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1991 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 New Orleans Saints 16 211 3933 875 4.5 365 259 491 2720 12 29 5.0 139 334 1213 6 3.6 214 48 19 12
2 Washington Redskins 16 224 4293 946 4.5 412 292 548 2947 13 27 4.9 151 348 1346 11 3.9 242 41 14 19
3 Denver Broncos 16 235 4549 939 4.8 403 246 476 2755 12 23 5.2 147 411 1794 8 4.4 242 33 10 14
4 San Francisco 49ers 16 239 4554 929 4.9 434 267 499 3042 16 12 5.7 155 399 1512 8 3.8 260 28 16 19
5 Philadelphia Eagles 16 244 3549 905 3.9 359 206 467 2413 16 26 4.6 133 383 1136 4 3.0 206 48 22 20
6 Houston Oilers 16 251 4748 984 4.8 466 310 532 3208 17 20 5.6 163 407 1540 8 3.8 280 38 18 23
7 Kansas City Chiefs 16 252 4998 927 5.4 462 279 471 3228 17 15 6.3 168 417 1770 8 4.2 275 33 18 19
8 Seattle Seahawks 16 261 4703 988 4.8 433 296 517 3019 18 18 5.5 159 435 1684 4 3.9 262 39 21 12
9 Chicago Bears 16 269 4507 942 4.8 431 286 513 2927 19 17 5.3 164 389 1580 9 4.1 254 30 13 13
10 New York Jets 16 293 4981 954 5.2 502 331 540 3539 21 18 6.2 185 379 1442 8 3.8 298 37 19 19
11 Detroit Lions 16 295 5046 1008 5.0 517 315 534 3286 16 19 5.8 189 444 1760 16 4.0 305 36 17 23
12 Los Angeles Raiders 16 297 5165 1002 5.2 502 295 513 3276 18 18 5.9 176 447 1889 13 4.2 305 31 13 21
13 New York Giants 16 297 4600 888 5.2 411 251 440 2874 17 12 6.1 138 414 1726 11 4.2 257 21 9 16
14 Cleveland Browns 16 298 5084 1004 5.1 496 312 522 3209 20 15 5.8 179 447 1875 12 4.2 298 33 18 19
15 New England Patriots 16 305 5431 1050 5.2 530 335 565 3852 25 12 6.5 199 460 1579 5 3.4 312 31 19 19
16 Minnesota Vikings 16 306 5016 988 5.1 496 286 499 3179 16 17 6.0 172 456 1837 17 4.0 301 28 11 23
17 Dallas Cowboys 16 310 5066 963 5.3 495 320 540 3495 17 12 6.2 180 400 1571 11 3.9 299 23 11 16
18 Green Bay Packers 16 313 4812 1033 4.7 497 305 531 3266 20 15 5.7 177 457 1546 10 3.4 298 29 14 22
19 Buffalo Bills 16 318 5458 1086 5.0 532 299 536 3414 12 23 6.0 166 519 2044 20 3.9 335 37 14 31
20 Atlanta Falcons 16 338 5248 976 5.4 462 252 481 3295 28 19 6.5 157 466 1953 13 4.2 278 35 16 27
21 San Diego Chargers 16 342 5111 961 5.3 490 300 503 3445 22 19 6.5 181 430 1666 15 3.9 292 28 9 17
22 Pittsburgh Steelers 16 344 5168 1039 5.0 542 334 535 3586 21 19 6.3 194 466 1582 14 3.4 320 30 11 28
23 Phoenix Cardinals 16 344 5052 965 5.2 470 268 447 2916 12 17 6.2 156 493 2136 27 4.3 301 38 21 13
24 Miami Dolphins 16 349 5406 1019 5.3 521 300 485 3105 18 12 6.0 177 499 2301 17 4.6 327 21 9 17
25 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 16 365 4979 989 5.0 470 257 438 2872 15 11 6.0 147 512 2107 21 4.1 295 27 16 28
26 Indianapolis Colts 16 381 5127 961 5.3 470 240 388 2800 22 15 6.7 152 544 2327 23 4.3 305 28 13 13
27 Los Angeles Rams 16 390 5204 920 5.7 467 259 434 3545 25 11 7.9 162 469 1659 19 3.5 286 19 8 19
28 Cincinnati Bengals 16 435 5652 980 5.8 516 303 505 3990 26 17 7.6 191 454 1662 20 3.7 308 31 14 17
