Offensive: Special Teams · FG Blocked

OFF · Special TeamsP + N🔒
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What FG Blocked is

Field goals blocked by the defense. Rare, and usually the protection rather than the kick.

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

In 2023 the Cardinals led at 0; the league average was 0.03.

League snapshot — 2023

League leader
ARI · 0
League average
0.03
Best to worst
0.12

All 32 teams, lower is better.

At a glance — 2023

Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.

League leader
TEN · 0
League laggard
MIA · 0.12
League average
0.03
Spread (max − min)
0.12

FG Blocked in 2023 vs 2022

Cardinals lead at 0 — they ranked #1 last year. Buccaneers are last at 0.12 — #29 last year.

The league average is 0.03, down 0.02 from 0.05 last year.

Biggest riser: Browns, #32 → #6. Biggest faller: Jets, #11 → #29.

Spread between first and last: 0.12; 30 teams are within 0.04 of the average.

Year-over-year — 2023 vs 2022

Biggest movers from last season.

Biggest riser
DAL · +0.06
Biggest faller
CLE · −0.18
Most consistent
ARI · 0
League trend 2023 vs 2022
▼ -0.02

Multi-year context

7-year window (2020–2026)

Multi-year leader
CIN · 0
Multi-year laggard
CHI · 0.09
Biggest improver
DEN · −0.02/yr
Biggest decliner
DAL · +0.05/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
ARI0.060000.060.060
ATL000.0600.120.180
CAR0.060.060000.060
CHI00.060.0600.180.120.20
CIN0000000
CLE0.060.060.1800.0600
DET000000.120
GB00.120.06000.060.20
HOU00.060000.060
KC000.060000
NE00000.060.060
NO000.1200.0600
PHI00.060.0600.0600
PIT000.0600.060.060
SF000.12000.060.20
SEA00000.060.060
TEN0.1300000.060
BAL000.180.06000.20
BUF000.130.06000
DAL0000.060.1200.40
DEN0.130.060.120.060.060.060
IND00.060.060.06000
JAX0.06000.06000
LV000.060.0600.060
LAC0.06000.06000
LAR0.06000.0600.120.20
MIN000.120.06000
NYG000.060.060.0600
NYJ0.13000.060.0600
WAS00.1800.060.0600
MIA00.180.060.12000
TB0.0600.120.1200.180

FG Blocked since 2018

Leaders since 2018: 2018 Cardinals (0), 2019 Falcons (0), 2020 Falcons (0), 2021 Cardinals (0), 2022 Cardinals (0), 2023 Cardinals (0).

Cardinals have led this stat 4 of 6 seasons.

The best season on record is Cardinals 2018 at 0; the worst Commanders 2021 at 0.18.

The league average has risen from 0.02 in 2018 to 0.03 in 2023.

Distribution

How the 32 teams cluster for 2023.

About this stat
Stat ID
off_special_teams_st_fg_blocked
Side
offensive
Family
Special Teams
Data source
P + N
Polarity
lower is better
Display grain
count
Algorithm eligibility
Stat-page only: this stat is not available in the Algorithm Builder.