NFL Defense vs. Position Stats and Rankings: Wide Receivers
Shown below are team defense statistics against each position. The far left column indicates the defense whose stats are shown. The opponent column is for reference each week.
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Defense vs. Wide Receivers Stats
| Def vs. WR’s | Opponent | Opp-WR1 | RuYd | RuTD | Rec | RecYd | RecTD | Fum | FPPG | Rank |
| Philadelphia | BYE | | 1.1 | 0.0 | 17.1 | 217.2 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 39.6 | 32 |
| Detroit | BYE | | 15.7 | 0.0 | 13.1 | 199.6 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 36.9 | 31 |
| Buffalo | BYE | | 7.3 | 0.0 | 12.7 | 191.5 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 35.8 | 30 |
| Atlanta | BYE | | 0.8 | 0.0 | 13.3 | 188.9 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 34.0 | 29 |
| San Diego | Denver | Demaryius Thomas | 2.7 | 0.0 | 14.7 | 204.4 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 33.9 | 28 |
| Oakland | BYE | | 1.5 | 0.0 | 14.3 | 190.0 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 33.1 | 27 |
| Washington | BYE | | 2.6 | 0.0 | 13.3 | 186.1 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 32.9 | 26 |
| NY Jets | BYE | | 1.8 | 0.0 | 12.9 | 182.6 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 32.4 | 25 |
| Minnesota | BYE | | 6.8 | 0.0 | 14.0 | 182.4 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 32.1 | 24 |
| Dallas | BYE | | -0.2 | 0.0 | 13.4 | 194.7 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 31.6 | 23 |
| Indianapolis | New England | Julian Edelman | 1.7 | 0.0 | 11.8 | 179.5 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 31.4 | 22 |
| Green Bay | BYE | | -0.1 | 0.0 | 11.3 | 171.0 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 31.1 | 21 |
| Denver | San Diego | Keenan Allen | 3.8 | 0.0 | 12.5 | 181.3 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 30.8 | 20 |
| Tampa Bay | BYE | | -0.1 | 0.0 | 12.9 | 161.5 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 30.0 | 19 |
| Baltimore | BYE | | 6.1 | 0.0 | 12.5 | 173.2 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 30.0 | 18 |
| Jacksonville | BYE | | 5.2 | 0.0 | 10.7 | 153.2 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 28.4 | 17 |
| St. Louis | BYE | | 0.0 | 0.0 | 11.7 | 164.7 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 28.3 | 16 |
| New England | Indianapolis | T.Y. Hilton | 3.5 | 0.0 | 10.9 | 155.6 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 27.6 | 15 |
| NY Giants | BYE | | 2.8 | 0.0 | 12.2 | 149.0 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 27.3 | 14 |
| Chicago | BYE | | 0.7 | 0.0 | 9.6 | 148.8 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 26.8 | 13 |
| Kansas City | BYE | | 0.9 | 0.0 | 11.7 | 171.6 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 26.5 | 12 |
| Cincinnati | BYE | | 0.1 | 0.0 | 12.1 | 154.9 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 25.6 | 11 |
| Pittsburgh | BYE | | 0.4 | 0.0 | 10.8 | 148.7 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 24.9 | 10 |
| Cleveland | BYE | | 0.8 | 0.0 | 12.7 | 134.1 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 24.7 | 9 |
| San Francisco | Carolina | Steve Smith | 2.9 | 0.0 | 11.7 | 157.3 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 24.5 | 8 |
| Arizona | BYE | | 0.0 | 0.0 | 11.9 | 136.7 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 24.4 | 7 |
| New Orleans | Seattle | Golden Tate | 1.3 | 0.0 | 10.7 | 138.4 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 24.0 | 6 |
| Houston | BYE | | 2.9 | 0.0 | 8.6 | 105.3 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 22.3 | 5 |
| Miami | BYE | | 0.7 | 0.0 | 12.0 | 150.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 21.5 | 4 |
