2024 NFL Defense Rankings: Team Pass and Rush Stats

Updated Jan. 31, 2025 11:14 a.m. ET

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Want to know where every NFL team is ranked after the regular season, looking at their overall defensive stats? Multiple rankings are provided in this article.

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NFL Team Regular Season Defense Rankings

Total Defense

#	Team	Defense Yards Avg.	Playoff Avg.	TD Allowed	Playoff TD
1	Eagles	278.4	351.3	33	5
2	Titans	311.2	-	55	-
3	Jets	313.7	-	42	-
4	Dolphins	314.4	-	36	-
5	Packers	314.5	290	39	2
6	Texans	315	236.5	42	3
7	Broncos	317.1	471	32	3
8	49ers	317.4	-	50	-
9	Chiefs	320.6	355	37	5
10	Ravens	324.2	276.5	39	5
11	Chargers	324.4	429	31	3
12	Steelers	326.7	464	39	4
13	Commanders	326.9	421.3	45	14
14	Seahawks	332.7	-	40	-
15	Raiders	333.1	-	46	-
16	Vikings	335.4	292	37	3
17	Bills	341.5	336	44	8
18	Buccaneers	341.8	350	41	2
19	Browns	342.1	-	53	-
20	Lions	342.4	481	37	6
21	Cardinals	342.5	-	40	-
22	Patriots	342.9	-	47	-
23	Falcons	345.1	-	47	-
24	Giants	346.8	-	47	-
25	Bengals	348.3	-	53	-
26	Rams	353.1	309.5	43	4
27	Bears	354.2	-	37	-
28	Cowboys	355.2	-	55	-
29	Colts	361.2	-	48	-
30	Saints	379.9	-	43	-
31	Jaguars	389.9	-	48	-
32	Panthers	404.5	-	61	-

Passing Defense

#	Team	Pass Yards Allowed Avg.	Playoff Avg.	Pass TD Allowed	Playoff TD
1	Eagles	174.2	245.7	22	3
2	Titans	177.3	-	27	-
3	Commanders	189.8	244.3	25	4
4	Jets	192.6	-	18	-
5	49ers	192.8	-	25	-
6	Texans	201	186.5	31	2
7	Chargers	206.9	261	24	1
8	Giants	210.6	-	23	-
9	Dolphins	210.7	-	22	-
10	Patriots	211.5	-	27	-
11	Seahawks	211.9	-	26	-
12	Browns	212.4	-	26	-
13	Packers	215.2	121	23	2
14	Cardinals	216.1	-	20	-
15	Raiders	216.2	-	29	-
16	Bears	217.9	-	17	-
17	Cowboys	218.1	-	28	-
18	Chiefs	218.8	207	24	2
19	Broncos	220.7	261	22	2
20	Rams	223.1	114	29	1
21	Bengals	223.5	-	30	-
22	Falcons	224.5	-	34	-
23	Panthers	224.7	-	35	-
24	Bills	226.1	206	28	4
25	Steelers	228	165	23	2
26	Colts	229.4	-	27	-
27	Saints	238.5	-	19	-
28	Vikings	242	202	24	2
29	Buccaneers	243.9	268	27	2
30	Lions	244	299	18	2
31	Ravens	244.1	188.5	27	2
32	Jaguars	257.4	-	29	-

Rushing Defense

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#	Team	Rush Yards Allowed Avg.	Playoff Avg.	Rush TD Allowed	Playoff TD
1	Ravens	80.1	88	12	3
2	Vikings	93.4	90	12	0
3	Broncos	96.4	210	10	1
4	Buccaneers	97.8	82	13	0
5	Lions	98.4	182	18	3
6	Steelers	98.7	299	14	2
7	Packers	99.4	169	13	0
8	Chiefs	101.8	148	13	3
9	Dolphins	103.7	-	12	-
10	Eagles	104.2	105.7	9	2
11	Texans	114	50	11	1
12	Bills	115.5	130	13	4
13	Raiders	116.9	-	14	-
14	Chargers	117.5	168	7	1
15	Falcons	120.6	-	11	-
16	Seahawks	120.8	-	11	-
17	Jets	121.1	-	22	-
18	49ers	124.6	-	24	-
19	Bengals	124.8	-	20	-
20	Cardinals	126.4	-	18	-
21	Browns	129.7	-	22	-
22	Rams	130	195.5	13	3
23	Patriots	131.4	-	16	-
24	Colts	131.8	-	18	-
25	Jaguars	132.6	-	19	-
26	Titans	133.9	-	21	-
27	Giants	136.2	-	18	-
28	Bears	136.3	-	20	-
29	Cowboys	137.1	-	25	-
29	Commanders	137.1	177	18	10
31	Saints	141.4	-	20	-
32	Panthers	179.8	-	24	-

