worst rushing defense in nfl history last 50 years

Between January 8, 1976 and January 8, 2026, the Houston Texans have rushed for the fewest yards by a team, with 43,043 yards.

TEAMRUSH YDSGPATTYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TD
1Texans
Texans
43,043
389
10,707
4.0
110.7
286
2Jaguars
Jaguars
57,751
501
13,648
4.2
115.3
421
3Panthers
Panthers
57,911
501
13,883
4.2
115.6
429
4Ravens
Ravens
63,261
485
14,387
4.4
130.4
424
5Browns
Browns
81,440
745
20,296
4.0
109.3
527
6Buccaneers
Buccaneers
83,681
793
21,627
3.9
105.5
527
7Cardinals
Cardinals
85,239
793
21,470
4.0
107.5
647
8Dolphins
Dolphins
86,876
793
21,820
4.0
109.6
668
9Lions
Lions
87,280
793
20,936
4.2
110.1
660
10Chargers
Chargers
87,780
793
22,219
4.0
110.7
723
11Packers
Packers
88,139
793
21,656
4.1
111.1
625
12Colts
Colts
89,237
793
22,282
4.0
112.5
679
13Saints
Saints
89,941
793
22,333
4.0
113.4
700
14Falcons
Falcons
91,516
793
22,166
4.1
115.4
623
15Raiders
Raiders
91,571
793
22,417
4.1
115.5
621
16Giants
Giants
92,379
793
23,285
4.0
116.5
653
17Bengals
Bengals
92,608
792
22,646
4.1
116.9
669
18Rams
Rams
92,831
793
22,495
4.1
117.1
699
19Jets
Jets
93,022
793
22,873
4.1
117.3
617
20Vikings
Vikings
93,746
793
22,300
4.2
118.2
700
21Seahawks
Seahawks
94,181
793
22,531
4.2
118.8
687
22Patriots
Patriots
94,182
793
23,852
3.9
118.8
749
23Titans
Titans
94,841
793
22,899
4.1
119.6
718
24Commanders
Commanders
95,396
793
23,405
4.1
120.3
700
25Chiefs
Chiefs
95,756
793
22,992
4.2
120.8
737
StatMuse has team, game-level data for rushing yards going back to the 1940 season.

More Texans Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

3,041

Stroud

C.J. Stroud

RUSH

703

Marks

Woody Marks

REC

1,117

Collins

Nico Collins
Team Rankings

PPG

23.8

13th

OPP PPG

17.4

2nd

RUSH YDS/G

108.9

22nd

PASS YDS/G

232.7

14th

2025 Division Standings
TEAMWLTPCT
13
4
0
.765
Texans Texans
12
5
0
.706
8
9
0
.471
3
14
0
.176
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Mon
1/12
@
8:15 PM
Last Game
IND Colts

8 - 9

30

Final

38

HOU Texans

12 - 5

Sun 4 Jan 2026

NFL 2025 Leaders

NFL 2025 Rankings

NFL Fantasy 2025

NFL 2025 Betting

NFL 2025 Standings

AFC EastWLTPCT
14
3
0
.824
Bills Bills - w
12
5
0
.706
7
10
0
.412
Jets Jets - e
3
14
0
.176
AFC NorthWLTPCT
10
7
0
.588
8
9
0
.471
6
11
0
.353
5
12
0
.294
AFC SouthWLTPCT
13
4
0
.765
12
5
0
.706
Colts Colts - e
8
9
0
.471
3
14
0
.176
AFC WestWLTPCT
14
3
0
.824
11
6
0
.647
6
11
0
.353
3
14
0
.176
NFC EastWLTPCT
11
6
0
.647
7
9
1
.441
5
12
0
.294
4
13
0
.235
NFC NorthWLTPCT
Bears Bears - y
11
6
0
.647
9
7
1
.559
9
8
0
.529
Lions Lions - e
9
8
0
.529
NFC SouthWLTPCT
8
9
0
.471
8
9
0
.471
8
9
0
.471
6
11
0
.353
NFC WestWLTPCT
14
3
0
.824
Rams Rams - w
12
5
0
.706
49ers 49ers - w
12
5
0
.706
3
14
0
.176

NFL 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Sat
10/4
@
22-21
Sat
10/4
@
38-35
Sat
10/4
@
37-24
Sat
10/4
@
27-10
Sat
10/4
@
23-20

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sat
1/10
@
4:30 PM
Sat
1/10
@
8:00 PM
Sun
1/11
@
1:00 PM
Sun
1/11
@
4:30 PM
Sun
1/11
@
8:00 PM