NFL Defense vs TE: What Every Defense Allows to Tight ends
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).
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 | 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.