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Clamping down on the top Wide Receivers
The following statistics show how teams have defensed the starting/top two wide receivers of the opposing team throughout the season. All plays where a pass was directed to one of the two "prime target" WR's is counted, with such things as a defensive pass interference call counting as a "completed" pass for the appropriate yardage to fully reflect what took place.
Final 2003 Regular Season stats
| Defense |
Comp. |
Att. |
C% |
Yards |
Avg. |
TD |
INT |
Rating |
| New England |
131 |
279 |
47.0 |
1487 |
5.3 |
6 |
21 |
39.2 |
| Minnesota |
141 |
255 |
55.3 |
1703 |
6.7 |
10 |
18 |
59.6 |
| Dallas |
104 |
244 |
42.6 |
1278 |
5.2 |
8 |
6 |
60.1 |
| Baltimore |
136 |
257 |
52.9 |
1526 |
5.9 |
10 |
14 |
61.2 |
| Miami |
125 |
222 |
56.3 |
1644 |
7.4 |
5 |
12 |
64.8 |
| Tampa Bay |
131 |
239 |
54.8 |
1577 |
6.6 |
10 |
13 |
66.5 |
| Chicago |
149 |
255 |
58.4 |
1545 |
6.1 |
9 |
12 |
68.2 |
| Philadelphia |
133 |
255 |
52.2 |
1663 |
6.5 |
7 |
8 |
68.8 |
| Washington |
123 |
228 |
53.9 |
1694 |
7.4 |
10 |
11 |
72.5 |
| Green Bay |
153 |
279 |
54.8 |
1919 |
6.9 |
10 |
10 |
73.5 |
| St.Louis |
124 |
241 |
51.5 |
1777 |
7.4 |
16 |
14 |
73.6 |
| Kansas City |
157 |
264 |
59.5 |
1892 |
7.2 |
8 |
11 |
74.2 |
| Buffalo |
128 |
240 |
53.3 |
1546 |
6.4 |
8 |
5 |
75.8 |
| Cleveland |
115 |
210 |
54.8 |
1358 |
6.5 |
6 |
4 |
76.3 |
| Carolina |
124 |
237 |
52.3 |
1475 |
6.2 |
11 |
6 |
76.5 |
| Denver |
119 |
222 |
53.6 |
1527 |
6.9 |
6 |
3 |
78.8 |
| Detroit |
135 |
229 |
59.0 |
1796 |
7.8 |
12 |
11 |
81.3 |
| Tennessee |
129 |
223 |
57.8 |
1860 |
8.3 |
10 |
10 |
81.3 |
| San Francisco |
155 |
277 |
56.0 |
2092 |
7.6 |
15 |
11 |
81.7 |
| Indianapolis |
120 |
203 |
59.1 |
1443 |
7.1 |
10 |
7 |
83.0 |
| Oakland |
118 |
195 |
60.5 |
1703 |
8.7 |
8 |
9 |
83.3 |
| New Orleans |
123 |
228 |
53.9 |
1641 |
7.2 |
9 |
2 |
86.5 |
| Jacksonville |
141 |
235 |
60.0 |
1684 |
7.2 |
12 |
7 |
86.6 |
| New York Giants |
152 |
265 |
57.4 |
1809 |
6.8 |
13 |
5 |
86.8 |
| Seattle |
183 |
309 |
59.2 |
2181 |
7.1 |
18 |
9 |
88.1 |
| Arizona |
144 |
249 |
57.8 |
1744 |
7.0 |
19 |
10 |
88.2 |
| Pittsburgh |
138 |
235 |
58.7 |
1819 |
7.7 |
13 |
7 |
89.3 |
| Atlanta |
163 |
259 |
62.9 |
2259 |
8.7 |
15 |
12 |
90.9 |
| Cincinnati |
151 |
258 |
58.5 |
2084 |
8.1 |
13 |
6 |
91.6 |
| New York Jets |
130 |
210 |
61.9 |
1822 |
8.7 |
10 |
7 |
91.8 |
| San Diego |
143 |
234 |
61.1 |
1738 |
7.4 |
15 |
7 |
92.9 |
| Houston |
149 |
241 |
61.8 |
1969 |
8.2 |
14 |
8 |
93.2 |
Also see:
Shutdown Cornerbacks, 2002 Season
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