Defensive: Team Stats · Penalties (allowed)
Penalties committed. A steady drag on field position.
P + N
About this stat ↓League snapshot — 2021
- League leaderPIT 7.24
- League average5.77
- Best to worst2.65
All 32 teams, higher is better.
At a glance — 2021
Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.
League leader
PIT · 7.24
League laggard
TB · 4.59
League average
5.77
Spread (max − min)
2.65
All teams — 2021
| Rank | Team | Value | Δ vs avg | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PIT | 7.24 | 1.47 | 100% |
| 2 | DAL | 7 | 1.23 | 96.8% |
| 3 | ATL | 6.94 | 1.17 | 93.5% |
| 4 | CIN | 6.82 | 1.06 | 90.3% |
| 5 | KC | 6.82 | 1.06 | 87.1% |
| 6 | MIA | 6.41 | 0.65 | 83.9% |
| 7 | CAR | 6.35 | 0.59 | 80.6% |
| 8 | IND | 6.29 | 0.53 | 77.4% |
| 9 | TEN | 6.24 | 0.47 | 74.2% |
| 10 | DEN | 6.12 | 0.35 | 71% |
| 11 | BUF | 6 | 0.23 | 67.7% |
| 12 | NE | 5.88 | 0.12 | 64.5% |
| 13 | NYG | 5.88 | 0.12 | 61.3% |
| 14 | LAC | 5.82 | 0.06 | 58.1% |
| 15 | LV | 5.82 | 0.06 | 54.8% |
| 16 | CLE | 5.76 | 0.00 | 51.6% |
| 17 | JAX | 5.71 | -0.06 | 48.4% |
| 18 | WAS | 5.65 | -0.12 | 45.2% |
| 19 | BAL | 5.53 | -0.24 | 41.9% |
| 20 | MIN | 5.41 | -0.35 | 38.7% |
| 21 | PHI | 5.41 | -0.35 | 35.5% |
| 22 | ARI | 5.24 | -0.53 | 32.3% |
| 23 | CHI | 5.24 | -0.53 | 29% |
| 24 | NO | 5.24 | -0.53 | 25.8% |
| 25 | LAR | 5.12 | -0.65 | 22.6% |
| 26 | SEA | 5.12 | -0.65 | 19.4% |
| 27 | HOU | 5.06 | -0.71 | 16.1% |
| 28 | SF | 5.06 | -0.71 | 12.9% |
| 29 | GB | 4.94 | -0.83 | 9.7% |
| 30 | NYJ | 4.94 | -0.83 | 6.5% |
| 31 | DET | 4.88 | -0.88 | 3.2% |
| 32 | TB | 4.59 | -1.18 | 0% |
Year-over-year — 2021 vs 2020
Biggest movers from last season.
Biggest riser
DAL · +1.63
Biggest faller
DET · −1.56
Most consistent
GB · +0.00
League trend 2021 vs 2020
▲ 0.29
YoY by team — 2021 vs 2020
| Rank | Team | 2021 | 2020 | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DAL | 7 | 5.38 | +1.63 |
| 2 | MIA | 6.41 | 5 | +1.41 |
| 3 | ATL | 6.94 | 5.69 | +1.25 |
| 4 | NO | 5.24 | 4 | +1.24 |
| 5 | NE | 5.88 | 4.81 | +1.07 |
| 6 | CAR | 6.35 | 5.31 | +1.04 |
| 7 | IND | 6.29 | 5.38 | +0.92 |
| 8 | JAX | 5.71 | 4.88 | +0.83 |
| 9 | BUF | 6 | 5.19 | +0.81 |
| 10 | PIT | 7.24 | 6.44 | +0.80 |
| 11 | KC | 6.82 | 6.06 | +0.76 |
| 12 | BAL | 5.53 | 4.81 | +0.72 |
| 13 | SF | 5.06 | 4.38 | +0.68 |
| 14 | WAS | 5.65 | 5 | +0.65 |
| 15 | CIN | 6.82 | 6.19 | +0.64 |
| 16 | CLE | 5.76 | 5.25 | +0.51 |
| 17 | NYG | 5.88 | 5.44 | +0.44 |
| 18 | HOU | 5.06 | 4.75 | +0.31 |
| 19 | LAR | 5.12 | 4.81 | +0.31 |
