nfl team defense fewest yards allowed season since 1984 history

Since 1984, 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	209,028	683	1,428	152,438	11,865	852	68,455	438	66,896	64
6	Browns	211,491	635	1,559	140,604	9,361	873	80,248	560	53,940	89
7	49ers	217,392	683	1,543	158,395	11,195	944	70,192	494	65,915	65
8	Bills	218,875	681	1,617	148,448	10,760	853	81,187	641	60,107	67
9	Bears	219,240	683	1,561	155,649	11,398	911	74,989	512	60,832	78
10	Broncos	219,637	683	1,563	155,795	11,761	889	75,603	538	62,277	83
11	Eagles	219,747	683	1,585	156,265	12,734	949	76,216	507	66,620	75
12	Cowboys	221,210	683	1,626	155,340	10,873	938	76,743	558	60,406	79
13	Packers	221,443	683	1,592	154,551	10,943	946	77,835	529	69,602	57
14	Chargers	223,297	682	1,689	159,748	10,444	980	73,993	575	69,362	78
15	Patriots	224,074	683	1,515	158,754	10,995	918	76,315	484	65,304	69
16	Vikings	224,257	682	1,615	161,648	11,561	935	74,170	532	68,085	90
17	Jets	224,340	683	1,673	155,428	10,091	952	79,003	589	60,464	92
18	Giants	224,769	683	1,619	159,369	11,438	910	76,838	567	63,721	83
19	Buccaneers	224,994	683	1,709	157,175	9,992	964	77,811	608	57,321	81
20	Titans	225,450	683	1,713	161,458	10,639	1,016	74,631	560	60,526	89
21	Commanders	226,507	682	1,718	157,770	10,751	978	79,488	588	59,707	89
22	Saints	226,601	683	1,677	159,755	11,747	994	78,593	535	60,157	83
23	Dolphins	226,953	682	1,660	157,696	10,595	970	79,852	548	58,886	81
24	Raiders	227,181	683	1,779	156,320	10,886	979	81,747	661	61,571	81
25	Seahawks	227,276	683	1,531	159,184	11,074	866	79,166	537	63,811	64

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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 1984, 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

16

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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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