NFL Defense vs Position: What Every Defense Allows to QBs, RBs, WRs and TEs
How many yards, receptions and passing touchdowns each NFL defense has allowed per game to quarterbacks, running backs, wide receivers and tight ends, ranked from the most allowed to the fewest. Tap a column heading to sort.
Through Week 8 of the 2026 regular season. 32 defenses, 7 to 8 games each (242 team-games). Rank 1 allowed the most per game. GP is the games behind each row.
Defense vs QB: passing yards allowed per game
Through Week 8 of the 2026 regular season, the defenses that have allowed the most passing yards per game to quarterbacks are Detroit Lions (297.7), Tennessee Titans (272.8), Buffalo Bills (269.0), and the fewest are Seattle Seahawks (169.1), Minnesota Vikings (180.1), New York Giants (192.1).
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| GP | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | 7 | 297.7 1st | 2.6 1st |
| Tennessee Titans | 8 | 272.8 2nd | 1.4 16th |
| Buffalo Bills | 7 | 269.0 3rd | 2.1 6th |
| Houston Texans | 7 | 262.7 4th | 1.4 19th |
| Jacksonville Jaguars | 7 | 262.0 5th | 1.1 27th |
| Cincinnati Bengals | 7 | 261.0 6th | 1.1 28th |
| Washington Commanders | 7 | 258.0 7th | 2.1 5th |
| Las Vegas Raiders | 8 | 250.8 8th | 2.2 4th |
| New Orleans Saints | 7 | 249.7 9th | 1.6 11th |
| Denver Broncos | 8 | 246.6 10th | 1.4 18th |
| Dallas Cowboys | 8 | 244.1 11th | 1.9 8th |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 8 | 244.0 12th | 1.5 13th |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 8 | 242.0 13th | 0.9 31st |
| Baltimore Ravens | 8 | 241.9 14th | 1.4 21st |
| Arizona Cardinals | 8 | 237.6 15th | 2.2 3rd |
| Atlanta Falcons | 8 | 237.5 16th | 1.4 14th |
| New England Patriots | 8 | 235.5 17th | 1.4 20th |
| Chicago Bears | 8 | 234.6 18th | 1.6 12th |
| Miami Dolphins | 7 | 230.9 19th | 2.3 2nd |
| Kansas City Chiefs | 7 | 228.4 20th | 1.0 30th |
| Indianapolis Colts | 8 | 226.2 21st | 1.8 9th |
| San Francisco 49ers | 7 | 223.9 22nd | 1.4 15th |
| Green Bay Packers | 8 | 220.9 23rd | 1.2 23rd |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 8 | 220.1 24th | 1.2 24th |
| Carolina Panthers | 7 | 219.6 25th | 1.4 22nd |
| Cleveland Browns | 8 | 214.6 26th | 1.4 17th |
| New York Jets | 8 | 208.4 27th | 1.8 10th |
| Los Angeles Chargers | 7 | 207.7 28th | 1.1 26th |
| Los Angeles Rams | 8 | 199.4 29th | 1.2 25th |
| New York Giants | 7 | 192.1 30th | 2.0 7th |
| Minnesota Vikings | 7 | 180.1 31st | 0.6 32nd |
| Seattle Seahawks | 8 | 169.1 32nd | 1.1 29th |
Defense vs RB: rushing yards allowed per game
Through Week 8 of the 2026 regular season, the defenses that have allowed the most rushing yards per game to running backs are Las Vegas Raiders (129.5), New Orleans Saints (120.4), Philadelphia Eagles (116.1), and the fewest are Jacksonville Jaguars (57.7), Tampa Bay Buccaneers (67.8), Pittsburgh Steelers (70.0).
