what are the lowest scoring defenses in nfl history since 1970

Since 1970, the Houston Texans have put up the fewest points by a team, with 8,168 points.

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	TEAM	PTS	GP	PASS TD	RUSH TD	RET TD	TD	FGM	XPM	XP2	SFTY	PPG
1	Texans	8,168	392	524	289	77	890	652	796	25	13	20.8
2	Jaguars	10,262	504	635	424	82	1,141	762	984	56	17	20.4
3	Panthers	10,426	504	635	431	88	1,154	789	1,033	35	16	20.7
4	Ravens	11,189	488	663	431	123	1,217	885	1,106	48	14	22.9
5	Buccaneers	15,207	796	1,046	529	145	1,720	1,078	1,533	44	16	19.1
6	Browns	15,441	832	986	613	146	1,745	1,091	1,568	45	20	18.6
7	Jets	17,044	880	1,038	695	173	1,907	1,243	1,721	41	35	19.4
8	Bears	17,058	880	976	754	197	1,927	1,192	1,748	51	35	19.4
9	Giants	17,207	880	1,052	731	153	1,936	1,233	1,760	42	23	19.6
10	Cardinals	17,296	880	1,076	728	175	1,979	1,168	1,788	43	22	19.7
11	Seahawks	17,398	796	1,133	688	184	2,005	1,129	1,859	32	29	21.9
12	Titans	17,922	880	1,068	786	178	2,032	1,235	1,871	42	35	20.4
13	Falcons	18,075	880	1,169	694	177	2,040	1,271	1,894	38	26	20.5
14	Bills	18,307	879	1,167	769	178	2,114	1,181	1,944	36	32	20.8
15	Lions	18,406	880	1,160	755	172	2,087	1,266	1,918	47	37	20.9
16	Commanders	18,494	880	1,172	766	156	2,094	1,300	1,896	42	25	21.0
17	Raiders	18,521	880	1,229	725	169	2,123	1,229	1,960	30	38	21.0
18	Bengals	18,669	879	1,234	763	161	2,158	1,202	1,993	30	31	21.2
19	Saints	18,793	880	1,255	752	159	2,166	1,223	1,982	46	27	21.4
20	Eagles	18,826	880	1,224	757	182	2,163	1,237	1,969	55	28	21.4
21	Colts	18,919	880	1,220	775	164	2,159	1,275	1,972	54	30	21.5
22	Dolphins	19,095	880	1,259	788	151	2,198	1,251	2,024	37	28	21.7
23	Rams	19,108	880	1,188	796	204	2,188	1,266	2,006	49	39	21.7
24	Chiefs	19,200	880	1,151	806	215	2,172	1,344	2,022	33	24	21.8
25	Steelers	19,239	880	1,160	830	171	2,161	1,374	1,991	52	28	21.9

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More Texans Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

794

Stroud

RUSH

103

Montgomery

REC

205

Schultz

Team Rankings

PPG

18.0

24th

OPP PPG

25.0

19th

RUSH YDS/G

84.7

30th

PASS YDS/G

264.7

8th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Jaguars	2	1	.667
Colts	1	2	.333
Titans	0	3	.000
Texans	0	3	.000

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/4	DAL	@	HOU	1:00 PM
Sun 10/11	HOU	@	TEN	1:00 PM
Sun 10/18	HOU	@	JAX	9:30 AM
Sun 10/25	NYG	@	HOU	1:00 PM
Sun 11/8	HOU	@	LAC	4:05 PM

Last Game

Texans

0 - 3

Final

Colts

1 - 2

Sun 27 Sep 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

939

Young

917

Shough

872

Stafford

Rush Yards Leaders

360

Walker

349

Robinson

346

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

405

Smith-Njigba

375

Olave

358

Adams

Pass TD Leaders

9

Purdy

9

Cousins

8

Shough

Rush TD Leaders

6

Allen

6

Henry

4

Gibbs

Rec TD Leaders

6

Smith-Njigba

5

St. Brown

4

Watson

QB Rating Leaders

133.1

Purdy

127.3

Lock

116.1

Goff

Sack Leaders

6.0

Rousseau

4.0

Anderson

4.0

Graham

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

33.7

32.7

31.0

30.7

29.7

Opp PPG Rankings

12.0

13.7

16.7

17.0

Total Yards Rankings

417.7

416.3

408.0

401.7

399.3

398.7

Rush Yards Rankings

184.3

173.0

167.3

155.0

153.3

136.3

Pass Yards Rankings

313.0

305.7

295.0

281.3

276.0

270.7

Sack Leaders

14.0

12.0

11.0

10.0

9.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

80.3

Gibbs

69.9

Henry

68.2

Walker

Fantasy WR Rankings

77.1

Smith-Njigba

52.8

St. Brown

52.4

Watson

Fantasy TE Rankings

35.4

Kittle

35.1

Kelce

33.3

Johnson

Fantasy K Rankings

42

McPherson

39

McLaughlin

38

Shrader

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

3-0

2-0-1

2-1

Worst Record ATS

0-3

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Eagles	2	1	0	.667
Giants	2	1	0	.667
Cowboys	1	2	0	.333
Commanders	1	2	0	.333
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	3	0	0	1.000
Lions	2	1	0	.667
Bears	2	1	0	.667
Packers	1	2	0	.333
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	1	2	0	.333
Saints	1	2	0	.333
Falcons	1	2	0	.333
Buccaneers	0	3	0	.000
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	3	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	2	1	0	.667
Rams	1	2	0	.333
Cardinals	1	2	0	.333

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	3	0	0	1.000
Jets	1	2	0	.333
Patriots	1	2	0	.333
Dolphins	0	3	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Steelers	2	1	0	.667
Ravens	2	1	0	.667
Browns	2	1	0	.667
Bengals	2	1	0	.667
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	2	1	0	.667
Colts	1	2	0	.333
Titans	0	3	0	.000
Texans	0	3	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	3	0	0	1.000
Raiders	3	0	0	1.000
Broncos	2	1	0	.667
Chargers	0	3	0	.000