Minnesota Vikings — Tackles loss (allowed), 2026

Value5.40
Rank#9 of 32
League average4.61
Rank in 2025#2 of 32

Minnesota Vikings — every stat for 2026, ranked →

What Tackles loss (allowed) is

Tackles for loss by this defense: plays stopped behind the line of scrimmage. Each one puts the offense off schedule immediately.

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

Through Week 6 of 2026, the Seahawks lead at 6.80; the league average is 4.61.

League snapshot — 2026

League leader

SEA · 6.80

League average

4.61

Best to worst

4.20

All 32 teams, higher is better.

At a glance — 2026

Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.

League leader

SEA · 6.80

League laggard

IND · 2.60

League average

4.61

Spread (max − min)

4.20

Rank	Team	Value	Δ vs avg	Percentile
1	SEA	6.80	2.19	100%
2	CLE	6.40	1.79	96.8%
3	BAL	6	1.39	93.5%
4	GB	6	1.39	90.3%
5	HOU	6	1.39	87.1%
6	DEN	5.80	1.19	83.9%
7	DET	5.80	1.19	80.6%
8	CIN	5.60	0.99	77.4%
9	MIN	5.40	0.79	74.2%
10	NYJ	5.40	0.79	71%
11	CHI	5.20	0.59	67.7%
12	PIT	5.20	0.59	64.5%
13	ARI	5	0.39	61.3%
14	KC	5	0.39	58.1%
15	TEN	5	0.39	54.8%
16	TB	4.60	-0.01	51.6%
17	WAS	4.60	-0.01	48.4%
18	BUF	4.40	-0.21	45.2%
19	MIA	4.20	-0.41	41.9%
20	PHI	4.20	-0.41	38.7%
21	NE	4	-0.61	35.5%
22	ATL	3.80	-0.81	32.3%
23	NO	3.80	-0.81	29%
24	JAX	3.60	-1.01	25.8%
25	LAC	3.60	-1.01	22.6%
26	CAR	3.50	-1.11	19.4%
27	DAL	3.40	-1.21	16.1%
28	SF	3.40	-1.21	12.9%
29	LV	3.20	-1.41	9.7%
30	LAR	3	-1.61	6.5%
31	NYG	3	-1.61	3.2%
32	IND	2.60	-2.01	0%

Does Tackles loss (allowed) matter against the spread?

Run as a one-stat algorithm against the closing line, this stat went 790–788–37 ATS (50.1%) across 2020–2025, #248 of 296 ranked.

Its best season was 2022 (136–128, 51.5%); its worst 2021 (131–139, 48.5%).

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

Season	Games	ATS record	ATS %
2020	256	128–126–2	50.4%
2021	272	131–139–2	48.5%
2022	271	136–128–7	51.5%
2023	272	128–130–14	49.6%
2024	272	132–131–9	50.2%
2025	272	135–134–3	50.2%

Tackles loss (allowed) in 2026 vs 2025

Seahawks lead at 6.80 — they ranked #10 last year. Colts are last at 2.60 — #13 last year.

The league average is 4.61, down 0.15 from 4.76 last year.

Biggest riser: Ravens, #27 → #3. Biggest faller: Raiders, #3 → #29.

Spread between first and last: 4.20; 19 teams are within 1.11 of the average.

Year-over-year — 2026 vs 2025

Biggest movers from last season.

