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1980 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 Philadelphia Eagles 16 222 4443 1032 4.3 453 265 543 2825 16 25 4.8 157 445 1618 8 3.6 270 35 10 26
2 Houston Oilers 16 251 4612 932 4.9 424 246 454 2801 16 26 5.7 147 444 1811 8 4.1 259 39 13 18
3 Buffalo Bills 16 260 4101 952 4.3 393 240 433 2282 15 24 4.9 120 486 1819 14 3.7 251 44 20 22
4 Chicago Bears 16 264 4907 1003 4.9 459 238 451 2892 20 17 5.8 149 506 2015 10 4.0 285 31 14 25
5 Atlanta Falcons 16 272 5264 1051 5.0 496 333 564 3594 24 26 5.9 175 441 1670 8 3.8 298 42 16 23
6 Detroit Lions 16 272 4533 955 4.7 430 256 462 2934 14 23 5.8 143 449 1599 9 3.6 265 34 11 22
7 Los Angeles Rams 16 289 4546 1011 4.5 450 245 510 2601 23 25 4.6 141 445 1945 13 4.4 281 42 17 28
8 Washington Redskins 16 293 4695 1020 4.6 452 187 392 2171 17 33 5.0 127 585 2524 16 4.3 298 45 12 27
9 Miami Dolphins 16 305 5224 1062 4.9 511 290 505 3206 21 28 6.0 185 530 2018 13 3.8 309 45 17 17
10 Oakland Raiders 16 306 5038 1079 4.7 530 296 524 3312 17 35 5.7 181 501 1726 19 3.4 319 52 17 30
11 Minnesota Vikings 16 308 5856 1060 5.5 525 283 499 3400 24 24 6.4 170 531 2456 15 4.6 330 38 14 25
12 Cleveland Browns 16 310 5626 1053 5.3 575 336 536 3865 23 22 6.8 197 485 1761 12 3.6 340 32 10 38
13 Dallas Cowboys 16 311 5279 996 5.3 474 231 484 3210 21 27 6.1 160 469 2069 15 4.4 286 47 20 28
14 Cincinnati Bengals 16 312 4804 995 4.8 461 284 491 3124 22 20 5.9 154 469 1680 13 3.6 286 42 22 21
15 Pittsburgh Steelers 16 313 5134 1036 5.0 503 280 532 3372 25 26 6.1 171 486 1762 9 3.6 302 40 14 30
16 Denver Broncos 16 323 5245 1041 5.0 481 270 448 3125 20 16 6.4 158 554 2120 10 3.8 303 28 12 20
17 New England Patriots 16 325 4762 984 4.8 422 266 458 2886 28 24 5.7 141 482 1876 12 3.9 270 34 10 11
18 San Diego Chargers 16 327 4691 1057 4.4 467 300 519 2849 18 20 4.9 156 478 1842 18 3.9 284 38 18 27
19 Kansas City Chiefs 16 336 5315 1096 4.8 520 278 523 3109 25 28 5.6 179 536 2206 17 4.1 328 43 15 13
20 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 16 341 5405 1088 5.0 500 328 516 3304 17 15 6.1 168 548 2101 20 3.8 313 28 13 19
21 St. Louis Cardinals 16 350 5384 1116 4.8 507 287 531 3325 23 20 5.8 176 547 2059 17 3.8 311 34 14 20
22 Green Bay Packers 16 371 5782 1059 5.5 496 259 460 3383 19 13 6.8 166 565 2399 19 4.2 316 27 14 14
23 Baltimore Colts 16 387 5546 1080 5.1 536 260 476 3336 21 17 6.6 164 574 2210 20 3.9 338 34 17 34
24 New York Jets 16 395 5615 1080 5.2 569 337 544 3664 27 23 6.4 198 508 1951 20 3.8 348 32 9 23
25 Seattle Seahawks 16 408 5177 1038 5.0 473 267 462 3110 28 23 6.4 147 550 2067 17 3.8 301 34 11 25
26 San Francisco 49ers 16 415 5969 1082 5.5 545 327 495 3751 29 17 7.1 185 556 2218 20 4.0 341 34 17 19
27 New York Giants 16 425 5752 1060 5.4 516 255 448 3245 22 18 6.8 160 584 2507 31 4.3 336 41 23 20
28 New Orleans Saints 16 487 6218 1102 5.6 542 255 445 3112 31 12 6.6 155 630 3106 28 4.9 360 24 12 27
