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1984 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 San Francisco 49ers 16 227 5176 1029 5.0 503 298 546 3381 14 25 5.7 173 432 1795 10 4.2 302 38 13 28
2 Denver Broncos 16 241 5687 1123 5.1 532 346 631 4023 16 31 5.8 206 435 1664 10 3.8 311 55 24 15
3 Chicago Bears 16 248 3863 885 4.4 360 198 435 2486 14 21 4.9 122 378 1377 10 3.6 216 34 13 22
4 Los Angeles Raiders 16 278 4644 1089 4.3 487 254 508 2752 19 20 4.8 147 517 1892 12 3.7 297 34 14 43
5 Seattle Seahawks 16 282 4963 1051 4.7 477 265 521 3174 18 38 5.5 160 475 1789 11 3.8 288 63 25 29
6 Cleveland Browns 16 297 4641 995 4.7 437 261 458 2696 15 20 5.4 145 494 1945 10 3.9 270 35 15 22
7 Miami Dolphins 16 298 5420 1051 5.2 498 310 551 3265 22 24 5.5 172 458 2155 16 4.7 314 36 12 12
8 New York Giants 16 301 5193 1051 4.9 485 288 529 3375 20 19 5.8 174 474 1818 10 3.8 296 35 16 15
9 Dallas Cowboys 16 308 5036 1094 4.6 460 250 527 2810 23 28 4.8 155 510 2226 8 4.4 283 44 16 22
10 Green Bay Packers 16 309 5291 1140 4.6 510 315 551 3146 16 27 5.3 166 545 2145 14 3.9 323 42 15 21
11 Pittsburgh Steelers 16 310 4916 1016 4.8 477 299 515 3299 19 31 5.9 167 454 1617 12 3.6 282 42 11 28
12 Washington Redskins 16 310 5361 1031 5.2 523 318 575 3772 25 21 5.9 194 390 1589 13 4.1 307 43 22 22
13 Los Angeles Rams 16 316 5266 1058 5.0 510 346 566 3666 18 17 6.0 179 449 1600 15 3.6 309 39 22 22
14 Philadelphia Eagles 16 320 5239 1108 4.7 491 262 492 3050 22 20 5.5 171 556 2189 12 3.9 307 31 11 13
15 Kansas City Chiefs 16 324 5625 1159 4.9 549 332 586 3645 19 30 5.7 192 523 1980 10 3.8 335 41 11 22
16 Cincinnati Bengals 16 339 5259 1034 5.1 529 302 517 3391 15 25 6.1 191 477 1868 21 3.9 322 40 15 16
17 St. Louis Cardinals 16 345 5094 991 5.1 476 251 494 3171 26 21 5.8 157 442 1923 11 4.4 292 33 12 27
18 New England Patriots 16 352 5100 1066 4.8 513 283 513 3214 25 17 5.7 182 498 1886 11 3.8 311 25 8 20
19 New Orleans Saints 16 361 4914 1026 4.8 462 239 422 2453 23 13 5.1 142 549 2461 13 4.5 298 23 10 22
20 New York Jets 16 364 5566 1052 5.3 565 312 511 3502 24 15 6.3 198 497 2064 16 4.2 341 33 18 26
21 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 16 380 5474 1033 5.3 483 286 490 3241 20 18 6.2 157 511 2233 27 4.4 311 32 14 15
22 Atlanta Falcons 16 382 5279 1019 5.2 503 262 443 3126 27 12 6.5 162 538 2153 16 4.0 317 32 20 24
23 Detroit Lions 16 408 5319 1022 5.2 536 288 466 3511 27 14 7.0 177 519 1808 17 3.5 328 25 11 31
24 San Diego Chargers 16 413 5936 1021 5.8 535 323 531 4085 27 19 7.2 189 457 1851 23 4.1 322 36 17 24
25 Indianapolis Colts 16 414 5577 1116 5.0 562 298 515 3570 31 18 6.4 194 559 2007 16 3.6 343 31 13 25
26 Houston Oilers 16 437 5968 1075 5.6 532 271 447 3179 23 13 6.6 168 596 2789 27 4.7 345 24 11 19
27 Buffalo Bills 16 454 5582 1052 5.3 556 300 495 3476 32 16 6.7 186 531 2106 19 4.0 345 37 21 25
28 Minnesota Vikings 16 484 6352 1062 6.0 540 319 490 3779 35 11 7.3 182 547 2573 20 4.7 342 29 18 16
