EDGELINE STATS
Team defense.
Compare all 32 NFL defenses across yards allowed, disruption, explosive plays allowed, takeaways, situational football and efficiency. Every performance metric includes a 1–32 league rank.
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Team Defense metric definitions
RANK#1 always means best performance for that metric. Ties use competition ranking.
NET PASSINGTeam passing yards subtract yards lost on sacks. Pass attempts exclude sacks.
1D YDS/PLAYYards per valid scrimmage play run on first down; kneels and no-plays are excluded.
TURNOVER %Giveaways or takeaways divided by valid scrimmage plays. Turnovers on downs are separate.
20+ / 40+Completed passes or rushing plays gaining at least 20 or 40 yards.
3D / 4D %Conversions divided by attempts; defensive rates are conversions allowed.
TODFailed fourth-down attempts; not included in standard giveaway/takeaway totals.
PRESSUREPressure fields remain blank until the advanced pressure source is merged and validated.
Methodology: Regular-season team statistics built from nflverse play-by-play. Traditional rushing includes kneel-down adjustments; analytical first-down and explosive metrics exclude kneels.