nfl defense gives up most passing yards per attempt

The Baltimore Colts have allowed the most passing yards per attempt by a team, with 8.4 per attempt.

TEAMOPP AVGGPOPP CMPOPP ATTOPP PCTOPP YDSOPP TDOPP INTOPP RTGOPP TD%OPP INT%OPP SCKOPP SCKY
1Colts
Colts
8.4
12
156
304
51.3
2,545
31
34
67.1
10.2
11.2
20
156
2Texans
Texans
7.7
12
153
310
49.4
2,394
31
28
71.1
10.0
9.0
43
346
3Yanks
Yanks
7.3
36
518
1,054
49.1
7,683
66
66
68.2
6.3
6.3
65
511
4Falcons
Falcons
7.3
933
17,634
29,446
59.9
214,127
1,368
986
83.8
4.6
3.3
1,968
14,051
5Texans
Texans
7.2
389
7,973
12,874
61.9
92,737
603
324
88.8
4.7
2.5
846
5,643
6Colts
Colts
7.2
1,099
19,869
33,545
59.2
240,571
1,489
1,291
80.1
4.4
3.8
2,592
18,992
7Saints
Saints
7.1
919
16,768
28,794
58.2
205,131
1,348
941
82.3
4.7
3.3
2,287
15,848
8Jaguars
Jaguars
7.1
501
10,294
16,531
62.3
117,715
712
422
87.4
4.3
2.6
1,083
6,955
9Cardinals
Cardinals
7.1
1,324
21,390
38,277
55.9
271,738
1,921
1,642
77.1
5.0
4.3
2,607
19,010
10Lions
Lions
7.1
1,326
22,067
38,393
57.5
271,284
1,754
1,772
75.4
4.6
4.6
2,736
20,331
11Dolphins
Dolphins
7.0
933
17,124
29,211
58.6
205,100
1,257
1,065
79.3
4.3
3.6
2,135
15,172
12Bengals
Bengals
7.0
904
16,963
28,895
58.7
202,543
1,256
979
80.6
4.3
3.4
1,951
14,100
13Titans
Titans
7.0
1,017
18,766
32,496
57.7
227,470
1,473
1,192
79.2
4.5
3.7
2,415
17,268
14Raiders
Raiders
7.0
1,017
17,826
31,868
55.9
222,869
1,388
1,168
77.1
4.4
3.7
2,546
18,732
15Rams
Rams
7.0
1,268
21,435
38,222
56.1
266,838
1,708
1,745
73.8
4.5
4.6
3,039
22,167
16Commanders
Commanders
7.0
1,325
21,216
38,590
55.0
269,211
1,770
1,770
73.1
4.6
4.6
2,763
19,654
17Patriots
Patriots
6.9
1,017
18,487
32,541
56.8
226,005
1,372
1,211
76.9
4.2
3.7
2,435
18,123
18Jets
Jets
6.9
1,017
18,289
32,222
56.8
223,740
1,456
1,162
78.4
4.5
3.6
2,209
16,106
19Seahawks
Seahawks
6.9
793
15,749
26,301
59.9
182,600
1,036
882
80.1
3.9
3.4
1,890
12,772
20Buccaneers
Buccaneers
6.9
793
15,619
25,509
61.2
177,046
1,062
842
82.2
4.2
3.3
1,734
11,743
21Panthers
Panthers
6.9
501
10,353
16,705
62.0
115,897
686
485
84.2
4.1
2.9
1,182
7,760
22Chargers
Chargers
6.9
1,017
19,143
32,908
58.2
227,590
1,416
1,247
77.9
4.3
3.8
2,433
17,223
23Cowboys
Cowboys
6.9
1,015
18,016
32,055
56.2
221,396
1,380
1,143
77.2
4.3
3.6
2,631
18,687
24Vikings
Vikings
6.9
1,003
18,774
31,744
59.1
219,210
1,316
1,187
78.4
4.1
3.7
2,496
17,506
25Giants
Giants
6.9
1,329
21,621
38,957
55.5
268,184
1,649
1,848
71.4
4.2
4.7
2,824
20,384
StatMuse has team, season-level data for opponent passing yards per attempt going back to the 1933 season.

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AFC EastWLTPCT
14
3
0
.824
Bills Bills - w
12
5
0
.706
7
10
0
.412
Jets Jets - e
3
14
0
.176
AFC NorthWLTPCT
10
7
0
.588
8
9
0
.471
6
11
0
.353
5
12
0
.294
AFC SouthWLTPCT
13
4
0
.765
12
5
0
.706
Colts Colts - e
8
9
0
.471
3
14
0
.176
AFC WestWLTPCT
14
3
0
.824
11
6
0
.647
6
11
0
.353
3
14
0
.176
NFC EastWLTPCT
11
6
0
.647
7
9
1
.441
5
12
0
.294
4
13
0
.235
NFC NorthWLTPCT
Bears Bears - y
11
6
0
.647
9
7
1
.559
9
8
0
.529
Lions Lions - e
9
8
0
.529
NFC SouthWLTPCT
8
9
0
.471
8
9
0
.471
8
9
0
.471
6
11
0
.353
NFC WestWLTPCT
14
3
0
.824
Rams Rams - w
12
5
0
.706
49ers 49ers - w
12
5
0
.706
3
14
0
.176