Avg Team 339.4 5276.5 1051.8 5.0 309.2 288.4 511.6 3294.2 22.0 20.9 5.9 171.7 493.3 1982.3 14.6 4.0 115.1 36.1 15.3 22.4
League Total 9502 147741 29449 5.0 8657 8076 14325 92238 615 584 5.9 4808 13811 55503 410 4.0 3223 1012 428 626
Avg Tm/G 21.2 329.8 65.7 5.0 19.3 18.0 32.0 205.9 1.4 1.3 5.9 10.7 30.8 123.9 0.9 4.0 7.2 2.3 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 New Orleans Saints 16 239 422 56.6 2453 23 5.5 13 3.1 5.8 5.0 10.3 153.3 78.8 55 420 5.1 3.5
2 Chicago Bears 16 198 435 45.5 2486 14 3.2 21 4.8 5.7 3.9 12.6 155.4 54.4 72 583 4.9 2.2
3 Cleveland Browns 16 261 458 57.0 2696 15 3.3 20 4.4 5.9 4.2 10.3 168.5 66.8 43 353 5.4 3.2
4 Los Angeles Raiders 16 254 508 50.0 2752 19 3.7 20 3.9 5.4 4.0 10.8 172.0 62.4 64 516 4.8 2.7
5 Dallas Cowboys 16 250 527 47.4 2810 23 4.4 28 5.3 5.3 3.4 11.2 175.6 56.2 57 390 4.8 2.4
6 Philadelphia Eagles 16 262 492 53.3 3050 22 4.5 20 4.1 6.2 4.8 11.6 190.6 70.3 60 456 5.5 3.5
7 Atlanta Falcons 16 262 443 59.1 3126 27 6.1 12 2.7 7.1 6.4 11.9 195.4 89.8 38 287 6.5 5.3
8 Green Bay Packers 16 315 551 57.2 3146 16 2.9 27 4.9 5.7 3.8 10.0 196.6 62.8 44 324 5.3 3.0
9 St. Louis Cardinals 16 251 494 50.8 3171 26 5.3 21 4.3 6.4 5.0 12.6 198.2 71.0 55 403 5.8 3.8
10 Seattle Seahawks 16 265 521 50.9 3174 18 3.5 38 7.3 6.1 3.2 12.0 198.4 51.0 55 398 5.5 2.2
11 Houston Oilers 16 271 447 60.6 3179 23 5.1 13 2.9 7.1 6.3 11.7 198.7 87.3 32 267 6.6 5.3
12 New England Patriots 16 283 513 55.2 3214 25 4.9 17 3.3 6.3 5.3 11.4 200.9 76.6 55 452 5.7 4.0
13 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 16 286 490 58.4 3241 20 4.1 18 3.7 6.6 5.4 11.3 202.6 76.6 32 239 6.2 4.6
14 Miami Dolphins 16 310 551 56.3 3265 22 4.0 24 4.4 5.9 4.4 10.5 204.1 68.8 42 339 5.5 3.5
15 Pittsburgh Steelers 16 299 515 58.1 3299 19 3.7 31 6.0 6.4 4.1 11.0 206.2 64.4 47 390 5.9 3.0
16 New York Giants 16 288 529 54.4 3375 20 3.8 19 3.6 6.4 5.1 11.7 210.9 71.7 48 361 5.8 4.1
17 San Francisco 49ers 16 298 546 54.6 3381 14 2.6 25 4.6 6.2 4.4 11.3 211.3 62.8 51 363 5.7 3.4
18 Cincinnati Bengals 16 302 517 58.4 3391 15 2.9 25 4.8 6.6 4.7 11.2 211.9 67.6 40 298 6.1 3.8
19 Buffalo Bills 16 300 495 60.6 3476 32 6.5 16 3.2 7.0 6.2 11.6 217.3 89.9 26 191 6.7 5.5
20 New York Jets 16 312 511 61.1 3502 24 4.7 15 2.9 6.9 6.0 11.2 218.9 84.9 44 360 6.3 4.9
21 Detroit Lions 16 288 466 61.8 3511 27 5.8 14 3.0 7.5 6.8 12.2 219.4 91.8 37 271 7.0 5.7
22 Indianapolis Colts 16 298 515 57.9 3570 31 6.0 18 3.5 6.9 6.0 12.0 223.1 84.7 42 320 6.4 4.9
23 Kansas City Chiefs 16 332 586 56.7 3645 19 3.2 30 5.1 6.2 4.2 11.0 227.8 64.7 50 364 5.7 3.3
24 Los Angeles Rams 16 346 566 61.1 3666 18 3.2 17 3.0 6.5 5.4 10.6 229.1 78.1 43 298 6.0 4.6
25 Washington Redskins 16 318 575 55.3 3772 25 4.3 21 3.7 6.6 5.4 11.9 235.8 74.8 66 529 5.9 4.0
26 Minnesota Vikings 16 319 490 65.1 3779 35 7.1 11 2.2 7.7 7.4 11.8 236.2 102.9 25 175 7.3 6.7
27 Denver Broncos 16 346 631 54.8 4023 16 2.5 31 4.9 6.4 4.4 11.6 251.4 62.3 57 430 5.8 3.4
