which nfl team has the least passing yards allowed in a season since 1976

Since 1976, the Miami Dolphins have allowed the fewest passing yards by a team in a season, with 1,281 yards in 1982.

	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	Dolphins	1,281	1982	9	119	226	52.7	5.7	7	19	44.9	3.1	8.4	29	254
2	Bills	1,382	1982	9	114	256	44.5	5.4	8	13	50.9	3.1	5.1	12	82
3	Seahawks	1,468	1982	9	138	246	56.1	6.0	4	13	57.1	1.6	5.3	17	135
4	Buccaneers	1,608	1982	9	145	254	57.1	6.3	10	11	71.1	3.9	4.3	25	224
5	Patriots	1,691	1982	9	142	267	53.2	6.3	9	12	65.3	3.4	4.5	20	172
6	Falcons	1,775	1977	14	141	320	44.1	5.5	9	26	37.4	2.8	8.1	42	391
7	Chiefs	1,787	1982	9	155	262	59.2	6.8	12	12	76.0	4.6	4.6	15	120
8	Giants	1,810	1982	9	148	244	60.7	7.4	10	12	76.7	4.1	4.9	31	244
9	Jets	1,817	1982	9	159	298	53.4	6.1	10	17	59.4	3.4	5.7	20	171
10	Vikings	1,835	1977	14	149	312	47.8	5.9	15	16	61.0	4.8	5.1	30	254
11	Saints	1,864	1982	9	149	245	60.8	7.6	11	9	84.1	4.5	3.7	31	231
12	Redskins	1,870	1982	9	146	275	53.1	6.8	8	11	67.7	2.9	4.0	32	256
13	Vikings	1,897	1976	14	158	323	48.9	5.9	8	19	51.1	2.5	5.9	45	322
14	Lions	1,904	1976	14	137	313	43.8	6.1	11	24	43.7	3.5	7.7	28	218
15	Colts	1,920	1982	9	138	246	56.1	7.8	18	5	97.3	7.3	2.0	11	97
16	Falcons	1,945	1982	9	157	280	56.1	6.9	12	10	77.2	4.3	3.6	18	141
17	49ers	1,948	1977	14	139	270	51.5	7.2	14	8	80.0	5.2	3.0	42	360
18	49ers	1,949	1982	9	158	278	56.8	7.0	14	9	82.0	5.0	3.2	15	113
19	Packers	1,950	1982	9	177	327	54.1	6.0	9	12	65.9	2.8	3.7	20	175
20	Browns	1,967	1982	9	144	266	54.1	7.4	9	17	62.7	3.4	6.4	22	145
21	Cowboys	1,991	1977	14	154	370	41.6	5.4	14	21	48.2	3.8	5.7	53	429
22	Cowboys	2,002	1982	9	152	289	52.6	6.9	10	15	64.7	3.5	5.2	32	260
23	Cardinals	2,035	1982	9	174	291	59.8	7.0	16	6	90.8	5.5	2.1	23	182
24	Packers	2,042	1977	14	186	319	58.3	6.4	10	13	70.8	3.1	4.1	37	323
25	Chargers	2,088	1977	14	172	330	52.1	6.3	14	21	59.5	4.2	6.4	44	363

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RUSH

1,350

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OPP PPG

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120.2

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195.4

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TEAM	W	L	PCT
Patriots	14	3	.824
Bills	12	5	.706
Dolphins	7	10	.412
Jets	3	14	.176

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4,707

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4,564

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4,552

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Rush Yards Leaders

1,621

Cook

1,595

Henry

1,585

Taylor

Rec Yards Leaders

1,793

Smith-Njigba

1,715

Nacua

1,429

Pickens

Pass TD Leaders

46

Stafford

34

Goff

31

Maye

Rush TD Leaders

18

Taylor

16

Henry

14

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Rec TD Leaders

14

Adams

11

McBride

11

St. Brown

QB Rating Leaders

113.5

Maye

109.2

Stafford

105.5

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Sack Leaders

23.0

Garrett

16.5

Burns

15.0

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NFL 2025 Rankings

PPG Rankings

30.5

28.8

28.4

28.3

27.9

Opp PPG Rankings

17.2

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18.3

18.8

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19.3

Total Yards Rankings

394.6

391.9

379.4

376.3

373.2

369.5

Rush Yards Rankings

159.6

156.6

144.5

134.7

129.1

128.9

Pass Yards Rankings

278.5

276.9

268.6

262.3

256.1

254.0

Sack Leaders

68.0

57.0

53.0

49.0

48.0

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Fantasy RB Rankings

316.3

Taylor

314.6

McCaffrey

291.8

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

246

Nacua

240.9

Smith-Njigba

207

St. Brown

Fantasy TE Rankings

189.9

McBride

125.1

Goedert

122.8

Pitts

Fantasy K Rankings

202

Myers

194

Fairbairn

187.6

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12-6

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NFL 2025 Standings

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Patriots - y	14	3	0	.824
Bills - w	12	5	0	.706
Dolphins - e	7	10	0	.412
Jets - e	3	14	0	.176
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Steelers - y	10	7	0	.588
Ravens - e	8	9	0	.471
Bengals - e	6	11	0	.353
Browns - e	5	12	0	.294
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars - y	13	4	0	.765
Texans - w	12	5	0	.706
Colts - e	8	9	0	.471
Titans - e	3	14	0	.176
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Broncos - z*	14	3	0	.824
Chargers - w	11	6	0	.647
Chiefs - e	6	11	0	.353
Raiders - e	3	14	0	.176

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Eagles - y	11	6	0	.647
Cowboys - e	7	9	1	.441
Commanders - e	5	12	0	.294
Giants - e	4	13	0	.235
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Bears - y	11	6	0	.647
Packers - w	9	7	1	.559
Vikings - e	9	8	0	.529
Lions - e	9	8	0	.529
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers - y	8	9	0	.471
Buccaneers - e	8	9	0	.471
Falcons - e	8	9	0	.471
Saints - e	6	11	0	.353
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Seahawks - z*	14	3	0	.824
Rams - w	12	5	0	.706
49ers - w	12	5	0	.706
Cardinals - e	3	14	0	.176

Since 1976, the Miami Dolphins have allowed the fewest passing yards by a team in a season, with 1,281 yards in 1982.

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