What TFL (allowed) is

Tackles for loss: plays this defense stopped behind the line of scrimmage. Each one kills a play before it starts and puts the offense off schedule.

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

In 2018 the Cardinals led at 5.31; the league average was 4.35.

League snapshot — 2018

League leader

ARI · 5.31

League average

4.35

Best to worst

2.31

All 32 teams, higher is better.

Rank	Team	Value	Games
1	ARI	5.31	16
2	BAL	5.31	16
3	MIN	5.25	16
4	CHI	5.13	16
5	PHI	5.13	16
6	NO	5.06	16
7	TB	4.94	16
8	HOU	4.88	16
9	BUF	4.75	16
10	CAR	4.75	16
11	NYJ	4.63	16
12	CLE	4.50	16
13	IND	4.50	16
14	SF	4.50	16
15	GB	4.44	16
16	PIT	4.38	16
17	LAR	4.25	16
18	DEN	4.19	16
19	KC	4.19	16
20	DET	4.13	16
21	JAX	4.13	16
22	SEA	4.13	16
23	DAL	4.06	16
24	LAC	4	16
25	MIA	4	16
26	WAS	3.94	16
27	CIN	3.81	16
28	NYG	3.69	16
29	TEN	3.69	16
30	ATL	3.38	16
31	NE	3.19	16
32	LV	3	16

Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.

League leader

ARI · 5.31

League laggard

LV · 3

League average

4.35

Spread (max − min)

2.31

Rank	Team	Value	Δ vs avg	Percentile
1	ARI	5.31	0.96	100%
2	BAL	5.31	0.96	96.8%
3	MIN	5.25	0.90	93.5%
4	CHI	5.13	0.78	90.3%
5	PHI	5.13	0.78	87.1%
6	NO	5.06	0.71	83.9%
7	TB	4.94	0.59	80.6%
8	HOU	4.88	0.53	77.4%
9	BUF	4.75	0.40	74.2%
10	CAR	4.75	0.40	71%
11	NYJ	4.63	0.28	67.7%
12	CLE	4.50	0.15	64.5%
13	IND	4.50	0.15	61.3%
14	SF	4.50	0.15	58.1%
15	GB	4.44	0.09	54.8%
16	PIT	4.38	0.03	51.6%
17	LAR	4.25	-0.10	48.4%
18	DEN	4.19	-0.16	45.2%
19	KC	4.19	-0.16	41.9%
20	DET	4.13	-0.22	38.7%
21	JAX	4.13	-0.22	35.5%
22	SEA	4.13	-0.22	32.3%
23	DAL	4.06	-0.29	29%
24	LAC	4	-0.35	25.8%
25	MIA	4	-0.35	22.6%
26	WAS	3.94	-0.41	19.4%
27	CIN	3.81	-0.54	16.1%
28	NYG	3.69	-0.66	12.9%
29	TEN	3.69	-0.66	9.7%
30	ATL	3.38	-0.97	6.5%
31	NE	3.19	-1.16	3.2%
32	LV	3	-1.35	0%

Run as a one-stat algorithm against the closing line, this stat went 808–770–37 ATS (51.2%) across 2020–2025, #215 of 296 ranked.

Its best season was 2023 (140–118, 54.3%); its worst 2021 (134–136, 49.6%).

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

Season	Games	ATS record	ATS %
2020	256	129–125–2	50.8%
2021	272	134–136–2	49.6%
2022	271	137–127–7	51.9%
2023	272	140–118–14	54.3%
2024	272	132–131–9	50.2%
2025	272	136–133–3	50.6%

7-year window (2020–2026)

Multi-year leader

CLE · 5.05

Multi-year laggard

NE · 3.65

Biggest improver

CLE · +0.69/yr

Biggest decliner

LAR · −0.12/yr

Rank	Team	Avg	Slope/yr	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026
1	CLE	5.05	+0.69	3	3.82	3.47	5.18	6.59	6.88	6.40
2	HOU	4.87	+0.43	3.69	3.94	4.06	4.82	6.24	5.35	6
3	PIT	4.82	+0.01	5.81	5	3.29	4.24	4.94	5.24	5.20
4	SEA	4.75	+0.34	5.25	3.06	3.76	4.82	4.35	5.18	6.80
5	TB	4.64	−0.02	5.25	4.29	4.47	4.24	4.76	4.88	4.60
6	BUF	4.62	+0.15	3.63	4.18	5	4.71	5.47	4.94	4.40
7	PHI	4.43	−0.08	5.13	3.65	5.18	3.94	4.76	4.18	4.20
8	ARI	4.42	+0.06	5	3.76	4.18	3.76	5.12	4.12	5
9	NYJ	4.41	+0.34	3.69	3.24	4	4.59	5.24	4.53	5.60
10	BAL	4.38	+0.28	3.88	3.53	4	4.53	4.82	3.88	6
11	MIN	4.37	+0.56	2.81	3.24	3.88	3.35	5.65	6.29	5.40
12	WAS	4.36	+0.08	4.56	3.18	4.65	4.41	5.06	4.06	4.60
13	DEN	4.30	+0.39	3.81	3.41	3.29	3.41	5.53	4.82	5.80
14	NO	4.30	−0.00	4.63	4.47	3.71	3.65	4.53	5.29	3.80
15	TEN	4.26	+0.36	3.13	3.65	3.53	4.24	5.41	4.88	5
16	IND	4.17	−0.01	4	3.24	4.71	4.47	5.18	5	2.60
17	GB	4.12	+0.48	3.31	2.71	3.24	3.76	5.59	4.24	6
18	MIA	4.10	+0.13	3.88	3.53	3.76	4.12	4.88	4.35	4.20
19	KC	4.06	+0.42	2.56	2.47	4.47	4.41	5.12	4.35	5
20	NYG	4.01	+0.15	3.94	2.76	3.65	3.76	5.65	5.29	3
21	DAL	4.00	+0.12	3.06	3.59	4.53	4.29	4.12	5	3.40
22	CHI	3.99	+0.21	3.63	4.18	2.94	3.35	4.76	3.88	5.20
23	LV	3.97	+0.27	3.13	3.12	3.35	4.06	4.88	6.06	3.20
24	LAC	3.97	+0.22	3.19	3.24	3.82	4.12	4.53	5.29	3.60
25	DET	3.95	+0.36	3.31	3	3.47	4	4.12	3.94	5.80
26	SF	3.94	−0.10	3.63	4.88	3.88	4.06	3.94	3.82	3.40
27	LAR	3.84	−0.12	4.06	4.41	3.47	3.82	4.24	3.88	3
28	JAX	3.83	+0.17	3.19	3.24	3.82	3.59	4.82	4.53	3.60
29	CIN	3.80	+0.29	2.69	4.29	2.94	3.53	4.24	3.29	5.60
30	ATL	3.72	+0.33	3.31	2.59	2.82	3.29	4.65	5.59	3.80
31	CAR	3.71	−0.00	3.19	4.06	4.35	3.24	3.82	3.82	3.50
32	NE	3.65	+0.33	2.38	2.94	3.65	3.76	3.71	5.12	4

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

How the 32 teams cluster for 2018.

About this stat

Stat ID: def_advanced_defense_tackles_for_loss
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.