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2000 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 Baltimore Ravens 16 165 3967 924 4.3 373 295 528 2997 11 23 5.3 135 361 970 5 2.7 216 49 26 22
2 Tennessee Titans 16 191 3813 908 4.2 368 242 466 2423 10 17 4.7 134 387 1390 7 3.6 215 30 13 19
3 Miami Dolphins 16 226 4636 995 4.7 486 282 530 2900 13 28 5.0 156 417 1736 9 4.2 289 41 13 41
4 Philadelphia Eagles 16 245 4820 1055 4.6 485 314 552 2990 11 19 5.0 159 453 1830 10 4.0 295 31 12 31
5 New York Giants 16 246 4546 988 4.6 486 327 585 3390 23 20 5.4 181 359 1156 7 3.2 274 31 11 31
6 Pittsburgh Steelers 16 255 4713 985 4.8 422 280 521 3020 13 17 5.4 153 425 1693 9 4.0 252 35 18 17
7 Washington Redskins 16 269 4474 937 4.8 411 254 462 2621 12 17 5.2 134 430 1853 9 4.3 254 33 16 23
8 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 16 269 4800 1047 4.6 482 339 594 3152 15 25 4.9 180 398 1648 12 4.1 283 41 16 19
9 Oakland Raiders 16 299 5249 1014 5.2 555 359 588 3698 25 21 5.9 202 383 1551 8 4.0 320 37 16 33
10 New Orleans Saints 16 305 4743 949 5.0 463 285 488 3071 17 20 5.5 159 395 1672 14 4.2 279 35 15 25
11 Detroit Lions 16 307 5033 993 5.1 462 311 544 3210 16 25 5.6 159 421 1823 14 4.3 279 42 17 24
12 Carolina Panthers 16 310 5656 1005 5.6 501 352 552 3712 19 17 6.4 184 426 1944 12 4.6 304 38 21 13
13 New York Jets 16 321 4820 1033 4.7 436 265 517 2932 17 21 5.3 152 476 1888 9 4.0 267 35 14 17
14 Green Bay Packers 16 323 5069 1012 5.0 484 307 557 3451 28 21 5.8 186 417 1618 7 3.9 284 28 7 14
15 Indianapolis Colts 16 326 5357 1018 5.3 511 317 530 3422 22 14 6.0 177 446 1935 13 4.3 310 22 8 24
16 Jacksonville Jaguars 16 327 4845 934 5.2 419 258 458 3160 23 12 6.3 144 436 1685 14 3.9 252 30 18 23
17 New England Patriots 16 338 5353 1068 5.0 544 321 544 3522 23 10 6.1 184 495 1831 12 3.7 326 23 13 34
18 Buffalo Bills 16 350 4426 966 4.6 428 283 480 2867 18 16 5.5 153 444 1559 13 3.5 252 29 13 23
19 Kansas City Chiefs 16 354 5280 1041 5.1 557 358 549 3471 25 15 5.8 201 441 1809 13 4.1 330 29 14 26
20 Chicago Bears 16 355 5234 1035 5.1 488 332 530 3407 25 11 6.0 172 469 1827 15 3.9 297 20 9 19
21 Cincinnati Bengals 16 359 5487 1068 5.1 513 318 538 3562 26 9 6.3 182 504 1925 12 3.8 307 21 12 24
22 Dallas Cowboys 16 361 5329 1021 5.2 481 277 458 2693 20 16 5.6 145 538 2636 17 4.9 309 25 9 27
23 Denver Broncos 16 369 5544 962 5.8 508 310 574 3946 26 27 6.4 189 344 1598 13 4.6 294 44 17 25
24 Minnesota Vikings 16 371 5701 1011 5.6 578 369 584 3913 23 8 6.4 208 396 1788 17 4.5 344 18 10 26
25 Seattle Seahawks 16 405 6391 1019 6.3 536 309 489 3937 23 17 7.6 185 503 2454 20 4.9 331 29 12 20
26 Atlanta Falcons 16 413 5607 999 5.6 503 306 515 3624 23 15 6.6 175 453 1983 16 4.4 308 25 10 20
27 Cleveland Browns 16 419 5643 1122 5.0 539 262 486 3138 18 12 5.9 169 594 2505 26 4.2 343 25 13 27
28 San Francisco 49ers 16 422 5709 1031 5.5 584 320 558 3915 25 13 6.6 194 435 1794 22 4.1 347 21 8 43
