2024 NFL Defense Rankings: Team Pass and Rush Stats

Updated Dec. 21, 2024 7:17 p.m. ET

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Want to know where each NFL squad is ranked following Week 15, in terms of their overall defensive stats? Multiple rankings are provided in this article.

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NFL Team Defense Rankings through Week 15

Total Defense

#	Team	Defense Yards Avg.	TD Allowed
1	Eagles	275.6	26
2	Titans	297.4	45
3	49ers	298.8	37
4	Chiefs	307.2	31
5	Texans	307.3	37
6	Dolphins	308.6	30
7	Jets	314.9	33
8	Steelers	316.6	30
9	Broncos	319.6	28
10	Packers	320.4	33
11	Commanders	321.8	38
12	Raiders	329.5	40
13	Vikings	334	27
14	Lions	335.8	30
15	Chargers	337.9	28
16	Cardinals	338.4	31
17	Ravens	339.6	36
18	Browns	340.9	43
19	Seahawks	341.1	35
20	Falcons	342.6	36
21	Patriots	344.1	38
21	Giants	344.1	37
23	Bills	345.5	37
24	Bears	351.1	31
25	Rams	353.6	37
26	Cowboys	356	44
27	Buccaneers	356.9	36
28	Bengals	366.1	47
28	Colts	366.1	36
30	Saints	376.6	34
31	Panthers	386.2	47
32	Jaguars	396.4	43

Passing Defense

#	Team	Pass Yards Allowed Avg.	Pass TD Allowed
1	Eagles	173.4	15
2	49ers	181	17
3	Titans	182.2	23
4	Commanders	190.1	23
5	Jets	193.9	13
6	Giants	200.4	19
7	Texans	200.5	28
8	Dolphins	205	16
9	Raiders	208.3	25
10	Browns	212.7	20
11	Panthers	213.2	27
12	Seahawks	213.6	21
13	Chargers	213.8	21
14	Packers	215.4	19
15	Chiefs	215.8	20
16	Patriots	216.7	22
17	Cardinals	217	16
18	Bears	217.8	14
19	Rams	218.1	23
20	Broncos	219.8	19
21	Cowboys	219.9	21
22	Steelers	222.3	16
23	Colts	224.4	20
24	Falcons	225.9	27
25	Bills	227.8	23
26	Lions	234.5	13
27	Bengals	239.2	26
28	Saints	242.2	14
29	Vikings	244.9	19
30	Buccaneers	247.7	23
31	Ravens	258.9	24
32	Jaguars	264.3	27

Rushing Defense

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#	Team	Rush Yards Allowed Avg.	Rush TD Allowed
1	Ravens	80.7	12
2	Vikings	89.1	7
3	Chiefs	91.4	11
4	Steelers	94.4	13
5	Broncos	99.8	9
6	Lions	101.3	16
7	Eagles	102.2	9
8	Dolphins	103.6	12
9	Packers	105	12
10	Texans	106.8	9
11	Buccaneers	109.2	12
12	Titans	115.2	16
13	Falcons	116.7	7
14	Bills	117.7	11
15	49ers	117.8	19
16	Jets	121	18
17	Raiders	121.2	12
18	Cardinals	121.4	13
19	Chargers	124.1	7
20	Bengals	126.9	18
21	Patriots	127.4	13
22	Seahawks	127.5	11
23	Browns	128.2	19
24	Commanders	131.7	13
25	Jaguars	132.1	16
26	Bears	133.3	17
27	Saints	134.4	16
28	Rams	135.4	13
29	Cowboys	136.1	22
30	Colts	141.6	14
31	Giants	143.7	14
32	Panthers	173	19

Scoring Defense

#	Team	Points Allowed Avg.	Total TD Allowed
1	Eagles	17.6	26
2	Vikings	18	27
3	Chargers	18.3	28
4	Chiefs	18.5	31
5	Broncos	18.7	28
6	Steelers	18.9	30
7	Lions	20.1	30
8	Packers	20.5	33
9	Texans	21.8	37
10	Cardinals	21.9	31
11	Bears	22	31
12	Bills	22.1	37
13	Dolphins	22.3	30
13	Saints	22.3	34
15	Seahawks	22.4	35
16	Commanders	22.5	38
17	49ers	22.9	37
18	Jets	23.2	33
19	Buccaneers	23.3	36
20	Giants	23.4	37
21	Colts	23.5	36
22	Ravens	23.7	36
23	Patriots	24.1	38
23	Rams	24.1	37
25	Falcons	24.4	36
26	Browns	25.4	43
27	Raiders	26.9	40
27	Jaguars	26.9	43
29	Titans	27.1	45
29	Cowboys	27.1	44
31	Bengals	27.6	47
32	Panthers	29.9	47

Red Zone Defense

#	Team	Defense Red Zone TD Rate
1	Chargers	44.7%
2	Broncos	45.2%
3	Bears	48.1%
4	Eagles	48.8%
5	Cardinals	49%
6	Dolphins	50%
6	Rams	50%
8	Chiefs	51.1%
9	Lions	51.2%
9	Saints	51.2%
11	Buccaneers	51.9%
12	Seahawks	52%
13	Vikings	52.5%
14	Steelers	53.2%
15	Giants	53.7%
16	Ravens	54.5%
17	Colts	57.7%
18	Bills	58.5%
19	Browns	59.1%
20	Packers	60%
20	Jets	60%
22	Jaguars	60.8%
23	Patriots	62%
23	Raiders	62%
25	Falcons	62.8%
26	Texans	64.1%
27	Panthers	64.4%
28	Titans	64.6%
29	Commanders	65%
30	49ers	67.4%
31	Bengals	69.6%
32	Cowboys	73.3%

Third Down Defense

#	Team	Defense Third Down Rate
1	Lions	32.5%
2	Eagles	34.1%
2	Cowboys	34.1%
4	Vikings	34.4%
5	Dolphins	34.7%
6	Steelers	35.1%
7	Texans	35.7%
7	Packers	35.7%
9	Browns	36.2%
10	Bears	36.5%
11	Chargers	37.1%
12	Saints	37.3%
13	Jets	37.4%
13	Broncos	37.4%
15	Seahawks	38.3%
16	Titans	38.7%
17	Giants	39.4%
18	Rams	39.5%
19	Buccaneers	40.5%
19	Chiefs	40.5%
21	Raiders	40.7%
22	Commanders	40.9%
23	Ravens	41.3%
24	Patriots	42.4%
25	49ers	42.5%
26	Bills	43.5%
27	Colts	44.4%
27	Bengals	44.4%
29	Jaguars	44.5%
30	Cardinals	44.6%
31	Falcons	44.9%
32	Panthers	47.8%