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1998 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 Miami Dolphins 16 265 4435 944 4.7 439 252 504 2924 17 29 5.3 148 395 1511 6 3.8 257 36 7 34
2 New York Jets 16 266 4699 980 4.8 439 285 544 3040 16 21 5.2 150 400 1659 11 4.1 263 30 9 26
3 Dallas Cowboys 16 275 5164 988 5.2 468 290 553 3545 21 14 6.0 162 401 1619 10 4.0 276 26 12 30
4 Atlanta Falcons 16 289 4734 950 5.0 469 311 551 3531 22 19 6.0 172 361 1203 7 3.3 267 44 25 30
5 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 16 295 4345 925 4.7 413 274 473 2762 15 12 5.4 148 415 1583 12 3.8 244 26 14 21
6 Minnesota Vikings 16 296 5066 997 5.1 498 320 555 3452 17 19 5.8 171 404 1614 12 4.0 300 34 15 27
7 Pittsburgh Steelers 16 303 4963 1002 5.0 444 268 482 3321 17 16 6.3 155 479 1642 8 3.4 266 29 13 23
8 New York Giants 16 309 5171 1051 4.9 469 282 521 3167 17 19 5.5 163 476 2004 13 4.2 286 26 7 20
9 Denver Broncos 16 309 4935 999 4.9 486 345 596 3648 28 19 5.7 183 356 1287 8 3.6 283 30 11 20
10 Seattle Seahawks 16 310 5689 1137 5.0 563 343 597 3690 18 24 5.7 197 487 1999 13 4.1 337 42 18 29
11 Green Bay Packers 16 319 4507 980 4.6 425 296 540 3065 23 13 5.2 166 390 1442 7 3.7 246 23 10 13
12 Tennessee Oilers 16 320 5121 955 5.4 477 319 511 3511 24 12 6.5 170 414 1610 9 3.9 279 19 7 28
13 San Francisco 49ers 16 328 5343 1012 5.3 503 294 566 3733 25 21 6.1 178 395 1610 13 4.1 297 33 12 28
14 New England Patriots 16 329 5182 1053 4.9 534 336 570 3635 26 24 6.0 208 447 1547 8 3.5 305 31 7 21
15 Buffalo Bills 16 333 4691 950 4.9 487 294 532 3198 27 18 5.6 168 375 1493 11 4.0 283 31 13 36
16 Baltimore Ravens 16 335 5297 1050 5.0 506 316 539 3592 20 17 6.2 180 472 1705 12 3.6 298 23 6 28
17 Jacksonville Jaguars 16 338 5559 1057 5.3 510 325 577 3559 23 13 5.9 178 450 2000 9 4.4 309 30 17 23
18 San Diego Chargers 16 342 4208 991 4.2 440 271 530 3068 21 20 5.4 149 422 1140 12 2.7 256 27 7 35
19 Philadelphia Eagles 16 344 5136 1019 5.0 447 249 449 2720 18 9 5.5 133 528 2416 18 4.6 286 17 8 28
20 Oakland Raiders 16 356 4550 1020 4.5 451 291 497 2876 22 21 5.3 150 482 1674 8 3.5 273 35 14 28
21 New Orleans Saints 16 359 5668 1053 5.4 566 328 539 3968 24 21 6.8 208 467 1700 13 3.6 326 32 11 32
22 Kansas City Chiefs 16 363 4854 1010 4.8 523 259 479 2985 17 13 5.8 146 491 1869 22 3.8 321 33 20 56
23 Chicago Bears 16 368 5103 963 5.3 479 292 456 3228 27 14 6.7 155 479 1875 12 3.9 300 28 14 24
24 Detroit Lions 16 378 5117 1004 5.1 503 284 474 3015 23 12 5.8 167 487 2102 15 4.3 308 21 9 28
25 St. Louis Rams 16 378 4880 1004 4.9 472 256 475 2831 28 16 5.4 161 479 2049 11 4.3 282 23 7 29
26 Arizona Cardinals 16 378 5265 1049 5.0 525 299 518 3276 21 20 5.9 177 492 1989 18 4.0 321 39 19 27
27 Carolina Panthers 16 413 5842 1029 5.7 535 298 501 3709 30 19 6.9 197 491 2133 14 4.3 315 33 14 23
28 Washington Redskins 16 421 5354 1057 5.1 479 281 493 2918 21 13 5.5 152 531 2436 24 4.6 303 21 8 24
