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 2021 the Bills led at 1.53; the league average was 2.16.

League snapshot — 2021

League leader
BUF · 1.53
League average
2.16
Best to worst
1.41

All 32 teams, lower is better.

At a glance — 2021

Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.

League leader
BUF · 1.53
League laggard
NYJ · 2.94
League average
2.16
Spread (max − min)
1.41

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%

Xpm (allowed) in 2021 vs 2020

Bills lead at 1.53 — they ranked #4 last year. Jets are last at 2.94 — #30 last year.

The league average is 2.16, down 0.27 from 2.43 last year.

Biggest riser: Cowboys, #27 → #4. Biggest faller: Ravens, #1 → #23.

Spread between first and last: 1.41; 19 teams are within 0.35 of the average.

Year-over-year — 2021 vs 2020

Biggest movers from last season.

Biggest riser
BAL · +0.73
Biggest faller
DAL · −1.11
Most consistent
LAC · +0.03
League trend 2021 vs 2020
▼ -0.27

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
BUF21.531.691.472.3523.20
NE2.311.591.941.822.411.942
DEN2.561.651.762.411.531.412.40
DAL2.811.711.651.822.883.123.20
TEN2.631.711.881.712.942.942
NO2.061.761.591.712.062.063.20
IND2.561.822.412.292.532.243
SEA1.631.822.292.531.941.472
CAR2.311.882.122.653.182.412.75
CLE2.381.942.062.4132.241.60
TB2.3822.121.532.242.652
ARI2.252.062.8232.062.763.20
KC2.382.122.351.651.761.821.50
LAR22.122.121.712.121.821.80
PHI2.812.1222.651.291.652
SF2.312.121.591.352.472.181.40
CIN2.692.181.632.122.713.241.60
GB2.192.242.121.591.941.822.40
MIA2.442.242.242.651.762.533
MIN2.632.242.291.881.821.820.80
PIT22.241.881.411.821.942
ATL2.752.291.9422.352.062.40
BAL1.562.291.651.061.882.121.60
CHI2.312.472.942.181.882.531.40
NYG1.812.4722.472.592.412.20
DET3.312.532.352.291.882.292.80
LAC2.502.532.352.591.711.762.60
WAS2.062.532.063.122.062.713.40
HOU3.062.592.591.592.121.592
LV2.752.592.3522.352.593
JAX3.192.761.762.472.411.881.40
NYJ3.132.941.711.821.883.181.80

Xpm (allowed) since 2018

Leaders since 2018: 2018 Bears (1.38), 2019 Ravens (1.31), 2020 Ravens (1.56), 2021 Bills (1.53).

Ravens have led this stat 2 of 4 seasons.

The best season on record is Ravens 2019 at 1.31; the worst Lions 2020 at 3.31.

The league average has fallen from 2.27 in 2018 to 2.16 in 2021.

Distribution

How the 32 teams cluster for 2021.

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.