

PPG

30.5

3rd

OPP PPG

28.0

29th

RUSH YDS/G

89.5

26th

PASS YDS/G

266.3

7th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Giants	3	1	.750
Eagles	2	2	.500
Cowboys	2	2	.500
Commanders	1	3	.250

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 10/8	TB	@	DAL	8:15 PM
Sun 10/18	DAL	@	GB	8:20 PM
Mon 10/26	DAL	@	PHI	8:15 PM
Sun 11/1	ARI	@	DAL	1:00 PM
Sun 11/8	DAL	@	IND	1:00 PM

Last Game

Cowboys

2 - 2

Final

Texans

0 - 4

Sun 4 Oct 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,189

Stafford

1,171

Burrow

1,141

Stroud

Rush Yards Leaders

537

Walker

421

Cook

374

Henry

Rec Yards Leaders

498

Lamb

481

Smith-Njigba

401

Higgins

Pass TD Leaders

11

Purdy

11

Cousins

9

Mahomes

Rush TD Leaders

7

Allen

7

Henry

6

Taylor

Rec TD Leaders

6

Smith-Njigba

5

St. Brown

4

Watson

QB Rating Leaders

126.2

Purdy

119.6

Jackson

116.1

Goff

Sack Leaders

6.0

Rousseau

5.5

Turner

4.5

Anderson

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

31.8

31.0

30.5

29.7

29.5

Opp PPG Rankings

12.8

13.3

16.0

16.3

18.3

19.3

Total Yards Rankings

429.0

417.0

412.0

395.0

392.7

389.0

Rush Yards Rankings

196.3

173.0

162.3

153.5

139.0

137.3

Pass Yards Rankings

313.0

305.7

300.5

292.8

285.3

267.3

Sack Leaders

16.0

14.0

12.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

98.1

Walker

83.8

Henry

80.3

Gibbs

Fantasy WR Rankings

84.7

Smith-Njigba

75.2

Lamb

57.1

Watson

Fantasy TE Rankings

48.4

Kittle

36.6

Kelce

36.2

McBride

Fantasy K Rankings

54

Shrader

52

Reichard

47

McPherson

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

4-0

3-1

Worst Record ATS

0-4

0-3-1

0-2-1

1-3

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	3	1	0	.750
Eagles	2	2	0	.500
Cowboys	2	2	0	.500
Commanders	1	3	0	.250
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	4	0	0	1.000
Bears	3	1	0	.750
Lions	2	1	0	.667
Packers	2	2	0	.500
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	1	2	0	.333
Saints	1	2	0	.333
Falcons	1	2	0	.333
Buccaneers	0	4	0	.000
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	4	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	3	1	0	.750
Rams	2	2	0	.500
Cardinals	1	3	0	.250

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	3	1	0	.750
Patriots	2	2	0	.500
Jets	1	3	0	.250
Dolphins	0	4	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Browns	3	1	0	.750
Ravens	3	1	0	.750
Steelers	2	2	0	.500
Bengals	2	2	0	.500
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	3	1	0	.750
Colts	2	2	0	.500
Titans	0	4	0	.000
Texans	0	4	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	4	0	0	1.000
Raiders	3	1	0	.750
Broncos	2	2	0	.500
Chargers	0	4	0	.000