Defensive: Advanced defense · Tackles w/ Assist (allowed)

DEF · Advanced defenseP + N
About this stat ↓

What Tackles w/ Assist (allowed) is

Tackles this defense made with help from a teammate. Pairs with solo tackles rather than standing alone.

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

In 2025 the Browns led at 2.41; the league average was 1.25.

League snapshot — 2025

League leader
CLE · 2.41
League average
1.25
Best to worst
1.82

All 32 teams, higher is better.

At a glance — 2025

Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.

League leader
CLE · 2.41
League laggard
DET · 0.59
League average
1.25
Spread (max − min)
1.82

Does Tackles w/ Assist (allowed) matter against the spread?

Run as a one-stat algorithm against the closing line, this stat went 783–795–37 ATS (49.6%) across 2020–2025, #258 of 296 ranked.

Its best season was 2020 (139–115, 54.7%); its worst 2023 (117–141, 45.3%).

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

SeasonGamesATS recordATS %
2020256139–115–254.7%
2021272126–144–246.7%
2022271139–125–752.7%
2023272117–141–1445.3%
2024272121–142–946.0%
2025272141–128–352.4%

Tackles w/ Assist (allowed) in 2025 vs 2024

Browns lead at 2.41 — they ranked #3 last year. Lions are last at 0.59 — #27 last year.

The league average is 1.25, down 3.42 from 4.67 last year.

Biggest riser: Saints, #30 → #13. Biggest faller: Colts, #1 → #23.

Spread between first and last: 1.82; 25 teams are within 0.32 of the average.

Year-over-year — 2025 vs 2024

Biggest movers from last season.

Biggest riser
NO · −1.88
Biggest faller
IND · −6.47
Most consistent
NO · −1.88
League trend 2025 vs 2024
▼ -3.42

Multi-year context

7-year window (2020–2026)

Multi-year leader
IND · 5.41
Multi-year laggard
KC · 2.78
Biggest improver
KC · −0.26/yr
Biggest decliner
NE · −1.37/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.

Team2020202120222023202420252026
CLE2.816.1266.066.652.412.20
TEN5.566.127.598.535.941.761.40
CHI1.504.417.356.536.651.590.60
LAR3.136.826.067.065.591.590.20
NE7.698.357.716.885.351.590.20
MIA3.566.656.767.244.121.530.80
SEA1.699.416.717.064.941.530.80
LV2.6955.716.654.761.410.80
NYG3.885.767.2455.351.410.60
ARI3.444.717.537.415.351.351
MIN2.756.297.067.355.181.351
GB3.444.536.536.714.941.292
NO0.943.295.185.653.181.290.40
BAL2.754.355.476.533.591.241.20
HOU578.827.944.181.240.80
JAX2.814.716.356.414.121.240.40
NYJ4.386.716.417.064.881.180.80
PHI2.813.824.824.183.241.181.20
BUF6.197.067.446.945.941.060.60
CAR1.254.594.766.294.241.060.25
CIN1.754.535.886.594.821.061
DAL1.253.714.066.4731.060.40
IND6.567.886.188.067.531.060.60
KC13.295.185.123.061.060.75
LAC2.755.946.356.883.531.061
WAS1.6354.416.533.941.060.40
ATL1.695.356.356.883.9411.40
PIT4.566.826.246.884.1211.40
SF2.634.185.826.124.3510
TB1.943.535.596.654.2410.40
DEN1.503.716.767.185.120.881.20
DET3.565.537.595.293.590.590.40

Tackles w/ Assist (allowed) since 2018

Leaders since 2018: 2018 Giants (9.38), 2019 Steelers (7.88), 2020 Patriots (7.69), 2021 Seahawks (9.41), 2022 Texans (8.82), 2023 Titans (8.53), 2024 Colts (7.53), 2025 Browns (2.41).

The best season on record is Seahawks 2021 at 9.41; the worst Lions 2025 at 0.59.

The league average has fallen from 4.03 in 2018 to 1.25 in 2025.

Distribution

How the 32 teams cluster for 2025.

About this stat
Stat ID
def_advanced_defense_tackles_with_assist
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.