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2006 NFL Opposition & Defensive Statistics

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Team Defense

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Passing Rushing
Rk Tm G Pts Yds Ply Y/P 1stD Cmp Att Yds TD Int NY/A 1stD Att Yds TD Y/A 1stD TO FR 1stPy
1 Baltimore Ravens 16 201 4225 936 4.5 413 279 509 3011 16 28 5.3 151 367 1214 5 3.3 236 40 12 26
2 New England Patriots 16 237 4710 950 5.0 461 294 518 3203 10 22 5.7 164 388 1507 11 3.9 264 35 13 33
3 Chicago Bears 16 255 4706 1023 4.6 439 328 581 3116 18 24 5.0 159 402 1590 7 4.0 258 44 20 22
4 Jacksonville Jaguars 16 274 4538 978 4.6 424 294 523 3078 12 20 5.5 143 420 1460 14 3.5 259 24 4 22
5 Miami Dolphins 16 283 4625 1005 4.6 462 279 497 3007 22 8 5.5 166 461 1618 7 3.5 267 27 19 29
6 New York Jets 16 295 5306 1020 5.2 513 316 532 3222 19 16 5.7 181 453 2084 14 4.6 312 25 9 20
7 San Diego Chargers 16 303 4825 985 4.9 483 307 538 3212 19 16 5.4 178 386 1613 13 4.2 285 28 12 20
8 Denver Broncos 16 305 5220 1020 5.1 485 327 538 3407 13 17 5.9 183 446 1813 13 4.1 291 30 13 11
9 Carolina Panthers 16 305 4737 990 4.8 438 291 500 3000 22 14 5.5 149 449 1737 10 3.9 267 22 8 22
10 Buffalo Bills 16 311 5273 1029 5.1 479 324 513 3019 18 13 5.5 168 476 2254 14 4.7 298 24 11 13
11 Pittsburgh Steelers 16 315 4805 976 4.9 466 319 529 3393 21 20 6.0 176 408 1412 9 3.5 269 29 9 21
12 Kansas City Chiefs 16 315 5262 999 5.3 487 314 506 3334 18 15 6.2 171 461 1928 14 4.2 298 30 15 18
13 New Orleans Saints 16 322 4917 930 5.3 428 267 474 2854 26 11 5.6 148 418 2063 10 4.9 262 19 8 18
14 Minnesota Vikings 16 327 4803 977 4.9 491 355 599 3818 15 21 6.1 192 348 985 9 2.8 272 36 15 27
15 Atlanta Falcons 16 328 5325 994 5.4 529 321 515 3668 20 12 6.6 183 442 1657 14 3.7 313 26 14 33
16 Philadelphia Eagles 16 328 5249 1054 5.0 502 309 525 3067 17 19 5.4 154 489 2182 12 4.5 314 29 10 34
17 Cincinnati Bengals 16 331 5681 1038 5.5 565 349 555 3818 24 19 6.5 206 448 1863 15 4.2 337 31 12 22
18 Oakland Raiders 16 332 4557 986 4.6 427 245 410 2413 17 18 5.4 137 542 2144 15 4.0 267 23 5 23
19 Seattle Seahawks 16 341 5285 986 5.4 452 299 504 3256 23 12 6.0 160 441 2029 12 4.6 277 26 14 15
20 Dallas Cowboys 16 350 5165 974 5.3 500 301 511 3506 25 18 6.4 179 429 1659 12 3.9 294 31 13 27
21 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 16 353 5271 1015 5.2 492 301 493 3354 26 11 6.5 174 497 1917 11 3.9 300 20 9 18
22 Cleveland Browns 16 356 5515 1041 5.3 499 283 499 3242 20 18 6.2 178 514 2273 14 4.4 303 27 9 18
23 Indianapolis Colts 16 360 5316 959 5.5 500 266 415 2548 16 15 5.8 150 519 2768 20 5.3 325 26 11 25
24 New York Giants 16 362 5479 1057 5.2 522 333 567 3649 21 17 6.1 189 458 1830 19 4.0 314 28 11 19
25 Houston Texans 16 366 5400 979 5.5 509 328 505 3444 22 11 6.5 174 446 1956 16 4.4 312 22 11 23
26 Green Bay Packers 16 366 5134 1002 5.1 487 286 515 3309 25 23 5.9 169 441 1825 12 4.1 291 33 10 27
27 Washington Redskins 16 376 5688 997 5.7 498 289 486 3491 30 6 6.9 169 492 2197 9 4.5 301 12 6 28
28 St. Louis Rams 16 381 5362 962 5.6 505 266 451 3035 21 17 6.3 164 477 2327 21 4.9 313 32 15 28
29 Arizona Cardinals 16 389 5591 1018 5.5 548 321 522 3694 21 16 6.6 186 458 1897 16 4.1 331 33 17 31
30 Detroit Lions 16 398 5530 1033 5.4 527 339 511 3520 22 12 6.5 183 492 2010 18 4.1 319 30 18 25
31 Tennessee Titans 16 400 5915 1062 5.6 537 335 530 3602 24 17 6.5 181 506 2313 20 4.6 329 28 11 27
32 San Francisco 49ers 16 412 5507 1025 5.4 545 331 518 3571 25 14 6.5 189 473 1936 18 4.1 326 27 13 30
Avg Team 330.5 5153.8 1000.0 5.2 293.9 306.1 512.2 3276.9 20.3 16.3 6.0 170.4 451.5 1876.9 13.3 4.2 99.8 28.0 11.8 23.6
League Total 10577 164922 32000 5.2 9404 9796 16389 104861 648 520 6.0 5454 14447 60061 424 4.2 3195 897 377 755
Avg Tm/G 20.7 322.1 62.5 5.2 18.4 19.1 32.0 204.8 1.3 1.0 6.0 10.7 28.2 117.3 0.8 4.2 6.2 1.8 0.7 1.5

