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1999 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 Jacksonville Jaguars 16 217 4334 951 4.6 424 291 521 2890 18 19 5.0 159 373 1444 6 3.9 248 30 11 17
2 Buffalo Bills 16 229 4045 950 4.3 415 269 506 2675 12 12 4.9 144 407 1370 9 3.4 244 21 9 27
3 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 16 235 4280 977 4.4 381 302 573 2873 11 21 4.7 144 361 1407 8 3.9 228 31 10 9
4 St. Louis Rams 16 242 4698 991 4.7 473 319 596 3509 19 29 5.4 189 338 1189 4 3.5 263 36 7 21
5 Dallas Cowboys 16 276 4840 997 4.9 451 297 545 3398 19 24 5.9 154 417 1442 6 3.5 266 33 9 31
6 Baltimore Ravens 16 277 4222 1040 4.1 450 328 599 2991 20 21 4.6 158 392 1231 6 3.1 260 31 10 32
7 New England Patriots 16 284 4808 1048 4.6 456 293 520 3013 23 16 5.4 154 486 1795 6 3.7 281 31 15 21
8 Seattle Seahawks 16 298 5426 1104 4.9 519 320 582 3492 19 30 5.6 183 484 1934 9 4.0 313 36 6 23
9 New York Jets 16 309 5379 1030 5.2 501 319 574 3676 16 24 6.1 180 430 1703 16 4.0 299 35 11 22
10 San Diego Chargers 16 316 4905 1022 4.8 481 315 549 3584 24 15 6.1 181 432 1321 8 3.1 279 27 12 21
11 Denver Broncos 16 318 4753 961 4.9 446 273 471 3016 17 15 5.8 154 440 1737 15 3.9 267 26 11 25
12 Pittsburgh Steelers 16 320 4884 953 5.1 428 245 463 2926 20 14 5.8 142 451 1958 10 4.3 260 28 14 26
13 Kansas City Chiefs 16 322 5039 1033 4.9 482 317 578 3482 24 25 5.6 173 415 1557 10 3.8 281 45 20 28
14 Detroit Lions 16 323 5291 1017 5.2 523 359 574 3760 21 16 6.0 185 393 1531 12 3.9 305 32 16 33
15 Tennessee Titans 16 324 5245 994 5.3 519 312 557 3695 26 16 6.0 193 383 1550 8 4.0 300 40 24 26
16 Oakland Raiders 16 329 4880 981 5.0 447 302 539 3321 22 20 5.7 161 398 1559 10 3.9 266 33 13 20
17 Indianapolis Colts 16 333 5221 1008 5.2 516 328 561 3506 21 10 5.8 192 406 1715 12 4.2 304 23 13 20
18 Minnesota Vikings 16 335 5597 1065 5.3 557 373 606 3980 20 12 6.1 213 413 1617 9 3.9 320 30 18 24
19 Miami Dolphins 16 336 4404 936 4.7 425 256 484 2928 19 18 5.6 145 413 1476 6 3.6 252 28 10 28
20 Chicago Bears 16 341 5704 1058 5.4 531 354 583 3822 23 14 6.2 196 438 1882 11 4.3 310 33 19 25
21 Green Bay Packers 16 341 5309 1040 5.1 505 304 538 3505 20 26 6.2 177 472 1804 16 3.8 304 41 15 24
22 Philadelphia Eagles 16 357 5462 1124 4.9 531 322 568 3461 22 28 5.7 171 519 2001 12 3.9 328 46 18 32
23 New York Giants 16 358 4981 990 5.0 459 295 511 3421 20 17 6.3 170 447 1560 13 3.5 270 24 7 19
24 Washington Redskins 16 377 5705 1068 5.3 537 328 589 3732 23 24 5.9 193 439 1973 16 4.5 322 37 13 22
25 Atlanta Falcons 16 380 5223 995 5.2 475 274 468 3151 20 12 6.2 149 487 2072 18 4.3 293 18 6 33
26 Carolina Panthers 16 381 5503 1042 5.3 547 327 557 3605 26 15 6.1 189 450 1898 13 4.2 331 29 14 27
27 Arizona Cardinals 16 382 5422 1068 5.1 474 294 493 3157 25 17 6.0 157 542 2265 17 4.2 301 27 10 16
28 New Orleans Saints 16 434 5318 966 5.5 489 291 489 3544 34 19 6.6 170 432 1774 15 4.1 297 34 15 22
