Defensive: Rushing · Rush Y/A (allowed)
Yards per carry. Efficiency, but a couple of long runs move it.
P + N
About this stat ↓League snapshot — 2023
- League leaderNE 3.30
- League average4.18
- Best to worst1.67
All 32 teams, lower is better.
At a glance — 2023
Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.
League leader
NE · 3.30
League laggard
DEN · 4.96
League average
4.18
Spread (max − min)
1.67
All teams — 2023
| Rank | Team | Value | Δ vs avg | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NE | 3.30 | -0.89 | 100% |
| 2 | HOU | 3.49 | -0.69 | 96.8% |
| 3 | DET | 3.69 | -0.49 | 93.5% |
| 4 | MIN | 3.75 | -0.44 | 90.3% |
| 5 | CHI | 3.78 | -0.40 | 87.1% |
| 6 | MIA | 3.81 | -0.37 | 83.9% |
| 7 | TEN | 3.81 | -0.37 | 80.6% |
| 8 | TB | 3.82 | -0.36 | 77.4% |
| 9 | ATL | 4.03 | -0.16 | 74.2% |
| 10 | IND | 4.06 | -0.13 | 71% |
| 11 | NYJ | 4.07 | -0.11 | 67.7% |
| 12 | CAR | 4.10 | -0.09 | 64.5% |
| 13 | LAC | 4.12 | -0.06 | 61.3% |
| 14 | SF | 4.12 | -0.06 | 58.1% |
| 15 | DAL | 4.15 | -0.03 | 54.8% |
| 16 | JAX | 4.16 | -0.02 | 51.6% |
| 17 | LAR | 4.19 | 0.01 | 48.4% |
| 18 | LV | 4.21 | 0.02 | 45.2% |
| 19 | CLE | 4.26 | 0.08 | 41.9% |
| 20 | PHI | 4.27 | 0.09 | 38.7% |
| 21 | PIT | 4.29 | 0.11 | 35.5% |
| 22 | GB | 4.40 | 0.22 | 32.3% |
| 23 | NO | 4.41 | 0.23 | 29% |
| 24 | KC | 4.43 | 0.25 | 25.8% |
| 25 | WAS | 4.47 | 0.29 | 22.6% |
| 26 | BAL | 4.47 | 0.29 | 19.4% |
| 27 | SEA | 4.57 | 0.38 | 16.1% |
| 28 | BUF | 4.57 | 0.39 | 12.9% |
| 29 | ARI | 4.67 | 0.49 | 9.7% |
| 30 | CIN | 4.70 | 0.52 | 6.5% |
| 31 | NYG | 4.72 | 0.54 | 3.2% |
| 32 | DEN | 4.96 | 0.78 | 0% |
Year-over-year — 2023 vs 2022
Biggest movers from last season.
Biggest riser
SF · +0.73
Biggest faller
HOU · −1.56
Most consistent
JAX · +0.02
League trend 2023 vs 2022
▼ -0.25
YoY by team — 2023 vs 2022
| Rank | Team | 2023 | 2022 | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SF | 4.12 | 3.39 | +0.73 |
| 2 | DEN | 4.96 | 4.25 | +0.71 |
| 3 | BAL | 4.47 | 3.85 | +0.62 |
| 4 | CIN | 4.70 | 4.19 | +0.51 |
| 5 | TEN | 3.81 | 3.34 | +0.48 |
| 6 | BUF | 4.57 | 4.32 | +0.25 |
| 7 | ARI | 4.67 | 4.52 | +0.15 |
| 8 | PIT | 4.29 | 4.16 | +0.13 |
| 9 | WAS | 4.47 | 4.37 | +0.10 |
| 10 | KC | 4.43 | 4.34 | +0.09 |
| 11 | JAX | 4.16 | 4.15 | +0.02 |
| 12 | IND | 4.06 | 4.13 | −0.07 |
| 13 | NO | 4.41 | 4.49 | −0.08 |
| 14 | LAR | 4.19 | 4.28 | −0.10 |
| 15 | NYJ | 4.07 | 4.20 | −0.13 |
| 16 | CAR | 4.10 | 4.26 | −0.17 |
| 17 | DAL | 4.15 | 4.41 | −0.26 |
| 18 | SEA | 4.57 | 4.85 | −0.29 |
| 19 | MIA | 3.81 | 4.13 | −0.32 |
| 20 | LV | 4.21 | 4.53 | −0.32 |
| 21 | PHI | 4.27 | 4.64 | −0.36 |
| 22 | ATL | 4.03 | 4.41 | −0.38 |
