Week 1 team defense: EPA allowed, sack rate and points allowed by position
How every defense played, from the play-by-play: what it gave up per play, how often it got home, and what it allowed to each fantasy position.
- The Chiefs allowed -0.38 EPA per play, the lowest in Week 1.
- The Cowboys allowed 0.36 EPA per play, the most.
- The Jaguars sacked the quarterback on 17% of dropbacks (5 sacks), the highest rate.
- The Browns gave up 9 explosive plays, 17% of plays, the highest rate.
Team defense
| Defense | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Chiefsvs DEN | -0.38 | 36% | -0.44 | -0.23 | 12.1% | 21.2% | 2.4% | 72% | 73% | 6.4 | 11.7 | 13.0 | 17.3 | 15/55 | 8/53 | 4/23 |
| 2Steelersvs ATL | -0.36 | 37% | -0.61 | -0.11 | 15.4% | 19.2% | 11.3% | 46% | 44% | 7.7 | 34.4 | 9.9 | 0.0 | 8/53 | 1/0 | 10/90 |
| 3Falconsvs PIT | -0.25 | 34% | -0.32 | -0.25 | 4.7% | 14.0% | 6.8% | 71% | 70% | 12.5 | 14.4 | 22.4 | 19.4 | 19/124 | 7/64 | 11/33 |
| 4Raidersvs MIA | -0.24 | 35% | -0.21 | -0.40 | 13.5% | 24.3% | 15.6% | 74% | 63% | 17.7 | 10.5 | 24.2 | 3.8 | 19/172 | 3/18 | 5/30 |
| 549ersvs LAR | -0.23 | 43% | -0.35 | -0.17 | 0.0% | 27.6% | 7.1% | 52% | 46% | 6.5 | 24.3 | 19.8 | 5.1 | 17/108 | 6/31 | 4/29 |
| 6Ravensvs IND | -0.23 | 43% | -0.44 | +0.12 | 5.9% | 26.5% | 13.7% | 64% | 63% | 10.0 | 26.1 | 25.0 | 10.3 | 18/130 | 6/13 | 5/23 |
| 7Jaguarsvs CLE | -0.21 | 43% | -0.23 | -0.12 | 16.7% | 30.0% | 9.1% | 61% | 50% | 15.0 | 12.6 | 26.3 | 6.5 | 13/128 | 4/35 | 5/42 |
| 8Vikingsvs GB | -0.18 | 38% | -0.06 | -0.44 | 8.7% | 32.6% | 14.3% | 69% | 63% | 20.5 | 6.6 | 55.2 | 16.5 | 29/272 | 9/115 | 2/0 |
| 9Cardinalsvs LAC | -0.17 | 40% | -0.19 | -0.36 | 8.6% | 11.4% | 8.3% | 69% | 60% | 14.3 | 9.2 | 27.9 | 16.0 | 20/119 | 7/90 | 0/0 |
| 10Jetsvs TEN | -0.14 | 44% | -0.12 | -0.10 | 7.7% | 15.4% | 4.3% | 80% | 75% | 11.7 | 8.8 | 24.4 | 8.5 | 16/94 | 6/35 | 6/11 |
| 11Seahawksvs NE | -0.09 | 41% | +0.07 | -0.45 | 7.1% | 14.3% | 4.7% | 63% | 61% | 12.8 | 18.5 | 21.7 | 12.8 | 19/97 | 4/28 | 8/53 |
| 12Bengalsvs TB | -0.08 | 52% | -0.29 | +0.12 | 11.1% | 16.7% | 6.4% | 71% | 65% | 11.6 | 23.1 | 25.8 | 5.6 | 14/139 | 5/26 | 8/51 |
| 13Dolphinsvs LV | -0.03 | 43% | +0.01 | -0.08 | 0.0% | 6.5% | 7.8% | 48% | 65% | 15.8 | 36.9 | 22.5 | 9.2 | 16/83 | 7/32 | 6/45 |
| 14Saintsvs DET | -0.03 | 46% | +0.01 | -0.07 | 2.4% | 19.5% | 11.1% | 56% | 54% | 16.4 | 36.4 | 37.2 | 11.3 | 24/112 | 9/53 | 6/41 |
| 15Buccaneersvs CIN | +0.00 | 48% | -0.04 | +0.05 | 2.7% | 16.2% | 11.5% | 60% | 78% | 15.2 | 26.8 | 19.1 | 25.1 | 14/101 | 11/101 | 9/52 |
| 16Commandersvs PHI | +0.03 | 34% | +0.17 | -0.17 | 9.1% | 15.2% | 12.5% | 65% | 61% | 24.7 | 11.5 | 26.1 | 23.7 | 14/121 | 5/77 | 3/5 |