29 San Diego Chargers 16 440 4959 1061 4.7 548 326 552 3537 33 16 6.0 195 470 1422 10 3.0 312 22 6 41
30 Arizona Cardinals 16 443 5737 1062 5.4 541 296 459 3128 19 10 6.5 175 578 2609 29 4.5 345 20 10 21
31 St. Louis Rams 16 471 5494 968 5.7 547 323 534 3797 32 19 6.5 195 383 1697 18 4.4 321 25 6 31
Avg Team 330.8 5110.8 1007.5 5.1 294.8 306.4 526.5 3309.9 20.5 17.1 5.8 171.5 441.2 1800.9 13.3 4.1 98.0 30.1 13.0 25.3
League Total 10254 158435 31231 5.1 9139 9497 16322 102606 634 531 5.8 5317 13677 55829 412 4.1 3039 934 403 783
Avg Tm/G 20.7 319.4 63.0 5.1 18.4 19.1 32.9 206.9 1.3 1.1 5.8 10.7 27.6 112.6 0.8 4.1 6.1 1.9 0.8 1.6

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 Tennessee Titans 16 242 466 51.9 2423 10 2.1 17 3.6 5.2 3.8 10.0 151.4 59.0 55 338 4.7 2.7
2 Washington Redskins 16 254 462 55.0 2621 12 2.6 17 3.7 5.7 4.3 10.3 163.8 64.9 45 283 5.2 3.3
3 Dallas Cowboys 16 277 458 60.5 2693 20 4.4 16 3.5 5.9 4.7 9.7 168.3 77.0 25 189 5.6 4.1
4 Buffalo Bills 16 283 480 59.0 2867 18 3.8 16 3.3 6.0 4.8 10.1 179.2 74.7 42 308 5.5 3.9
5 Miami Dolphins 16 282 530 53.2 2900 13 2.5 28 5.3 5.5 3.3 10.3 181.3 55.4 48 270 5.0 2.6
6 New York Jets 16 265 517 51.3 2932 17 3.3 21 4.1 5.7 4.2 11.1 183.3 62.5 40 234 5.3 3.5
7 Philadelphia Eagles 16 314 552 56.9 2990 11 2.0 19 3.4 5.4 4.1 9.5 186.9 64.4 50 291 5.0 3.2
8 Baltimore Ravens 16 295 528 55.9 2997 11 2.1 23 4.4 5.7 3.9 10.2 187.3 61.1 35 178 5.3 3.4
9 Pittsburgh Steelers 16 280 521 53.7 3020 13 2.5 17 3.3 5.8 4.6 10.8 188.8 65.7 39 229 5.4 3.9
10 New Orleans Saints 16 285 488 58.4 3071 17 3.5 20 4.1 6.3 4.8 10.8 191.9 71.5 66 378 5.5 3.5
11 Arizona Cardinals 16 296 459 64.5 3128 19 4.1 10 2.2 6.8 6.2 10.6 195.5 88.9 25 135 6.5 5.6
12 Cleveland Browns 16 262 486 53.9 3138 18 3.7 12 2.5 6.5 5.7 12.0 196.1 76.0 42 270 5.9 4.8
13 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 16 339 594 57.1 3152 15 2.5 25 4.2 5.3 3.7 9.3 197.0 62.6 55 332 4.9 2.8
14 Jacksonville Jaguars 16 258 458 56.3 3160 23 5.0 12 2.6 6.9 6.2 12.2 197.5 83.6 40 247 6.3 5.2
15 Detroit Lions 16 311 544 57.2 3210 16 2.9 25 4.6 5.9 4.1 10.3 200.6 65.0 28 162 5.6 3.6
16 New York Giants 16 327 585 55.9 3390 23 3.9 20 3.4 5.8 4.6 10.4 211.9 71.7 44 279 5.4 3.9
17 Chicago Bears 16 332 530 62.6 3407 25 4.7 11 2.1 6.4 6.0 10.3 212.9 88.1 36 230 6.0 5.2
18 Indianapolis Colts 16 317 530 59.8 3422 22 4.2 14 2.6 6.5 5.7 10.8 213.9 81.7 42 252 6.0 4.8
19 Green Bay Packers 16 307 557 55.1 3451 28 5.0 21 3.8 6.2 5.0 11.2 215.7 74.9 38 244 5.8 4.3
20 Kansas City Chiefs 16 358 549 65.2 3471 25 4.6 15 2.7 6.3 5.5 9.7 216.9 86.6 51 266 5.8 4.6
21 New England Patriots 16 321 544 59.0 3522 23 4.2 10 1.8 6.5 6.1 11.0 220.1 84.7 29 172 6.1 5.5
22 San Diego Chargers 16 326 552 59.1 3537 33 6.0 16 2.9 6.4 5.7 10.8 221.1 85.8 39 249 6.0 4.9
23 Cincinnati Bengals 16 318 538 59.1 3562 26 4.8 9 1.7 6.6 6.4 11.2 222.6 88.1 26 168 6.3 5.8
24 Atlanta Falcons 16 306 515 59.4 3624 23 4.5 15 2.9 7.0 6.2 11.8 226.5 83.7 31 142 6.6 5.6
