Detailed 2008 NFL Defensive Stats:
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Defensive Yardage Allowed:
Defensive yards per play (DYPP) is the best tool to measure a defense’s yardage allowed as opposed to total yards per game allowed:
- Steelers (4.11)
- Eagles (4.64)
- Ravens (4.67)
- Titans (4.80)
- Bears (5.06)
- Redskins (5.08)
- Cowboys (5.16)
- Vikings (5.19)
- Colts (5.22)
- Bengals (5.23)
- 49ers (5.23)
- Giants (5.26)
- Buccaneers (5.35)
- Panthers (5.36)
- Jets (5.38)
- Packers (5.48)
- Bills (5.51)
- Cardinals (5.51)
- Chargers (5.52)
- Patriot (5.56)
- Saints (5.60)
- Dolphins (5.61)
- Raiders (5.70)
- Falcons (5.77)
- Browns (5.78)
- Texans (5.91)
- Seahawks (5.92)
- Jaguars (5.92)
- Chiefs (6.10)
- Broncos (6.22)
- Rams (6.30)
- Lions (6.61)
Defensive Rushing Touchdowns:
Defensive rushing touchdowns rate (DRTD%) is the best tool to measure a defense’s ability to prevent defensive rushing touchdowns as opposed to looking at total defensive rushing touchdowns allowed:
- Ravens (1.09%)
- Eagles (1.66%)
- Steelers (1.79%)
- Bucs (1.81%)
- Patriots (1.93%)
- Jets (2.46%)
- Chargers (2.70%)
- Vikings (2.70%)
- Cowboys (2.74%)
- Dolphins (2.84%)
- Seahawks (2.84%)
- Cardinals (2.92%)
- Browns (2.96%)
- Titans (2.98%)
- Redskins (3.02%)
- Bengals (3.06%)
- 49ers (3.10%)
- Saints (3.15%)
- Panthers (3.24%)
- Jaguars (3.27%)
- Giants (3.63%)
- Bears (3.66%)
- Colts (3.81%)
- Bills (3.96%)
- Falcons (4.10%)
- Texans (4.10%)
- Raiders (4.24%)
- Packers (4.37%)
- Chiefs (4.91%)
- Rams (5.19%)
- Broncos (5.54%)
- Lions (5.78%)
Defensive Passing Touchdowns Allowed:
Defensive passing touchdown rate (DPTD%) is the best tool to measure a defense’s ability to limit the opposition�s ability to throw touchdown passes as opposed to total passing touchdowns allowed:
- Colts (1.25%)
- Titans (2.09%)
- Steelers (2.25%)
- Bills (2.36%)
- Vikings (2.83%)
- Redskins (3.13%)
- Ravens (3.22%)
- Dolphins (3.27%)
- Bears (3.38%)
- Giants (3.41%)
- Panthers (3.62%)
- Eagles (3.64%)
- Falcons (3.74%)
- Cowboys (3.99%)
- Saints (4.02%)
- Chiefs (4.02%)
- Jets (4.04%)
- 49ers (4.04%)
- Broncos (4.04%)
- Chargers (4.13%)
- Packers (4.25%)
- Raiders (4.25%)
- Browns (4.26%)
- Seahawks (4.42%)
- Rams (4.50%)
- Bengals (4.5%)
- Buccaneers (4.84%)
- Texans (5.10%)
- Jaguars (5.38%)
- Lions (5.64%)
- Patriots (5.70%)
- Cardinals (6.96%)
Defensive Sacks:
Defensive sack rate (SK%) is the best tool to measure a defense’s ability to produce sacks as opposed to looking at total sacks:
- Cowboys (10.41%)
- Steelers (8.73%)
- Eagles (8.38%)
- Vikings (7.83%)
- Giants (7.71%)
- Titans (7.11%)
- Dolphins (6.77%)
- Jets (6.69%)
- Raiders (6.36%)
- Lions (6.34%)
- Rams (6.33%)
- Panthers (6.23%)
- Patriots (6.14%)
- Ravens (6.05%)
- Colts (5.87%)
- Jaguars (5.87%)
- Falcons (5.83%)
- Seahawks (5.82%)
- Buccaneers (5.75%)
- Cardinals (5.66%)
- 49ers (5.22%)
- Saints (5.05%)
- Texans (5.04%)
- Broncos (4.99%)
- Packers (4.95%)
- Bills (4.65%)
- Redskins (4.49%)
- Chargers (4.42%)
- Bears (4.31%)
- Browns (3.80%)
- Bengals (3.25%)
- Chiefs (1.88%)
Defensive Turnovers:
Defensive turnover rate (DTO%) is the best tool to measure a defense’s ability to produce turnovers as opposed to looking at total turnovers:
- Ravens (3.80%)
- Buccaneers (3.28%)
- Dolphins (3.19%)
- Titans (3.17%)
- Steelers (3.14%)
- Browns (3.14%)
- Cardinals (3.12%)
- Eagles (3.07%)
- Jets (3.06%)
- Bears (3.02%)
- Packers (2.87%)
- Chiefs (2.81%)
- Vikings (2.78%)
- Rams (2.75%)
- Colts (2.73%)
- Panthers (2.53%)
- Giants (2.47%)
- Patriots (2.47%)
- Texans (2.42%)
- Cowboys (2.42%)
- Bengals (2.41%)
- Chargers (2.37%)
- Raiders (2.37%)
- Bills (2.32%)
- Saints (2.27%)
- Lions (2.04%)
- Redskins (1.98%)
- Seahawks (1.96%)
- Jaguars (1.90%)
- Falcons (1.87%)
- 49ers (1.81%)
- Broncos (1.31%)
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