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1966 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 Green Bay Packers 14 163 3603 883 4.1 211 202 390 1959 7 28 4.5 106 446 1644 9 3.7 90 42 14 15
2 Los Angeles Rams 14 212 3771 852 4.4 196 190 406 2469 13 26 5.5 114 401 1302 10 3.2 64 46 20 18
3 Baltimore Colts 14 226 4091 932 4.4 245 240 425 2358 14 22 5.0 134 460 1733 7 3.8 94 40 18 17
4 Dallas Cowboys 14 239 3558 873 4.1 221 212 457 2382 17 17 4.6 140 356 1176 6 3.3 64 31 14 17
5 Cleveland Browns 14 259 4266 891 4.8 255 221 406 2372 14 30 5.4 124 450 1894 12 4.2 113 49 19 18
6 St. Louis Cardinals 14 265 3492 872 4.0 209 197 443 2300 15 21 4.6 109 377 1192 11 3.2 68 31 10 32
7 Chicago Bears 14 272 3971 901 4.4 239 202 406 2367 13 15 5.4 116 466 1604 13 3.4 102 38 23 21
8 Minnesota Vikings 14 304 3922 828 4.7 213 206 391 2236 13 14 5.4 116 412 1686 15 4.1 85 22 8 12
9 Detroit Lions 14 317 4414 876 5.0 240 210 363 2408 19 24 6.1 108 479 2006 16 4.2 109 35 11 23
10 San Francisco 49ers 14 325 4179 868 4.8 238 206 414 2550 22 18 5.6 126 414 1629 15 3.9 88 29 11 24
11 Philadelphia Eagles 14 340 4370 870 5.0 249 226 446 2677 23 20 5.6 139 390 1693 13 4.3 90 35 15 20
12 Pittsburgh Steelers 14 347 4291 903 4.8 238 192 397 2505 27 24 5.8 105 468 1786 11 3.8 107 40 16 26
13 Washington Redskins 14 355 4692 894 5.2 261 224 411 2861 21 23 6.3 134 438 1831 19 4.2 106 43 20 21
14 Atlanta Falcons 14 437 5272 902 5.8 295 227 396 3100 26 19 7.2 151 472 2172 20 4.6 126 32 13 18
15 New York Giants 14 501 4945 863 5.7 273 194 357 2892 36 17 7.6 137 480 2053 23 4.3 122 24 7 14
Avg Team 304.1 4189.1 880.5 4.8 238.9 209.9 407.2 2495.7 18.7 21.2 5.6 123.9 433.9 1693.4 13.3 3.9 95.2 35.8 14.6 19.7
League Total 4562 62837 13208 4.8 3583 3149 6108 37436 280 318 5.6 1859 6509 25401 200 3.9 1428 537 219 296
Avg Tm/G 21.7 299.2 62.9 4.8 17.1 15.0 29.1 178.3 1.3 1.5 5.6 8.9 31.0 121.0 1.0 3.9 6.8 2.6 1.0 1.4

