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 — 2023

  • League leaderMIN 0.94
  • League average1.74
  • Best to worst1.53

All 32 teams, lower is better.

At a glance — 2023

Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.

League leader
MIN · 0.94
League laggard
TEN · 2.47
League average
1.74
Spread (max − min)
1.53

Year-over-year — 2023 vs 2022

Biggest movers from last season.

Biggest riser
ATL · +1
Biggest faller
MIA · −0.71
Most consistent
CAR · 0
League trend 2023 vs 2022
▲ 0.09

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

Distribution

How the 32 teams cluster for 2023.

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.