Defensive: Scoring · Defensive TDs (allowed)
Touchdowns scored by the defence. Rare, valuable, and hard to repeat.
P + N🔒
About this stat ↓League snapshot — 2021
- League leaderDAL 0.29
- League average0.08
- Best to worst0.29
All 32 teams, higher is better.
At a glance — 2021
Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.
League leader
DAL · 0.29
League laggard
SEA · 0
League average
0.08
Spread (max − min)
0.29
All teams — 2021
| Rank | Team | Value | Δ vs avg | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DAL | 0.29 | 0.22 | 100% |
| 2 | MIA | 0.18 | 0.10 | 96.8% |
| 3 | NE | 0.18 | 0.10 | 93.5% |
| 4 | ATL | 0.12 | 0.04 | 90.3% |
| 5 | GB | 0.12 | 0.04 | 87.1% |
| 6 | KC | 0.12 | 0.04 | 83.9% |
| 7 | MIN | 0.12 | 0.04 | 80.6% |
| 8 | NO | 0.12 | 0.04 | 77.4% |
| 9 | PHI | 0.12 | 0.04 | 74.2% |
| 10 | SF | 0.12 | 0.04 | 71% |
| 11 | TB | 0.12 | 0.04 | 67.7% |
| 12 | TEN | 0.12 | 0.04 | 64.5% |
| 13 | WAS | 0.12 | 0.04 | 61.3% |
| 14 | ARI | 0.06 | -0.02 | 58.1% |
| 15 | BAL | 0.06 | -0.02 | 54.8% |
| 16 | BUF | 0.06 | -0.02 | 51.6% |
| 17 | CHI | 0.06 | -0.02 | 48.4% |
| 18 | CIN | 0.06 | -0.02 | 45.2% |
| 19 | CLE | 0.06 | -0.02 | 41.9% |
| 20 | DEN | 0.06 | -0.02 | 38.7% |
| 21 | HOU | 0.06 | -0.02 | 35.5% |
| 22 | NYG | 0.06 | -0.02 | 32.3% |
| 23 | NYJ | 0.06 | -0.02 | 29% |
| 24 | CAR | 0 | -0.08 | 25.8% |
| 25 | DET | 0 | -0.08 | 22.6% |
| 26 | IND | 0 | -0.08 | 19.4% |
| 27 | JAX | 0 | -0.08 | 16.1% |
| 28 | LAC | 0 | -0.08 | 12.9% |
| 29 | LAR | 0 | -0.08 | 9.7% |
| 30 | LV | 0 | -0.08 | 6.5% |
| 31 | PIT | 0 | -0.08 | 3.2% |
| 32 | SEA | 0 | -0.08 | 0% |
Year-over-year — 2021 vs 2020
Biggest movers from last season.
