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 — 2025

  • League leaderHOU 277.2
  • League average326.6
  • Best to worst106.8

All 32 teams, lower is better.

At a glance — 2025

Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.

League leader
HOU · 277.2
League laggard
WAS · 384
League average
326.6
Spread (max − min)
106.8

Year-over-year — 2025 vs 2024

Biggest movers from last season.

Biggest riser
WAS · +57.06
Biggest faller
JAX · −86.29
Most consistent
GB · −2.71
League trend 2025 vs 2024
▼ -10.79

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

Distribution

How the 32 teams cluster for 2025.

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.