Team Defense
| Tot Yds & TO | Passing | Rushing | Penalties | |||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | Tm | G | PA | Yds | Ply | Y/P | TO | FL | 1stD | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | 1stD | Att | Yds | TD | 1stD | Pen | Yds | 1stPy | Sc% | TO% | ||
| 1 | Miami Dolphins | 14 | 171 | 3297 | 770 | 4.3 | 46 | 20 | 186 | 178 | 348 | 1749 | 10 | 26 | 4.6 | 96 | 389 | 1548 | 8 | 4.0 | 76 | 70 | 659 | 14 | ||
| 2 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 14 | 175 | 3771 | 896 | 4.2 | 48 | 20 | 228 | 206 | 411 | 2056 | 9 | 28 | 4.6 | 116 | 445 | 1715 | 6 | 3.9 | 88 | 77 | 712 | 24 | ||
| 3 | Washington Redskins | 14 | 218 | 3595 | 829 | 4.3 | 32 | 15 | 223 | 186 | 367 | 1862 | 10 | 17 | 4.6 | 108 | 427 | 1733 | 12 | 4.1 | 95 | 64 | 568 | 20 | ||
| 4 | Green Bay Packers | 14 | 226 | 3474 | 812 | 4.3 | 36 | 19 | 209 | 174 | 340 | 1957 | 7 | 17 | 5.3 | 109 | 443 | 1517 | 14 | 3.4 | 85 | 50 | 446 | 15 | ||
| 5 | Cincinnati Bengals | 14 | 229 | 3552 | 794 | 4.5 | 29 | 9 | 207 | 167 | 350 | 1737 | 11 | 20 | 4.5 | 92 | 406 | 1815 | 11 | 4.5 | 98 | 69 | 581 | 17 | ||
| 6 | Dallas Cowboys | 14 | 240 | 3755 | 842 | 4.5 | 33 | 17 | 217 | 187 | 382 | 2240 | 18 | 16 | 5.4 | 113 | 428 | 1515 | 7 | 3.5 | 81 | 59 | 586 | 23 | ||
| 7 | New York Giants | 14 | 247 | 4194 | 772 | 5.4 | 38 | 15 | 218 | 182 | 333 | 2339 | 19 | 23 | 6.3 | 111 | 402 | 1855 | 9 | 4.6 | 101 | 66 | 641 | 6 | ||
| 8 | Oakland Raiders | 14 | 248 | 3916 | 844 | 4.6 | 37 | 12 | 227 | 166 | 348 | 2152 | 14 | 25 | 5.7 | 104 | 469 | 1764 | 9 | 3.8 | 97 | 83 | 801 | 26 | ||
| 9 | San Francisco 49ers | 14 | 249 | 4026 | 858 | 4.7 | 36 | 17 | 221 | 169 | 366 | 2179 | 14 | 19 | 5.3 | 105 | 446 | 1847 | 12 | 4.1 | 96 | 81 | 677 | 20 | ||
| 10 | Cleveland Browns | 14 | 249 | 4069 | 868 | 4.7 | 29 | 16 | 240 | 160 | 310 | 1736 | 14 | 13 | 5.0 | 89 | 520 | 2333 | 13 | 4.5 | 130 | 63 | 557 | 21 | ||
| 11 | Minnesota Vikings | 14 | 252 | 3701 | 806 | 4.6 | 40 | 14 | 200 | 169 | 331 | 1699 | 13 | 26 | 4.8 | 82 | 454 | 2002 | 13 | 4.4 | 103 | 47 | 490 | 15 | ||
| 12 | Baltimore Colts | 14 | 252 | 4312 | 853 | 5.1 | 36 | 13 | 233 | 178 | 313 | 2323 | 15 | 23 | 6.9 | 109 | 515 | 1989 | 15 | 3.9 | 111 | 84 | 826 | 13 | ||
| 13 | Kansas City Chiefs | 14 | 254 | 4027 | 853 | 4.7 | 43 | 19 | 227 | 186 | 368 | 2222 | 17 | 24 | 5.6 | 116 | 453 | 1805 | 12 | 4.0 | 93 | 66 | 643 | 18 | ||
| 14 | Atlanta Falcons | 14 | 274 | 3767 | 829 | 4.5 | 33 | 15 | 221 | 137 | 301 | 1704 | 13 | 18 | 5.2 | 83 | 504 | 2063 | 16 | 4.1 | 122 | 61 | 555 | 16 | ||
