Defensive Productivity Statistic (DPS)

The most accurate measure of overall NFL defensive performance.

DPS describes an NFL defense's ability to prevent the opposing team from scoring in any given situation, eliminating the inherent flaws with the current stats of Yards Allowed and Points Allowed.

A score of 0 is average, the best teams have a score around 100, and the worst teams have a score around -100.

See where DPS ranked your team's defense every season since 2008: 

2012 Regular Season Top DPS Defenses

Rank	Team	DPS
1	Bears	76.58
2	Cardinals	52.50
3	Broncos	47.93
4	49ers	43.26
5	Seahawks	36.13
6	Bengals	32.18
7	Texans	30.49
8	Steelers	26.90
9	Falcons	16.42
10	Patriots	16.01
11	Jets	15.17
12	Chargers	12.22
13	Dolphins	9.10
14	Browns	3.82
15	Rams	2.32
16	Ravens	1.60
17	Packers	-3.44
18	Vikings	-11.69
19	Giants	-12.52
20	Buccaneers	-13.11
21	Panthers	-25.49
22	Redskins	-29.27
23	Titans	-35.40
24	Lions	-35.74
25	Colts	-37.12
26	Eagles	-37.62
27	Cowboys	-38.97
28	Bills	-42.65
29	Jaguars	-45.71
30	Chiefs	-52.50
31	Raiders	-54.48
32	Saints	-54.69

2012 Regular Season Top Points Allowed

Rank	Team	Points Allowed
1	Seahawks	15.3
2	49ers	17.1
3	Bears	17.3
4	Broncos	18.1
5	Falcons	18.7
6	Steelers	19.6
7	Dolphins	19.8
8	Bengals	20.0
9	Patriots	20.7
10	Texans	20.7
11	Packers	21.0
12	Giants	21.5
13	Ravens	21.5
14	Vikings	21.8
15	Rams	21.8
16	Chargers	21.9
17	Cardinals	22.3
18	Panthers	22.7
19	Browns	23.0
20	Jets	23.4
21	Colts	24.2
22	Redskins	24.3
23	Buccaneers	24.6
24	Cowboys	25.0
25	Chiefs	26.6
26	Bills	27.2
27	Lions	27.3
28	Raiders	27.7
29	Jaguars	27.8
30	Eagles	27.8
31	Saints	28.4
32	Titans	29.4

2012 Regular Season Top Yards Allowed

Rank	Team	Yards Allowed
1	Steelers	275.8
2	Broncos	290.8
3	49ers	294.4
4	Seahawks	305.8
5	Bears	315.4
6	Bengals	319.8
7	Jets	323.4
8	Texans	323.5
9	Chargers	326.8
10	Panthers	333.1
11	Packers	336.8
12	Cardinals	339.1
13	Lions	341.2
14	Rams	342.6
15	Eagles	343.2
16	Vikings	350.4
17	Ravens	350.9
18	Raiders	354.6
19	Cowboys	355.4
20	Chiefs	356.3
21	Dolphins	356.8
22	Bills	362.9
23	Browns	363.8
24	Falcons	365.6
25	Patriots	373.6
26	Colts	374.3
27	Titans	374.6
28	Redskins	377.7
29	Jaguars	379.7
30	Buccaneers	379.9
31	Giants	383.4
32	Saints	440.4