Passing Defense

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Rk Tm G Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk%
1 Oakland Raiders 16 245 410 59.8 2413 17 4.1 18 4.4 5.9 4.3 9.8 150.8 71.9 34 218 5.4 3.5
2 Indianapolis Colts 16 266 415 64.1 2548 16 3.9 15 3.6 6.1 4.9 9.6 159.3 78.9 25 157 5.8 4.3
3 New Orleans Saints 16 267 474 56.3 2854 26 5.5 11 2.3 6.0 5.5 10.7 178.4 82.7 38 268 5.6 4.6
4 Carolina Panthers 16 291 500 58.2 3000 22 4.4 14 2.8 6.0 5.2 10.3 187.5 78.6 41 265 5.5 4.3
5 Miami Dolphins 16 279 497 56.1 3007 22 4.4 8 1.6 6.1 5.8 10.8 187.9 82.1 47 268 5.5 4.8
6 Baltimore Ravens 16 279 509 54.8 3011 16 3.1 28 5.5 5.9 3.8 10.8 188.2 60.0 60 418 5.3 2.6
7 Buffalo Bills 16 324 513 63.2 3019 18 3.5 13 2.5 5.9 5.1 9.3 188.7 80.4 40 265 5.5 4.2
8 St. Louis Rams 16 266 451 59.0 3035 21 4.7 17 3.8 6.7 5.5 11.4 189.7 79.1 34 214 6.3 4.7
9 Philadelphia Eagles 16 309 525 58.9 3067 17 3.2 19 3.6 5.8 4.5 9.9 191.7 71.2 40 300 5.4 3.7
10 Jacksonville Jaguars 16 294 523 56.2 3078 12 2.3 20 3.8 5.9 4.4 10.5 192.4 65.2 35 200 5.5 3.8
11 Chicago Bears 16 328 581 56.5 3116 18 3.1 24 4.1 5.4 3.8 9.5 194.8 64.6 40 272 5.0 3.1
12 New England Patriots 16 294 518 56.8 3203 10 1.9 22 4.2 6.2 4.5 10.9 200.2 63.9 44 281 5.7 3.6
13 San Diego Chargers 16 307 538 57.1 3212 19 3.5 16 3.0 6.0 5.0 10.5 200.8 73.9 61 351 5.4 3.9
14 New York Jets 16 316 532 59.4 3222 19 3.6 16 3.0 6.1 5.1 10.2 201.4 76.2 35 230 5.7 4.3
15 Cleveland Browns 16 283 499 56.7 3242 20 4.0 18 3.6 6.5 5.3 11.5 202.6 74.7 28 137 6.2 4.7
16 Seattle Seahawks 16 299 504 59.3 3256 23 4.6 12 2.4 6.5 5.8 10.9 203.5 83.7 41 282 6.0 4.9
17 Green Bay Packers 16 286 515 55.5 3309 25 4.9 23 4.5 6.4 4.9 11.6 206.8 72.7 46 337 5.9 3.9