29 Cleveland Browns 16 437 6046 1158 5.2 575 331 523 3310 17 8 6.0 187 610 2736 29 4.5 368 20 12 20
30 San Francisco 49ers 16 453 5687 979 5.8 539 317 521 4068 36 13 7.4 192 426 1619 11 3.8 315 20 7 32
31 Cincinnati Bengals 16 460 5497 1011 5.4 533 312 522 3798 28 12 6.8 189 454 1699 22 3.7 316 27 15 28
Avg Team 333.0 5100.3 1018.0 5.0 290.0 308.6 540.6 3396.4 21.5 18.1 5.8 172.4 437.0 1703.8 11.7 3.9 93.3 30.7 12.6 24.3
League Total 10324 158108 31557 5.0 8991 9567 16760 105289 665 562 5.8 5344 13548 52819 363 3.9 2893 952 390 754
Avg Tm/G 20.8 318.8 63.6 5.0 18.1 19.3 33.8 212.3 1.3 1.1 5.8 10.8 27.3 106.5 0.7 3.9 5.8 1.9 0.8 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 Buffalo Bills 16 269 506 53.2 2675 12 2.4 12 2.4 5.3 4.5 9.9 167.2 66.4 37 214 4.9 3.8
2 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 16 302 573 52.7 2873 11 1.9 21 3.7 5.0 3.6 9.5 179.6 58.0 43 291 4.7 2.8
3 Jacksonville Jaguars 16 291 521 55.9 2890 18 3.5 19 3.6 5.5 4.3 9.9 180.6 68.1 57 373 5.0 3.2
4 Pittsburgh Steelers 16 245 463 52.9 2926 20 4.3 14 3.0 6.3 5.4 11.9 182.9 74.3 39 241 5.8 4.5
5 Miami Dolphins 16 256 484 52.9 2928 19 3.9 18 3.7 6.0 4.8 11.4 183.0 69.0 39 240 5.6 4.0
6 Baltimore Ravens 16 328 599 54.8 2991 20 3.3 21 3.5 5.0 3.7 9.1 186.9 65.0 49 291 4.6 3.0
7 New England Patriots 16 293 520 56.3 3013 23 4.4 16 3.1 5.8 4.9 10.3 188.3 75.1 42 268 5.4 4.0
8 Denver Broncos 16 273 471 58.0 3016 17 3.6 15 3.2 6.4 5.3 11.0 188.5 75.8 50 283 5.8 4.3
9 Atlanta Falcons 16 274 468 58.5 3151 20 4.3 12 2.6 6.7 6.0 11.5 196.9 82.5 40 258 6.2 5.0
10 Arizona Cardinals 16 294 493 59.6 3157 25 5.1 17 3.4 6.4 5.4 10.7 197.3 81.0 33 229 6.0 4.6
11 Cleveland Browns 16 331 523 63.3 3310 17 3.3 8 1.5 6.3 6.0 10.0 206.9 85.7 25 147 6.0 5.4
12 Oakland Raiders 16 302 539 56.0 3321 22 4.1 20 3.7 6.2 4.9 11.0 207.6 72.6 44 309 5.7 4.0
13 Dallas Cowboys 16 297 545 54.5 3398 19 3.5 24 4.4 6.2 4.6 11.4 212.4 66.7 35 217 5.9 4.0
14 New York Giants 16 295 511 57.7 3421 20 3.9 17 3.3 6.7 5.6 11.6 213.8 77.3 32 172 6.3 4.9
15 Philadelphia Eagles 16 322 568 56.7 3461 22 3.9 28 4.9 6.1 4.3 10.7 216.3 67.1 37 272 5.7 3.6
16 Kansas City Chiefs 16 317 578 54.8 3482 24 4.2 25 4.3 6.0 4.5 11.0 217.6 68.7 40 286 5.6 3.7
17 Seattle Seahawks 16 320 582 55.0 3492 19 3.3 30 5.2 6.0 4.0 10.9 218.3 62.3 38 252 5.6 3.4
18 Green Bay Packers 16 304 538 56.5 3505 20 3.7 26 4.8 6.5 4.7 11.5 219.1 68.6 30 185 6.2 4.1
19 Indianapolis Colts 16 328 561 58.5 3506 21 3.7 10 1.8 6.2 5.8 10.7 219.1 81.9 41 269 5.8 5.0
20 St. Louis Rams 16 319 596 53.5 3509 19 3.2 29 4.9 5.9 4.0 11.0 219.3 61.6 57 358 5.4 3.1
21 New Orleans Saints 16 291 489 59.5 3544 34 7.0 19 3.9 7.2 6.2 12.2 221.5 88.9 45 277 6.6 5.2
22 San Diego Chargers 16 315 549 57.4 3584 24 4.4 15 2.7 6.5 5.7 11.4 224.0 80.3 41 263 6.1 4.9
23 Carolina Panthers 16 327 557 58.7 3605 26 4.7 15 2.7 6.5 5.7 11.0 225.3 82.3 35 235 6.1 5.0
24 New York Jets 16 319 574 55.6 3676 16 2.8 24 4.2 6.4 4.8 11.5 229.8 66.9 26 184 6.1 4.3
25 Tennessee Titans 16 312 557 56.0 3695 26 4.7 16 2.9 6.6 5.8 11.8 230.9 80.0 54 305 6.0 4.8
