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Fewest points allowed at home, 7 home game season, since 1940, 45; Los Angeles Rams: 1977. Fewest points allowed at home, 6 home game season, since 1940, 37; New York Giants: 1944. Most points allowed, season, 534; Carolina Panthers: 2024. Most points allowed, 14-game season, 501; New York Giants: 1966. Most points allowed on the road, season ...
Football analytics site Cold Hard Football Facts calls the 1977 Falcons "the stingiest defense of the Super Bowl Era" and "the stingiest defense since World War II." [6] Atlanta surrendered just 9.2 points-per-game, or a total of 129 points in the 14-game season (both all-time records). Against the Falcons, teams scored 7 or fewer points in ...
The Giants defense brought more of the same in the playoffs, defeating the Bears easily in the divisional round 31–3 and holding the 49ers, who averaged 22.1 points per game in the regular season to only 13 points in the NFC Championship Game winning 15–13. Considered by many as one of the greatest games in NFL history it was an extremely ...
The Bears' defense was ranked first in the league and only allowed 198 total points (an average of 12.4 points per game). [3] The Bears won the NFC Central Division by seven games over the second-place Green Bay Packers and earned the NFC's top seed and home-field advantage throughout the playoffs at Soldier Field.
Despite failing to reach the Super Bowl, the 1976 Steelers are fondly remembered as one of the franchise's most dominant teams, thanks to a record-setting defense and running game. The Steelers' strong defense finished the season with just 9.9 points allowed per game, the fewest in the NFL, and a franchise record that still stands.
For the nine games remaining in the season, the Steelers recorded five shutouts (three of them uninterrupted), and only allowed two touchdowns (both in a single game), and five field goals. The defense allowed an average 3.1 points per game and the team had an average margin of victory of 22 points.
The Ravens defense in 2000 is often named among the greatest NFL defenses of all time. Baltimore gave up only 970 rushing yards (60.6 per game) all year, an NFL record for a 16-game season, [15] and 186 fewer yards than the next lowest team, Baltimore's Super Bowl XXXV opponent, the New York Giants. Baltimore gave up only five rushing ...
The defense improved in his second season, averaging 23.9 points a game, and moving to 25th in the league. [7] In 2006, the Raiders ranked third in yards-per-game but 18th in points-per-game. [8] In 2007, the Raiders defense ranked 22nd in yards- and 26th in points-per game. [9] In 2008, Ryan's defense ranked 24th with 388 points allowed. [10]