which nfl team has allowed the fewest passing yards in a season in a 16 game full season

The Buffalo Bills have allowed the fewest passing yards by a team with 16+ games played in a season, with 2,156 yards in 1978.

Interpreted as:
Which NFL team has allowed the fewest passing yards in a season in a 16 or more game full season?
TEAMOPP YDSGPSEASONOPP CMPOPP ATTOPP PCTOPP AVGOPP TDOPP INTOPP RTGOPP TD%OPP INT%OPP SCKOPP SCKY
1Bills
Bills
2,156
16
1978
167
317
52.7
6.8
20
14
77.0
6.3
4.4
22
196
2Buccaneers
Buccaneers
2,405
16
1979
250
436
57.3
5.5
14
14
70.2
3.2
3.2
40
329
3Rams
Rams
2,449
16
1978
188
399
47.1
6.1
15
28
50.2
3.8
7.0
47
401
4Redskins
Redskins
2,504
16
1980
187
392
47.7
6.4
17
33
47.8
4.3
8.4
43
333
5Bengals
Bengals
2,520
16
1978
193
396
48.7
6.4
14
20
60.0
3.5
5.1
33
284
6Buccaneers
Buccaneers
2,535
16
1978
241
419
57.5
6.1
13
29
56.7
3.1
6.9
33
256
7Bills
Bills
2,561
16
1980
240
433
55.4
5.9
15
24
61.4
3.5
5.5
33
279
8Chiefs
Chiefs
2,591
16
1988
214
410
52.2
6.3
12
18
63.4
2.9
4.4
23
157
9Raiders
Raiders
2,631
16
2006
245
410
59.8
6.4
17
18
74.1
4.1
4.4
34
218
10Giants
Giants
2,637
16
1978
210
443
47.4
6.0
10
21
54.2
2.3
4.7
29
251
11Cardinals
Cardinals
2,641
16
1978
212
428
49.5
6.2
19
26
58.6
4.4
6.1
37
290
12Saints
Saints
2,700
16
1978
215
418
51.4
6.5
21
21
67.7
5.0
5.0
33
236
13Redskins
Redskins
2,701
16
1978
197
409
48.2
6.6
11
22
56.3
2.7
5.4
35
323
14Jets
Jets
2,704
16
2009
259
501
51.7
5.4
8
17
58.8
1.6
3.4
32
245
15Colts
Colts
2,705
16
2006
266
415
64.1
6.5
16
15
80.4
3.9
3.6
25
157
16Broncos
Broncos
2,712
16
1978
246
438
56.2
6.2
9
31
52.0
2.1
7.1
30
242
17Bills
Bills
2,713
16
1979
193
382
50.5
7.1
14
24
59.8
3.7
6.3
23
183
18Cowboys
Cowboys
2,717
16
1997
253
473
53.5
5.7
20
7
78.5
4.2
1.5
38
195
19Steelers
Steelers
2,728
16
1990
236
460
51.3
5.9
9
24
54.3
2.0
5.2
34
228
20Cowboys
Cowboys
2,730
16
1978
202
432
46.8
6.3
11
23
53.7
2.5
5.3
58
442
21Steelers
Steelers
2,755
16
1978
221
442
50.0
6.2
10
27
51.8
2.3
6.1
44
361
22Titans
Titans
2,761
16
2000
242
466
51.9
5.9
10
17
62.0
2.1
3.6
55
338
23Vikings
Vikings
2,763
16
1988
219
480
45.6
5.8
12
36
41.2
2.5
7.5
37
274
24Lions
Lions
2,781
16
1978
191
350
54.6
7.9
19
22
72.6
5.4
6.3
55
482
25Buccaneers
Buccaneers
2,785
16
2002
259
510
50.8
5.5
10
31
48.4
2.0
6.1
43
295
StatMuse has team, season-level data for opponent passing yards going back to the 1933 season.

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PPG

29.6

4th

OPP PPG

20.9

9th

RUSH YDS/G

164.4

1st

PASS YDS/G

230.6

15th

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TEAMWLTPCT
Patriots Patriots
6
2
0
.750
Bills Bills
5
2
0
.714
Dolphins Dolphins
2
6
0
.250
Jets Jets
1
7
0
.125
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BUF BUF
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MIA MIA
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11/16
TB TB
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BUF BUF
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11/20
BUF BUF
@
HOU HOU
8:15 PM
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11/30
BUF BUF
@
PIT PIT
4:25 PM
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AFC EastWLTPCT
Patriots Patriots
6
2
0
.750
Bills Bills
5
2
0
.714
AFC NorthWLTPCT
Steelers Steelers
4
3
0
.571
Bengals Bengals
3
5
0
.375
AFC SouthWLTPCT
Colts Colts
7
1
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.875
Jaguars Jaguars
4
3
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AFC WestWLTPCT
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6
2
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.750
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3
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NFC EastWLTPCT
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6
2
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.750
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4
1
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1
1
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2
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.714
NFC SouthWLTPCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
6
2
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.750
Panthers Panthers
4
4
0
.500
NFC WestWLTPCT
Seahawks Seahawks
5
2
0
.714
Rams Rams
5
2
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.714

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Wed
9/3
DAL DAL
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LAC LAC
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Sat
9/6
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9/6
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