Biggest riser

CIN · +2.31

Biggest faller

LV · −2.98

Most consistent

PHI · +0.02

League trend 2026 vs 2025

▼ -0.15

Rank	Team	2026	2025	Δ
1	CIN	5.60	3.29	+2.31
2	BAL	6	3.88	+2.12
3	DET	5.80	4	+1.80
4	GB	6	4.24	+1.76
5	SEA	6.80	5.24	+1.56
6	CHI	5.20	3.88	+1.32
7	DEN	5.80	4.82	+0.98
8	ARI	5	4.12	+0.88
9	NYJ	5.40	4.53	+0.87
10	HOU	6	5.41	+0.59
11	KC	5	4.41	+0.59
12	WAS	4.60	4.06	+0.54
13	TEN	5	4.88	+0.12
14	PHI	4.20	4.18	+0.02
15	PIT	5.20	5.24	−0.04
16	MIA	4.20	4.35	−0.15
17	TB	4.60	4.88	−0.28
18	CAR	3.50	3.82	−0.32
19	SF	3.40	3.82	−0.42
20	CLE	6.40	6.88	−0.48
21	BUF	4.40	4.94	−0.54
22	LAR	3	3.88	−0.88
23	MIN	5.40	6.29	−0.89
24	JAX	3.60	4.53	−0.93
25	NE	4	5.12	−1.12
26	NO	3.80	5.29	−1.49
27	DAL	3.40	5	−1.60
28	LAC	3.60	5.29	−1.69
29	ATL	3.80	5.59	−1.79
30	NYG	3	5.35	−2.35
31	IND	2.60	5	−2.40
32	LV	3.20	6.18	−2.98

Multi-year context

7-year window (2020–2026)

Multi-year leader

CLE · 5.52

Multi-year laggard

NE · 4.03

Biggest improver

CLE · +0.57/yr

Biggest decliner

SF · −0.24/yr

Rank	Team	Avg	Slope/yr	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026
1	CLE	5.52	+0.57	3.56	4.47	4.06	6.65	6.59	6.88	6.40
2	HOU	5.46	+0.28	4.06	4.76	5.59	6.18	6.24	5.41	6
3	SEA	5.18	+0.22	5.50	4.12	4.41	5.82	4.35	5.24	6.80
4	PIT	5.17	−0.12	6.44	5.53	4	4.88	4.88	5.24	5.20
5	BUF	5.08	−0.06	4.50	5.41	5.81	5	5.47	4.94	4.40
6	TB	5.04	−0.12	5.69	4.76	5.24	5.35	4.76	4.88	4.60
7	NYJ	4.93	+0.14	4.50	4.18	4.76	5.88	5.24	4.53	5.40
8	ARI	4.83	−0.08	5.50	4.47	5.12	4.47	5.12	4.12	5
9	BAL	4.77	+0.14	4.44	4.47	4.53	5.24	4.82	3.88	6
10	MIN	4.74	+0.44	3.38	3.59	4.76	4.12	5.65	6.29	5.40
11	PHI	4.72	−0.19	5.69	4.18	5.71	4.29	4.76	4.18	4.20
12	TEN	4.65	+0.26	3.38	4.06	4.53	5.29	5.41	4.88	5
13	NO	4.64	−0.13	5.06	5.18	4.53	4.12	4.53	5.29	3.80
14	WAS	4.62	+0.00	4.88	3.53	5.18	5.06	5.06	4.06	4.60
15	DEN	4.57	+0.32	4.06	3.82	3.76	4.18	5.53	4.82	5.80
16	IND	4.48	−0.08	4.44	3.29	5.35	5.53	5.18	5	2.60
17	MIA	4.45	+0.00	4.31	4.35	4.41	4.65	4.88	4.35	4.20
18	KC	4.44	+0.30	2.94	3.29	5.24	5.12	5.12	4.41	5
19	GB	4.43	+0.40	3.63	3.06	4	4.47	5.59	4.24	6
20	LV	4.39	+0.13	3.81	3.82	4	4.82	4.88	6.18	3.20
21	NYG	4.36	+0.03	4.63	3.12	4.29	4.47	5.65	5.35	3
22	CHI	4.36	+0.12	3.94	4.53	3.94	4.24	4.76	3.88	5.20
23	DAL	4.35	+0.01	3.38	4.24	5.47	4.88	4.12	5	3.40
24	DET	4.34	+0.24	3.81	3.41	4.47	4.76	4.12	4	5.80
25	SF	4.34	−0.24	4.19	5.76	4.53	4.71	3.94	3.82	3.40
26	LAC	4.30	+0.12	3.44	3.82	4.53	4.82	4.59	5.29	3.60
27	ATL	4.23	+0.19	3.94	3.41	3.35	4.88	4.65	5.59	3.80
28	CAR	4.18	−0.12	3.44	4.94	5.18	4.53	3.82	3.82	3.50
29	JAX	4.17	+0.07	3.56	3.71	4.71	4.29	4.82	4.53	3.60
30	LAR	4.09	−0.19	4.13	5	4	4.41	4.24	3.88	3
31	CIN	4.09	+0.22	2.81	4.71	3.56	4.41	4.24	3.29	5.60
32	NE	4.03	+0.20	3	3.53	4.24	4.71	3.65	5.12	4

