Defensive: Scoring · Safety md (allowed)
What Safety md (allowed) is
Safeties conceded by this team — tackled in its own end zone, or a penalty there. Two points to the opponent and the ball back.
Higher is better. It is shown per game, so a team's number does not depend on games played. Source: P + N.
In 2023 the Jets led at 0.18; the league average was 0.03.
League snapshot — 2023
All 32 teams, higher is better.
| Rank | Team | Value | Games |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NYJ | 0.18 | 17 |
| 2 | LAR | 0.12 | 17 |
| 3 | ATL | 0.06 | 17 |
| 4 | BAL | 0.06 | 17 |
| 5 | DAL | 0.06 | 17 |
| 6 | DEN | 0.06 | 17 |
| 7 | DET | 0.06 | 17 |
| 8 | IND | 0.06 | 17 |
| 9 | LV | 0.06 | 17 |
| 10 | NE | 0.06 | 17 |
| 11 | PHI | 0.06 | 17 |
| 12 | PIT | 0.06 | 17 |
| 13 | SF | 0.06 | 17 |
| 14 | TB | 0.06 | 17 |
| 15 | ARI | 0 | 17 |
| 16 | BUF | 0 | 17 |
| 17 | CAR | 0 | 17 |
| 18 | CHI | 0 | 17 |
| 19 | CIN | 0 | 17 |
| 20 | CLE | 0 | 17 |
| 21 | GB | 0 | 17 |
| 22 | HOU | 0 | 17 |
| 23 | JAX | 0 | 17 |
| 24 | KC | 0 | 17 |
| 25 | LAC | 0 | 17 |
| 26 | MIA | 0 | 17 |
| 27 | MIN | 0 | 17 |
| 28 | NO | 0 | 17 |
| 29 | NYG | 0 | 17 |
| 30 | SEA | 0 | 17 |
| 31 | TEN | 0 | 17 |
| 32 | WAS | 0 | 17 |
At a glance — 2023
Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.
All teams — 2023
| Rank | Team | Value | Δ vs avg | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NYJ | 0.18 | 0.15 | 100% |
| 2 | LAR | 0.12 | 0.09 | 96.8% |
| 3 | ATL | 0.06 | 0.03 | 93.5% |
| 4 | BAL | 0.06 | 0.03 | 90.3% |
| 5 | DAL | 0.06 | 0.03 | 87.1% |
| 6 | DEN | 0.06 | 0.03 | 83.9% |
| 7 | DET | 0.06 | 0.03 | 80.6% |
| 8 | IND | 0.06 | 0.03 | 77.4% |
| 9 | LV | 0.06 | 0.03 | 74.2% |
| 10 | NE | 0.06 | 0.03 | 71% |
| 11 | PHI | 0.06 | 0.03 | 67.7% |
| 12 | PIT | 0.06 | 0.03 | 64.5% |
| 13 | SF | 0.06 | 0.03 | 61.3% |
| 14 | TB | 0.06 | 0.03 | 58.1% |
| 15 | ARI | 0 | -0.03 | 54.8% |
| 16 | BUF | 0 | -0.03 | 51.6% |
| 17 | CAR | 0 | -0.03 | 48.4% |
| 18 | CHI | 0 | -0.03 | 45.2% |
| 19 | CIN | 0 | -0.03 | 41.9% |
| 20 | CLE | 0 | -0.03 | 38.7% |
| 21 | GB | 0 | -0.03 | 35.5% |
| 22 | HOU | 0 | -0.03 | 32.3% |
| 23 | JAX | 0 | -0.03 | 29% |
| 24 | KC | 0 | -0.03 | 25.8% |
| 25 | LAC | 0 | -0.03 | 22.6% |
| 26 | MIA | 0 | -0.03 | 19.4% |
| 27 | MIN | 0 | -0.03 | 16.1% |
| 28 | NO | 0 | -0.03 | 12.9% |
| 29 | NYG | 0 | -0.03 | 9.7% |
| 30 | SEA | 0 | -0.03 | 6.5% |
| 31 | TEN | 0 | -0.03 | 3.2% |
| 32 | WAS | 0 | -0.03 | 0% |
Does Safety md (allowed) matter against the spread?
