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 8 of 2026, the Vikings lead at 1.14; the league average is 2.30.

League snapshot — 2026

League leader
MIN · 1.14
League average
2.30
Best to worst
2.23

All 32 teams, lower is better.

At a glance — 2026

Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.

League leader
MIN · 1.14
League laggard
LV · 3.38
League average
2.30
Spread (max − min)
2.23

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

Vikings lead at 1.14 — they ranked #4 last year. Raiders are last at 3.38 — #23 last year.

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

Biggest riser: Bengals, #32 → #5. Biggest faller: Chargers, #7 → #22.

Spread between first and last: 2.23; 22 teams are within 0.61 of the average.

Year-over-year — 2026 vs 2025

Biggest movers from last season.

Biggest riser
LAC · +0.83
Biggest faller
CIN · −1.58
Most consistent
DAL · −0.05
League trend 2026 vs 2025
▼ -0.02

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
MIN2.882.242.292.061.821.821.14
LAR22.122.121.942.351.881.25
KC2.502.292.351.652.061.881.43
PIT2.062.4121.531.882.061.50
CIN2.752.291.812.242.883.291.71
JAX3.442.941.882.472.471.941.71
SF2.502.241.761.472.592.241.71
TB2.442.122.121.532.242.651.75
SEA2.062.122.472.5921.531.86
CLE2.562.062.292.413.062.411.88
NE2.441.762.121.882.532.061.88
CHI2.502.593.062.291.882.592
DEN2.751.711.822.471.531.592
GB2.312.352.351.8221.942
BAL1.882.471.711.121.882.182.25
PHI2.942.532.122.651.471.822.25
HOU3.132.822.651.712.181.762.43
ATL2.812.652.1222.472.182.50
TEN2.94221.763.1232.50
NO2.191.821.761.712.182.182.57
NYG1.942.592.122.712.652.652.57
LAC2.752.592.412.711.711.882.71
NYJ3.253.121.8222.123.242.75
BUF2.311.531.751.532.412.182.86
DET3.882.652.652.411.942.352.86
MIA2.562.292.352.711.822.652.86
IND2.5622.532.472.532.243
WAS2.252.712.183.182.182.763
ARI2.382.292.943.062.243.063.13
DAL31.881.711.823.063.183.13
CAR2.692.062.352.763.292.473.14
LV32.712.412.122.472.593.38

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 Vikings (1.14).

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.