nfl least yards allowed per game by a defense 2016

The Houston Texans had the fewest opponent yards per game played by a team in 2016, with 301.31.

TEAMOPP YDS/GPOPP YDSGPSEASONOPP TDPASS OPP YDSOPP SCKYPASS OPP TDRUSH OPP YDSRUSH OPP TDRET OPP YDSRET OPP TD
1Texans
Texans
301.31
4,821
16
2016
36
3,424
198
20
1,595
13
1,612
3
2Cardinals
Cardinals
305.19
4,883
16
2016
41
3,739
374
21
1,518
16
981
4
3Vikings
Vikings
314.88
5,038
16
2016
32
3,637
310
22
1,711
9
1,189
1
4Broncos
Broncos
316.06
5,057
16
2016
30
3,200
228
13
2,085
15
797
2
5Seahawks
Seahawks
318.69
5,099
16
2016
33
3,884
272
16
1,487
16
890
1
6Jaguars
Jaguars
321.69
5,147
16
2016
41
3,627
183
20
1,703
17
662
4
7Ravens
Ravens
322.13
5,154
16
2016
39
3,947
223
28
1,430
10
934
1
8Patriots
Patriots
326.44
5,223
16
2016
27
4,033
227
21
1,417
6
905
0
9Rams
Rams
337
5,392
16
2016
50
3,928
196
32
1,660
12
582
6
10Giants
Giants
339.69
5,435
16
2016
26
4,260
242
15
1,417
10
1,060
1
11Jets
Jets
342.44
5,479
16
2016
47
4,077
179
30
1,581
11
984
6
12Steelers
Steelers
342.63
5,482
16
2016
36
4,141
259
20
1,600
15
986
1
13Eagles
Eagles
342.75
5,484
16
2016
36
4,039
207
25
1,652
10
914
1
14Cowboys
Cowboys
343.94
5,503
16
2016
34
4,376
209
25
1,336
9
938
0
15Bears
Bears
346.75
5,548
16
2016
43
3,828
230
22
1,950
18
1,059
3
16Chargers
Chargers
347.13
5,554
16
2016
46
4,217
230
21
1,567
20
786
5
17Bengals
Bengals
350.75
5,612
16
2016
34
3,985
185
22
1,812
12
1,260
0
18Lions
Lions
354.75
5,676
16
2016
42
4,136
161
33
1,701
8
704
1
19Bills
Bills
357
5,712
16
2016
41
3,835
253
19
2,130
21
1,261
0
20Titans
Titans
357.5
5,720
16
2016
43
4,585
278
25
1,413
10
809
8
21Panthers
Panthers
359.75
5,756
16
2016
43
4,561
270
27
1,465
11
800
5
22Packers
Packers
363.94
5,823
16
2016
45
4,603
295
32
1,515
11
1,231
2
23Buccaneers
Buccaneers
367.94
5,887
16
2016
41
4,246
234
24
1,875
15
711
2
24Chiefs
Chiefs
368.5
5,896
16
2016
34
4,120
162
23
1,938
10
1,000
1
25Falcons
Falcons
371.19
5,939
16
2016
48
4,495
228
31
1,672
15
1,126
2

More Texans Stats

Team Rankings

PPG

21.8

20th

OPP PPG

16.0

1st

RUSH YDS/G

105.7

23rd

PASS YDS/G

235.4

13th

2025 Division Standings
TEAMWLTPCT
Jaguars Jaguars
9
4
0
.692
Colts Colts
8
5
0
.615
Texans Texans
8
5
0
.615
Titans Titans
2
11
0
.154
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
12/14
ARI ARI
@
HOU HOU
1:00 PM
Sun
12/21
LV LV
@
HOU HOU
4:25 PM
Sat
12/27
HOU HOU
@
LAC LAC
4:30 PM
Sun
1/4
IND IND
@
HOU HOU
1:00 PM
Last Game
HOU Texans

8 - 5

20

Final

10

KC Chiefs

6 - 7

Sun 7 Dec 2025

NFL 2025 Leaders

NFL 2025 Rankings

NFL Fantasy 2025

NFL 2025 Betting

NFL 2025 Division Standings

AFC EastWLTPCT
Patriots Patriots
11
2
0
.846
Bills Bills
9
4
0
.692
AFC NorthWLTPCT
Steelers Steelers
7
6
0
.538
Ravens Ravens
6
7
0
.462
AFC SouthWLTPCT
Jaguars Jaguars
9
4
0
.692
Texans Texans
8
5
0
.615
AFC WestWLTPCT
Broncos Broncos
11
2
0
.846
Chargers Chargers
9
4
0
.692
NFC EastWLTPCT
Eagles Eagles
8
5
0
.615
Cowboys Cowboys
6
6
1
.500
NFC NorthWLTPCT
Packers Packers
9
3
1
.731
Bears Bears
9
4
0
.692
NFC SouthWLTPCT
Panthers Panthers
7
6
0
.538
Buccaneers Buccaneers
7
7
0
.500
NFC WestWLTPCT
Rams Rams
10
3
0
.769
Seahawks Seahawks
10
3
0
.769

NFL 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Sat
9/6
ARI ARI
@
NO NO
20-13
Sat
9/6
TEN TEN
@
DEN DEN
12-20
Sat
9/6
SF SF
@
SEA SEA
17-13
Sat
9/6
HOU HOU
@
LAR LAR
9-14
Sat
9/6
DET DET
@
GB GB
13-27

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
12/14
WAS WAS
@
NYG NYG
1:00 PM
Sun
12/14
BAL BAL
@
CIN CIN
1:00 PM
Sun
12/14
CLE CLE
@
CHI CHI
1:00 PM
Sun
12/14
ARI ARI
@
HOU HOU
1:00 PM
Sun
12/14
BUF BUF
@
NE NE
1:00 PM