2024 NFL Defense Rankings: Team Pass and Rush Stats

2024 NFL Defense Rankings: Team Pass and Rush Stats

Updated Jan. 28, 2025 11:14 a.m. ET
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Curious where each NFL team stands after the regular season, looking at their overall defensive stats? Multiple rankings are provided below.

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NFL Team Regular Season Defense Rankings

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Total Defense

# Team Defense Yards Avg. Playoff Avg. TD Allowed Playoff TD
1 Eagles 278.4 351.3 33 5
2 Titans 311.2 - 55 -
3 Jets 313.7 - 42 -
4 Dolphins 314.4 - 36 -
5 Packers 314.5 290.0 39 2
6 Texans 315.0 236.5 42 3
7 Broncos 317.1 471.0 32 3
8 49ers 317.4 - 50 -
9 Chiefs 320.6 355.0 37 5
10 Ravens 324.2 276.5 39 5
11 Chargers 324.4 429.0 31 3
12 Steelers 326.7 464.0 39 4
13 Commanders 326.9 421.3 45 14
14 Seahawks 332.7 - 40 -
15 Raiders 333.1 - 46 -
16 Vikings 335.4 292.0 37 3
17 Bills 341.5 336.0 44 8
18 Buccaneers 341.8 350.0 41 2
19 Browns 342.1 - 53 -
20 Lions 342.4 481.0 37 6
21 Cardinals 342.5 - 40 -
22 Patriots 342.9 - 47 -
23 Falcons 345.1 - 47 -
24 Giants 346.8 - 47 -
25 Bengals 348.3 - 53 -
26 Rams 353.1 309.5 43 4
27 Bears 354.2 - 37 -
28 Cowboys 355.2 - 55 -
29 Colts 361.2 - 48 -
30 Saints 379.9 - 43 -
31 Jaguars 389.9 - 48 -
32 Panthers 404.5 - 61 -

Passing Defense

# Team Pass Yards Allowed Avg. Playoff Avg. Pass TD Allowed Playoff TD
1 Eagles 174.2 245.7 22 3
2 Titans 177.3 - 27 -
3 Commanders 189.8 244.3 25 4
4 Jets 192.6 - 18 -
5 49ers 192.8 - 25 -
6 Texans 201.0 186.5 31 2
7 Chargers 206.9 261.0 24 1
8 Giants 210.6 - 23 -
9 Dolphins 210.7 - 22 -
10 Patriots 211.5 - 27 -
11 Seahawks 211.9 - 26 -
12 Browns 212.4 - 26 -
13 Packers 215.2 121.0 23 2
14 Cardinals 216.1 - 20 -
15 Raiders 216.2 - 29 -
16 Bears 217.9 - 17 -
17 Cowboys 218.1 - 28 -
18 Chiefs 218.8 207.0 24 2
19 Broncos 220.7 261.0 22 2
20 Rams 223.1 114.0 29 1
21 Bengals 223.5 - 30 -
22 Falcons 224.5 - 34 -
23 Panthers 224.7 - 35 -
24 Bills 226.1 206.0 28 4
25 Steelers 228.0 165.0 23 2
26 Colts 229.4 - 27 -
27 Saints 238.5 - 19 -
28 Vikings 242.0 202.0 24 2
29 Buccaneers 243.9 268.0 27 2
30 Lions 244.0 299.0 18 2
31 Ravens 244.1 188.5 27 2
32 Jaguars 257.4 - 29 -

Rushing Defense

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# Team Rush Yards Allowed Avg. Playoff Avg. Rush TD Allowed Playoff TD
1 Ravens 80.1 88.0 12 3
2 Vikings 93.4 90.0 12 0
3 Broncos 96.4 210.0 10 1
4 Buccaneers 97.8 82.0 13 0
5 Lions 98.4 182.0 18 3
6 Steelers 98.7 299.0 14 2
7 Packers 99.4 169.0 13 0
8 Chiefs 101.8 148.0 13 3
9 Dolphins 103.7 - 12 -
10 Eagles 104.2 105.7 9 2
11 Texans 114.0 50.0 11 1
12 Bills 115.5 130.0 13 4
13 Raiders 116.9 - 14 -
14 Chargers 117.5 168.0 7 1
15 Falcons 120.6 - 11 -
16 Seahawks 120.8 - 11 -
17 Jets 121.1 - 22 -
18 49ers 124.6 - 24 -
19 Bengals 124.8 - 20 -
20 Cardinals 126.4 - 18 -
21 Browns 129.7 - 22 -
22 Rams 130.0 195.5 13 3
23 Patriots 131.4 - 16 -
24 Colts 131.8 - 18 -
25 Jaguars 132.6 - 19 -
26 Titans 133.9 - 21 -
27 Giants 136.2 - 18 -
28 Bears 136.3 - 20 -
29 Cowboys 137.1 - 25 -
29 Commanders 137.1 177.0 18 10
31 Saints 141.4 - 20 -
32 Panthers 179.8 - 24 -

