which nfl team has allowed the fewest passing yards per game in a season since 1966

Since 1966, the New England Patriots have the fewest opponent passing yards per game played by a team in a season, with 114.29 in 1973.

TEAMOPP YDS/GPOPP YDSGPSEASONOPP CMPOPP ATTOPP PCTOPP AVGOPP TDOPP INTOPP RTGOPP TD%OPP INT%OPP SCKOPP SCKY
1Patriots
Patriots
114.29
1,600
14
1973
134
240
55.8
6.7
11
13
69.1
4.6
5.4
32
262
2Dolphins
Dolphins
114.57
1,604
14
1973
151
322
46.9
5.0
5
21
39.9
1.6
6.5
45
314
3Falcons
Falcons
115.64
1,619
14
1973
151
324
46.6
5.0
11
22
44.8
3.4
6.8
29
189
4Packers
Packers
117.43
1,644
14
1967
155
337
46.0
4.9
13
26
41.5
3.9
7.7
29
267
5Falcons
Falcons
126.79
1,775
14
1977
141
320
44.1
5.5
9
26
37.4
2.8
8.1
42
391
6Vikings
Vikings
127.93
1,791
14
1972
169
331
51.1
5.4
13
26
47.5
3.9
7.9
21
92
7Vikings
Vikings
128.43
1,798
14
1970
195
367
53.1
4.9
6
28
40.4
1.6
7.6
49
360
8Vikings
Vikings
131.07
1,835
14
1977
149
312
47.8
5.9
15
16
61.0
4.8
5.1
30
254
9Falcons
Falcons
131.93
1,847
14
1974
136
302
45.0
6.1
13
17
56.0
4.3
5.6
31
275
10Steelers
Steelers
133.71
1,872
14
1974
147
339
43.4
5.5
14
25
44.3
4.1
7.4
52
406
11Bills
Bills
134.75
2,156
16
1978
167
317
52.7
6.8
20
14
77.0
6.3
4.4
22
196
12Falcons
Falcons
135.36
1,895
14
1971
164
343
47.8
5.5
9
20
49.4
2.6
5.8
31
257
13Vikings
Vikings
135.5
1,897
14
1976
158
323
48.9
5.9
8
19
51.1
2.5
5.9
45
322
14Bills
Bills
135.57
1,898
14
1974
146
311
46.9
6.1
11
20
51.6
3.5
6.4
32
287
15Lions
Lions
136
1,904
14
1976
137
313
43.8
6.1
11
24
43.7
3.5
7.7
28
218
16Falcons
Falcons
136.5
1,911
14
1972
137
301
45.5
6.3
13
18
55.9
4.3
6.0
24
207
17Steelers
Steelers
137.36
1,923
14
1973
164
359
45.7
5.4
11
37
29.7
3.1
10.3
33
251
18Chiefs
Chiefs
138.71
1,942
14
1973
157
324
48.5
6.0
11
21
51.7
3.4
6.5
38
323
1949ers
49ers
139.14
1,948
14
1977
139
270
51.5
7.2
14
8
80.0
5.2
3.0
42
360
20Bears
Bears
141.29
1,978
14
1973
156
303
51.5
6.5
17
14
71.6
5.6
4.6
32
304
21Browns
Browns
141.71
1,984
14
1973
144
312
46.2
6.4
16
12
68.1
5.1
3.8
29
248
22Cowboys
Cowboys
142.21
1,991
14
1977
154
370
41.6
5.4
14
21
48.2
3.8
5.7
53
429
23Dolphins
Dolphins
142.33
1,281
9
1982
119
226
52.7
5.7
7
19
44.9
3.1
8.4
29
254
24Vikings
Vikings
142.43
1,994
14
1975
175
360
48.6
5.5
14
28
46.2
3.9
7.8
46
373
25Browns
Browns
142.43
1,994
14
1972
160
310
51.6
6.4
14
13
69.5
4.5
4.2
38
258
StatMuse has team, season-level data for opponent passing yards going back to the 1933 season.

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