Defensive: Advanced defense · Tackles missed (allowed)
Missed tackles. Turns short gains into long ones, and it is a real skill gap rather than luck.
P only
About this stat ↓League snapshot — 2025
- League leaderNE 4.18
- League average5.88
- Best to worst5.82
All 32 teams, lower is better.
At a glance — 2025
Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.
League leader
NE · 4.18
League laggard
CIN · 10
League average
5.88
Spread (max − min)
5.82
All teams — 2025
| Rank | Team | Value | Δ vs avg | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NE | 4.18 | -1.71 | 100% |
| 2 | KC | 4.41 | -1.47 | 96.8% |
| 3 | DET | 4.47 | -1.41 | 93.5% |
| 4 | BUF | 4.59 | -1.30 | 90.3% |
| 5 | NYG | 4.65 | -1.24 | 87.1% |
| 6 | LAR | 4.82 | -1.06 | 83.9% |
| 7 | DEN | 5 | -0.88 | 80.6% |
| 8 | TEN | 5.06 | -0.83 | 77.4% |
| 9 | ATL | 5.12 | -0.77 | 74.2% |
| 10 | GB | 5.18 | -0.71 | 71% |
| 11 | SF | 5.18 | -0.71 | 67.7% |
| 12 | CHI | 5.35 | -0.53 | 64.5% |
| 13 | JAX | 5.41 | -0.47 | 61.3% |
| 14 | TB | 5.47 | -0.41 | 58.1% |
| 15 | NO | 5.53 | -0.35 | 54.8% |
| 16 | CAR | 5.59 | -0.30 | 51.6% |
| 17 | BAL | 5.76 | -0.12 | 48.4% |
| 18 | HOU | 5.76 | -0.12 | 45.2% |
| 19 | PHI | 5.76 | -0.12 | 41.9% |
| 20 | CLE | 5.82 | -0.06 | 38.7% |
| 21 | LAC | 5.82 | -0.06 | 35.5% |
| 22 | MIN | 6.29 | 0.41 | 32.3% |
| 23 | SEA | 6.47 | 0.59 | 29% |
| 24 | DAL | 6.59 | 0.70 | 25.8% |
| 25 | MIA | 6.59 | 0.70 | 22.6% |
| 26 | ARI | 6.76 | 0.88 | 19.4% |
| 27 | NYJ | 7.06 | 1.17 | 16.1% |
| 28 | LV | 7.12 | 1.23 | 12.9% |
| 29 | IND | 7.35 | 1.47 | 9.7% |
| 30 | PIT | 7.41 | 1.53 | 6.5% |
| 31 | WAS | 7.71 | 1.82 | 3.2% |
| 32 | CIN | 10 | 4.12 | 0% |
Year-over-year — 2025 vs 2024
Biggest movers from last season.
Biggest riser
PIT · +3.35
Biggest faller
LAR · −2.18
Most consistent
MIA · 0
League trend 2025 vs 2024
▼ -0.16
YoY by team — 2025 vs 2024
| Rank | Team | 2025 | 2024 | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PIT | 7.41 | 4.06 | +3.35 |
| 2 | CIN | 10 | 6.82 | +3.18 |
| 3 | WAS | 7.71 | 4.71 | +3 |
| 4 | MIN | 6.29 | 4.65 | +1.65 |
| 5 | DAL | 6.59 | 5.12 | +1.47 |
| 6 | BAL | 5.76 | 4.47 | +1.29 |
| 7 | SEA | 6.47 | 5.59 | +0.88 |
| 8 | ARI | 6.76 | 6.24 | +0.53 |
| 9 | PHI | 5.76 | 5.29 | +0.47 |
| 10 | DEN | 5 | 4.59 | +0.41 |
| 11 | LAC | 5.82 | 5.41 | +0.41 |
| 12 | MIA | 6.59 | 6.59 | 0 |
| 13 | CLE | 5.82 | 5.94 | −0.12 |
| 14 | CHI | 5.35 | 5.53 | −0.18 |
| 15 | TB | 5.47 | 5.88 | −0.41 |
| 16 | NYJ | 7.06 | 7.53 | −0.47 |
| 17 | DET | 4.47 | 5 | −0.53 |
| 18 | TEN | 5.06 | 5.59 | −0.53 |
| 19 | JAX | 5.41 | 6.12 | −0.71 |
| 20 | LV | 7.12 | 7.88 | −0.76 |