Scoring Defense

# Team Points Allowed Avg. Playoff Avg. Total TD Allowed Playoff TD
1 Chargers 17.7 32.0 31 3
2 Eagles 17.8 18.3 33 5
3 Broncos 18.3 31.0 32 3
4 Chiefs 19.2 21.5 37 5
5 Vikings 19.5 27.0 37 3
6 Packers 19.9 22.0 39 2
7 Lions 20.1 45.0 37 6
8 Steelers 20.4 28.0 39 4
9 Ravens 21.2 20.5 39 5
10 Dolphins 21.4 - 36 -
11 Seahawks 21.6 - 40 -
11 Bills 21.6 21.3 44 8
13 Bears 21.8 - 37 -
14 Texans 21.9 17.5 42 3
15 Cardinals 22.3 - 40 -
16 Buccaneers 22.6 23.0 41 2
17 Rams 22.7 18.5 43 4
18 Commanders 23.0 35.3 45 14
19 Saints 23.4 - 43 -
20 Jets 23.8 - 42 -
21 Giants 24.4 - 47 -
22 Patriots 24.5 - 47 -
23 Falcons 24.9 - 47 -
24 Colts 25.1 - 48 -
25 Raiders 25.5 - 46 -
25 Bengals 25.5 - 53 -
27 Browns 25.6 - 53 -
27 Jaguars 25.6 - 48 -
27 49ers 25.6 - 50 -
30 Titans 27.1 - 55 -
31 Cowboys 27.5 - 55 -
32 Panthers 31.4 - 61 -

Red Zone Defense

# Team Defense Red Zone TD Rate Playoff Rate
1 Chargers 45.0% 0.0%
2 Bears 46.0% -
3 Broncos 46.9% 0.0%
4 Dolphins 49.1% -
5 Eagles 50.0% 61.5%
5 Rams 50.0% 44.4%
7 Lions 50.9% 50.0%
8 Chiefs 51.9% 54.5%
9 Seahawks 52.6% -
9 Cardinals 52.6% -
11 Ravens 52.9% 71.4%
12 Giants 53.7% -
13 Steelers 54.1% -
14 Buccaneers 54.4% 66.7%
15 Saints 55.6% -
16 Bills 57.4% 58.3%
17 Jets 58.7% -
18 Vikings 59.2% 0.0%
19 Jaguars 59.3% -
20 Packers 60.0% 33.3%
21 Raiders 60.3% -
22 Commanders 60.4% 63.6%
23 Colts 60.7% -
24 Browns 62.3% -
25 Titans 63.2% -
25 Patriots 63.2% -
27 Texans 63.6% 42.9%
28 Falcons 64.9% -
29 Panthers 65.8% -
30 Bengals 67.9% -
31 49ers 68.4% -
32 Cowboys 75.0% -

Third Down Defense

# Team Defense Third Down Rate Playoff Rate
1 Lions 32.4% 33.3%
2 Steelers 35.3% 66.7%
3 Eagles 35.5% 43.5%
4 Vikings 35.6% 20.0%
5 Chargers 35.7% 35.7%
6 Texans 35.9% 31.8%
6 Dolphins 35.9% -
8 Browns 36.2% -
9 Cowboys 36.6% -
10 Seahawks 37.1% -
11 Broncos 37.3% 53.3%
12 Packers 37.5% 18.2%
13 Bears 37.6% -
14 Buccaneers 38.1% 53.3%
15 Commanders 38.2% 46.4%
16 Jets 38.6% -
17 Ravens 39.8% 45.5%
17 Raiders 39.8% -
19 Giants 40.3% -
20 Rams 40.7% 37.5%
21 Saints 41.1% -
22 Titans 41.3% -
23 Bengals 42.0% -
24 49ers 43.1% -
24 Jaguars 43.1% -
26 Chiefs 43.3% 48.4%
26 Patriots 43.3% -
28 Bills 43.8% 50.0%
28 Cardinals 43.8% -
30 Colts 44.4% -
31 Falcons 45.3% -
32 Panthers 50.2% -

Defensive Team Statistics

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