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1957 NFL Opposition & Defensive Statistics

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Team Defense

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 Cleveland Browns 12 172 2802 664 4.2 164 105 242 1300 8 19 4.9 66 396 1502 11 3.8 79 31 12 19
2 Pittsburgh Steelers 12 178 2791 666 4.2 156 112 234 1366 12 19 5.4 77 412 1425 7 3.5 69 42 23 10
3 Chicago Bears 12 211 3116 785 4.0 185 153 306 1733 15 15 4.7 96 419 1383 10 3.3 68 30 15 21
4 New York Giants 12 211 3171 693 4.6 174 104 226 1394 10 18 5.6 64 442 1777 12 4.0 92 32 14 18
5 Philadelphia Eagles 12 230 3683 722 5.1 199 133 257 1969 10 17 7.3 94 451 1714 15 3.8 83 36 19 22
6 Washington Redskins 12 230 3595 677 5.3 174 135 262 2028 18 16 7.2 89 394 1567 11 4.0 82 28 12 3
7 Detroit Lions 12 231 3365 728 4.6 198 163 290 1844 15 25 5.7 100 406 1521 13 3.7 81 43 18 17
8 Baltimore Colts 12 235 3406 757 4.5 204 175 342 2232 19 28 5.8 118 375 1174 10 3.1 69 40 12 17
9 San Francisco 49ers 12 264 4248 789 5.4 239 182 332 2401 13 18 6.8 117 434 1847 18 4.3 107 34 16 15
10 Los Angeles Rams 12 278 3725 779 4.8 216 153 301 1880 15 14 5.5 101 440 1845 15 4.2 96 25 11 19
11 Chicago Cardinals 12 299 4108 769 5.3 208 117 233 1907 17 12 7.7 79 521 2201 19 4.2 120 25 13 9
12 Green Bay Packers 12 311 4197 794 5.3 226 153 314 2038 18 30 6.1 97 462 2159 18 4.7 117 47 17 12
Avg Team 237.5 3517.3 735.2 4.8 195.3 140.4 278.3 1841.0 14.2 19.3 6.0 91.5 429.3 1676.3 13.3 3.9 88.6 34.4 15.2 15.2
League Total 2850 42207 8822 4.8 2343 1685 3339 22092 170 231 6.0 1098 5152 20115 159 3.9 1063 413 182 182
Avg Tm/G 19.8 293.1 61.3 4.8 16.3 11.7 23.2 153.4 1.2 1.6 6.0 7.6 35.8 139.7 1.1 3.9 7.4 2.9 1.3 1.3

Passing Defense

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 Cleveland Browns 12 105 242 43.4 1300 8 3.3 19 7.9 6.2 3.4 14.4 108.3 42.6 26 211 4.9 2.3 9.7
2 Pittsburgh Steelers 12 112 234 47.9 1366 12 5.1 19 8.1 6.5 3.9 13.6 113.8 52.4 20 157 5.4 3.0 7.9
3 New York Giants 12 104 226 46.0 1394 10 4.4 18 8.0 7.1 4.4 15.3 116.2 51.4 25 202 5.6 3.1 10.0
4 Chicago Bears 12 153 306 50.0 1733 15 4.9 15 4.9 7.2 6.0 14.5 144.4 69.8 60 479 4.7 3.7 16.4
5 Detroit Lions 12 163 290 56.2 1844 15 5.2 25 8.6 7.2 4.4 12.9 153.7 60.4 32 255 5.7 3.2 9.9
6 Los Angeles Rams 12 153 301 50.8 1880 15 5.0 14 4.7 7.3 6.2 14.3 156.7 71.9 38 306 5.5 4.6 11.2
7 Chicago Cardinals 12 117 233 50.2 1907 17 7.3 12 5.2 8.7 7.8 17.3 158.9 83.0 15 120 7.7 6.9 6.0
8 Philadelphia Eagles 12 133 257 51.8 1969 10 3.9 17 6.6 8.1 5.9 15.7 164.1 64.4 14 114 7.3 5.2 5.2
9 Washington Redskins 12 135 262 51.5 2028 18 6.9 16 6.1 8.4 7.0 16.2 169.0 77.4 21 165 7.2 5.9 7.4
10 Green Bay Packers 12 153 314 48.7 2038 18 5.7 30 9.6 7.0 3.8 14.3 169.8 51.2 18 147 6.1 3.2 5.4
11 Baltimore Colts 12 175 342 51.2 2232 19 5.6 28 8.2 7.5 4.9 14.6 186.0 60.2 40 316 5.8 3.5 10.5
12 San Francisco 49ers 12 182 332 54.8 2401 13 3.9 18 5.4 7.8 6.1 14.2 200.1 70.6 23 181 6.8 5.2 6.5
Avg Team 140.4 278.3 50.5 1841.0 14.2 5.1 19.3 6.9 70 7.4 5.3 14.7 153.4 59.9 27.6 221.1 6.0 4.1 9.0
League Total 1685 3339 50.5 22092 170 5.1 231 6.9 83 7.4 5.3 14.7 153.4 59.9 331 2653 6.0 4.1 9.0
Avg Tm/G 11.7 23.2 50.5 153.4 1.2 5.1 1.6 6.9 7.4 5.3 14.7 153.4 59.9 2.3 18.4 6.0 4.1 9.0

