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 2025 the Rams led at 0.47; the league average was 0.94.

League snapshot — 2025

League leader
LAR · 0.47
League average
0.94
Best to worst
0.94

All 32 teams, lower is better.

At a glance — 2025

Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.

League leader
LAR · 0.47
League laggard
BUF · 1.41
League average
0.94
Spread (max − min)
0.94

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%

Rush TD (allowed) in 2025 vs 2024

Rams lead at 0.47 — they ranked #13 last year. Cowboys are last at 1.41 — #32 last year.

The league average is 0.94, down 0.00 from 0.94 last year.

Biggest riser: 49ers, #31 → #11. Biggest faller: Eagles, #2 → #27.

Spread between first and last: 0.94; 22 teams are within 0.25 of the average.

Year-over-year — 2025 vs 2024

Biggest movers from last season.

Biggest riser
BUF · +0.65
Biggest faller
SF · −0.65
Most consistent
TEN · 0
League trend 2025 vs 2024
▼ 0.00

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
LAR0.751.060.710.820.760.470.80
SEA1.130.941.241.410.650.530.40
PIT0.8110.410.530.820.590.80
DEN1.380.530.710.880.590.651
NE1.060.530.410.820.940.651
ATL0.941.120.880.650.650.710.60
NO0.690.710.820.591.180.712
HOU1.501.471.471.120.650.761
JAX1.441.290.820.881.120.760.60
MIN1.190.881.060.820.710.760.40
SF0.7510.650.591.410.760.60
CLE10.761.290.881.290.820.20
KC0.880.880.590.590.760.820.75
CHI0.690.821.820.471.180.881
GB10.761.060.880.760.881.60
DET1.691.121.290.881.060.941.20
IND10.591.181.291.060.941.20
LAC1.061.2911.060.410.941.40
TB0.630.650.710.650.760.940.40
BAL0.750.760.650.350.711.061.20
CIN0.810.880.7511.181.061
MIA1.060.940.880.880.711.060.80
WAS0.880.820.590.881.061.060.60
ARI0.810.591.241.121.061.121.20
CAR1.060.9411.471.411.181.75
NYJ11.650.820.821.291.180.80
PHI1.251.060.880.760.531.181.40
NYG0.880.880.941.411.061.241
TEN1.130.820.530.591.241.241
LV1.501.061.180.880.821.291.20
BUF1.311.120.630.820.761.411
DAL1.250.760.530.821.471.411.20

Rush TD (allowed) since 2018

Leaders since 2018: 2018 Bears (0.31), 2019 Patriots (0.44), 2020 Buccaneers (0.63), 2021 Broncos (0.53), 2022 Patriots (0.41), 2023 Ravens (0.35), 2024 Chargers (0.41), 2025 Rams (0.47).

Patriots have led this stat 2 of 8 seasons.

The best season on record is Bears 2018 at 0.31; the worst Panthers 2019 at 1.94.

The league average has risen from 0.86 in 2018 to 0.94 in 2025.

Distribution

How the 32 teams cluster for 2025.

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.