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 — 2021

  • League leaderDEN 4.94
  • League average6.38
  • Best to worst2.82

All 32 teams, lower is better.

At a glance — 2021

Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.

League leader
DEN · 4.94
League laggard
DET · 7.76
League average
6.38
Spread (max − min)
2.82

Year-over-year — 2021 vs 2020

Biggest movers from last season.

Biggest riser
LAR · +2.19
Biggest faller
LV · −2.53
Most consistent
MIA · +0.08
League trend 2021 vs 2020
▼ -0.32

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

Distribution

How the 32 teams cluster for 2021.

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.