what are the lowest scoring defenses in nfl history since 1970

Since 1970, the Houston Texans have the fewest points by a team, with 8,224 points.

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	TEAM	PTS	GP	PASS TD	RUSH TD	RET TD	TD	FGM	XPM	XP2	SFTY	PPG
1	Texans	8,224	394	527	291	77	895	659	801	25	13	20.9
2	Jaguars	10,303	506	638	425	82	1,145	767	986	56	17	20.4
3	Panthers	10,458	505	637	433	88	1,158	791	1,035	35	16	20.7
4	Ravens	11,243	490	667	433	123	1,223	889	1,110	49	14	22.9
5	Buccaneers	15,245	798	1,048	532	145	1,725	1,079	1,538	44	16	19.1
6	Browns	15,480	834	988	615	146	1,749	1,095	1,571	45	20	18.6
7	Jets	17,073	882	1,040	696	173	1,910	1,246	1,723	41	35	19.4
8	Bears	17,088	882	976	757	197	1,930	1,195	1,751	51	35	19.4
9	Giants	17,270	882	1,058	731	154	1,943	1,238	1,764	43	23	19.6
10	Cardinals	17,341	882	1,081	729	175	1,985	1,169	1,794	43	22	19.7
11	Seahawks	17,457	798	1,136	691	184	2,011	1,135	1,864	32	29	21.9
12	Titans	17,943	882	1,069	787	178	2,034	1,237	1,872	43	35	20.3
13	Falcons	18,143	882	1,171	699	178	2,048	1,275	1,902	38	26	20.6
14	Bills	18,370	881	1,169	774	178	2,121	1,186	1,948	37	32	20.9
15	Lions	18,477	882	1,164	759	172	2,095	1,271	1,926	47	37	20.9
16	Commanders	18,534	882	1,173	769	156	2,098	1,304	1,898	43	25	21.0
17	Raiders	18,565	882	1,232	726	169	2,127	1,234	1,963	31	38	21.0
18	Bengals	18,717	881	1,239	764	161	2,164	1,204	1,999	30	31	21.2
19	Saints	18,830	882	1,256	755	160	2,171	1,224	1,986	46	27	21.3
20	Eagles	18,863	882	1,227	758	182	2,167	1,240	1,973	55	28	21.4
21	Colts	18,971	882	1,220	779	164	2,163	1,283	1,976	54	30	21.5
22	Dolphins	19,129	882	1,260	791	151	2,202	1,253	2,026	38	28	21.7
23	Rams	19,166	882	1,191	801	204	2,196	1,267	2,013	49	39	21.7
24	Chiefs	19,230	881	1,153	808	215	2,176	1,345	2,025	33	24	21.8
25	Steelers	19,297	882	1,166	831	171	2,168	1,377	1,996	53	28	21.9

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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

583

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

16.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

126.7

Gibbs

103.8

Henry

103.2

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

102.5

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

54

Loop

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

4-1

3-1-1

Worst Record ATS

0-4-1

1-4

1-3-1

2-3

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	2	0	.600
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	3	2	0	.600
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)
Thu 10/15	SEA	@	DEN	8:15 PM
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

Since 1970, the Houston Texans have the fewest points by a team, with 8,224 points.

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1,402

149

249

NFL 2026 Leaders

1,572

1,485

1,408

580

537

532

583

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

102.5

83.4

76.1

52.4

50.8

49.6

75

68

54

NFL 2026 Betting

NFL 2026 Standings

NFL 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

Schedule