Defensive: Scoring · Xpm (allowed)

DEF · ScoringP + N🔒
About this stat ↓

What Xpm (allowed) is

Extra points opponents made against this team. Near-automatic, so it tracks touchdowns allowed.

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

In 2018 the Bears led at 1.38; the league average was 2.27.

League snapshot — 2018

League leader
CHI · 1.38
League average
2.27
Best to worst
1.81

All 32 teams, lower is better.

At a glance — 2018

Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.

League leader
CHI · 1.38
League laggard
TB · 3.19
League average
2.27
Spread (max − min)
1.81

Does Xpm (allowed) matter against the spread?

Run as a one-stat algorithm against the closing line, this stat went 883–695–37 ATS (56.0%) across 2020–2025, #42 of 296 ranked.

Its best season was 2020 (167–87, 65.7%); its worst 2021 (132–138, 48.9%).

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

SeasonGamesATS recordATS %
2020256167–87–265.7%
2021272132–138–248.9%
2022271152–112–757.6%
2023272141–117–1454.7%
2024272144–119–954.8%
2025272147–122–354.6%

Multi-year context

7-year window (2020–2026)

Multi-year leader
BAL · 1.74
Multi-year laggard
ARI · 2.59
Biggest improver
MIN · −0.24/yr
Biggest decliner
DAL · +0.19/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
MIN2.632.242.291.881.821.820.80
CHI2.312.472.942.181.882.531.40
JAX3.192.761.762.472.411.881.40
SF2.312.121.591.352.472.181.40
KC2.382.122.351.651.761.821.50
BAL1.562.291.651.061.882.121.60
CIN2.692.181.632.122.713.241.60
CLE2.381.942.062.4132.241.60
LAR22.122.121.712.121.821.80
NYJ3.132.941.711.821.883.181.80
HOU3.062.592.591.592.121.592
NE2.311.591.941.822.411.942
PHI2.812.1222.651.291.652
PIT22.241.881.411.821.942
SEA1.631.822.292.531.941.472
TB2.3822.121.532.242.652
TEN2.631.711.881.712.942.942
NYG1.812.4722.472.592.412.20
ATL2.752.291.9422.352.062.40
DEN2.561.651.762.411.531.412.40
GB2.192.242.121.591.941.822.40
LAC2.502.532.352.591.711.762.60
CAR2.311.882.122.653.182.412.75
DET3.312.532.352.291.882.292.80
IND2.561.822.412.292.532.243
LV2.752.592.3522.352.593
MIA2.442.242.242.651.762.533
ARI2.252.062.8232.062.763.20
BUF21.531.691.472.3523.20
DAL2.811.711.651.822.883.123.20
NO2.061.761.591.712.062.063.20
WAS2.062.532.063.122.062.713.40

Distribution

How the 32 teams cluster for 2018.

About this stat
Stat ID
def_team_scoring_xpm
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.