which team has the most yards yards per 3rd down att in a season

The New Orleans Saints have the most all-purpose yards by a team in a season, with 7,474 yards in 2011.

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	TEAM	YDS	YDS/3DWN ATT	3DWN ATT	SEASON	3DWN CONV	3DWN%	4DWN CONV	4DWN ATT	4DWN%	GP	YDS/G	TD	PASS YDS	PASS YDS/G	SCKY	PASS TD	RUSH YDS	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD	RET YDS	RET YDS/G	RET TD
1	Saints	7,474	35.93	208	2011	118	56.7	3	10	30.0	16	467.1	66	5,505	344.1	158	46	2,127	132.9	16	1,405	87.8	4
2	Broncos	7,317	35.69	205	2013	95	46.3	8	9	88.9	16	457.3	76	5,572	348.3	128	55	1,873	117.1	16	1,317	82.3	5
3	Ravens	7,224	37.82	191	2024	92	48.2	8	15	53.3	17	424.9	65	4,189	246.4	154	41	3,189	187.6	21	1,024	60.2	3
4	Rams	7,075	39.09	181	2000	86	47.5	8	13	61.5	16	442.2	67	5,492	343.3	260	37	1,843	115.2	26	2,292	143.3	4
5	Chiefs	7,032	36.44	193	2022	94	48.7	9	12	75.0	17	413.6	61	5,250	308.8	188	41	1,970	115.9	18	933	54.9	2
6	Lions	6,962	33.8	206	2024	98	47.6	22	33	66.7	17	409.5	70	4,718	277.5	244	39	2,488	146.4	29	950	55.9	2
7	Cowboys	6,919	30.35	228	2021	99	43.4	14	24	58.3	17	407.0	64	4,963	291.9	163	40	2,119	124.6	15	904	53.2	9
8	Cowboys	6,904	33.84	204	2019	96	47.1	7	16	43.8	16	431.5	49	4,902	306.4	151	30	2,153	134.6	18	456	28.5	1
9	Buccaneers	6,901	30.95	223	2021	105	47.1	9	16	56.3	17	405.9	63	5,383	316.6	154	43	1,672	98.4	18	842	49.5	2
10	Patriots	6,848	35.3	194	2011	89	45.9	7	11	63.6	16	428.0	61	5,257	328.6	173	39	1,764	110.3	18	1,375	85.9	4
11	Patriots	6,846	30.29	226	2012	110	48.7	8	12	66.7	16	427.9	67	4,844	302.8	182	34	2,184	136.5	25	1,313	82.1	8
12	Dolphins	6,822	33.77	202	2023	85	42.1	11	25	44.0	17	401.3	61	4,698	276.4	184	30	2,308	135.8	27	706	41.5	4
13	Saints	6,816	30.98	220	2016	107	48.6	13	15	86.7	16	426.0	55	5,258	328.6	184	38	1,742	108.9	17	683	42.7	0
14	Chiefs	6,810	38.69	176	2018	83	47.2	12	15	80.0	16	425.6	71	5,126	320.4	171	50	1,855	115.9	16	1,236	77.3	5
15	49ers	6,800	32.23	211	1998	96	45.5	4	9	44.4	16	425.0	61	4,510	281.9	254	41	2,544	159.0	19	1,514	94.6	1
16	Buccaneers	6,793	31.45	216	2024	110	50.9	9	14	64.3	17	399.6	59	4,505	265.0	248	41	2,536	149.2	16	975	57.4	2
17	49ers	6,773	37.84	179	2023	85	47.5	7	13	53.8	17	398.4	61	4,577	269.2	193	33	2,389	140.5	27	710	41.8	1
18	Chiefs	6,746	32.91	205	2021	107	52.2	10	15	66.7	17	396.8	57	4,937	290.4	146	37	1,955	115.0	16	930	54.7	4
19	Rams	6,738	35.28	191	2018	86	45.0	6	15	40.0	16	421.1	60	4,730	295.6	223	32	2,231	139.4	23	1,141	71.3	5
20	Lions	6,712	29.96	224	2023	93	41.5	21	40	52.5	17	394.8	58	4,606	270.9	205	30	2,311	135.9	27	752	44.2	1
21	Rams	6,709	34.94	192	2025	76	39.6	20	30	66.7	17	394.6	65	4,707	276.9	150	46	2,152	126.6	17	1,738	102.2	2
22	Chiefs	6,695	34.69	193	2004	91	47.2	4	14	28.6	16	418.4	62	4,633	289.6	227	27	2,289	143.1	31	2,052	128.3	4
23	Rams	6,690	34.84	192	2001	96	50.0	8	11	72.7	16	418.1	62	4,903	306.4	240	37	2,027	126.7	20	1,523	95.2	5
24	Eagles	6,676	31.34	213	2013	83	39.0	7	14	50.0	16	417.3	53	4,406	275.4	296	32	2,566	160.4	19	961	60.1	2
25	Cowboys	6,663	31.88	209	2025	86	41.1	22	35	62.9	17	391.9	51	4,735	278.5	208	31	2,136	125.6	18	2,179	128.2	2

