Defensive: Rushing · Rush TD (allowed)

DEF · RushingP + N
About this stat ↓

What Rush TD (allowed) is

Rushing touchdowns allowed: opponent scoring runs. Mostly goal-line and short-yardage defense.

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

In 2018 the Bears led at 0.31; the league average was 0.86.

League snapshot — 2018

League leader
CHI · 0.31
League average
0.86
Best to worst
1.25

All 32 teams, lower is better.

At a glance — 2018

Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.

League leader
CHI · 0.31
League laggard
ARI · 1.56
League average
0.86
Spread (max − min)
1.25

Does Rush TD (allowed) matter against the spread?

Run as a one-stat algorithm against the closing line, this stat went 853–725–37 ATS (54.1%) across 2020–2025, #94 of 296 ranked.

Its best season was 2020 (146–108, 57.5%); its worst 2023 (128–130, 49.6%).

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

SeasonGamesATS recordATS %
2020256146–108–257.5%
2021272145–125–253.7%
2022271143–121–754.2%
2023272128–130–1449.6%
2024272145–118–955.1%
2025272146–123–354.3%

Multi-year context

7-year window (2020–2026)

Multi-year leader
TB · 0.68
Multi-year laggard
CAR · 1.26
Biggest improver
HOU · −0.13/yr
Biggest decliner
NO · +0.15/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
CLE10.761.290.881.290.820.20
MIN1.190.881.060.820.710.760.40
SEA1.130.941.241.410.650.530.40
TB0.630.650.710.650.760.940.40
ATL0.941.120.880.650.650.710.60
JAX1.441.290.820.881.120.760.60
SF0.7510.650.591.410.760.60
WAS0.880.820.590.881.061.060.60
KC0.880.880.590.590.760.820.75
LAR0.751.060.710.820.760.470.80
MIA1.060.940.880.880.711.060.80
NYJ11.650.820.821.291.180.80
PIT0.8110.410.530.820.590.80
BUF1.311.120.630.820.761.411
CHI0.690.821.820.471.180.881
CIN0.810.880.7511.181.061
DEN1.380.530.710.880.590.651
HOU1.501.471.471.120.650.761
NE1.060.530.410.820.940.651
NYG0.880.880.941.411.061.241
TEN1.130.820.530.591.241.241
ARI0.810.591.241.121.061.121.20
BAL0.750.760.650.350.711.061.20
DAL1.250.760.530.821.471.411.20
DET1.691.121.290.881.060.941.20
IND10.591.181.291.060.941.20
LV1.501.061.180.880.821.291.20
LAC1.061.2911.060.410.941.40
PHI1.251.060.880.760.531.181.40
GB10.761.060.880.760.881.60
CAR1.060.9411.471.411.181.75
NO0.690.710.820.591.180.712

Distribution

How the 32 teams cluster for 2018.

About this stat
Stat ID
def_rushing_rush_td
Side
defensive
Family
Rushing
Data source
P + N
Polarity
lower is better
Display grain
count
Algorithm eligibility
Algorithm-eligible: this stat can be picked in the Algorithm Builder.