nfl team defense fewest yards allowed season since 1980 history

Since 1980, the Houston Texans have allowed the fewest yards by a team, with 135,282 yards allowed.

	TEAM	OPP YDS	GP	OPP TD	PASS OPP YDS	OPP SCKY	PASS OPP TD	RUSH OPP YDS	RUSH OPP TD	RET OPP YDS	RET OPP TD
1	Texans	135,282	396	1,033	94,576	5,774	613	46,480	349	35,612	71
2	Ravens	153,462	492	1,014	114,660	8,164	615	46,966	314	43,091	66
3	Panthers	168,373	507	1,271	117,146	7,835	693	59,062	459	40,724	91
4	Jaguars	170,066	507	1,262	119,413	7,010	719	57,663	448	41,400	81
5	Steelers	227,420	740	1,554	165,708	12,969	930	74,681	476	72,991	64
6	Browns	230,740	692	1,706	153,488	10,192	955	87,444	614	58,716	89
7	Bills	236,064	738	1,732	159,187	11,741	919	88,618	682	64,836	67
8	49ers	236,348	740	1,684	171,138	12,253	1,026	77,463	543	72,735	65
9	Eagles	237,022	740	1,690	167,679	13,928	1,011	83,271	545	72,247	75
10	Bears	237,524	740	1,688	168,152	12,680	983	82,052	559	66,431	78
11	Broncos	238,538	740	1,693	168,750	12,813	954	82,601	587	67,418	83
12	Cowboys	240,088	740	1,757	168,992	12,275	1,013	83,371	606	67,376	79
13	Packers	241,520	740	1,754	167,504	11,889	1,012	85,905	606	75,514	57
14	Jets	242,756	740	1,819	167,967	11,393	1,026	86,182	646	65,930	92
15	Giants	243,024	740	1,759	171,550	12,613	982	84,087	625	69,196	83
16	Patriots	243,047	740	1,646	170,294	11,958	992	84,711	534	71,100	69
17	Chargers	243,332	739	1,859	174,255	11,717	1,058	80,794	654	75,836	78
18	Buccaneers	243,550	740	1,839	169,181	10,855	1,016	85,224	672	63,971	81
19	Vikings	243,868	739	1,767	174,226	12,633	1,019	82,275	586	73,579	90
20	Commanders	244,232	739	1,852	169,831	12,007	1,052	86,408	638	65,834	89
21	Titans	244,858	740	1,863	173,613	11,620	1,098	82,865	617	66,237	89
22	Dolphins	244,891	739	1,776	169,426	11,759	1,040	87,224	589	63,973	81
23	Saints	245,370	740	1,841	171,666	12,885	1,082	86,589	599	65,192	83
24	Raiders	245,506	740	1,923	170,325	12,488	1,051	87,669	720	67,219	81
25	Rams	245,826	740	1,904	172,912	12,563	1,031	85,477	670	70,039	125

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More Texans Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

1,867

Stroud

RUSH

271

Marks

REC

331

Noel

Team Rankings

PPG

23.6

15th

OPP PPG

24.3

19th

RUSH YDS/G

84.7

29th

PASS YDS/G

266.7

7th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Jaguars	4	2	.667
Colts	2	5	.286
Texans	2	5	.286
Titans	1	6	.143

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
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
Sun 12/6	HOU	@	PIT	8:20 PM

Last Game

Giants

4 - 2 - 1

Final

Texans

2 - 5

Sun 25 Oct 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,989

Stafford

1,958

Love

1,877

Cousins

Rush Yards Leaders

704

Robinson

701

Walker

627

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

867

Smith-Njigba

651

Lamb

636

Olave

Pass TD Leaders

16

Cousins

15

Purdy

15

Burrow

Rush TD Leaders

8

Williams

8

Taylor

8

Allen

Rec TD Leaders

8

Smith-Njigba

6

Watson

6

Lamb

QB Rating Leaders

112.5

Goff

110.4

Burrow

110.1

Purdy

Sack Leaders

7.5

Anderson

7.0

Young

6.0

Turner

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

32.8

30.7

28.1

27.2

27.0

26.5

Opp PPG Rankings

12.3

17.2

17.3

17.9

19.7

19.9

Total Yards Rankings

399.1

397.3

390.7

387.7

381.3

380.5

Rush Yards Rankings

154.3

148.8

146.4

141.7

141.5

139.9

Pass Yards Rankings

298.0

293.2

286.0

279.7

276.9

275.5

Sack Leaders

21.0

20.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

139

Gibbs

129.7

Walker

120.7

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

138.2

Smith-Njigba

102.5

Lamb

95.5

Watson

Fantasy TE Rankings

71.5

Likely

71.2

McBride

70.5

Kittle

Fantasy K Rankings

89

Shrader

81

Reichard

77

McLaughlin

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

5-2

Worst Record ATS

0-5-1

1-6

1-4-1

2-5

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	4	2	1	.643
Cowboys	3	4	0	.429
Eagles	2	5	0	.286
Commanders	1	4	1	.250
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	6	0	0	1.000
Bears	5	2	0	.714
Lions	4	2	0	.667
Packers	4	3	0	.571
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	3	3	0	.500
Falcons	3	4	0	.429
Buccaneers	2	5	0	.286
Saints	2	5	0	.286
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	6	1	0	.857
Seahawks	4	3	0	.571
Rams	3	4	0	.429
Cardinals	2	5	0	.286

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	5	1	0	.833
Patriots	4	3	0	.571
Jets	2	5	0	.286
Dolphins	1	5	0	.167
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Browns	5	2	0	.714
Steelers	5	2	0	.714
Bengals	4	2	0	.667
Ravens	4	3	0	.571
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	4	2	0	.667
Colts	2	5	0	.286
Texans	2	5	0	.286
Titans	1	6	0	.143
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	5	1	0	.833
Broncos	5	2	0	.714
Raiders	3	4	0	.429
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 10/29	CAR	@	GB	8:15 PM
Sun 11/1	IND	@	JAX	1:00 PM
Sun 11/1	TEN	@	CIN	1:00 PM
Sun 11/1	CLE	@	PIT	1:00 PM
Sun 11/1	MIN	@	DET	1:00 PM

Since 1980, the Houston Texans have allowed the fewest yards by a team, with 135,282 yards allowed.

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NFL 2026 Leaders

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1,877

704

701

627

867

651

636

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15

8

8

8

8

6

6

112.5

110.4

110.1

7.5

7.0

6.0

NFL 2026 Rankings

NFL Fantasy 2026

139

129.7

120.7

138.2

102.5

95.5

71.5

71.2

70.5

89

81

77

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