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2008 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 Pittsburgh Steelers 16 223 3795 974 3.9 240 301 533 2511 12 20 4.3 149 390 1284 7 3.3 73 29 9 18
2 Tennessee Titans 16 234 4698 1022 4.6 276 342 575 3196 12 20 5.2 166 403 1502 12 3.7 81 31 11 29
3 Baltimore Ravens 16 244 4177 928 4.5 228 276 528 2875 17 26 5.1 152 366 1302 4 3.6 58 34 8 18
4 Philadelphia Eagles 16 289 4389 994 4.4 248 284 525 2913 19 15 5.1 144 421 1476 7 3.5 79 29 14 25
5 New York Giants 16 294 4672 931 5.0 268 296 503 3139 17 17 5.8 165 386 1533 14 4.0 78 22 5 25
6 Washington Redskins 16 296 4621 933 5.0 259 290 511 3095 16 13 5.8 159 398 1526 12 3.8 86 18 5 14
7 Indianapolis Colts 16 298 4975 983 5.1 305 329 481 3009 6 15 5.9 165 472 1966 18 4.2 119 26 11 21
8 New England Patriots 16 309 4944 920 5.4 268 288 474 3222 27 14 6.4 176 415 1722 8 4.1 78 22 8 14
9 Miami Dolphins 16 317 5264 979 5.4 296 320 551 3644 18 18 6.2 173 388 1620 11 4.2 96 30 12 27
10 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 16 323 4898 945 5.2 259 276 475 2997 23 22 5.9 153 441 1901 8 4.3 87 30 8 19
11 Atlanta Falcons 16 325 5566 998 5.6 309 325 549 3526 20 10 6.0 189 415 2040 17 4.9 108 18 8 12
12 Carolina Panthers 16 329 5299 1026 5.2 296 333 557 3387 19 12 5.7 178 432 1912 14 4.4 100 25 13 18
13 Minnesota Vikings 16 333 4679 946 4.9 255 324 530 3449 15 12 6.0 163 371 1230 10 3.3 72 25 13 20
14 Buffalo Bills 16 342 5217 971 5.4 293 301 492 3271 14 10 6.3 167 455 1946 18 4.3 113 22 12 13
15 San Diego Chargers 16 347 5599 1041 5.4 339 411 605 3958 25 15 6.3 213 408 1641 11 4.0 98 24 9 28
16 Chicago Bears 16 350 5355 1087 4.9 314 383 622 3859 21 22 5.9 208 437 1496 16 3.4 93 32 10 13
17 Cleveland Browns 16 350 5704 1004 5.7 315 286 446 3273 19 23 7.1 176 541 2431 16 4.5 125 31 8 14
18 New York Jets 16 356 5270 1020 5.2 315 368 572 3752 23 14 6.1 209 407 1518 10 3.7 86 30 16 20
19 Cincinnati Bengals 16 364 5208 1013 5.1 296 315 506 3287 23 12 6.3 169 490 1921 15 3.9 106 24 12 21
20 Dallas Cowboys 16 365 4709 969 4.9 276 308 508 3003 19 8 5.3 163 402 1706 11 4.2 85 22 14 28
21 Jacksonville Jaguars 16 367 5295 922 5.7 289 297 465 3586 25 13 7.3 166 428 1709 14 4.0 98 17 4 25
22 Green Bay Packers 16 380 5349 1003 5.3 295 287 518 3244 22 22 6.0 141 458 2105 20 4.6 121 28 6 33
23 San Francisco 49ers 16 381 5216 1027 5.1 293 331 545 3507 22 12 6.1 170 452 1709 14 3.8 104 18 6 19
24 Oakland Raiders 16 388 5775 1045 5.5 325 266 471 3220 20 16 6.4 166 542 2555 23 4.7 129 24 8 30
25 Seattle Seahawks 16 392 6048 1058 5.7 324 366 566 4149 25 9 6.9 207 457 1899 13 4.2 98 20 11 19
26 New Orleans Saints 16 393 5432 999 5.4 299 299 526 3547 21 15 6.4 180 445 1885 14 4.2 100 22 7 19
27 Houston Texans 16 394 5385 935 5.8 300 294 471 3423 24 12 6.9 167 439 1962 18 4.5 114 22 10 19
28 Arizona Cardinals 16 426 5304 993 5.3 312 323 517 3540 36 13 6.5 172 445 1764 13 4.0 117 30 17 23
