Defensive: Advanced defense · Tackles missed (allowed)

Missed tackles. Turns short gains into long ones, and it is a real skill gap rather than luck.

DEF · Advanced defenseP only
About this stat ↓

League snapshot — 2019

  • League leaderNE 4.13
  • League average6.71
  • Best to worst4.63

All 32 teams, lower is better.

At a glance — 2019

Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.

League leader
NE · 4.13
League laggard
CLE · 8.75
League average
6.71
Spread (max − min)
4.63

Year-over-year — 2019 vs 2018

Biggest movers from last season.

Biggest riser
DET · +2.75
Biggest faller
GB · −1.63
Most consistent
NO · −0.06
League trend 2019 vs 2018
▲ 0.04

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 heatmap

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

Team2019202020212022202320242025
NE4.135.635.534.295.245.124.18
MIN4.198.196.353.765.884.656.29
NO5.385.136.354.355.127.595.53
IND5.444.385.2955.769.247.35
BAL5.818.386.714.655.414.475.76
ATL5.946.316.883.185.596.715.12
DEN65.884.945.765.714.595
NYJ68.257.1246.827.537.06
PHI6.067.195.9445.765.295.76
LAR6.134.8173.946.1274.82
CHI6.255.566.244.356.475.535.35
KC6.317.445.474.824.475.414.41
GB6.506.815.123.475.946.355.18
NYG6.636.065.472.886.886.244.65
PIT6.636.947.3546.064.067.41
SF6.694.255.763.764.066.295.18
LV6.758.946.414.066.127.887.12
CAR6.817.566.244.187.827.765.59
CIN6.816.886.244.314.186.8210
TEN6.887.065.535.064.885.595.06
HOU7.197.817.295.297.6575.76
MIA7.196.636.714.597.596.596.59
WAS7.257.505.712.885.884.717.71
LAC7.386.817.413.825.885.415.82
TB7.386.446.9444.415.885.47
DAL7.446.386.243.763.715.126.59
JAX7.887.137.654.827.476.125.41
DET7.9487.763.717.2954.47
SEA8.195.506.654.537.595.596.47
BUF8.257.816.884.815.945.594.59
ARI8.446.886.474.884.296.246.76
CLE8.7566.654.476.825.945.82

Distribution

How the 32 teams cluster for 2019.

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.