Defensive: Team Stats · Total yards (allowed)

Total yards gained. Volume, not efficiency — teams pile these up losing.

DEF · Team StatsP + N
About this stat ↓

League snapshot — 2019

  • League leaderNE 275.9
  • League average347.9
  • Best to worst126.1

All 32 teams, lower is better.

At a glance — 2019

Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.

League leader
NE · 275.9
League laggard
ARI · 402
League average
347.9
Spread (max − min)
126.1

Year-over-year — 2019 vs 2018

Biggest movers from last season.

Biggest riser
DET · +65.38
Biggest faller
NE · −83.25
Most consistent
GB · −1.75
League trend 2019 vs 2018
▼ -4.29

Multi-year context

7-year window (2019–2025)

Multi-year leader
SF · 309.8
Multi-year laggard
DET · 371.8
Biggest improver
HOU · −21.09/yr
Biggest decliner
PIT · +6.47/yr

Multi-year heatmap

32 teams across 7 seasons. Cells colored by quintile within each season; click a column header to jump to that year.

Team2019202020212022202320242025
NE275.9353.8310.8322301.6342.9295.2
SF281.8314.4310300.6303.9317.4340.2
BUF298.3352.5272.8319.1307.2341.5293.1
BAL300.6329.8363.4324.3301.4324.2354.5
PIT304.1305.8361.1330.4342.1326.7356.9
LAC313.1343.4360.1346.2362.9324.4285.2
NYJ323.1387.6397.6311.1292.3313.8355.6
CHI324.1344.9316.7375.9324.2354.2361.8
DAL327386.4351330.2299.7355.2377
PHI331.7363.1328.8301.5356.1278.4314.2
NO333.1310.9318.2314.8327.2379.9299.8
DEN337367.9326.1320370.8317.1278.2
LAR339.6281.9344.9341.1337.9353.1327.5
MIN341.6393.3383.6388.7333.2335.4282.6
TB343.9327.1331.5324.3344.2341.8337.2
IND346.8332.1343.2334349.8361.2349.8
KC349.6358.3368.9328.2289.8320.6301.5
GB352.6334328.2336.5335.1314.5311.8
LV354.8389.1337.2365.6330.9333.1317.8
ATL355.8398.4364.4362.1321.1345.2326.6
TEN359.5398.3329.8351.6335.1311.2345.1
CLE361.6358.4311.5331.2270.2342.1283.6
CAR374.5360.1305.9350.2293.9404.5327.2
JAX375.4417.7353.1353.3342.8389.9303.6
NYG377.3349.3354.8358.2361.7346.8359.5
SEA381.6380.6379.1361.7371.4332.7285.9
WAS385.1304.6359.3304.6388.9326.9384
HOU388.3416.8384.4379.5330.7315277.2
CIN393.7389.2350.8335.7374.6348.3380.9
MIA397.8367.9337.5337.8318.3314.4348.8
DET400.4419.8379.8392.4336.1342.4331.9
ARI402351.9329.2348.9355.7342.5357.7

Distribution

How the 32 teams cluster for 2019.

About this stat
Stat ID
def_team_stats_total_yards
Side
defensive
Family
Team Stats
Data source
P + N
Polarity
lower is better
Display grain
count
Algorithm eligibility
Algorithm-eligible: this stat can be picked in the Algorithm Builder.