29 Indianapolis Colts 16 444 5836 1043 5.6 551 275 461 3266 27 8 6.5 181 544 2570 20 4.7 341 19 11 29
30 Cincinnati Bengals 16 452 5763 992 5.8 478 233 406 3151 23 13 7.3 152 558 2612 23 4.7 310 20 7 16
Avg Team 340.5 5082.6 1008.8 5.0 291.3 292.2 516.3 3279.5 21.9 17.0 5.9 167.5 452.3 1803.1 12.6 4.0 96.6 28.7 11.7 27.2
League Total 10215 152477 30264 5.0 8738 8766 15489 98384 658 509 5.9 5025 13568 54093 379 4.0 2897 861 352 816
Avg Tm/G 21.3 317.7 63.1 5.0 18.2 18.3 32.3 205.0 1.4 1.1 5.9 10.5 28.3 112.7 0.8 4.0 6.0 1.8 0.7 1.7

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 16 249 449 55.5 2720 18 4.0 9 2.0 6.1 5.6 10.9 170.0 78.5 42 281 5.5 4.5
2 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 16 274 473 57.9 2762 15 3.2 12 2.5 5.8 5.0 10.1 172.6 74.7 37 252 5.4 4.2
3 St. Louis Rams 16 256 475 53.9 2831 28 5.9 16 3.4 6.0 5.0 11.1 176.9 77.4 50 349 5.4 3.9
4 Oakland Raiders 16 291 497 58.6 2876 22 4.4 21 4.2 5.8 4.3 9.9 179.8 72.1 41 258 5.3 3.5
5 Washington Redskins 16 281 493 57.0 2918 21 4.3 13 2.6 5.9 5.2 10.4 182.4 77.5 33 194 5.5 4.5
6 Miami Dolphins 16 252 504 50.0 2924 17 3.4 29 5.8 5.8 3.5 11.6 182.8 55.2 45 270 5.3 2.8
7 Kansas City Chiefs 16 259 479 54.1 2985 17 3.5 13 2.7 6.2 5.4 11.5 186.6 73.6 40 268 5.8 4.4
8 Detroit Lions 16 284 474 59.9 3015 23 4.9 12 2.5 6.4 5.7 10.6 188.4 84.1 43 261 5.8 4.7
9 New York Jets 16 285 544 52.4 3040 16 2.9 21 3.9 5.6 4.1 10.7 190.0 62.7 36 259 5.2 3.4
10 Green Bay Packers 16 296 540 54.8 3065 23 4.3 13 2.4 5.7 5.0 10.4 191.6 75.6 50 336 5.2 4.0
11 San Diego Chargers 16 271 530 51.1 3068 21 4.0 20 3.8 5.8 4.5 11.3 191.8 66.3 39 246 5.4 3.7
12 Cincinnati Bengals 16 233 406 57.4 3151 23 5.7 13 3.2 7.8 6.9 13.5 196.9 87.8 28 199 7.3 6.0
13 New York Giants 16 282 521 54.1 3167 17 3.3 19 3.6 6.1 4.8 11.2 197.9 68.2 54 336 5.5 3.7
14 Buffalo Bills 16 294 532 55.3 3198 27 5.1 18 3.4 6.0 5.0 10.9 199.9 76.0 43 276 5.6 4.1
15 Chicago Bears 16 292 456 64.0 3228 27 5.9 14 3.1 7.1 6.3 11.1 201.8 91.9 28 173 6.7 5.6
16 Indianapolis Colts 16 275 461 59.7 3266 27 5.9 8 1.7 7.1 6.9 11.9 204.1 93.6 38 231 6.5 5.9
17 Arizona Cardinals 16 299 518 57.7 3276 21 4.1 20 3.9 6.3 5.0 11.0 204.8 74.0 39 250 5.9 4.2
18 Pittsburgh Steelers 16 268 482 55.6 3321 17 3.5 16 3.3 6.9 5.7 12.4 207.6 75.1 41 238 6.3 4.8
19 Minnesota Vikings 16 320 555 57.7 3452 17 3.1 19 3.4 6.2 5.0 10.8 215.8 72.0 38 247 5.8 4.2
20 Tennessee Oilers 16 319 511 62.4 3511 24 4.7 12 2.3 6.9 6.3 11.0 219.4 88.6 30 172 6.5 5.6
21 Atlanta Falcons 16 311 551 56.4 3531 22 4.0 19 3.4 6.4 5.3 11.4 220.7 74.8 38 275 6.0 4.4
22 Dallas Cowboys 16 290 553 52.4 3545 21 3.8 14 2.5 6.4 5.7 12.2 221.6 74.6 34 222 6.0 4.9
23 Jacksonville Jaguars 16 325 577 56.3 3559 23 4.0 13 2.3 6.2 5.6 11.0 222.4 78.6 30 209 5.9 4.9
24 Baltimore Ravens 16 316 539 58.6 3592 20 3.7 17 3.2 6.7 5.6 11.4 224.5 77.9 39 286 6.2 4.7
25 New England Patriots 16 336 570 58.9 3635 26 4.6 24 4.2 6.4 4.9 10.8 227.2 75.4 36 222 6.0 4.3
