What TFL Yds (allowed) is

Tackle-for-loss yards: the yards this defense took back on its tackles for loss. The size of those wins rather than the count.

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

In 2019 the Bills led at 26.56; the league average was 19.38.

League snapshot — 2019

League leader

BUF · 26.56

League average

19.38

Best to worst

15.88

All 32 teams, higher is better.

Rank	Team	Value	Games
1	BUF	26.56	16
2	JAX	24.94	16
3	DAL	24.75	16
4	NO	24.31	16
5	SF	24.25	16
6	KC	23.94	16
7	MIN	23.81	16
8	NYJ	21.94	16
9	CLE	21.81	16
10	LAR	21.63	16
11	PIT	21.56	16
12	TB	21.13	16
13	CAR	20.50	16
14	PHI	20.25	16
15	ARI	20.13	16
16	LV	19.56	16
17	GB	19.31	16
18	BAL	19.25	16
19	WAS	18.25	16
20	TEN	18.06	16
21	ATL	17.69	16
22	NE	17.38	16
23	DEN	17.31	16
24	NYG	17.31	16
25	IND	17.19	16
26	CHI	16.31	16
27	CIN	16.31	16
28	LAC	14.63	16
29	HOU	14.25	16
30	MIA	12.75	16
31	DET	12.38	16
32	SEA	10.69	16

At a glance — 2019

Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.

League leader

BUF · 26.56

League laggard

SEA · 10.69

League average

19.38

Spread (max − min)

15.88

Rank	Team	Value	Δ vs avg	Percentile
1	BUF	26.56	7.18	100%
2	JAX	24.94	5.56	96.8%
3	DAL	24.75	5.37	93.5%
4	NO	24.31	4.93	90.3%
5	SF	24.25	4.87	87.1%
6	KC	23.94	4.56	83.9%
7	MIN	23.81	4.43	80.6%
8	NYJ	21.94	2.56	77.4%
9	CLE	21.81	2.43	74.2%
10	LAR	21.63	2.25	71%
11	PIT	21.56	2.18	67.7%
12	TB	21.13	1.75	64.5%
13	CAR	20.50	1.12	61.3%
14	PHI	20.25	0.87	58.1%
15	ARI	20.13	0.75	54.8%
16	LV	19.56	0.18	51.6%
17	GB	19.31	-0.07	48.4%
18	BAL	19.25	-0.13	45.2%
19	WAS	18.25	-1.13	41.9%
20	TEN	18.06	-1.32	38.7%
21	ATL	17.69	-1.69	35.5%
22	NE	17.38	-2.00	32.3%
23	DEN	17.31	-2.07	29%
24	NYG	17.31	-2.07	25.8%
25	IND	17.19	-2.19	22.6%
26	CHI	16.31	-3.07	19.4%
27	CIN	16.31	-3.07	16.1%
28	LAC	14.63	-4.75	12.9%
29	HOU	14.25	-5.13	9.7%
30	MIA	12.75	-6.63	6.5%
31	DET	12.38	-7.00	3.2%
32	SEA	10.69	-8.69	0%

Does TFL Yds (allowed) matter against the spread?

Run as a one-stat algorithm against the closing line, this stat went 811–767–37 ATS (51.4%) across 2020–2025, #209 of 296 ranked.

Its best season was 2023 (141–117, 54.7%); its worst 2025 (131–138, 48.7%).

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

Season	Games	ATS record	ATS %
2020	256	135–119–2	53.1%
2021	272	133–137–2	49.3%
2022	271	136–128–7	51.5%
2023	272	141–117–14	54.7%
2024	272	135–128–9	51.3%
2025	272	131–138–3	48.7%

TFL Yds (allowed) in 2019 vs 2018

Bills lead at 26.56 — they ranked #17 last year. Seahawks are last at 10.69 — #21 last year.

The league average is 19.38, down 0.77 from 20.15 last year.

Biggest riser: Jaguars, #24 → #2. Biggest faller: Bears, #4 → #26.

Spread between first and last: 15.88; 20 teams are within 3.90 of the average.

Year-over-year — 2019 vs 2018

Biggest movers from last season.

