NFL Defense vs WR: What Every Defense Allows to Wide receivers
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).
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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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.