What Fumbles Recovered (allowed) is

Fumbles recovered by this defense. Largely chance — who falls on a loose ball is nearly random — so the forced-fumble count is the better read of the defense.

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

In 2019 the Dolphins led at 0.44; the league average was 0.17.

League snapshot — 2019

League leader

MIA · 0.44

League average

0.17

Best to worst

0.44

All 32 teams, higher is better.

Rank	Team	Value	Games
1	MIA	0.44	16
2	MIN	0.44	16
3	LAC	0.38	16
4	ATL	0.31	16
5	CAR	0.31	16
6	TB	0.31	16
7	CIN	0.25	16
8	GB	0.25	16
9	PHI	0.25	16
10	CHI	0.19	16
11	CLE	0.19	16
12	DEN	0.19	16
13	NO	0.19	16
14	NYG	0.19	16
15	BAL	0.13	16
16	HOU	0.13	16
17	IND	0.13	16
18	JAX	0.13	16
19	KC	0.13	16
20	LV	0.13	16
21	NYJ	0.13	16
22	PIT	0.13	16
23	TEN	0.13	16
24	BUF	0.06	16
25	DET	0.06	16
26	LAR	0.06	16
27	NE	0.06	16
28	SEA	0.06	16
29	ARI	0	16
30	DAL	0	16
31	SF	0	16
32	WAS	0	16

At a glance — 2019

Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.

League leader

MIA · 0.44

League laggard

WAS · 0

League average

0.17

Spread (max − min)

0.44

Rank	Team	Value	Δ vs avg	Percentile
1	MIA	0.44	0.27	100%
2	MIN	0.44	0.27	96.8%
3	LAC	0.38	0.21	93.5%
4	ATL	0.31	0.15	90.3%
5	CAR	0.31	0.15	87.1%
6	TB	0.31	0.15	83.9%
7	CIN	0.25	0.08	80.6%
8	GB	0.25	0.08	77.4%
9	PHI	0.25	0.08	74.2%
10	CHI	0.19	0.02	71%
11	CLE	0.19	0.02	67.7%
12	DEN	0.19	0.02	64.5%
13	NO	0.19	0.02	61.3%
14	NYG	0.19	0.02	58.1%
15	BAL	0.13	-0.04	54.8%
16	HOU	0.13	-0.04	51.6%
17	IND	0.13	-0.04	48.4%
18	JAX	0.13	-0.04	45.2%
19	KC	0.13	-0.04	41.9%
20	LV	0.13	-0.04	38.7%
21	NYJ	0.13	-0.04	35.5%
22	PIT	0.13	-0.04	32.3%
23	TEN	0.13	-0.04	29%
24	BUF	0.06	-0.10	25.8%
25	DET	0.06	-0.10	22.6%
26	LAR	0.06	-0.10	19.4%
27	NE	0.06	-0.10	16.1%
28	SEA	0.06	-0.10	12.9%
29	ARI	0	-0.17	9.7%
30	DAL	0	-0.17	6.5%
31	SF	0	-0.17	3.2%
32	WAS	0	-0.17	0%

Does Fumbles Recovered (allowed) matter against the spread?

Run as a one-stat algorithm against the closing line, this stat went 789–789–37 ATS (50.0%) across 2020–2025, #249 of 296 ranked.

Its best season was 2022 (139–125, 52.7%); its worst 2024 (124–139, 47.1%).

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

Season	Games	ATS record	ATS %
2020	256	132–122–2	52.0%
2021	272	140–130–2	51.9%
2022	271	139–125–7	52.7%
2023	272	127–131–14	49.2%
2024	272	124–139–9	47.1%
2025	272	127–142–3	47.2%

Fumbles Recovered (allowed) in 2019 vs 2018

Dolphins lead at 0.44 — they ranked #3 last year. Commanders are last at 0 — #25 last year.

The league average is 0.17, down 0.03 from 0.19 last year.

Biggest riser: Vikings, #29 → #2. Biggest faller: 49ers, #8 → #31.

Spread between first and last: 0.44; 22 teams are within 0.12 of the average.