18 Kansas City Chiefs 16 314 506 62.1 3334 18 3.6 15 3.0 6.6 5.6 10.6 208.4 80.8 32 190 6.2 4.9
19 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 16 301 493 61.1 3354 26 5.3 11 2.2 6.8 6.3 11.1 209.6 89.6 25 166 6.5 5.7
20 Pittsburgh Steelers 16 319 529 60.3 3393 21 4.0 20 3.8 6.4 5.1 10.6 212.1 76.5 39 226 6.0 4.4
21 Denver Broncos 16 327 538 60.8 3407 13 2.4 17 3.2 6.3 5.2 10.4 212.9 74.0 36 205 5.9 4.5
22 Houston Texans 16 328 505 65.0 3444 22 4.4 11 2.2 6.8 6.3 10.5 215.3 90.1 28 191 6.5 5.6
23 Washington Redskins 16 289 486 59.5 3491 30 6.2 6 1.2 7.2 7.2 12.1 218.2 97.0 19 95 6.9 6.8
24 Dallas Cowboys 16 301 511 58.9 3506 25 4.9 18 3.5 6.9 5.8 11.6 219.1 81.4 34 223 6.4 5.0
25 Detroit Lions 16 339 511 66.3 3520 22 4.3 12 2.3 6.9 6.3 10.4 220.0 90.6 30 201 6.5 5.5
26 San Francisco 49ers 16 331 518 63.9 3571 25 4.8 14 2.7 6.9 6.2 10.8 223.2 88.9 34 246 6.5 5.3
27 Tennessee Titans 16 335 530 63.2 3602 24 4.5 17 3.2 6.8 5.8 10.8 225.1 84.8 26 148 6.5 5.3
28 New York Giants 16 333 567 58.7 3649 21 3.7 17 3.0 6.4 5.5 11.0 228.1 77.7 32 181 6.1 4.9
29 Atlanta Falcons 16 321 515 62.3 3668 20 3.9 12 2.3 7.1 6.5 11.4 229.3 86.9 37 235 6.6 5.6
30 Arizona Cardinals 16 321 522 61.5 3694 21 4.0 16 3.1 7.1 6.1 11.5 230.9 83.5 38 238 6.6 5.3
31 Cincinnati Bengals 16 349 555 62.9 3818 24 4.3 19 3.4 6.9 5.8 10.9 238.6 83.3 35 211 6.5 5.1
32 Minnesota Vikings 16 355 599 59.3 3818 15 2.5 21 3.5 6.4 5.0 10.8 238.6 71.8 30 197 6.1 4.5
Avg Team 306.1 512.2 59.8 3276.9 20.3 4.0 16.3 3.2 68 6.4 5.4 10.7 204.8 78.5 36.4 231.8 5.6 4.6 6.6
League Total 9796 16389 59.8 104861 648 4.0 520 3.2 89 6.4 5.4 10.7 6553.8 78.5 1164 7416 5.6 4.6 6.6
Avg Tm/G 19.1 32.0 59.8 204.8 1.3 4.0 1.0 3.2 6.4 5.4 10.7 204.8 78.5 2.3 14.5 5.6 4.6 6.6

