nfl fewest points allowed per game by defense rankings all-time since 1966

Since 1966, the Pittsburgh Steelers have allowed the fewest points per game by a team, with 18.8 points allowed.

TEAM OPP PPG GP W L T TD PTS PPG OPP PTS 1DWN 3DWN% 4DWN%
1 Steelers
Steelers
18.8
921
540
374
7
2,253
19,967
21.7
17,291
17,323
2 Ravens
Ravens
19.2
474
269
204
1
1,175
10,817
22.8
9,093
9,163
39.0
50.7
3 Cowboys
Cowboys
19.8
922
546
373
3
2,493
21,489
23.3
18,224
18,291
4 Bears
Bears
20.2
920
433
483
4
1,985
17,562
19.1
18,541
15,998
5 Packers
Packers
20.2
921
504
404
13
2,395
20,493
22.3
18,576
17,397
6 Chiefs
Chiefs
20.2
922
506
408
8
2,326
20,491
22.2
18,625
17,500
7 Vikings
Vikings
20.2
921
515
398
8
2,369
20,510
22.3
18,623
17,699
8 49ers
49ers
20.3
922
500
413
9
2,439
20,928
22.7
18,706
17,829
9 Patriots
Patriots
20.3
922
505
414
3
2,383
20,592
22.3
18,751
17,704
10 Dolphins
Dolphins
20.4
922
505
413
4
2,291
19,787
21.5
18,777
17,302
11 Eagles
Eagles
20.6
922
479
432
11
2,266
19,692
21.4
19,031
17,340
12 Broncos
Broncos
20.7
922
500
415
7
2,300
20,174
21.9
19,108
17,742
13 Rams
Rams
20.9
922
477
437
8
2,282
19,988
21.7
19,307
17,214
14 Commanders
Commanders
21.0
921
464
448
9
2,216
19,451
21.1
19,349
17,224
15 Seahawks
Seahawks
21.1
782
406
375
1
1,964
17,006
21.7
16,534
14,700
16 Bills
Bills
21.2
920
443
473
4
2,175
18,902
20.5
19,459
16,967
17 Giants
Giants
21.3
922
423
494
5
2,050
18,091
19.6
19,605
16,782
18 Browns
Browns
21.6
874
374
495
5
1,909
16,672
19.1
18,856
15,520
19 Raiders
Raiders
21.6
922
479
435
8
2,296
19,908
21.6
19,937
17,209
20 Buccaneers
Buccaneers
21.6
782
323
458
1
1,692
14,930
19.1
16,919
14,030
21 Colts
Colts
21.7
922
477
439
6
2,289
19,964
21.7
19,995
17,712
22 Chargers
Chargers
21.8
922
444
471
7
2,365
20,392
22.1
20,124
17,978
23 Jets
Jets
21.9
922
399
518
5
2,048
18,268
19.8
20,156
16,667
24 Titans
Titans
21.9
922
435
482
5
2,147
18,858
20.5
20,186
16,611
25 Bengals
Bengals
22.1
893
405
483
5
2,171
18,773
21.0
19,745
16,811

More Steelers Stats

Team Rankings

PPG

23.8

14th

OPP PPG

21.4

15th

RUSH YDS/G

84.0

29th

PASS YDS/G

206.6

25th

2025 Division Standings
TEAM W L T PCT
Steelers Steelers
4
1
0
.800
Bengals Bengals
2
4
0
.333
Browns Browns
1
5
0
.167
Ravens Ravens
1
5
0
.167
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Thu
10/16
PIT PIT
@
CIN CIN
8:15 PM
Sun
10/26
GB GB
@
PIT PIT
8:20 PM
Sun
11/2
IND IND
@
PIT PIT
1:00 PM
Sun
11/9
PIT PIT
@
LAC LAC
8:20 PM
Sun
11/16
CIN CIN
@
PIT PIT
1:00 PM
Last Game
PIT Steelers

4 - 1 - 0

23

Final

9

CLE Browns

1 - 5 - 0

Sun 12 Oct 2025

NFL 2025 Leaders

NFL 2025 Rankings

NFL Fantasy 2025

NFL 2025 Betting

NFL 2025 Division Standings

AFC East W L T PCT
Bills Bills
4
1
0
.800
Patriots Patriots
4
2
0
.667
AFC North W L T PCT
Steelers Steelers
4
1
0
.800
Bengals Bengals
2
4
0
.333
AFC South W L T PCT
Colts Colts
5
1
0
.833
Jaguars Jaguars
4
2
0
.667
AFC West W L T PCT
Chargers Chargers
4
2
0
.667
Broncos Broncos
4
2
0
.667
NFC East W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
4
2
0
.667
Commanders Commanders
3
2
0
.600
NFC North W L T PCT
Packers Packers
3
1
1
.700
Lions Lions
4
2
0
.667
NFC South W L T PCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
5
1
0
.833
Panthers Panthers
3
3
0
.500
NFC West W L T PCT
49ers 49ers
4
2
0
.667
Seahawks Seahawks
4
2
0
.667

NFL 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Wed
9/3
DAL DAL
@
PHI PHI
20-24
Thu
9/4
KC KC
@
LAC LAC
21-27
Sat
9/6
PIT PIT
@
NYJ NYJ
34-32
Sat
9/6
TB TB
@
ATL ATL
23-20
Sat
9/6
LV LV
@
NE NE
20-13

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Mon
10/13
BUF BUF
@
ATL ATL
7:15 PM
Mon
10/13
CHI CHI
@
WAS WAS
8:15 PM
Thu
10/16
PIT PIT
@
CIN CIN
8:15 PM
Sun
10/19
LAR LAR
@
JAX JAX
9:30 AM
Sun
10/19
NE NE
@
TEN TEN
1:00 PM