worst defense in a season yards per play given up in nfl history

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have the fewest yards per opponent play by a team in a season, with 2.84 in 1977.

	TEAM	YDS/OPP PLY	YDS	OPP PLY	SEASON	GP	OPP YDS	OPP TD	PASS OPP YDS	OPP SCKY	PASS OPP TD	RUSH OPP YDS	RUSH OPP TD	RET OPP YDS	RET OPP TD
1	Buccaneers	2.84	2,693	949	1977	14	3,934	26	2,149	246	10	2,031	13	1,168	3
2	Falcons	2.92	2,800	960	1974	14	4,136	34	1,847	275	13	2,564	19	1,470	2
3	Patriots	3.04	2,626	865	1970	14	4,261	44	2,430	243	19	2,074	20	1,144	5
4	Browns	3.15	3,530	1,122	2000	16	5,643	46	3,408	270	18	2,505	26	1,805	2
5	Lions	3.18	3,405	1,071	1988	16	5,316	34	3,672	393	17	2,037	16	1,559	1
6	Falcons	3.18	3,013	946	1967	14	5,531	53	3,588	196	31	2,139	18	1,297	4
7	Broncos	3.2	2,947	921	1967	14	5,201	52	3,289	164	27	2,076	21	1,764	4
8	Buccaneers	3.22	3,006	933	1976	14	4,801	50	2,412	171	19	2,560	23	1,471	8
9	Browns	3.25	3,762	1,158	1999	16	6,046	49	3,457	147	17	2,736	29	1,526	3
10	Falcons	3.27	3,103	949	1976	14	4,578	40	2,276	275	14	2,577	22	1,294	4
11	Bills	3.28	2,870	876	1968	14	4,225	41	2,477	273	19	2,021	15	1,583	7
12	49ers	3.29	3,587	1,090	2005	16	6,259	49	4,620	193	28	1,832	19	1,431	2
13	Chargers	3.34	3,411	1,022	1975	14	4,952	40	2,719	209	16	2,442	21	1,474	3
14	Bulldogs	3.34	2,831	848	1949	12	4,415	50	2,132	77	25	2,360	20	1,278
15	Falcons	3.38	3,164	936	1968	14	5,320	49	3,306	221	30	2,235	17	1,085	2
16	Texans	3.38	3,572	1,056	2002	16	5,230	40	3,378	237	23	2,089	14	1,484	3
17	Giants	3.39	3,774	1,113	1979	16	5,378	39	3,154	228	22	2,452	14	1,347	3
18	Patriots	3.39	3,127	922	1968	14	4,415	49	2,826	236	20	1,825	22	1,403	7
19	49ers	3.41	3,281	963	1963	14	5,447	51	3,581	210	27	2,076	20	1,403	4
20	Eagles	3.41	3,830	1,124	1999	16	5,462	36	3,733	272	22	2,001	12	1,795	2
21	Eagles	3.41	2,654	778	1956	12	3,226	25	1,506	173	15	1,893	10	949
22	Colts	3.41	2,716	796	1953	12	4,486	46	2,411	240	21	2,315	21	1,031
23	Seahawks	3.42	3,374	987	1992	16	4,583	32	2,978	317	11	1,922	14	1,101	7
24	Packers	3.42	3,212	938	1977	14	4,033	27	2,042	323	10	2,314	16	1,097	1
25	Cardinals	3.48	2,971	853	1955	12	3,910	31	2,146	138	16	1,902	11	1,421

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Team Leaders

PASS

679

Mayfield

RUSH

558

Irving

REC

243

Godwin

Team Rankings

PPG

23.1

17th

OPP PPG

21.6

14th

RUSH YDS/G

146.4

3rd

PASS YDS/G

168.6

31st

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Falcons	3	4	.429
Panthers	3	4	.429
Saints	2	5	.286
Buccaneers	2	5	.286

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 11/1	ATL	@	TB	1:00 PM
Sun 11/8	TB	@	CHI	8:20 PM
Sun 11/22	TB	@	DET	1:00 PM
Mon 11/30	CAR	@	TB	8:15 PM
Sun 12/6	LAC	@	TB	1:00 PM

Last Game

Buccaneers

2 - 5

Final

Panthers

3 - 3

Sun 25 Oct 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

2,246

Love

1,989

Stafford

1,921

Young

Rush Yards Leaders

704

Robinson

701

Walker

627

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

867

Smith-Njigba

708

Watson

651

Lamb

Pass TD Leaders

16

Love

16

Cousins

15

Purdy

Rush TD Leaders

8

Williams

8

Taylor

8

Allen

Rec TD Leaders

8

Smith-Njigba

6

Watson

6

Lamb

QB Rating Leaders

112.5

Goff

110.4

Burrow

110.1

Purdy

Sack Leaders

7.5

Anderson

7.0

Young

6.0

Turner

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

32.8

30.7

28.1

27.2

27.0

26.1

Opp PPG Rankings

12.3

17.2

17.3

17.9

19.7

19.9

Total Yards Rankings

399.1

397.3

390.7

387.7

380.5

375.0

Rush Yards Rankings

154.3

148.8

146.4

141.7

141.5

139.9

Pass Yards Rankings

298.0

286.0

281.1

280.8

276.9

275.5

Sack Leaders

22.0

21.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

139

Gibbs

129.7

Walker

120.7

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

138.2

Smith-Njigba

104.8

Watson

102.5

Lamb

Fantasy TE Rankings

71.5

Likely

71.2

McBride

70.5

Kittle

Fantasy K Rankings

89

Shrader

81

Reichard

77

McLaughlin

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

5-2

Worst Record ATS

0-5-1

1-6

1-4-1

2-5

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	4	2	1	.643
Cowboys	3	4	0	.429
Eagles	2	5	0	.286
Commanders	1	4	1	.250
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	6	0	0	1.000
Bears	5	2	0	.714
Lions	4	2	0	.667
Packers	5	3	0	.625
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	3	4	0	.429
Falcons	3	4	0	.429
Buccaneers	2	5	0	.286
Saints	2	5	0	.286
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	6	1	0	.857
Seahawks	4	3	0	.571
Rams	3	4	0	.429
Cardinals	2	5	0	.286

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	5	1	0	.833
Patriots	4	3	0	.571
Jets	2	5	0	.286
Dolphins	1	5	0	.167
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Browns	5	2	0	.714
Steelers	5	2	0	.714
Bengals	4	2	0	.667
Ravens	4	3	0	.571
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	4	2	0	.667
Colts	2	5	0	.286
Texans	2	5	0	.286
Titans	1	6	0	.143
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	5	1	0	.833
Broncos	5	2	0	.714
Raiders	3	4	0	.429
Chargers	0	6	0	.000