Defensive: Team Stats · Exp pts def tot (allowed)
Total expected points contributed by the defence. Situation-aware defensive value.
P + N
About this stat ↓League snapshot — 2021
- League leaderNO 9.04
- League average0.76
- Best to worst17.16
All 32 teams, higher is better.
At a glance — 2021
Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.
League leader
NO · 9.04
League laggard
NYJ · -8.12
League average
0.76
Spread (max − min)
17.16
All teams — 2021
| Rank | Team | Value | Δ vs avg | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NO | 9.04 | 8.28 | 100% |
| 2 | BUF | 8.94 | 8.18 | 96.8% |
| 3 | DAL | 7.45 | 6.69 | 93.5% |
| 4 | NE | 7.12 | 6.36 | 90.3% |
| 5 | TB | 4.64 | 3.89 | 87.1% |
| 6 | CAR | 4.01 | 3.25 | 83.9% |
| 7 | ARI | 4.01 | 3.25 | 80.6% |
| 8 | TEN | 3.67 | 2.91 | 77.4% |
| 9 | CIN | 2.99 | 2.23 | 74.2% |
| 10 | MIA | 2.78 | 2.03 | 71% |
| 11 | IND | 2.55 | 1.80 | 67.7% |
| 12 | LAR | 2.44 | 1.68 | 64.5% |
| 13 | PIT | 1.99 | 1.23 | 61.3% |
| 14 | MIN | 1.05 | 0.30 | 58.1% |
| 15 | PHI | 0.89 | 0.14 | 54.8% |
| 16 | SF | 0.63 | -0.13 | 51.6% |
| 17 | SEA | 0.36 | -0.39 | 48.4% |
| 18 | CHI | 0.36 | -0.40 | 45.2% |
| 19 | DEN | -0.09 | -0.84 | 41.9% |
| 20 | NYG | -0.18 | -0.93 | 38.7% |
| 21 | CLE | -0.26 | -1.02 | 35.5% |
| 22 | GB | -1.11 | -1.86 | 32.3% |
| 23 | KC | -1.18 | -1.94 | 29% |
| 24 | BAL | -1.28 | -2.03 | 25.8% |
| 25 | LAC | -2.83 | -3.58 | 22.6% |
| 26 | HOU | -2.87 | -3.63 | 19.4% |
| 27 | LV | -3.44 | -4.19 | 16.1% |
| 28 | WAS | -3.54 | -4.29 | 12.9% |
| 29 | ATL | -3.87 | -4.62 | 9.7% |
| 30 | DET | -4.98 | -5.74 | 6.5% |
| 31 | JAX | -6.98 | -7.74 | 3.2% |
| 32 | NYJ | -8.12 | -8.87 | 0% |
Year-over-year — 2021 vs 2020
Biggest movers from last season.
Biggest riser
TEN · +11.33
Biggest faller
LAR · −7.85
Most consistent
IND · −0.52
League trend 2021 vs 2020
▲ 2.28
YoY by team — 2021 vs 2020
| Rank | Team | 2021 | 2020 | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TEN | 3.67 | -7.67 | +11.33 |
| 2 | DAL | 7.45 | -3.33 | +10.78 |
| 3 | BUF | 8.94 | -1.34 | +10.28 |
| 4 | NE | 7.12 | -2.52 | +9.64 |
| 5 | CAR | 4.01 | -4.83 | +8.84 |
| 6 | CIN | 2.99 | -5.26 | +8.25 |
| 7 | MIN | 1.05 | -6.61 | +7.66 |
| 8 | HOU | -2.87 | -9.49 | +6.62 |
| 9 | DET | -4.98 | -10.22 | +5.23 |
| 10 | CLE | -0.26 | -5.23 | +4.97 |
| 11 | NO | 9.04 | 4.73 | +4.31 |
| 12 | LV | -3.44 | -7.32 | +3.88 |
| 13 | DEN | -0.09 | -2.87 | +2.78 |
| 14 | KC | -1.18 | -3.71 | +2.53 |
| 15 | ARI | 4.01 | 1.86 | +2.15 |
| 16 | PHI | 0.89 | -1.03 | +1.92 |
| 17 | SEA | 0.36 | -1.16 | +1.52 |
| 18 | TB | 4.64 | 3.29 | +1.35 |
| 19 | JAX | -6.98 | -8.14 | +1.16 |
| 20 | NYG | -0.18 | -1.31 | +1.13 |
| 21 | SF | 0.63 | -0.29 | +0.92 |
| 22 | GB | -1.11 | -1.82 | +0.71 |
| 23 | IND | 2.55 | 3.07 | −0.52 |
| 24 | CHI | 0.36 | 1.09 | −0.74 |
| 25 | ATL | -3.87 | -2.79 | −1.07 |
| 26 | MIA | 2.78 | 4.11 | −1.33 |
| 27 | LAC | -2.83 | -1.00 | −1.83 |
| 28 | NYJ | -8.12 | -5.07 | −3.05 |
| 29 | PIT | 1.99 | 6.91 | −4.92 |
| 30 | BAL | -1.28 | 4.87 | −6.15 |
