2024 AFC Passes Defended by Team

The Houston Texans led the AFC in passes defended in 2024, with 90, 3 ahead of the Los Angeles Chargers. The average across 16 AFC teams is 71.1.

Led the AFC in 2024 Houston Texans 17 games

90 Passes Defended 3 clear of Los Angeles Chargers

#	Team	G	PD
1	Houston Texans	17	90
2	Los Angeles Chargers	17	87
3	Baltimore Ravens	17	82
4	Las Vegas Raiders	17	81
5	Cincinnati Bengals	17	79
6	Pittsburgh Steelers	17	77
7	Jacksonville Jaguars	17	74
8	New England Patriots	17	73
	AFC average		71.1
9	Kansas City Chiefs	17	71
10	Miami Dolphins	17	69
11	Denver Broncos	17	68
12	Buffalo Bills	17	60
12	Cleveland Browns	17	60
14	Indianapolis Colts	17	57
14	New York Jets	17	57
16	Tennessee Titans	17	53

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.