Avg Team 327.8 5175.8 1040.0 5.0 304.6 275.0 489.5 3135.3 21.6 22.4 6.0 161.8 513.7 2040.5 15.4 4.0 119.5 37.1 14.7 23.3
League Total 9178 144923 29120 5.0 8528 7699 13705 87788 606 627 6.0 4530 14384 57135 431 4.0 3346 1039 412 652
Avg Tm/G 20.5 323.5 65.0 5.0 19.0 17.2 30.6 196.0 1.4 1.4 6.0 10.1 32.1 127.5 1.0 4.0 7.5 2.3 0.9 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 Washington Redskins 16 187 392 47.7 2171 17 4.3 33 8.4 5.5 2.2 11.6 135.7 44.3 43 333 5.0 1.2
2 Buffalo Bills 16 240 433 55.4 2282 15 3.5 24 5.5 5.3 3.1 9.5 142.6 58.7 33 279 4.9 2.3
3 Los Angeles Rams 16 245 510 48.0 2601 23 4.5 25 4.9 5.1 3.3 10.6 162.6 58.0 56 496 4.6 2.1
4 Houston Oilers 16 246 454 54.2 2801 16 3.5 26 5.7 6.2 3.9 11.4 175.1 60.8 34 252 5.7 3.2
5 Philadelphia Eagles 16 265 543 48.8 2825 16 2.9 25 4.6 5.2 3.4 10.7 176.6 55.1 44 355 4.8 2.6
6 San Diego Chargers 16 300 519 57.8 2849 18 3.5 20 3.9 5.5 4.1 9.5 178.1 68.6 60 475 4.9 2.9
7 New England Patriots 16 266 458 58.1 2886 28 6.1 24 5.2 6.3 4.6 10.8 180.4 75.3 44 346 5.7 3.5
8 Chicago Bears 16 238 451 52.8 2892 20 4.4 17 3.8 6.4 5.2 12.2 180.8 71.9 46 379 5.8 3.9
9 Detroit Lions 16 256 462 55.4 2934 14 3.0 23 5.0 6.4 4.4 11.5 183.4 64.1 44 300 5.8 3.4
10 Kansas City Chiefs 16 278 523 53.2 3109 25 4.8 28 5.4 5.9 4.0 11.2 194.3 64.8 37 284 5.6 3.2
11 Seattle Seahawks 16 267 462 57.8 3110 28 6.1 23 5.0 6.7 5.1 11.6 194.4 77.8 26 170 6.4 4.5
12 New Orleans Saints 16 255 445 57.3 3112 31 7.0 12 2.7 7.0 6.5 12.2 194.5 91.0 27 229 6.6 5.6
13 Cincinnati Bengals 16 284 491 57.8 3124 22 4.5 20 4.1 6.4 5.0 11.0 195.3 74.8 35 302 5.9 4.1
14 Denver Broncos 16 270 448 60.3 3125 20 4.5 16 3.6 7.0 5.8 11.6 195.3 81.4 39 324 6.4 4.7
15 Miami Dolphins 16 290 505 57.4 3206 21 4.2 28 5.5 6.3 4.3 11.1 200.4 67.1 27 233 6.0 3.6
16 Dallas Cowboys 16 231 484 47.7 3210 21 4.3 27 5.6 6.6 4.6 13.9 200.6 60.7 43 358 6.1 3.5
17 New York Giants 16 255 448 56.9 3245 22 4.9 18 4.0 7.2 5.9 12.7 202.8 79.3 28 224 6.8 5.1
18 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 16 328 516 63.6 3304 17 3.3 15 2.9 6.4 5.4 10.1 206.5 80.6 24 173 6.1 4.9
19 Oakland Raiders 16 296 524 56.5 3312 17 3.2 35 6.7 6.3 3.6 11.2 207.0 58.5 54 419 5.7 2.6
20 St. Louis Cardinals 16 287 531 54.0 3325 23 4.3 20 3.8 6.3 5.0 11.6 207.8 72.0 38 291 5.8 4.2
21 Baltimore Colts 16 260 476 54.6 3336 21 4.4 17 3.6 7.0 5.8 12.8 208.5 76.6 30 240 6.6 5.0
22 Pittsburgh Steelers 16 280 532 52.6 3372 25 4.7 26 4.9 6.3 4.6 12.0 210.8 67.7 18 145 6.1 4.2
23 Green Bay Packers 16 259 460 56.3 3383 19 4.1 13 2.8 7.4 6.5 13.1 211.4 81.6 34 234 6.8 5.6
24 Minnesota Vikings 16 283 499 56.7 3400 24 4.8 24 4.8 6.8 5.1 12.0 212.5 73.7 30 244 6.4 4.4
25 Atlanta Falcons 16 333 564 59.0 3594 24 4.3 26 4.6 6.4 4.7 10.8 224.6 72.8 46 396 5.9 3.7
26 New York Jets 16 337 544 61.9 3664 27 5.0 23 4.2 6.7 5.3 10.9 229.0 80.7 28 235 6.4 4.7
27 San Francisco 49ers 16 327 495 66.1 3751 29 5.9 17 3.4 7.6 6.6 11.5 234.4 93.9 31 207 7.1 5.8
