nfl team with fewest defensive yards 1970 to 2023

Between the 1970 and 2023 seasons, the Houston Texans had the fewest all-purpose yards by a team, with 116,950 yards.

		TEAM	YDS	GP	YDS/G	TD	PASS YDS	PASS YDS/G	SCKY	PASS TD	RUSH YDS	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD	RET YDS	RET YDS/G	RET TD
1		Texans	116,950	355	329.4	808	83,755	235.9	6,087	477	39,282	110.7	262	30,384	85.6	69
2		Panthers	148,533	467	318.1	1,069	102,600	219.7	8,123	582	54,056	115.8	402	39,669	84.9	85
3		Ravens	149,776	451	332.1	1,093	99,060	219.6	6,694	595	57,410	127.3	380	42,109	93.4	118
4		Jaguars	152,092	467	325.7	1,042	105,481	225.9	7,455	580	54,066	115.8	386	40,304	86.3	76
5		Buccaneers	234,550	759	309.0	1,615	167,870	221.2	12,518	977	79,198	104.3	498	64,632	85.2	140
6		Browns	243,780	795	306.6	1,681	168,257	211.6	13,332	946	88,855	111.8	595	76,659	96.4	140
7		Seahawks	244,683	759	322.4	1,902	167,651	220.9	13,426	1,079	90,458	119.2	651	74,113	97.6	172
8		Bears	255,795	843	303.4	1,831	164,626	195.3	13,723	924	104,892	124.4	715	84,658	100.4	192
9		Jets	261,003	843	309.6	1,830	175,323	208.0	14,804	988	100,484	119.2	673	83,495	99.0	168
10		Giants	263,946	843	313.1	1,857	180,105	213.6	14,443	1,013	98,284	116.6	695	77,069	91.4	149
11		Lions	265,413	843	314.8	1,948	185,567	220.1	15,142	1,078	94,988	112.7	701	84,428	100.2	169
12		Titans	266,466	843	316.1	1,967	180,081	213.6	14,009	1,029	100,394	119.1	764	78,800	93.5	174
13		Cardinals	266,475	843	316.1	1,891	189,862	225.2	15,378	1,022	91,991	109.1	699	84,155	99.8	170
14		Falcons	269,236	843	319.4	1,955	187,521	222.4	16,163	1,127	97,878	116.1	656	79,528	94.3	172
15		Bills	270,027	842	320.7	1,974	177,292	210.6	14,481	1,103	107,216	127.3	699	78,693	93.5	172
16		Colts	273,125	843	324.0	2,058	189,885	225.2	13,104	1,172	96,344	114.3	724	76,790	91.1	162
17		Commanders	274,046	843	325.1	1,989	186,809	221.6	13,744	1,117	100,981	119.8	720	81,974	97.2	152
18		Bengals	274,078	842	325.5	2,044	186,451	221.4	14,044	1,149	101,671	120.7	740	80,683	95.8	155
19		Raiders	275,175	843	326.4	2,058	187,167	222.0	14,776	1,181	102,784	121.9	709	81,248	96.4	168
20		Chiefs	275,642	843	327.0	2,082	186,095	220.8	13,583	1,095	103,130	122.3	773	80,624	95.6	214
21		Dolphins	276,110	843	327.5	2,123	190,218	225.6	11,828	1,213	97,720	115.9	760	74,989	89.0	150
22		Eagles	276,605	843	328.1	2,056	189,853	225.2	16,125	1,169	102,877	122.0	709	76,505	90.8	178
23		Saints	277,124	843	328.7	2,088	194,089	230.2	12,972	1,207	96,007	113.9	726	82,218	97.5	155
24		Packers	277,177	843	328.8	2,175	196,336	232.9	13,807	1,335	94,648	112.3	661	78,346	92.9	179
25		Rams	277,320	843	329.0	2,075	188,762	223.9	13,888	1,114	102,446	121.5	763	82,629	98.0	198

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PASS

3,041

Stroud

C.J. Stroud

RUSH

703

Marks

Woody Marks

REC

1,117

Collins

Nico Collins

PPG

23.8

13th

OPP PPG

17.4

2nd

RUSH YDS/G

108.9

22nd

PASS YDS/G

232.7

14th

2025 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	13	4	0	.765
Texans	12	5	0	.706
Colts	8	9	0	.471
Titans	3	14	0	.176

