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1976 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 14 138 3323 866 3.8 295 158 373 1866 9 22 4.5 96 452 1457 5 3.2 182 46 24 17
2 Minnesota Vikings 14 176 3671 855 4.3 311 158 323 1575 8 19 4.3 91 487 2096 14 4.3 207 32 13 13
3 San Francisco 49ers 14 190 3562 922 3.9 342 180 374 1776 13 9 4.1 102 487 1786 10 3.7 218 25 16 22
4 Los Angeles Rams 14 190 3656 871 4.2 347 199 397 2092 11 32 4.7 118 429 1564 11 3.6 213 48 16 16
5 Dallas Cowboys 14 194 3730 919 4.1 379 187 391 1909 12 16 4.4 111 484 1821 12 3.8 246 28 12 22
6 Denver Broncos 14 206 3734 919 4.1 354 214 391 2025 8 24 4.8 104 496 1709 14 3.4 222 37 13 28
7 Cincinnati Bengals 14 210 3670 930 3.9 352 177 364 1758 13 26 4.3 103 520 1912 11 3.7 234 41 15 15
8 Chicago Bears 14 216 4201 972 4.3 396 200 401 2217 15 24 4.9 128 522 1984 10 3.8 250 47 23 18
9 Washington Redskins 14 217 4122 953 4.3 321 146 354 1917 11 26 4.8 91 555 2205 12 4.0 215 47 21 15
10 Detroit Lions 14 220 3587 837 4.3 288 137 313 1686 11 24 4.9 76 496 1901 13 3.8 191 39 15 21
11 New England Patriots 14 236 4022 946 4.3 414 229 437 2175 16 23 4.5 134 462 1847 12 4.0 258 50 27 22
12 Oakland Raiders 14 237 4379 913 4.8 424 197 389 2476 13 16 5.7 138 478 1903 17 4.0 261 25 9 25
13 Baltimore Colts 14 246 4187 866 4.8 375 192 372 2343 16 15 5.5 126 438 1844 11 4.2 229 36 21 20
14 New York Giants 14 250 4191 921 4.6 382 189 330 1988 11 12 5.5 119 560 2203 14 3.9 251 27 15 12
15 Miami Dolphins 14 264 5081 892 5.7 411 195 347 2670 20 11 7.3 131 525 2411 14 4.6 268 29 18 12
16 St. Louis Cardinals 14 267 4089 864 4.7 367 176 342 2110 13 19 5.7 105 491 1979 19 4.0 239 39 20 23
17 Houston Oilers 14 273 3987 935 4.3 335 173 345 1915 17 11 4.8 90 540 2072 13 3.8 226 28 17 19
18 San Diego Chargers 14 285 4676 925 5.1 405 219 386 2628 21 20 6.4 132 516 2048 10 4.0 259 31 11 14
19 Philadelphia Eagles 14 286 4603 955 4.8 411 237 404 2550 17 9 6.0 129 532 2053 16 3.9 262 24 15 20
20 Cleveland Browns 14 287 3793 869 4.4 379 225 392 2032 18 21 4.8 111 445 1761 15 4.0 244 32 11 24
21 Green Bay Packers 14 299 4123 943 4.4 392 196 354 1835 13 11 4.6 107 546 2288 17 4.2 262 26 15 23
22 Atlanta Falcons 14 312 4578 949 4.8 371 184 340 2001 14 18 5.3 95 574 2577 22 4.5 257 38 20 19
23 New Orleans Saints 14 346 4491 960 4.7 421 200 367 2202 18 12 5.4 121 554 2289 22 4.1 275 39 27 25
24 Buffalo Bills 14 363 4730 898 5.3 396 163 337 2265 18 19 6.2 110 533 2465 19 4.6 262 42 23 24
25 Kansas City Chiefs 14 376 5357 952 5.6 457 215 375 2496 25 23 6.3 132 555 2861 24 5.2 309 43 20 16
26 New York Jets 14 383 4916 972 5.1 419 204 374 2324 25 11 6.0 127 582 2592 14 4.5 277 32 21 15
27 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 14 412 4801 933 5.1 432 178 321 2241 19 9 6.5 124 588 2560 23 4.4 284 28 19 24
28 Seattle Seahawks 14 429 5400 1008 5.4 480 223 367 2524 27 15 6.4 136 614 2876 20 4.7 323 26 11 21