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 Green Bay Packers 14 202 390 51.8 1959 7 1.8 28 7.2 5.9 2.9 11.5 139.9 46.1 47 357 4.5 1.8
2 Minnesota Vikings 14 206 391 52.7 2236 13 3.3 14 3.6 6.2 4.9 11.8 159.7 68.0 25 190 5.4 4.2
3 St. Louis Cardinals 14 197 443 44.5 2300 15 3.4 21 4.7 6.2 4.4 13.9 164.3 56.4 52 433 4.6 3.0
4 Baltimore Colts 14 240 425 56.5 2358 14 3.3 22 5.2 6.5 4.5 11.5 168.4 65.6 47 401 5.0 3.2
5 Chicago Bears 14 202 406 49.8 2367 13 3.2 15 3.7 6.4 5.1 12.9 169.1 65.5 29 233 5.4 4.2
6 Cleveland Browns 14 221 406 54.4 2372 14 3.4 30 7.4 6.5 3.5 12.0 169.4 55.3 35 278 5.4 2.6
7 Dallas Cowboys 14 212 457 46.4 2382 17 3.7 17 3.7 6.1 4.8 13.2 170.1 63.2 60 420 4.6 3.5
8 Detroit Lions 14 210 363 57.9 2408 19 5.2 24 6.6 7.4 5.0 12.9 172.0 71.2 34 294 6.1 3.8
9 Los Angeles Rams 14 190 406 46.8 2469 13 3.2 26 6.4 7.0 4.4 14.9 176.4 54.1 45 361 5.5 3.2
10 Pittsburgh Steelers 14 192 397 48.4 2505 27 6.8 24 6.0 7.2 5.1 14.8 178.9 69.8 38 344 5.8 3.9
11 San Francisco 49ers 14 206 414 49.8 2550 22 5.3 18 4.3 7.0 5.6 14.1 182.1 72.3 40 345 5.6 4.3
12 Philadelphia Eagles 14 226 446 50.7 2677 23 5.2 20 4.5 6.6 5.1 13.1 191.2 70.5 34 287 5.6 4.2
13 Washington Redskins 14 224 411 54.5 2861 21 5.1 23 5.6 7.9 5.9 14.5 204.4 74.0 45 376 6.3 4.5
14 New York Giants 14 194 357 54.3 2892 36 10.1 17 4.8 8.6 7.5 15.9 206.6 97.2 26 194 7.6 6.5
15 Atlanta Falcons 14 227 396 57.3 3100 26 6.6 19 4.8 8.5 7.0 14.9 221.4 87.3 34 276 7.2 5.8
Avg Team 209.9 407.2 51.6 2495.7 18.7 4.6 21.2 5.2 78 6.9 5.5 13.4 178.3 64.2 39.4 319.3 5.6 4.3 8.8
League Total 3149 6108 51.6 37436 280 4.6 318 5.2 99 6.9 5.5 13.4 178.3 64.2 591 4789 5.6 4.3 8.8
Avg Tm/G 15.0 29.1 51.6 178.3 1.3 4.6 1.5 5.2 6.9 5.5 13.4 178.3 64.2 2.8 22.8 5.6 4.3 8.8

Rushing Defense

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Rk Tm G Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G Fmb
1 Dallas Cowboys 14 356 1176 6 3.3 84.0
2 St. Louis Cardinals 14 377 1192 11 3.2 85.1
3 Los Angeles Rams 14 401 1302 10 3.2 93.0
4 Chicago Bears 14 466 1604 13 3.4 114.6
5 San Francisco 49ers 14 414 1629 15 3.9 116.4
6 Green Bay Packers 14 446 1644 9 3.7 117.4
7 Minnesota Vikings 14 412 1686 15 4.1 120.4
8 Philadelphia Eagles 14 390 1693 13 4.3 120.9
9 Baltimore Colts 14 460 1733 7 3.8 123.8
10 Pittsburgh Steelers 14 468 1786 11 3.8 127.6
11 Washington Redskins 14 438 1831 19 4.2 130.8
12 Cleveland Browns 14 450 1894 12 4.2 135.3
13 Detroit Lions 14 479 2006 16 4.2 143.3
14 New York Giants 14 480 2053 23 4.3 146.6
15 Atlanta Falcons 14 472 2172 20 4.6 155.1
Avg Team 433.9 1693.4 13.3 52 3.9 121.0 26.9
League Total 6509 25401 200 70 3.9 121.0 403
Avg Tm/G 31.0 121.0 1.0 3.9 121.0 1.9