| 23 | CLE | 4.26 | 4.69 | −0.43 |
| 24 | NYG | 4.72 | 5.22 | −0.50 |
| 25 | GB | 4.40 | 4.95 | −0.55 |
| 26 | TB | 3.82 | 4.48 | −0.66 |
| 27 | NE | 3.30 | 4.06 | −0.76 |
| 28 | MIN | 3.75 | 4.52 | −0.77 |
| 29 | CHI | 3.78 | 4.93 | −1.15 |
| 30 | LAC | 4.12 | 5.42 | −1.30 |
| 31 | DET | 3.69 | 5.22 | −1.53 |
| 32 | HOU | 3.49 | 5.05 | −1.56 |
Multi-year context
7-year window (2019–2025)
Multi-year leader
TB · 4.00
Multi-year laggard
CIN · 4.66
Biggest improver
HOU · −0.19/yr
Biggest decliner
NYG · +0.20/yr
Multi-year averages
| Rank | Team | Avg | Slope/yr | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TB | 4.00 | +0.14 | 3.26 | 3.60 | 4.28 | 4.48 | 3.82 | 4.28 | 4.25 |
| 2 | TEN | 4.06 | +0.03 | 4.03 | 4.51 | 3.91 | 3.34 | 3.81 | 4.53 | 4.29 |
| 3 | IND | 4.06 | +0.00 | 4.09 | 3.70 | 4.38 | 4.13 | 4.06 | 4.21 | 3.87 |
| 4 | NYJ | 4.08 | +0.10 | 3.33 | 4.03 | 4.46 | 4.20 | 4.07 | 4.08 | 4.40 |
| 5 | SF | 4.09 | +0.02 | 4.47 | 3.96 | 4.00 | 3.39 | 4.12 | 4.43 | 4.30 |
| 6 | BAL | 4.11 | −0.07 | 4.39 | 4.52 | 3.80 | 3.85 | 4.47 | 3.55 | 4.18 |
| 7 | NE | 4.17 | −0.05 | 4.19 | 4.53 | 4.52 | 4.06 | 3.30 | 4.40 | 4.20 |
| 8 | LAR | 4.17 | +0.10 | 4.07 | 3.75 | 3.95 | 4.28 | 4.19 | 4.63 | 4.32 |
| 9 | NO | 4.22 | +0.07 | 4.23 | 3.85 | 3.72 | 4.49 | 4.41 | 4.91 | 3.96 |
| 10 | LV | 4.23 | −0.02 | 3.88 | 4.59 | 4.20 | 4.53 | 4.21 | 4.31 | 3.88 |
| 11 | PHI | 4.24 | +0.03 | 4.08 | 4.18 | 4.00 | 4.64 | 4.27 | 4.24 | 4.28 |
| 12 | MIN | 4.26 | −0.10 | 4.28 | 4.55 | 4.68 | 4.52 | 3.75 | 4.05 | 3.99 |
| 13 | PIT | 4.26 | +0.01 | 3.79 | 4.31 | 4.99 | 4.16 | 4.29 | 4.07 | 4.24 |
| 14 | SEA | 4.31 | −0.04 | 4.82 | 3.87 | 3.78 | 4.85 | 4.57 | 4.52 | 3.73 |
| 15 | DEN | 4.31 | −0.08 | 4.19 | 4.78 | 4.27 | 4.25 | 4.96 | 3.85 | 3.87 |
| 16 | ATL | 4.34 | +0.04 | 4.20 | 4.40 | 4.29 | 4.41 | 4.03 | 4.47 | 4.61 |
| 17 | MIA | 4.34 | +0.00 | 4.46 | 4.52 | 4.38 | 4.13 | 3.81 | 4.33 | 4.78 |
| 18 | DET | 4.38 | +0.01 | 4.07 | 4.42 | 4.41 | 5.22 | 3.69 | 4.53 | 4.35 |
| 19 | JAX | 4.40 | −0.16 | 5.12 | 4.73 | 4.31 | 4.15 | 4.16 | 4.39 | 3.93 |
| 20 | CHI | 4.42 | +0.14 | 3.94 | 4.14 | 4.40 | 4.93 | 3.78 | 4.77 | 5.00 |
| 21 | KC | 4.44 | −0.13 | 4.88 | 4.51 | 4.76 | 4.34 | 4.43 | 4.14 | 4.01 |
| 22 | CLE | 4.45 | −0.07 | 4.98 | 4.27 | 4.23 | 4.69 | 4.26 | 4.52 | 4.17 |
| 23 | GB | 4.48 | −0.10 | 4.66 | 4.53 | 4.69 | 4.95 | 4.40 | 3.95 | 4.19 |
| 24 | HOU | 4.49 | −0.19 | 4.79 | 5.20 | 4.61 | 5.05 | 3.49 | 4.32 | 3.98 |
| 25 | WAS | 4.49 | +0.05 | 4.74 | 4.22 | 4.12 | 4.37 | 4.47 | 4.77 | 4.75 |
| 26 | BUF | 4.51 | +0.10 | 4.24 | 4.61 | 4.21 | 4.32 | 4.57 | 4.51 | 5.13 |
| 27 | DAL | 4.51 | +0.05 | 4.06 | 4.97 | 4.46 | 4.41 | 4.15 | 4.83 | 4.71 |