Biggest riser
DAL · +0.29
Biggest faller
IND · −0.25
Most consistent
CAR · 0
League trend 2021 vs 2020
▲ 0.01
YoY by team — 2021 vs 2020
| Rank | Team | 2021 | 2020 | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DAL | 0.29 | 0 | +0.29 |
| 2 | MIA | 0.18 | 0 | +0.18 |
| 3 | MIN | 0.12 | 0 | +0.12 |
| 4 | TEN | 0.12 | 0 | +0.12 |
| 5 | NE | 0.18 | 0.06 | +0.11 |
| 6 | ARI | 0.06 | 0 | +0.06 |
| 7 | BAL | 0.06 | 0 | +0.06 |
| 8 | CHI | 0.06 | 0 | +0.06 |
| 9 | CIN | 0.06 | 0 | +0.06 |
| 10 | DEN | 0.06 | 0 | +0.06 |
| 11 | ATL | 0.12 | 0.06 | +0.06 |
| 12 | GB | 0.12 | 0.06 | +0.06 |
| 13 | NO | 0.12 | 0.06 | +0.06 |
| 14 | PHI | 0.12 | 0.06 | +0.06 |
| 15 | SF | 0.12 | 0.06 | +0.06 |
| 16 | TB | 0.12 | 0.06 | +0.06 |
| 17 | CAR | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | DET | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | LV | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | SEA | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | HOU | 0.06 | 0.06 | −0.00 |
| 22 | NYG | 0.06 | 0.06 | −0.00 |
| 23 | NYJ | 0.06 | 0.06 | −0.00 |
| 24 | KC | 0.12 | 0.13 | −0.01 |
| 25 | WAS | 0.12 | 0.13 | −0.01 |
| 26 | JAX | 0 | 0.06 | −0.06 |
| 27 | BUF | 0.06 | 0.13 | −0.07 |
| 28 | CLE | 0.06 | 0.13 | −0.07 |
| 29 | LAC | 0 | 0.13 | −0.13 |
| 30 | LAR | 0 | 0.19 | −0.19 |
| 31 | PIT | 0 | 0.19 | −0.19 |
| 32 | IND | 0 | 0.25 | −0.25 |
Multi-year context
7-year window (2019–2025)
Multi-year leader
NE · 0.11
Multi-year laggard
DET · 0.03
Biggest improver
CAR · +0.02/yr
Biggest decliner
NE · −0.02/yr
Multi-year averages
| Rank | Team | Avg | Slope/yr | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NE | 0.11 | −0.02 | 0.19 | 0.06 | 0.18 | 0.29 | 0 | 0 | 0.06 |
| 2 | DAL | 0.10 | +0.01 | 0 | 0 | 0.29 | 0 | 0.29 | 0.06 | 0.06 |
| 3 | IND | 0.10 | −0.01 | 0.06 | 0.25 | 0 | 0.12 | 0.18 | 0 | 0.06 |
| 4 | SF | 0.09 | −0.02 | 0.19 | 0.06 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.06 |
| 5 | CLE | 0.09 | +0.01 | 0.06 | 0.13 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.12 | 0 | 0.18 |
| 6 | ATL | 0.09 | +0.01 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.12 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.18 | 0.06 |
| 7 | PHI | 0.09 | −0.00 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.06 | 0.06 |
| 8 | LAR | 0.08 | −0.01 | 0.13 | 0.19 | 0 | 0.06 | 0 | 0.12 | 0.06 |
| 9 | BUF | 0.08 | +0.01 | 0 | 0.13 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.06 |
| 10 | TB | 0.08 | −0.01 | 0.13 | 0.06 | 0.12 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0 | 0.12 |
| 11 | SEA | 0.08 | +0.01 | 0.13 | 0 | 0 | 0.06 | 0.18 | 0.12 | 0.06 |
| 12 | NO | 0.07 | −0.01 | 0.13 | 0.06 | 0.12 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0 | 0.06 |
| 13 | JAX | 0.07 | +0.01 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0 | 0.12 |
| 14 | MIA | 0.07 | −0.00 | 0.06 | 0 | 0.18 | 0 | 0.24 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | NYJ | 0.06 | −0.02 | 0.19 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0 | 0.12 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | PIT | 0.06 | −0.01 | 0.06 | 0.19 | 0 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0 | 0.06 |
| 17 | HOU | 0.06 | −0.01 | 0.13 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0 | 0.06 | 0.06 |
| 18 | KC | 0.06 | −0.02 | 0.06 | 0.13 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | BAL | 0.06 | +0.00 | 0.13 | 0 | 0.06 | 0 | 0.06 | 0.12 | 0.06 |
| 20 | LV | 0.06 | −0.00 | 0.13 | 0 | 0 | 0.06 | 0.18 | 0.06 | 0 |
