2022 NFC Passes Defended by Team

The Minnesota Vikings led the NFC in passes defended in 2022, with 87, 2 ahead of the Philadelphia Eagles. The average across 16 NFC teams is 68.8.

Led the NFC in 2022 Minnesota Vikings 17 games

87 Passes Defended 2 clear of Philadelphia Eagles

#	Team	G	PD
1	Minnesota Vikings	17	87
2	Philadelphia Eagles	17	85
3	Seattle Seahawks	17	81
4	San Francisco 49ers	17	78
5	Arizona Cardinals	17	77
6	New York Giants	17	75
7	Atlanta Falcons	17	69
	NFC average		68.8
8	Washington Commanders	17	68
9	New Orleans Saints	17	67
10	Green Bay Packers	17	63
11	Carolina Panthers	17	62
11	Detroit Lions	17	62
13	Dallas Cowboys	17	59
13	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	17	59
15	Los Angeles Rams	17	58
16	Chicago Bears	17	50

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.