29 Kansas City Chiefs 16 440 6291 1041 6.0 344 348 522 3748 21 13 7.0 195 509 2543 25 5.0 133 29 16 16
30 Denver Broncos 16 448 5993 990 6.1 327 333 495 3656 20 6 7.0 186 469 2337 26 5.0 122 13 7 19
31 St. Louis Rams 16 465 5950 975 6.1 320 278 444 3475 20 12 7.3 158 501 2475 26 4.9 146 26 14 16
32 Detroit Lions 16 517 6470 1009 6.4 350 303 443 3716 25 4 7.9 188 536 2754 31 5.1 147 20 16 15
Avg Team 352.5 5235.8 990.0 5.3 294.8 315.0 516.4 3380.5 20.2 14.5 6.2 172.9 441.2 1855.3 14.9 4.2 101.6 24.8 10.3 20.3
League Total 11279 167547 31681 5.3 9433 10081 16526 108177 646 465 6.2 5533 14119 59370 476 4.2 3250 793 328 650
Avg Tm/G 22.0 327.2 61.9 5.3 18.4 19.7 32.3 211.3 1.3 0.9 6.2 10.8 27.6 116.0 0.9 4.2 6.3 1.5 0.6 1.3

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 Pittsburgh Steelers 16 301 533 56.5 2511 12 2.3 20 3.8 4.7 3.2 8.3 156.9 60.6 51 350 4.3 2.4
2 Baltimore Ravens 16 276 528 52.3 2875 17 3.2 26 4.9 5.4 3.6 10.4 179.7 58.5 34 257 5.1 2.9
3 Philadelphia Eagles 16 284 525 54.1 2913 19 3.6 15 2.9 5.5 4.6 10.3 182.1 70.4 48 312 5.1 3.7
4 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 16 276 475 58.1 2997 23 4.8 22 4.6 6.3 4.7 10.9 187.3 73.6 29 190 5.9 4.1
5 Dallas Cowboys 16 308 508 60.6 3003 19 3.7 8 1.6 5.9 5.6 9.8 187.7 83.1 59 374 5.3 4.3
6 Indianapolis Colts 16 329 481 68.4 3009 6 1.2 15 3.1 6.3 5.0 9.1 188.1 76.3 30 200 5.9 4.3
7 Washington Redskins 16 290 511 56.8 3095 16 3.1 13 2.5 6.1 5.2 10.7 193.4 74.4 24 141 5.8 4.7
8 New York Giants 16 296 503 58.8 3139 17 3.4 17 3.4 6.2 5.1 10.6 196.2 74.3 42 288 5.8 4.1
9 Tennessee Titans 16 342 575 59.5 3196 12 2.1 20 3.5 5.6 4.2 9.3 199.8 67.3 44 262 5.2 3.5
10 Oakland Raiders 16 266 471 56.5 3220 20 4.2 16 3.4 6.8 5.7 12.1 201.3 77.6 32 188 6.4 5.0
11 New England Patriots 16 288 474 60.8 3222 27 5.7 14 3.0 6.8 6.0 11.2 201.4 87.7 31 239 6.4 5.2
12 Green Bay Packers 16 287 518 55.4 3244 22 4.2 22 4.2 6.3 4.8 11.3 202.8 70.8 27 140 6.0 4.3
13 Buffalo Bills 16 301 492 61.2 3271 14 2.8 10 2.0 6.6 6.0 10.9 204.4 81.8 24 170 6.3 5.4
14 Cleveland Browns 16 286 446 64.1 3273 19 4.3 23 5.2 7.3 5.4 11.4 204.6 78.8 17 90 7.1 5.0
15 Cincinnati Bengals 16 315 506 62.3 3287 23 4.5 12 2.4 6.5 5.9 10.4 205.4 86.3 17 122 6.3 5.5
16 Carolina Panthers 16 333 557 59.8 3387 19 3.4 12 2.2 6.1 5.5 10.2 211.7 79.6 37 230 5.7 4.7
17 Houston Texans 16 294 471 62.4 3423 24 5.1 12 2.5 7.3 6.6 11.6 213.9 90.8 25 175 6.9 5.9
18 Minnesota Vikings 16 324 530 61.1 3449 15 2.8 12 2.3 6.5 5.8 10.6 215.6 80.1 45 304 6.0 4.8
19 St. Louis Rams 16 278 444 62.6 3475 20 4.5 12 2.7 7.8 7.1 12.5 217.2 90.6 30 201 7.3 6.2
20 San Francisco 49ers 16 331 545 60.7 3507 22 4.0 12 2.2 6.4 5.8 10.6 219.2 83.8 30 161 6.1 5.3
21 Atlanta Falcons 16 325 549 59.2 3526 20 3.6 10 1.8 6.4 6.0 10.8 220.4 82.7 34 245 6.0 5.2
22 Arizona Cardinals 16 323 517 62.5 3540 36 7.0 13 2.5 6.8 6.4 11.0 221.3 95.4 31 191 6.5 5.7
23 New Orleans Saints 16 299 526 56.8 3547 21 4.0 15 2.9 6.7 5.9 11.9 221.7 79.0 28 161 6.4 5.3
