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.

In 2020 the Ravens led at 1.88; the league average was 2.61.

League snapshot — 2020

League leader
BAL · 1.88
League average
2.61
Best to worst
2

All 32 teams, lower is better.

At a glance — 2020

Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.

League leader
BAL · 1.88
League laggard
DET · 3.88
League average
2.61
Spread (max − min)
2

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 2020 vs 2019

Ravens lead at 1.88 — they ranked #1 last year. Lions are last at 3.88 — #26 last year.

The league average is 2.61, up 0.25 from 2.36 last year.

Biggest riser: Giants, #32 → #2. Biggest faller: Vikings, #6 → #24.

Spread between first and last: 2; 23 teams are within 0.44 of the average.

Year-over-year — 2020 vs 2019

Biggest movers from last season.

Biggest riser
MIN · +1.19
Biggest faller
NYG · −1.38
Most consistent
TB · 0
League trend 2020 vs 2019
▲ 0.25

Multi-year context

7-year window (2020–2026)

Multi-year leader
PIT · 1.92
Multi-year laggard
ARI · 2.73
Biggest improver
JAX · −0.24/yr
Biggest decliner
DAL · +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
BAL1.882.471.711.121.882.182.25
NYG1.942.592.122.712.652.652.57
LAR22.122.121.942.351.881.25
PIT2.062.4121.531.882.061.50
SEA2.062.122.472.5921.531.86
NO2.191.821.761.712.182.182.57
WAS2.252.712.183.182.182.763
BUF2.311.531.751.532.412.182.86
GB2.312.352.351.8221.942
ARI2.382.292.943.062.243.063.13
NE2.441.762.121.882.532.061.88
TB2.442.122.121.532.242.651.75
CHI2.502.593.062.291.882.592
KC2.502.292.351.652.061.881.43
SF2.502.241.761.472.592.241.71
CLE2.562.062.292.413.062.411.88
IND2.5622.532.472.532.243
MIA2.562.292.352.711.822.652.86
CAR2.692.062.352.763.292.473.14
CIN2.752.291.812.242.883.291.71
DEN2.751.711.822.471.531.592
LAC2.752.592.412.711.711.882.71
ATL2.812.652.1222.472.182.50
MIN2.882.242.292.061.821.821.14
PHI2.942.532.122.651.471.822.25
TEN2.94221.763.1232.50
DAL31.881.711.823.063.183.13
LV32.712.412.122.472.593.38
HOU3.132.822.651.712.181.762.43
NYJ3.253.121.8222.123.242.75
JAX3.442.941.882.472.471.941.71
DET3.882.652.652.411.942.352.86

Xpa (allowed) since 2018

Leaders since 2018: 2018 Bears (1.38), 2019 Ravens (1.50), 2020 Ravens (1.88).

Ravens have led this stat 2 of 3 seasons.

The best season on record is Bears 2018 at 1.38; the worst Lions 2020 at 3.88.

The league average has risen from 2.41 in 2018 to 2.61 in 2020.

Distribution

How the 32 teams cluster for 2020.

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.