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| GP | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Las Vegas Raiders | 8 | 129.5 1st | 163.0 1st |
| New Orleans Saints | 7 | 120.4 2nd | 158.1 2nd |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 8 | 116.1 3rd | 134.8 10th |
| Cleveland Browns | 8 | 115.9 4th | 133.4 11th |
| Carolina Panthers | 7 | 115.6 5th | 143.4 6th |
| Dallas Cowboys | 8 | 115.5 6th | 144.5 5th |
| Atlanta Falcons | 8 | 110.2 7th | 142.9 7th |
| Los Angeles Chargers | 7 | 107.7 8th | 130.1 13th |
| Miami Dolphins | 7 | 105.9 9th | 142.6 8th |
| New York Jets | 8 | 104.8 10th | 131.6 12th |
| Indianapolis Colts | 8 | 103.4 11th | 146.2 3rd |
| Minnesota Vikings | 7 | 103.0 12th | 121.4 19th |
| New York Giants | 7 | 101.6 13th | 122.1 18th |
| Tennessee Titans | 8 | 99.9 14th | 134.9 9th |
| Denver Broncos | 8 | 99.8 15th | 144.6 4th |
| Arizona Cardinals | 8 | 99.4 16th | 129.4 14th |
| Green Bay Packers | 8 | 93.5 17th | 127.1 16th |
| Houston Texans | 7 | 90.7 18th | 111.6 24th |
| Cincinnati Bengals | 7 | 85.7 19th | 115.6 22nd |
| New England Patriots | 8 | 82.2 20th | 113.2 23rd |
| Baltimore Ravens | 8 | 81.8 21st | 99.5 30th |
| Buffalo Bills | 7 | 81.4 22nd | 120.9 20th |
| Los Angeles Rams | 8 | 81.1 23rd | 122.8 17th |
| San Francisco 49ers | 7 | 78.6 24th | 129.1 15th |
| Washington Commanders | 7 | 75.7 25th | 110.4 25th |
| Detroit Lions | 7 | 74.9 26th | 99.0 31st |
| Seattle Seahawks | 8 | 72.9 27th | 103.4 28th |
| Chicago Bears | 8 | 72.0 28th | 104.6 27th |
| Kansas City Chiefs | 7 | 70.9 29th | 110.0 26th |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 8 | 70.0 30th | 116.9 21st |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 8 | 67.8 31st | 100.5 29th |
| Jacksonville Jaguars | 7 | 57.7 32nd | 93.7 32nd |
Defense vs WR: receiving yards allowed per game
Through Week 8 of the 2026 regular season, the defenses that have allowed the most receiving yards per game to wide receivers are Jacksonville Jaguars (195.7), Tennessee Titans (194.9), Houston Texans (187.4), and the fewest are Seattle Seahawks (100.4), Los Angeles Rams (112.0), Kansas City Chiefs (121.0).
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| GP | |||
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| Jacksonville Jaguars | 7 | 195.7 1st | 13.6 4th |
| Tennessee Titans | 8 | 194.9 2nd | 15.2 1st |
| Houston Texans | 7 | 187.4 3rd | 13.4 5th |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 8 | 182.6 4th | 12.8 7th |
| Baltimore Ravens | 8 | 177.6 5th | 12.8 6th |
| Detroit Lions | 7 | 175.9 6th | 14.1 2nd |
| Dallas Cowboys | 8 | 164.1 7th | 11.9 14th |
| Las Vegas Raiders | 8 | 161.5 8th | 10.1 24th |
| Buffalo Bills | 7 | 154.0 9th | 12.0 13th |
| New England Patriots | 8 | 152.1 10th | 12.0 10th |
| Green Bay Packers | 8 | 152.0 11th | 13.9 3rd |
| Arizona Cardinals | 8 | 151.5 12th | 9.8 27th |
| Chicago Bears | 8 | 149.6 13th | 9.5 29th |
| Washington Commanders | 7 | 149.0 14th | 12.6 8th |
| Atlanta Falcons | 8 | 148.6 15th | 12.0 12th |
| Carolina Panthers | 7 | 144.4 16th | 12.1 9th |
| New Orleans Saints | 7 | 143.6 17th | 10.6 21st |
| Cincinnati Bengals | 7 | 142.4 18th | 11.1 15th |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 8 | 138.5 19th | 12.0 11th |
| Cleveland Browns | 8 | 136.9 20th | 10.4 22nd |
| Los Angeles Chargers | 7 | 132.7 21st | 10.7 19th |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 8 | 131.2 22nd | 10.8 16th |
| Indianapolis Colts | 8 | 130.4 23rd | 9.4 30th |
| Denver Broncos | 8 | 130.1 24th | 10.8 17th |
| San Francisco 49ers | 7 | 129.7 25th | 10.7 18th |
| New York Giants | 7 | 126.9 26th | 10.7 20th |
| Minnesota Vikings | 7 | 122.7 27th | 10.0 25th |
| New York Jets | 8 | 121.4 28th | 9.9 26th |
| Miami Dolphins | 7 | 121.3 29th | 9.3 31st |
| Kansas City Chiefs | 7 | 121.0 30th | 10.1 23rd |
| Los Angeles Rams | 8 | 112.0 31st | 8.8 32nd |
| Seattle Seahawks | 8 | 100.4 32nd | 9.5 28th |
Defense vs TE: receiving yards allowed per game
Through Week 8 of the 2026 regular season, the defenses that have allowed the most receiving yards per game to tight ends are Detroit Lions (97.7), Cincinnati Bengals (88.7), Washington Commanders (74.9), and the fewest are Jacksonville Jaguars (32.3), Green Bay Packers (35.2), Seattle Seahawks (38.2).