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Team Leaders

PASS

1,299

Shough

RUSH

128

Etienne

REC

537

Olave

Team Rankings

PPG

23.6

16th

OPP PPG

30.2

31st

RUSH YDS/G

81.8

29th

PASS YDS/G

259.8

9th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Panthers	2	2	.500
Falcons	2	3	.400
Saints	1	4	.200
Buccaneers	1	4	.200

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/18	NO	@	NYG	1:00 PM
Sun 10/25	PIT	@	NO	9:30 AM
Sun 11/8	CLE	@	NO	1:00 PM
Sun 11/15	CAR	@	NO	1:00 PM
Sun 11/22	NO	@	CHI	1:00 PM

Last Game

Vikings

5 - 0

Final

Saints

1 - 4

Sun 11 Oct 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,572

Stafford

1,485

Goff

1,408

Love

Rush Yards Leaders

580

Robinson

537

Walker

532

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

583

Smith-Njigba

537

Olave

507

Lamb

Pass TD Leaders

13

Purdy

12

Goff

12

Cousins

Rush TD Leaders

8

Allen

7

Gibbs

7

Henry

Rec TD Leaders

7

Smith-Njigba

6

Watson

5

St. Brown

QB Rating Leaders

119.6

Jackson

119.3

Purdy

111.3

Goff

Sack Leaders

7.5

Anderson

6.0

Rousseau

5.5

Turner

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

32.8

30.8

30.3

29.5

29.2

Opp PPG Rankings

12.8

14.0

18.6

18.8

19.2

Total Yards Rankings

424.4

412.0

405.8

396.2

394.2

393.8

Rush Yards Rankings

173.2

166.8

164.4

162.3

158.0

139.6

Pass Yards Rankings

317.0

297.0

281.6

280.4

276.2

Sack Leaders

20.0

18.0

17.0

16.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

126.7

Gibbs

103.8

Henry

103.2

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

102.5

Smith-Njigba

83.4

Watson

76.1

Lamb

Fantasy TE Rankings

52.4

Likely

50.8

Kittle

49.6

LaPorta

Fantasy K Rankings

75

Shrader

68

Reichard

54

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NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

4-1

3-1-1

Worst Record ATS

0-4-1

1-4

1-3-1

2-3

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	3	1	1	.700
Eagles	2	3	0	.400
Cowboys	2	3	0	.400
Commanders	1	3	1	.300
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	5	0	0	1.000
Packers	3	2	0	.600
Lions	3	2	0	.600
Bears	3	2	0	.600
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	2	2	0	.500
Falcons	2	3	0	.400
Buccaneers	1	4	0	.200
Saints	1	4	0	.200
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	5	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	3	2	0	.600
Rams	2	3	0	.400
Cardinals	1	4	0	.200

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	4	1	0	.800
Patriots	3	2	0	.600
Jets	2	3	0	.400
Dolphins	0	5	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Ravens	4	1	0	.800
Browns	3	2	0	.600
Steelers	3	2	0	.600
Bengals	3	2	0	.600
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	4	1	0	.800
Colts	2	3	0	.400
Texans	1	4	0	.200
Titans	0	5	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	4	0	0	1.000
Broncos	3	2	0	.600
Raiders	3	2	0	.600
Chargers	0	5	0	.000