| 31 | WAS | -3.54 | 3.96 | −7.49 |
| 32 | LAR | 2.44 | 10.28 | −7.85 |
Multi-year context
7-year window (2019–2025)
Multi-year leader
NO · 4.57
Multi-year laggard
WAS · -2.71
Biggest improver
HOU · +2.16/yr
Biggest decliner
DAL · −1.65/yr
Multi-year averages
| Rank | Team | Avg | Slope/yr | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NO | 4.57 | −0.63 | 4.52 | 4.73 | 9.04 | 3.13 | 8.96 | -0.55 | 2.17 |
| 2 | NE | 4.46 | −1.51 | 15.17 | -2.52 | 7.12 | 7.40 | 5.43 | -4.06 | 2.70 |
| 3 | BUF | 3.26 | −1.07 | 7.76 | -1.34 | 8.94 | 4.78 | 4.13 | 0.29 | -1.73 |
| 4 | PIT | 3.20 | −1.54 | 9.84 | 6.91 | 1.99 | -0.94 | 4.66 | 2.03 | -2.12 |
| 5 | LAR | 2.73 | −0.90 | 3.30 | 10.28 | 2.44 | 0.20 | 2.01 | -2.91 | 3.80 |
| 6 | BAL | 2.60 | −0.83 | 5.44 | 4.87 | -1.28 | 2.40 | 9.66 | -0.71 | -2.20 |
| 7 | SF | 2.19 | −1.49 | 9.59 | -0.29 | 0.63 | 8.94 | 3.62 | -5.04 | -2.13 |
| 8 | MIN | 2.13 | +0.96 | 5.94 | -6.61 | 1.05 | -0.16 | 2.70 | 6.12 | 5.89 |
| 9 | TB | 2.01 | −0.84 | 3.32 | 3.29 | 4.64 | 1.53 | 3.26 | -0.35 | -1.60 |
| 10 | CLE | 1.66 | +1.51 | -0.33 | -5.23 | -0.26 | -0.73 | 11.55 | 0.90 | 5.73 |
| 11 | PHI | 1.47 | +0.30 | 2.36 | -1.03 | 0.89 | 4.19 | -3.54 | 4.45 | 2.98 |
| 12 | DEN | 1.31 | +0.77 | 1.79 | -2.87 | -0.09 | 1.50 | -0.38 | 6.13 | 3.10 |
| 13 | IND | 1.09 | −0.73 | 1.19 | 3.07 | 2.55 | 2.80 | 1.40 | -0.73 | -2.66 |
| 14 | SEA | 0.97 | +0.99 | 0.76 | -1.16 | 0.36 | -0.45 | -3.48 | 0.85 | 9.95 |
| 15 | DAL | 0.69 | −1.65 | 2.99 | -3.33 | 7.45 | 7.20 | 6.08 | -4.20 | -11.37 |
| 16 | LAC | 0.67 | +0.94 | -1.16 | -1.00 | -2.83 | 1.38 | 1.30 | 4.09 | 2.89 |
| 17 | CHI | 0.32 | −0.82 | 5.39 | 1.09 | 0.36 | -5.82 | 4.42 | -0.87 | -2.30 |
| 18 | KC | 0.27 | +0.10 | 2.90 | -3.71 | -1.18 | -0.77 | 5.56 | 0.03 | -0.92 |
| 19 | HOU | -0.05 | +2.16 | -2.51 | -9.49 | -2.87 | 1.64 | 3.08 | 1.34 | 8.49 |
| 20 | GB | -0.19 | −0.39 | 2.78 | -1.82 | -1.11 | 0.12 | 0.15 | 3.17 | -4.62 |
| 21 | MIA | -0.79 | −0.07 | -7.82 | 4.11 | 2.78 | -0.97 | 1.66 | 0.20 | -5.46 |
| 22 | NYJ | -1.31 | −0.81 | 3.94 | -5.07 | -8.12 | 5.09 | 8.97 | -4.00 | -9.99 |
| 23 | ATL | -1.49 | +0.04 | -0.35 | -2.79 | -3.87 | -1.57 | 3.65 | -3.60 | -1.89 |
| 24 | TEN | -1.55 | −0.79 | 3.22 | -7.67 | 3.67 | 0.78 | -2.76 | -2.97 | -5.15 |
| 25 | NYG | -1.86 | −0.42 | -2.12 | -1.31 | -0.18 | -3.13 | 2.60 | -3.23 | -5.69 |
| 26 | ARI | -2.05 | −1.12 | -3.92 | 1.86 | 4.01 | 0.12 | -4.99 | -3.93 | -7.52 |
| 27 | DET | -2.20 | +1.31 | -2.04 | -10.22 | -4.98 | -2.59 | 2.61 | 3.11 | -1.26 |
| 28 | LV | -2.21 | +1.38 | -6.98 | -7.32 | -3.44 | -1.29 | 5.50 | 0.08 | -2.02 |
| 29 | CIN | -2.35 | −0.44 | -4.66 | -5.26 | 2.99 | 3.80 | -0.70 | -4.65 | -7.93 |
| 30 | JAX | -2.42 | +1.17 | -2.99 | -8.14 | -6.98 | 1.78 | 3.16 | -8.45 | 4.72 |
| 31 | CAR | -2.54 | −0.68 | -2.86 | -4.83 | 4.01 | 1.30 | -1.21 | -10.60 | -3.59 |
| 32 | WAS | -2.71 | −1.12 | -4.13 | 3.96 | -3.54 | 3.17 | -6.27 | -3.30 | -8.87 |
Multi-year heatmap
32 teams across 7 seasons. Cells colored by quintile within each season; click a column header to jump to that year.