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| GP | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | 7 | 97.7 1st | 8.7 1st |
| Cincinnati Bengals | 7 | 88.7 2nd | 7.0 2nd |
| Washington Commanders | 7 | 74.9 3rd | 6.3 8th |
| Buffalo Bills | 7 | 70.6 4th | 6.1 9th |
| Miami Dolphins | 7 | 69.0 5th | 6.9 5th |
| New Orleans Saints | 7 | 68.4 6th | 6.4 7th |
| Denver Broncos | 8 | 68.1 7th | 6.4 6th |
| Kansas City Chiefs | 7 | 65.6 8th | 6.9 3rd |
| New York Jets | 8 | 60.1 9th | 5.6 14th |
| Cleveland Browns | 8 | 59.2 10th | 5.5 16th |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 8 | 57.0 11th | 5.0 21st |
| Arizona Cardinals | 8 | 56.1 12th | 5.5 15th |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 8 | 56.1 13th | 5.4 18th |
| Las Vegas Raiders | 8 | 55.8 14th | 6.9 4th |
| Atlanta Falcons | 8 | 54.9 15th | 5.9 11th |
| Chicago Bears | 8 | 52.4 16th | 4.5 26th |
| Los Angeles Chargers | 7 | 52.4 18th | 4.4 27th |
| New England Patriots | 8 | 52.4 17th | 5.4 17th |
| Indianapolis Colts | 8 | 51.4 19th | 4.8 23rd |
| Dallas Cowboys | 8 | 51.0 20th | 5.6 13th |
| Carolina Panthers | 7 | 47.3 21st | 4.9 22nd |
| Baltimore Ravens | 8 | 46.5 22nd | 4.4 28th |
| Houston Texans | 7 | 46.0 23rd | 4.6 25th |
| Los Angeles Rams | 8 | 45.5 24th | 5.0 20th |
| New York Giants | 7 | 44.7 25th | 5.9 12th |
| San Francisco 49ers | 7 | 43.6 26th | 6.0 10th |
| Tennessee Titans | 8 | 42.9 27th | 4.8 24th |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 8 | 41.6 28th | 4.1 29th |
| Minnesota Vikings | 7 | 39.0 29th | 3.1 32nd |
| Seattle Seahawks | 8 | 38.2 30th | 5.0 19th |
| Green Bay Packers | 8 | 35.2 31st | 4.0 31st |
| Jacksonville Jaguars | 7 | 32.3 32nd | 4.1 30th |
What the ranking means
Each figure is the average a defense allowed per game to all the players at a position group, added together: a rank of 1 means it allowed the most. It is raw, not adjusted for the offenses faced, game script or injuries, and the early weeks rest on a handful of games. It is context to read beside a player’s own game log, not a pick, and it says nothing about tonight.
Teal rank: among the 8 defenses that allowed the most. Amber rank: among the 8 that allowed the fewest. The number is the rank; colour is only a second cue.
Stats via nflverse (CC BY 4.0), modified: regular-season player stats summed by position group against each defense.