Defensive: Advanced defense · Fumbles Recovered (allowed)
Fumbles recovered. Largely chance — forcing them is the repeatable half.
P + N
About this stat ↓League snapshot — 2023
- League leaderNE 0.59
- League average0.18
- Best to worst0.59
All 32 teams, higher is better.
At a glance — 2023
Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.
League leader
NE · 0.59
League laggard
BAL · 0
League average
0.18
Spread (max − min)
0.59
All teams — 2023
| Rank | Team | Value | Δ vs avg | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NE | 0.59 | 0.41 | 100% |
| 2 | NYG | 0.47 | 0.29 | 96.8% |
| 3 | GB | 0.35 | 0.17 | 93.5% |
| 4 | KC | 0.35 | 0.17 | 90.3% |
| 5 | WAS | 0.29 | 0.11 | 87.1% |
| 6 | BUF | 0.24 | 0.05 | 83.9% |
| 7 | CHI | 0.24 | 0.05 | 80.6% |
| 8 | CLE | 0.24 | 0.05 | 77.4% |
| 9 | IND | 0.24 | 0.05 | 74.2% |
| 10 | LAC | 0.24 | 0.05 | 71% |
| 11 | NYJ | 0.24 | 0.05 | 67.7% |
| 12 | ATL | 0.18 | -0.01 | 64.5% |
| 13 | JAX | 0.18 | -0.01 | 61.3% |
| 14 | LAR | 0.18 | -0.01 | 58.1% |
| 15 | PIT | 0.18 | -0.01 | 54.8% |
| 16 | SF | 0.18 | -0.01 | 51.6% |
| 17 | TB | 0.18 | -0.01 | 48.4% |
| 18 | TEN | 0.18 | -0.01 | 45.2% |
| 19 | CAR | 0.12 | -0.06 | 41.9% |
| 20 | HOU | 0.12 | -0.06 | 38.7% |
| 21 | LV | 0.12 | -0.06 | 35.5% |
| 22 | MIN | 0.12 | -0.06 | 32.3% |
| 23 | PHI | 0.12 | -0.06 | 29% |
| 24 | SEA | 0.12 | -0.06 | 25.8% |
| 25 | ARI | 0.06 | -0.12 | 22.6% |
| 26 | CIN | 0.06 | -0.12 | 19.4% |
| 27 | DAL | 0.06 | -0.12 | 16.1% |
| 28 | DEN | 0.06 | -0.12 | 12.9% |
| 29 | DET | 0.06 | -0.12 | 9.7% |
| 30 | MIA | 0.06 | -0.12 | 6.5% |
| 31 | NO | 0.06 | -0.12 | 3.2% |
| 32 | BAL | 0 | -0.18 | 0% |
Year-over-year — 2023 vs 2022
Biggest movers from last season.
Biggest riser
NE · +0.41
Biggest faller
DEN · −0.41
Most consistent
ARI · 0
League trend 2023 vs 2022
▼ -0.02
YoY by team — 2023 vs 2022
| Rank | Team | 2023 | 2022 | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NE | 0.59 | 0.18 | +0.41 |
| 2 | WAS | 0.29 | 0.06 | +0.24 |
| 3 | JAX | 0.18 | 0 | +0.18 |
| 4 | LAR | 0.18 | 0.06 | +0.12 |
| 5 | SF | 0.18 | 0.06 | +0.12 |
| 6 | CLE | 0.24 | 0.12 | +0.12 |
| 7 | LAC | 0.24 | 0.12 | +0.12 |
| 8 | NYJ | 0.24 | 0.12 | +0.12 |
| 9 | NYG | 0.47 | 0.35 | +0.12 |
| 10 | GB | 0.35 | 0.29 | +0.06 |
| 11 | KC | 0.35 | 0.29 | +0.06 |
| 12 | CHI | 0.24 | 0.18 | +0.06 |
| 13 | BUF | 0.24 | 0.19 | +0.05 |
| 14 | ARI | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0 |
| 15 | ATL | 0.18 | 0.18 | 0 |
| 16 | DET | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0 |
| 17 | HOU | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0 |
| 18 | LV | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0 |
| 19 | MIA | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0 |
| 20 | NO | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0 |
| 21 | PHI | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0 |
| 22 | TB | 0.18 | 0.18 | 0 |
| 23 | BAL | 0 | 0.06 | −0.06 |
| 24 | MIN | 0.12 | 0.24 | −0.12 |
