Defensive: Advanced defense · Forced Fumbles (allowed)

Fumbles forced. Partly technique, partly luck — the recovery is nearly a coin flip.

DEF · Advanced defenseP + N
About this stat ↓

League snapshot — 2025

  • League leaderMIN 1.06
  • League average0.67
  • Best to worst0.65

All 32 teams, higher is better.

At a glance — 2025

Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.

League leader
MIN · 1.06
League laggard
TEN · 0.41
League average
0.67
Spread (max − min)
0.65

Year-over-year — 2025 vs 2024

Biggest movers from last season.

Biggest riser
JAX · +0.35
Biggest faller
PHI · −0.59
Most consistent
ATL · 0
League trend 2025 vs 2024
▼ -0.12

Multi-year context

7-year window (2019–2025)

Multi-year leader
PIT · 1.03
Multi-year laggard
CAR · 0.57
Biggest improver
LAC · +0.02/yr
Biggest decliner
SF · −0.10/yr

Multi-year heatmap

32 teams across 7 seasons. Cells colored by quintile within each season; click a column header to jump to that year.

Team2019202020212022202320242025
MIN1.190.690.760.651.290.711.06
PIT1.380.811.060.531.121.291
CLE0.751.060.710.650.820.710.88
DET10.940.590.820.760.760.88
BAL0.941.560.470.820.940.710.82
HOU0.880.560.940.820.880.650.82
ARI1.190.941.240.710.3510.76
BUF10.940.710.690.821.060.76
SF1.440.811.290.940.590.760.76
ATL1.061.060.820.471.120.710.71
CHI0.750.940.820.820.7610.71
LAR0.940.750.880.590.410.590.71
PHI0.940.880.760.880.941.290.71
TB1.310.940.940.711.060.940.71
CIN0.560.6310.880.650.820.65
DAL0.8810.761.290.821.060.65
JAX0.810.750.5310.710.290.65
MIA0.5610.820.760.880.470.65
NO0.690.440.760.760.470.710.65
WAS10.880.530.470.590.940.65
IND0.880.881.060.8211.060.59
LV0.560.500.760.590.820.350.59
LAC0.380.381.120.880.880.470.59
NE0.940.310.590.760.880.820.59
CAR0.500.880.820.530.290.470.53
DEN0.560.750.350.941.120.710.53
NYG0.560.880.711.181.120.940.53
NYJ0.631.060.760.650.820.820.53
SEA1.250.880.531.060.760.820.53
GB0.750.750.590.710.590.940.47
KC0.810.811.060.710.880.880.47
TEN0.690.750.760.650.760.590.41

Distribution

How the 32 teams cluster for 2025.

About this stat
Stat ID
def_advanced_defense_def_fumbles_forced
Side
defensive
Family
Advanced defense
Data source
P + N
Polarity
higher is better (or neutral)
Display grain
count
Algorithm eligibility
Algorithm-eligible: this stat can be picked in the Algorithm Builder.