worst pass defense season in nfl history

The San Francisco 49ers have defended the fewest passes by a team in a season, with 39 passes defended in 2018.

		TEAM	PDEF	SEASON	GP	TKL	AST	COMB	SCK	SCKY	INT	INT YDS	INT TD	FF	FR	FR TD
1		49ers	39	2018	16	743	242	985	37.0	227	2	55	1	11	5	0
2		Raiders	40	2013	16	808	233	1,041	38.0	260	9	83	1	19	13	2
3		Cowboys	42	2025	17	633	552	1,185	35.0	245	6	120	1	11	6	0
4		Eagles	43	2020	16	741	347	1,088	49.0	324	8	101	1	14	11	2
5		Chargers	45	2019	16	697	305	1,002	30.0	190	11	74	0	6	3	0
6		Cowboys	46	2020	16	648	385	1,033	31.0	178	10	108	0	16	13	2
7		Lions	46	2008	16	814	300	1,114	30.0	191	4	16	0	22	16	1
8		Jaguars	47	2014	16	772	332	1,104	45.0	275	6	80	1	19	14	2
9		Lions	48	2018	16	698	209	907	43.0	298	7	148	2	10	7	0
10		Redskins	48	2014	16	731	290	1,021	36.0	241	7	38	0	14	12	0
11		Colts	48	2011	16	707	508	1,215	29.0	192	8	118	2	14	9	1
12		Bears	50	2022	17	747	383	1,130	20.0	124	14	201	0	14	9	0
13		Jaguars	50	2021	17	726	426	1,152	32.0	236	7	57	0	8	2	1
14		Texans	50	2020	16	736	370	1,106	34.0	221	3	19	1	9	6	0
15		Colts	50	2019	16	737	287	1,024	41.0	249	15	167	1	14	8	0
16		Jaguars	50	2010	16	758	201	959	26.0	189	13	105	0	8	5	0
17		Lions	51	2020	16	723	353	1,076	24.0	195	7	65	0	15	5	0
18		Falcons	51	2020	16	690	341	1,031	29.0	221	12	204	1	17	9	0
19		Colts	51	2008	16	889	277	1,166	30.0	200	15	204	2	22	11	3
20		Raiders	52	2025	17	682	513	1,195	37.0	227	8	63	0	10	8	0
21		Panthers	52	2021	17	692	404	1,096	39.0	293	9	103	0	14	7	0
22		Patriots	52	2020	16	696	349	1,045	24.0	165	18	162	1	5	4	1
23		Redskins	52	2019	16	770	347	1,117	46.0	270	13	106	0	16	9	0
24		Cardinals	52	2018	16	831	246	1,077	49.0	333	7	55	0	13	9	2
25		Jaguars	52	2018	16	717	191	908	37.0	241	11	117	2	7	6	0

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TEAM	W	L	T	PCT
Seahawks	14	3	0	.824
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Rush Yards Rankings

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Pass Yards Rankings

278.5

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256.1

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NFL 2025 Standings

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

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DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Sun 10/12	LAC	@	MIA	29-27
Sun 10/12	DAL	@	CAR	27-30
Sun 10/12	NE	@	NO	25-19
Sun 10/12	TEN	@	LV	10-20
Sun 10/12	CIN	@	GB	18-27

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 9/27	BAL	@	DAL	4:25 PM