26 Denver Broncos 16 345 596 57.9 3648 28 4.7 19 3.2 6.1 5.2 10.6 228.0 78.2 47 335 5.7 4.3
27 Seattle Seahawks 16 343 597 57.5 3690 18 3.0 24 4.0 6.2 4.7 10.8 230.6 69.0 53 282 5.7 3.9
28 Carolina Panthers 16 298 501 59.5 3709 30 6.0 19 3.8 7.4 6.3 12.4 231.8 86.7 37 228 6.9 5.4
29 San Francisco 49ers 16 294 566 51.9 3733 25 4.4 21 3.7 6.6 5.4 12.7 233.3 72.1 51 259 6.1 4.5
30 New Orleans Saints 16 328 539 60.9 3968 24 4.5 21 3.9 7.4 6.1 12.1 248.0 82.1 47 288 6.8 5.1
Avg Team 292.2 516.3 56.6 3279.5 21.9 4.2 17.0 3.3 75 6.4 5.3 11.2 205.0 76.2 40.2 256.7 5.4 4.5 7.2
League Total 8766 15489 56.6 98384 658 4.2 509 3.3 98 6.4 5.3 11.2 6149.0 76.2 1207 7702 5.4 4.5 7.2
Avg Tm/G 18.3 32.3 56.6 205.0 1.4 4.2 1.1 3.3 6.4 5.3 11.2 205.0 76.2 2.5 16.0 5.4 4.5 7.2

Rushing Defense

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Rk Tm G Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G Fmb
1 San Diego Chargers 16 422 1140 12 2.7 71.3
2 Atlanta Falcons 16 361 1203 7 3.3 75.2
3 Denver Broncos 16 356 1287 8 3.6 80.4
4 Green Bay Packers 16 390 1442 7 3.7 90.1
5 Buffalo Bills 16 375 1493 11 4.0 93.3
6 Miami Dolphins 16 395 1511 6 3.8 94.4
7 New England Patriots 16 447 1547 8 3.5 96.7
8 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 16 415 1583 12 3.8 98.9
9 San Francisco 49ers 16 395 1610 13 4.1 100.6
10 Tennessee Oilers 16 414 1610 9 3.9 100.6
11 Minnesota Vikings 16 404 1614 12 4.0 100.9
12 Dallas Cowboys 16 401 1619 10 4.0 101.2
13 Pittsburgh Steelers 16 479 1642 8 3.4 102.6
14 New York Jets 16 400 1659 11 4.1 103.7
15 Oakland Raiders 16 482 1674 8 3.5 104.6
16 New Orleans Saints 16 467 1700 13 3.6 106.3
17 Baltimore Ravens 16 472 1705 12 3.6 106.6
18 Kansas City Chiefs 16 491 1869 22 3.8 116.8
19 Chicago Bears 16 479 1875 12 3.9 117.2
20 Arizona Cardinals 16 492 1989 18 4.0 124.3
21 Seattle Seahawks 16 487 1999 13 4.1 124.9
22 Jacksonville Jaguars 16 450 2000 9 4.4 125.0
23 New York Giants 16 476 2004 13 4.2 125.3
24 St. Louis Rams 16 479 2049 11 4.3 128.1
25 Detroit Lions 16 487 2102 15 4.3 131.4
26 Carolina Panthers 16 491 2133 14 4.3 133.3
27 Philadelphia Eagles 16 528 2416 18 4.6 151.0
28 Washington Redskins 16 531 2436 24 4.6 152.3
29 Indianapolis Colts 16 544 2570 20 4.7 160.6
30 Cincinnati Bengals 16 558 2612 23 4.7 163.3
Avg Team 452.3 1803.1 12.6 58 4.0 112.7 24.1
League Total 13568 54093 379 96 4.0 3380.8 724
Avg Tm/G 28.3 112.7 0.8 4.0 112.7 1.5

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 27 1 73 2008 4 27.5
2 Atlanta Falcons 16 20 0 69 1613 1 23.4
3 Pittsburgh Steelers 16 30 0 64 1212 0 18.9
4 Dallas Cowboys 16 34 0 69 1274 0 18.5
5 Chicago Bears 16 38 1 55 1097 0 19.9
6 Buffalo Bills 16 32 1 77 1638 0 21.3
7 Philadelphia Eagles 16 61 1 40 764 0 19.1
8 Tennessee Oilers 16 34 0 55 1114 0 20.3
9 New Orleans Saints 16 53 0 52 1128 0 21.7
10 New England Patriots 16 43 0 71 1335 0 18.8
11 Denver Broncos 16 43 0 89 2006 0 22.5
12 Miami Dolphins 16 43 0 56 1227 1 21.9
