Concerning the 2024 season, the Baltimore Ravens lead the NFL in yards per play with 6.8. Holding 2nd are the Detroit Lions, having a yards per play total of 6.2. Holding a tally of 6.2, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers are holding on to the 3rd spot. Rounding out the top 5 are the San Francisco 49ers (6.2) in addition to the Green Bay Packers (6.1).
2024 NFL Yards/Play Leaders
Rank |
Team |
Stat |
1st |
Baltimore Ravens |
6.8 |
2nd |
Detroit Lions |
6.2 |
3rd |
Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
6.2 |
4th |
San Francisco 49ers |
6.2 |
5th |
Green Bay Packers |
6.1 |
6th |
Buffalo Bills |
6.0 |
7th |
Arizona Cardinals |
5.9 |
8th |
Cincinnati Bengals |
5.8 |
9th |
Atlanta Falcons |
5.8 |
10th |
Washington Commanders |
5.7 |
11th |
Philadelphia Eagles |
5.6 |
12th |
Minnesota Vikings |
5.6 |
13th |
Indianapolis Colts |
5.5 |
14th |
Seattle Seahawks |
5.5 |
15th |
Los Angeles Chargers |
5.4 |
16th |
Los Angeles Rams |
5.4 |
17th |
New Orleans Saints |
5.3 |
18th |
Denver Broncos |
5.2 |
19th |
New York Jets |
5.2 |
20th |
Jacksonville Jaguars |
5.2 |
21st |
Kansas City Chiefs |
5.1 |
22nd |
Houston Texans |
5.1 |
23rd |
Miami Dolphins |
5.1 |
24th |
Carolina Panthers |
5.1 |
25th |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
5.0 |
26th |
Dallas Cowboys |
5.0 |
27th |
Tennessee Titans |
5.0 |
28th |
Las Vegas Raiders |
4.8 |
29th |
New England Patriots |
4.8 |
30th |
New York Giants |
4.7 |
2022 NFL Yards/Play Leaders
Rank |
Team |
Stat |
1st |
Kansas City Chiefs |
6.4 |
2nd |
Buffalo Bills |
6.1 |
3rd |
Miami Dolphins |
6.1 |
4th |
Philadelphia Eagles |
5.9 |
5th |
Detroit Lions |
5.9 |
6th |
San Francisco 49ers |
5.9 |
7th |
Seattle Seahawks |
5.7 |
8th |
Jacksonville Jaguars |
5.7 |
9th |
Las Vegas Raiders |
5.7 |
10th |
New Orleans Saints |
5.6 |
11th |
Minnesota Vikings |
5.5 |
12th |
Cincinnati Bengals |
5.5 |
13th |
Green Bay Packers |
5.5 |
14th |
Baltimore Ravens |
5.5 |
15th |
Dallas Cowboys |
5.4 |
16th |
Atlanta Falcons |
5.4 |
17th |
Los Angeles Chargers |
5.3 |
18th |
New England Patriots |
5.3 |
19th |
Cleveland Browns |
5.3 |
20th |
Carolina Panthers |
5.3 |
21st |
Chicago Bears |
5.3 |
22nd |
New York Giants |
5.2 |
23rd |
Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
5.1 |
24th |
Tennessee Titans |
5.1 |
25th |
Denver Broncos |
5.1 |
26th |
New York Jets |
5.0 |
27th |
Washington Commanders |
4.9 |
28th |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
4.9 |
29th |
Arizona Cardinals |
4.8 |
30th |
Los Angeles Rams |
4.8 |
2021 NFL Yards/Play Leaders
Rank |
Team |
Stat |
1st |
Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
6.1 |
2nd |
San Francisco 49ers |
6.1 |
3rd |
Dallas Cowboys |
6.0 |
4th |
Los Angeles Rams |
6.0 |
5th |
Kansas City Chiefs |
5.9 |
6th |
Los Angeles Chargers |
5.9 |
7th |
Cincinnati Bengals |
5.9 |
8th |
Green Bay Packers |
5.8 |
9th |
Seattle Seahawks |
5.8 |
10th |
Buffalo Bills |
5.7 |
11th |
New England Patriots |
5.7 |
12th |
Philadelphia Eagles |
5.7 |
13th |
Minnesota Vikings |
5.7 |
14th |
Las Vegas Raiders |
5.7 |
15th |
Indianapolis Colts |
5.6 |
16th |
Arizona Cardinals |
5.6 |
17th |
Cleveland Browns |
5.5 |
18th |
Baltimore Ravens |
5.4 |
19th |
Denver Broncos |
5.4 |
20th |
Detroit Lions |
5.2 |
21st |
Tennessee Titans |
5.1 |
22nd |
Washington Football Team |
5.1 |
23rd |
Atlanta Falcons |
