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2017 NFL Passes Defended by Team

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

The New Orleans Saints led the whole NFL in passes defended in 2017, with 102, 6 ahead of the Los Angeles Rams. The average across 32 NFL teams is 72.8.

Led the whole NFL in 2017 New Orleans Saints 16 games
102 Passes Defended 6 clear of Los Angeles Rams
# Team Conference G PD
1 New Orleans Saints NFC 16 102
2 Los Angeles Rams NFC 16 96
3 Philadelphia Eagles NFC 16 92
4 Washington Redskins NFC 16 90
5 Kansas City Chiefs AFC 16 86
6 Baltimore Ravens AFC 16 83
7 Buffalo Bills AFC 16 82
8 Jacksonville Jaguars AFC 16 81
9 Pittsburgh Steelers AFC 16 80
10 Detroit Lions NFC 16 79
10 Los Angeles Chargers AFC 16 79
12 Seattle Seahawks NFC 16 78
13 Arizona Cardinals NFC 16 74
13 Tennessee Titans AFC 16 74
15 Cincinnati Bengals AFC 16 73
15 Cleveland Browns AFC 16 73
15 New York Giants NFC 16 73
NFL average 72.8
18 Minnesota Vikings NFC 16 71
19 Chicago Bears NFC 16 69
19 Indianapolis Colts AFC 16 69
21 New England Patriots AFC 16 67
22 Atlanta Falcons NFC 16 65
23 Dallas Cowboys NFC 16 64
23 Green Bay Packers NFC 16 64
25 Denver Broncos AFC 16 62
25 New York Jets AFC 16 62
27 Houston Texans AFC 16 58
27 San Francisco 49ers NFC 16 58
29 Miami Dolphins AFC 16 57
30 Carolina Panthers NFC 16 56
30 Oakland Raiders AFC 16 56
30 Tampa Bay Buccaneers NFC 16 56

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.