13 New York Jets 16 30 1 60 1370 0 22.8
14 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 16 38 1 62 1333 1 21.5
15 Kansas City Chiefs 16 41 1 69 1374 0 19.9
16 Cincinnati Bengals 16 36 1 46 1199 0 26.1
17 New York Giants 16 53 1 51 1234 0 24.2
18 Detroit Lions 16 47 1 49 1196 1 24.4
19 Seattle Seahawks 16 33 1 68 1311 0 19.3
20 Indianapolis Colts 16 42 0 65 1688 1 26.0
21 Arizona Cardinals 16 38 0 56 1200 0 21.4
22 San Francisco 49ers 16 36 0 67 1296 0 19.3
23 Jacksonville Jaguars 16 40 0 76 1858 1 24.4
24 Green Bay Packers 16 27 1 74 1807 2 24.4
25 St. Louis Rams 16 58 1 47 1020 0 21.7
26 Oakland Raiders 16 53 1 60 1388 0 23.1
27 Baltimore Ravens 16 40 1 57 1168 2 20.5
28 Washington Redskins 16 32 0 61 1569 2 25.7
29 San Diego Chargers 16 49 1 54 1484 1 27.5
30 Carolina Panthers 16 20 0 65 1439 1 22.1
Avg Team 39.0 390.2 0.5 55 10.0 61.9 1378.3 0.6 74 22.3 6851.1
League Total 1171 11706 16 95 10.0 1857 41350 18 105 22.3 205533
Avg Tm/G 2.4 24.4 0.0 10.0 3.9 86.1 0.0 22.3 428.2

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 Cincinnati Bengals 16 31 27 87.1% 51 51 100.0% 64 2848 44.5
2 Indianapolis Colts 16 37 28 75.7% 45 44 97.8% 68 3033 44.6
3 Chicago Bears 16 31 26 83.9% 38 36 94.7% 72 3082 42.8
4 Pittsburgh Steelers 16 41 32 78.0% 24 23 95.8% 76 3481 45.8
5 Tennessee Oilers 16 30 25 83.3% 29 29 100.0% 74 3189 43.1
6 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 16 30 26 86.7% 29 29 100.0% 87 3654 42.0
7 Carolina Panthers 16 31 30 96.8% 43 41 95.3% 71 3124 44.0
8 Green Bay Packers 16 27 23 85.2% 30 28 93.3% 90 3924 43.6
9 Philadelphia Eagles 16 32 24 75.0% 37 36 97.3% 85 3612 42.5
10 Kansas City Chiefs 16 30 18 60.0% 43 43 100.0% 77 3249 42.2
11 New Orleans Saints 16 33 26 78.8% 39 39 100.0% 75 3262 43.5
12 Detroit Lions 16 30 25 83.3% 41 41 100.0% 81 3459 42.7
13 Baltimore Ravens 16 30 26 86.7% 35 35 100.0% 86 3655 42.5
14 San Diego Chargers 16 34 25 73.5% 37 37 100.0% 103 4542 44.1
15 New England Patriots 16 32 27 84.4% 30 30 100.0% 73 3102 42.5
16 Seattle Seahawks 16 30 23 76.7% 31 31 100.0% 78 3401 43.6
17 New York Jets 16 25 20 80.0% 27 26 96.3% 85 3587 42.2
18 St. Louis Rams 16 27 24 88.9% 40 40 100.0% 92 3827 41.6
19 San Francisco 49ers 16 32 19 59.4% 38 35 92.1% 83 3494 42.1
20 Minnesota Vikings 16 19 17 89.5% 31 31 100.0% 74 3152 42.6
21 Arizona Cardinals 16 30 24 80.0% 41 40 97.6% 75 3292 43.9
22 Buffalo Bills 16 26 21 80.8% 28 28 100.0% 77 3457 44.9
23 Denver Broncos 16 20 14 70.0% 31 31 100.0% 88 3731 42.4
24 Dallas Cowboys 16 19 16 84.2% 30 29 96.7% 85 3604 42.4
25 Atlanta Falcons 16 20 15 75.0% 31 28 90.3% 80 3424 42.8
26 Oakland Raiders 16 37 28 75.7% 36 36 100.0% 96 4301 44.8
27 Jacksonville Jaguars 16 35 30 85.7% 30 30 100.0% 78 3393 43.5
28 Washington Redskins 16 28 23 82.1% 46 46 100.0% 92 3965 43.1
29 Miami Dolphins 16 32 23 71.9% 24 24 100.0% 88 3986 45.3
30 New York Giants 16 30 23 76.7% 34 34 100.0% 88 3705 42.1
Avg Team 0.7 0.7 7.7 7.3