which nfl team has the lowest passing yards per game single season after 1990

Since 1991, the San Francisco 49ers have the fewest passing yards per game by a team in a season, with 136.9 per game in 2005.

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	TEAM	YDS/G	SEASON	GP	CMP	ATT	PCT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	RTG	TD%	INT%	SCK	SCKY
1	49ers	136.9	2005	16	204	389	52.4	2,190	5.6	8	21	53.6	2.1	5.4	48	292
2	Bears	137.6	2005	16	219	418	52.4	2,201	5.3	11	15	61.5	2.6	3.6	31	199
3	Bengals	138.7	2000	16	207	454	45.6	2,219	4.9	6	14	52.0	1.3	3.1	52	273
4	Browns	140.9	2009	16	219	443	49.4	2,255	5.1	11	18	55.8	2.5	4.1	30	179
5	Bears	141.9	1993	16	230	388	59.3	2,270	5.9	7	16	64.7	1.8	4.1	48	230
6	Bengals	142.8	1992	16	227	435	52.2	2,284	5.3	16	17	63.4	3.7	3.9	45	341
7	Seahawks	145.2	1992	16	230	476	48.3	2,323	4.9	9	23	48.9	1.9	4.8	67	545
8	Eagles	150.3	1999	16	235	474	49.6	2,405	5.1	18	18	61.4	3.8	3.8	49	321
9	Cowboys	150.5	2001	16	210	413	50.8	2,408	5.8	14	20	59.9	3.4	4.8	34	190
10	Bears	152.8	2022	17	223	377	59.2	2,598	6.9	19	15	80.3	5.0	4.0	58	379
11	Vikings	154.0	2026	3	41	73	56.2	462	6.3	4	2	82.1	5.5	2.7	9	51
12	Patriots	155.8	1992	16	244	444	55.0	2,492	5.6	13	19	63.2	2.9	4.3	65	458
13	Jaguars	156.9	2011	16	240	469	51.2	2,510	5.4	12	15	62.2	2.6	3.2	44	331
14	Ravens	157.3	2003	16	217	415	52.3	2,517	6.1	16	19	64.7	3.9	4.6	42	262
15	Colts	157.4	1994	16	217	376	57.7	2,519	6.7	15	14	75.9	4.0	3.7	28	166
16	Browns	158.6	2008	16	238	488	48.8	2,537	5.2	11	20	54.8	2.3	4.1	24	157
17	Giants	159.7	2026	3	51	83	61.4	479	5.8	3	1	84.4	3.6	1.2	7	20
18	Ravens	159.9	2004	16	258	465	55.5	2,559	5.5	13	11	70.7	2.8	2.4	35	247
19	Jets	162.3	2009	16	210	393	53.4	2,596	6.6	12	21	62.0	3.1	5.3	30	216
20	Jets	163.8	2025	17	298	494	60.3	2,784	5.6	15	13	75.0	3.0	2.6	60	399
21	Giants	164.3	1992	16	232	433	53.6	2,628	6.1	14	10	73.2	3.2	2.3	45	284
22	Falcons	164.4	2003	16	230	460	50.0	2,631	5.7	14	21	58.7	3.0	4.6	35	223
23	Panthers	164.7	2010	16	256	484	52.9	2,635	5.4	9	21	57.0	1.9	4.3	50	346
24	Texans	164.8	2002	16	235	447	52.6	2,636	5.9	11	15	64.7	2.5	3.4	76	411
25	Buccaneers	164.9	1997	16	224	404	55.4	2,638	6.5	21	12	80.4	5.2	3.0	32	196

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Team Leaders

PASS

789

Purdy

RUSH

166

McCaffrey

REC

174

Kittle

Team Rankings

PPG

32.7

2nd

OPP PPG

16.7

3rd

RUSH YDS/G

136.3

6th

PASS YDS/G

263.0

9th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
49ers	3	0	1.000
Seahawks	2	1	.667
Cardinals	1	2	.333
Rams	1	2	.333

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/4	DEN	@	SF	4:25 PM
Sun 10/11	SF	@	SEA	4:25 PM
Mon 10/19	WAS	@	SF	8:15 PM
Sun 10/25	SF	@	ATL	1:00 PM
Sun 11/8	LV	@	SF	4:05 PM

Last Game

Cardinals

1 - 2

Final

49ers

3 - 0

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NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

939

Young

917

Shough

872

Stafford

Rush Yards Leaders

360

Walker

349

Robinson

346

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

405

Smith-Njigba

375

Olave

358

Adams

Pass TD Leaders

9

Purdy

9

Cousins

8

Shough

Rush TD Leaders

6

Allen

6

Henry

4

Gibbs

Rec TD Leaders

6

Smith-Njigba

5

St. Brown

4

Watson

QB Rating Leaders

133.1

Purdy

127.3

Lock

116.1

Goff

Sack Leaders

6.0

Rousseau

4.0

Anderson

4.0

Graham

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

33.7

32.7

31.0

30.7

29.7

Opp PPG Rankings

12.0

13.7

16.7

17.0

Total Yards Rankings

424.5

417.7

416.3

401.7

399.3

398.7

Rush Yards Rankings

212.5

173.0

167.3

155.0

153.3

136.3

Pass Yards Rankings

313.0

305.7

295.0

281.3

276.0

270.7

Sack Leaders

14.0

12.0

11.0

10.0

9.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

80.3

Gibbs

69.9

Henry

68.2

Walker

Fantasy WR Rankings

77.1

Smith-Njigba

52.8

St. Brown

52.4

Watson

Fantasy TE Rankings

35.4

Kittle

35.1

Kelce

33.3

Johnson

Fantasy K Rankings

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McPherson

39

McLaughlin

38

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NFL 2026 Betting

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3-0

2-0-1

2-1

Worst Record ATS

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0-2

0-3

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Eagles	2	0	0	1.000
Giants	2	1	0	.667
Cowboys	1	2	0	.333
Commanders	1	2	0	.333
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	3	0	0	1.000
Lions	2	1	0	.667
Bears	1	1	0	.500
Packers	1	2	0	.333
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	1	2	0	.333
Saints	1	2	0	.333
Falcons	1	2	0	.333
Buccaneers	0	3	0	.000
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	3	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	2	1	0	.667
Rams	1	2	0	.333
Cardinals	1	2	0	.333

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	3	0	0	1.000
Jets	1	2	0	.333
Patriots	1	2	0	.333
Dolphins	0	3	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Steelers	2	1	0	.667
Ravens	2	1	0	.667
Browns	2	1	0	.667
Bengals	2	1	0	.667
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	2	1	0	.667
Colts	1	2	0	.333
Titans	0	3	0	.000
Texans	0	3	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	3	0	0	1.000
Raiders	3	0	0	1.000
Broncos	2	1	0	.667
Chargers	0	3	0	.000