Avg Team 303.8 4908.6 972.2 5.0 284.1 285.8 498.2 3185.8 18.3 17.4 6.0 166.3 438.5 1722.8 12.8 3.9 98.5 32.2 14.8 19.3
League Total 8506 137440 27221 5.0 7955 8003 13950 89203 511 488 6.0 4657 12279 48237 358 3.9 2759 901 413 539
Avg Tm/G 19.0 306.8 60.8 5.0 17.8 17.9 31.1 199.1 1.1 1.1 6.0 10.4 27.4 107.7 0.8 3.9 6.2 2.0 0.9 1.2

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 Philadelphia Eagles 16 206 467 44.1 2413 16 3.4 26 5.6 5.2 3.0 11.7 150.8 48.6 55 394 4.6 1.9
2 New Orleans Saints 16 259 491 52.7 2720 12 2.4 29 5.9 5.5 3.1 10.5 170.0 52.7 50 337 5.0 2.2
3 Denver Broncos 16 246 476 51.7 2755 12 2.5 23 4.8 5.8 3.9 11.2 172.2 57.5 52 346 5.2 2.8
4 Indianapolis Colts 16 240 388 61.9 2800 22 5.7 15 3.9 7.2 6.0 11.7 175.0 86.5 29 202 6.7 5.1
5 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 16 257 438 58.7 2872 15 3.4 11 2.5 6.6 5.8 11.2 179.5 79.3 39 258 6.0 4.8
6 New York Giants 16 251 440 57.0 2874 17 3.9 12 2.7 6.5 5.7 11.5 179.6 78.4 34 254 6.1 4.7
7 Phoenix Cardinals 16 268 447 60.0 2916 12 2.7 17 3.8 6.5 5.1 10.9 182.3 72.3 25 153 6.2 4.5
8 Chicago Bears 16 286 513 55.8 2927 19 3.7 17 3.3 5.7 4.6 10.2 182.9 70.9 40 257 5.3 3.8
9 Washington Redskins 16 292 548 53.3 2947 13 2.4 27 4.9 5.4 3.4 10.1 184.2 56.3 50 345 4.9 2.5
10 Seattle Seahawks 16 296 517 57.3 3019 18 3.5 18 3.5 5.8 4.6 10.2 188.7 71.2 36 269 5.5 3.8
11 San Francisco 49ers 16 267 499 53.5 3042 16 3.2 12 2.4 6.1 5.3 11.4 190.1 72.7 31 212 5.7 4.6
12 Miami Dolphins 16 300 485 61.9 3105 18 3.7 12 2.5 6.4 5.7 10.4 194.1 82.4 35 248 6.0 4.8
13 Minnesota Vikings 16 286 499 57.3 3179 16 3.2 17 3.4 6.4 5.2 11.1 198.7 72.9 33 217 6.0 4.4
14 Houston Oilers 16 310 532 58.3 3208 17 3.2 20 3.8 6.0 4.7 10.3 200.5 70.8 45 314 5.6 3.8
15 Cleveland Browns 16 312 522 59.8 3209 20 3.8 15 2.9 6.1 5.2 10.3 200.6 78.3 35 236 5.8 4.5
16 Kansas City Chiefs 16 279 471 59.2 3228 17 3.6 15 3.2 6.9 5.8 11.6 201.8 78.8 39 304 6.3 4.7
17 Green Bay Packers 16 305 531 57.4 3266 20 3.8 15 2.8 6.2 5.3 10.7 204.1 76.4 45 307 5.7 4.3
18 Los Angeles Raiders 16 295 513 57.5 3276 18 3.5 18 3.5 6.4 5.2 11.1 204.8 73.7 42 283 5.9 4.3
19 Detroit Lions 16 315 534 59.0 3286 16 3.0 19 3.6 6.2 4.9 10.4 205.4 72.0 30 237 5.8 4.2
20 Atlanta Falcons 16 252 481 52.4 3295 28 5.8 19 4.0 6.9 5.7 13.1 205.9 77.2 29 237 6.5 4.9
21 Buffalo Bills 16 299 536 55.8 3414 12 2.2 23 4.3 6.4 4.7 11.4 213.4 64.7 31 246 6.0 4.0
22 San Diego Chargers 16 300 503 59.6 3445 22 4.4 19 3.8 6.8 5.6 11.5 215.3 79.2 28 183 6.5 4.9
23 Dallas Cowboys 16 320 540 59.3 3495 17 3.1 12 2.2 6.5 5.8 10.9 218.4 79.7 23 151 6.2 5.3
24 New York Jets 16 331 540 61.3 3539 21 3.9 18 3.3 6.6 5.4 10.7 221.2 79.5 35 226 6.2 4.7
25 Los Angeles Rams 16 259 434 59.7 3545 25 5.8 11 2.5 8.2 7.6 13.7 221.6 94.5 17 112 7.9 7.1
26 Pittsburgh Steelers 16 334 535 62.4 3586 21 3.9 19 3.6 6.7 5.5 10.7 224.1 80.3 38 257 6.3 4.7