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 1/12	HOU	@	PIT	8:15 PM

IND

8 - 9

30

Final

38

HOU

12 - 5

Sun 4 Jan 2026

NFL 2025 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

4,707

Stafford

Matthew Stafford

4,564

Goff

Jared Goff

4,552

Prescott

Dak Prescott

Rush Yards Leaders

1,621

Cook

James Cook III

1,595

Henry

Derrick Henry

1,585

Taylor

Jonathan Taylor

Rec Yards Leaders

1,793

Smith-Njigba

Jaxon Smith-Njigba

1,715

Nacua

Puka Nacua

1,429

Pickens

George Pickens

Pass TD Leaders

46

Stafford

Matthew Stafford

34

Goff

Jared Goff

31

Maye

Drake Maye

Rush TD Leaders

18

Taylor

Jonathan Taylor

16

Henry

Derrick Henry

14

Allen

Josh Allen

14

Adams

Davante Adams

11

McBride

Trey McBride

11

St. Brown

Amon-Ra St. Brown

QB Rating Leaders

113.5

Maye

Drake Maye

109.2

Stafford

Matthew Stafford

105.5

Goff

Jared Goff

23.0

Garrett

Myles Garrett

16.5

Burns

Brian Burns

15.0

Hunter

Danielle Hunter

NFL 2025 Rankings

30.5

28.8

28.4

28.3

28.3

27.9

Opp PPG Rankings

17.2

17.4

18.3

18.8

19.1

19.3

Total Yards Rankings

394.6

391.9

379.4

376.3

373.2

369.5

Rush Yards Rankings

159.6

156.6

144.5

134.7

129.1

128.9

Pass Yards Rankings

278.5

276.9

268.6

262.3

256.1

254.0

68.0

57.0

53.0

49.0

49.0

48.0

NFL Fantasy 2025

Fantasy RB Rankings

316.3

Taylor

Jonathan Taylor

314.6

McCaffrey

Christian McCaffrey

291.8

Robinson

Bijan Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

246

Nacua

Puka Nacua

240.9

Smith-Njigba

Jaxon Smith-Njigba

207

St. Brown

Amon-Ra St. Brown

Fantasy TE Rankings

189.9

McBride

Trey McBride

125.1

Goedert

Dallas Goedert

122.8

Pitts

Kyle Pitts Sr.

Fantasy K Rankings

202

Myers

Jason Myers

194

Fairbairn

Ka'imi Fairbairn

187.6

Aubrey

Brandon Aubrey

NFL 2025 Betting

Best Record ATS

12-5

12-5

12-5

12-5

11-6

10-6-1

Worst Record ATS

5-12

5-11-1

6-11

6-11

6-11

7-10

NFL 2025 Standings

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Patriots - y	14	3	0	.824
Bills - w	12	5	0	.706
Dolphins - e	7	10	0	.412
Jets - e	3	14	0	.176
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Steelers - y	10	7	0	.588
Ravens - e	8	9	0	.471
Bengals - e	6	11	0	.353
Browns - e	5	12	0	.294
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars - y	13	4	0	.765
Texans - w	12	5	0	.706
Colts - e	8	9	0	.471
Titans - e	3	14	0	.176
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Broncos - z*	14	3	0	.824
Chargers - w	11	6	0	.647
Chiefs - e	6	11	0	.353
Raiders - e	3	14	0	.176

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Eagles - y	11	6	0	.647
Cowboys - e	7	9	1	.441
Commanders - e	5	12	0	.294
Giants - e	4	13	0	.235
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Bears - y	11	6	0	.647
Packers - w	9	7	1	.559
Vikings - e	9	8	0	.529
Lions - e	9	8	0	.529
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers - y	8	9	0	.471
Buccaneers - e	8	9	0	.471
Falcons - e	8	9	0	.471
Saints - e	6	11	0	.353
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Seahawks - z*	14	3	0	.824
Rams - w	12	5	0	.706
49ers - w	12	5	0	.706
Cardinals - e	3	14	0	.176

NFL 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Sat 10/4	TEN	@	ARI	22-21
Sat 10/4	TB	@	SEA	38-35
Sat 10/4	DET	@	CIN	37-24
Sat 10/4	WAS	@	LAC	27-10
Sat 10/4	NE	@	BUF	23-20

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 1/10	LAR	@	CAR	4:30 PM
Sat 1/10	GB	@	CHI	8:00 PM
Sun 1/11	BUF	@	JAX	1:00 PM
Sun 1/11	SF	@	PHI	4:30 PM
Sun 1/11	LAC	@	NE	8:15 PM