Since 1975, the Houston Texans have allowed the fewest first downs by a team, with 7,723 allowed.

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	TEAM	OPP 1DWN	GP	W	L	T	TD	PTS	PPG	OPP PTS	OPP PPG	1DWN	3DWN%	4DWN%
1	Texans	7,723	395	176	218	1	899	8,258	20.9	9,031	22.9	7,472	37.8	51.1
2	Ravens	8,841	491	280	210	1	1,224	11,253	22.9	9,429	19.2	9,495	39.0	51.5
3	Panthers	9,671	506	230	275	1	1,161	10,483	20.7	11,201	22.1	9,354	37.4	48.9
4	Jaguars	9,784	507	219	288	0	1,149	10,334	20.4	11,172	22.0	9,551	38.2	49.4
5	Steelers	14,367	813	496	314	3	2,007	17,872	22.0	15,093	18.6	15,611
6	Broncos	14,821	813	469	343	1	2,056	18,118	22.3	16,432	20.2	16,073
7	Bears	14,824	813	403	410	0	1,819	16,106	19.8	16,371	20.1	14,639
8	Browns	14,871	765	307	456	2	1,598	14,169	18.5	16,696	21.8	13,654
9	Eagles	14,923	813	444	364	5	2,039	17,718	21.8	16,277	20.0	15,586
10	Cowboys	14,982	813	462	350	1	2,138	18,643	22.9	16,673	20.5	16,214
11	Buccaneers	15,055	799	327	471	1	1,726	15,264	19.1	17,317	21.7	14,347
12	49ers	15,080	813	452	359	2	2,181	18,751	23.1	16,481	20.3	15,956
13	Rams	15,202	813	402	409	2	2,019	17,602	21.7	17,723	21.8	15,398
14	Commanders	15,254	813	397	412	4	1,922	16,997	20.9	17,370	21.4	15,402
15	Patriots	15,287	813	477	336	0	2,165	18,793	23.1	15,949	19.6	16,163
16	Vikings	15,325	812	447	361	4	2,097	18,167	22.4	17,053	21.0	15,872
17	Giants	15,337	813	382	427	4	1,796	16,016	19.7	16,997	20.9	14,915
18	Packers	15,410	813	448	358	7	2,162	18,477	22.7	16,857	20.7	15,777
19	Bills	15,465	812	412	400	0	1,990	17,235	21.2	17,034	21.0	15,473
20	Dolphins	15,467	812	439	372	1	2,010	17,462	21.5	16,764	20.6	15,448
21	Saints	15,491	813	395	418	0	2,065	17,882	22.0	17,979	22.1	15,643
22	Titans	15,497	813	397	416	0	1,914	16,902	20.8	17,719	21.8	14,913
23	Chargers	15,538	813	397	416	0	2,080	18,101	22.3	17,634	21.7	16,057
24	Seahawks	15,638	799	419	379	1	2,012	17,471	21.9	16,831	21.1	15,045
25	Jets	15,649	813	341	470	2	1,752	15,739	19.4	17,906	22.0	14,757

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More Texans Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

1,714

Stroud

RUSH

205

Marks

REC

334

Noel

Team Rankings

PPG

24.0

14th

OPP PPG

23.8

20th

RUSH YDS/G

84.8

25th

PASS YDS/G

285.7

4th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Jaguars	4	2	.667
Colts	2	4	.333
Texans	2	4	.333
Titans	1	5	.167

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/25	NYG	@	HOU	1:00 PM
Sun 11/8	HOU	@	LAC	4:05 PM
Sun 11/15	HOU	@	CLE	1:00 PM
Thu 11/19	IND	@	HOU	8:15 PM
Sun 11/29	BAL	@	HOU	1:00 PM

Last Game

Texans

2 - 4

Final

Jaguars

4 - 2

Sun 18 Oct 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,794

Stafford

1,714

Stroud

1,684

Love

Rush Yards Leaders

665

Walker

641

Robinson

627

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

717

Smith-Njigba

580

Olave

577

Lamb

Pass TD Leaders

14

Purdy

14

Lawrence

14

Cousins

Rush TD Leaders

8

Allen

7

Gibbs

7

Williams

Rec TD Leaders

7

Smith-Njigba

6

Watson

5

Likely

QB Rating Leaders

119.6

Jackson

118.1

Purdy

111.3

Goff

Sack Leaders

7.5

Anderson

6.0

Rousseau

5.5

Ponder

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

32.8

29.5

29.2

28.0

27.0

Opp PPG Rankings

12.8

16.6

17.3

18.3

18.8

19.8

Total Yards Rankings

414.0

404.4

401.3

393.8

388.3

387.7

Rush Yards Rankings

160.7

159.8

151.5

149.5

148.8

130.7

Pass Yards Rankings

309.8

301.2

297.0

285.7

280.7

273.2

Sack Leaders

20.0

19.0

18.0

17.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

126.7

Gibbs

124

Walker

108.5

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

115.9

Smith-Njigba

89.8

Watson

83.1

Lamb

Fantasy TE Rankings

70.3

Likely

63.7

Kittle

54.2

Bowers

Fantasy K Rankings

84

Shrader

68

Reichard

65

McLaughlin

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

5-1

4-1

4-1-1

4-2

Worst Record ATS

0-5-1

1-5

1-3-1

2-4

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	3	2	1	.583
Eagles	2	4	0	.333
Cowboys	2	4	0	.333
Commanders	1	4	1	.250
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	5	0	0	1.000
Packers	4	2	0	.667
Bears	4	2	0	.667
Lions	3	2	0	.600
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	3	2	0	.600
Falcons	2	4	0	.333
Saints	2	4	0	.333
Buccaneers	1	5	0	.167
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	6	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	3	3	0	.500
Cardinals	2	4	0	.333
Rams	2	4	0	.333

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	5	1	0	.833
Patriots	4	2	0	.667
Jets	2	4	0	.333
Dolphins	0	5	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Browns	4	2	0	.667
Steelers	4	2	0	.667
Ravens	4	2	0	.667
Bengals	3	2	0	.600
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	4	2	0	.667
Colts	2	4	0	.333
Texans	2	4	0	.333
Titans	1	5	0	.167
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	5	0	0	1.000
Broncos	4	2	0	.667
Raiders	3	3	0	.500
Chargers	0	6	0	.000

NFL 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Wed 9/9	NE	@	SEA	10-13
Thu 9/10	SF	@	LAR	27-7
Sun 9/13	CHI	@	CAR	59-37
Sun 9/13	BAL	@	IND	41-23
Sun 9/13	ATL	@	PIT	13-20

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 10/22	NE	@	CHI	8:15 PM
Sun 10/25	PIT	@	NO	9:30 AM
Sun 10/25	IND	@	MIN	1:00 PM
Sun 10/25	MIA	@	NYJ	1:00 PM
Sun 10/25	CIN	@	BAL	1:00 PM

Since 1975, the Houston Texans have allowed the fewest first downs by a team, with 7,723 allowed.

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NFL 2026 Leaders

1,794

1,714

1,684

665

641

627

717

580

577

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14

14

8

7

7

7

6

5

119.6

118.1

111.3

7.5

6.0

5.5

NFL 2026 Rankings

NFL Fantasy 2026

126.7

124

108.5

115.9

89.8

83.1

70.3

63.7

54.2

84

68

65

NFL 2026 Betting

NFL 2026 Standings

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Schedule