What Forced Fumbles (allowed) is

Fumbles forced by this defense — the ball knocked loose, whether or not the defense recovered it. The forcing is the repeatable skill; the recovery is close to a coin flip.

Higher is better. It is shown per game, so a team's number does not depend on games played. Source: P + N.

In 2025 the Vikings led at 1.06; the league average was 0.67.

League snapshot — 2025

League leader

MIN · 1.06

League average

0.67

Best to worst

0.65

All 32 teams, higher is better.

Rank	Team	Value	Games
1	MIN	1.06	17
2	PIT	1	17
3	CLE	0.88	17
4	DET	0.88	17
5	BAL	0.82	17
6	HOU	0.82	17
7	ARI	0.76	17
8	BUF	0.76	17
9	SF	0.76	17
10	ATL	0.71	17
11	CHI	0.71	17
12	LAR	0.71	17
13	PHI	0.71	17
14	TB	0.71	17
15	CIN	0.65	17
16	DAL	0.65	17
17	JAX	0.65	17
18	MIA	0.65	17
19	NO	0.65	17
20	WAS	0.65	17
21	IND	0.59	17
22	LAC	0.59	17
23	LV	0.59	17
24	NE	0.59	17
25	CAR	0.53	17
26	DEN	0.53	17
27	NYG	0.53	17
28	NYJ	0.53	17
29	SEA	0.53	17
30	GB	0.47	17
31	KC	0.47	17
32	TEN	0.41	17

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

Rank	Team	Value	Δ vs avg	Percentile
1	MIN	1.06	0.39	100%
2	PIT	1	0.33	96.8%
3	CLE	0.88	0.21	93.5%
4	DET	0.88	0.21	90.3%
5	BAL	0.82	0.15	87.1%
6	HOU	0.82	0.15	83.9%
7	ARI	0.76	0.09	80.6%
8	BUF	0.76	0.09	77.4%
9	SF	0.76	0.09	74.2%
10	ATL	0.71	0.03	71%
11	CHI	0.71	0.03	67.7%
12	LAR	0.71	0.03	64.5%
13	PHI	0.71	0.03	61.3%
14	TB	0.71	0.03	58.1%
15	CIN	0.65	-0.03	54.8%
16	DAL	0.65	-0.03	51.6%
17	JAX	0.65	-0.03	48.4%
18	MIA	0.65	-0.03	45.2%
19	NO	0.65	-0.03	41.9%
20	WAS	0.65	-0.03	38.7%
21	IND	0.59	-0.08	35.5%
22	LAC	0.59	-0.08	32.3%
23	LV	0.59	-0.08	29%
24	NE	0.59	-0.08	25.8%
25	CAR	0.53	-0.14	22.6%
26	DEN	0.53	-0.14	19.4%
27	NYG	0.53	-0.14	16.1%
28	NYJ	0.53	-0.14	12.9%
29	SEA	0.53	-0.14	9.7%
30	GB	0.47	-0.20	6.5%
31	KC	0.47	-0.20	3.2%
32	TEN	0.41	-0.26	0%

Does Forced Fumbles (allowed) matter against the spread?

Run as a one-stat algorithm against the closing line, this stat went 819–759–37 ATS (51.9%) across 2020–2025, #172 of 296 ranked.

Its best season was 2020 (141–113, 55.5%); its worst 2023 (123–135, 47.7%).

For picks, this is noise. One stat is not a recipe — the algorithms combine many.

Season	Games	ATS record	ATS %
2020	256	141–113–2	55.5%
2021	272	132–138–2	48.9%
2022	271	145–119–7	54.9%
2023	272	123–135–14	47.7%
2024	272	141–122–9	53.6%
2025	272	137–132–3	50.9%

Forced Fumbles (allowed) in 2025 vs 2024

Vikings lead at 1.06 — they ranked #23 last year. Titans are last at 0.41 — #27 last year.

The league average is 0.67, down 0.12 from 0.79 last year.

Biggest riser: Vikings, #23 → #1. Biggest faller: Packers, #8 → #30.

Spread between first and last: 0.65; 23 teams are within 0.15 of the average.

