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1993 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 York Giants 16 205 4663 950 4.9 447 298 514 3116 13 18 5.6 161 395 1547 7 3.9 268 28 10 18
2 Dallas Cowboys 16 229 4767 1012 4.7 500 334 555 3116 14 14 5.3 176 423 1651 7 3.9 297 28 14 27
3 Chicago Bears 16 230 4653 1026 4.5 466 306 504 2818 12 18 5.1 163 476 1835 9 3.9 289 30 12 14
4 Houston Oilers 16 238 4874 1003 4.9 505 302 582 3601 16 26 5.7 184 369 1273 9 3.4 289 43 17 32
5 Buffalo Bills 16 242 5554 1119 5.0 548 323 582 3633 18 23 5.9 199 500 1921 7 3.8 331 47 24 18
6 New York Jets 16 247 4712 949 5.0 439 296 497 3239 15 19 6.1 161 420 1473 8 3.5 266 37 18 12
7 Phoenix Cardinals 16 269 5167 962 5.4 450 281 495 3306 14 9 6.2 158 433 1861 13 4.3 278 26 17 14
8 Pittsburgh Steelers 16 281 4531 962 4.7 460 277 521 3163 16 24 5.6 163 399 1368 6 3.4 267 38 14 30
9 Green Bay Packers 16 282 4482 999 4.5 434 290 529 2900 16 18 5.0 157 424 1582 6 3.7 261 33 15 16
10 Denver Broncos 16 284 5149 1005 5.1 474 314 562 3731 21 18 6.1 181 397 1418 6 3.6 280 31 13 13
11 New England Patriots 16 286 4796 1013 4.7 441 280 474 2845 20 13 5.6 161 505 1951 9 3.9 269 22 9 11
12 San Diego Chargers 16 290 5066 1002 5.1 512 329 556 3752 17 22 6.4 192 414 1314 10 3.2 299 34 12 21
13 Minnesota Vikings 16 290 4406 938 4.7 420 310 478 2870 11 24 5.5 139 415 1536 14 3.7 259 34 10 22
14 Kansas City Chiefs 16 291 4771 1013 4.7 497 312 525 3151 18 21 5.6 161 453 1620 11 3.6 300 38 17 36
15 Detroit Lions 16 292 4669 990 4.7 450 309 514 3020 19 19 5.4 154 433 1649 12 3.8 279 35 16 17
16 San Francisco 49ers 16 295 4997 1012 4.9 485 314 564 3197 23 19 5.3 171 404 1800 6 4.5 297 30 11 17
17 Cleveland Browns 16 307 4778 1040 4.6 486 306 541 3124 19 13 5.3 170 451 1654 9 3.7 290 22 9 26
18 Seattle Seahawks 16 314 5313 1085 4.9 538 333 595 3653 16 22 5.8 193 452 1660 12 3.7 322 37 15 23
19 Philadelphia Eagles 16 315 5019 966 5.2 451 251 463 2939 22 20 5.9 155 467 2080 11 4.5 271 35 15 25
20 Cincinnati Bengals 16 319 5018 1000 5.0 478 251 457 2798 20 12 5.8 159 521 2220 15 4.3 306 26 14 13
21 Los Angeles Raiders 16 326 4723 996 4.7 493 258 457 2858 17 14 5.7 154 494 1865 17 3.8 302 23 9 37
22 New Orleans Saints 16 343 4696 1008 4.7 430 259 444 2606 22 10 5.3 145 513 2090 7 4.1 273 30 20 12
23 Washington Redskins 16 345 5499 1027 5.4 481 291 483 3387 24 17 6.6 157 513 2112 14 4.1 304 31 14 20
24 Miami Dolphins 16 351 5150 1061 4.9 561 350 572 3485 26 13 5.8 205 460 1665 12 3.6 332 27 14 24
25 Los Angeles Rams 16 367 5411 1003 5.4 491 299 488 3560 17 11 6.8 179 480 1851 18 3.9 304 20 9 8
26 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 16 376 5246 1011 5.2 451 300 503 3252 22 9 6.1 152 479 1994 15 4.2 280 22 13 19
27 Indianapolis Colts 16 378 5638 1050 5.4 517 270 454 3117 22 10 6.6 166 575 2521 20 4.4 334 21 11 17
28 Atlanta Falcons 16 385 5421 951 5.7 477 308 505 3637 27 13 6.8 180 419 1784 14 4.3 278 24 11 19
