nfl team defense fewest yards allowed season since 1985 history

Since 1985, 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	168,727	508	1,275	117,434	7,835	696	59,128	460	40,856	91
4	Jaguars	170,066	507	1,262	119,413	7,010	719	57,663	448	41,400	81
5	Steelers	204,112	667	1,393	148,749	11,475	833	66,838	426	65,207	64
6	Browns	206,850	619	1,529	137,555	9,008	858	78,303	550	52,292	89
7	49ers	212,216	667	1,519	154,651	10,832	930	68,397	484	64,226	65
8	Bills	213,293	665	1,561	144,781	10,569	821	79,081	622	58,552	67
9	Broncos	213,950	667	1,537	151,342	11,331	873	73,939	528	60,761	83
10	Eagles	214,508	667	1,549	152,759	12,278	927	74,027	495	64,836	75
11	Bears	215,377	667	1,532	152,580	10,815	897	73,612	502	59,140	78
12	Cowboys	216,174	667	1,590	152,140	10,483	915	74,517	550	58,866	79
13	Packers	216,410	668	1,560	151,290	10,652	931	75,772	516	68,164	57
14	Chargers	217,361	666	1,638	155,445	10,226	953	72,142	552	67,526	78
15	Vikings	217,905	666	1,556	157,694	11,386	900	71,597	512	66,369	90
16	Jets	218,774	667	1,632	151,566	9,731	928	76,939	573	59,192	92
17	Patriots	218,974	667	1,473	155,088	10,543	893	74,429	473	63,489	69
18	Titans	219,482	667	1,660	158,012	10,372	993	71,842	533	58,922	89
19	Buccaneers	219,520	667	1,662	153,695	9,753	944	75,578	581	55,675	81
20	Giants	219,576	667	1,584	155,633	11,077	890	75,020	557	62,154	83
21	Commanders	221,146	666	1,679	153,469	10,222	953	77,899	575	58,116	89
22	Dolphins	221,533	666	1,621	154,092	10,256	948	77,697	532	57,380	81
23	Saints	221,687	667	1,636	156,882	11,327	971	76,132	522	58,691	83
24	Rams	222,165	667	1,719	156,635	11,022	939	76,552	589	61,904	125
25	Seahawks	222,313	667	1,497	155,612	10,676	848	77,377	526	62,490	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

2,246

Love

1,989

Stafford

1,921

Young

Rush Yards Leaders

704

Robinson

701

Walker

627

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

867

Smith-Njigba

708

Watson

651

Lamb

Pass TD Leaders

16

Love

16

Cousins

15

Purdy

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

26.1

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

380.5

375.0

Rush Yards Rankings

154.3

148.8

146.4

141.7

141.5

139.9

Pass Yards Rankings

298.0

286.0

281.1

280.8

276.9

275.5

Sack Leaders

22.0

21.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

139

Gibbs

129.7

Walker

120.7

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

138.2

Smith-Njigba

104.8

Watson

102.5

Lamb

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	5	3	0	.625
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	3	4	0	.429
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)
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
Sun 11/1	ATL	@	TB	1:00 PM

Since 1985, 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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704

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627

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651

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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

104.8

102.5

71.5

71.2

70.5

89

81

77

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