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

Rank	Team	2025	2024	Δ
1	JAX	0.65	0.29	+0.35
2	MIN	1.06	0.71	+0.35
3	LV	0.59	0.35	+0.24
4	MIA	0.65	0.47	+0.18
5	CLE	0.88	0.71	+0.18
6	HOU	0.82	0.65	+0.18
7	DET	0.88	0.76	+0.12
8	LAC	0.59	0.47	+0.12
9	LAR	0.71	0.59	+0.12
10	BAL	0.82	0.71	+0.12
11	CAR	0.53	0.47	+0.06
12	ATL	0.71	0.71	0
13	SF	0.76	0.76	0
14	NO	0.65	0.71	−0.06
15	CIN	0.65	0.82	−0.18
16	DEN	0.53	0.71	−0.18
17	TEN	0.41	0.59	−0.18
18	NE	0.59	0.82	−0.24
19	TB	0.71	0.94	−0.24
20	ARI	0.76	1	−0.24
21	CHI	0.71	1	−0.29
22	NYJ	0.53	0.82	−0.29
23	SEA	0.53	0.82	−0.29
24	WAS	0.65	0.94	−0.29
25	BUF	0.76	1.06	−0.29
26	PIT	1	1.29	−0.29
27	DAL	0.65	1.06	−0.41
28	KC	0.47	0.88	−0.41
29	NYG	0.53	0.94	−0.41
30	GB	0.47	0.94	−0.47
31	IND	0.59	1.06	−0.47
32	PHI	0.71	1.29	−0.59

Multi-year context

7-year window (2020–2026)

Multi-year leader

PIT · 1.03

Multi-year laggard

TEN · 0.59

Biggest improver

LV · +0.16/yr

Biggest decliner

TEN · −0.09/yr

Rank	Team	Avg	Slope/yr	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026
1	PIT	1.03	+0.09	0.81	1.06	0.53	1.12	1.29	1	1.40
2	DAL	0.97	+0.00	1	0.76	1.29	0.82	1.06	0.65	1.20
3	SF	0.97	+0.04	0.81	1.29	0.94	0.59	0.76	0.76	1.60
4	PHI	0.92	+0.02	0.88	0.76	0.88	0.94	1.29	0.71	1
5	ARI	0.91	+0.03	0.94	1.24	0.71	0.35	1	0.76	1.40
6	BAL	0.90	−0.04	1.56	0.47	0.82	0.94	0.71	0.82	1
7	NYJ	0.89	+0.05	1.06	0.76	0.65	0.82	0.82	0.53	1.60
8	MIN	0.88	+0.06	0.69	0.76	0.65	1.29	0.71	1.06	1
9	NYG	0.88	−0.03	0.88	0.71	1.18	1.12	0.94	0.53	0.80
10	CLE	0.86	+0.03	1.06	0.71	0.65	0.82	0.71	0.88	1.20
11	CIN	0.86	+0.06	0.63	1	0.88	0.65	0.82	0.65	1.40
12	IND	0.86	−0.05	0.88	1.06	0.82	1	1.06	0.59	0.60
13	LAC	0.85	+0.08	0.38	1.12	0.88	0.88	0.47	0.59	1.60
14	TB	0.84	−0.04	0.94	0.94	0.71	1.06	0.94	0.71	0.60
15	LV	0.83	+0.16	0.50	0.76	0.59	0.82	0.35	0.59	2.20
16	BUF	0.83	+0.00	0.94	0.71	0.69	0.82	1.06	0.76	0.80
17	ATL	0.81	−0.03	1.06	0.82	0.47	1.12	0.71	0.71	0.80
18	CHI	0.81	−0.04	0.94	0.82	0.82	0.76	1	0.71	0.60
19	KC	0.79	−0.04	0.81	1.06	0.71	0.88	0.88	0.47	0.75
20	DET	0.79	+0.00	0.94	0.59	0.82	0.76	0.76	0.88	0.80
21	HOU	0.78	+0.01	0.56	0.94	0.82	0.88	0.65	0.82	0.80
22	DEN	0.74	+0.01	0.75	0.35	0.94	1.12	0.71	0.53	0.80
23	NO	0.74	+0.09	0.44	0.76	0.76	0.47	0.71	0.65	1.40
24	MIA	0.74	−0.07	1	0.82	0.76	0.88	0.47	0.65	0.60
25	WAS	0.72	+0.04	0.88	0.53	0.47	0.59	0.94	0.65	1
26	SEA	0.71	−0.06	0.88	0.53	1.06	0.76	0.82	0.53	0.40
27	NE	0.71	+0.08	0.31	0.59	0.76	0.88	0.82	0.59	1
28	LAR	0.70	+0.01	0.75	0.88	0.59	0.41	0.59	0.71	1
29	JAX	0.68	−0.01	0.75	0.53	1	0.71	0.29	0.65	0.80
30	GB	0.63	−0.04	0.75	0.59	0.71	0.59	0.94	0.47	0.40
31	CAR	0.61	−0.04	0.88	0.82	0.53	0.29	0.47	0.53	0.75
32	TEN	0.59	−0.09	0.75	0.76	0.65	0.76	0.59	0.41	0.20

