The San Francisco 49ers have allowed the fewest passing yards by a team in a season, with 168 yards this season.
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Which defense in the NFL gives up the least passing yards this regular season?| TEAM | OPP YDS | SEASON | GP | OPP CMP | OPP ATT | OPP PCT | OPP AVG | OPP TD | OPP INT | OPP RTG | OPP TD% | OPP INT% | OPP SCK | OPP SCKY | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | 49ers | 168 | 2026 | 1 | 17 | 28 | 60.7 | 6.0 | 0 | 1 | 62.8 | 0.0 | 3.6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 |  | Seahawks | 178 | 2026 | 1 | 23 | 33 | 69.7 | 5.4 | 1 | 3 | 54.9 | 3.0 | 9.1 | 3 | 10 |
| 3 |  | Patriots | 200 | 2026 | 1 | 17 | 24 | 70.8 | 8.3 | 1 | 0 | 109.7 | 4.2 | 0.0 | 2 | 12 |
| 4 |  | Rams | 205 | 2026 | 1 | 25 | 34 | 73.5 | 6.0 | 3 | 1 | 105.6 | 8.8 | 2.9 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 |  | Gunners | 309 | 1934 | 3 | 14 | 52 | 26.9 | 5.9 | 4 | 3 | 53.4 | 7.7 | 5.8 | ||
| 6 |  | Eagles | 545 | 1934 | 11 | 41 | 135 | 30.4 | 4.0 | 1 | 22 | 7.1 | 0.7 | 16.3 | ||
| 7 |  | Spartans | 558 | 1933 | 11 | 32 | 107 | 29.9 | 5.2 | 5 | 22 | 24.8 | 4.7 | 20.6 | ||
| 8 |  | Cardinals | 585 | 1934 | 11 | 37 | 106 | 34.9 | 5.5 | 5 | 14 | 30.3 | 4.7 | 13.2 | ||
| 9 | Dodgers | 595 | 1934 | 11 | 41 | 123 | 33.3 | 4.8 | 6 | 17 | 26.7 | 4.9 | 13.8 | |||
| 10 |  | Pirates | 610 | 1934 | 12 | 45 | 133 | 33.8 | 4.6 | 10 | 20 | 34.9 | 7.5 | 15.0 | ||
| 11 | | Lions | 678 | 1934 | 13 | 53 | 200 | 26.5 | 3.4 | 5 | 33 | 10.0 | 2.5 | 16.5 | ||
| 12 |  | Redskins | 682 | 1934 | 12 | 45 | 159 | 28.3 | 4.3 | 4 | 18 | 13.8 | 2.5 | 11.3 | ||
| 13 |  | Packers | 686 | 1934 | 13 | 56 | 172 | 32.6 | 4.0 | 3 | 25 | 12.1 | 1.7 | 14.5 | ||
| 14 |  | Bears | 691 | 1933 | 13 | 63 | 187 | 33.7 | 3.7 | 4 | 32 | 13.1 | 2.1 | 17.1 | ||
| 15 | | Packers | 711 | 1933 | 13 | 48 | 179 | 26.8 | 4.0 | 7 | 30 | 17.1 | 3.9 | 16.8 | ||
| 16 |  | Giants | 744 | 1934 | 13 | 54 | 184 | 29.3 | 4.0 | 5 | 22 | 13.4 | 2.7 | 12.0 | ||
| 17 | | Cardinals | 793 | 1935 | 12 | 58 | 153 | 37.9 | 5.2 | 4 | 24 | 24.4 | 2.6 | 15.7 | ||
| 18 | | Lions | 804 | 1937 | 11 | 59 | 165 | 35.8 | 4.9 | 4 | 24 | 20.7 | 2.4 | 14.5 | ||
| 19 | | Bears | 806 | 1934 | 13 | 73 | 226 | 32.3 | 3.6 | 2 | 27 | 7.2 | 0.9 | 11.9 | ||
| 20 | | Giants | 809 | 1933 | 14 | 62 | 202 | 30.7 | 4.0 | 6 | 40 | 14.7 | 3.0 | 19.8 | ||
| 21 | Dodgers | 813 | 1933 | 10 | 55 | 161 | 34.2 | 5.0 | 2 | 22 | 16.1 | 1.2 | 13.7 | |||
| 22 | | Packers | 837 | 1935 | 12 | 61 | 190 | 32.1 | 4.4 | 6 | 27 | 18.1 | 3.2 | 14.2 | ||
| 23 | | Cardinals | 851 | 1933 | 11 | 58 | 153 | 37.9 | 5.6 | 4 | 19 | 26.0 | 2.6 | 12.4 | ||
| 24 | | Eagles | 853 | 1936 | 12 | 61 | 147 | 41.5 | 5.8 | 10 | 15 | 43.9 | 6.8 | 10.2 | ||
| 25 | | Eagles | 871 | 1935 | 11 | 59 | 168 | 35.1 | 5.2 | 6 | 23 | 25.3 | 3.6 | 13.7 | ||
StatMuse has team, season-level data for opponent passing yards going back to the 1933 season.
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0 | 0 | 0 | ||
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0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| NFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
0 | 0 | 0 | ||
0 | 0 | 0 | ||
0 | 0 | 0 | ||
0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| NFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
0 | 0 | 0 | ||
0 | 0 | 0 | ||
0 | 0 | 0 | ||
0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| NFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
0 | 0 | 0 | ||
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
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