28 Cleveland Browns 16 336 536 62.7 3865 23 4.3 22 4.1 7.2 5.8 11.5 241.6 81.6 32 224 6.8 5.1
Avg Team 275.0 489.5 56.2 3135.3 21.6 4.4 22.4 4.6 68 6.4 4.8 11.4 196.0 71.3 36.8 291.0 5.4 3.9 7.0
League Total 7699 13705 56.2 87788 606 4.4 627 4.6 93 6.4 4.8 11.4 5486.8 71.3 1031 8147 5.4 3.9 7.0
Avg Tm/G 17.2 30.6 56.2 196.0 1.4 4.4 1.4 4.6 6.4 4.8 11.4 196.0 71.3 2.3 18.2 5.4 3.9 7.0

Rushing Defense

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Rk Tm G Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G Fmb
1 Detroit Lions 16 449 1599 9 3.6 99.9
2 Philadelphia Eagles 16 445 1618 8 3.6 101.1
3 Atlanta Falcons 16 441 1670 8 3.8 104.4
4 Cincinnati Bengals 16 469 1680 13 3.6 105.0
5 Oakland Raiders 16 501 1726 19 3.4 107.9
6 Cleveland Browns 16 485 1761 12 3.6 110.1
7 Pittsburgh Steelers 16 486 1762 9 3.6 110.1
8 Houston Oilers 16 444 1811 8 4.1 113.2
9 Buffalo Bills 16 486 1819 14 3.7 113.7
10 San Diego Chargers 16 478 1842 18 3.9 115.1
11 New England Patriots 16 482 1876 12 3.9 117.3
12 Los Angeles Rams 16 445 1945 13 4.4 121.6
13 New York Jets 16 508 1951 20 3.8 121.9
14 Chicago Bears 16 506 2015 10 4.0 125.9
15 Miami Dolphins 16 530 2018 13 3.8 126.1
16 St. Louis Cardinals 16 547 2059 17 3.8 128.7
17 Seattle Seahawks 16 550 2067 17 3.8 129.2
18 Dallas Cowboys 16 469 2069 15 4.4 129.3
19 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 16 548 2101 20 3.8 131.3
20 Denver Broncos 16 554 2120 10 3.8 132.5
21 Kansas City Chiefs 16 536 2206 17 4.1 137.9
22 Baltimore Colts 16 574 2210 20 3.9 138.1
23 San Francisco 49ers 16 556 2218 20 4.0 138.6
24 Green Bay Packers 16 565 2399 19 4.2 149.9
25 Minnesota Vikings 16 531 2456 15 4.6 153.5
26 New York Giants 16 584 2507 31 4.3 156.7
27 Washington Redskins 16 585 2524 16 4.3 157.8
28 New Orleans Saints 16 630 3106 28 4.9 194.1
Avg Team 513.7 2040.5 15.4 49 4.0 127.5 30.5
League Total 14384 57135 431 89 4.0 3570.9 855
Avg Tm/G 32.1 127.5 1.0 4.0 127.5 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 Buffalo Bills 16 34 0 52 1051 0 20.2
2 Miami Dolphins 16 42 0 53 1210 0 22.8
3 Baltimore Colts 16 49 1 54 1062 1 19.7
4 Chicago Bears 16 46 0 58 1251 0 21.6
5 Minnesota Vikings 16 42 0 62 1048 0 16.9
6 Cleveland Browns 16 38 0 71 1018 0 14.3
7 Los Angeles Rams 16 42 0 78 1553 0 19.9
8 Houston Oilers 16 40 0 68 1265 0 18.6
9 Kansas City Chiefs 16 44 0 61 1253 0 20.5
10 San Diego Chargers 16 43 0 75 1617 0 21.6
11 Denver Broncos 16 52 1 55 1187 0 21.6
12 Washington Redskins 16 52 0 60 1102 1 18.4
13 Atlanta Falcons 16 36 0 73 1579 0 21.6
14 Cincinnati Bengals 16 46 0 57 1180 1 20.7
15 New York Jets 16 46 1 54 1207 0 22.4
16 New York Giants 16 58 0 52 1047 1 20.1
17 Green Bay Packers 16 50 0 52 902 0 17.3
18 Pittsburgh Steelers 16 34 0 68 1339 0 19.7
19 New Orleans Saints 16 48 1 58 1159 0 20.0
20 Oakland Raiders 16 34 0 66 1315 0 19.9
21 Detroit Lions 16 38 1 64 1289 3 20.1
22 Dallas Cowboys 16 32 0 73 1568 0 21.5
