2021 nfl passing defense rankings

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers had the most passing yards by a team in 2021, with 5,383 yards.

TEAM YDS SEASON GP CMP ATT PCT AVG YDS/G TD INT RTG TD% INT% SCK SCKY
1 Buccaneers
Buccaneers
5,383
2021
17
492
731
67.3
7.4
316.6
43
12
101.6
5.9
1.6
23
154
2 Chargers
Chargers
5,014
2021
17
443
674
65.7
7.4
294.9
38
15
97.4
5.6
2.2
31
214
3 Cowboys
Cowboys
4,997
2021
17
445
648
68.7
7.7
293.9
40
11
104.9
6.2
1.7
33
163
4 Chiefs
Chiefs
4,937
2021
17
448
675
66.4
7.3
290.4
37
13
98.1
5.5
1.9
28
146
5 Rams
Rams
4,893
2021
17
406
607
66.9
8.1
287.8
41
18
101.6
6.8
3.0
31
251
6 Raiders
Raiders
4,808
2021
17
429
628
68.3
7.7
282.8
23
14
93.8
3.7
2.2
40
241
7 Bengals
Bengals
4,806
2021
17
384
555
69.2
8.7
282.7
36
14
106.9
6.5
2.5
55
403
8 Cardinals
Cardinals
4,619
2021
17
415
591
70.2
7.8
271.7
27
11
100.6
4.6
1.9
39
343
9 Packers
Packers
4,526
2021
17
402
593
67.8
7.6
266.2
39
7
107.4
6.6
1.2
33
211
10 Bills
Bills
4,450
2021
17
415
655
63.4
6.8
261.8
36
16
91.3
5.5
2.4
27
166
11 Vikings
Vikings
4,450
2021
17
398
604
65.9
7.4
261.8
34
7
101.6
5.6
1.2
30
212
12 49ers
49ers
4,437
2021
17
343
514
66.7
8.6
261.0
26
14
99.2
5.1
2.7
33
216
13 Ravens
Ravens
4,267
2021
17
396
611
64.8
7.0
251.0
21
18
84.4
3.4
2.9
57
306
14 Patriots
Patriots
4,098
2021
17
364
535
68.0
7.7
241.1
24
13
95.5
4.5
2.4
28
241
15 Steelers
Steelers
4,017
2021
17
425
664
64.0
6.0
236.3
23
11
85.3
3.5
1.7
38
232
16 Falcons
Falcons
3,987
2021
17
377
573
65.8
7.0
234.5
20
15
86.6
3.5
2.6
40
274
17 Jets
Jets
3,959
2021
17
357
603
59.2
6.6
232.9
20
20
76.0
3.3
3.3
53
408
18 Dolphins
Dolphins
3,936
2021
17
404
615
65.7
6.4
231.5
21
14
85.4
3.4
2.3
40
285
19 Lions
Lions
3,884
2021
17
396
593
66.8
6.5
228.5
23
14
88.1
3.9
2.4
36
286
20 Broncos
Broncos
3,856
2021
17
354
541
65.4
7.1
226.8
20
9
91.7
3.7
1.7
40
263
21 Seahawks
Seahawks
3,815
2021
17
324
495
65.5
7.7
224.4
30
7
103.1
6.1
1.4
46
383
22 Washington Football Team
Washington Football Team
3,746
2021
17
356
550
64.7
6.8
220.4
21
15
85.8
3.8
2.7
43
305
23 Titans
Titans
3,745
2021
17
359
535
67.1
7.0
220.3
22
14
90.0
4.1
2.6
47
327
24 Jaguars
Jaguars
3,674
2021
17
361
604
59.8
6.1
216.1
12
17
72.1
2.0
2.8
32
238
25 Bears
Bears
3,635
2021
17
332
542
61.3
6.7
213.8
16
20
75.5
3.0
3.7
58
428
StatMuse has team, season-level data for passing yards going back to the 1932 season.

More Buccaneers Stats

Team Rankings

PPG

24.3

14th

OPP PPG

24.3

20th

RUSH YDS/G

124.0

10th

PASS YDS/G

226.0

16th

2025 Division Standings
TEAM W L T PCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
3
1
0
.750
Falcons Falcons
2
2
0
.500
Panthers Panthers
1
3
0
.250
Saints Saints
0
4
0
.000
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
10/5
TB TB
@
SEA SEA
4:05 PM
Sun
10/12
SF SF
@
TB TB
4:25 PM
Mon
10/20
TB TB
@
DET DET
7:00 PM
Sun
10/26
TB TB
@
NO NO
4:05 PM
Sun
11/9
NE NE
@
TB TB
1:00 PM
Last Game
TB Buccaneers

3 - 1 - 0

25

Final

31

PHI Eagles

4 - 0 - 0

Sun 28 Sep 2025

NFL 2025 Leaders

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NFL 2025 Division Standings

NFC East W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
4
0
0
1.000
Commanders Commanders
2
2
0
.500
NFC North W L T PCT
Lions Lions
3
1
0
.750
Packers Packers
2
1
1
.625
NFC South W L T PCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
3
1
0
.750
Falcons Falcons
2
2
0
.500
NFC West W L T PCT
49ers 49ers
4
1
0
.800
Seahawks Seahawks
3
1
0
.750
AFC East W L T PCT
Bills Bills
4
0
0
1.000
Patriots Patriots
2
2
0
.500
AFC North W L T PCT
Steelers Steelers
3
1
0
.750
Bengals Bengals
2
2
0
.500
AFC South W L T PCT
Colts Colts
3
1
0
.750
Jaguars Jaguars
3
1
0
.750
AFC West W L T PCT
Chargers Chargers
3
1
0
.750
Chiefs Chiefs
2
2
0
.500

NFL 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Wed
9/3
DAL DAL
@
PHI PHI
20-24
Thu
9/4
KC KC
@
LAC LAC
21-27
Sat
9/6
PIT PIT
@
NYJ NYJ
34-32
Sat
9/6
TB TB
@
ATL ATL
23-20
Sat
9/6
LV LV
@
NE NE
20-13

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
10/5
MIN MIN
@
CLE CLE
9:30 AM
Sun
10/5
HOU HOU
@
BAL BAL
1:00 PM
Sun
10/5
NYG NYG
@
NO NO
1:00 PM
Sun
10/5
DEN DEN
@
PHI PHI
1:00 PM
Sun
10/5
DAL DAL
@
NYJ NYJ
1:00 PM