Year-over-year — 2019 vs 2018

Biggest movers from last season.

Biggest riser

MIN · +0.38

Biggest faller

SF · −0.31

Most consistent

DAL · 0

League trend 2019 vs 2018

▼ -0.03

Rank	Team	2019	2018	Δ
1	MIN	0.44	0.06	+0.38
2	ATL	0.31	0.06	+0.25
3	DEN	0.19	0	+0.19
4	TB	0.31	0.13	+0.19
5	CAR	0.31	0.19	+0.13
6	CIN	0.25	0.13	+0.13
7	CLE	0.19	0.13	+0.06
8	KC	0.13	0.06	+0.06
9	MIA	0.44	0.38	+0.06
10	DAL	0	0	0
11	LAC	0.38	0.38	0
12	LV	0.13	0.13	0
13	NO	0.19	0.19	0
14	SEA	0.06	0.06	0
15	ARI	0	0.06	−0.06
16	DET	0.06	0.13	−0.06
17	IND	0.13	0.19	−0.06
18	JAX	0.13	0.19	−0.06
19	LAR	0.06	0.13	−0.06
20	NE	0.06	0.13	−0.06
21	NYG	0.19	0.25	−0.06
22	PHI	0.25	0.31	−0.06
23	CHI	0.19	0.31	−0.13
24	HOU	0.13	0.25	−0.13
25	PIT	0.13	0.25	−0.13
26	TEN	0.13	0.25	−0.13
27	WAS	0	0.13	−0.13
28	BAL	0.13	0.31	−0.19
29	BUF	0.06	0.25	−0.19
30	GB	0.25	0.50	−0.25
31	NYJ	0.13	0.38	−0.25
32	SF	0	0.31	−0.31

Multi-year context

7-year window (2020–2026)

Multi-year leader

DEN · 0.24

Multi-year laggard

ARI · 0.07

Biggest improver

NYJ · +0.05/yr

Biggest decliner

IND · −0.05/yr

Rank	Team	Avg	Slope/yr	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026
1	DEN	0.24	+0.04	0.19	0.12	0.47	0.06	0	0.24	0.60
2	GB	0.23	+0.00	0.06	0.29	0.29	0.35	0.35	0.06	0.20
3	NE	0.19	−0.02	0.06	0.24	0.18	0.59	0.18	0.12	0
4	WAS	0.19	−0.03	0.44	0.06	0.06	0.29	0.29	0.18	0
5	KC	0.19	−0.05	0.38	0.12	0.29	0.35	0.06	0.12	0
6	TEN	0.18	+0.00	0	0.18	0.47	0.18	0.18	0.06	0.20
7	NYG	0.18	−0.02	0	0.24	0.35	0.47	0.18	0	0
8	IND	0.17	−0.05	0.19	0.24	0.47	0.24	0	0.06	0
9	NYJ	0.17	+0.05	0	0	0.12	0.24	0.41	0	0.40
10	CIN	0.17	−0.01	0.06	0.35	0.25	0.06	0.24	0	0.20
11	CAR	0.16	+0.01	0.13	0	0.47	0.12	0.06	0.12	0.25
12	CLE	0.16	−0.01	0.06	0.29	0.12	0.24	0.12	0.29	0
13	SF	0.16	+0.03	0.19	0.06	0.06	0.18	0.12	0.12	0.40
14	MIA	0.16	−0.04	0.25	0.47	0.06	0.06	0.06	0	0.20
15	SEA	0.15	−0.03	0.19	0.18	0.35	0.12	0.12	0.12	0
16	LAC	0.15	+0.02	0.06	0.06	0.12	0.24	0.29	0.06	0.20
17	MIN	0.15	−0.04	0.31	0.12	0.24	0.12	0.12	0.12	0
18	PIT	0.14	−0.03	0.19	0.18	0.29	0.18	0.12	0.06	0
19	BUF	0.14	−0.03	0.19	0.18	0.19	0.24	0.06	0.12	0
20	HOU	0.13	−0.00	0.19	0.12	0.12	0.12	0.18	0	0.20
21	JAX	0.13	+0.02	0.13	0.12	0	0.18	0.12	0.18	0.20
22	LV	0.13	−0.00	0.06	0.29	0.12	0.12	0.06	0.06	0.20
23	PHI	0.13	−0.01	0.25	0.06	0.12	0.12	0.12	0.24	0
24	CHI	0.12	−0.04	0.25	0.12	0.18	0.24	0.06	0	0
25	DAL	0.11	−0.02	0.06	0.18	0.29	0.06	0.12	0.06	0
26	ATL	0.10	−0.01	0.13	0.06	0.18	0.18	0	0.18	0
27	BAL	0.10	+0.01	0.13	0.06	0.06	0	0.18	0.06	0.20
28	NO	0.09	−0.03	0.19	0.18	0.06	0.06	0.12	0.06	0
29	DET	0.09	+0.01	0.13	0.06	0.06	0.06	0.12	0	0.20
30	LAR	0.09	−0.03	0.25	0.06	0.06	0.18	0.06	0	0
31	TB	0.08	0	0	0.06	0.18	0.18	0.06	0.12	0
32	ARI	0.07	−0.01	0.06	0.12	0.06	0.06	0.12	0.06	0

