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1999 NFL Passes Defended by Team

Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Passes broken up

The Philadelphia Eagles led the whole NFL in passes defended in 1999, with 116, 10 ahead of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The average across 31 NFL teams is 83.2.

Led the whole NFL in 1999 Philadelphia Eagles 16 games
116 Passes Defended 10 clear of Tampa Bay Buccaneers
# Team Conference G PD
1 Philadelphia Eagles NFC 16 116
2 Tampa Bay Buccaneers NFC 16 106
3 Carolina Panthers NFC 16 104
4 Seattle Seahawks NFC 16 103
5 New Orleans Saints NFC 16 102
6 Oakland Raiders AFC 16 99
7 Baltimore Ravens AFC 16 98
8 Washington Redskins NFC 16 96
9 Kansas City Chiefs AFC 16 94
9 St. Louis Rams NFC 16 94
11 Indianapolis Colts AFC 16 92
12 Detroit Lions NFC 16 88
13 Pittsburgh Steelers AFC 16 85
13 San Francisco 49ers NFC 16 85
NFL average 83.2
15 Tennessee Titans AFC 16 83
16 San Diego Chargers AFC 16 82
17 Cincinnati Bengals AFC 16 80
18 Jacksonville Jaguars AFC 16 79
19 Dallas Cowboys NFC 16 78
20 Miami Dolphins AFC 16 77
21 Green Bay Packers NFC 16 76
22 Buffalo Bills AFC 16 73
23 Atlanta Falcons NFC 16 72
23 Denver Broncos AFC 16 72
23 New York Giants NFC 16 72
26 New York Jets AFC 16 70
27 Chicago Bears NFC 16 68
28 Cleveland Browns AFC 16 65
29 Arizona Cardinals NFC 16 58
29 Minnesota Vikings NFC 16 58
31 New England Patriots AFC 16 54

A team's total is its players' numbers for the club added up, so a player traded mid-season counts for each team only what he did there. Rates such as passer rating and yards per attempt are worked out from the team's summed totals, not averaged across players.