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 Chicago Bears 14 46 1 49 1055 0 21.5
2 Cleveland Browns 14 23 0 68 1501 2 22.1
3 Green Bay Packers 14 30 0 52 1213 0 23.3
4 Minnesota Vikings 14 28 0 50 1203 1 24.1
5 Pittsburgh Steelers 14 42 0 63 1485 1 23.6
6 Dallas Cowboys 14 26 1 78 1699 3 21.8
7 Los Angeles Rams 14 49 0 58 1329 1 22.9
8 Philadelphia Eagles 14 31 1 65 1330 0 20.5
9 Detroit Lions 14 27 0 45 1004 0 22.3
10 Baltimore Colts 14 30 0 63 1320 0 21.0
11 St. Louis Cardinals 14 25 0 50 1021 0 20.4
12 Washington Redskins 14 40 0 70 1488 0 21.3
13 Atlanta Falcons 14 35 1 44 962 0 21.9
14 San Francisco 49ers 14 33 1 59 1343 0 22.8
15 New York Giants 14 27 1 49 1085 0 22.1
Avg Team 32.8 207.9 0.4 52 6.3 57.5 1269.2 0.5 73 22.1 5666.3
League Total 492 3119 6 86 6.3 863 19038 8 94 22.1 84994
Avg Tm/G 2.3 14.9 0.0 6.3 4.1 90.7 0.0 22.1 404.7

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 New York Giants 14 23 13 56.5% 66 64 97.0% 58 2308 39.8
2 Atlanta Falcons 14 41 25 61.0% 52 48 92.3% 38 1467 38.6
3 Baltimore Colts 14 33 17 51.5% 25 25 100.0% 71 2883 40.6
4 Detroit Lions 14 31 17 54.8% 38 38 100.0% 71 2918 41.1
5 Minnesota Vikings 14 41 24 58.5% 33 32 97.0% 72 2923 40.6
6 Philadelphia Eagles 14 30 20 66.7% 40 40 100.0% 60 2394 39.9
7 Green Bay Packers 14 27 15 55.6% 17 16 94.1% 69 2850 41.3
8 Cleveland Browns 14 28 19 67.9% 29 28 96.6% 56 2223 39.7
9 Chicago Bears 14 29 12 41.4% 34 32 94.1% 71 3010 42.4
10 San Francisco 49ers 14 31 16 51.6% 40 37 92.5% 76 3131 41.2
11 Washington Redskins 14 31 21 67.7% 42 40 95.2% 61 2342 38.4
12 Pittsburgh Steelers 14 33 19 57.6% 42 38 90.5% 64 2419 37.8
13 St. Louis Cardinals 14 41 23 56.1% 28 28 100.0% 85 3460 40.7
14 Los Angeles Rams 14 22 10 45.5% 26 26 100.0% 73 3197 43.8
15 Dallas Cowboys 14 31 12 38.7% 29 29 100.0% 79 3350 42.4
Avg Team 4.7 4.3 4.5 3.5 5.7 2.9 6.8 2.3 1.1 0.1 31.5 17.5 55.7% 36.1 34.7 96.3% 66.9 2725.6 61 0.1 40.7
League Total 70 65 67 52 85 43 102 35 17 1 472 263 55.7% 541 521 96.3% 1004 40884 70 2 40.7
Avg Tm/G 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.4 0.2 0.5 0.2 0.1 2.2 1.3 55.7% 2.6 2.5 96.3% 4.8 194.7 0.0 40.7

Scoring Against

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Rk Tm G RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1 Atlanta Falcons 14 20 26 1 48 25 1 437
2 Detroit Lions 14 16 19 38 17 317
3 Chicago Bears 14 13 13 1 32 12 272
4 New York Giants 14 23 36 1 64 13 1 501
5 St. Louis Cardinals 14 11 15 28 23 265
6 Los Angeles Rams 14 10 13 1 26 10 212
7 Minnesota Vikings 14 15 13 1 32 24 1 304
8 Baltimore Colts 14 7 14 25 17 226
9 Pittsburgh Steelers 14 11 27 1 38 19 347
10 San Francisco 49ers 14 15 22 1 37 16 325
11 Philadelphia Eagles 14 13 23 1 40 20 340
12 Green Bay Packers 14 9 7 16 15 163
13 Washington Redskins 14 19 21 40 21 355
14 Cleveland Browns 14 12 14 2 28 19 259
15 Dallas Cowboys 14 6 17 1 3 29 12 239
Avg Team 13.3 18.7 0.4 0.5 0.9 2.1 0.2 34.7 17.5 0.2 304.1
League Total 200 280 6 8 13 31 3 521 263 3 4562
Avg Tm/G 1.0 1.3 0.1 0.1 2.5 1.3 21.7