Avg Team 268.1 4237.9 919.5 4.6 247.3 191.1 366.4 2128.4 15.4 17.8 5.3 113.8 516.5 2109.4 14.8 4.1 114.0 35.2 17.4 19.5
League Total 7508 118660 25745 4.6 6924 5351 10260 59596 432 497 5.3 3187 14461 59064 414 4.1 3192 985 488 545
Avg Tm/G 19.2 302.7 65.7 4.6 17.7 13.7 26.2 152.0 1.1 1.3 5.3 8.1 36.9 150.7 1.1 4.1 8.1 2.5 1.2 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 Minnesota Vikings 14 158 323 48.9 1575 8 2.5 19 5.9 4.9 2.5 10.0 112.5 46.9 45 322 4.3 1.3
2 Detroit Lions 14 137 313 43.8 1686 11 3.5 24 7.7 5.4 2.3 12.3 120.4 40.8 28 218 4.9 1.5
3 Cincinnati Bengals 14 177 364 48.6 1758 13 3.6 26 7.1 4.8 2.0 9.9 125.6 44.9 46 444 4.3 0.7
4 San Francisco 49ers 14 180 374 48.1 1776 13 3.5 9 2.4 4.7 4.0 9.9 126.9 63.5 61 573 4.1 2.1
5 Green Bay Packers 14 196 354 55.4 1835 13 3.7 11 3.1 5.2 4.2 9.4 131.1 69.1 43 357 4.6 2.8
6 Pittsburgh Steelers 14 158 373 42.4 1866 9 2.4 22 5.9 5.0 2.6 11.8 133.3 41.7 41 313 4.5 1.6
7 Dallas Cowboys 14 187 391 47.8 1909 12 3.1 16 4.1 4.9 3.3 10.2 136.4 55.5 44 327 4.4 2.3
8 Houston Oilers 14 173 345 50.1 1915 17 4.9 11 3.2 5.6 4.6 11.1 136.8 70.1 50 344 4.8 3.2
9 Washington Redskins 14 146 354 41.2 1917 11 3.1 26 7.3 5.4 2.4 13.1 136.9 38.8 44 324 4.8 1.3
10 New York Giants 14 189 330 57.3 1988 11 3.3 12 3.6 6.0 4.7 10.5 142.0 70.9 31 242 5.5 3.6
11 Atlanta Falcons 14 184 340 54.1 2001 14 4.1 18 5.3 5.9 3.9 10.9 142.9 63.4 35 275 5.3 2.8
12 Denver Broncos 14 214 391 54.7 2025 8 2.0 24 6.1 5.2 2.6 9.5 144.6 50.5 32 240 4.8 1.9
13 Cleveland Browns 14 225 392 57.4 2032 18 4.6 21 5.4 5.2 3.2 9.0 145.1 64.5 32 321 4.8 2.2
14 Los Angeles Rams 14 199 397 50.1 2092 11 2.8 32 8.1 5.3 1.9 10.5 149.4 41.5 45 395 4.7 0.8
15 St. Louis Cardinals 14 176 342 51.5 2110 13 3.8 19 5.6 6.2 4.0 12.0 150.7 60.2 31 248 5.7 3.0
16 New England Patriots 14 229 437 52.4 2175 16 3.7 23 5.3 5.0 3.0 9.5 155.4 56.8 47 429 4.5 1.8
17 New Orleans Saints 14 200 367 54.5 2202 18 4.9 12 3.3 6.0 5.0 11.0 157.3 75.2 39 312 5.4 3.8
18 Chicago Bears 14 200 401 49.9 2217 15 3.7 24 6.0 5.5 3.2 11.1 158.4 54.2 49 395 4.9 2.0
19 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 14 178 321 55.5 2241 19 5.9 9 2.8 7.0 6.3 12.6 160.1 85.4 24 171 6.5 5.4
20 Buffalo Bills 14 163 337 48.4 2265 18 5.3 19 5.6 6.7 4.7 13.9 161.8 64.7 28 210 6.2 3.8
21 New York Jets 14 204 374 54.5 2324 25 6.7 11 2.9 6.2 5.6 11.4 166.0 83.5 16 144 6.0 5.0
22 Baltimore Colts 14 192 372 51.6 2343 16 4.3 15 4.0 6.3 4.9 12.2 167.4 68.9 56 461 5.5 3.2
23 Oakland Raiders 14 197 389 50.6 2476 13 3.3 16 4.1 6.4 4.8 12.6 176.9 64.8 46 370 5.7 3.5
24 Kansas City Chiefs 14 215 375 57.3 2496 25 6.7 23 6.1 6.7 4.6 11.6 178.3 74.3 22 188 6.3 3.8
25 Seattle Seahawks 14 223 367 60.8 2524 27 7.4 15 4.1 6.9 5.8 11.3 180.3 88.9 27 246 6.4 4.8
26 Philadelphia Eagles 14 237 404 58.7 2550 17 4.2 9 2.2 6.3 5.7 10.8 182.1 82.0 19 138 6.0 5.1
27 San Diego Chargers 14 219 386 56.7 2628 21 5.4 20 5.2 6.8 5.0 12.0 187.7 74.3 23 194 6.4 4.3
