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2009 NFL Passes Defended by Team

Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Passes broken up

The Philadelphia Eagles led the whole NFL in passes defended in 2009, with 99, 2 ahead of the Green Bay Packers. The average across 32 NFL teams is 75.2.

Led the whole NFL in 2009 Philadelphia Eagles 16 games
99 Passes Defended 2 clear of Green Bay Packers
# Team Conference G PD
1 Philadelphia Eagles NFC 16 99
2 Green Bay Packers NFC 16 97
3 Cincinnati Bengals AFC 16 96
4 Arizona Cardinals NFC 16 90
4 Dallas Cowboys NFC 16 90
6 Kansas City Chiefs AFC 16 86
6 New Orleans Saints NFC 16 86
8 Denver Broncos AFC 16 84
8 New York Jets AFC 16 84
10 Miami Dolphins AFC 16 83
11 Buffalo Bills AFC 16 82
12 Baltimore Ravens AFC 16 81
12 New York Giants NFC 16 81
14 Washington Redskins NFC 16 76
NFL average 75.2
15 Houston Texans AFC 16 75
16 Cleveland Browns AFC 16 73
17 Detroit Lions NFC 16 71
18 Indianapolis Colts AFC 16 70
19 New England Patriots AFC 16 69
19 Oakland Raiders AFC 16 69
19 San Francisco 49ers NFC 16 69
22 Carolina Panthers NFC 16 68
22 Pittsburgh Steelers AFC 16 68
22 Tampa Bay Buccaneers NFC 16 68
25 San Diego Chargers AFC 16 66
25 Seattle Seahawks NFC 16 66
25 Tennessee Titans AFC 16 66
28 Atlanta Falcons NFC 16 64
29 Minnesota Vikings NFC 16 63
30 Jacksonville Jaguars AFC 16 59
31 St. Louis Rams NFC 16 54
32 Chicago Bears NFC 16 53

A team's total is its players' numbers for the club added up, so a player traded mid-season counts for each team only what he did there. Rates such as passer rating and yards per attempt are worked out from the team's summed totals, not averaged across players.