28 San Diego Chargers 16 323 531 60.8 4085 27 5.1 19 3.6 7.7 6.6 12.6 255.3 86.9 33 218 7.2 5.8
Avg Team 288.4 511.6 56.4 3294.2 22.0 4.3 20.9 4.1 74 6.4 5.0 11.4 205.9 73.2 46.9 357.0 5.3 4.0 8.4
League Total 8076 14325 56.4 92238 615 4.3 584 4.1 92 6.4 5.0 11.4 5764.9 73.2 1313 9995 5.3 4.0 8.4
Avg Tm/G 18.0 32.0 56.4 205.9 1.4 4.3 1.3 4.1 6.4 5.0 11.4 205.9 73.2 2.9 22.3 5.3 4.0 8.4

Rushing Defense

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Rk Tm G Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G Fmb
1 Chicago Bears 16 378 1377 10 3.6 86.1
2 Washington Redskins 16 390 1589 13 4.1 99.3
3 Los Angeles Rams 16 449 1600 15 3.6 100.0
4 Pittsburgh Steelers 16 454 1617 12 3.6 101.1
5 Denver Broncos 16 435 1664 10 3.8 104.0
6 Seattle Seahawks 16 475 1789 11 3.8 111.8
7 San Francisco 49ers 16 432 1795 10 4.2 112.2
8 Detroit Lions 16 519 1808 17 3.5 113.0
9 New York Giants 16 474 1818 10 3.8 113.6
10 San Diego Chargers 16 457 1851 23 4.1 115.7
11 Cincinnati Bengals 16 477 1868 21 3.9 116.8
12 New England Patriots 16 498 1886 11 3.8 117.9
13 Los Angeles Raiders 16 517 1892 12 3.7 118.3
14 St. Louis Cardinals 16 442 1923 11 4.4 120.2
15 Cleveland Browns 16 494 1945 10 3.9 121.6
16 Kansas City Chiefs 16 523 1980 10 3.8 123.8
17 Indianapolis Colts 16 559 2007 16 3.6 125.4
18 New York Jets 16 497 2064 16 4.2 129.0
19 Buffalo Bills 16 531 2106 19 4.0 131.6
20 Green Bay Packers 16 545 2145 14 3.9 134.1
21 Atlanta Falcons 16 538 2153 16 4.0 134.6
22 Miami Dolphins 16 458 2155 16 4.7 134.7
23 Philadelphia Eagles 16 556 2189 12 3.9 136.8
24 Dallas Cowboys 16 510 2226 8 4.4 139.1
25 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 16 511 2233 27 4.4 139.6
26 New Orleans Saints 16 549 2461 13 4.5 153.8
27 Minnesota Vikings 16 547 2573 20 4.7 160.8
28 Houston Oilers 16 596 2789 27 4.7 174.3
Avg Team 493.3 1982.3 14.6 50 4.0 123.9 31.2
League Total 13811 55503 410 85 4.0 3468.9 874
Avg Tm/G 30.8 123.9 0.9 4.0 123.9 2.0

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 Miami Dolphins 16 17 0 66 1368 0 20.7
2 Denver Broncos 16 44 0 55 1181 0 21.5
3 San Francisco 49ers 16 30 0 78 1499 0 19.2
4 Houston Oilers 16 60 0 51 986 0 19.3
5 San Diego Chargers 16 43 0 72 1437 0 20.0
6 Los Angeles Rams 16 35 0 74 1288 0 17.4
7 Seattle Seahawks 16 32 1 67 1116 0 16.7
8 Kansas City Chiefs 16 60 0 64 1354 0 21.2
9 Philadelphia Eagles 16 58 0 69 1298 0 18.8
10 Cincinnati Bengals 16 38 0 69 1446 1 21.0
11 New York Jets 16 37 0 48 1030 0 21.5
12 Cleveland Browns 16 43 0 52 1159 0 22.3
13 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 16 36 0 67 1336 0 19.9
14 New Orleans Saints 16 47 1 45 916 0 20.4
15 Indianapolis Colts 16 62 0 42 849 0 20.2
16 Buffalo Bills 16 52 0 44 958 0 21.8
17 Detroit Lions 16 49 1 60 1250 0 20.8
18 New England Patriots 16 45 1 73 1373 0 18.8
19 Atlanta Falcons 16 42 1 48 1053 0 21.9
20 Chicago Bears 16 41 0 68 1443 1 21.2
21 Washington Redskins 16 38 0 73 1404 1 19.2
