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 — 2024

  • League leaderPHI 1.29
  • League average0.79
  • Best to worst1

All 32 teams, higher is better.

At a glance — 2024

Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.

League leader
PHI · 1.29
League laggard
JAX · 0.29
League average
0.79
Spread (max − min)
1

Year-over-year — 2024 vs 2023

Biggest movers from last season.

Biggest riser
ARI · +0.65
Biggest faller
MIN · −0.59
Most consistent
DET · 0
League trend 2024 vs 2023
▼ -0.02

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

Distribution

How the 32 teams cluster for 2024.

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.