| 15 | Chicago Bears | 14 | 275 | 3923 | 841 | 4.7 | 35 | 14 | 224 | 180 | 342 | 2172 | 16 | 21 | 6.0 | 108 | 476 | 1751 | 11 | 3.7 | 96 | 69 | 644 | 20 | ||
| 16 | Los Angeles Rams | 14 | 286 | 3907 | 843 | 4.6 | 27 | 11 | 235 | 181 | 363 | 2145 | 20 | 16 | 5.3 | 110 | 438 | 1762 | 9 | 4.0 | 101 | 60 | 553 | 24 | ||
| 17 | Detroit Lions | 14 | 290 | 4208 | 824 | 5.1 | 27 | 15 | 239 | 171 | 312 | 2004 | 18 | 12 | 6.0 | 103 | 491 | 2204 | 14 | 4.5 | 126 | 86 | 703 | 10 | ||
| 18 | St. Louis Cardinals | 14 | 303 | 4739 | 935 | 5.1 | 27 | 16 | 276 | 221 | 365 | 2550 | 15 | 11 | 6.6 | 138 | 548 | 2189 | 11 | 4.0 | 119 | 68 | 645 | 19 | ||
| 19 | New York Jets | 14 | 324 | 4709 | 866 | 5.4 | 31 | 12 | 255 | 186 | 363 | 2637 | 18 | 19 | 6.8 | 118 | 476 | 2072 | 16 | 4.4 | 121 | 86 | 856 | 16 | ||
| 20 | San Diego Chargers | 14 | 344 | 3881 | 819 | 4.7 | 34 | 10 | 244 | 201 | 358 | 2208 | 18 | 24 | 5.8 | 124 | 435 | 1673 | 18 | 3.8 | 99 | 75 | 679 | 21 | ||
| 21 | Denver Broncos | 14 | 350 | 3851 | 877 | 4.4 | 22 | 12 | 251 | 206 | 397 | 2183 | 19 | 10 | 5.0 | 123 | 439 | 1668 | 15 | 3.8 | 102 | 83 | 784 | 26 | ||
| 22 | Philadelphia Eagles | 14 | 352 | 4738 | 879 | 5.4 | 27 | 8 | 268 | 175 | 318 | 2472 | 20 | 19 | 7.4 | 117 | 544 | 2266 | 22 | 4.2 | 137 | 72 | 637 | 14 | ||
| 23 | New Orleans Saints | 14 | 361 | 4491 | 873 | 5.1 | 27 | 13 | 251 | 213 | 367 | 2402 | 21 | 14 | 6.1 | 129 | 482 | 2089 | 15 | 4.3 | 107 | 78 | 711 | 15 | ||
| 24 | Buffalo Bills | 14 | 377 | 4192 | 862 | 4.9 | 31 | 8 | 249 | 131 | 308 | 1951 | 19 | 23 | 5.9 | 95 | 532 | 2241 | 26 | 4.2 | 125 | 72 | 685 | 29 | ||
| 25 | Houston Oilers | 14 | 380 | 4734 | 894 | 5.3 | 24 | 18 | 263 | 174 | 324 | 2143 | 12 | 6 | 6.2 | 100 | 546 | 2591 | 23 | 4.7 | 147 | 79 | 741 | 16 | ||
| 26 | New England Patriots | 14 | 446 | 5250 | 889 | 5.9 | 24 | 14 | 288 | 175 | 326 | 2533 | 24 | 10 | 7.4 | 124 | 548 | 2717 | 27 | 5.0 | 143 | 88 | 862 | 21 | ||
| Avg Team | 283.5 | 4080.0 | 847.2 | 4.8 | 32.8 | 14.3 | 234.6 | 179.2 | 346.6 | 2129.0 | 15.5 | 18.5 | 5.7 | 108.5 | 471.4 | 1950.9 | 14.0 | 4.1 | 107.7 | 71.4 | 663.2 | 18.4 | ||||
| League Total | 7372 | 106079 | 22028 | 4.8 | 852 | 372 | 6100 | 4659 | 9011 | 55355 | 404 | 480 | 5.7 | 2822 | 12256 | 50724 | 364 | 4.1 | 2799 | 1856 | 17242 | 479 | ||||
| Avg Tm/G | 20.3 | 291.4 | 60.5 | 4.8 | 2.3 | 1.0 | 16.8 | 12.8 | 24.8 | 152.1 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 5.7 | 7.8 | 33.7 | 139.4 | 1.0 | 4.1 | 7.7 | 5.1 | 47.4 | 1.3 | ||||
Passing Defense