Defensive: Team Stats · 1st Downs by Penalty (allowed)

First downs handed over by penalty. Small, avoidable gifts.

DEF · Team StatsP + N
About this stat ↓

League snapshot — 2025

  • League leaderCIN 1.29
  • League average1.79
  • Best to worst1.18

All 32 teams, lower is better.

At a glance — 2025

Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.

League leader
CLE · 1.29
League laggard
DEN · 2.47
League average
1.79
Spread (max − min)
1.18

Year-over-year — 2025 vs 2024

Biggest movers from last season.

Biggest riser
PHI · +0.76
Biggest faller
BAL · −0.94
Most consistent
HOU · 0
League trend 2025 vs 2024
▲ 0.06

Multi-year context

7-year window (2019–2025)

Multi-year leader
CIN · 1.40
Multi-year laggard
NYJ · 2.31
Biggest improver
LV · −0.27/yr
Biggest decliner
DEN · +0.11/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.

Team2019202020212022202320242025
CIN1.311.561.121.251.351.881.29
CLE2.311.382.0621.761.121.29
TB2.441.632.061.471.351.761.35
CAR1.882.191.711.591.591.941.41
LAR1.881.191.291.291.651.711.41
ATL1.881.941.530.881.880.941.53
BUF21.692.291.8121.761.53
MIN1.941.382.121.290.941.411.53
BAL2.442.381.591.532.062.531.59
NE2.441.311.241.761.411.881.59
PIT1.881.501.411.351.761.351.65
DAL2.382.312.1822.181.531.71
LV3.252.692.241.651.531.591.71
NO2.693.132.062.241.941.591.71
KC2.442.381.941.651.411.471.76
LAC1.751.632.351.411.821.941.76
SF1.882.062.411.531.881.291.76
WAS2.131.751.471.711.472.181.76
ARI2.382.382.061.241.761.181.82
IND1.4421.181.941.821.411.82
CHI1.882.312.061.531.351.181.88
GB1.191.811.351.711.821.351.88
SEA1.561.632.121.712.061.711.88
HOU1.751.441.711.532.1822
NYJ2.502.882.241.592.182.762
NYG21.441.352.121.591.472.06
TEN1.691.942.181.822.472.182.06
DET2.442.191.531.942.292.712.24
MIA2.131.881.882.241.531.592.24
PHI1.752.062.061.411.761.472.24
JAX2.062.751.711.4711.942.29
DEN2.131.631.242.061.712.412.47

Distribution

How the 32 teams cluster for 2025.

About this stat
Stat ID
def_team_stats_pen_fd
Side
defensive
Family
Team Stats
Data source
P + N
Polarity
lower is better
Display grain
count
Algorithm eligibility
Algorithm-eligible: this stat can be picked in the Algorithm Builder.