| 21 | NE | 4.18 | 5.12 | −0.94 |
| 22 | BUF | 4.59 | 5.59 | −1 |
| 23 | KC | 4.41 | 5.41 | −1 |
| 24 | SF | 5.18 | 6.29 | −1.12 |
| 25 | GB | 5.18 | 6.35 | −1.18 |
| 26 | HOU | 5.76 | 7 | −1.24 |
| 27 | NYG | 4.65 | 6.24 | −1.59 |
| 28 | ATL | 5.12 | 6.71 | −1.59 |
| 29 | IND | 7.35 | 9.24 | −1.88 |
| 30 | NO | 5.53 | 7.59 | −2.06 |
| 31 | CAR | 5.59 | 7.76 | −2.18 |
| 32 | LAR | 4.82 | 7 | −2.18 |
Multi-year context
7-year window (2019–2025)
Multi-year leader
NE · 4.87
Multi-year laggard
HOU · 6.86
Biggest improver
DET · −0.60/yr
Biggest decliner
IND · +0.57/yr
Multi-year averages
| Rank | Team | Avg | Slope/yr | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NE | 4.87 | −0.04 | 4.13 | 5.63 | 5.53 | 4.29 | 5.24 | 5.12 | 4.18 |
| 2 | SF | 5.14 | −0.08 | 6.69 | 4.25 | 5.76 | 3.76 | 4.06 | 6.29 | 5.18 |
| 3 | DEN | 5.41 | −0.17 | 6 | 5.88 | 4.94 | 5.76 | 5.71 | 4.59 | 5 |
| 4 | KC | 5.48 | −0.38 | 6.31 | 7.44 | 5.47 | 4.82 | 4.47 | 5.41 | 4.41 |
| 5 | NYG | 5.54 | −0.15 | 6.63 | 6.06 | 5.47 | 2.88 | 6.88 | 6.24 | 4.65 |
| 6 | DAL | 5.60 | −0.27 | 7.44 | 6.38 | 6.24 | 3.76 | 3.71 | 5.12 | 6.59 |
| 7 | MIN | 5.62 | −0.04 | 4.19 | 8.19 | 6.35 | 3.76 | 5.88 | 4.65 | 6.29 |
| 8 | GB | 5.62 | −0.15 | 6.50 | 6.81 | 5.12 | 3.47 | 5.94 | 6.35 | 5.18 |
| 9 | NO | 5.63 | +0.15 | 5.38 | 5.13 | 6.35 | 4.35 | 5.12 | 7.59 | 5.53 |
| 10 | ATL | 5.67 | −0.11 | 5.94 | 6.31 | 6.88 | 3.18 | 5.59 | 6.71 | 5.12 |
| 11 | CHI | 5.68 | −0.09 | 6.25 | 5.56 | 6.24 | 4.35 | 6.47 | 5.53 | 5.35 |
| 12 | LAR | 5.69 | −0.01 | 6.13 | 4.81 | 7 | 3.94 | 6.12 | 7 | 4.82 |
| 13 | PHI | 5.72 | −0.17 | 6.06 | 7.19 | 5.94 | 4 | 5.76 | 5.29 | 5.76 |
| 14 | TEN | 5.72 | −0.32 | 6.88 | 7.06 | 5.53 | 5.06 | 4.88 | 5.59 | 5.06 |
| 15 | TB | 5.79 | −0.33 | 7.38 | 6.44 | 6.94 | 4 | 4.41 | 5.88 | 5.47 |
| 16 | BAL | 5.88 | −0.33 | 5.81 | 8.38 | 6.71 | 4.65 | 5.41 | 4.47 | 5.76 |
| 17 | WAS | 5.95 | −0.14 | 7.25 | 7.50 | 5.71 | 2.88 | 5.88 | 4.71 | 7.71 |
| 18 | PIT | 6.06 | −0.17 | 6.63 | 6.94 | 7.35 | 4 | 6.06 | 4.06 | 7.41 |
| 19 | IND | 6.07 | +0.57 | 5.44 | 4.38 | 5.29 | 5 | 5.76 | 9.24 | 7.35 |
| 20 | LAC | 6.08 | −0.32 | 7.38 | 6.81 | 7.41 | 3.82 | 5.88 | 5.41 | 5.82 |
| 21 | BUF | 6.27 | −0.58 | 8.25 | 7.81 | 6.88 | 4.81 | 5.94 | 5.59 | 4.59 |
| 22 | ARI | 6.28 | −0.30 | 8.44 | 6.88 | 6.47 | 4.88 | 4.29 | 6.24 | 6.76 |
| 23 | DET | 6.31 | −0.60 | 7.94 | 8 | 7.76 | 3.71 | 7.29 | 5 | 4.47 |
| 24 | CLE | 6.35 | −0.31 | 8.75 | 6 | 6.65 | 4.47 | 6.82 | 5.94 | 5.82 |
| 25 | SEA | 6.36 | −0.14 | 8.19 | 5.50 | 6.65 | 4.53 | 7.59 | 5.59 | 6.47 |
| 26 | CIN | 6.46 | +0.26 | 6.81 | 6.88 | 6.24 | 4.31 | 4.18 | 6.82 | 10 |