25 Oakland Raiders 16 359 588 61.1 3698 25 4.3 21 3.6 6.3 5.1 10.3 231.1 78.5 43 278 5.9 4.3
26 Carolina Panthers 16 352 552 63.8 3712 19 3.4 17 3.1 6.7 5.7 10.5 232.0 81.9 27 226 6.4 5.0
27 St. Louis Rams 16 323 534 60.5 3797 32 6.0 19 3.6 7.1 6.1 11.8 237.3 87.3 51 288 6.5 5.1
28 Minnesota Vikings 16 369 584 63.2 3913 23 3.9 8 1.4 6.7 6.5 10.6 244.6 90.1 31 214 6.4 5.8
29 San Francisco 49ers 16 320 558 57.3 3915 25 4.5 13 2.3 7.0 6.4 12.2 244.7 84.3 38 270 6.6 5.6
30 Seattle Seahawks 16 309 489 63.2 3937 23 4.7 17 3.5 8.1 7.0 12.7 246.1 89.5 27 152 7.6 6.3
31 Denver Broncos 16 310 574 54.0 3946 26 4.5 27 4.7 6.9 5.2 12.7 246.6 71.2 44 251 6.4 4.4
Avg Team 306.4 526.5 58.2 3309.9 20.5 3.9 17.1 3.3 69 6.3 5.2 10.8 206.9 76.2 39.7 242.7 5.4 4.4 7.0
League Total 9497 16322 58.2 102606 634 3.9 531 3.3 85 6.3 5.2 10.8 6412.9 76.2 1232 7525 5.4 4.4 7.0
Avg Tm/G 19.1 32.9 58.2 206.9 1.3 3.9 1.1 3.3 6.3 5.2 10.8 206.9 76.2 2.5 15.2 5.4 4.4 7.0

Rushing Defense

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Rk Tm G Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G Fmb
1 Baltimore Ravens 16 361 970 5 2.7 60.6
2 New York Giants 16 359 1156 7 3.2 72.3
3 Tennessee Titans 16 387 1390 7 3.6 86.9
4 San Diego Chargers 16 470 1422 10 3.0 88.9
5 Oakland Raiders 16 383 1551 8 4.0 96.9
6 Buffalo Bills 16 444 1559 13 3.5 97.4
7 Denver Broncos 16 344 1598 13 4.6 99.9
8 Green Bay Packers 16 417 1618 7 3.9 101.1
9 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 16 398 1648 12 4.1 103.0
10 New Orleans Saints 16 395 1672 14 4.2 104.5
11 Jacksonville Jaguars 16 436 1685 14 3.9 105.3
12 Pittsburgh Steelers 16 425 1693 9 4.0 105.8
13 St. Louis Rams 16 383 1697 18 4.4 106.1
14 Miami Dolphins 16 417 1736 9 4.2 108.5
15 Minnesota Vikings 16 396 1788 17 4.5 111.8
16 San Francisco 49ers 16 435 1794 22 4.1 112.1
17 Kansas City Chiefs 16 441 1809 13 4.1 113.1
18 Detroit Lions 16 421 1823 14 4.3 113.9
19 Chicago Bears 16 469 1827 15 3.9 114.2
20 Philadelphia Eagles 16 453 1830 10 4.0 114.4
21 New England Patriots 16 495 1831 12 3.7 114.4
22 Washington Redskins 16 430 1853 9 4.3 115.8
23 New York Jets 16 476 1888 9 4.0 118.0
24 Cincinnati Bengals 16 504 1925 12 3.8 120.3
25 Indianapolis Colts 16 446 1935 13 4.3 120.9
26 Carolina Panthers 16 426 1944 12 4.6 121.5
27 Atlanta Falcons 16 453 1983 16 4.4 123.9
28 Seattle Seahawks 16 503 2454 20 4.9 153.4
29 Cleveland Browns 16 594 2505 26 4.2 156.6
30 Arizona Cardinals 16 578 2609 29 4.5 163.1
31 Dallas Cowboys 16 538 2636 17 4.9 164.8
Avg Team 441.2 1800.9 13.3 53 4.1 112.6 25.0
League Total 13677 55829 412 85 4.1 3489.3 776
Avg Tm/G 27.6 112.6 0.8 4.1 112.6 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 Carolina Panthers 16 25 0 64 1120 0 17.5
2 Philadelphia Eagles 16 47 1 72 1519 0 21.1
3 Miami Dolphins 16 36 0 68 1260 0 18.5
4 Baltimore Ravens 16 41 0 73 1558 0 21.3
5 New York Giants 16 28 0 67 1509 0 22.5
6 Oakland Raiders 16 30 0 80 1689 0 21.1
7 Minnesota Vikings 16 32 0 69 1519 1 22.0
