Defensive: Scoring · Xpa (allowed)

DEF · ScoringP + N🔒
About this stat ↓

What Xpa (allowed) is

Extra points opponents attempted against this team. It tracks touchdowns allowed, not kicking.

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

Through Week 7 of 2026, the Chiefs lead at 1.20; the league average is 2.30.

League snapshot — 2026

League leader
KC · 1.20
League average
2.30
Best to worst
2.20

All 32 teams, lower is better.

At a glance — 2026

Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.

League leader
MIN · 1.20
League laggard
DET · 3.40
League average
2.30
Spread (max − min)
2.20

Does Xpa (allowed) matter against the spread?

Run as a one-stat algorithm against the closing line, this stat went 887–691–37 ATS (56.2%) across 2020–2025, #34 of 296 ranked.

Its best season was 2020 (167–87, 65.7%); its worst 2021 (136–134, 50.4%).

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

SeasonGamesATS recordATS %
2020256167–87–265.7%
2021272136–134–250.4%
2022271150–114–756.8%
2023272143–115–1455.4%
2024272146–117–955.5%
2025272145–124–353.9%

Xpa (allowed) in 2026 vs 2025

Chiefs lead at 1.20 — they ranked #6 last year. Lions are last at 3.40 — #19 last year.

The league average is 2.30, down 0.02 from 2.32 last year.

Biggest riser: Bengals, #32 → #7. Biggest faller: Seahawks, #1 → #17.

Spread between first and last: 2.20; 19 teams are within 0.63 of the average.

Year-over-year — 2026 vs 2025

Biggest movers from last season.

Biggest riser
DET · +1.05
Biggest faller
CIN · −1.49
Most consistent
ARI · +0.11
League trend 2026 vs 2025
▼ -0.02

Multi-year context

7-year window (2020–2026)

Multi-year leader
BAL · 1.84
Multi-year laggard
DET · 2.75
Biggest improver
MIN · −0.23/yr
Biggest decliner
BUF · +0.16/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
KC2.502.292.351.652.061.881.20
MIN2.882.242.292.061.821.821.20
CLE2.562.062.292.413.062.411.50
SF2.502.241.761.472.592.241.50
BAL1.882.471.711.121.882.181.67
LAR22.122.121.942.351.881.67
CIN2.752.291.812.242.883.291.80
CHI2.502.593.062.291.882.591.83
JAX3.442.941.882.472.471.941.83
NE2.441.762.121.882.532.061.83
PIT2.062.4121.531.882.061.83
DEN2.751.711.822.471.531.592
TB2.442.122.121.532.242.652
TEN2.94221.763.1232
GB2.312.352.351.8221.942.17
NYJ3.253.121.8222.123.242.17
SEA2.062.122.472.5921.532.17
HOU3.132.822.651.712.181.762.33
PHI2.942.532.122.651.471.822.33
CAR2.692.062.352.763.292.472.60
ATL2.812.652.1222.472.182.67
LAC2.752.592.412.711.711.882.67
IND2.5622.532.472.532.242.83
NO2.191.821.761.712.182.182.83
NYG1.942.592.122.712.652.652.83
DAL31.881.711.823.063.183
MIA2.562.292.352.711.822.653
ARI2.382.292.943.062.243.063.17
BUF2.311.531.751.532.412.183.17
LV32.712.412.122.472.593.17
WAS2.252.712.183.182.182.763.33
DET3.882.652.652.411.942.353.40

Xpa (allowed) since 2018

Leaders since 2018: 2018 Bears (1.38), 2019 Ravens (1.50), 2020 Ravens (1.88), 2021 Bills (1.53), 2022 Ravens (1.71), 2023 Ravens (1.12), 2024 Eagles (1.47), 2025 Seahawks (1.53), 2026 Chiefs (1.20).

Ravens have led this stat 4 of 9 seasons.

The best season on record is Ravens 2023 at 1.12; the worst Lions 2020 at 3.88.

Distribution

How the 32 teams cluster for 2026.

About this stat
Stat ID
def_team_scoring_xpa
Side
defensive
Family
Scoring
Data source
P + N
Polarity
lower is better
Display grain
count
Algorithm eligibility
Stat-page only: this stat is not available in the Algorithm Builder.