which team leads the league in yards per play from 1989 to 1992

From 1989 through 1992, the San Francisco 49ers had the most yards per play by a team, with 5.94.

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	TEAM	YDS/PLY	YDS	PLY	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	49ers	5.94	24,216	4,075	64	378.4	195	17,176	268.4	820	121	7,860	122.8	67	5,320	83.1	7
2	Oilers	5.8	23,291	4,014	64	363.9	177	17,893	279.6	939	111	6,337	99.0	52	4,598	71.8	14
3	Bills	5.65	23,274	4,119	64	363.7	204	15,053	235.2	940	122	9,161	143.1	69	5,052	78.9	13
4	Rams	5.41	21,044	3,890	64	328.8	158	15,417	240.9	838	89	6,465	101.0	59	6,074	94.9	10
5	Dolphins	5.4	21,334	3,954	64	333.3	149	16,138	252.2	546	97	5,742	89.7	40	4,681	73.1	12
6	Redskins	5.38	22,446	4,176	64	350.7	169	15,197	237.5	514	91	7,763	121.3	61	5,767	90.1	17
7	Lions	5.36	19,197	3,579	64	300.0	152	12,734	199.0	1,091	67	7,554	118.0	70	6,609	103.3	15
8	Falcons	5.21	19,740	3,791	64	308.4	151	15,155	236.8	1,098	101	5,683	88.8	31	6,369	99.5	19
9	Chiefs	5.13	20,125	3,920	64	314.5	148	13,074	204.3	873	71	7,924	123.8	57	4,644	72.6	20
10	Raiders	5.12	18,523	3,619	64	289.4	136	12,089	188.9	1,132	80	7,566	118.2	44	5,316	83.1	12
11	Saints	5.11	19,578	3,833	64	305.9	149	13,124	205.1	681	77	7,135	111.5	58	5,559	86.9	14
12	Bengals	5.07	20,052	3,953	64	313.3	154	12,799	200.0	1,137	87	8,390	131.1	55	5,519	86.2	12
13	Bears	5.06	20,365	4,028	64	318.2	153	12,715	198.7	893	68	8,543	133.5	77	5,459	85.3	8
14	Vikings	5.05	20,272	4,018	64	316.8	156	13,091	204.5	983	76	8,164	127.6	59	5,378	84.0	21
15	Cowboys	5.03	19,082	3,794	64	298.2	137	13,282	207.5	941	65	6,741	105.3	55	5,943	92.9	17
16	Chargers	5.03	20,066	3,990	64	313.5	134	12,728	198.9	915	62	8,253	129.0	61	5,701	89.1	11
17	Packers	4.98	19,572	3,928	64	305.8	132	14,732	230.2	1,205	84	6,045	94.5	37	6,064	94.8	11
18	Browns	4.9	18,565	3,788	64	290.1	133	13,681	213.8	912	70	5,796	90.6	43	5,361	83.8	20
19	Giants	4.9	19,097	3,901	64	298.4	142	11,906	186.0	888	62	8,079	126.2	70	5,450	85.2	10
20	Jets	4.89	19,644	4,016	64	306.9	117	13,342	208.5	1,333	52	7,635	119.3	52	5,398	84.3	13
21	Broncos	4.88	19,748	4,046	64	308.6	137	13,645	213.2	1,376	65	7,479	116.9	61	5,088	79.5	11
22	Eagles	4.83	20,302	4,205	64	317.2	161	13,260	207.2	1,506	94	8,548	133.6	51	5,161	80.6	16
23	Steelers	4.79	18,008	3,756	64	281.4	125	11,908	186.1	1,381	65	7,481	116.9	49	5,834	91.2	11
24	Cardinals	4.72	17,925	3,794	64	280.1	108	13,160	205.6	1,294	58	6,059	94.7	40	6,299	98.4	10
25	Buccaneers	4.7	18,089	3,852	64	282.6	119	13,302	207.8	1,481	71	6,268	97.9	38	5,159	80.6	10

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Team Leaders

PASS

1,196

Purdy

RUSH

286

McCaffrey

REC

326

Evans

Team Rankings

PPG

30.8

3rd

OPP PPG

18.6

3rd

RUSH YDS/G

128.6

8th

PASS YDS/G

239.2

15th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
49ers	5	0	1.000
Seahawks	3	2	.600
Rams	2	3	.400
Cardinals	1	4	.200

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 10/19	WAS	@	SF	8:15 PM
Sun 10/25	SF	@	ATL	1:00 PM
Sun 11/8	LV	@	SF	4:05 PM
Sun 11/15	SF	@	DAL	4:25 PM
Sun 11/22	MIN	@	SF	8:20 PM

Last Game

49ers

5 - 0

Final

Seahawks

3 - 2

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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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4-1

3-1-1

Worst Record ATS

0-4-1

1-4

1-3-1

2-3

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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