NFL Defense vs QB: What Every Defense Allows to Quarterbacks
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).
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.
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| GP | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | 7 | 297.7 1st | 2.6 1st | 20.9 7th |
| Tennessee Titans | 8 | 272.8 2nd | 1.4 16th | 17.1 13th |
| Buffalo Bills | 7 | 269.0 3rd | 2.1 6th | 13.7 19th |
| Houston Texans | 7 | 262.7 4th | 1.4 19th | 7.4 30th |
| Jacksonville Jaguars | 7 | 262.0 5th | 1.1 27th | 12.6 23rd |
| Cincinnati Bengals | 7 | 261.0 6th | 1.1 28th | 28.0 2nd |
| Washington Commanders | 7 | 258.0 7th | 2.1 5th | 23.0 5th |
| Las Vegas Raiders | 8 | 250.8 8th | 2.2 4th | 13.0 22nd |
| New Orleans Saints | 7 | 249.7 9th | 1.6 11th | 17.7 12th |
| Denver Broncos | 8 | 246.6 10th | 1.4 18th | 20.8 8th |
| Dallas Cowboys | 8 | 244.1 11th | 1.9 8th | 28.9 1st |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 8 | 244.0 12th | 1.5 13th | 14.5 18th |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 8 | 242.0 13th | 0.9 31st | 13.0 21st |
| Baltimore Ravens | 8 | 241.9 14th | 1.4 21st | 18.8 11th |
| Arizona Cardinals | 8 | 237.6 15th | 2.2 3rd | 19.6 10th |
| Atlanta Falcons | 8 | 237.5 16th | 1.4 14th | 5.8 32nd |
| New England Patriots | 8 | 235.5 17th | 1.4 20th | 9.0 27th |
| Chicago Bears | 8 | 234.6 18th | 1.6 12th | 14.5 17th |
| Miami Dolphins | 7 | 230.9 19th | 2.3 2nd | 7.7 29th |
| Kansas City Chiefs | 7 | 228.4 20th | 1.0 30th | 16.4 15th |
| Indianapolis Colts | 8 | 226.2 21st | 1.8 9th | 22.2 6th |
| San Francisco 49ers | 7 | 223.9 22nd | 1.4 15th | 6.0 31st |
| Green Bay Packers | 8 | 220.9 23rd | 1.2 23rd | 13.1 20th |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 8 | 220.1 24th | 1.2 24th | 10.6 25th |
| Carolina Panthers | 7 | 219.6 25th | 1.4 22nd | 20.6 9th |
| Cleveland Browns | 8 | 214.6 26th | 1.4 17th | 8.6 28th |
| New York Jets | 8 | 208.4 27th | 1.8 10th | 16.5 14th |
| Los Angeles Chargers | 7 | 207.7 28th | 1.1 26th | 9.9 26th |
| Los Angeles Rams | 8 | 199.4 29th | 1.2 25th | 24.9 3rd |
| New York Giants | 7 | 192.1 30th | 2.0 7th | 24.6 4th |
| Minnesota Vikings | 7 | 180.1 31st | 0.6 32nd | 11.6 24th |
| Seattle Seahawks | 8 | 169.1 32nd | 1.1 29th | 16.0 16th |
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.