Avg Team 299.2 4970.3 1005.5 4.9 290.2 298.3 514.8 3209.8 18.5 16.8 5.8 167.7 453.0 1760.5 10.9 3.9 102.4 30.4 13.7 20.0
League Total 8377 139169 28153 4.9 8125 8351 14414 89874 517 469 5.8 4696 12684 49295 304 3.9 2868 852 383 561
Avg Tm/G 18.7 310.6 62.8 4.9 18.1 18.6 32.2 200.6 1.2 1.0 5.8 10.5 28.3 110.0 0.7 3.9 6.4 1.9 0.9 1.3

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 16 259 444 58.3 2606 22 5.0 10 2.3 5.9 5.4 10.1 162.9 82.3 51 318 5.3 4.2
2 Cincinnati Bengals 16 251 457 54.9 2798 20 4.4 12 2.6 6.1 5.4 11.1 174.9 77.0 22 154 5.8 4.8
3 Chicago Bears 16 306 504 60.7 2818 12 2.4 18 3.6 5.6 4.2 9.2 176.1 69.0 46 287 5.1 3.3
4 New England Patriots 16 280 474 59.1 2845 20 4.2 13 2.7 6.0 5.2 10.2 177.8 79.0 34 242 5.6 4.4
5 Los Angeles Raiders 16 258 457 56.5 2858 17 3.7 14 3.1 6.3 5.2 11.1 178.6 74.8 45 283 5.7 4.2
6 Minnesota Vikings 16 310 478 64.9 2870 11 2.3 24 5.0 6.0 4.0 9.3 179.4 67.9 45 276 5.5 3.1
7 Green Bay Packers 16 290 529 54.8 2900 16 3.0 18 3.4 5.5 4.3 10.0 181.3 66.5 46 301 5.0 3.4
8 Philadelphia Eagles 16 251 463 54.2 2939 22 4.8 20 4.3 6.3 4.9 11.7 183.7 71.5 36 214 5.9 4.1
9 Detroit Lions 16 309 514 60.1 3020 19 3.7 19 3.7 5.9 4.6 9.8 188.8 73.6 43 253 5.4 3.8
10 Dallas Cowboys 16 334 555 60.2 3116 14 2.5 14 2.5 5.6 4.7 9.3 194.8 73.5 34 231 5.3 4.1
11 New York Giants 16 298 514 58.0 3116 13 2.5 18 3.5 6.1 4.7 10.5 194.8 69.5 41 238 5.6 4.0
12 Indianapolis Colts 16 270 454 59.5 3117 22 4.8 10 2.2 6.9 6.4 11.5 194.8 87.2 21 121 6.6 5.8
13 Cleveland Browns 16 306 541 56.6 3124 19 3.5 13 2.4 5.8 5.0 10.2 195.3 75.0 48 342 5.3 4.1
14 Kansas City Chiefs 16 312 525 59.4 3151 18 3.4 21 4.0 6.0 4.5 10.1 196.9 71.4 35 228 5.6 3.9
15 Pittsburgh Steelers 16 277 521 53.2 3163 16 3.1 24 4.6 6.1 4.3 11.4 197.7 62.7 42 277 5.6 3.5
16 San Francisco 49ers 16 314 564 55.7 3197 23 4.1 19 3.4 5.7 4.6 10.2 199.8 71.7 44 316 5.3 3.7
17 New York Jets 16 296 497 59.6 3239 15 3.0 19 3.8 6.5 5.1 10.9 202.4 73.0 32 195 6.1 4.4
18 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 16 300 503 59.6 3252 22 4.4 9 1.8 6.5 6.1 10.8 203.3 85.8 29 132 6.1 5.5
19 Phoenix Cardinals 16 281 495 56.8 3306 14 2.8 9 1.8 6.7 6.1 11.8 206.6 79.1 34 205 6.2 5.4
20 Washington Redskins 16 291 483 60.2 3387 24 5.0 17 3.5 7.0 5.9 11.6 211.7 83.4 31 197 6.6 5.2
21 Miami Dolphins 16 350 572 61.2 3485 26 4.5 13 2.3 6.1 5.5 10.0 217.8 84.1 29 197 5.8 4.9
22 Los Angeles Rams 16 299 488 61.3 3560 17 3.5 11 2.3 7.3 6.6 11.9 222.5 85.8 35 203 6.8 5.8
23 Houston Oilers 16 302 582 51.9 3601 16 2.7 26 4.5 6.2 4.5 11.9 225.1 61.7 52 313 5.7 3.6
24 Buffalo Bills 16 323 582 55.5 3633 18 3.1 23 4.0 6.2 4.8 11.2 227.1 68.2 37 256 5.9 4.1
25 Atlanta Falcons 16 308 505 61.0 3637 27 5.3 13 2.6 7.2 6.6 11.8 227.3 90.0 27 149 6.8 6.0
26 Seattle Seahawks 16 333 595 56.0 3653 16 2.7 22 3.7 6.1 4.7 11.0 228.3 67.9 38 244 5.8 4.1
27 Denver Broncos 16 314 562 55.9 3731 21 3.7 18 3.2 6.6 5.6 11.9 233.2 75.4 46 238 6.1 4.8