| 27 | MIA | 6.55 | −0.04 | 7.19 | 6.63 | 6.71 | 4.59 | 7.59 | 6.59 | 6.59 |
| 28 | CAR | 6.57 | −0.06 | 6.81 | 7.56 | 6.24 | 4.18 | 7.82 | 7.76 | 5.59 |
| 29 | JAX | 6.64 | −0.34 | 7.88 | 7.13 | 7.65 | 4.82 | 7.47 | 6.12 | 5.41 |
| 30 | NYJ | 6.68 | +0.05 | 6 | 8.25 | 7.12 | 4 | 6.82 | 7.53 | 7.06 |
| 31 | LV | 6.75 | −0.05 | 6.75 | 8.94 | 6.41 | 4.06 | 6.12 | 7.88 | 7.12 |
| 32 | HOU | 6.86 | −0.20 | 7.19 | 7.81 | 7.29 | 5.29 | 7.65 | 7 | 5.76 |
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 | 4.13 | 5.63 | 5.53 | 4.29 | 5.24 | 5.12 | 4.18 |
| KC | 6.31 | 7.44 | 5.47 | 4.82 | 4.47 | 5.41 | 4.41 |
| DET | 7.94 | 8 | 7.76 | 3.71 | 7.29 | 5 | 4.47 |
| BUF | 8.25 | 7.81 | 6.88 | 4.81 | 5.94 | 5.59 | 4.59 |
| NYG | 6.63 | 6.06 | 5.47 | 2.88 | 6.88 | 6.24 | 4.65 |
| LAR | 6.13 | 4.81 | 7 | 3.94 | 6.12 | 7 | 4.82 |
| DEN | 6 | 5.88 | 4.94 | 5.76 | 5.71 | 4.59 | 5 |
| TEN | 6.88 | 7.06 | 5.53 | 5.06 | 4.88 | 5.59 | 5.06 |
| ATL | 5.94 | 6.31 | 6.88 | 3.18 | 5.59 | 6.71 | 5.12 |
| GB | 6.50 | 6.81 | 5.12 | 3.47 | 5.94 | 6.35 | 5.18 |
| SF | 6.69 | 4.25 | 5.76 | 3.76 | 4.06 | 6.29 | 5.18 |
| CHI | 6.25 | 5.56 | 6.24 | 4.35 | 6.47 | 5.53 | 5.35 |
| JAX | 7.88 | 7.13 | 7.65 | 4.82 | 7.47 | 6.12 | 5.41 |
| TB | 7.38 | 6.44 | 6.94 | 4 | 4.41 | 5.88 | 5.47 |
| NO | 5.38 | 5.13 | 6.35 | 4.35 | 5.12 | 7.59 | 5.53 |
| CAR | 6.81 | 7.56 | 6.24 | 4.18 | 7.82 | 7.76 | 5.59 |
| BAL | 5.81 | 8.38 | 6.71 | 4.65 | 5.41 | 4.47 | 5.76 |
| HOU | 7.19 | 7.81 | 7.29 | 5.29 | 7.65 | 7 | 5.76 |
| PHI | 6.06 | 7.19 | 5.94 | 4 | 5.76 | 5.29 | 5.76 |
| CLE | 8.75 | 6 | 6.65 | 4.47 | 6.82 | 5.94 | 5.82 |
| LAC | 7.38 | 6.81 | 7.41 | 3.82 | 5.88 | 5.41 | 5.82 |
| MIN | 4.19 | 8.19 | 6.35 | 3.76 | 5.88 | 4.65 | 6.29 |
| SEA | 8.19 | 5.50 | 6.65 | 4.53 | 7.59 | 5.59 | 6.47 |
| DAL | 7.44 | 6.38 | 6.24 | 3.76 | 3.71 | 5.12 | 6.59 |
| MIA | 7.19 | 6.63 | 6.71 | 4.59 | 7.59 | 6.59 | 6.59 |
| ARI | 8.44 | 6.88 | 6.47 | 4.88 | 4.29 | 6.24 | 6.76 |
| NYJ | 6 | 8.25 | 7.12 | 4 | 6.82 | 7.53 | 7.06 |
| LV | 6.75 | 8.94 | 6.41 | 4.06 | 6.12 | 7.88 | 7.12 |
| IND | 5.44 | 4.38 | 5.29 | 5 | 5.76 | 9.24 | 7.35 |
| PIT | 6.63 | 6.94 | 7.35 | 4 | 6.06 | 4.06 | 7.41 |
| WAS | 7.25 | 7.50 | 5.71 | 2.88 | 5.88 | 4.71 | 7.71 |
| CIN | 6.81 | 6.88 | 6.24 | 4.31 | 4.18 | 6.82 | 10 |
Distribution
How the 32 teams cluster for 2025.
About this stat
- Stat ID
- def_advanced_defense_tackles_missed
- Side
- defensive
- Family
- Advanced defense
- Data source
- P only
- Polarity
- lower is better
- Display grain
- count
- Algorithm eligibility
- Algorithm-eligible: this stat can be picked in the Algorithm Builder.