fewest passing touchdowns allowed by a defense in 1981

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers had the fewest opponent passing touchdowns by a team in 1981, with 10 touchdowns.

Regular season

	TEAM	OPP TD	SEASON	GP	OPP CMP	OPP ATT	OPP PCT	OPP YDS	OPP AVG	OPP INT	OPP RTG	OPP TD%	OPP INT%	OPP SCK	OPP SCKY
1	Buccaneers	10	1981	16	317	541	58.6	3,297	6.1	32	57.8	1.8	5.9	23	157
2	Eagles	12	1981	16	248	507	48.9	3,050	6.0	26	54.4	2.4	5.1	40	354
3	Broncos	13	1981	16	267	497	53.7	3,168	6.4	23	62.8	2.6	4.6	36	295
4	Giants	14	1981	16	294	544	54.0	3,318	6.1	17	68.1	2.6	3.1	44	384
5	Jets	15	1981	16	275	505	54.5	3,522	7.0	21	69.1	3.0	4.2	66	518
6	49ers	16	1981	16	273	514	53.1	3,135	6.1	27	60.2	3.1	5.3	36	290
7	Chiefs	16	1981	16	291	567	51.3	3,821	6.7	26	63.2	2.8	4.6	27	195
8	Rams	17	1981	16	204	439	46.5	3,057	7.0	17	66.6	3.9	3.9	43	330
9	Cowboys	17	1981	16	236	511	46.2	3,717	7.3	37	51.8	3.3	7.2	42	347
10	Packers	18	1981	16	284	505	56.2	3,353	6.6	30	63.7	3.6	5.9	36	266
11	Patriots	18	1981	16	243	439	55.4	3,052	7.0	16	75.7	4.1	3.6	20	175
12	Redskins	21	1981	16	214	452	47.3	3,310	7.3	24	65.4	4.6	5.3	32	265
13	Bills	21	1981	16	267	474	56.3	3,243	6.8	19	75.6	4.4	4.0	47	373
14	Lions	22	1981	16	261	475	54.9	3,596	7.6	24	73.8	4.6	5.1	47	373
15	Steelers	22	1981	16	302	544	55.5	4,108	7.6	30	70.3	4.0	5.5	40	325
16	Oilers	22	1981	16	295	502	58.8	3,554	7.1	18	80.2	4.4	3.6	33	239
17	Chargers	22	1981	16	313	571	54.8	4,695	8.2	23	78.1	3.9	4.0	47	384
18	Bears	23	1981	16	233	525	44.4	3,527	6.7	18	67.4	4.4	3.4	31	279
19	Dolphins	23	1981	16	297	509	58.3	3,645	7.2	18	80.9	4.5	3.5	38	314
20	Raiders	24	1981	16	289	537	53.8	4,011	7.5	13	82.9	4.5	2.4	52	370
21	Bengals	24	1981	16	316	548	57.7	3,757	6.9	19	78.9	4.4	3.5	42	349
22	Seahawks	25	1981	16	294	502	58.6	3,394	6.8	21	78.2	5.0	4.2	36	260
23	Vikings	26	1981	16	265	481	55.1	3,599	7.5	16	83.3	5.4	3.3	33	271
24	Saints	26	1981	16	287	471	60.9	3,578	7.6	17	87.9	5.5	3.6	27	241
25	Browns	28	1981	16	275	469	58.6	3,512	7.5	15	88.7	6.0	3.2	29	223

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PASS

216

Mayfield

RUSH

45

Irving

REC

63

Egbuka

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PPG

27.0

13th

OPP PPG

33.0

26th

RUSH YDS/G

89.0

23rd

PASS YDS/G

216.0

14th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	L	PCT
Falcons	1	.000
Saints	1	.000
Buccaneers	1	.000
Panthers	1	.000

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DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 9/20	CLE	@	TB	1:00 PM
Sun 9/27	MIN	@	TB	4:05 PM
Sun 10/4	GB	@	TB	1:00 PM
Thu 10/8	TB	@	DAL	8:15 PM
Sun 10/18	PIT	@	TB	1:00 PM

Last Game

Buccaneers

0 - 1

Final

Bengals

1 - 0

Sun 13 Sep 2026

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Pass Yards Leaders

410

Shough

387

Love

361

Young

Rush Yards Leaders

173

Walker

156

Gibbs

144

Henry

Rec Yards Leaders

182

Olave

150

Flowers

147

Watson

Pass TD Leaders

4

Lawrence

3

Shough

3

Dart

Rush TD Leaders

3

Swift

3

Henry

2

Williams

Rec TD Leaders

2

Jeanty

2

Watson

2

St. Brown

QB Rating Leaders

150.6

Lawrence

134.2

Dart

130.5

Allen

Sack Leaders

2.0

Hutchinson

2.0

Watt

2.0

Paye

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

59.0

41.0

39.0

37.0

36.0

34.0

Opp PPG Rankings

7.0

10.0

13.0

Total Yards Rankings

552.0

506.0

478.0

469.0

419.0

409.0

Rush Yards Rankings

291.0

220.0

202.0

174.0

165.0

Pass Yards Rankings

410.0

387.0

361.0

334.0

324.0

277.0

Sack Leaders

5.0

4.0

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Fantasy RB Rankings

34.3

Henry

31.4

Swift

31.1

Walker

Fantasy WR Rankings

26.7

Watson

25.8

Coker

23.2

Jefferson

Fantasy TE Rankings

19.8

Likely

19.7

Goedert

15.5

McBride

Fantasy K Rankings

19

McPherson

16

Ryland

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1-0

Worst Record ATS

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NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	1	0	0	1.000
Eagles	1	0	0	1.000
Commanders	0	1	0	.000
Cowboys	0	1	0	.000
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	1	0	0	1.000
Bears	1	0	0	1.000
Lions	1	0	0	1.000
Packers	0	1	0	.000
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Falcons	0	1	0	.000
Buccaneers	0	1	0	.000
Saints	0	1	0	.000
Panthers	0	1	0	.000
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	1	0	0	1.000
Cardinals	1	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	1	0	0	1.000
Rams	0	1	0	.000

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Jets	1	0	0	1.000
Bills	1	0	0	1.000
Patriots	0	1	0	.000
Dolphins	0	1	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Ravens	1	0	0	1.000
Bengals	1	0	0	1.000
Steelers	1	0	0	1.000
Browns	0	1	0	.000
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	1	0	0	1.000
Texans	0	1	0	.000
Titans	0	1	0	.000
Colts	0	1	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	1	0	0	1.000
Raiders	1	0	0	1.000
Chargers	0	1	0	.000
Broncos	0	1	0	.000