| 25 | PIT | 0.18 | 0.29 | −0.12 |
| 26 | CIN | 0.06 | 0.25 | −0.19 |
| 27 | DAL | 0.06 | 0.29 | −0.24 |
| 28 | IND | 0.24 | 0.47 | −0.24 |
| 29 | SEA | 0.12 | 0.35 | −0.24 |
| 30 | TEN | 0.18 | 0.47 | −0.29 |
| 31 | CAR | 0.12 | 0.47 | −0.35 |
| 32 | DEN | 0.06 | 0.47 | −0.41 |
Multi-year context
7-year window (2019–2025)
Multi-year leader
GB · 0.24
Multi-year laggard
ARI · 0.07
Biggest improver
NE · +0.03/yr
Biggest decliner
MIA · −0.08/yr
Multi-year averages
| Rank | Team | Avg | Slope/yr | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GB | 0.24 | +0.00 | 0.25 | 0.06 | 0.29 | 0.29 | 0.35 | 0.35 | 0.06 |
| 2 | MIN | 0.21 | −0.05 | 0.44 | 0.31 | 0.12 | 0.24 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.12 |
| 3 | KC | 0.21 | −0.01 | 0.13 | 0.38 | 0.12 | 0.29 | 0.35 | 0.06 | 0.12 |
| 4 | NYG | 0.20 | +0.00 | 0.19 | 0 | 0.24 | 0.35 | 0.47 | 0.18 | 0 |
| 5 | NE | 0.20 | +0.03 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.24 | 0.18 | 0.59 | 0.18 | 0.12 |
| 6 | MIA | 0.19 | −0.08 | 0.44 | 0.25 | 0.47 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0 |
| 7 | WAS | 0.19 | +0.02 | 0 | 0.44 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.29 | 0.29 | 0.18 |
| 8 | IND | 0.19 | −0.02 | 0.13 | 0.19 | 0.24 | 0.47 | 0.24 | 0 | 0.06 |
| 9 | CLE | 0.19 | +0.01 | 0.19 | 0.06 | 0.29 | 0.12 | 0.24 | 0.12 | 0.29 |
| 10 | DEN | 0.18 | −0.01 | 0.19 | 0.19 | 0.12 | 0.47 | 0.06 | 0 | 0.24 |
| 11 | CIN | 0.17 | −0.02 | 0.25 | 0.06 | 0.35 | 0.25 | 0.06 | 0.24 | 0 |
| 12 | LAC | 0.17 | −0.01 | 0.38 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.12 | 0.24 | 0.29 | 0.06 |
| 13 | CAR | 0.17 | −0.02 | 0.31 | 0.13 | 0 | 0.47 | 0.12 | 0.06 | 0.12 |
| 14 | TEN | 0.17 | +0.01 | 0.13 | 0 | 0.18 | 0.47 | 0.18 | 0.18 | 0.06 |
| 15 | PHI | 0.16 | −0.01 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.06 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.24 |
| 16 | PIT | 0.16 | −0.01 | 0.13 | 0.19 | 0.18 | 0.29 | 0.18 | 0.12 | 0.06 |
| 17 | SEA | 0.16 | −0.00 | 0.06 | 0.19 | 0.18 | 0.35 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.12 |
| 18 | ATL | 0.15 | −0.02 | 0.31 | 0.13 | 0.06 | 0.18 | 0.18 | 0 | 0.18 |
| 19 | BUF | 0.15 | −0.00 | 0.06 | 0.19 | 0.18 | 0.19 | 0.24 | 0.06 | 0.12 |
| 20 | CHI | 0.15 | −0.03 | 0.19 | 0.25 | 0.12 | 0.18 | 0.24 | 0.06 | 0 |
| 21 | TB | 0.13 | −0.01 | 0.31 | 0 | 0.06 | 0.18 | 0.18 | 0.06 | 0.12 |
| 22 | NYJ | 0.13 | +0.02 | 0.13 | 0 | 0 | 0.12 | 0.24 | 0.41 | 0 |
| 23 | NO | 0.12 | −0.02 | 0.19 | 0.19 | 0.18 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.12 | 0.06 |
| 24 | HOU | 0.12 | −0.01 | 0.13 | 0.19 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.18 | 0 |
| 25 | JAX | 0.12 | +0.01 | 0.13 | 0.13 | 0.12 | 0 | 0.18 | 0.12 | 0.18 |
| 26 | LV | 0.12 | −0.01 | 0.13 | 0.06 | 0.29 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.06 | 0.06 |
| 27 | DAL | 0.11 | +0.01 | 0 | 0.06 | 0.18 | 0.29 | 0.06 | 0.12 | 0.06 |
| 28 | SF | 0.10 | +0.01 | 0 | 0.19 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.18 | 0.12 | 0.12 |
