2003 NFL Passes Defended by Team

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

The New England Patriots led the whole NFL in passes defended in 2003, with 121, 13 ahead of the Houston Texans. The average across 32 NFL teams is 81.4.

SK INT TKL TFL SOLO PD FF QBH TD

Led the whole NFL in 2003 New England Patriots 16 games

121 Passes Defended 13 clear of Houston Texans

#	Team	Conference	G	PD
1	New England Patriots	AFC	16	121
2	Houston Texans	AFC	16	108
3	Baltimore Ravens	AFC	16	104
4	New Orleans Saints	NFC	16	102
5	Philadelphia Eagles	NFC	16	98
6	Denver Broncos	AFC	16	95
7	Dallas Cowboys	NFC	16	94
8	Green Bay Packers	NFC	16	92
9	Minnesota Vikings	NFC	16	90
9	San Francisco 49ers	NFC	16	90
11	Seattle Seahawks	NFC	16	89
12	St. Louis Rams	NFC	16	85
13	Tennessee Titans	AFC	16	84
	NFL average			81.4
14	Carolina Panthers	NFC	16	81
15	Kansas City Chiefs	AFC	16	80
16	Chicago Bears	NFC	16	77
16	Jacksonville Jaguars	AFC	16	77
16	Miami Dolphins	AFC	16	77
19	Pittsburgh Steelers	AFC	16	76
20	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	NFC	16	75
21	Cincinnati Bengals	AFC	16	74
22	Buffalo Bills	AFC	16	72
22	Washington Redskins	NFC	16	72
24	New York Giants	NFC	16	71
25	Arizona Cardinals	NFC	16	70
25	Cleveland Browns	AFC	16	70
25	Indianapolis Colts	AFC	16	70
28	San Diego Chargers	AFC	16	68
29	Detroit Lions	NFC	16	66
29	New York Jets	AFC	16	66
31	Atlanta Falcons	NFC	16	56
31	Oakland Raiders	AFC	16	56

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.