| 20 | MIN | 5.41 | 5.19 | +0.22 |
| 21 | LAC | 5.82 | 5.81 | +0.01 |
| 22 | GB | 4.94 | 4.94 | +0.00 |
| 23 | LV | 5.82 | 5.94 | −0.11 |
| 24 | SEA | 5.12 | 5.31 | −0.19 |
| 25 | TEN | 6.24 | 6.44 | −0.20 |
| 26 | CHI | 5.24 | 5.69 | −0.45 |
| 27 | DEN | 6.12 | 6.63 | −0.51 |
| 28 | ARI | 5.24 | 5.81 | −0.58 |
| 29 | NYJ | 4.94 | 5.88 | −0.93 |
| 30 | TB | 4.59 | 5.56 | −0.97 |
| 31 | PHI | 5.41 | 6.75 | −1.34 |
| 32 | DET | 4.88 | 6.44 | −1.56 |
Multi-year context
7-year window (2019–2025)
Multi-year leader
TEN · 6.57
Multi-year laggard
SF · 5.16
Biggest improver
MIN · +0.37/yr
Biggest decliner
PHI · −0.35/yr
Multi-year averages
| Rank | Team | Avg | Slope/yr | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TEN | 6.57 | −0.17 | 7.81 | 6.44 | 6.24 | 6.76 | 5.76 | 7 | 6 |
| 2 | DAL | 6.49 | +0.33 | 6 | 5.38 | 7 | 5.59 | 5.82 | 7.76 | 7.88 |
| 3 | DEN | 6.43 | −0.13 | 7.56 | 6.63 | 6.12 | 6.06 | 5.82 | 5.94 | 6.88 |
| 4 | NYG | 6.43 | +0.12 | 7.31 | 5.44 | 5.88 | 6.53 | 5.65 | 6.24 | 7.94 |
| 5 | ATL | 6.37 | −0.17 | 7.63 | 5.69 | 6.94 | 5.71 | 6.12 | 7.18 | 5.35 |
| 6 | PIT | 6.36 | −0.04 | 6.56 | 6.44 | 7.24 | 5.65 | 5 | 7.35 | 6.29 |
| 7 | CIN | 6.22 | −0.18 | 7.06 | 6.19 | 6.82 | 6.25 | 5.18 | 5.94 | 6.12 |
| 8 | MIN | 6.17 | +0.37 | 5.19 | 5.19 | 5.41 | 6.53 | 6.53 | 7.88 | 6.47 |
| 9 | CLE | 6.10 | +0.22 | 6.25 | 5.25 | 5.76 | 5.18 | 6.53 | 6.35 | 7.35 |
| 10 | KC | 6.08 | −0.17 | 7.25 | 6.06 | 6.82 | 5.47 | 4.29 | 6.29 | 6.35 |
| 11 | CAR | 6.07 | +0.07 | 6.50 | 5.31 | 6.35 | 5.71 | 5.24 | 7.06 | 6.35 |
| 12 | MIA | 6.01 | +0.03 | 6.94 | 5 | 6.41 | 4.94 | 5.65 | 7 | 6.12 |
| 13 | LV | 5.96 | +0.18 | 5.69 | 5.94 | 5.82 | 5.06 | 5.65 | 6.71 | 6.88 |
| 14 | DET | 5.95 | −0.21 | 7.31 | 6.44 | 4.88 | 6.06 | 5.35 | 6.35 | 5.24 |
| 15 | LAR | 5.89 | +0.22 | 6.56 | 4.81 | 5.12 | 4.82 | 6.18 | 6.65 | 7.06 |
| 16 | JAX | 5.86 | +0.10 | 6.38 | 4.88 | 5.71 | 5.29 | 6.35 | 6.18 | 6.24 |
| 17 | LAC | 5.83 | −0.08 | 6.75 | 5.81 | 5.82 | 4.53 | 6.06 | 5.94 | 5.88 |
| 18 | PHI | 5.82 | −0.35 | 7.19 | 6.75 | 5.41 | 5.59 | 6 | 4.71 | 5.12 |
| 19 | HOU | 5.78 | +0.06 | 6.81 | 4.75 | 5.06 | 5.59 | 5.88 | 6.24 | 6.12 |
| 20 | IND | 5.76 | −0.17 | 6.94 | 5.38 | 6.29 | 5.24 | 5.41 | 5.41 | 5.65 |
| 21 | WAS | 5.72 | +0.18 | 5.88 | 5 | 5.65 | 5 | 5.53 | 6.18 | 6.82 |
| 22 | TB | 5.72 | +0.15 | 6.13 | 5.56 | 4.59 | 5.47 | 5.47 | 5.53 | 7.29 |
| 23 | BUF | 5.72 | +0.01 | 5.88 | 5.19 | 6 | 5.31 | 5.82 | 6.94 | 4.88 |
| 24 | NYJ | 5.63 | −0.12 | 6.63 | 5.88 | 4.94 | 5.29 | 5.47 | 5.82 | 5.35 |
| 25 | SEA | 5.56 | +0.15 | 5.44 | 5.31 | 5.12 | 5.35 | 5.12 | 6.53 | 6.06 |
