Tampa Bay Buccaneers — Forced Fumbles (allowed), 2026

Value0.60
Rank#29 of 32
League average0.98
Rank in 2025#14 of 32

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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.

Through Week 6 of 2026, the Raiders lead at 2.20; the league average is 0.98.

League snapshot — 2026

League leader

LV · 2.20

League average

0.98

Best to worst

All 32 teams, higher is better.

At a glance — 2026

Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.

League leader

LV · 2.20

League laggard

TEN · 0.20

League average

0.98

Spread (max − min)

Rank	Team	Value	Δ vs avg	Percentile
1	LV	2.20	1.22	100%
2	LAC	1.60	0.62	96.8%
3	NYJ	1.60	0.62	93.5%
4	SF	1.60	0.62	90.3%
5	ARI	1.40	0.42	87.1%
6	CIN	1.40	0.42	83.9%
7	NO	1.40	0.42	80.6%
8	PIT	1.40	0.42	77.4%
9	CLE	1.20	0.22	74.2%
10	DAL	1.20	0.22	71%
11	BAL	1	0.02	67.7%
12	LAR	1	0.02	64.5%
13	MIN	1	0.02	61.3%
14	NE	1	0.02	58.1%
15	PHI	1	0.02	54.8%
16	WAS	1	0.02	51.6%
17	ATL	0.80	-0.18	48.4%
18	BUF	0.80	-0.18	45.2%
19	DEN	0.80	-0.18	41.9%
20	DET	0.80	-0.18	38.7%
21	HOU	0.80	-0.18	35.5%
22	JAX	0.80	-0.18	32.3%
23	NYG	0.80	-0.18	29%
24	CAR	0.75	-0.23	25.8%
25	KC	0.75	-0.23	22.6%
26	CHI	0.60	-0.38	19.4%
27	IND	0.60	-0.38	16.1%
28	MIA	0.60	-0.38	12.9%
29	TB	0.60	-0.38	9.7%
30	GB	0.40	-0.58	6.5%
31	SEA	0.40	-0.58	3.2%
32	TEN	0.20	-0.78	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 2026 vs 2025

Raiders lead at 2.20 — they ranked #23 last year. Titans are last at 0.20 — #32 last year.

The league average is 0.98, up 0.31 from 0.67 last year.

Biggest riser: Jets, #28 → #3. Biggest faller: Lions, #4 → #20.

Spread between first and last: 2; 25 teams are within 0.42 of the average.

Year-over-year — 2026 vs 2025

Biggest movers from last season.

Biggest riser

LV · +1.61

Biggest faller

TEN · −0.21

Most consistent

IND · +0.01

League trend 2026 vs 2025

▲ 0.31

Rank	Team	2026	2025	Δ
1	LV	2.20	0.59	+1.61
2	NYJ	1.60	0.53	+1.07
3	LAC	1.60	0.59	+1.01
4	SF	1.60	0.76	+0.84
5	CIN	1.40	0.65	+0.75
6	NO	1.40	0.65	+0.75
7	ARI	1.40	0.76	+0.64
8	DAL	1.20	0.65	+0.55
9	NE	1	0.59	+0.41
10	PIT	1.40	1	+0.40
11	WAS	1	0.65	+0.35
12	CLE	1.20	0.88	+0.32
13	LAR	1	0.71	+0.29
14	PHI	1	0.71	+0.29
15	KC	0.75	0.47	+0.28
16	DEN	0.80	0.53	+0.27
17	NYG	0.80	0.53	+0.27
18	CAR	0.75	0.53	+0.22
19	BAL	1	0.82	+0.18
20	JAX	0.80	0.65	+0.15
21	ATL	0.80	0.71	+0.09
22	BUF	0.80	0.76	+0.04
23	IND	0.60	0.59	+0.01
24	HOU	0.80	0.82	−0.02
25	MIA	0.60	0.65	−0.05
26	MIN	1	1.06	−0.06
27	GB	0.40	0.47	−0.07
28	DET	0.80	0.88	−0.08
29	CHI	0.60	0.71	−0.11
30	TB	0.60	0.71	−0.11
31	SEA	0.40	0.53	−0.13
32	TEN	0.20	0.41	−0.21

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
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
NYJ	1.06	0.76	0.65	0.82	0.82	0.53	1.60
SF	0.81	1.29	0.94	0.59	0.76	0.76	1.60
ARI	0.94	1.24	0.71	0.35	1	0.76	1.40
CIN	0.63	1	0.88	0.65	0.82	0.65	1.40
NO	0.44	0.76	0.76	0.47	0.71	0.65	1.40
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
DAL	1	0.76	1.29	0.82	1.06	0.65	1.20
BAL	1.56	0.47	0.82	0.94	0.71	0.82	1
LAR	0.75	0.88	0.59	0.41	0.59	0.71	1
MIN	0.69	0.76	0.65	1.29	0.71	1.06	1
NE	0.31	0.59	0.76	0.88	0.82	0.59	1
PHI	0.88	0.76	0.88	0.94	1.29	0.71	1
WAS	0.88	0.53	0.47	0.59	0.94	0.65	1
ATL	1.06	0.82	0.47	1.12	0.71	0.71	0.80
BUF	0.94	0.71	0.69	0.82	1.06	0.76	0.80
DEN	0.75	0.35	0.94	1.12	0.71	0.53	0.80
DET	0.94	0.59	0.82	0.76	0.76	0.88	0.80
HOU	0.56	0.94	0.82	0.88	0.65	0.82	0.80
JAX	0.75	0.53	1	0.71	0.29	0.65	0.80
NYG	0.88	0.71	1.18	1.12	0.94	0.53	0.80
CAR	0.88	0.82	0.53	0.29	0.47	0.53	0.75
KC	0.81	1.06	0.71	0.88	0.88	0.47	0.75
CHI	0.94	0.82	0.82	0.76	1	0.71	0.60
IND	0.88	1.06	0.82	1	1.06	0.59	0.60
MIA	1	0.82	0.76	0.88	0.47	0.65	0.60
TB	0.94	0.94	0.71	1.06	0.94	0.71	0.60
GB	0.75	0.59	0.71	0.59	0.94	0.47	0.40
SEA	0.88	0.53	1.06	0.76	0.82	0.53	0.40
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), 2026 Raiders (2.20).

49ers have led this stat 2 of 9 seasons.

The best season on record is Raiders 2026 at 2.20; the worst Titans 2026 at 0.20.

The league average has risen from 0.82 in 2018 to 0.98 in 2026.

Distribution

How the 32 teams cluster for 2026.

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.