28 Miami Dolphins 14 195 347 56.2 2670 20 5.8 11 3.2 7.7 6.8 13.7 190.7 87.0 20 193 7.3 5.9
Avg Team 191.1 366.4 52.2 2128.4 15.4 4.2 17.8 4.8 66 5.8 4.0 11.1 152.0 63.6 36.6 299.8 4.5 2.9 9.1
League Total 5351 10260 52.2 59596 432 4.2 497 4.8 88 5.8 4.0 11.1 4256.9 63.6 1024 8394 4.5 2.9 9.1
Avg Tm/G 13.7 26.2 52.2 152.0 1.1 4.2 1.3 4.8 5.8 4.0 11.1 152.0 63.6 2.6 21.4 4.5 2.9 9.1

Rushing Defense

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Rk Tm G Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G Fmb
1 Pittsburgh Steelers 14 452 1457 5 3.2 104.1
2 Los Angeles Rams 14 429 1564 11 3.6 111.7
3 Denver Broncos 14 496 1709 14 3.4 122.1
4 Cleveland Browns 14 445 1761 15 4.0 125.8
5 San Francisco 49ers 14 487 1786 10 3.7 127.6
6 Dallas Cowboys 14 484 1821 12 3.8 130.1
7 Baltimore Colts 14 438 1844 11 4.2 131.7
8 New England Patriots 14 462 1847 12 4.0 131.9
9 Detroit Lions 14 496 1901 13 3.8 135.8
10 Oakland Raiders 14 478 1903 17 4.0 135.9
11 Cincinnati Bengals 14 520 1912 11 3.7 136.6
12 St. Louis Cardinals 14 491 1979 19 4.0 141.4
13 Chicago Bears 14 522 1984 10 3.8 141.7
14 San Diego Chargers 14 516 2048 10 4.0 146.3
15 Philadelphia Eagles 14 532 2053 16 3.9 146.6
16 Houston Oilers 14 540 2072 13 3.8 148.0
17 Minnesota Vikings 14 487 2096 14 4.3 149.7
18 New York Giants 14 560 2203 14 3.9 157.4
19 Washington Redskins 14 555 2205 12 4.0 157.5
20 Green Bay Packers 14 546 2288 17 4.2 163.4
21 New Orleans Saints 14 554 2289 22 4.1 163.5
22 Miami Dolphins 14 525 2411 14 4.6 172.2
23 Buffalo Bills 14 533 2465 19 4.6 176.1
24 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 14 588 2560 23 4.4 182.9
25 Atlanta Falcons 14 574 2577 22 4.5 184.1
26 New York Jets 14 582 2592 14 4.5 185.1
27 Kansas City Chiefs 14 555 2861 24 5.2 204.4
28 Seattle Seahawks 14 614 2876 20 4.7 205.4
Avg Team 516.5 2109.4 14.8 52 4.1 150.7 31.7
League Total 14461 59064 414 80 4.1 4218.9 887
Avg Tm/G 36.9 150.7 1.1 4.1 150.7 2.3

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 Detroit Lions 14 39 0 55 1188 0 21.6
2 Minnesota Vikings 14 40 0 66 1209 0 18.3
3 Dallas Cowboys 14 28 0 62 1275 0 20.6
4 St. Louis Cardinals 14 33 1 66 1623 1 24.6
5 Miami Dolphins 14 34 0 57 1246 0 21.9
6 Baltimore Colts 14 33 0 77 1716 0 22.3
7 New England Patriots 14 37 0 71 1569 0 22.1
8 New York Giants 14 45 0 39 725 0 18.6
9 Chicago Bears 14 44 0 54 969 0 17.9
10 Los Angeles Rams 14 39 0 70 1383 0 19.8
11 Oakland Raiders 14 38 0 61 1123 0 18.4
12 Denver Broncos 14 43 1 50 1208 0 24.2
13 San Diego Chargers 14 45 1 49 1072 0 21.9
14 Kansas City Chiefs 14 39 1 55 1263 0 23.0
15 Philadelphia Eagles 14 53 0 44 912 0 20.7
16 Washington Redskins 14 44 0 63 1028 0 16.3
17 Cleveland Browns 14 45 2 57 1347 1 23.6
18 Cincinnati Bengals 14 41 1 66 1616 0 24.5
19 San Francisco 49ers 14 52 0 46 924 0 20.1
20 New Orleans Saints 14 64 1 54 1359 0 25.2
21 Green Bay Packers 14 48 0 44 784 0 17.8