Biggest riser

LV · +9.38

Biggest faller

DET · −9.31

Most consistent

CIN · 0

League trend 2019 vs 2018

▼ -0.77

Rank	Team	2019	2018	Δ
1	LV	19.56	10.19	+9.38
2	JAX	24.94	17.69	+7.25
3	DAL	24.75	17.81	+6.94
4	BUF	26.56	19.81	+6.75
5	SF	24.25	18.31	+5.94
6	KC	23.94	21.06	+2.88
7	NYG	17.31	15.56	+1.75
8	CAR	20.50	18.94	+1.56
9	CLE	21.81	20.50	+1.31
10	TEN	18.06	17.25	+0.81
11	LAR	21.63	21.13	+0.50
12	ATL	17.69	17.25	+0.44
13	NE	17.38	17.06	+0.31
14	NYJ	21.94	21.81	+0.13
15	CIN	16.31	16.31	0
16	NO	24.31	24.56	−0.25
17	TB	21.13	21.81	−0.69
18	PIT	21.56	22.31	−0.75
19	WAS	18.25	19.25	−1
20	IND	17.19	19.19	−2
21	ARI	20.13	22.50	−2.38
22	LAC	14.63	17.25	−2.63
23	PHI	20.25	23.69	−3.44
24	MIN	23.81	27.75	−3.94
25	DEN	17.31	21.31	−4
26	MIA	12.75	17.13	−4.38
27	GB	19.31	24.31	−5
28	BAL	19.25	25.88	−6.63
29	CHI	16.31	24.31	−8
30	HOU	14.25	22.25	−8
31	SEA	10.69	18.88	−8.19
32	DET	12.38	21.69	−9.31

Multi-year context

7-year window (2020–2026)

Multi-year leader

HOU · 22.14

Multi-year laggard

JAX · 15.49

Biggest improver

CLE · +2.97/yr

Biggest decliner

LAR · −1.00/yr

Rank	Team	Avg	Slope/yr	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026
1	HOU	22.14	+2.40	16.31	16.06	16.29	22.94	28.65	28.35	26.40
2	CLE	21.80	+2.97	13.19	17.06	14.41	24.88	24.71	28.59	29.80
3	TB	21.45	−0.53	26.25	18.53	20.35	20.71	23.41	24.71	16.20
4	PIT	21.21	−0.37	26.19	22.06	15.82	19.29	22.82	21.47	20.80
5	SEA	20.78	+1.10	20.19	14.71	19.65	21.76	22.53	22	24.60
6	MIN	20.48	+2.22	11.31	20.59	16.59	16.35	27.29	27.24	24
7	DEN	20.28	+1.27	20.50	16.65	15.12	15.59	26.12	24.59	23.40
8	BUF	20.28	+0.47	15.75	19.35	22.31	20.35	25.06	21.12	18
9	BAL	20.17	+0.64	20.19	15.82	18.53	24.65	21.29	14.71	26
10	NO	19.75	+0.08	21.31	20.24	16.65	16.18	23.53	21.35	19
11	NYJ	19.52	+1.18	15.63	16.88	18.94	20.18	22.53	17.29	25.20
12	ARI	19.38	−0.11	24.44	15.24	19.47	16.94	20.65	17.29	21.60
13	DET	19.31	+2.04	13.50	14.12	17.41	23	18.59	21.18	27.40
14	PHI	19.22	−0.57	21.94	16.88	24.18	16.12	20.35	17.88	17.20
15	WAS	19.20	−0.03	23.31	12.94	22	15.71	23.82	16.59	20
16	MIA	19.17	−0.76	21.44	20.82	17.18	20.59	21.41	17.76	15
17	TEN	18.96	+0.70	14.56	19.71	17.18	20.88	19.94	21.47	19
18	LAR	18.72	−1.00	22.56	19.82	16.53	17.88	23.41	20.06	10.80
19	DAL	18.58	+0.60	11.50	18.06	21.65	20.76	21.82	21.47	14.80
20	GB	18.38	+1.57	15.75	14.65	12.65	18.65	25.65	16.29	25
21	IND	18.16	+0.19	16	13.88	19.24	22.24	23.12	20.88	11.80
22	NYG	17.80	+0.29	21.19	10.82	16.47	17.59	21.76	22.18	14.60
23	SF	17.70	−0.96	17	23.12	18.71	20.53	14.47	15.71	14.40
24	NE	17.65	+1.83	10.56	15.53	19.76	18.18	12.88	19.06	27.60
25	CHI	16.98	+0.94	15.50	19.94	11.41	12.12	19.47	16.59	23.80
26	LAC	16.87	+0.71	12.06	13	19.59	20.65	18.18	20.41	14.20
27	KC	16.67	+0.11	13.69	11.29	21.18	22.35	21.41	13.76	13
28	CAR	16.66	−0.28	14.06	18.65	19.35	17	17.59	16.47	13.50
29	LV	16.61	+1.18	11.06	14.06	13.76	19.82	21.59	21.35	14.60
30	ATL	16.10	+1.06	16.13	10.24	13.71	14.76	18.06	25.24	14.60
31	CIN	16.07	+2.10	9.44	16.29	10.31	16.06	18.53	14.06	27.80
32	JAX	15.49	+0.36	10.56	15.76	14.94	18	20.82	17.53	10.80