Rushing Defense

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Rk Tm G Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G Fmb
1 Minnesota Vikings 16 348 985 9 2.8 61.6
2 Baltimore Ravens 16 367 1214 5 3.3 75.9
3 Pittsburgh Steelers 16 408 1412 9 3.5 88.3
4 Jacksonville Jaguars 16 420 1460 14 3.5 91.3
5 New England Patriots 16 388 1507 11 3.9 94.2
6 Chicago Bears 16 402 1590 7 4.0 99.4
7 San Diego Chargers 16 386 1613 13 4.2 100.8
8 Miami Dolphins 16 461 1618 7 3.5 101.1
9 Atlanta Falcons 16 442 1657 14 3.7 103.6
10 Dallas Cowboys 16 429 1659 12 3.9 103.7
11 Carolina Panthers 16 449 1737 10 3.9 108.6
12 Denver Broncos 16 446 1813 13 4.1 113.3
13 Green Bay Packers 16 441 1825 12 4.1 114.1
14 New York Giants 16 458 1830 19 4.0 114.4
15 Cincinnati Bengals 16 448 1863 15 4.2 116.4
16 Arizona Cardinals 16 458 1897 16 4.1 118.6
17 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 16 497 1917 11 3.9 119.8
18 Kansas City Chiefs 16 461 1928 14 4.2 120.5
19 San Francisco 49ers 16 473 1936 18 4.1 121.0
20 Houston Texans 16 446 1956 16 4.4 122.3
21 Detroit Lions 16 492 2010 18 4.1 125.6
22 Seattle Seahawks 16 441 2029 12 4.6 126.8
23 New Orleans Saints 16 418 2063 10 4.9 128.9
24 New York Jets 16 453 2084 14 4.6 130.3
25 Oakland Raiders 16 542 2144 15 4.0 134.0
26 Philadelphia Eagles 16 489 2182 12 4.5 136.4
27 Washington Redskins 16 492 2197 9 4.5 137.3
28 Buffalo Bills 16 476 2254 14 4.7 140.9
29 Cleveland Browns 16 514 2273 14 4.4 142.1
30 Tennessee Titans 16 506 2313 20 4.6 144.6
31 St. Louis Rams 16 477 2327 21 4.9 145.4
32 Indianapolis Colts 16 519 2768 20 5.3 173.0
Avg Team 451.5 1876.9 13.3 55 4.2 117.3 23.9
League Total 14447 60061 424 95 4.2 3753.8 765
Avg Tm/G 28.2 117.3 0.8 4.2 117.3 1.5