26 Washington Redskins 16 328 589 55.7 3732 23 3.9 24 4.1 6.3 4.9 11.4 233.3 70.9 40 221 5.9 4.2
27 Detroit Lions 16 359 574 62.5 3760 21 3.7 16 2.8 6.6 5.7 10.5 235.0 82.1 50 340 6.0 4.7
28 Cincinnati Bengals 16 312 522 59.8 3798 28 5.4 12 2.3 7.3 6.8 12.2 237.4 90.5 35 229 6.8 5.9
29 Chicago Bears 16 354 583 60.7 3822 23 3.9 14 2.4 6.6 5.9 10.8 238.9 83.1 37 257 6.2 5.1
30 Minnesota Vikings 16 373 606 61.6 3980 20 3.3 12 2.0 6.6 6.0 10.7 248.8 83.5 46 272 6.1 5.2
31 San Francisco 49ers 16 317 521 60.8 4068 36 6.9 13 2.5 7.8 7.4 12.8 254.3 98.0 32 227 7.4 6.5
Avg Team 308.6 540.6 57.1 3396.4 21.5 4.0 18.1 3.4 72 6.3 5.2 11.0 212.3 75.1 40.3 256.9 5.4 4.4 6.9
League Total 9567 16760 57.1 105289 665 4.0 562 3.4 90 6.3 5.2 11.0 6580.6 75.1 1249 7965 5.4 4.4 6.9
Avg Tm/G 19.3 33.8 57.1 212.3 1.3 4.0 1.1 3.4 6.3 5.2 11.0 212.3 75.1 2.5 16.1 5.4 4.4 6.9

Rushing Defense

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Rk Tm G Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G Fmb
1 St. Louis Rams 16 338 1189 4 3.5 74.3
2 Baltimore Ravens 16 392 1231 6 3.1 76.9
3 San Diego Chargers 16 432 1321 8 3.1 82.6
4 Buffalo Bills 16 407 1370 9 3.4 85.6
5 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 16 361 1407 8 3.9 87.9
6 Dallas Cowboys 16 417 1442 6 3.5 90.1
7 Jacksonville Jaguars 16 373 1444 6 3.9 90.3
8 Miami Dolphins 16 413 1476 6 3.6 92.3
9 Detroit Lions 16 393 1531 12 3.9 95.7
10 Tennessee Titans 16 383 1550 8 4.0 96.9
11 Kansas City Chiefs 16 415 1557 10 3.8 97.3
12 Oakland Raiders 16 398 1559 10 3.9 97.4
13 New York Giants 16 447 1560 13 3.5 97.5
14 Minnesota Vikings 16 413 1617 9 3.9 101.1
15 San Francisco 49ers 16 426 1619 11 3.8 101.2
16 Cincinnati Bengals 16 454 1699 22 3.7 106.2
17 New York Jets 16 430 1703 16 4.0 106.4
18 Indianapolis Colts 16 406 1715 12 4.2 107.2
19 Denver Broncos 16 440 1737 15 3.9 108.6
20 New Orleans Saints 16 432 1774 15 4.1 110.9
21 New England Patriots 16 486 1795 6 3.7 112.2
22 Green Bay Packers 16 472 1804 16 3.8 112.8
23 Chicago Bears 16 438 1882 11 4.3 117.6
24 Carolina Panthers 16 450 1898 13 4.2 118.6
25 Seattle Seahawks 16 484 1934 9 4.0 120.9
26 Pittsburgh Steelers 16 451 1958 10 4.3 122.4
27 Washington Redskins 16 439 1973 16 4.5 123.3
28 Philadelphia Eagles 16 519 2001 12 3.9 125.1
29 Atlanta Falcons 16 487 2072 18 4.3 129.5
30 Arizona Cardinals 16 542 2265 17 4.2 141.6
31 Cleveland Browns 16 610 2736 29 4.5 171.0
Avg Team 437.0 1703.8 11.7 53 3.9 106.5 25.8
League Total 13548 52819 363 82 3.9 3301.2 801
Avg Tm/G 27.3 106.5 0.7 3.9 106.5 1.6

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 23 0 68 1504 0 22.1
2 Jacksonville Jaguars 16 37 0 64 1474 0 23.0
3 Green Bay Packers 16 39 0 72 1565 0 21.7
4 Tennessee Titans 16 45 0 76 1596 2 21.0
5 Seattle Seahawks 16 36 1 81 1500 0 18.5
6 Philadelphia Eagles 16 59 0 57 1305 0 22.9
7 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 16 49 0 61 1074 0 17.6
8 Chicago Bears 16 36 0 57 948 0 16.6