Rushing Defense

Rk Tm G Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G Fmb
1 Baltimore Colts 12 375 1174 10 3.1 97.8
2 Chicago Bears 12 419 1383 10 3.3 115.3
3 Pittsburgh Steelers 12 412 1425 7 3.5 118.8
4 Cleveland Browns 12 396 1502 11 3.8 125.2
5 Detroit Lions 12 406 1521 13 3.7 126.8
6 Washington Redskins 12 394 1567 11 4.0 130.6
7 Philadelphia Eagles 12 451 1714 15 3.8 142.8
8 New York Giants 12 442 1777 12 4.0 148.1
9 Los Angeles Rams 12 440 1845 15 4.2 153.8
10 San Francisco 49ers 12 434 1847 18 4.3 153.9
11 Green Bay Packers 12 462 2159 18 4.7 179.9
12 Chicago Cardinals 12 521 2201 19 4.2 183.4
Avg Team 429.3 1676.3 13.3 61 3.9 139.7 26.8
League Total 5152 20115 159 76 3.9 139.7 321
Avg Tm/G 35.8 139.7 1.1 3.9 139.7 2.2

Kick & Punt Returns Against

Punt Returns Kick Returns
Rk Tm G Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
1 Baltimore Colts 12 34 0 49 1120 0 22.9
2 Pittsburgh Steelers 12 45 0 35 704 0 20.1
3 Detroit Lions 12 33 0 47 1044 0 22.2
4 Philadelphia Eagles 12 45 0 31 737 0 23.8
5 San Francisco 49ers 12 35 0 45 928 0 20.6
6 Cleveland Browns 12 47 1 42 917 0 21.8
7 Chicago Bears 12 47 0 33 860 1 26.1
8 Washington Redskins 12 35 0 43 938 0 21.8
9 Los Angeles Rams 12 37 0 53 1268 1 23.9
10 New York Giants 12 45 1 42 964 0 23.0
11 Chicago Cardinals 12 46 0 31 783 1 25.3
12 Green Bay Packers 12 40 0 42 897 0 21.4
Avg Team 40.8 221.6 0.2 36 5.4 41.1 930.0 0.3 62 22.6 4668.8
League Total 489 2659 2 76 5.4 493 11160 3 98 22.6 56026
Avg Tm/G 3.4 18.5 0.0 5.4 3.4 77.5 0.0 22.6 389.1

Kicking & Punting Against

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 Chicago Cardinals 12 23 14 60.9% 37 35 94.6% 60 2382 39.7
2 Washington Redskins 12 14 7 50.0% 30 29 96.7% 59 2336 39.6
3 Philadelphia Eagles 12 29 14 48.3% 27 26 96.3% 58 2482 42.8
4 San Francisco 49ers 12 24 13 54.2% 32 31 96.9% 47 1894 40.3
5 Detroit Lions 12 17 10 58.8% 29 27 93.1% 55 2250 40.9
6 New York Giants 12 17 12 70.6% 25 25 100.0% 60 2328 38.8
7 Green Bay Packers 12 22 12 54.5% 39 39 100.0% 50 2150 43.0
8 Chicago Bears 12 19 4 21.1% 29 25 86.2% 76 3192 42.0
9 Los Angeles Rams 12 26 15 57.7% 33 33 100.0% 61 2452 40.2
10 Baltimore Colts 12 21 10 47.6% 29 29 100.0% 56 2380 42.5
11 Cleveland Browns 12 14 7 50.0% 22 19 86.4% 72 3010 41.8
12 Pittsburgh Steelers 12 19 10 52.6% 21 20 95.2% 62 2647 42.7
Avg Team 20.4 10.7 52.2% 29.4 28.2 95.8% 59.7 2458.9 65 0.4 41.2
League Total 245 128 52.2% 353 338 95.8% 716 29507 86 5 41.2
Avg Tm/G 1.7 0.9 52.2% 2.5 2.3 95.8% 5.0 204.9 0.0 41.2

Scoring Against

Rk Tm G RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1 Pittsburgh Steelers 12 7 12 20 10 1 178
2 Philadelphia Eagles 12 15 10 26 14 230
3 Chicago Cardinals 12 19 17 1 35 14 299
4 Chicago Bears 12 10 15 1 25 4 211
5 Green Bay Packers 12 18 18 39 12 1 311
6 Washington Redskins 12 11 18 29 7 230
7 Detroit Lions 12 13 15 27 10 231
8 New York Giants 12 12 10 1 25 12 211
9 San Francisco 49ers 12 18 13 31 13 1 264
10 Cleveland Browns 12 11 8 1 19 7 172
11 Baltimore Colts 12 10 19 29 10 1 235
12 Los Angeles Rams 12 15 15 1 33 15 1 278
Avg Team 13.3 14.2 0.2 0.3 0.6 0.9 0.2 28.2 10.7 0.4 238.0
League Total 159 170 2 3 7 11 2 338 128 5 2856
Avg Tm/G 1.1 1.2 0.1 2.3 0.9 19.8