5.1 |
24th |
New York Jets |
5.0 |
25th |
Jacksonville Jaguars |
5.0 |
26th |
New Orleans Saints |
4.9 |
27th |
Chicago Bears |
4.9 |
28th |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
4.8 |
29th |
Miami Dolphins |
4.8 |
30th |
Houston Texans |
4.7 |
2020 NFL Yards/Play Leaders
Rank |
Team |
Stat |
1st |
Houston Texans |
6.4 |
2nd |
Green Bay Packers |
6.3 |
3rd |
Kansas City Chiefs |
6.3 |
4th |
Tennessee Titans |
6.2 |
5th |
Minnesota Vikings |
6.2 |
6th |
Buffalo Bills |
6.1 |
7th |
Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
6.0 |
8th |
Baltimore Ravens |
5.9 |
9th |
Indianapolis Colts |
5.9 |
10th |
Las Vegas Raiders |
5.9 |
11th |
New Orleans Saints |
5.8 |
12th |
Seattle Seahawks |
5.8 |
13th |
Cleveland Browns |
5.8 |
14th |
Arizona Cardinals |
5.7 |
15th |
Detroit Lions |
5.7 |
16th |
San Francisco 49ers |
5.7 |
17th |
Carolina Panthers |
5.6 |
18th |
Atlanta Falcons |
5.5 |
19th |
Los Angeles Rams |
5.5 |
20th |
Los Angeles Chargers |
5.4 |
21st |
Miami Dolphins |
5.3 |
22nd |
Dallas Cowboys |
5.3 |
23rd |
New England Patriots |
5.3 |
24th |
Denver Broncos |
5.2 |
25th |
Jacksonville Jaguars |
5.2 |
26th |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
5.1 |
27th |
Chicago Bears |
5.1 |
28th |
Philadelphia Eagles |
5.0 |
29th |
New York Giants |
5.0 |
30th |
Cincinnati Bengals |
4.9 |
2019 NFL Yards/Play Leaders
Rank |
Team |
Stat |
1st |
Dallas Cowboys |
6.5 |
2nd |
Kansas City Chiefs |
6.2 |
3rd |
Baltimore Ravens |
6.1 |
4th |
Tennessee Titans |
6.1 |
5th |
San Francisco 49ers |
6.0 |
6th |
Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
5.9 |
7th |
New Orleans Saints |
5.9 |
8th |
Los Angeles Chargers |
5.9 |
9th |
Oakland Raiders |
5.9 |
10th |
Minnesota Vikings |
5.8 |
11th |
Seattle Seahawks |
5.7 |
12th |
Los Angeles Rams |
5.7 |
13th |
Houston Texans |
5.7 |
14th |
Cleveland Browns |
5.6 |
15th |
Atlanta Falcons |
5.5 |
16th |
Arizona Cardinals |
5.5 |
17th |
Green Bay Packers |
5.4 |
18th |
Detroit Lions |
5.4 |
19th |
New York Giants |
5.4 |
20th |
Jacksonville Jaguars |
5.4 |
21st |
New England Patriots |
5.2 |
22nd |
Philadelphia Eagles |
5.2 |
23rd |
Indianapolis Colts |
5.2 |
24th |
Buffalo Bills |
5.2 |
25th |
Carolina Panthers |
5.1 |
26th |
Denver Broncos |
5.0 |
27th |
Washington Redskins |
5.0 |
28th |
Miami Dolphins |
4.9 |
29th |
Cincinnati Bengals |
4.9 |
30th |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
4.7 |
2018 NFL Yards/Play Leaders
Rank |
Team |
Stat |
1st |
Kansas City Chiefs |
6.8 |
2nd |
Los Angeles Rams |
6.4 |
3rd |
Los Angeles Chargers |
6.3 |
4th |
Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
6.3 |
5th |
Atlanta Falcons |
6.2 |
6th |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
6.1 |
7th |
New Orleans Saints |
6.0 |
8th |
New England Patriots |
5.9 |
9th |
Carolina Panthers |
5.9 |
10th |
Indianapolis Colts |
5.8 |
11th |
Green Bay Packers |
5.8 |
12th |
New York Giants |
5.8 |
13th |
Cleveland Browns |
5.8 |
14th |
San Francisco 49ers |
5.8 |
15th |
Seattle Seahawks |
5.6 |
16th |
Houston Texans |
5.6 |
17th |
Philadelphia Eagles |
5.6 |
18th |
Minnesota Vikings |
5.5 |
19th |
Denver Broncos |
5.5 |
20th |
Chicago Bears |
5.4 |
21st |
Dallas Cowboys |
5.4 |
22nd |
Oakland Raiders |
5.4 |
23rd |
Baltimore Ravens |
5.3 |
24th |
Cincinnati Bengals |
5.3 |
25th |
Miami Dolphins |
5.3 |
26th |
Tennessee Titans |