Run as a one-stat algorithm against the closing line, this stat went 785–793–37 ATS (49.7%) across 2020–2025, #254 of 296 ranked.
Its best season was 2022 (146–118, 55.3%); its worst 2024 (119–144, 45.2%).
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 | 133–137–2 | 49.3% |
| 2022 | 271 | 146–118–7 | 55.3% |
| 2023 | 272 | 130–128–14 | 50.4% |
| 2024 | 272 | 119–144–9 | 45.2% |
| 2025 | 272 | 129–140–3 | 48.0% |
Safety md (allowed) in 2023 vs 2022
Jets lead at 0.18 — they ranked #2 last year. Commanders are last at 0 — #11 last year.
The league average is 0.03, up 0.01 from 0.02 last year.
Biggest riser: Rams, #21 → #2. Biggest faller: Commanders, #11 → #32.
Spread between first and last: 0.18; 30 teams are within 0.04 of the average.
Year-over-year — 2023 vs 2022
Biggest movers from last season.
YoY by team — 2023 vs 2022
| Rank | Team | 2023 | 2022 | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LAR | 0.12 | 0 | +0.12 |
| 2 | NYJ | 0.18 | 0.12 | +0.06 |
| 3 | BAL | 0.06 | 0 | +0.06 |
| 4 | DAL | 0.06 | 0 | +0.06 |
| 5 | IND | 0.06 | 0 | +0.06 |
| 6 | LV | 0.06 | 0 | +0.06 |
| 7 | NE | 0.06 | 0 | +0.06 |
| 8 | PHI | 0.06 | 0 | +0.06 |
| 9 | PIT | 0.06 | 0 | +0.06 |
| 10 | SF | 0.06 | 0 | +0.06 |
| 11 | TB | 0.06 | 0 | +0.06 |
| 12 | ARI | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | ATL | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0 |
| 14 | CAR | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | CHI | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | CIN | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | CLE | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | DEN | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0 |
| 19 | DET | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0 |
| 20 | JAX | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | MIN | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | NO | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | NYG | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | SEA | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | TEN | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | GB | 0 | 0.06 | −0.06 |
| 27 | HOU | 0 | 0.06 | −0.06 |
| 28 | KC | 0 | 0.06 | −0.06 |
| 29 | LAC | 0 | 0.06 | −0.06 |
| 30 | MIA | 0 | 0.06 | −0.06 |
| 31 | WAS | 0 | 0.06 | −0.06 |
| 32 | BUF | 0 | 0.13 | −0.13 |
Multi-year context
7-year window (2020–2026)
Multi-year averages
| Rank | Team | Avg | Slope/yr | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NYJ | 0.06 | −0.01 | 0.06 | 0 | 0.12 | 0.18 | 0 | 0.06 | 0 |
| 2 | LV | 0.05 | +0.02 | 0 | 0.06 | 0 | 0.06 | 0 | 0.06 | 0.20 |
| 3 | IND | 0.04 | −0.02 | 0.19 | 0.06 | 0 | 0.06 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | SEA | 0.04 | −0.02 | 0.19 | 0.06 | 0 | 0 | 0.06 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | BUF | 0.03 | −0.01 | 0 | 0.06 | 0.13 | 0 | 0.06 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | ARI | 0.03 | +0.00 | 0.06 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.12 | 0.06 | 0 |
| 7 | DET | 0.03 | −0.00 | 0.06 | 0 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0 | 0.06 | 0 |
| 8 | LAR | 0.03 | −0.00 | 0.06 | 0 | 0 | 0.12 | 0.06 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | TB | 0.03 | −0.00 | 0.06 | 0 | 0 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0 |
| 10 | DEN | 0.03 | +0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.12 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | BAL | 0.03 | −0.01 | 0.13 | 0 | 0 | 0.06 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | CLE | 0.03 | −0.01 | 0.13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.06 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | KC | 0.03 | −0.02 | 0.13 | 0 | 0.06 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | LAC | 0.03 | −0.00 | 0.06 | 0 | 0.06 | 0 | 0 | 0.06 | 0 |
| 15 | PIT | 0.03 | −0.00 | 0.06 | 0 | 0 | 0.06 | 0 | 0.06 | 0 |
| 16 | WAS | 0.03 | −0.00 | 0.06 | 0 | 0.06 | 0 | 0 | 0.06 | 0 |
| 17 | ATL | 0.03 | +0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | HOU | 0.03 | −0.00 | 0 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0 | 0.06 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | TEN | 0.03 | +0.01 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.12 | 0.06 | 0 |
