Defensive: Advanced defense · Fumbles Recovered (allowed)

DEF · Advanced defenseP + N
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Los Angeles Chargers — Fumbles Recovered (allowed), 2026

  • Value0.20
  • Rank#11 of 32
  • League average0.11
  • Rank in 2025#20 of 32

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.

Through Week 6 of 2026, the Broncos lead at 0.60; the league average is 0.11.

League snapshot — 2026

League leader
DEN · 0.60
League average
0.11
Best to worst
0.60

All 32 teams, higher is better.

At a glance — 2026

Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.

League leader
DEN · 0.60
League laggard
WAS · 0
League average
0.11
Spread (max − min)
0.60

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.

SeasonGamesATS recordATS %
2020256132–122–252.0%
2021272140–130–251.9%
2022271139–125–752.7%
2023272127–131–1449.2%
2024272124–139–947.1%
2025272127–142–347.2%

Fumbles Recovered (allowed) in 2026 vs 2025

Broncos lead at 0.60 — they ranked #2 last year. Commanders are last at 0 — #6 last year.

The league average is 0.11, up 0.03 from 0.09 last year.

Biggest riser: Jets, #32 → #2. Biggest faller: Commanders, #6 → #32.

Spread between first and last: 0.60; 29 teams are within 0.15 of the average.

Year-over-year — 2026 vs 2025

Biggest movers from last season.

Biggest riser
NYJ · +0.40
Biggest faller
CLE · −0.29
Most consistent
CHI · 0
League trend 2026 vs 2025
▲ 0.03

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

Multi-year heatmap

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

Team2020202120222023202420252026
DEN0.190.120.470.0600.240.60
NYJ000.120.240.4100.40
SF0.190.060.060.180.120.120.40
CAR0.1300.470.120.060.120.25
BAL0.130.060.0600.180.060.20
CIN0.060.350.250.060.2400.20
DET0.130.060.060.060.1200.20
GB0.060.290.290.350.350.060.20
HOU0.190.120.120.120.1800.20
JAX0.130.1200.180.120.180.20
LV0.060.290.120.120.060.060.20
LAC0.060.060.120.240.290.060.20
MIA0.250.470.060.060.0600.20
TEN00.180.470.180.180.060.20
ARI0.060.120.060.060.120.060
ATL0.130.060.180.1800.180
BUF0.190.180.190.240.060.120
CHI0.250.120.180.240.0600
CLE0.060.290.120.240.120.290
DAL0.060.180.290.060.120.060
IND0.190.240.470.2400.060
KC0.380.120.290.350.060.120
LAR0.250.060.060.180.0600
MIN0.310.120.240.120.120.120
NE0.060.240.180.590.180.120
NO0.190.180.060.060.120.060
NYG00.240.350.470.1800
PHI0.250.060.120.120.120.240
PIT0.190.180.290.180.120.060
SEA0.190.180.350.120.120.120
TB00.060.180.180.060.120
WAS0.440.060.060.290.290.180

Fumbles Recovered (allowed) since 2018

Leaders since 2018: 2018 Packers (0.50), 2019 Dolphins (0.44), 2020 Commanders (0.44), 2021 Dolphins (0.47), 2022 Panthers (0.47), 2023 Patriots (0.59), 2024 Jets (0.41), 2025 Browns (0.29), 2026 Broncos (0.60).

Dolphins have led this stat 2 of 9 seasons.

The best season on record is Broncos 2026 at 0.60; the worst Broncos 2018 at 0.

The league average has fallen from 0.19 in 2018 to 0.11 in 2026.

Distribution

How the 32 teams cluster for 2026.

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.