Perimeter (Outside) WR Target Rate Allowed | NFL Advanced Stats

Which teams have the highest perimeter (outside) WR target rate allowed in the NFL in 2026?

Jacksonville leads the NFL in perimeter (outside) WR target rate allowed at 25.1%, through games played October 30, 2026. Green Bay is second at 24.9%, Tennessee third at 24.5%, Houston fourth at 23.4% & Arizona fifth at 23.3%. Jacksonville's rate is 0.2 percentage points above second place & 5.0 percentage points above the 25th-ranked team.

Only 2.7 percentage points separate first from tenth. The New York Giants are sixth at 23.0%, Carolina seventh at 22.8%, Philadelphia eighth at 22.5%, Buffalo ninth at 22.5% & Dallas tenth at 22.4%.

Philadelphia ranks eighth on the season at 22.5% but has led the league in perimeter (outside) WR target rate allowed over the last three weeks at 27.9%. Minnesota is 11th at 22.2%, Baltimore 12th at 22.1%, the Los Angeles Chargers 13th at 21.8%, Pittsburgh 14th at 21.7%, Tampa Bay 15th at 21.7%, the New York Jets 16th at 21.7%, San Francisco 17th at 21.6% & Washington 18th at 21.5%.

Eight teams sit inside six tenths of a percentage point from 13th to 20th, the tightest stretch of the ranking. New England is 19th at 21.4%, Cleveland 20th at 21.2%, the Los Angeles Rams 21st at 20.8%, Atlanta 22nd at 20.5%, New Orleans 23rd at 20.5%, Chicago 24th at 20.4% & Denver 25th at 20.1%.

How this ranking is measured

These 25 are drawn from 32 NFL teams ranked in the 2026 regular season. Perimeter WR target rate allowed is the percentage of outside routes run against a defense that ended with a pass thrown. Figures are as of October 30, 2026 & are recalculated on StatRankings after each game's play-by-play is processed.