8 San Francisco 49ers 16 32 0 63 1358 0 21.6
9 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 16 41 1 74 1688 0 22.8
10 Indianapolis Colts 16 28 0 73 1736 1 23.8
11 Washington Redskins 16 33 2 60 1529 1 25.5
12 Green Bay Packers 16 27 1 76 1639 0 21.6
13 Pittsburgh Steelers 16 44 0 69 1496 0 21.7
14 Tennessee Titans 16 28 0 76 1587 0 20.9
15 Detroit Lions 16 53 0 59 1327 0 22.5
16 Denver Broncos 16 23 1 90 1934 1 21.5
17 New Orleans Saints 16 37 2 71 1743 2 24.5
18 Dallas Cowboys 16 29 0 56 1205 0 21.5
19 Chicago Bears 16 36 0 51 1105 0 21.7
20 Kansas City Chiefs 16 43 0 70 1679 0 24.0
21 Buffalo Bills 16 51 1 70 1524 2 21.8
22 Jacksonville Jaguars 16 38 1 73 1523 1 20.9
23 New England Patriots 16 43 0 62 1350 1 21.8
24 Seattle Seahawks 16 32 0 64 1236 0 19.3
25 New York Jets 16 42 2 62 1424 0 23.0
26 Cleveland Browns 16 69 0 42 1012 0 24.1
27 St. Louis Rams 16 17 0 87 2032 1 23.4
28 Arizona Cardinals 16 37 2 46 827 0 18.0
29 Cincinnati Bengals 16 40 0 42 898 0 21.4
30 Atlanta Falcons 16 29 0 50 1230 3 24.6
31 San Diego Chargers 16 51 1 61 1471 1 24.1
Avg Team 36.8 367.6 0.5 52 10.0 65.8 1442.8 0.5 69 21.9 6921.3
League Total 1142 11397 15 95 10.0 2040 44727 15 103 21.9 214559
Avg Tm/G 2.3 23.0 0.0 10.0 4.1 90.2 0.0 21.9 432.6

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 Arizona Cardinals 16 34 27 79.4% 51 50 98.0% 59 2425 41.1
2 Dallas Cowboys 16 31 26 83.9% 37 37 100.0% 70 2835 40.5
3 St. Louis Rams 16 31 26 83.9% 50 49 98.0% 67 2827 42.2
4 Minnesota Vikings 16 29 25 86.2% 38 38 100.0% 65 2594 39.9
5 Carolina Panthers 16 30 20 66.7% 31 30 96.8% 58 2308 39.8
6 Seattle Seahawks 16 33 28 84.8% 45 45 100.0% 62 2573 41.5
7 Cincinnati Bengals 16 36 26 72.2% 40 39 97.5% 80 3336 41.7
8 San Francisco 49ers 16 31 26 83.9% 46 46 100.0% 65 2776 42.7
9 Washington Redskins 16 34 30 88.2% 23 23 100.0% 79 3389 42.9
10 Indianapolis Colts 16 28 21 75.0% 33 33 100.0% 82 3501 42.7
11 Atlanta Falcons 16 31 29 93.5% 38 38 100.0% 70 2933 41.9
12 New Orleans Saints 16 24 18 75.0% 31 31 100.0% 74 3027 40.9
13 Cleveland Browns 16 34 31 91.2% 44 44 100.0% 68 2870 42.2
14 New York Giants 16 24 13 54.2% 27 25 92.6% 86 3569 41.5
15 Chicago Bears 16 26 18 69.2% 41 41 100.0% 91 3631 39.9
16 San Diego Chargers 16 34 30 88.2% 46 46 100.0% 91 3776 41.5
17 Kansas City Chiefs 16 30 21 70.0% 39 39 100.0% 78 3362 43.1
18 Tennessee Titans 16 22 17 77.3% 20 20 100.0% 105 4484 42.7
19 New England Patriots 16 32 24 75.0% 34 34 100.0% 87 3515 40.4
20 Green Bay Packers 16 25 21 84.0% 36 36 100.0% 94 3892 41.4
21 Denver Broncos 16 23 19 82.6% 43 42 97.7% 73 3197 43.8
22 New York Jets 16 34 29 85.3% 32 32 100.0% 88 3520 40.0
23 Jacksonville Jaguars 16 24 17 70.8% 36 36 100.0% 90 3825 42.5
24 Pittsburgh Steelers 16 34 29 85.3% 24 24 100.0% 84 3637 43.3
25 Detroit Lions 16 31 26 83.9% 31 31 100.0% 84 3503 41.7
26 Baltimore Ravens 16 19 14 73.7% 18 15 83.3% 87 3872 44.5
27 Philadelphia Eagles 16 33 28 84.8% 21 21 100.0% 87 3515 40.4
28 Oakland Raiders 16