28 San Diego Chargers 16 329 556 59.2 3752 17 3.1 22 4.0 6.7 5.3 11.4 234.5 73.2 32 206 6.4 4.6
Avg Team 298.3 514.8 57.9 3209.8 18.5 3.6 16.8 3.3 69 6.2 5.1 10.8 200.6 74.7 37.7 236.3 5.4 4.4 6.8
League Total 8351 14414 57.9 89874 517 3.6 469 3.3 98 6.2 5.1 10.8 5617.1 74.7 1055 6616 5.4 4.4 6.8
Avg Tm/G 18.6 32.2 57.9 200.6 1.2 3.6 1.0 3.3 6.2 5.1 10.8 200.6 74.7 2.4 14.8 5.4 4.4 6.8

Rushing Defense

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Rk Tm G Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G Fmb
1 Houston Oilers 16 369 1273 9 3.4 79.6
2 San Diego Chargers 16 414 1314 10 3.2 82.1
3 Pittsburgh Steelers 16 399 1368 6 3.4 85.5
4 Denver Broncos 16 397 1418 6 3.6 88.6
5 New York Jets 16 420 1473 8 3.5 92.1
6 Minnesota Vikings 16 415 1536 14 3.7 96.0
7 New York Giants 16 395 1547 7 3.9 96.7
8 Green Bay Packers 16 424 1582 6 3.7 98.9
9 Kansas City Chiefs 16 453 1620 11 3.6 101.3
10 Detroit Lions 16 433 1649 12 3.8 103.1
11 Dallas Cowboys 16 423 1651 7 3.9 103.2
12 Cleveland Browns 16 451 1654 9 3.7 103.4
13 Seattle Seahawks 16 452 1660 12 3.7 103.8
14 Miami Dolphins 16 460 1665 12 3.6 104.1
15 Atlanta Falcons 16 419 1784 14 4.3 111.5
16 San Francisco 49ers 16 404 1800 6 4.5 112.5
17 Chicago Bears 16 476 1835 9 3.9 114.7
18 Los Angeles Rams 16 480 1851 18 3.9 115.7
19 Phoenix Cardinals 16 433 1861 13 4.3 116.3
20 Los Angeles Raiders 16 494 1865 17 3.8 116.6
21 Buffalo Bills 16 500 1921 7 3.8 120.1
22 New England Patriots 16 505 1951 9 3.9 121.9
23 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 16 479 1994 15 4.2 124.6
24 Philadelphia Eagles 16 467 2080 11 4.5 130.0
25 New Orleans Saints 16 513 2090 7 4.1 130.6
26 Washington Redskins 16 513 2112 14 4.1 132.0
27 Cincinnati Bengals 16 521 2220 15 4.3 138.8
28 Indianapolis Colts 16 575 2521 20 4.4 157.6
Avg Team 453.0 1760.5 10.9 48 3.9 110.0 27.1
League Total 12684 49295 304 85 3.9 3080.9 759
Avg Tm/G 28.3 110.0 0.7 3.9 110.0 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 New York Giants 16 44 0 29 646 0 22.3
2 Los Angeles Rams 16 43 2 47 984 0 20.9
3 Houston Oilers 16 28 0 60 1062 0 17.7
4 Dallas Cowboys 16 32 0 66 1225 1 18.6
5 San Francisco 49ers 16 15 0 61 1196 0 19.6
6 New York Jets 16 26 0 47 911 0 19.4
7 Miami Dolphins 16 32 1 62 1239 0 20.0
8 Buffalo Bills 16 29 0 43 850 0 19.8
9 Chicago Bears 16 22 0 53 918 0 17.3
10 Denver Broncos 16 33 0 63 1119 0 17.8
11 San Diego Chargers 16 36 0 64 1063 0 16.6
12 Kansas City Chiefs 16 43 0 49 1007 0 20.6
13 Seattle Seahawks 16 47 1 52 967 1 18.6
14 Indianapolis Colts 16 41 1 37 551 0 14.9
15 Philadelphia Eagles 16 35 1 53 1133 0 21.4
16 Atlanta Falcons 16 41 0 55 1064 0 19.3
17 Los Angeles Raiders 16 35 0 45 783 0 17.4
18 Phoenix Cardinals 16 30 0 51 994 0 19.5
19 Detroit Lions 16 45 0 30 609 0 20.3
20 Washington Redskins 16 34 2 36 722 0 20.1
21 Minnesota Vikings 16 46 1 58 1420 1 24.5
22 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 16 53 0 28 499 0 17.8