5.3 |
27th |
Detroit Lions |
5.1 |
28th |
Washington Redskins |
5.0 |
29th |
New York Jets |
4.9 |
30th |
Jacksonville Jaguars |
4.8 |
2017 NFL Yards/Play Leaders
Rank |
Team |
Stat |
1st |
New Orleans Saints |
6.3 |
2nd |
Kansas City Chiefs |
6.1 |
3rd |
New England Patriots |
5.9 |
4th |
Los Angeles Chargers |
5.9 |
5th |
Atlanta Falcons |
5.9 |
6th |
Los Angeles Rams |
5.8 |
7th |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
5.8 |
8th |
Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
5.6 |
9th |
Philadelphia Eagles |
5.5 |
10th |
Detroit Lions |
5.5 |
11th |
Jacksonville Jaguars |
5.4 |
12th |
Minnesota Vikings |
5.4 |
13th |
Oakland Raiders |
5.4 |
14th |
Dallas Cowboys |
5.3 |
15th |
Washington Redskins |
5.3 |
16th |
San Francisco 49ers |
5.3 |
17th |
Seattle Seahawks |
5.2 |
18th |
Tennessee Titans |
5.2 |
19th |
Carolina Panthers |
5.0 |
20th |
Houston Texans |
5.0 |
21st |
New York Jets |
5.0 |
22nd |
Green Bay Packers |
4.9 |
23rd |
Miami Dolphins |
4.9 |
24th |
Chicago Bears |
4.9 |
25th |
New York Giants |
4.9 |
26th |
Cleveland Browns |
4.9 |
27th |
Buffalo Bills |
4.8 |
28th |
Cincinnati Bengals |
4.8 |
29th |
Denver Broncos |
4.8 |
30th |
Arizona Cardinals |
4.7 |
2016 NFL Yards/Play Leaders
Rank |
Team |
Stat |
1st |
Atlanta Falcons |
6.7 |
2nd |
Washington Redskins |
6.4 |
3rd |
New Orleans Saints |
6.2 |
4th |
Dallas Cowboys |
6.0 |
5th |
New England Patriots |
5.9 |
6th |
Chicago Bears |
5.9 |
7th |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
5.8 |
8th |
Miami Dolphins |
5.8 |
9th |
Green Bay Packers |
5.7 |
10th |
Oakland Raiders |
5.7 |
11th |
Tennessee Titans |
5.7 |
12th |
Indianapolis Colts |
5.6 |
13th |
San Diego Chargers |
5.6 |
14th |
Buffalo Bills |
5.6 |
15th |
Seattle Seahawks |
5.6 |
16th |
Kansas City Chiefs |
5.5 |
17th |
Detroit Lions |
5.5 |
18th |
Arizona Cardinals |
5.4 |
19th |
Cincinnati Bengals |
5.4 |
20th |
New York Jets |
5.3 |
21st |
Carolina Panthers |
5.2 |
22nd |
Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
5.2 |
23rd |
Baltimore Ravens |
5.2 |
24th |
New York Giants |
5.2 |
25th |
Denver Broncos |
5.1 |
26th |
Jacksonville Jaguars |
5.1 |
27th |
Cleveland Browns |
5.1 |
28th |
Philadelphia Eagles |
5.0 |
29th |
Minnesota Vikings |
5.0 |
30th |
San Francisco 49ers |
4.9 |
2015 NFL Yards/Play Leaders
Rank |
Team |
Stat |
1st |
Arizona Cardinals |
6.3 |
2nd |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
6.3 |
3rd |
Seattle Seahawks |
5.9 |
4th |
New Orleans Saints |
5.9 |
5th |
Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
5.9 |
6th |
New England Patriots |
5.7 |
7th |
New York Giants |
5.7 |
8th |
Cincinnati Bengals |
5.7 |
9th |
Buffalo Bills |
5.7 |
10th |
Washington Redskins |
5.6 |
11th |
Atlanta Falcons |
5.6 |
12th |
Carolina Panthers |
5.5 |
13th |
Kansas City Chiefs |
5.5 |
14th |
New York Jets |
5.5 |
15th |
Jacksonville Jaguars |
5.5 |
16th |
Dallas Cowboys |
5.5 |
17th |
Detroit Lions |
5.4 |
18th |
Denver Broncos |
5.4 |
19th |
Chicago Bears |
5.4 |
20th |
San Diego Chargers |
5.4 |
21st |
Miami Dolphins |
5.4 |
22nd |
Philadelphia Eagles |
5.3 |
23rd |
Minnesota Vikings |
5.3 |
24th |
Oakland Raiders |
5.3 |
25th |
Baltimore Ravens |
5.3 |
26th |
St. Louis Rams |
5.2 |
27th |
Green Bay Packers |
5.1 |
28th |
Tennessee Titans |
5.1 |
29th |
Cleveland Browns |
5.1 |
30th |
San Francisco 49ers |
5.0 |