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
DEN	0.19	0.12	0.47	0.06	0	0.24	0.60
NYJ	0	0	0.12	0.24	0.41	0	0.40
SF	0.19	0.06	0.06	0.18	0.12	0.12	0.40
CAR	0.13	0	0.47	0.12	0.06	0.12	0.25
BAL	0.13	0.06	0.06	0	0.18	0.06	0.20
CIN	0.06	0.35	0.25	0.06	0.24	0	0.20
DET	0.13	0.06	0.06	0.06	0.12	0	0.20
GB	0.06	0.29	0.29	0.35	0.35	0.06	0.20
HOU	0.19	0.12	0.12	0.12	0.18	0	0.20
JAX	0.13	0.12	0	0.18	0.12	0.18	0.20
LV	0.06	0.29	0.12	0.12	0.06	0.06	0.20
LAC	0.06	0.06	0.12	0.24	0.29	0.06	0.20
MIA	0.25	0.47	0.06	0.06	0.06	0	0.20
TEN	0	0.18	0.47	0.18	0.18	0.06	0.20
ARI	0.06	0.12	0.06	0.06	0.12	0.06	0
ATL	0.13	0.06	0.18	0.18	0	0.18	0
BUF	0.19	0.18	0.19	0.24	0.06	0.12	0
CHI	0.25	0.12	0.18	0.24	0.06	0	0
CLE	0.06	0.29	0.12	0.24	0.12	0.29	0
DAL	0.06	0.18	0.29	0.06	0.12	0.06	0
IND	0.19	0.24	0.47	0.24	0	0.06	0
KC	0.38	0.12	0.29	0.35	0.06	0.12	0
LAR	0.25	0.06	0.06	0.18	0.06	0	0
MIN	0.31	0.12	0.24	0.12	0.12	0.12	0
NE	0.06	0.24	0.18	0.59	0.18	0.12	0
NO	0.19	0.18	0.06	0.06	0.12	0.06	0
NYG	0	0.24	0.35	0.47	0.18	0	0
PHI	0.25	0.06	0.12	0.12	0.12	0.24	0
PIT	0.19	0.18	0.29	0.18	0.12	0.06	0
SEA	0.19	0.18	0.35	0.12	0.12	0.12	0
TB	0	0.06	0.18	0.18	0.06	0.12	0
WAS	0.44	0.06	0.06	0.29	0.29	0.18	0

Fumbles Recovered (allowed) since 2018

Leaders since 2018: 2018 Packers (0.50), 2019 Dolphins (0.44).

The best season on record is Packers 2018 at 0.50; the worst Broncos 2018 at 0.

The league average has fallen from 0.19 in 2018 to 0.17 in 2019.

Distribution

How the 32 teams cluster for 2019.

About this stat

Stat ID: def_advanced_defense_def_fumbles_recovered
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.