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
SEA	5.50	4.12	4.41	5.82	4.35	5.24	6.80
CLE	3.56	4.47	4.06	6.65	6.59	6.88	6.40
BAL	4.44	4.47	4.53	5.24	4.82	3.88	6
GB	3.63	3.06	4	4.47	5.59	4.24	6
HOU	4.06	4.76	5.59	6.18	6.24	5.41	6
DEN	4.06	3.82	3.76	4.18	5.53	4.82	5.80
DET	3.81	3.41	4.47	4.76	4.12	4	5.80
CIN	2.81	4.71	3.56	4.41	4.24	3.29	5.60
MIN	3.38	3.59	4.76	4.12	5.65	6.29	5.40
NYJ	4.50	4.18	4.76	5.88	5.24	4.53	5.40
CHI	3.94	4.53	3.94	4.24	4.76	3.88	5.20
PIT	6.44	5.53	4	4.88	4.88	5.24	5.20
ARI	5.50	4.47	5.12	4.47	5.12	4.12	5
KC	2.94	3.29	5.24	5.12	5.12	4.41	5
TEN	3.38	4.06	4.53	5.29	5.41	4.88	5
TB	5.69	4.76	5.24	5.35	4.76	4.88	4.60
WAS	4.88	3.53	5.18	5.06	5.06	4.06	4.60
BUF	4.50	5.41	5.81	5	5.47	4.94	4.40
MIA	4.31	4.35	4.41	4.65	4.88	4.35	4.20
PHI	5.69	4.18	5.71	4.29	4.76	4.18	4.20
NE	3	3.53	4.24	4.71	3.65	5.12	4
ATL	3.94	3.41	3.35	4.88	4.65	5.59	3.80
NO	5.06	5.18	4.53	4.12	4.53	5.29	3.80
JAX	3.56	3.71	4.71	4.29	4.82	4.53	3.60
LAC	3.44	3.82	4.53	4.82	4.59	5.29	3.60
CAR	3.44	4.94	5.18	4.53	3.82	3.82	3.50
DAL	3.38	4.24	5.47	4.88	4.12	5	3.40
SF	4.19	5.76	4.53	4.71	3.94	3.82	3.40
LV	3.81	3.82	4	4.82	4.88	6.18	3.20
LAR	4.13	5	4	4.41	4.24	3.88	3
NYG	4.63	3.12	4.29	4.47	5.65	5.35	3
IND	4.44	3.29	5.35	5.53	5.18	5	2.60

Tackles loss (allowed) since 2018

Leaders since 2018: 2018 Cardinals (6.19), 2019 Bills (6.06), 2020 Steelers (6.44), 2021 49ers (5.76), 2022 Bills (5.81), 2023 Browns (6.65), 2024 Browns (6.59), 2025 Browns (6.88), 2026 Seahawks (6.80).

Browns have led this stat 3 of 9 seasons.

The best season on record is Browns 2025 at 6.88; the worst Colts 2026 at 2.60.

Distribution

How the 32 teams cluster for 2026.

About this stat

Stat ID: def_passing_tackles_loss
Side: defensive
Family: Passing
Data source: P only
Polarity: higher is better (or neutral)
Display grain: count
Algorithm eligibility: Algorithm-eligible: this stat can be picked in the Algorithm Builder.