what is the most rushing yards allowed by an nfl team in a season since 1979 but before 2021

Between the 1979 and 2020 seasons, the New Orleans Saints allowed the most rushing yards by a team in a season, with 3,106 yards in 1980.

TEAM OPP YDS SEASON GP OPP ATT OPP YPC OPP TD
1 Saints
Saints
3,106
1980
16
630
4.9
28
2 Patriots
Patriots
2,950
1981
16
644
4.6
20
3 Packers
Packers
2,885
1979
16
639
4.5
14
4 Oilers
Oilers
2,814
1985
16
588
4.8
21
5 Seahawks
Seahawks
2,806
1981
16
588
4.8
20
6 Oilers
Oilers
2,789
1984
16
596
4.7
27
7 Oilers
Oilers
2,787
1983
16
576
4.8
23
8 Colts
Colts
2,768
2006
16
519
5.3
20
9 Lions
Lions
2,754
2008
16
536
5.1
31
10 Browns
Browns
2,736
1999
16
610
4.5
29
11 Falcons
Falcons
2,734
1987
15
600
4.6
24
12 Bills
Bills
2,714
2010
16
571
4.8
18
13 Lions
Lions
2,685
1985
16
560
4.8
19
14 Patriots
Patriots
2,676
1990
16
565
4.7
29
15 Colts
Colts
2,665
1981
16
607
4.4
30
16 Eagles
Eagles
2,655
1983
16
633
4.2
14
17 49ers
49ers
2,654
2016
16
548
4.8
25
18 Buccaneers
Buccaneers
2,648
1986
16
558
4.7
31
19 Packers
Packers
2,641
1983
16
597
4.4
28
20 Cowboys
Cowboys
2,636
2000
16
538
4.9
17
21 Bengals
Bengals
2,612
1998
16
558
4.7
23
22 Cardinals
Cardinals
2,609
2000
16
578
4.5
29
23 Browns
Browns
2,604
1979
16
577
4.5
25
24 Chiefs
Chiefs
2,592
1988
16
609
4.3
23
25 Vikings
Vikings
2,584
1983
16
579
4.5
16
StatMuse has team, season-level data for opponent rushing yards going back to the 1933 season.

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Team Rankings

PPG

19.9

24th

OPP PPG

23.4

19th

RUSH YDS/G

114.9

14th

PASS YDS/G

219.4

23rd

2024 Division Standings
TEAM W L T PCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
10
7
0
.588
Falcons Falcons
8
9
0
.471
Saints Saints
5
12
0
.294
Panthers Panthers
5
12
0
.294
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
9/7
ARI ARI
@
NO NO
1:00 PM
Sun
9/14
SF SF
@
NO NO
1:00 PM
Sun
9/21
NO NO
@
SEA SEA
4:05 PM
Sun
9/28
NO NO
@
BUF BUF
1:00 PM
Sun
10/5
NYG NYG
@
NO NO
1:00 PM
Last Game
TB Buccaneers

10 - 7 - 0

27

Final

19

NO Saints

5 - 12 - 0

Sun 5 Jan 2025

NFL 2024 Leaders

NFL 2024 Rankings

NFL Fantasy 2024

NFL 2024 Betting

NFL 2024 Division Standings

NFC East W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
14
3
0
.824
Commanders Commanders
12
5
0
.706
NFC North W L T PCT
Lions Lions
15
2
0
.882
Vikings Vikings
14
3
0
.824
NFC South W L T PCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
10
7
0
.588
Falcons Falcons
8
9
0
.471
NFC West W L T PCT
Rams Rams
10
7
0
.588
Seahawks Seahawks
10
7
0
.588
AFC East W L T PCT
Bills Bills
13
4
0
.765
Dolphins Dolphins
8
9
0
.471
AFC North W L T PCT
Ravens Ravens
12
5
0
.706
Steelers Steelers
10
7
0
.588
AFC South W L T PCT
Texans Texans
10
7
0
.588
Colts Colts
8
9
0
.471
AFC West W L T PCT
Chiefs Chiefs
15
2
0
.882
Chargers Chargers
11
6
0
.647

NFL 2024 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sat
10/12
WAS WAS
@
BAL BAL
23-30
Sat
10/12
LAC LAC
@
DEN DEN
23-16
Sat
10/12
PIT PIT
@
LV LV
32-13
Sat
10/12
ATL ATL
@
CAR CAR
38-20
Sat
10/12
DET DET
@
DAL DAL
47-9

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Thu
9/4
DAL DAL
@
PHI PHI
8:20 PM
Fri
9/5
KC KC
@
LAC LAC
8:00 PM
Sun
9/7
PIT PIT
@
NYJ NYJ
1:00 PM
Sun
9/7
TB TB
@
ATL ATL
1:00 PM
Sun
9/7
LV LV
@
NE NE
1:00 PM