24 Jacksonville Jaguars 16 297 465 63.9 3586 25 5.4 13 2.8 7.7 7.0 12.1 224.1 93.7 29 191 7.3 6.2
25 Miami Dolphins 16 320 551 58.1 3644 18 3.3 18 3.3 6.6 5.5 11.4 227.8 75.3 40 218 6.2 4.7
26 Denver Broncos 16 333 495 67.3 3656 20 4.0 6 1.2 7.4 7.2 11.0 228.5 97.3 26 141 7.0 6.6
27 Detroit Lions 16 303 443 68.4 3716 25 5.6 4 0.9 8.4 8.5 12.3 232.3 109.1 30 191 7.9 7.6
28 Kansas City Chiefs 16 348 522 66.7 3748 21 4.0 13 2.5 7.2 6.5 10.8 234.3 90.6 10 62 7.0 6.2
29 New York Jets 16 368 572 64.3 3752 23 4.0 14 2.4 6.6 5.9 10.2 234.5 86.2 41 253 6.1 5.1
30 Chicago Bears 16 383 622 61.6 3859 21 3.4 22 3.5 6.2 5.0 10.1 241.2 75.8 28 217 5.9 4.4
31 San Diego Chargers 16 411 605 67.9 3958 25 4.1 15 2.5 6.5 5.8 9.6 247.4 89.4 28 132 6.3 5.4
32 Seattle Seahawks 16 366 566 64.7 4149 25 4.4 9 1.6 7.3 7.1 11.3 259.3 94.6 35 193 6.9 6.3
Avg Team 315.0 516.4 61.0 3380.5 20.2 3.9 14.5 2.8 74 6.5 5.7 10.7 211.3 81.5 32.4 205.9 5.8 5.0 5.9
League Total 10081 16526 61.0 108177 646 3.9 465 2.8 99 6.5 5.7 10.7 6761.1 81.5 1036 6589 5.8 5.0 5.9
Avg Tm/G 19.7 32.3 61.0 211.3 1.3 3.9 0.9 2.8 6.5 5.7 10.7 211.3 81.5 2.0 12.9 5.8 5.0 5.9

Rushing Defense

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Rk Tm G Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G Fmb
1 Minnesota Vikings 16 371 1230 10 3.3 76.9
2 Pittsburgh Steelers 16 390 1284 7 3.3 80.3
3 Baltimore Ravens 16 366 1302 4 3.6 81.4
4 Philadelphia Eagles 16 421 1476 7 3.5 92.3
5 Chicago Bears 16 437 1496 16 3.4 93.5
6 Tennessee Titans 16 403 1502 12 3.7 93.9
7 New York Jets 16 407 1518 10 3.7 94.9
8 Washington Redskins 16 398 1526 12 3.8 95.4
9 New York Giants 16 386 1533 14 4.0 95.8
10 Miami Dolphins 16 388 1620 11 4.2 101.3
11 San Diego Chargers 16 408 1641 11 4.0 102.6
12 Dallas Cowboys 16 402 1706 11 4.2 106.6
13 Jacksonville Jaguars 16 428 1709 14 4.0 106.8
14 San Francisco 49ers 16 452 1709 14 3.8 106.8
15 New England Patriots 16 415 1722 8 4.1 107.6
16 Arizona Cardinals 16 445 1764 13 4.0 110.3
17 New Orleans Saints 16 445 1885 14 4.2 117.8
18 Seattle Seahawks 16 457 1899 13 4.2 118.7
19 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 16 441 1901 8 4.3 118.8
20 Carolina Panthers 16 432 1912 14 4.4 119.5
21 Cincinnati Bengals 16 490 1921 15 3.9 120.1
22 Buffalo Bills 16 455 1946 18 4.3 121.6
23 Houston Texans 16 439 1962 18 4.5 122.6
24 Indianapolis Colts 16 472 1966 18 4.2 122.9
25 Atlanta Falcons 16 415 2040 17 4.9 127.5
26 Green Bay Packers 16 458 2105 20 4.6 131.6
27 Denver Broncos 16 469 2337 26 5.0 146.1
28 Cleveland Browns 16 541 2431 16 4.5 151.9
29 St. Louis Rams 16 501 2475 26 4.9 154.7
30 Kansas City Chiefs 16 509 2543 25 5.0 158.9
31 Oakland Raiders 16 542 2555 23 4.7 159.7
32 Detroit Lions 16 536 2754 31 5.1 172.1
Avg Team 441.2 1855.3 14.9 57 4.2 116.0 22.3
League Total 14119 59370 476 82 4.2 3710.6 715
Avg Tm/G 27.6 116.0 0.9 4.2 116.0 1.4

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 27 0 70 1700 0 24.3
2 Tennessee Titans 16 32 0 61 1524 0 25.0
3 New Orleans Saints 16 34 0 76 1827 1 24.0
