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 2021 the Dolphins led at 0.47; the league average was 0.15.

League snapshot — 2021

League leader

MIA · 0.47

League average

0.15

Best to worst

0.47

All 32 teams, higher is better.

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

At a glance — 2021

Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.

League leader

MIA · 0.47

League laggard

NYJ · 0

League average

0.15

Spread (max − min)

0.47

Rank	Team	Value	Δ vs avg	Percentile
1	MIA	0.47	0.32	100%
2	CIN	0.35	0.20	96.8%
3	CLE	0.29	0.14	93.5%
4	GB	0.29	0.14	90.3%
5	LV	0.29	0.14	87.1%
6	IND	0.24	0.08	83.9%
7	NE	0.24	0.08	80.6%
8	NYG	0.24	0.08	77.4%
9	BUF	0.18	0.03	74.2%
10	DAL	0.18	0.03	71%
11	NO	0.18	0.03	67.7%
12	PIT	0.18	0.03	64.5%
13	SEA	0.18	0.03	61.3%
14	TEN	0.18	0.03	58.1%
15	ARI	0.12	-0.03	54.8%
16	CHI	0.12	-0.03	51.6%
17	DEN	0.12	-0.03	48.4%
18	HOU	0.12	-0.03	45.2%
19	JAX	0.12	-0.03	41.9%
20	KC	0.12	-0.03	38.7%
21	MIN	0.12	-0.03	35.5%
22	ATL	0.06	-0.09	32.3%
23	BAL	0.06	-0.09	29%
24	DET	0.06	-0.09	25.8%
25	LAC	0.06	-0.09	22.6%
26	LAR	0.06	-0.09	19.4%
27	PHI	0.06	-0.09	16.1%
28	SF	0.06	-0.09	12.9%
29	TB	0.06	-0.09	9.7%
30	WAS	0.06	-0.09	6.5%
31	CAR	0	-0.15	3.2%
32	NYJ	0	-0.15	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 2021 vs 2020

Dolphins lead at 0.47 — they ranked #6 last year. Jets are last at 0 — #30 last year.

The league average is 0.15, up 0.00 from 0.15 last year.

Biggest riser: Raiders, #27 → #5. Biggest faller: Commanders, #1 → #30.

Spread between first and last: 0.47; 25 teams are within 0.11 of the average.

Year-over-year — 2021 vs 2020

Biggest movers from last season.

Biggest riser

CIN · +0.29

Biggest faller

WAS · −0.38

Most consistent

NYJ · 0

League trend 2021 vs 2020

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Rank	Team	2021	2020	Δ
1	CIN	0.35	0.06	+0.29
2	NYG	0.24	0	+0.24
3	CLE	0.29	0.06	+0.23
4	GB	0.29	0.06	+0.23
5	LV	0.29	0.06	+0.23
6	MIA	0.47	0.25	+0.22
7	TEN	0.18	0	+0.18
8	NE	0.24	0.06	+0.17
9	DAL	0.18	0.06	+0.11
10	TB	0.06	0	+0.06
11	ARI	0.12	0.06	+0.06
12	IND	0.24	0.19	+0.05
13	NYJ	0	0	0
14	LAC	0.06	0.06	−0.00
15	JAX	0.12	0.13	−0.01
16	BUF	0.18	0.19	−0.01
17	NO	0.18	0.19	−0.01
18	PIT	0.18	0.19	−0.01
19	SEA	0.18	0.19	−0.01
20	ATL	0.06	0.13	−0.07
21	BAL	0.06	0.13	−0.07
22	DET	0.06	0.13	−0.07
23	DEN	0.12	0.19	−0.07
24	HOU	0.12	0.19	−0.07
25	CAR	0	0.13	−0.13
26	SF	0.06	0.19	−0.13
27	CHI	0.12	0.25	−0.13
28	LAR	0.06	0.25	−0.19
29	PHI	0.06	0.25	−0.19
30	MIN	0.12	0.31	−0.19
31	KC	0.12	0.38	−0.26
32	WAS	0.06	0.44	−0.38

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

Fumbles Recovered (allowed) since 2018

Leaders since 2018: 2018 Packers (0.50), 2019 Dolphins (0.44), 2020 Commanders (0.44), 2021 Dolphins (0.47).

Dolphins have led this stat 2 of 4 seasons.

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 0.15 in 2021.

Distribution

How the 32 teams cluster for 2021.

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.