22 Pittsburgh Steelers 16 37 1 61 1338 1 21.9
23 Green Bay Packers 16 46 0 73 1171 0 16.0
24 New York Giants 16 50 2 55 1088 0 19.8
25 Dallas Cowboys 16 55 0 65 1310 0 20.2
26 Minnesota Vikings 16 49 0 59 1281 0 21.7
27 St. Louis Cardinals 16 27 0 85 1549 1 18.2
28 Los Angeles Raiders 16 34 0 61 1063 0 17.4
Avg Team 43.1 372.0 0.3 42 8.6 62.3 1233.7 0.2 54 19.8 6882.2
League Total 1207 10417 8 83 8.6 1744 34544 5 97 19.8 192702
Avg Tm/G 2.7 23.3 0.0 8.6 3.9 77.1 0.0 19.8 430.1

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 Atlanta Falcons 16 30 16 53.3% 48 46 95.8% 60 2496 41.6
2 New Orleans Saints 16 33 24 72.7% 41 41 100.0% 84 3494 41.6
3 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 16 27 18 66.7% 46 44 95.7% 68 2788 41.0
4 Detroit Lions 16 29 24 82.8% 48 48 100.0% 73 2920 40.0
5 Houston Oilers 16 30 22 73.3% 53 51 96.2% 64 2701 42.2
6 Cleveland Browns 16 33 29 87.9% 30 30 100.0% 77 3126 40.6
7 Minnesota Vikings 16 28 24 85.7% 59 58 98.3% 68 2774 40.8
8 Cincinnati Bengals 16 27 22 81.5% 39 37 94.9% 67 2774 41.4
9 New York Jets 16 37 26 70.3% 41 40 97.6% 67 2854 42.6
10 Miami Dolphins 16 17 9 52.9% 38 37 97.4% 83 3478 41.9
11 Buffalo Bills 16 28 20 71.4% 56 56 100.0% 72 2815 39.1
12 San Diego Chargers 16 25 19 76.0% 51 50 98.0% 73 2891 39.6
13 Los Angeles Rams 16 31 22 71.0% 36 32 88.9% 71 2946 41.5
14 Pittsburgh Steelers 16 28 22 78.6% 35 34 97.1% 90 3816 42.4
15 Indianapolis Colts 16 23 21 91.3% 50 47 94.0% 80 3360 42.0
16 Chicago Bears 16 22 16 72.7% 29 26 89.7% 100 4160 41.6
17 San Francisco 49ers 16 25 19 76.0% 24 24 100.0% 80 3240 40.5
18 St. Louis Cardinals 16 38 25 65.8% 39 36 92.3% 81 3159 39.0
19 Washington Redskins 16 20 13 65.0% 39 37 94.9% 78 3112 39.9
20 Philadelphia Eagles 16 35 22 62.9% 36 36 100.0% 89 3498 39.3
21 Green Bay Packers 16 31 24 77.4% 34 33 97.1% 89 3640 40.9
22 New England Patriots 16 31 21 67.7% 42 37 88.1% 83 3345 40.3
23 Los Angeles Raiders 16 21 17 81.0% 33 29 87.9% 117 5066 43.3
24 New York Giants 16 26 17 65.4% 35 34 97.1% 92 3680 40.0
25 Kansas City Chiefs 16 27 19 70.4% 38 37 97.4% 91 3640 40.0
26 Denver Broncos 16 33 19 57.6% 26 26 100.0% 81 3362 41.5
27 Seattle Seahawks 16 22 14 63.6% 34 34 100.0% 83 3345 40.3
28 Dallas Cowboys 16 28 19 67.9% 36 35 97.2% 99 4237 42.8
Avg Team 0.9 0.9 6.9 6.4 8.3 6.2 8.9 5.4 3.2 1.3 28.0 20.1 71.7% 39.9 38.4 96.3% 80.7 3311.7 64 0.6 41.0
League Total 25 25 192 178 231 173 248 150 89 37 785 563 71.7% 1116 1075 96.3% 2260 92727 89 17 41.0
Avg Tm/G 0.1 0.1 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.6 0.3 0.2 0.1 1.8 1.3 71.7% 2.5 2.4 96.3% 5.0 207.0 0.0 41.0

Scoring Against

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Rk Tm G RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1 Indianapolis Colts 16 16 31 47 21 2 414
2 Houston Oilers 16 27 23 51 22 1 437
3 Buffalo Bills 16 19 32 56 20 1 454
4 Cleveland Browns 16 10 15 30 29 297
5 Minnesota Vikings 16 20 35 58 24 484