Defensive: Advanced defense · TFL (allowed)

Tackles behind the line. Kills a play before it starts and puts the offence off schedule.

DEF · Advanced defenseP + N
About this stat ↓

League snapshot — 2023

  • League leaderCLE 5.18
  • League average4.05
  • Best to worst1.94

All 32 teams, higher is better.

At a glance — 2023

Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.

League leader
CLE · 5.18
League laggard
CAR · 3.24
League average
4.05
Spread (max − min)
1.94

Year-over-year — 2023 vs 2022

Biggest movers from last season.

Biggest riser
CLE · +1.71
Biggest faller
PHI · −1.24
Most consistent
KC · −0.06
League trend 2023 vs 2022
▲ 0.19

Multi-year context

7-year window (2019–2025)

Multi-year leader
CLE · 4.80
Multi-year laggard
DET · 3.49
Biggest improver
CLE · +0.55/yr
Biggest decliner
SF · −0.11/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.

Team2019202020212022202320242025
CLE4.6333.823.475.186.596.88
HOU33.693.944.064.826.245.35
SEA2.815.253.063.764.824.355.18
BUF5.253.634.1854.715.474.94
NYJ5.693.693.2444.595.244.53
BAL4.133.883.5344.534.823.88
IND3.8843.244.714.475.185
KC4.062.562.474.474.415.124.35
WAS4.564.563.184.654.415.064.06
DAL4.633.063.594.534.294.125
PIT4.885.8153.294.244.945.24
TB5.135.254.294.474.244.764.88
TEN3.753.133.653.534.245.414.88
LAC4.063.193.243.824.124.535.29
MIA2.753.883.533.764.124.884.35
LV4.253.133.123.354.064.886.06
SF4.813.634.883.884.063.943.82
DET2.563.3133.4744.123.94
PHI4.755.133.655.183.944.764.18
LAR4.384.064.413.473.824.243.88
ARI5.0653.764.183.765.124.12
GB3.693.312.713.243.765.594.24
NE3.062.382.943.653.763.715.12
NYG4.253.942.763.653.765.655.29
NO4.754.634.473.713.654.535.29
JAX4.753.193.243.823.594.824.53
CIN3.632.694.292.943.534.243.29
DEN4.563.813.413.293.415.534.82
CHI3.253.634.182.943.354.763.88
MIN5.062.813.243.883.355.656.29
ATL3.943.312.592.823.294.655.59
CAR4.503.194.064.353.243.823.82

Distribution

How the 32 teams cluster for 2023.

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.