27 New England Patriots 16 335 565 59.3 3852 25 4.4 12 2.1 6.8 6.3 11.5 240.8 85.8 25 183 6.5 5.7
28 Cincinnati Bengals 16 303 505 60.0 3990 26 5.1 17 3.4 7.9 6.9 13.2 249.4 88.1 21 129 7.6 6.4
Avg Team 285.8 498.2 57.4 3185.8 18.3 3.7 17.4 3.5 69 6.4 5.2 11.1 199.1 74.2 35.4 246.3 5.5 4.4 6.6
League Total 8003 13950 57.4 89203 511 3.7 488 3.5 97 6.4 5.2 11.1 5575.2 74.2 992 6897 5.5 4.4 6.6
Avg Tm/G 17.9 31.1 57.4 199.1 1.1 3.7 1.1 3.5 6.4 5.2 11.1 199.1 74.2 2.2 15.4 5.5 4.4 6.6

Rushing Defense

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Rk Tm G Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G Fmb
1 Philadelphia Eagles 16 383 1136 4 3.0 71.0
2 New Orleans Saints 16 334 1213 6 3.6 75.8
3 Washington Redskins 16 348 1346 11 3.9 84.1
4 New York Jets 16 379 1442 8 3.8 90.1
5 San Francisco 49ers 16 399 1512 8 3.8 94.5
6 Houston Oilers 16 407 1540 8 3.8 96.3
7 Green Bay Packers 16 457 1546 10 3.4 96.6
8 Dallas Cowboys 16 400 1571 11 3.9 98.2
9 New England Patriots 16 460 1579 5 3.4 98.7
10 Chicago Bears 16 389 1580 9 4.1 98.8
11 Pittsburgh Steelers 16 466 1582 14 3.4 98.9
12 Los Angeles Rams 16 469 1659 19 3.5 103.7
13 Cincinnati Bengals 16 454 1662 20 3.7 103.9
14 San Diego Chargers 16 430 1666 15 3.9 104.1
15 Seattle Seahawks 16 435 1684 4 3.9 105.3
16 New York Giants 16 414 1726 11 4.2 107.9
17 Detroit Lions 16 444 1760 16 4.0 110.0
18 Kansas City Chiefs 16 417 1770 8 4.2 110.6
19 Denver Broncos 16 411 1794 8 4.4 112.1
20 Minnesota Vikings 16 456 1837 17 4.0 114.8
21 Cleveland Browns 16 447 1875 12 4.2 117.2
22 Los Angeles Raiders 16 447 1889 13 4.2 118.1
23 Atlanta Falcons 16 466 1953 13 4.2 122.1
24 Buffalo Bills 16 519 2044 20 3.9 127.8
25 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 16 512 2107 21 4.1 131.7
26 Phoenix Cardinals 16 493 2136 27 4.3 133.5
27 Miami Dolphins 16 499 2301 17 4.6 143.8
28 Indianapolis Colts 16 544 2327 23 4.3 145.4
Avg Team 438.5 1722.8 12.8 50 3.9 107.7 27.9
League Total 12279 48237 358 78 3.9 3014.8 780
Avg Tm/G 27.4 107.7 0.8 3.9 107.7 1.7

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 Minnesota Vikings 16 42 0 43 851 0 19.8
2 Buffalo Bills 16 15 0 62 1266 0 20.4
3 Denver Broncos 16 28 0 62 1096 0 17.7
4 Miami Dolphins 16 30 0 66 1270 0 19.2
5 New York Jets 16 29 0 60 921 1 15.4
6 Los Angeles Raiders 16 41 0 58 1059 1 18.3
7 Dallas Cowboys 16 28 0 69 1169 1 16.9
8 Houston Oilers 16 29 0 63 1071 0 17.0
9 Indianapolis Colts 16 47 1 33 573 0 17.4
10 Kansas City Chiefs 16 27 0 57 1171 0 20.5
11 Detroit Lions 16 35 1 63 1095 0 17.4
12 Cleveland Browns 16 40 0 50 1022 0 20.4
13 New York Giants 16 35 1 55 940 0 17.1
14 New England Patriots 16 37 1 51 850 0 16.7
15 Atlanta Falcons 16 45 0 67 1419 1 21.2
16 San Diego Chargers 16 32 0 52 1034 0 19.9
17 San Francisco 49ers 16 30 0 66 1288 1 19.5
18 Chicago Bears 16 28 0 58 1134 0 19.6
19 Phoenix Cardinals 16 48 0 42 958 1 22.8
20 New Orleans Saints 16 50 0 35 851 2 24.3
21 Washington Redskins 16 31 0 66 1153 0 17.5