| Seattle | New Orleans | Marques Colston | 3.2 | 0.0 | 9.6 | 114.5 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 20.6 | 3 |
| Carolina | San Francisco | Anquan Boldin | 0.6 | 0.0 | 11.0 | 136.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 20.0 | 2 |
| Tennessee | BYE | | 1.3 | 0.0 | 9.5 | 116.6 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 17.5 | 1 |
Defense vs. Wide Receivers – Fantasy Points Per Game by Site
| Def vs. WRs | Opponent | FD | Rk | DS | Rk | DD | Rk | DK | Rk | FF | Rk | SS | Rk | FTD | Rk |
| Philadelphia | BYE | 39.6 | 32 | 39.6 | 32 | 48.1 | 32 | 48.1 | 32 | 39.0 | 32 | 39.0 | 32 | 39.6 | 32 |
| Detroit | BYE | 36.9 | 31 | 36.9 | 31 | 43.4 | 31 | 43.4 | 31 | 36.9 | 31 | 36.9 | 31 | 36.9 | 31 |
| Buffalo | BYE | 35.8 | 30 | 35.8 | 30 | 42.2 | 30 | 42.2 | 30 | 35.2 | 30 | 35.2 | 30 | 35.8 | 30 |
| Atlanta | BYE | 34.0 | 29 | 34.0 | 29 | 40.7 | 28 | 40.7 | 28 | 34.0 | 29 | 34.0 | 29 | 34.0 | 29 |
| San Diego | DEN | 33.9 | 28 | 34.0 | 28 | 41.2 | 29 | 41.3 | 29 | 33.9 | 28 | 33.9 | 28 | 33.9 | 28 |
| Oakland | BYE | 33.1 | 27 | 33.4 | 27 | 40.3 | 27 | 40.6 | 27 | 32.5 | 27 | 32.5 | 27 | 33.1 | 27 |
| Washington | BYE | 32.9 | 26 | 33.1 | 26 | 39.6 | 26 | 39.8 | 26 | 31.7 | 24 | 31.7 | 24 | 32.9 | 26 |
| NY Jets | BYE | 32.4 | 25 | 32.4 | 25 | 38.8 | 24 | 38.8 | 24 | 32.4 | 26 | 32.4 | 26 | 32.4 | 25 |
| Minnesota | BYE | 32.1 | 24 | 32.3 | 24 | 39.1 | 25 | 39.3 | 25 | 32.1 | 25 | 32.1 | 25 | 32.1 | 24 |
| Dallas | BYE | 31.6 | 23 | 31.9 | 23 | 38.3 | 23 | 38.6 | 23 | 31.6 | 23 | 31.6 | 23 | 31.6 | 23 |
| Indianapolis | NE | 31.4 | 22 | 31.6 | 22 | 37.3 | 22 | 37.5 | 22 | 30.8 | 22 | 30.8 | 22 | 31.4 | 22 |
| Green Bay | BYE | 31.1 | 21 | 31.1 | 21 | 36.8 | 20 | 36.8 | 20 | 30.5 | 20 | 30.5 | 20 | 31.1 | 21 |
| Denver | SD | 30.8 | 20 | 30.9 | 20 | 37.0 | 21 | 37.1 | 21 | 30.8 | 21 | 30.8 | 21 | 30.8 | 20 |
| Tampa Bay | BYE | 30.0 | 19 | 30.2 | 19 | 36.4 | 19 | 36.6 | 19 | 30.0 | 19 | 30.0 | 19 | 30.0 | 19 |
| Baltimore | BYE | 30.0 | 18 | 30.1 | 18 | 36.2 | 18 | 36.3 | 18 | 30.0 | 18 | 30.0 | 18 | 30.0 | 18 |
| Jacksonville | BYE | 28.4 | 17 | 28.4 | 16 | 33.7 | 16 | 33.7 | 16 | 28.4 | 17 | 28.4 | 17 | 28.4 | 17 |
| St. Louis | BYE | 28.3 | 16 | 28.6 | 17 | 34.2 | 17 | 34.5 | 17 | 28.3 | 16 | 28.3 | 16 | 28.3 | 16 |
| New England | IND | 27.6 | 15 | 27.8 | 15 | 33.0 | 14 | 33.2 | 14 | 27.6 | 15 | 27.6 | 15 | 27.6 | 15 |
| NY Giants | BYE | 27.3 | 14 | 27.3 | 14 | 33.4 | 15 | 33.4 | 15 | 26.1 | 12 | 26.1 | 12 | 27.3 | 14 |
| Chicago | BYE | 26.8 | 13 | 26.9 | 12 | 31.6 | 11 | 31.7 | 11 | 26.2 | 13 | 26.2 | 13 | 26.8 | 13 |
| Kansas City | BYE | 26.5 | 12 | 26.9 | 13 | 32.4 | 13 | 32.8 | 13 | 26.5 | 14 | 26.5 | 14 | 26.5 | 12 |
| Cincinnati | BYE | 25.6 | 11 | 25.7 | 11 | 31.6 | 12 | 31.7 | 12 | 25.6 | 11 | 25.6 | 11 | 25.6 | 11 |
| Pittsburgh | BYE | 24.9 | 10 | 25.0 | 10 | 30.3 | 7 | 30.4 | 8 | 24.9 | 10 | 24.9 | 10 | 24.9 | 10 |
| Cleveland | BYE | 24.7 | 9 | 24.8 | 9 | 31.1 | 10 | 31.2 | 10 | 24.7 | 9 | 24.7 | 9 | 24.7 | 9 |
| San Francisco | CAR | 24.5 | 8 | 24.7 | 8 | 30.3 | 8 | 30.5 | 9 | 24.5 | 8 | 24.5 | 8 | 24.5 | 8 |
| Arizona | BYE | 24.4 | 7 | 24.4 | 7 | 30.4 | 9 | 30.4 | 7 | 24.4 | 7 | 24.4 | 7 | 24.4 | 7 |
| New Orleans | SEA | 24.0 | 6 | 24.1 | 6 | 29.4 | 6 | 29.5 | 6 | 24.0 | 6 | 24.0 | 6 | 24.0 | 6 |
| Houston | BYE | 22.3 | 5 | 22.3 | 5 | 26.6 | 4 | 26.6 | 4 | 21.7 | 5 | 21.7 | 5 | 22.3 | 5 |
| Miami | BYE | 21.5 | 4 | 21.6 | 4 | 27.5 | 5 | 27.6 | 5 | 21.5 | 4 | 21.5 | 4 | 21.5 | 4 |
| Seattle | NO | 20.6 | 3 | 20.8 | 3 | 25.4 | 2 | 25.6 | 2 | 20.6 | 3 | 20.6 | 3 | 20.6 | 3 |
| Carolina | SF | 20.0 | 2 | 20.3 | 2 | 25.5 | 3 | 25.8 | 3 | 20.0 | 2 | 20.0 | 2 | 20.0 | 2 |
| Tennessee | BYE | 17.5 | 1 | 17.6 | 1 | 22.3 | 1 | 22.4 | 1 | 17.5 | 1 | 17.5 | 1 | 17.5 | 1 |