| Team | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | 4.52 | 4.73 | 9.04 | 3.13 | 8.96 | -0.55 | 2.17 |
| BUF | 7.76 | -1.34 | 8.94 | 4.78 | 4.13 | 0.29 | -1.73 |
| DAL | 2.99 | -3.33 | 7.45 | 7.20 | 6.08 | -4.20 | -11.37 |
| NE | 15.17 | -2.52 | 7.12 | 7.40 | 5.43 | -4.06 | 2.70 |
| TB | 3.32 | 3.29 | 4.64 | 1.53 | 3.26 | -0.35 | -1.60 |
| CAR | -2.86 | -4.83 | 4.01 | 1.30 | -1.21 | -10.60 | -3.59 |
| ARI | -3.92 | 1.86 | 4.01 | 0.12 | -4.99 | -3.93 | -7.52 |
| TEN | 3.22 | -7.67 | 3.67 | 0.78 | -2.76 | -2.97 | -5.15 |
| CIN | -4.66 | -5.26 | 2.99 | 3.80 | -0.70 | -4.65 | -7.93 |
| MIA | -7.82 | 4.11 | 2.78 | -0.97 | 1.66 | 0.20 | -5.46 |
| IND | 1.19 | 3.07 | 2.55 | 2.80 | 1.40 | -0.73 | -2.66 |
| LAR | 3.30 | 10.28 | 2.44 | 0.20 | 2.01 | -2.91 | 3.80 |
| PIT | 9.84 | 6.91 | 1.99 | -0.94 | 4.66 | 2.03 | -2.12 |
| MIN | 5.94 | -6.61 | 1.05 | -0.16 | 2.70 | 6.12 | 5.89 |
| PHI | 2.36 | -1.03 | 0.89 | 4.19 | -3.54 | 4.45 | 2.98 |
| SF | 9.59 | -0.29 | 0.63 | 8.94 | 3.62 | -5.04 | -2.13 |
| SEA | 0.76 | -1.16 | 0.36 | -0.45 | -3.48 | 0.85 | 9.95 |
| CHI | 5.39 | 1.09 | 0.36 | -5.82 | 4.42 | -0.87 | -2.30 |
| DEN | 1.79 | -2.87 | -0.09 | 1.50 | -0.38 | 6.13 | 3.10 |
| NYG | -2.12 | -1.31 | -0.18 | -3.13 | 2.60 | -3.23 | -5.69 |
| CLE | -0.33 | -5.23 | -0.26 | -0.73 | 11.55 | 0.90 | 5.73 |
| GB | 2.78 | -1.82 | -1.11 | 0.12 | 0.15 | 3.17 | -4.62 |
| KC | 2.90 | -3.71 | -1.18 | -0.77 | 5.56 | 0.03 | -0.92 |
| BAL | 5.44 | 4.87 | -1.28 | 2.40 | 9.66 | -0.71 | -2.20 |
| LAC | -1.16 | -1.00 | -2.83 | 1.38 | 1.30 | 4.09 | 2.89 |
| HOU | -2.51 | -9.49 | -2.87 | 1.64 | 3.08 | 1.34 | 8.49 |
| LV | -6.98 | -7.32 | -3.44 | -1.29 | 5.50 | 0.08 | -2.02 |
| WAS | -4.13 | 3.96 | -3.54 | 3.17 | -6.27 | -3.30 | -8.87 |
| ATL | -0.35 | -2.79 | -3.87 | -1.57 | 3.65 | -3.60 | -1.89 |
| DET | -2.04 | -10.22 | -4.98 | -2.59 | 2.61 | 3.11 | -1.26 |
| JAX | -2.99 | -8.14 | -6.98 | 1.78 | 3.16 | -8.45 | 4.72 |
| NYJ | 3.94 | -5.07 | -8.12 | 5.09 | 8.97 | -4.00 | -9.99 |
Distribution
How the 32 teams cluster for 2021.
About this stat
- Stat ID
- def_team_stats_exp_pts_def_tot
- Side
- defensive
- Family
- Team Stats
- Data source
- P + N
- Polarity
- higher is better (or neutral)
- Display grain
- count
- Algorithm eligibility
- Algorithm-eligible: this stat can be picked in the Algorithm Builder.