Some prefer film, some prefer data but let us take a look at what the data shows in terms of the defenses across the league. Factoring rankings in all catergories including yards allowed, penalites, pressure rates, and turnover opportunities…here are the season 1 top performing defenses. Keep in mind, the final grade is an average of the grades with some modifiers, so the lower the grade, the better.
| Team | Passing | Rushing | Sacks | Turnovers | Penalties | Final Grade |
| Falcons | 27 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4.2 |
| Jets | 4 | 3 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 5.5 |
| Lions | 10 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 5.9 |
| Rams | 19 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 6.7 |
| Bengals | 8 | 26 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 7.6 |
| Packers | 2 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 3 | 7.9 |
| Raiders | 25 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 8.6 |
| Chargers | 20 | 18 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 8.6 |
| Steelers | 31 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 9.4 |
| Broncos | 3 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 10.8 |
| Colts | 26 | 31 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 10.9 |
| Jaguars | 7 | 11 | 6 | 23 | 19 | 11.4 |
| Giants | 9 | 27 | 17 | 14 | 9 | 11.6 |
| 49ers | 23 | 6 | 31 | 7 | 6 | 11.7 |
| Bills | 15 | 8 | 18 | 17 | 12 | 11.7 |
| Buccaneers | 18 | 9 | 20 | 12 | 15 | 12.1 |
| Cardinals | 21 | 20 | 27 | 7 | 14 | 13.7 |
| Patriots | 12 | 12 | 9 | 25 | 24 | 14 |
| Ravens | 32 | 2 | 14 | 22 | 20 | 14.6 |
| Seahawks | 1 | 29 | 28 | 14 | 16 | 14.6 |
| Bears | 24 | 15 | 8 | 18 | 29 | 14.9 |
| Saints | 6 | 4 | 24 | 29 | 22 | 16 |
| Chiefs | 16 | 24 | 3 | 31 | 28 | 16.4 |
| Eagles | 30 | 5 | 21 | 27 | 18 | 16.7 |
| Titans | 5 | 32 | 10 | 28 | 27 | 16.7 |
| Football Team | 14 | 25 | 22 | 18 | 25 | 16.9 |
| Dolphins | 29 | 23 | 25 | 12 | 23 | 17.2 |
| Vikings | 17 | 22 | 23 | 18 | 26 | 17.3 |
| Cowboys | 28 | 16 | 30 | 23 | 17 | 18.4 |
| Browns | 22 | 10 | 26 | 26 | 32 | 20 |
| Texans | 13 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 21.7 |
| Panthers | 11 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 22.9 |
If you would like to see this in a more sortable format, click here.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1IutYSvVOcZ5nO7zWDJOw1KbWwM6q5dmI90PRfHCAYRA/edit?usp=sharing