| 28 | ARI | 4.53 | +0.01 | 4.38 | 4.57 | 4.58 | 4.52 | 4.67 | 4.62 | 4.40 |
| 29 | LAC | 4.55 | +0.01 | 4.20 | 4.48 | 4.62 | 5.42 | 4.12 | 4.69 | 4.30 |
| 30 | CAR | 4.55 | −0.05 | 5.15 | 4.75 | 4.07 | 4.26 | 4.10 | 5.15 | 4.38 |
| 31 | NYG | 4.61 | +0.20 | 3.86 | 4.11 | 4.46 | 5.22 | 4.72 | 4.60 | 5.30 |
| 32 | CIN | 4.66 | +0.02 | 4.73 | 5.11 | 4.28 | 4.19 | 4.70 | 4.43 | 5.21 |
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 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NE | 4.19 | 4.53 | 4.52 | 4.06 | 3.30 | 4.40 | 4.20 |
| HOU | 4.79 | 5.20 | 4.61 | 5.05 | 3.49 | 4.32 | 3.98 |
| DET | 4.07 | 4.42 | 4.41 | 5.22 | 3.69 | 4.53 | 4.35 |
| MIN | 4.28 | 4.55 | 4.68 | 4.52 | 3.75 | 4.05 | 3.99 |
| CHI | 3.94 | 4.14 | 4.40 | 4.93 | 3.78 | 4.77 | 5.00 |
| MIA | 4.46 | 4.52 | 4.38 | 4.13 | 3.81 | 4.33 | 4.78 |
| TEN | 4.03 | 4.51 | 3.91 | 3.34 | 3.81 | 4.53 | 4.29 |
| TB | 3.26 | 3.60 | 4.28 | 4.48 | 3.82 | 4.28 | 4.25 |
| ATL | 4.20 | 4.40 | 4.29 | 4.41 | 4.03 | 4.47 | 4.61 |
| IND | 4.09 | 3.70 | 4.38 | 4.13 | 4.06 | 4.21 | 3.87 |
| NYJ | 3.33 | 4.03 | 4.46 | 4.20 | 4.07 | 4.08 | 4.40 |
| CAR | 5.15 | 4.75 | 4.07 | 4.26 | 4.10 | 5.15 | 4.38 |
| LAC | 4.20 | 4.48 | 4.62 | 5.42 | 4.12 | 4.69 | 4.30 |
| SF | 4.47 | 3.96 | 4.00 | 3.39 | 4.12 | 4.43 | 4.30 |
| DAL | 4.06 | 4.97 | 4.46 | 4.41 | 4.15 | 4.83 | 4.71 |
| JAX | 5.12 | 4.73 | 4.31 | 4.15 | 4.16 | 4.39 | 3.93 |
| LAR | 4.07 | 3.75 | 3.95 | 4.28 | 4.19 | 4.63 | 4.32 |
| LV | 3.88 | 4.59 | 4.20 | 4.53 | 4.21 | 4.31 | 3.88 |
| CLE | 4.98 | 4.27 | 4.23 | 4.69 | 4.26 | 4.52 | 4.17 |
| PHI | 4.08 | 4.18 | 4.00 | 4.64 | 4.27 | 4.24 | 4.28 |
| PIT | 3.79 | 4.31 | 4.99 | 4.16 | 4.29 | 4.07 | 4.24 |
| GB | 4.66 | 4.53 | 4.69 | 4.95 | 4.40 | 3.95 | 4.19 |
| NO | 4.23 | 3.85 | 3.72 | 4.49 | 4.41 | 4.91 | 3.96 |
| KC | 4.88 | 4.51 | 4.76 | 4.34 | 4.43 | 4.14 | 4.01 |
| WAS | 4.74 | 4.22 | 4.12 | 4.37 | 4.47 | 4.77 | 4.75 |
| BAL | 4.39 | 4.52 | 3.80 | 3.85 | 4.47 | 3.55 | 4.18 |
| SEA | 4.82 | 3.87 | 3.78 | 4.85 | 4.57 | 4.52 | 3.73 |
| BUF | 4.24 | 4.61 | 4.21 | 4.32 | 4.57 | 4.51 | 5.13 |
| ARI | 4.38 | 4.57 | 4.58 | 4.52 | 4.67 | 4.62 | 4.40 |
| CIN | 4.73 | 5.11 | 4.28 | 4.19 | 4.70 | 4.43 | 5.21 |
| NYG | 3.86 | 4.11 | 4.46 | 5.22 | 4.72 | 4.60 | 5.30 |
| DEN | 4.19 | 4.78 | 4.27 | 4.25 | 4.96 | 3.85 | 3.87 |
Distribution
How the 32 teams cluster for 2023.
About this stat
- Stat ID
- def_rushing_rush_yds_per_att
- Side
- defensive
- Family
- Rushing
- Data source
- P + N
- Polarity
- lower is better
- Display grain
- rate
- Algorithm eligibility
- Algorithm-eligible: this stat can be picked in the Algorithm Builder.