9 Dallas Cowboys 16 43 1 62 1259 0 20.3
10 Pittsburgh Steelers 16 39 1 67 1209 0 18.0
11 Carolina Panthers 16 32 0 76 1425 0 18.8
12 Minnesota Vikings 16 28 0 69 1423 0 20.6
13 Oakland Raiders 16 38 1 77 1626 0 21.1
14 San Francisco 49ers 16 33 2 47 1093 1 23.3
15 San Diego Chargers 16 41 0 67 1550 0 23.1
16 Washington Redskins 16 27 2 77 1772 1 23.0
17 St. Louis Rams 16 23 0 85 2115 0 24.9
18 Atlanta Falcons 16 26 0 55 1221 2 22.2
19 Indianapolis Colts 16 29 0 83 1822 0 22.0
20 New England Patriots 16 36 0 64 1441 0 22.5
21 New York Jets 16 47 0 63 1589 0 25.2
22 Detroit Lions 16 42 0 60 1242 1 20.7
23 Arizona Cardinals 16 53 0 59 1224 2 20.7
24 Baltimore Ravens 16 43 1 70 1479 0 21.1
25 Cleveland Browns 16 68 2 42 764 0 18.2
26 New Orleans Saints 16 43 1 60 1473 1 24.6
27 New York Giants 16 38 1 53 1152 1 21.7
28 Miami Dolphins 16 42 0 58 1282 1 22.1
29 Denver Broncos 16 43 1 70 1457 0 20.8
30 Cincinnati Bengals 16 45 1 57 1068 0 18.7
31 Kansas City Chiefs 16 46 1 78 1544 1 19.8
Avg Team 39.6 370.9 0.5 53 9.4 65.6 1393.4 0.4 72 21.2 6864.5
League Total 1229 11497 16 94 9.4 2035 43196 13 101 21.2 212801
Avg Tm/G 2.5 23.2 0.0 9.4 4.1 87.1 0.0 21.2 429.0

Kicking & Punting Against

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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 San Francisco 49ers 16 32 27 84.4% 50 50 100.0% 69 2712 39.3
2 New Orleans Saints 16 23 16 69.6% 54 54 100.0% 77 3180 41.3
3 Atlanta Falcons 16 35 26 74.3% 40 40 100.0% 72 2873 39.9
4 Minnesota Vikings 16 42 29 69.0% 32 32 100.0% 69 2857 41.4
5 Cincinnati Bengals 16 32 29 90.6% 50 49 98.0% 71 3138 44.2
6 Carolina Panthers 16 25 19 76.0% 43 42 97.7% 74 2923 39.5
7 Buffalo Bills 16 31 23 74.2% 22 22 100.0% 93 3878 41.7
8 Indianapolis Colts 16 29 26 89.7% 31 31 100.0% 83 3436 41.4
9 Cleveland Browns 16 39 33 84.6% 41 40 97.6% 66 2699 40.9
10 New York Jets 16 31 26 83.9% 33 33 100.0% 78 3190 40.9
11 Pittsburgh Steelers 16 26 20 76.9% 35 34 97.1% 92 3735 40.6
12 New York Giants 16 37 24 64.9% 39 38 97.4% 78 3424 43.9
13 Chicago Bears 16 36 25 69.4% 38 38 100.0% 80 3112 38.9
14 Arizona Cardinals 16 24 16 66.7% 45 44 97.8% 89 3774 42.4
15 Detroit Lions 16 29 22 75.9% 31 31 100.0% 82 3444 42.0
16 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 16 31 24 77.4% 23 23 100.0% 101 4151 41.1
17 Green Bay Packers 16 31 24 77.4% 35 35 100.0% 69 2953 42.8
18 San Diego Chargers 16 38 26 68.4% 34 34 100.0% 85 3442 40.5
19 Denver Broncos 16 29 25 86.2% 32 31 96.9% 92 4011 43.6
20 St. Louis Rams 16 26 20 76.9% 23 22 95.7% 86 3672 42.7
21 Washington Redskins 16 30 25 83.3% 38 38 100.0% 74 3160 42.7
22 Dallas Cowboys 16 33 26 78.8% 24 24 100.0% 93 3832 41.2
23 New England Patriots 16 30 25 83.3% 27 27 100.0% 95 3914 41.2
24 Jacksonville Jaguars 16 18 17 94.4% 22 22 100.0% 96 3974 41.4
25 Miami Dolphins 16 40 31 77.5% 35 33 94.3% 85 3494 41.1
26 Seattle Seahawks 16 38 30 78.9% 27 26 96.3% 81 3402 42.0
27 Tennessee Titans 16 22 15 68.2% 33 33 100.0% 80 3432 42.9
28 Oakland Raiders 16