which team had the best yards per play allowed in 1985

The Chicago Bears had the most yards per opponent play by a team in 1985, with 6.18.

TEAMYDS/OPP PLYYDSOPP PLYSEASONGPOPP YDSOPP TDPASS OPP YDSOPP SCKYPASS OPP TDRUSH OPP YDSRUSH OPP TDRET OPP YDSRET OPP TD
1Bears
Bears
6.18
5,837
945
1985
16
4,135
23
3,299
483
16
1,319
6
2,030
1
2Jets
Jets
5.96
5,896
989
1985
16
4,772
30
3,626
370
17
1,516
10
1,454
3
3Chargers
Chargers
5.91
6,535
1,105
1985
16
6,265
55
4,597
304
28
1,972
25
1,637
2
4Bengals
Bengals
5.79
5,900
1,019
1985
16
5,663
51
3,998
334
26
1,999
23
2,288
2
5Giants
Giants
5.76
5,884
1,022
1985
16
4,320
33
3,377
539
20
1,482
9
1,944
4
6Redskins
Redskins
5.67
5,338
941
1985
16
4,480
35
3,124
378
19
1,734
11
1,471
5
7Dolphins
Dolphins
5.65
5,843
1,034
1985
16
5,767
38
3,789
278
21
2,256
15
1,741
2
8Steelers
Steelers
5.4
5,350
990
1985
16
4,659
43
3,088
305
18
1,876
19
1,946
6
949ers
49ers
5.3
5,920
1,116
1985
16
5,191
26
3,965
457
11
1,683
10
1,779
5
10Patriots
Patriots
5.28
5,499
1,042
1985
16
4,714
32
3,393
334
14
1,655
15
2,032
3
11Raiders
Raiders
5.22
5,408
1,037
1985
16
4,603
34
3,486
488
22
1,605
7
1,324
5
12Cowboys
Cowboys
5.21
5,602
1,076
1985
16
5,608
40
4,214
459
20
1,853
18
1,596
2
13Broncos
Broncos
5.14
5,496
1,069
1985
16
5,179
36
3,584
378
22
1,973
10
1,671
4
14Packers
Packers
5.11
5,371
1,051
1985
16
5,173
43
3,509
383
22
2,047
17
1,981
4
15Eagles
Eagles
4.93
5,216
1,057
1985
16
5,135
39
3,289
359
18
2,205
17
1,755
4
16Falcons
Falcons
4.89
4,960
1,014
1985
16
5,850
57
4,129
331
32
2,052
24
1,552
1
17Cardinals
Cardinals
4.87
5,086
1,045
1985
16
5,381
47
3,257
254
34
2,378
11
1,606
2
18Seahawks
Seahawks
4.86
5,007
1,030
1985
16
5,160
35
3,787
464
22
1,837
12
1,292
1
19Vikings
Vikings
4.84
5,151
1,065
1985
16
5,464
39
3,464
223
20
2,223
16
1,819
3
20Browns
Browns
4.69
4,921
1,050
1985
16
4,958
34
3,460
353
18
1,851
14
1,188
2
21Colts
Colts
4.64
5,006
1,079
1985
16
5,599
45
3,721
267
24
2,145
20
1,761
1
22Buccaneers
Buccaneers
4.38
4,766
1,087
1985
16
6,108
50
3,955
277
18
2,430
28
1,706
4
23Chiefs
Chiefs
4.33
4,877
1,126
1985
16
5,658
41
3,752
263
22
2,169
18
2,156
1
24Rams
Rams
4.31
4,520
1,048
1985
16
4,648
30
3,483
421
19
1,586
9
1,550
2
25Bills
Bills
4.29
4,595
1,071
1985
16
5,540
50
3,301
223
24
2,462
20
1,236
6

More Bears Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

3,942

Williams

Caleb Williams

RUSH

1,087

Swift

D'Andre Swift

REC

713

Loveland

Colston Loveland
Team Rankings

PPG

25.9

9th

OPP PPG

24.4

23rd

RUSH YDS/G

144.5

3rd

PASS YDS/G

234.8

12th

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