Kick & Punt Returns Against

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Punt Returns Kick Returns
Rk Tm G Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
1 Indianapolis Colts 16 25 1 78 2029 2 26.0
2 Denver Broncos 16 39 0 55 1480 0 26.9
3 New York Jets 16 28 0 69 1462 0 21.2
4 Pittsburgh Steelers 16 38 0 70 1570 1 22.4
5 Baltimore Ravens 16 44 0 75 1636 0 21.8
6 Miami Dolphins 16 49 0 40 981 0 24.5
7 Jacksonville Jaguars 16 29 2 60 1262 0 21.0
8 Houston Texans 16 36 1 52 1215 1 23.4
9 Philadelphia Eagles 16 41 1 71 1647 0 23.2
10 New England Patriots 16 29 2 68 1547 0 22.8
11 St. Louis Rams 16 27 1 69 1701 2 24.7
12 Cincinnati Bengals 16 42 0 70 1472 0 21.0
13 Kansas City Chiefs 16 32 0 71 1646 0 23.2
14 Arizona Cardinals 16 44 1 58 1481 0 25.5
15 San Diego Chargers 16 27 0 90 1960 0 21.8
16 Buffalo Bills 16 36 0 60 1279 0 21.3
17 New York Giants 16 33 0 65 1455 0 22.4
18 Dallas Cowboys 16 31 0 80 1571 1 19.6
19 Minnesota Vikings 16 50 1 59 1369 1 23.2
20 Atlanta Falcons 16 25 0 53 1093 0 20.6
21 Cleveland Browns 16 43 0 48 1053 1 21.9
22 San Francisco 49ers 16 35 1 65 1373 0 21.1
23 Oakland Raiders 16 34 0 42 1200 0 28.6
24 Detroit Lions 16 38 1 63 1444 0 22.9
25 Chicago Bears 16 38 0 83 1730 0 20.8
26 Carolina Panthers 16 61 1 59 1302 0 22.1
27 New Orleans Saints 16 40 0 72 1598 0 22.2
28 Washington Redskins 16 45 0 67 1396 0 20.8
29 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 16 50 1 46 846 0 18.4
30 Tennessee Titans 16 33 0 58 1263 0 21.8
31 Seattle Seahawks 16 39 0 61 1499 0 24.6
32 Green Bay Packers 16 55 1 60 1348 0 22.5
Avg Team 38.0 332.0 0.5 54 8.7 63.7 1434.6 0.3 67 22.5 6920.4
League Total 1216 10623 15 90 8.7 2037 45908 9 103 22.5 221453
Avg Tm/G 2.4 20.7 0.0 8.7 4.0 89.7 0.0 22.5 432.5

Kicking & Punting Against

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0--19 20--29 30--39 40--49 50+ Tot PAT Punting
Rk Tm G FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FG% XPA XPM XP% Pnt Yds Lng Blck Y/P
1 Oakland Raiders 16 37 31 83.8% 34 33 97.1% 68 2822 41.5
2 Indianapolis Colts 16 35 24 68.6% 40 40 100.0% 47 2035 43.3
3 Houston Texans 16 29 25 86.2% 40 39 97.5% 65 2951 45.4
4 Detroit Lions 16 33 30 90.9% 41 40 97.6% 68 2992 44.0
5 Dallas Cowboys 16 25 22 88.0% 38 38 100.0% 72 3103 43.1
6 Pittsburgh Steelers 16 27 21 77.8% 36 36 100.0% 86 3767 43.8
7 New York Jets 16 24 18 75.0% 29 29 100.0% 74 3263 44.1
8 Cleveland Browns 16 31 26 83.9% 38 36 94.7% 77 3311 43.0
9 Arizona Cardinals 16 34 31 91.2% 42 42 100.0% 58 2598 44.8
10 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 16 30 22 73.3% 41 41 100.0% 81 3370 41.6
11 New England Patriots 16 30 22 73.3% 23 23 100.0% 79 3286 41.6
12 Kansas City Chiefs 16 32 26 81.3% 33 33 100.0% 75 3060 40.8
13 Atlanta Falcons 16 29 23 79.3% 37 37 100.0% 77 3380 43.9
14 New York Giants 16 29 22 75.9% 40 40 100.0% 69 2891 41.9
15 Washington Redskins 16 34 30 88.2% 36 36 100.0% 79 3318 42.0
16 Denver Broncos 16 42 34 81.0% 27 27 100.0% 74 3241 43.8
17 Miami Dolphins 16 25 22 88.0% 31 31 100.0% 91 3786 41.6
18 San Francisco 49ers 16 32 30 93.8% 46 46 100.0% 66 2792 42.3
19 Jacksonville Jaguars 16 24 17 70.8% 31 31 100.0% 90 3726 41.4
20 Minnesota Vikings 16 40 34 85.0% 31 31 100.0% 79 3587 45.4
21 Tennessee Titans 16 33 27 81.8% 44 41 93.2% 68 2890 42.5
22 St. Louis Rams 16 24 19 79.2% 46 46 100.0% 67 3028 45.2
23 Cincinnati Bengals 16 25 18 72.0% 38 37 97.4% 72 3132 43.5
24 Philadelphia Eagles 16 28 26 92.9% 34 34 100.0% 82 3567 43.5
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