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 2023 the Ravens led at 1.12; the league average was 2.15.

League snapshot — 2023

League leader
BAL · 1.12
League average
2.15
Best to worst
2.06

All 32 teams, lower is better.

At a glance — 2023

Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.

League leader
BAL · 1.12
League laggard
WAS · 3.18
League average
2.15
Spread (max − min)
2.06

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 2023 vs 2022

Ravens lead at 1.12 — they ranked #1 last year. Commanders are last at 3.18 — #18 last year.

The league average is 2.15, down 0.04 from 2.19 last year.

Biggest riser: Texans, #30 → #7. Biggest faller: Broncos, #7 → #22.

Spread between first and last: 2.06; 20 teams are within 0.50 of the average.

Year-over-year — 2023 vs 2022

Biggest movers from last season.

Biggest riser
WAS · +1
Biggest faller
HOU · −0.94
Most consistent
IND · −0.06
League trend 2023 vs 2022
▼ -0.04

Multi-year context

7-year window (2020–2026)

Multi-year leader
BAL · 1.86
Multi-year laggard
ARI · 2.79
Biggest improver
JAX · −0.27/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
BAL1.882.471.711.121.882.181.80
SF2.502.241.761.472.592.241.40
BUF2.311.531.751.532.412.183.20
PIT2.062.4121.531.882.062
TB2.442.122.121.532.242.652
KC2.502.292.351.652.061.881.50
HOU3.132.822.651.712.181.762
NO2.191.821.761.712.182.183.20
TEN2.94221.763.1232
DAL31.881.711.823.063.183.20
GB2.312.352.351.8221.942.40
NE2.441.762.121.882.532.062
LAR22.122.121.942.351.882
ATL2.812.652.1222.472.182.40
NYJ3.253.121.8222.123.242
MIN2.882.242.292.061.821.821.20
LV32.712.412.122.472.593.20
CIN2.752.291.812.242.883.291.80
CHI2.502.593.062.291.882.592
CLE2.562.062.292.413.062.411.60
DET3.882.652.652.411.942.353.40
DEN2.751.711.822.471.531.592.40
IND2.5622.532.472.532.243
JAX3.442.941.882.472.471.941.40
SEA2.062.122.472.5921.532.20
PHI2.942.532.122.651.471.822.40
LAC2.752.592.412.711.711.882.80
MIA2.562.292.352.711.822.653
NYG1.942.592.122.712.652.652.60
CAR2.692.062.352.763.292.472.75
ARI2.382.292.943.062.243.063.60
WAS2.252.712.183.182.182.763.40

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).

Ravens have led this stat 4 of 6 seasons.

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

The league average has fallen from 2.41 in 2018 to 2.15 in 2023.

Distribution

How the 32 teams cluster for 2023.

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.