22 Los Angeles Rams 16 33 0 39 671 0 17.2
23 Seattle Seahawks 16 40 0 51 858 0 16.8
24 Cincinnati Bengals 16 38 2 38 741 0 19.5
25 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 16 49 1 32 720 0 22.5
26 Philadelphia Eagles 16 42 1 60 1146 0 19.1
27 Green Bay Packers 16 35 1 46 942 0 20.5
28 Pittsburgh Steelers 16 29 0 43 825 0 19.2
Avg Team 35.5 310.0 0.3 45 8.7 53.1 1003.4 0.3 61 18.9 6221.9
League Total 993 8679 9 85 8.7 1487 28094 8 102 18.9 174213
Avg Tm/G 2.2 19.4 0.0 8.7 3.3 62.7 0.0 18.9 388.9

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 Los Angeles Rams 16 28 20 71.4% 47 46 97.9% 68 2829 41.6
2 Kansas City Chiefs 16 28 21 75.0% 27 25 92.6% 60 2550 42.5
3 Indianapolis Colts 16 23 17 73.9% 46 46 100.0% 59 2443 41.4
4 Cincinnati Bengals 16 31 22 71.0% 52 49 94.2% 57 2394 42.0
5 New York Giants 16 30 29 96.7% 30 30 100.0% 74 2997 40.5
6 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 16 35 25 71.4% 41 40 97.6% 71 3046 42.9
7 Phoenix Cardinals 16 23 15 65.2% 43 41 95.3% 71 3209 45.2
8 Minnesota Vikings 16 29 20 69.0% 35 34 97.1% 67 2861 42.7
9 Houston Oilers 16 29 23 79.3% 26 26 100.0% 74 3115 42.1
10 Los Angeles Raiders 16 28 16 57.1% 36 33 91.7% 61 2361 38.7
11 Miami Dolphins 16 33 23 69.7% 40 40 100.0% 65 2587 39.8
12 New England Patriots 16 42 29 69.0% 31 30 96.8% 69 2912 42.2
13 Chicago Bears 16 30 22 73.3% 29 29 100.0% 81 3345 41.3
14 Dallas Cowboys 16 39 29 74.4% 32 31 96.9% 61 2367 38.8
15 San Francisco 49ers 16 25 22 88.0% 25 23 92.0% 82 3362 41.0
16 Seattle Seahawks 16 32 28 87.5% 25 25 100.0% 79 3089 39.1
17 Cleveland Browns 16 30 22 73.3% 33 32 97.0% 61 2519 41.3
18 San Diego Chargers 16 29 23 79.3% 38 37 97.4% 76 3063 40.3
19 Pittsburgh Steelers 16 41 26 63.4% 38 38 100.0% 65 2704 41.6
20 New York Jets 16 38 26 68.4% 30 29 96.7% 56 2274 40.6
21 Buffalo Bills 16 35 27 77.1% 34 33 97.1% 70 2737 39.1
22 Green Bay Packers 16 31 23 74.2% 35 34 97.1% 76 3200 42.1
23 Denver Broncos 16 33 27 81.8% 22 22 100.0% 79 3516 44.5
24 Detroit Lions 16 28 19 67.9% 34 34 100.0% 67 2626 39.2
25 Philadelphia Eagles 16 33 25 75.8% 24 23 95.8% 86 3672 42.7
26 Atlanta Falcons 16 26 13 50.0% 43 41 95.3% 79 3184 40.3
27 Washington Redskins 16 18 14 77.8% 26 26 100.0% 85 3545 41.7
28 New Orleans Saints 16 21 17 81.0% 23 22 95.7% 88 3722 42.3
Avg Team 1.1 1.1 7.9 7.3 9.4 7.3 8.6 5.0 3.4 1.5 30.3 22.3 73.5% 33.8 32.8 97.2% 71.0 2937.2 63 0.6 41.4
League Total 31 30 221 205 262 205 240 141 94 42 848 623 73.5% 945 919 97.2% 1987 82241 93 16 41.4
Avg Tm/G 0.1 0.1 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.3 0.2 0.1 1.9 1.4 73.5% 2.1 2.1 97.2% 4.4 183.6 0.0 41.4

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 23 22 1 46 17 1 381
2 Phoenix Cardinals 16 27 12 1 41 15 344
3 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 16 21 15 1 40 25 2 365
4 New England Patriots 16 5 25 1 30 29 1 305
5 Los Angeles Rams 16 19 25 46 20 1 390
6 Cincinnati Bengals