All 32 NFL teams ranked on total yards allowed a game for the 2026 regular season, 1st to 32nd, with every other defense stat and its league rank beside it. The Seattle Seahawks lead the league in total yards allowed a game at 257.9; the Las Vegas Raiders rank last at 399.9.
| Rank | Team | Points Allowed / G | Total Yds Allowed / G | Pass Yds Allowed / G | Yds / Att Allowed | Rush Yds Allowed / G | 3rd Down % Allowed | Takeaways | Sacks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Seattle Seahawks | 18 (4th) | 257.9 (1st) | 168.8 (1st) | 5.5 (1st) | 89.1 (4th) | 30.6% (2nd) | 13 (5th) | 21 (13th) |
| 2 | San Francisco 49ers | 19.5 (6th) | 303.8 (2nd) | 222.9 (9th) | 6.4 (3rd) | 80.9 (2nd) | 40.4% (18th) | 12 (9th) | 15 (28th) |
| 3 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 19.8 (7th) | 305.8 (3rd) | 226.7 (11th) | 6.6 (10th) | 79.1 (1st) | 34.5% (9th) | 21 (1st) | 17 (21st) |
| 4 | Minnesota Vikings | 14.5 (1st) | 305.8 (4th) | 186.9 (2nd) | 6.4 (5th) | 118.9 (18th) | 31.2% (3rd) | 13 (8th) | 29 (2nd) |
| 5 | Los Angeles Rams | 20.1 (8th) | 312.9 (5th) | 209.1 (4th) | 6.4 (8th) | 103.8 (14th) | 31.6% (4th) | 10 (19th) | 16 (24th) |
| 6 | New York Giants | 21.5 (12th) | 312.9 (6th) | 189.3 (3rd) | 6 (2nd) | 123.6 (21st) | 37.3% (11th) | 10 (21st) | 16 (27th) |
| 7 | Kansas City Chiefs | 17.9 (3rd) | 318 (7th) | 220.5 (7th) | 6.4 (6th) | 97.5 (10th) | 36.7% (10th) | 11 (18th) | 14 (29th) |
| 8 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 18 (5th) | 325.9 (8th) | 242 (22nd) | 6.9 (14th) | 83.9 (3rd) | 34.3% (7th) | 13 (7th) | 26 (6th) |
| 9 | Chicago Bears | 20.4 (9th) | 326.7 (9th) | 235.6 (15th) | 8.2 (32nd) | 91.1 (6th) | 22.8% (1st) | 13 (6th) | 26 (4th) |
| 10 | Jacksonville Jaguars | 15.1 (2nd) | 327.6 (10th) | 238.4 (18th) | 7.3 (21st) | 89.3 (5th) | 34% (6th) | 15 (3rd) | 16 (25th) |
| 11 | Miami Dolphins | 25 (23rd) | 336.4 (11th) | 224.6 (10th) | 8.1 (31st) | 111.8 (16th) | 47.4% (29th) | 7 (30th) | 12 (31st) |
| 12 | New York Jets | 24.8 (21st) | 340.1 (12th) | 212.1 (5th) | 7.1 (16th) | 128 (26th) | 42.3% (23rd) | 10 (20th) | 22 (12th) |
| 13 | Green Bay Packers | 21.2 (11th) | 340.9 (13th) | 231.9 (14th) | 6.4 (7th) | 109 (15th) | 41.7% (22nd) | 19 (2nd) | 26 (5th) |
| 14 | Baltimore Ravens | 26.2 (25th) | 341.8 (14th) | 241.9 (21st) | 7.6 (23rd) | 99.9 (11th) | 39% (15th) | 9 (23rd) | 17 (20th) |