22 Houston Oilers 14 60 0 53 1125 0 21.2
23 Buffalo Bills 14 52 2 48 1204 0 25.1
24 Pittsburgh Steelers 14 36 0 61 1284 0 21.0
25 New York Jets 14 55 1 39 899 0 23.1
26 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 14 71 1 35 717 0 20.5
27 Seattle Seahawks 14 56 1 47 1041 0 22.1
28 Atlanta Falcons 14 52 0 38 934 0 24.6
Avg Team 45.2 408.3 0.5 47 9.0 54.5 1169.4 0.1 59 21.4 5815.5
League Total 1266 11432 13 92 9.0 1527 32743 2 97 21.4 162835
Avg Tm/G 3.2 29.2 0.0 9.0 3.9 83.5 0.0 21.4 415.4

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 Miami Dolphins 14 21 10 47.6% 34 30 88.2% 63 2596 41.2
2 New York Jets 14 29 23 79.3% 45 42 93.3% 66 2673 40.5
3 New York Giants 14 31 20 64.5% 27 26 96.3% 78 2886 37.0
4 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 14 31 20 64.5% 50 48 96.0% 65 2554 39.3
5 Seattle Seahawks 14 30 20 66.7% 53 51 96.2% 65 2275 35.0
6 St. Louis Cardinals 14 20 10 50.0% 34 31 91.2% 71 2755 38.8
7 Cleveland Browns 14 19 11 57.9% 37 32 86.5% 71 2655 37.4
8 Green Bay Packers 14 33 22 66.7% 34 29 85.3% 77 2964 38.5
9 Dallas Cowboys 14 12 7 58.3% 25 23 92.0% 95 3677 38.7
10 Philadelphia Eagles 14 24 13 54.2% 35 33 94.3% 86 3259 37.9
11 Oakland Raiders 14 17 8 47.1% 31 27 87.1% 87 3384 38.9
12 San Diego Chargers 14 34 17 50.0% 34 30 88.2% 66 2719 41.2
13 Minnesota Vikings 14 25 10 40.0% 22 14 63.6% 79 2931 37.1
14 Baltimore Colts 14 20 15 75.0% 29 27 93.1% 79 2915 36.9
15 Kansas City Chiefs 14 18 9 50.0% 51 43 84.3% 64 2502 39.1
16 New England Patriots 14 17 12 70.6% 29 26 89.7% 75 2910 38.8
17 Buffalo Bills 14 30 26 86.7% 41 39 95.1% 72 2772 38.5
18 Detroit Lions 14 28 15 53.6% 25 25 100.0% 84 3368 40.1
19 Atlanta Falcons 14 17 12 70.6% 40 32 80.0% 87 3350 38.5
20 Denver Broncos 14 28 12 42.9% 25 20 80.0% 91 3394 37.3
21 Cincinnati Bengals 14 22 12 54.5% 25 24 96.0% 86 3285 38.2
22 Pittsburgh Steelers 14 24 14 58.3% 14 12 85.7% 94 3525 37.5
23 Los Angeles Rams 14 20 12 60.0% 22 20 90.9% 95 3914 41.2
24 San Francisco 49ers 14 21 6 28.6% 24 20 83.3% 108 4331 40.1
25 Houston Oilers 14 29 18 62.1% 31 29 93.5% 96 3715 38.7
26 New Orleans Saints 14 17 14 82.4% 44 36 81.8% 88 3467 39.4
27 Chicago Bears 14 25 13 52.0% 25 25 100.0% 85 3085 36.3
28 Washington Redskins 14 30 19 63.3% 23 22 95.7% 93 3618 38.9
Avg Team 0.9 0.8 6.1 4.9 7.2 4.6 8.3 3.7 1.5 0.3 24.0 14.3 59.5% 32.5 29.1 89.8% 80.9 3124.4 61 1.0 38.6
League Total 24 23 172 137 202 129 233 103 41 8 672 400 59.5% 909 816 89.8% 2266 87482 78 28 38.6
Avg Tm/G 0.1 0.1 0.4 0.3 0.5 0.3 0.6 0.3 0.1 1.7 1.0 59.5% 2.3 2.1 89.8% 5.8 223.2 0.1 38.6

Scoring Against

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Rk Tm G RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 14 23 19 1 48 20 2 412
2 Philadelphia Eagles 14 16 17 33 13 2 286
3 New York Jets 14 14 25 1 42 23 1 383
4 New York Giants 14 14 11 26 20 1 250
5 Atlanta Falcons 14 22 14 32 12 2 312
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