We’re in an age where offenses keep putting up better and better numbers. But Detroit’s defense has been unusually good against the run.
Still a game to go, but there’s an outside chance the Lions will become just the third team to allow under 1,000 rushing yards in a season (in a 16-game season). More realistically, they’ll be the one of the top 5 run defenses over 16 games.
UNDER 1,300 RUSHING YARDS IN 16-GAME SEASON | |||||
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Year | Team | Att | Yards | Avg | TD |
2014 | Detroit Lions | 312 | 957 | 3.1 | 7 |
2000 | Baltimore Ravens | 361 | 970 | 2.7 | 5 |
2006 | Minnesota Vikings | 348 | 985 | 2.8 | 9 |
2010 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 333 | 1,004 | 3.0 | 5 |
1995 | San Francisco 49ers | 348 | 1,061 | 3.0 | 5 |
1994 | Minnesota Vikings | 355 | 1,090 | 3.1 | 9 |
1991 | Philadelphia Eagles | 383 | 1,136 | 3.0 | 4 |
1998 | San Diego Chargers | 422 | 1,140 | 2.7 | 12 |
2000 | New York Giants | 359 | 1,156 | 3.2 | 7 |
1990 | Philadelphia Eagles | 336 | 1,172 | 3.5 | 9 |
2007 | Minnesota Vikings | 379 | 1,185 | 3.1 | 7 |
1999 | St. Louis Rams | 338 | 1,189 | 3.5 | 4 |
2001 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 339 | 1,195 | 3.5 | 5 |
1998 | Atlanta Falcons | 361 | 1,203 | 3.3 | 7 |
2014 | Denver Broncos | 331 | 1,209 | 3.7 | 9 |
1991 | New Orleans Saints | 334 | 1,213 | 3.6 | 6 |
2006 | Baltimore Ravens | 367 | 1,214 | 3.3 | 5 |
2008 | Minnesota Vikings | 371 | 1,230 | 3.3 | 10 |
1999 | Baltimore Ravens | 392 | 1,231 | 3.1 | 6 |
2011 | San Francisco 49ers | 353 | 1,236 | 3.5 | 3 |
1992 | Dallas Cowboys | 345 | 1,244 | 3.6 | 11 |
1990 | San Francisco 49ers | 353 | 1,258 | 3.6 | 7 |
2014 | Seattle Seahawks | 362 | 1,262 | 3.5 | 8 |
2007 | Baltimore Ravens | 446 | 1,268 | 2.8 | 9 |
1993 | Houston Oilers | 369 | 1,273 | 3.4 | 9 |
1986 | New York Giants | 350 | 1,284 | 3.7 | 10 |
2008 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 390 | 1,284 | 3.3 | 7 |
1998 | Denver Broncos | 356 | 1,287 | 3.6 | 8 |
1983 | Washington Redskins | 349 | 1,289 | 3.7 | 9 |
2003 | Tennessee Titans | 342 | 1,295 | 3.8 | 10 |
2004 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 357 | 1,299 | 3.6 | 8 |
—Ian Allan