23 Seattle Seahawks 16 42 0 64 1223 0 19.1
24 St. Louis Cardinals 16 62 1 57 1142 0 20.0
25 New England Patriots 16 28 0 89 1649 0 18.5
26 Philadelphia Eagles 16 35 0 70 1307 0 18.7
27 San Francisco 49ers 16 48 0 58 1203 0 20.7
28 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 16 54 1 62 1417 1 22.9
Avg Team 43.4 359.8 0.3 40 8.3 63.0 1255.1 0.3 61 19.9 6790.7
League Total 1215 10074 7 75 8.3 1764 35143 8 101 19.9 190140
Avg Tm/G 2.7 22.5 0.0 8.3 3.9 78.4 0.0 19.9 424.4

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 Houston Oilers 16 29 21 72.4% 27 26 96.3% 78 3190 40.9
2 New York Jets 16 24 13 54.2% 51 50 98.0% 63 2514 39.9
3 Miami Dolphins 16 25 18 72.0% 36 33 91.7% 72 2686 37.3
4 Seattle Seahawks 16 33 25 75.8% 47 45 95.7% 66 2653 40.2
5 Chicago Bears 16 27 14 51.9% 31 30 96.8% 82 3198 39.0
6 Green Bay Packers 16 27 25 92.6% 43 36 83.7% 83 3245 39.1
7 San Francisco 49ers 16 26 17 65.4% 52 50 96.2% 67 2566 38.3
8 Pittsburgh Steelers 16 29 19 65.5% 37 34 91.9% 73 2971 40.7
9 Cleveland Browns 16 29 18 62.1% 37 32 86.5% 63 2356 37.4
10 Buffalo Bills 16 20 15 75.0% 31 29 93.5% 82 3223 39.3
11 Denver Broncos 16 40 29 72.5% 34 32 94.1% 70 2912 41.6
12 Cincinnati Bengals 16 27 16 59.3% 38 36 94.7% 72 2772 38.5
13 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 16 33 20 60.6% 40 39 97.5% 89 3738 42.0
14 Minnesota Vikings 16 20 12 60.0% 40 32 80.0% 71 2790 39.3
15 San Diego Chargers 16 34 16 47.1% 40 39 97.5% 86 3474 40.4
16 New York Giants 16 24 14 58.3% 55 51 92.7% 70 2821 40.3
17 Washington Redskins 16 17 13 76.5% 36 36 100.0% 84 3419 40.7
18 New Orleans Saints 16 31 23 74.2% 60 56 93.3% 64 2464 38.5
19 Kansas City Chiefs 16 30 15 50.0% 42 39 92.9% 66 2785 42.2
20 Dallas Cowboys 16 28 15 53.6% 38 38 100.0% 76 3306 43.5
21 New England Patriots 16 20 14 70.0% 40 39 97.5% 92 3763 40.9
22 Detroit Lions 16 21 16 76.2% 31 30 96.8% 93 3869 41.6
23 Oakland Raiders 16 24 14 58.3% 37 36 97.3% 87 3384 38.9
24 Baltimore Colts 16 30 20 66.7% 47 45 95.7% 72 2858 39.7
25 Atlanta Falcons 16 25 16 64.0% 32 30 93.8% 85 3510 41.3
26 Philadelphia Eagles 16 26 14 53.8% 26 24 92.3% 89 3676 41.3
27 St. Louis Cardinals 16 33 17 51.5% 42 41 97.6% 89 3569 40.1
28 Los Angeles Rams 16 20 9 45.0% 38 34 89.5% 90 3780 42.0
Avg Team 0.8 0.7 6.5 5.8 8.8 5.9 8.0 3.9 2.9 0.8 26.9 17.1 63.6% 39.6 37.2 94.0% 77.6 3124.6 61 0.6 40.2
League Total 21 20 181 161 245 165 225 108 80 23 752 478 63.6% 1108 1042 94.0% 2174 87489 77 17 40.2
Avg Tm/G 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.2 0.2 0.1 1.7 1.1 63.6% 2.5 2.3 94.0% 4.9 195.3 0.0 40.2

Scoring Against

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Rk Tm G RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1 Green Bay Packers 16 19 19 36 25 1 371
2 Cincinnati Bengals 16 13 22 1 36 16 312
3 New York Giants 16 31 22 1 51 14 1 425
4 Washington Redskins 16 16 17 1 36 13 1 293
5 Miami Dolphins 16 13 21 33 18 1 305
6 Tampa Bay Buccaneers