| 15 | Buffalo Bills | 23.4 (16th) | 344.4 (15th) | 252.8 (27th) | 6.7 (12th) | 91.6 (7th) | 38.6% (13th) | 12 (10th) | 17 (19th) |
| 16 | New England Patriots | 23 (15th) | 347.3 (16th) | 250.7 (26th) | 7.9 (25th) | 96.7 (9th) | 38% (12th) | 8 (25th) | 25 (9th) |
| 17 | Cleveland Browns | 21.8 (13th) | 350.8 (17th) | 220.2 (6th) | 6.7 (11th) | 130.6 (27th) | 39.4% (16th) | 12 (14th) | 26 (7th) |
| 18 | Los Angeles Chargers | 27.4 (28th) | 352.6 (18th) | 230.6 (12th) | 7.9 (26th) | 122 (20th) | 34.3% (8th) | 12 (11th) | 13 (30th) |
| 19 | Arizona Cardinals | 28.3 (31st) | 352.6 (19th) | 230.7 (13th) | 8 (29th) | 121.9 (19th) | 40.7% (20th) | 8 (28th) | 19 (17th) |
| 20 | Carolina Panthers | 27.4 (29th) | 355.1 (20th) | 221.8 (8th) | 6.4 (4th) | 133.4 (28th) | 47.7% (31st) | 11 (16th) | 12 (32nd) |
| 21 | Washington Commanders | 25.3 (24th) | 358.3 (21st) | 256 (29th) | 6.9 (15th) | 102.3 (12th) | 40% (17th) | 12 (13th) | 17 (22nd) |
| 22 | Atlanta Falcons | 24.8 (20th) | 360 (22nd) | 241.2 (20th) | 6.8 (13th) | 118.8 (17th) | 42.6% (24th) | 9 (22nd) | 20 (14th) |
| 23 | Houston Texans | 24 (18th) | 360 (23rd) | 257 (30th) | 7.4 (22nd) | 103 (13th) | 38.7% (14th) | 8 (27th) | 29 (1st) |
| 24 | Philadelphia Eagles | 24.6 (19th) | 365 (24th) | 238.9 (19th) | 7.2 (17th) | 126.1 (24th) | 40.6% (19th) | 5 (32nd) | 16 (26th) |
| 25 | Denver Broncos | 20.7 (10th) | 374.2 (25th) | 249.9 (25th) | 6.5 (9th) | 124.3 (23rd) | 41.2% (21st) | 12 (15th) | 26 (8th) |
| 26 | Indianapolis Colts | 27.7 (30th) | 375.3 (26th) | 238.3 (17th) | 8.1 (30th) | 137 (30th) | 32.4% (5th) | 6 (31st) | 19 (16th) |
| 27 | Cincinnati Bengals | 21.9 (14th) | 375.3 (27th) | 248.6 (23rd) | 7.3 (20th) | 126.6 (25th) | 47.5% (30th) | 12 (12th) | 23 (10th) |
| 28 | Detroit Lions | 23.6 (17th) | 377.3 (28th) | 283.1 (32nd) | 7.2 (19th) | 94.1 (8th) | 44.4% (27th) | 8 (26th) | 27 (3rd) |
| 29 | Dallas Cowboys | 26.2 (26th) | 384.4 (29th) | 237 (16th) | 7.2 (18th) | 147.4 (31st) | 48.3% (32nd) | 8 (29th) | 17 (23rd) |
| 30 | New Orleans Saints | 27 (27th) | 389.5 (30th) | 255.6 (28th) | 7.8 (24th) | 133.9 (29th) | 47.2% (28th) | 9 (24th) | 23 (11th) |
| 31 | Tennessee Titans | 24.9 (22nd) | 396.9 (31st) | 272.8 (31st) | 8 (27th) | 124.1 (22nd) | 43.6% (25th) | 11 (17th) | 20 (15th) |
| 32 | Las Vegas Raiders | 29.8 (32nd) | 399.9 (32nd) | 248.7 (24th) | 8 (28th) | 151.2 (32nd) | 44% (26th) | 14 (4th) | 19 (18th) |
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