The Los Angeles Chargers had the most passing yards per opponent passing attempt by a team in 2021, with 8.97.
Interpreted as:
best passing yards per pass attempt allowed in 2021| TEAM | YDS/OPP ATT | YDS | OPP ATT | SEASON | GP | OPP CMP | OPP PCT | OPP YDS | OPP AVG | OPP TD | OPP INT | OPP RTG | OPP TD% | OPP INT% | OPP SCK | OPP SCKY | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Chargers | 8.97 | 5,014 | 559 | 2021 | 17 | 357 | 63.9 | 3,992 | 7.1 | 27 | 11 | 93.0 | 4.8 | 2.0 | 35 | 231 |
| 2 |  | Bills | 8.4 | 4,450 | 530 | 2021 | 17 | 297 | 56.0 | 3,047 | 5.7 | 12 | 19 | 65.3 | 2.3 | 3.6 | 42 | 266 |
| 3 |  | Cardinals | 8.23 | 4,619 | 561 | 2021 | 17 | 367 | 65.4 | 3,872 | 6.9 | 30 | 13 | 93.5 | 5.3 | 2.3 | 41 | 227 |
| 4 |  | 49ers | 8.14 | 4,437 | 545 | 2021 | 17 | 372 | 68.3 | 3,874 | 7.1 | 25 | 9 | 97.0 | 4.6 | 1.7 | 48 | 364 |
| 5 |  | Cowboys | 8.11 | 4,963 | 612 | 2021 | 17 | 364 | 59.5 | 4,346 | 7.1 | 24 | 26 | 76.6 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 41 | 297 |
| 6 |  | Chiefs | 8.09 | 4,937 | 610 | 2021 | 17 | 401 | 65.7 | 4,482 | 7.3 | 27 | 15 | 92.0 | 4.4 | 2.5 | 31 | 209 |
| 7 |  | Raiders | 7.93 | 4,808 | 606 | 2021 | 17 | 400 | 66.0 | 3,996 | 6.6 | 29 | 6 | 96.4 | 4.8 | 1.0 | 35 | 207 |
| 8 |  | Buccaneers | 7.92 | 5,383 | 680 | 2021 | 17 | 445 | 65.4 | 4,347 | 6.4 | 26 | 17 | 85.6 | 3.8 | 2.5 | 47 | 285 |
| 9 |  | Rams | 7.83 | 4,893 | 625 | 2021 | 17 | 416 | 66.6 | 4,476 | 7.2 | 17 | 19 | 83.8 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 50 | 367 |
| 10 |  | Bengals | 7.68 | 4,806 | 626 | 2021 | 17 | 420 | 67.1 | 4,498 | 7.2 | 26 | 13 | 93.1 | 4.2 | 2.1 | 42 | 276 |
| 11 |  | Bears | 7.62 | 3,635 | 477 | 2021 | 17 | 314 | 65.8 | 3,623 | 7.6 | 31 | 8 | 103.3 | 6.5 | 1.7 | 49 | 359 |
| 12 |  | Patriots | 7.62 | 4,098 | 538 | 2021 | 17 | 319 | 59.3 | 3,437 | 6.4 | 21 | 23 | 73.3 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 36 | 256 |
| 13 |  | Packers | 7.51 | 4,526 | 603 | 2021 | 17 | 379 | 62.9 | 4,021 | 6.7 | 31 | 18 | 86.9 | 5.1 | 3.0 | 39 | 297 |
| 14 |  | Lions | 7.14 | 3,884 | 544 | 2021 | 17 | 359 | 66.0 | 4,361 | 8.0 | 31 | 11 | 101.0 | 5.7 | 2.0 | 30 | 201 |
| 15 |  | Steelers | 7.13 | 4,017 | 563 | 2021 | 17 | 355 | 63.1 | 3,977 | 7.1 | 24 | 13 | 88.7 | 4.3 | 2.3 | 55 | 321 |
| 16 |  | Vikings | 7.11 | 4,450 | 626 | 2021 | 17 | 401 | 64.1 | 4,678 | 7.5 | 29 | 16 | 91.4 | 4.6 | 2.6 | 51 | 378 |
| 17 |  | Panthers | 6.94 | 3,573 | 515 | 2021 | 17 | 337 | 65.4 | 3,559 | 6.9 | 26 | 9 | 95.0 | 5.0 | 1.7 | 39 | 293 |
| 18 |  | Falcons | 6.91 | 3,987 | 577 | 2021 | 17 | 391 | 67.8 | 4,104 | 7.1 | 31 | 12 | 97.4 | 5.4 | 2.1 | 18 | 152 |
| 19 |  | Ravens | 6.87 | 4,267 | 621 | 2021 | 17 | 397 | 63.9 | 4,986 | 8.0 | 31 | 9 | 99.4 | 5.0 | 1.4 | 34 | 244 |
| 20 |  | Broncos | 6.86 | 3,856 | 562 | 2021 | 17 | 341 | 60.7 | 3,901 | 6.9 | 22 | 13 | 85.0 | 3.9 | 2.3 | 36 | 249 |
| 21 |  | Jaguars | 6.77 | 3,674 | 543 | 2021 | 17 | 377 | 69.4 | 4,111 | 7.6 | 24 | 7 | 100.8 | 4.4 | 1.3 | 32 | 236 |
| 22 |  | Jets | 6.74 | 3,959 | 587 | 2021 | 17 | 401 | 68.3 | 4,682 | 8.0 | 28 | 7 | 103.2 | 4.8 | 1.2 | 33 | 273 |
| 23 |  | Texans | 6.65 | 3,630 | 546 | 2021 | 17 | 363 | 66.5 | 4,342 | 8.0 | 27 | 17 | 94.1 | 4.9 | 3.1 | 32 | 225 |
| 24 |  | Dolphins | 6.47 | 3,936 | 608 | 2021 | 17 | 373 | 61.3 | 4,251 | 7.0 | 23 | 14 | 85.4 | 3.8 | 2.3 | 48 | 380 |
| 25 |  | Browns | 6.28 | 3,619 | 576 | 2021 | 17 | 367 | 63.7 | 3,712 | 6.4 | 29 | 13 | 89.4 | 5.0 | 2.3 | 43 | 273 |
StatMuse has team, season-level data for opponent passing attempts going back to the 1933 season.
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| AFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Patriots - y | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Bills - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Dolphins - e | 7 | 10 | 0 | .412 |
 Jets - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
| AFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
 Steelers - y | 10 | 7 | 0 | .588 |
 Ravens - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Bengals - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
 Browns - e | 5 | 12 | 0 | .294 |
| AFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
 Jaguars - y | 13 | 4 | 0 | .765 |
 Texans - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Colts - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Titans - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
| AFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
 Broncos - z* | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Chargers - w | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Chiefs - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
 Raiders - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
| NFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Eagles - y | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Cowboys - e | 7 | 9 | 1 | .441 |
 Commanders - e | 5 | 12 | 0 | .294 |
 Giants - e | 4 | 13 | 0 | .235 |
| NFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
 Bears - y | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Packers - w | 9 | 7 | 1 | .559 |
 Vikings - e | 9 | 8 | 0 | .529 |
 Lions - e | 9 | 8 | 0 | .529 |
| NFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
 Panthers - y | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Buccaneers - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Falcons - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Saints - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
| NFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
 Seahawks - z* | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Rams - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 49ers - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Cardinals - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
