nfl team defense fewest yards allowed season since 1985 history

Since 1985, the Houston Texans have allowed the fewest yards by a team, with 134,450 yards allowed.

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	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	134,450	394	1,025	94,018	5,754	609	46,186	345	35,302	71
2	Ravens	152,868	490	1,008	114,204	8,136	611	46,800	312	42,898	66
3	Panthers	167,829	505	1,264	116,867	7,807	691	58,769	455	40,528	90
4	Jaguars	169,640	506	1,258	119,101	7,010	716	57,549	447	41,281	81
5	Steelers	203,607	665	1,391	148,307	11,418	831	66,718	426	64,935	64
6	Browns	206,293	617	1,525	137,209	8,991	857	78,075	547	52,159	89
7	49ers	211,607	665	1,514	154,138	10,793	925	68,262	484	64,028	65
8	Bills	212,915	664	1,558	144,468	10,569	819	79,016	621	58,348	67
9	Broncos	213,597	666	1,536	151,070	11,318	872	73,845	528	60,600	83
10	Eagles	213,693	665	1,542	152,266	12,270	922	73,697	493	64,624	75
11	Bears	214,740	665	1,526	152,034	10,773	892	73,479	501	58,851	78
12	Packers	215,434	665	1,554	150,520	10,609	927	75,523	514	67,793	57
13	Cowboys	215,535	665	1,585	151,653	10,457	913	74,339	547	58,717	79
14	Chargers	216,939	665	1,636	155,173	10,226	953	71,992	550	67,439	78
15	Vikings	217,687	665	1,555	157,586	11,342	900	71,443	511	66,229	90
16	Jets	218,031	665	1,625	151,123	9,727	923	76,635	571	58,909	92
17	Patriots	218,245	665	1,469	154,528	10,499	890	74,216	472	63,262	69
18	Titans	218,592	665	1,655	157,435	10,337	992	71,494	529	58,697	89
19	Buccaneers	218,954	665	1,658	153,232	9,679	941	75,401	580	55,334	81
20	Giants	219,020	665	1,578	155,336	11,077	885	74,761	556	61,853	83
21	Commanders	220,771	665	1,676	153,205	10,207	952	77,773	573	58,032	89
22	Saints	220,883	665	1,632	156,275	11,292	968	75,900	521	58,451	83
23	Dolphins	221,156	665	1,618	153,805	10,238	945	77,589	532	57,345	81
24	Rams	221,477	665	1,717	156,109	11,016	937	76,384	589	61,729	125
25	Chiefs	221,690	664	1,552	152,863	10,361	906	79,188	546	64,168	51

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More Texans Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

1,402

Stroud

RUSH

149

Marks

REC

249

Collins

Team Rankings

PPG

22.0

19th

OPP PPG

22.4

14th

RUSH YDS/G

79.0

31st

PASS YDS/G

280.4

5th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Jaguars	4	1	.800
Colts	2	3	.400
Texans	1	4	.200
Titans	0	5	.000

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/18	HOU	@	JAX	9:30 AM
Sun 10/25	NYG	@	HOU	1:00 PM
Sun 11/8	HOU	@	LAC	4:05 PM
Sun 11/15	HOU	@	CLE	1:00 PM
Thu 11/19	IND	@	HOU	8:15 PM

Last Game

Texans

1 - 4

Final

Titans

0 - 5

Sun 11 Oct 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,572

Stafford

1,485

Goff

1,408

Love

Rush Yards Leaders

580

Robinson

537

Walker

532

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

717

Smith-Njigba

537

Olave

507

Lamb

Pass TD Leaders

13

Purdy

12

Goff

12

Cousins

Rush TD Leaders

8

Allen

7

Gibbs

7

Henry

Rec TD Leaders

7

Smith-Njigba

6

Watson

5

St. Brown

QB Rating Leaders

119.6

Jackson

119.3

Purdy

111.3

Goff

Sack Leaders

7.5

Anderson

6.0

Rousseau

5.5

Turner

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

32.8

30.8

30.3

29.5

29.2

Opp PPG Rankings

12.8

14.0

18.6

18.8

19.2

Total Yards Rankings

424.4

412.0

405.8

396.2

394.2

393.8

Rush Yards Rankings

173.2

166.8

164.4

162.3

158.0

139.6

Pass Yards Rankings

317.0

297.0

281.6

280.4

276.2

Sack Leaders

20.0

18.0

17.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

126.7

Gibbs

103.8

Henry

103.2

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

115.9

Smith-Njigba

83.4

Watson

76.1

Lamb

Fantasy TE Rankings

52.4

Likely

50.8

Kittle

49.6

LaPorta

Fantasy K Rankings

75

Shrader

68

Reichard

60

Myers

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

4-1

3-1-1

Worst Record ATS

0-4-1

1-4

1-3-1

1-3-2

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	3	1	1	.700
Eagles	2	3	0	.400
Cowboys	2	3	0	.400
Commanders	1	3	1	.300
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	5	0	0	1.000
Packers	3	2	0	.600
Lions	3	2	0	.600
Bears	3	2	0	.600
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	2	2	0	.500
Falcons	2	3	0	.400
Buccaneers	1	4	0	.200
Saints	1	4	0	.200
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	5	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	3	3	0	.500
Rams	2	3	0	.400
Cardinals	1	4	0	.200

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	4	1	0	.800
Patriots	3	2	0	.600
Jets	2	3	0	.400
Dolphins	0	5	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Ravens	4	1	0	.800
Browns	3	2	0	.600
Steelers	3	2	0	.600
Bengals	3	2	0	.600
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	4	1	0	.800
Colts	2	3	0	.400
Texans	1	4	0	.200
Titans	0	5	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	4	0	0	1.000
Broncos	4	2	0	.667
Raiders	3	2	0	.600
Chargers	0	5	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)
Sun 10/18	HOU	@	JAX	9:30 AM
Sun 10/18	TEN	@	IND	1:00 PM
Sun 10/18	CAR	@	PHI	1:00 PM
Sun 10/18	PIT	@	TB	1:00 PM
Sun 10/18	BAL	@	CLE	1:00 PM

Since 1985, the Houston Texans have allowed the fewest yards by a team, with 134,450 yards allowed.

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NFL 2026 Leaders

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1,485

1,408

580

537

532

717

537

507

13

12

12

8

7

7

7

6

5

119.6

119.3

111.3

7.5

6.0

5.5

NFL 2026 Rankings

NFL Fantasy 2026

126.7

103.8

103.2

115.9

83.4

76.1

52.4

50.8

49.6

75

68

60

NFL 2026 Betting

NFL 2026 Standings

NFL 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

Schedule