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.
2004 Final Regular Season stats
| Defense |
Comp. |
Att. |
C% |
Yards |
Avg. |
TD |
INT |
Rating |
| Cincinnati |
124 |
236 |
52.5 |
1640 |
6.9 |
8 |
16 |
57.9 |
| Pittsburgh |
122 |
238 |
51.3 |
1512 |
6.4 |
6 |
12 |
58.7 |
| Washington |
125 |
249 |
50.2 |
1538 |
6.2 |
5 |
8 |
63.0 |
| New England |
159 |
284 |
56.0 |
2091 |
7.4 |
11 |
15 |
70.3 |
| Carolina |
140 |
240 |
58.3 |
1927 |
8.0 |
9 |
14 |
72.3 |
| Baltimore |
141 |
255 |
55.3 |
1932 |
7.6 |
7 |
10 |
72.5 |
| Arizona |
143 |
269 |
53.2 |
1953 |
7.3 |
12 |
12 |
72.9 |
| San Diego |
154 |
271 |
56.8 |
2012 |
7.4 |
9 |
12 |
73.0 |
| Tampa Bay |
104 |
200 |
52.0 |
1431 |
7.2 |
13 |
10 |
76.1 |
| Buffalo |
124 |
229 |
54.1 |
1671 |
7.3 |
11 |
9 |
77.2 |
| Jacksonville |
141 |
233 |
60.5 |
1791 |
7.7 |
9 |
10 |
79.5 |
| Philadelphia |
155 |
262 |
59.2 |
1892 |
7.2 |
9 |
7 |
81.8 |
| St.Louis |
124 |
234 |
53.0 |
1661 |
7.1 |
8 |
3 |
81.9 |
| New York Giants |
139 |
228 |
61.0 |
1618 |
7.1 |
11 |
9 |
82.1 |
| Cleveland |
133 |
213 |
62.4 |
1742 |
8.2 |
9 |
9 |
84.7 |
| New Orleans |
139 |
250 |
55.6 |
1993 |
8.0 |
10 |
5 |
86.6 |
| Green Bay |
146 |
264 |
55.3 |
2058 |
7.8 |
14 |
7 |
87.3 |
| Atlanta |
154 |
248 |
62.1 |
2017 |
8.1 |
11 |
9 |
87.4 |
| Chicago |
134 |
241 |
55.6 |
1852 |
7.7 |
14 |
7 |
87.7 |
| Indianapolis |
146 |
240 |
60.8 |
2025 |
8.4 |
14 |
11 |
88.3 |
| Miami |
123 |
204 |
60.3 |
1678 |
8.2 |
10 |
7 |
88.6 |
| New York Jets |
135 |
233 |
57.9 |
1822 |
7.8 |
10 |
4 |
90.1 |
| Tennessee |
142 |
241 |
58.9 |
2136 |
8.9 |
16 |
11 |
91.2 |
| Denver |
126 |
214 |
58.9 |
1707 |
8.0 |
11 |
5 |
91.8 |
| Detroit |
129 |
233 |
55.4 |
1837 |
7.9 |
20 |
10 |
91.8 |
| San Francisco |
150 |
253 |
59.3 |
2040 |
8.1 |
14 |
7 |
92.0 |
| Oakland |
158 |
259 |
61.0 |
2141 |
8.3 |
11 |
5 |
93.5 |
| Seattle |
159 |
256 |
62.1 |
2024 |
7.9 |
16 |
8 |
94.6 |
| Minnesota |
156 |
250 |
62.4 |
2092 |
8.4 |
14 |
6 |
97.6 |
| Houston |
161 |
252 |
63.9 |
2024 |
8.0 |
18 |
9 |
97.7 |
| Dallas |
157 |
257 |
61.1 |
2024 |
7.9 |
17 |
6 |
98.1 |
| Kansas City |
135 |
239 |
56.5 |
2148 |
9.0 |
21 |
7 |
103.7 |
Also see:
Shutdown Cornerbacks, 2003 Season
Shutdown Cornerbacks, 2002 Season
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