| 26 | NE | 5.55 | −0.04 | 6.69 | 4.81 | 5.88 | 5.24 | 4.41 | 5.47 | 6.35 |
| 27 | GB | 5.55 | +0.09 | 6.06 | 4.94 | 4.94 | 5.41 | 5.29 | 6.35 | 5.82 |
| 28 | NO | 5.51 | +0.36 | 5.25 | 4 | 5.24 | 5.06 | 5.82 | 6.59 | 6.65 |
| 29 | CHI | 5.47 | −0.14 | 6.69 | 5.69 | 5.24 | 4.94 | 4.24 | 5.94 | 5.59 |
| 30 | BAL | 5.43 | +0.12 | 5.50 | 4.81 | 5.53 | 4.65 | 5.94 | 5.71 | 5.88 |
| 31 | ARI | 5.31 | −0.14 | 6 | 5.81 | 5.24 | 4.88 | 4.71 | 5.35 | 5.18 |
| 32 | SF | 5.16 | −0.06 | 6.31 | 4.38 | 5.06 | 5.35 | 5.06 | 3.94 | 6 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIT | 6.56 | 6.44 | 7.24 | 5.65 | 5 | 7.35 | 6.29 |
| DAL | 6 | 5.38 | 7 | 5.59 | 5.82 | 7.76 | 7.88 |
| ATL | 7.63 | 5.69 | 6.94 | 5.71 | 6.12 | 7.18 | 5.35 |
| CIN | 7.06 | 6.19 | 6.82 | 6.25 | 5.18 | 5.94 | 6.12 |
| KC | 7.25 | 6.06 | 6.82 | 5.47 | 4.29 | 6.29 | 6.35 |
| MIA | 6.94 | 5 | 6.41 | 4.94 | 5.65 | 7 | 6.12 |
| CAR | 6.50 | 5.31 | 6.35 | 5.71 | 5.24 | 7.06 | 6.35 |
| IND | 6.94 | 5.38 | 6.29 | 5.24 | 5.41 | 5.41 | 5.65 |
| TEN | 7.81 | 6.44 | 6.24 | 6.76 | 5.76 | 7 | 6 |
| DEN | 7.56 | 6.63 | 6.12 | 6.06 | 5.82 | 5.94 | 6.88 |
| BUF | 5.88 | 5.19 | 6 | 5.31 | 5.82 | 6.94 | 4.88 |
| NE | 6.69 | 4.81 | 5.88 | 5.24 | 4.41 | 5.47 | 6.35 |
| NYG | 7.31 | 5.44 | 5.88 | 6.53 | 5.65 | 6.24 | 7.94 |
| LV | 5.69 | 5.94 | 5.82 | 5.06 | 5.65 | 6.71 | 6.88 |
| LAC | 6.75 | 5.81 | 5.82 | 4.53 | 6.06 | 5.94 | 5.88 |
| CLE | 6.25 | 5.25 | 5.76 | 5.18 | 6.53 | 6.35 | 7.35 |
| JAX | 6.38 | 4.88 | 5.71 | 5.29 | 6.35 | 6.18 | 6.24 |
| WAS | 5.88 | 5 | 5.65 | 5 | 5.53 | 6.18 | 6.82 |
| BAL | 5.50 | 4.81 | 5.53 | 4.65 | 5.94 | 5.71 | 5.88 |
| MIN | 5.19 | 5.19 | 5.41 | 6.53 | 6.53 | 7.88 | 6.47 |
| PHI | 7.19 | 6.75 | 5.41 | 5.59 | 6 | 4.71 | 5.12 |
| ARI | 6 | 5.81 | 5.24 | 4.88 | 4.71 | 5.35 | 5.18 |
| CHI | 6.69 | 5.69 | 5.24 | 4.94 | 4.24 | 5.94 | 5.59 |
| NO | 5.25 | 4 | 5.24 | 5.06 | 5.82 | 6.59 | 6.65 |
| LAR | 6.56 | 4.81 | 5.12 | 4.82 | 6.18 | 6.65 | 7.06 |
| SEA | 5.44 | 5.31 | 5.12 | 5.35 | 5.12 | 6.53 | 6.06 |
| HOU | 6.81 | 4.75 | 5.06 | 5.59 | 5.88 | 6.24 | 6.12 |
| SF | 6.31 | 4.38 | 5.06 | 5.35 | 5.06 | 3.94 | 6 |
| GB | 6.06 | 4.94 | 4.94 | 5.41 | 5.29 | 6.35 | 5.82 |
| NYJ | 6.63 | 5.88 | 4.94 | 5.29 | 5.47 | 5.82 | 5.35 |
| DET | 7.31 | 6.44 | 4.88 | 6.06 | 5.35 | 6.35 | 5.24 |
| TB | 6.13 | 5.56 | 4.59 | 5.47 | 5.47 | 5.53 | 7.29 |
Distribution
How the 32 teams cluster for 2021.
About this stat
- Stat ID
- def_team_stats_penalties
- 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.