Scoring Defense

#	Team	Points Allowed Avg.	Playoff Avg.	Total TD Allowed	Playoff TD
1	Chargers	17.7	32	31	3
2	Eagles	17.8	18.3	33	5
3	Broncos	18.3	31	32	3
4	Chiefs	19.2	21.5	37	5
5	Vikings	19.5	27	37	3
6	Packers	19.9	22	39	2
7	Lions	20.1	45	37	6
8	Steelers	20.4	28	39	4
9	Ravens	21.2	20.5	39	5
10	Dolphins	21.4	-	36	-
11	Seahawks	21.6	-	40	-
11	Bills	21.6	21.3	44	8
13	Bears	21.8	-	37	-
14	Texans	21.9	17.5	42	3
15	Cardinals	22.3	-	40	-
16	Buccaneers	22.6	23	41	2
17	Rams	22.7	18.5	43	4
18	Commanders	23	35.3	45	14
19	Saints	23.4	-	43	-
20	Jets	23.8	-	42	-
21	Giants	24.4	-	47	-
22	Patriots	24.5	-	47	-
23	Falcons	24.9	-	47	-
24	Colts	25.1	-	48	-
25	Raiders	25.5	-	46	-
25	Bengals	25.5	-	53	-
27	Browns	25.6	-	53	-
27	Jaguars	25.6	-	48	-
27	49ers	25.6	-	50	-
30	Titans	27.1	-	55	-
31	Cowboys	27.5	-	55	-
32	Panthers	31.4	-	61	-

Red Zone Defense

#	Team	Defense Red Zone TD Rate	Playoff Rate
1	Chargers	45%	0%
2	Bears	46%	-
3	Broncos	46.9%	0%
4	Dolphins	49.1%	-
5	Eagles	50%	61.5%
5	Rams	50%	44.4%
7	Lions	50.9%	50%
8	Chiefs	51.9%	54.5%
9	Seahawks	52.6%	-
9	Cardinals	52.6%	-
11	Ravens	52.9%	71.4%
12	Giants	53.7%	-
13	Steelers	54.1%	-
14	Buccaneers	54.4%	66.7%
15	Saints	55.6%	-
16	Bills	57.4%	58.3%
17	Jets	58.7%	-
18	Vikings	59.2%	0%
19	Jaguars	59.3%	-
20	Packers	60%	33.3%
21	Raiders	60.3%	-
22	Commanders	60.4%	63.6%
23	Colts	60.7%	-
24	Browns	62.3%	-
25	Titans	63.2%	-
25	Patriots	63.2%	-
27	Texans	63.6%	42.9%
28	Falcons	64.9%	-
29	Panthers	65.8%	-
30	Bengals	67.9%	-
31	49ers	68.4%	-
32	Cowboys	75%	-

Third Down Defense

#	Team	Defense Third Down Rate	Playoff Rate
1	Lions	32.4%	33.3%
2	Steelers	35.3%	66.7%
3	Eagles	35.5%	43.5%
4	Vikings	35.6%	20%
5	Chargers	35.7%	35.7%
6	Texans	35.9%	31.8%
6	Dolphins	35.9%	-
8	Browns	36.2%	-
9	Cowboys	36.6%	-
10	Seahawks	37.1%	-
11	Broncos	37.3%	53.3%
12	Packers	37.5%	18.2%
13	Bears	37.6%	-
14	Buccaneers	38.1%	53.3%
15	Commanders	38.2%	46.4%
16	Jets	38.6%	-
17	Ravens	39.8%	45.5%
17	Raiders	39.8%	-
19	Giants	40.3%	-
20	Rams	40.7%	37.5%
21	Saints	41.1%	-
22	Titans	41.3%	-
23	Bengals	42%	-
24	49ers	43.1%	-
24	Jaguars	43.1%	-
26	Chiefs	43.3%	48.4%
26	Patriots	43.3%	-
28	Bills	43.8%	50%
28	Cardinals	43.8%	-
30	Colts	44.4%	-
31	Falcons	45.3%	-
32	Panthers	50.2%	-