| 29 | LAR | 0.10 | −0.02 | 0.06 | 0.25 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.18 | 0.06 | 0 |
| 30 | BAL | 0.09 | −0.01 | 0.13 | 0.13 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0 | 0.18 | 0.06 |
| 31 | DET | 0.07 | −0.01 | 0.06 | 0.13 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.12 | 0 |
| 32 | ARI | 0.07 | +0.01 | 0 | 0.06 | 0.12 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.12 | 0.06 |
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 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NE | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.24 | 0.18 | 0.59 | 0.18 | 0.12 |
| NYG | 0.19 | 0 | 0.24 | 0.35 | 0.47 | 0.18 | 0 |
| GB | 0.25 | 0.06 | 0.29 | 0.29 | 0.35 | 0.35 | 0.06 |
| KC | 0.13 | 0.38 | 0.12 | 0.29 | 0.35 | 0.06 | 0.12 |
| WAS | 0 | 0.44 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.29 | 0.29 | 0.18 |
| BUF | 0.06 | 0.19 | 0.18 | 0.19 | 0.24 | 0.06 | 0.12 |
| CHI | 0.19 | 0.25 | 0.12 | 0.18 | 0.24 | 0.06 | 0 |
| CLE | 0.19 | 0.06 | 0.29 | 0.12 | 0.24 | 0.12 | 0.29 |
| IND | 0.13 | 0.19 | 0.24 | 0.47 | 0.24 | 0 | 0.06 |
| LAC | 0.38 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.12 | 0.24 | 0.29 | 0.06 |
| NYJ | 0.13 | 0 | 0 | 0.12 | 0.24 | 0.41 | 0 |
| ATL | 0.31 | 0.13 | 0.06 | 0.18 | 0.18 | 0 | 0.18 |
| JAX | 0.13 | 0.13 | 0.12 | 0 | 0.18 | 0.12 | 0.18 |
| LAR | 0.06 | 0.25 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.18 | 0.06 | 0 |
| PIT | 0.13 | 0.19 | 0.18 | 0.29 | 0.18 | 0.12 | 0.06 |
| SF | 0 | 0.19 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.18 | 0.12 | 0.12 |
| TB | 0.31 | 0 | 0.06 | 0.18 | 0.18 | 0.06 | 0.12 |
| TEN | 0.13 | 0 | 0.18 | 0.47 | 0.18 | 0.18 | 0.06 |
| CAR | 0.31 | 0.13 | 0 | 0.47 | 0.12 | 0.06 | 0.12 |
| HOU | 0.13 | 0.19 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.18 | 0 |
| LV | 0.13 | 0.06 | 0.29 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.06 | 0.06 |
| MIN | 0.44 | 0.31 | 0.12 | 0.24 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.12 |
| PHI | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.06 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.24 |
| SEA | 0.06 | 0.19 | 0.18 | 0.35 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.12 |
| ARI | 0 | 0.06 | 0.12 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.12 | 0.06 |
| CIN | 0.25 | 0.06 | 0.35 | 0.25 | 0.06 | 0.24 | 0 |
| DAL | 0 | 0.06 | 0.18 | 0.29 | 0.06 | 0.12 | 0.06 |
| DEN | 0.19 | 0.19 | 0.12 | 0.47 | 0.06 | 0 | 0.24 |
| DET | 0.06 | 0.13 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.12 | 0 |
| MIA | 0.44 | 0.25 | 0.47 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0 |
| NO | 0.19 | 0.19 | 0.18 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.12 | 0.06 |
| BAL | 0.13 | 0.13 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0 | 0.18 | 0.06 |
Distribution
How the 32 teams cluster for 2023.
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.