| 20 | CHI | 0.02 | −0.01 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | GB | 0.02 | −0.01 | 0.06 | 0 | 0.06 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | PHI | 0.02 | −0.01 | 0.06 | 0 | 0 | 0.06 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | DAL | 0.02 | +0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.06 | 0 | 0.06 | 0 |
| 24 | NE | 0.02 | +0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.06 | 0 | 0.06 | 0 |
| 25 | MIN | 0.01 | −0.01 | 0.06 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | CAR | 0.01 | −0.00 | 0 | 0.06 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | CIN | 0.01 | +0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.06 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | JAX | 0.01 | +0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.06 | 0 |
| 29 | MIA | 0.01 | −0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.06 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | NO | 0.01 | +0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.06 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | NYG | 0.01 | −0.00 | 0 | 0.06 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | SF | 0.01 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.06 | 0 | 0 | 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 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYJ | 0.06 | 0 | 0.12 | 0.18 | 0 | 0.06 | 0 |
| LAR | 0.06 | 0 | 0 | 0.12 | 0.06 | 0 | 0 |
| ATL | 0 | 0 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0 | 0 |
| BAL | 0.13 | 0 | 0 | 0.06 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.06 | 0 | 0.06 | 0 |
| DEN | 0 | 0 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.12 | 0 | 0 |
| DET | 0.06 | 0 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0 | 0.06 | 0 |
| IND | 0.19 | 0.06 | 0 | 0.06 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LV | 0 | 0.06 | 0 | 0.06 | 0 | 0.06 | 0.20 |
| NE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.06 | 0 | 0.06 | 0 |
| PHI | 0.06 | 0 | 0 | 0.06 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PIT | 0.06 | 0 | 0 | 0.06 | 0 | 0.06 | 0 |
| SF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.06 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TB | 0.06 | 0 | 0 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0 |
| ARI | 0.06 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.12 | 0.06 | 0 |
| BUF | 0 | 0.06 | 0.13 | 0 | 0.06 | 0 | 0 |
| CAR | 0 | 0.06 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CHI | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.06 | 0 | 0 |
| CLE | 0.13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.06 | 0 | 0 |
| GB | 0.06 | 0 | 0.06 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| HOU | 0 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0 | 0.06 | 0 | 0 |
| JAX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.06 | 0 |
| KC | 0.13 | 0 | 0.06 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LAC | 0.06 | 0 | 0.06 | 0 | 0 | 0.06 | 0 |
| MIA | 0 | 0 | 0.06 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MIN | 0.06 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NO | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.06 | 0 | 0 |
| NYG | 0 | 0.06 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SEA | 0.19 | 0.06 | 0 | 0 | 0.06 | 0 | 0 |
| TEN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.12 | 0.06 | 0 |
| WAS | 0.06 | 0 | 0.06 | 0 | 0 | 0.06 | 0 |
Safety md (allowed) since 2018
Leaders since 2018: 2018 Rams (0.13), 2019 Panthers (0.13), 2020 Colts (0.19), 2021 Bills (0.06), 2022 Bills (0.13), 2023 Jets (0.18).
Bills have led this stat 2 of 6 seasons.
The best season on record is Colts 2020 at 0.19; the worst Commanders 2018 at 0.
The league average has risen from 0.02 in 2018 to 0.03 in 2023.
Distribution
How the 32 teams cluster for 2023.
About this stat
- Stat ID
- def_team_scoring_safety_md
- 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 not available in the Algorithm Builder.