| 21 | NYG | 0.06 | −0.01 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.18 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | WAS | 0.06 | −0.01 | 0 | 0.13 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0 | 0.06 | 0 |
| 23 | GB | 0.06 | −0.00 | 0 | 0.06 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0 |
| 24 | CHI | 0.06 | +0.01 | 0.06 | 0 | 0.06 | 0 | 0.12 | 0.06 | 0.12 |
| 25 | MIN | 0.05 | +0.00 | 0.06 | 0 | 0.12 | 0 | 0 | 0.12 | 0.06 |
| 26 | TEN | 0.05 | −0.00 | 0.06 | 0 | 0.12 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0 | 0.06 |
| 27 | CAR | 0.05 | +0.02 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0 | 0.12 |
| 28 | CIN | 0.04 | +0.01 | 0 | 0 | 0.06 | 0 | 0.06 | 0.12 | 0.06 |
| 29 | DEN | 0.04 | +0.02 | 0 | 0 | 0.06 | 0 | 0 | 0.18 | 0.06 |
| 30 | LAC | 0.03 | −0.00 | 0 | 0.13 | 0 | 0.06 | 0 | 0.06 | 0 |
| 31 | ARI | 0.03 | −0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.06 | 0.18 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | DET | 0.03 | +0.01 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAL | 0 | 0 | 0.29 | 0 | 0.29 | 0.06 | 0.06 |
| MIA | 0.06 | 0 | 0.18 | 0 | 0.24 | 0 | 0 |
| NE | 0.19 | 0.06 | 0.18 | 0.29 | 0 | 0 | 0.06 |
| ATL | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.12 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.18 | 0.06 |
| GB | 0 | 0.06 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0 |
| KC | 0.06 | 0.13 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MIN | 0.06 | 0 | 0.12 | 0 | 0 | 0.12 | 0.06 |
| NO | 0.13 | 0.06 | 0.12 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0 | 0.06 |
| PHI | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.06 | 0.06 |
| SF | 0.19 | 0.06 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.06 |
| TB | 0.13 | 0.06 | 0.12 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0 | 0.12 |
| TEN | 0.06 | 0 | 0.12 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0 | 0.06 |
| WAS | 0 | 0.13 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0 | 0.06 | 0 |
| ARI | 0 | 0 | 0.06 | 0.18 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BAL | 0.13 | 0 | 0.06 | 0 | 0.06 | 0.12 | 0.06 |
| BUF | 0 | 0.13 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.06 |
| CHI | 0.06 | 0 | 0.06 | 0 | 0.12 | 0.06 | 0.12 |
| CIN | 0 | 0 | 0.06 | 0 | 0.06 | 0.12 | 0.06 |
| CLE | 0.06 | 0.13 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.12 | 0 | 0.18 |
| DEN | 0 | 0 | 0.06 | 0 | 0 | 0.18 | 0.06 |
| HOU | 0.13 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0 | 0.06 | 0.06 |
| NYG | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.18 | 0 | 0 |
| NYJ | 0.19 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0 | 0.12 | 0 | 0 |
| CAR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0 | 0.12 |
| DET | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0 |
| IND | 0.06 | 0.25 | 0 | 0.12 | 0.18 | 0 | 0.06 |
| JAX | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0 | 0.12 |
| LV | 0.13 | 0 | 0 | 0.06 | 0.18 | 0.06 | 0 |
| LAC | 0 | 0.13 | 0 | 0.06 | 0 | 0.06 | 0 |
| LAR | 0.13 | 0.19 | 0 | 0.06 | 0 | 0.12 | 0.06 |
| PIT | 0.06 | 0.19 | 0 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0 | 0.06 |
| SEA | 0.13 | 0 | 0 | 0.06 | 0.18 | 0.12 | 0.06 |
Distribution
How the 32 teams cluster for 2021.
About this stat
- Stat ID
- def_team_scoring_def_tds_scored
- Side
- defensive
- Family
- Scoring
- Data source
- P + N
- Polarity
- higher is better (or neutral)
- Display grain
- count
- Algorithm eligibility
- Stat-page only: this stat is excluded from the Algorithm Builder per §11.36.