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 — 2023

  • League leaderCLE 270.2
  • League average331.6
  • Best to worst118.8

All 32 teams, lower is better.

At a glance — 2023

Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.

League leader
CLE · 270.2
League laggard
WAS · 388.9
League average
331.6
Spread (max − min)
118.8

Year-over-year — 2023 vs 2022

Biggest movers from last season.

Biggest riser
WAS · +84.35
Biggest faller
CLE · −61.06
Most consistent
GB · −1.47
League trend 2023 vs 2022
▼ -8.47

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

Distribution

How the 32 teams cluster for 2023.

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.