fewest points allowed per game on defense nfl since 1970

Since 1970, the Pittsburgh Steelers have allowed the fewest points per game by a team, with 18.4 points allowed.

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	TEAM	OPP PPG	GP	TKL	AST	COMB	SCK	SCKY	INT	INT YDS	INT TD	FF	FR	FR TD
1	Steelers	18.4	883	18,469	7,926	26,395	2,340.0	16,148	1,110	15,018	82	409	762	49
2	Ravens	19.2	491	18,736	7,370	26,106	1,229.0	8,156	505	7,831	54	376	314	31
3	Patriots	20.0	883	18,483	8,772	27,255	2,098.0	15,067	980	13,283	79	372	744	55
4	Dolphins	20.1	882	18,522	8,121	26,643	2,049.0	14,379	969	12,553	65	359	655	44
5	49ers	20.1	883	19,487	6,930	26,417	2,172.0	15,460	952	13,104	79	380	698	51
6	Cowboys	20.2	883	18,260	7,396	25,656	2,247.0	15,667	926	11,756	81	400	711	43
7	Bears	20.2	883	19,618	6,545	26,163	2,179.0	15,501	1,000	13,163	86	435	746	34
8	Eagles	20.2	883	19,233	6,617	25,850	2,326.0	16,141	994	12,560	72	424	755	64
9	Broncos	20.3	883	18,806	6,949	25,755	2,230.0	15,765	943	13,647	83	380	714	52
10	Vikings	20.4	882	19,030	7,504	26,534	2,209.0	15,198	1,021	13,365	81	368	729	63
11	Chiefs	20.4	882	19,322	6,112	25,434	2,037.0	13,975	1,040	15,469	93	382	778	62
12	Packers	20.5	883	18,979	7,469	26,448	2,119.0	14,701	1,011	14,027	78	331	715	47
13	Commanders	20.9	883	18,688	8,168	26,856	2,195.0	15,005	999	13,027	72	380	673	40
14	Giants	21.0	883	19,955	8,077	28,032	2,140.0	14,884	930	12,076	69	409	705	39
15	Seahawks	21.1	799	19,366	8,120	27,486	1,906.0	12,865	889	12,442	83	413	666	47
16	Bills	21.1	882	19,319	8,454	27,773	1,979.0	14,001	951	12,581	74	372	702	49
17	Rams	21.3	883	19,506	6,459	25,965	2,304.0	16,272	1,015	15,467	102	403	677	42
18	Browns	21.7	835	19,324	8,264	27,588	1,848.0	12,800	874	11,787	68	337	600	33
19	Buccaneers	21.7	799	19,540	6,729	26,269	1,745.0	11,825	848	11,495	82	405	665	39
20	Chargers	21.8	883	19,578	7,062	26,640	2,097.0	14,270	968	13,146	73	335	644	49
21	Raiders	22.0	883	19,575	7,004	26,579	2,168.0	15,414	906	12,493	72	303	649	54
22	Jets	22.0	883	19,125	8,513	27,638	1,906.0	13,439	897	12,268	75	365	699	36
23	Jaguars	22.0	507	19,099	6,606	25,705	1,094.0	7,010	429	5,228	27	330	310	27
24	Titans	22.1	883	19,282	7,869	27,151	2,122.0	14,640	923	12,997	70	311	699	61
25	Bengals	22.1	881	18,092	8,989	27,081	1,920.0	13,756	951	12,108	79	330	696	43

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PASS

1,487

Rodgers

RUSH

460

Warren

REC

318

Metcalf

Team Rankings

PPG

22.8

17th

OPP PPG

21.3

12th

RUSH YDS/G

99.2

20th

PASS YDS/G

247.8

12th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Steelers	4	2	.667
Browns	4	2	.667
Ravens	4	2	.667
Bengals	3	2	.600

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/25	PIT	@	NO	9:30 AM
Sun 11/1	CLE	@	PIT	1:00 PM
Sun 11/15	PIT	@	CIN	8:20 PM
Sun 11/22	PIT	@	PHI	4:25 PM
Fri 11/27	DEN	@	PIT	3:00 PM

Last Game

Steelers

4 - 2

Final

Buccaneers

1 - 5

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