which nfl team has the best rush defense in the league

The Buffalo Bills had the most carries by a team this season, with 547 carries.

Interpreted as:
Which NFL team has the best rush defense in the league this regular season?
TEAMATTSEASONGPRUSH YDSYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TD
1Bills
Bills
547
2025
17
2,714
5.0
159.6
30
2Giants
Giants
511
2025
17
2,195
4.3
129.1
22
3Seahawks
Seahawks
507
2025
17
2,096
4.1
123.3
19
4Ravens
Ravens
507
2025
17
2,662
5.3
156.6
23
5Bears
Bears
505
2025
17
2,456
4.9
144.5
19
6Patriots
Patriots
494
2025
17
2,191
4.4
128.9
22
7Packers
Packers
492
2025
17
2,037
4.1
119.8
18
8Jaguars
Jaguars
489
2025
17
1,956
4.0
115.1
22
9Commanders
Commanders
484
2025
17
2,290
4.7
134.7
20
1049ers
49ers
481
2025
17
1,817
3.8
106.9
15
11Eagles
Eagles
478
2025
17
1,988
4.2
116.9
17
12Falcons
Falcons
477
2025
17
2,138
4.5
125.8
17
13Texans
Texans
475
2025
17
1,852
3.9
108.9
9
14Buccaneers
Buccaneers
472
2025
17
1,947
4.1
114.5
13
15Chargers
Chargers
466
2025
17
2,067
4.4
121.6
10
16Rams
Rams
465
2025
17
2,152
4.6
126.6
17
17Cowboys
Cowboys
465
2025
17
2,136
4.6
125.6
18
18Panthers
Panthers
461
2025
17
1,977
4.3
116.3
9
19Broncos
Broncos
456
2025
17
2,018
4.4
118.7
18
20Jets
Jets
456
2025
17
2,096
4.6
123.3
11
21Lions
Lions
442
2025
17
2,041
4.6
120.1
21
22Colts
Colts
442
2025
17
2,007
4.5
118.1
27
23Saints
Saints
435
2025
17
1,603
3.7
94.3
9
24Dolphins
Dolphins
432
2025
17
2,044
4.7
120.2
14
25Chiefs
Chiefs
430
2025
17
1,812
4.2
106.6
15
StatMuse has team, season-level data for rush attempts going back to the 1932 season.

More Bills Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

3,668

Allen

Josh Allen

RUSH

1,621

Cook

James Cook III

REC

719

Shakir

Khalil Shakir
Team Rankings

PPG

28.3

4th

OPP PPG

21.5

12th

RUSH YDS/G

159.6

1st

PASS YDS/G

234.2

13th

2025 Division Standings
TEAMWLTPCT
14
3
0
.824
Bills Bills
12
5
0
.706
7
10
0
.412
3
14
0
.176
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
1/11
@
1:00 PM
Last Game
NYJ Jets

3 - 14

8

Final

35

BUF Bills

12 - 5

Sun 4 Jan 2026

NFL 2025 Leaders

NFL 2025 Rankings

NFL Fantasy 2025

NFL 2025 Betting

NFL 2025 Standings

AFC EastWLTPCT
14
3
0
.824
Bills Bills - w
12
5
0
.706
7
10
0
.412
Jets Jets - e
3
14
0
.176
AFC NorthWLTPCT
10
7
0
.588
8
9
0
.471
6
11
0
.353
5
12
0
.294
AFC SouthWLTPCT
13
4
0
.765
12
5
0
.706
Colts Colts - e
8
9
0
.471
3
14
0
.176
AFC WestWLTPCT
14
3
0
.824
11
6
0
.647
6
11
0
.353
3
14
0
.176
NFC EastWLTPCT
11
6
0
.647
7
9
1
.441
5
12
0
.294
4
13
0
.235
NFC NorthWLTPCT
Bears Bears - y
11
6
0
.647
9
7
1
.559
9
8
0
.529
Lions Lions - e
9
8
0
.529
NFC SouthWLTPCT
8
9
0
.471
8
9
0
.471
8
9
0
.471
6
11
0
.353
NFC WestWLTPCT
14
3
0
.824
Rams Rams - w
12
5
0
.706
49ers 49ers - w
12
5
0
.706
3
14
0
.176

NFL 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Sat
10/4
@
22-21
Sat
10/4
@
38-35
Sat
10/4
@
37-24
Sat
10/4
@
27-10
Sat
10/4
@
23-20

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sat
1/10
@
4:30 PM
Sat
1/10
@
8:00 PM
Sun
1/11
@
1:00 PM
Sun
1/11
@
4:30 PM
Sun
1/11
@
8:00 PM