Multi-year heatmap

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

Team	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026
MIN	0.69	0.76	0.65	1.29	0.71	1.06	1
PIT	0.81	1.06	0.53	1.12	1.29	1	1.40
CLE	1.06	0.71	0.65	0.82	0.71	0.88	1.20
DET	0.94	0.59	0.82	0.76	0.76	0.88	0.80
BAL	1.56	0.47	0.82	0.94	0.71	0.82	1
HOU	0.56	0.94	0.82	0.88	0.65	0.82	0.80
ARI	0.94	1.24	0.71	0.35	1	0.76	1.40
BUF	0.94	0.71	0.69	0.82	1.06	0.76	0.80
SF	0.81	1.29	0.94	0.59	0.76	0.76	1.60
ATL	1.06	0.82	0.47	1.12	0.71	0.71	0.80
CHI	0.94	0.82	0.82	0.76	1	0.71	0.60
LAR	0.75	0.88	0.59	0.41	0.59	0.71	1
PHI	0.88	0.76	0.88	0.94	1.29	0.71	1
TB	0.94	0.94	0.71	1.06	0.94	0.71	0.60
CIN	0.63	1	0.88	0.65	0.82	0.65	1.40
DAL	1	0.76	1.29	0.82	1.06	0.65	1.20
JAX	0.75	0.53	1	0.71	0.29	0.65	0.80
MIA	1	0.82	0.76	0.88	0.47	0.65	0.60
NO	0.44	0.76	0.76	0.47	0.71	0.65	1.40
WAS	0.88	0.53	0.47	0.59	0.94	0.65	1
IND	0.88	1.06	0.82	1	1.06	0.59	0.60
LV	0.50	0.76	0.59	0.82	0.35	0.59	2.20
LAC	0.38	1.12	0.88	0.88	0.47	0.59	1.60
NE	0.31	0.59	0.76	0.88	0.82	0.59	1
CAR	0.88	0.82	0.53	0.29	0.47	0.53	0.75
DEN	0.75	0.35	0.94	1.12	0.71	0.53	0.80
NYG	0.88	0.71	1.18	1.12	0.94	0.53	0.80
NYJ	1.06	0.76	0.65	0.82	0.82	0.53	1.60
SEA	0.88	0.53	1.06	0.76	0.82	0.53	0.40
GB	0.75	0.59	0.71	0.59	0.94	0.47	0.40
KC	0.81	1.06	0.71	0.88	0.88	0.47	0.75
TEN	0.75	0.76	0.65	0.76	0.59	0.41	0.20

Forced Fumbles (allowed) since 2018

Leaders since 2018: 2018 Chiefs (1.44), 2019 49ers (1.44), 2020 Ravens (1.56), 2021 49ers (1.29), 2022 Cowboys (1.29), 2023 Vikings (1.29), 2024 Eagles (1.29), 2025 Vikings (1.06).

49ers have led this stat 2 of 8 seasons.

The best season on record is Ravens 2020 at 1.56; the worst Panthers 2023 at 0.29.

The league average has fallen from 0.82 in 2018 to 0.67 in 2025.

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.