| 17Patriotsvs SEA | +0.03 | 39% | +0.23 | -0.20 | 7.4% | 22.2% | 13.3% | 57% | 57% | 13.3 | 15.0 | 33.1 | 3.3 | 17/161 | 2/13 | 5/26 |
| 18Lionsvs NO | +0.03 | 44% | +0.00 | -0.07 | 8.1% | 14.5% | 10.0% | 73% | 63% | 25.2 | 25.0 | 55.6 | 27.7 | 26/293 | 15/87 | 11/30 |
| 19Packersvs MIN | +0.06 | 38% | +0.04 | -0.13 | 10.0% | 16.7% | 3.6% | 52% | 53% | 19.8 | 23.0 | 31.2 | 17.8 | 12/92 | 9/58 | 2/1 |
| 20Billsvs HOU | +0.07 | 48% | +0.10 | +0.03 | 7.1% | 21.4% | 11.4% | 57% | 51% | 16.5 | 33.9 | 40.0 | 14.4 | 21/193 | 12/64 | 4/17 |
| 21Eaglesvs WAS | +0.07 | 44% | +0.17 | -0.05 | 2.6% | 5.3% | 7.6% | 57% | 55% | 17.7 | 18.9 | 36.7 | 6.9 | 20/137 | 6/29 | 3/-2 |
| 22Broncosvs KC | +0.12 | 41% | +0.03 | +0.26 | 6.1% | 15.2% | 11.3% | 52% | 53% | 22.7 | 42.9 | 14.7 | 13.5 | 10/37 | 7/85 | 8/62 |
| 23Titansvs NYJ | +0.13 | 48% | +0.35 | -0.04 | 0.0% | 3.8% | 11.7% | 43% | 39% | 9.3 | 23.8 | 28.6 | 14.6 | 13/176 | 7/23 | 3/16 |
| 24Bearsvs CAR | +0.13 | 47% | +0.31 | -0.11 | 4.7% | 11.6% | 13.3% | 69% | 66% | 34.8 | 33.7 | 42.3 | 12.2 | 20/213 | 9/62 | 5/86 |
| 25Chargersvs ARI | +0.14 | 49% | +0.29 | -0.04 | 2.6% | 12.8% | 7.4% | 56% | 63% | 16.5 | 22.0 | 30.4 | 24.5 | 18/164 | 13/95 | 6/18 |
| 26Ramsvs SF | +0.19 | 57% | +0.21 | +0.14 | 0.0% | 5.6% | 9.4% | 56% | 63% | 22.1 | 21.8 | 47.9 | 7.1 | 17/147 | 7/31 | 9/25 |
| 27Coltsvs BAL | +0.21 | 47% | +0.46 | +0.10 | 6.9% | 10.3% | 15.5% | 48% | 53% | 25.0 | 39.1 | 37.9 | 12.6 | 14/229 | 8/66 | 2/29 |
| 28Giantsvs DAL | +0.27 | 48% | +0.31 | -0.10 | 0.0% | 8.3% | 1.9% | 69% | 55% | 15.4 | 24.9 | 29.2 | 8.2 | 20/112 | 5/32 | 5/31 |
| 29Texansvs BUF | +0.30 | 42% | +0.56 | -0.26 | 6.3% | 9.4% | 16.3% | 63% | 62% | 35.7 | 10.5 | 41.5 | 19.7 | 17/175 | 7/137 | 4/12 |
| 30Brownsvs JAX | +0.31 | 59% | +0.79 | -0.05 | 4.2% | 12.5% | 17.3% | 45% | 44% | 25.8 | 16.3 | 48.5 | 12.2 | 13/183 | 5/32 | 2/22 |
| 31Panthersvs CHI | +0.36 | 53% | +0.54 | +0.14 | 5.3% | 7.9% | 13.2% | 54% | 56% | 37.3 | 52.8 | 41.2 | 11.5 | 18/200 | 5/35 | 3/34 |
| 32Cowboysvs NYG | +0.36 | 59% | +0.67 | +0.06 | 6.1% | 15.2% | 6.3% | 51% | 44% | 26.6 | 27.3 | 22.1 | 29.7 | 15/121 | 9/87 | 5/22 |
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How these are counted
EPA and success come from the nflfastR model. Sacked or hit rate counts dropbacks that ended in a sack or a recorded QB hit; it is not pressure rate, which needs charting the public feed does not carry in season. Blitz and man or zone rates are left out for the same reason.
Explosive plays are completions of 20 or more yards and runs of 10 or more.
Play-by-play from nflverse (nflfastR), CC BY 4.0. Snap counts from Sleeper.
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