23 New England Patriots 16 34 1 44 921 0 20.9
24 Pittsburgh Steelers 16 50 3 54 1165 1 21.6
25 Cleveland Browns 16 49 0 46 814 0 17.7
26 New Orleans Saints 16 36 1 40 788 0 19.7
27 Green Bay Packers 16 38 0 70 1407 0 20.1
28 Cincinnati Bengals 16 47 0 38 831 0 21.9
Avg Team 37.3 339.3 0.5 47 9.1 49.3 960.3 0.1 53 19.5 6269.9
League Total 1044 9500 14 91 9.1 1381 26888 4 99 19.5 175557
Avg Tm/G 2.3 21.2 0.0 9.1 3.1 60.0 0.0 19.5 391.9

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 37 29 78.4% 40 38 95.0% 58 2453 42.3
2 San Francisco 49ers 16 30 27 90.0% 30 30 100.0% 68 2985 43.9
3 Miami Dolphins 16 27 17 63.0% 42 40 95.2% 76 3139 41.3
4 Indianapolis Colts 16 30 21 70.0% 45 43 95.6% 71 2854 40.2
5 New York Jets 16 26 21 80.8% 26 26 100.0% 66 2858 43.3
6 Houston Oilers 16 28 19 67.9% 26 25 96.2% 79 3452 43.7
7 New England Patriots 16 24 20 83.3% 32 32 100.0% 90 3708 41.2
8 Atlanta Falcons 16 31 20 64.5% 46 45 97.8% 74 3027 40.9
9 Dallas Cowboys 16 27 22 81.5% 23 23 100.0% 78 3221 41.3
10 Washington Redskins 16 22 17 77.3% 42 40 95.2% 73 3000 41.1
11 Cincinnati Bengals 16 28 20 71.4% 37 37 100.0% 74 3123 42.2
12 Phoenix Cardinals 16 35 26 74.3% 27 27 100.0% 78 3331 42.7
13 Chicago Bears 16 34 26 76.5% 22 20 90.9% 78 3229 41.4
14 Philadelphia Eagles 16 34 23 67.6% 35 34 97.1% 75 3135 41.8
15 New York Giants 16 23 17 73.9% 22 22 100.0% 80 3224 40.3
16 Cleveland Browns 16 38 31 81.6% 30 30 100.0% 85 3604 42.4
17 Buffalo Bills 16 35 23 65.7% 25 23 92.0% 65 2717 41.8
18 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 16 35 32 91.4% 40 38 95.0% 76 3291 43.3
19 Detroit Lions 16 30 23 76.7% 32 31 96.9% 81 3491 43.1
20 Kansas City Chiefs 16 32 28 87.5% 30 27 90.0% 68 3033 44.6
21 Los Angeles Raiders 16 33 21 63.6% 37 37 100.0% 80 3368 42.1
22 New Orleans Saints 16 30 24 80.0% 39 35 89.7% 80 3384 42.3
23 Denver Broncos 16 36 31 86.1% 27 27 100.0% 81 3540 43.7
24 Green Bay Packers 16 40 31 77.5% 27 27 100.0% 79 3176 40.2
25 San Diego Chargers 16 33 26 78.8% 30 30 100.0% 72 3031 42.1
26 Seattle Seahawks 16 39 29 74.4% 32 31 96.9% 73 3095 42.4
27 Pittsburgh Steelers 16 29 24 82.8% 30 29 96.7% 82 3600 43.9
28 Minnesota Vikings 16 33 25 75.8% 31 29 93.5% 78 3307 42.4
Avg Team 1.0 1.0 8.8 8.2 9.0 7.8 7.9 4.9 4.3 2.2 31.4 24.0 76.6% 32.3 31.3 96.8% 75.6 3191.5 63 0.4 42.2
League Total 28 28 246 229 253 219 222 136 120 61 879 673 76.6% 905 876 96.8% 2118 89362 77 10 42.2
Avg Tm/G 0.1 0.1 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.3 0.3 0.1 2.0 1.5 76.6% 2.0 2.0 96.8% 4.7 199.5 0.0 42.2

Scoring Against

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Rk Tm G RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1 Cincinnati Bengals 16 15 20 37 20 319
2 Indianapolis Colts 16 20 22 1 43 21 1 378
3 Los Angeles Rams 16 18 17 2 38 29 1 367
4 Washington Redskins 16 14 24 2 40 17 1 345
5 Chicago Bears 16 9 12 20 26 230
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