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 — 2024

  • League leaderATL 0.94
  • League average1.73
  • Best to worst1.82

All 32 teams, lower is better.

At a glance — 2024

Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.

League leader
ATL · 0.94
League laggard
NYJ · 2.76
League average
1.73
Spread (max − min)
1.82

Year-over-year — 2024 vs 2023

Biggest movers from last season.

Biggest riser
JAX · +0.94
Biggest faller
ATL · −0.94
Most consistent
KC · +0.06
League trend 2024 vs 2023
▼ -0.01

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

Distribution

How the 32 teams cluster for 2024.

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.