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
CLE	13.19	17.06	14.41	24.88	24.71	28.59	29.80
CIN	9.44	16.29	10.31	16.06	18.53	14.06	27.80
NE	10.56	15.53	19.76	18.18	12.88	19.06	27.60
DET	13.50	14.12	17.41	23	18.59	21.18	27.40
HOU	16.31	16.06	16.29	22.94	28.65	28.35	26.40
BAL	20.19	15.82	18.53	24.65	21.29	14.71	26
NYJ	15.63	16.88	18.94	20.18	22.53	17.29	25.20
GB	15.75	14.65	12.65	18.65	25.65	16.29	25
SEA	20.19	14.71	19.65	21.76	22.53	22	24.60
MIN	11.31	20.59	16.59	16.35	27.29	27.24	24
CHI	15.50	19.94	11.41	12.12	19.47	16.59	23.80
DEN	20.50	16.65	15.12	15.59	26.12	24.59	23.40
ARI	24.44	15.24	19.47	16.94	20.65	17.29	21.60
PIT	26.19	22.06	15.82	19.29	22.82	21.47	20.80
WAS	23.31	12.94	22	15.71	23.82	16.59	20
NO	21.31	20.24	16.65	16.18	23.53	21.35	19
TEN	14.56	19.71	17.18	20.88	19.94	21.47	19
BUF	15.75	19.35	22.31	20.35	25.06	21.12	18
PHI	21.94	16.88	24.18	16.12	20.35	17.88	17.20
TB	26.25	18.53	20.35	20.71	23.41	24.71	16.20
MIA	21.44	20.82	17.18	20.59	21.41	17.76	15
DAL	11.50	18.06	21.65	20.76	21.82	21.47	14.80
ATL	16.13	10.24	13.71	14.76	18.06	25.24	14.60
LV	11.06	14.06	13.76	19.82	21.59	21.35	14.60
NYG	21.19	10.82	16.47	17.59	21.76	22.18	14.60
SF	17	23.12	18.71	20.53	14.47	15.71	14.40
LAC	12.06	13	19.59	20.65	18.18	20.41	14.20
CAR	14.06	18.65	19.35	17	17.59	16.47	13.50
KC	13.69	11.29	21.18	22.35	21.41	13.76	13
IND	16	13.88	19.24	22.24	23.12	20.88	11.80
JAX	10.56	15.76	14.94	18	20.82	17.53	10.80
LAR	22.56	19.82	16.53	17.88	23.41	20.06	10.80

TFL Yds (allowed) since 2018

Leaders since 2018: 2018 Vikings (27.75), 2019 Bills (26.56).

The best season on record is Vikings 2018 at 27.75; the worst Raiders 2018 at 10.19.

Distribution

How the 32 teams cluster for 2019.

About this stat

Stat ID: def_advanced_defense_tackles_for_loss_yds
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.