Defensive: Team Stats · Fumbles lost (allowed)

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New York Giants — Fumbles lost (allowed), 2026

  • Value0.40
  • Rank#25 of 32
  • League average0.59
  • Rank in 2025#26 of 32

What Fumbles lost (allowed) is

Opponent fumbles recovered by this defense — the opponent lost the ball and this team got it. Noisier than most stats, because who recovers a loose ball is close to a coin flip.

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

Through Week 6 of 2026, the Panthers lead at 1.25; the league average is 0.59.

League snapshot — 2026

League leader
CAR · 1.25
League average
0.59
Best to worst
1.25

All 32 teams, higher is better.

At a glance — 2026

Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.

League leader
CAR · 1.25
League laggard
TEN · 0
League average
0.59
Spread (max − min)
1.25

Does Fumbles lost (allowed) matter against the spread?

Run as a one-stat algorithm against the closing line, this stat went 823–755–37 ATS (52.2%) across 2020–2025, #163 of 296 ranked.

Its best season was 2022 (153–111, 58.0%); its worst 2023 (129–129, 50.0%).

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

SeasonGamesATS recordATS %
2020256129–125–250.8%
2021272137–133–250.7%
2022271153–111–758.0%
2023272129–129–1450.0%
2024272134–129–951.0%
2025272141–128–352.4%

Fumbles lost (allowed) in 2026 vs 2025

Panthers lead at 1.25 — they ranked #22 last year. Titans are last at 0 — #27 last year.

The league average is 0.59, up 0.13 from 0.46 last year.

Biggest riser: Chargers, #30 → #4. Biggest faller: Rams, #6 → #29.

Spread between first and last: 1.25; 21 teams are within 0.32 of the average.

Year-over-year — 2026 vs 2025

Biggest movers from last season.

Biggest riser
CAR · +0.90
Biggest faller
PHI · −0.53
Most consistent
BAL · +0.01
League trend 2026 vs 2025
▲ 0.13

Multi-year context

7-year window (2020–2026)

Multi-year leader
BUF · 0.66
Multi-year laggard
TEN · 0.39
Biggest improver
LV · +0.10/yr
Biggest decliner
IND · −0.08/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
CAR0.810.410.470.120.410.351.25
CIN0.440.590.750.470.590.471.20
LV0.250.410.410.470.180.471.20
LAC0.440.590.410.650.410.181
NYJ0.560.410.240.590.650.181
SF0.630.470.470.290.410.531
MIN0.310.410.470.650.530.820.80
NO0.440.410.410.650.290.650.80
WAS0.630.470.350.590.710.180.80
KC0.440.760.760.650.350.240.75
ARI0.500.880.590.290.410.530.60
ATL0.560.470.470.470.290.350.60
BAL0.690.350.590.590.290.590.60
BUF0.750.530.630.760.880.470.60
DEN0.310.410.470.820.530.350.60
HOU0.500.410.590.470.530.530.60
NE0.250.470.470.410.240.530.60
PIT0.630.590.240.710.760.710.60
CHI0.440.470.530.410.820.590.40
CLE0.630.290.530.590.590.410.40
DAL0.750.531.060.590.530.290.40
DET0.380.470.530.410.470.350.40
GB0.500.470.530.710.760.350.40
JAX0.310.180.760.590.180.530.40
NYG0.560.410.820.820.590.350.40
SEA0.500.410.650.590.410.530.40
TB0.630.650.650.760.530.530.40
IND0.630.940.590.650.530.470.20
LAR0.630.350.290.350.350.590.20
MIA0.690.820.350.650.410.590.20
PHI0.630.240.590.470.820.530
TEN0.500.350.530.590.410.350

Fumbles lost (allowed) since 2018

Leaders since 2018: 2018 Browns (0.94), 2019 Steelers (1.13), 2020 Panthers (0.81), 2021 Colts (0.94), 2022 Cowboys (1.06), 2023 Broncos (0.82), 2024 Bills (0.88), 2025 Vikings (0.82), 2026 Panthers (1.25).

Panthers have led this stat 2 of 9 seasons.

The best season on record is Panthers 2026 at 1.25; the worst Titans 2026 at 0.

The league average has risen from 0.54 in 2018 to 0.59 in 2026.

Distribution

How the 32 teams cluster for 2026.

About this stat
Stat ID
def_team_stats_fumbles_lost
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.