4 Miami Dolphins 16 37 2 68 1655 0 24.3
5 Cleveland Browns 16 32 0 53 1228 1 23.2
6 San Diego Chargers 16 23 0 86 1943 1 22.6
7 New York Jets 16 29 0 73 1568 0 21.5
8 Pittsburgh Steelers 16 40 0 71 1357 0 19.1
9 Denver Broncos 16 28 1 63 1554 1 24.7
10 New York Giants 16 24 0 85 1912 0 22.5
11 Baltimore Ravens 16 38 0 76 1720 2 22.6
12 Minnesota Vikings 16 42 4 78 1830 0 23.5
13 New England Patriots 16 11 0 75 1672 2 22.3
14 Cincinnati Bengals 16 48 1 47 1059 0 22.5
15 Washington Redskins 16 33 2 55 1103 0 20.1
16 Atlanta Falcons 16 20 0 71 1536 0 21.6
17 Carolina Panthers 16 41 1 59 1292 0 21.9
18 Jacksonville Jaguars 16 31 0 51 1015 0 19.9
19 Houston Texans 16 21 1 73 1630 0 22.3
20 Detroit Lions 16 51 2 57 1332 0 23.4
21 San Francisco 49ers 16 39 0 65 1515 0 23.3
22 Buffalo Bills 16 18 0 63 1247 0 19.8
23 Kansas City Chiefs 16 33 0 62 1465 1 23.6
24 Green Bay Packers 16 33 0 72 1687 0 23.4
25 Dallas Cowboys 16 37 0 71 1510 1 21.3
26 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 16 39 0 74 1542 0 20.8
27 Arizona Cardinals 16 29 1 69 1724 1 25.0
28 St. Louis Rams 16 57 0 56 1469 0 26.2
29 Philadelphia Eagles 16 41 0 75 1698 1 22.6
30 Seattle Seahawks 16 44 1 47 1205 0 25.6
31 Chicago Bears 16 36 0 68 1656 0 24.4
32 Oakland Raiders 16 43 0 44 1074 1 24.4
Avg Team 34.1 315.4 0.5 48 9.3 66.1 1507.8 0.4 75 22.8 7059.0
League Total 1091 10092 16 93 9.3 2114 48249 13 104 22.8 225888
Avg Tm/G 2.1 19.7 0.0 9.3 4.1 94.2 0.0 22.8 441.2

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 Denver Broncos 16 35 32 91.4% 48 48 100.0% 52 241 4.6
2 Indianapolis Colts 16 38 33 86.8% 25 25 100.0% 53 238 4.5
3 Houston Texans 16 29 25 86.2% 43 43 100.0% 67 297 4.4
4 Jacksonville Jaguars 16 30 27 90.0% 40 40 100.0% 67 288 4.3
5 New York Jets 16 28 25 89.3% 37 37 100.0% 69 299 4.3
6 San Diego Chargers 16 31 24 77.4% 33 31 93.9% 60 263 4.4
7 New England Patriots 16 21 17 81.0% 35 34 97.1% 75 322 4.3
8 Buffalo Bills 16 41 34 82.9% 34 34 100.0% 64 292 4.6
9 Cleveland Browns 16 28 19 67.9% 41 41 100.0% 59 240 4.1
10 Arizona Cardinals 16 27 21 77.8% 49 49 100.0% 61 278 4.6
11 New Orleans Saints 16 39 34 87.2% 37 37 100.0% 66 271 4.1
12 San Francisco 49ers 16 42 35 83.3% 38 38 100.0% 72 305 4.2
13 Kansas City Chiefs 16 36 33 91.7% 45 45 100.0% 50 220 4.4
14 Detroit Lions 16 29 25 86.2% 62 62 100.0% 59 257 4.4
15 St. Louis Rams 16 32 31 96.9% 52 52 100.0% 67 303 4.5
16 Atlanta Falcons 16 25 20 80.0% 35 35 100.0% 76 346 4.6
17 Miami Dolphins 16 32 29 90.6% 28 28 100.0% 61 285 4.7
18 Dallas Cowboys 16 44 38 86.4% 33 33 100.0% 74 328 4.4
19 Washington Redskins 16 28 24 85.7% 31 30 96.8% 87 372 4.3
20 Cincinnati Bengals 16 23 22 95.7% 40 40 100.0% 79 344 4.4
21 New York Giants 16 26 19 73.1% 31 31 100.0% 76 330 4.3
22 Green Bay Packers 16 30 25 83.3% 39 39 100.0% 76 337 4.4
23 Pittsburgh Steelers 16 27 24 88.9% 21 21 100.0% 91 387 4.3
24 Oakland Raiders 16 31 23 74.2% 43 43 100.0% 74 320 4.3
25 Seattle Seahawks 16 <