Week 3 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 Vikings allowed -0.30 EPA per play, the lowest in Week 3.
- The Cardinals allowed 0.46 EPA per play, the most.
- The Vikings sacked the quarterback on 13% of dropbacks (6 sacks), the highest rate.
- The Cardinals gave up 10 explosive plays, 20% of plays, the highest rate.
Team defense
| Defense | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Vikingsvs TB | -0.30 | 25% | -0.23 | -0.34 | 13.0% | 21.7% | 5.2% | 72% | 64% | 12.2 | 10.8 | 29.5 | 8.6 | 19/135 | 7/56 | 9/26 |
| 2Buccaneersvs MIN | -0.29 | 24% | -0.30 | -0.25 | 8.8% | 11.8% | 9.6% | 62% | 66% | 11.4 | 14.5 | 32.3 | 3.1 | 15/123 | 4/11 | 6/34 |
| 3Bearsvs PHI | -0.28 | 40% | -0.64 | +0.26 | 6.5% | 12.9% | 11.1% | 66% | 48% | 12.6 | 10.6 | 23.6 | 3.3 | 17/126 | 3/13 | 5/14 |
| 4Jaguarsvs NE | -0.25 | 37% | -0.33 | -0.13 | 8.1% | 13.5% | 8.8% | 62% | 60% | 7.2 | 14.4 | 33.5 | 1.5 | 23/209 | 2/5 | 5/31 |
| 5Titansvs NYG | -0.15 | 38% | -0.18 | -0.15 | 11.5% | 19.2% | 9.3% | 46% | 41% | 6.1 | 18.5 | 16.4 | 3.3 | 12/65 | 5/13 | 4/40 |
| 6Giantsvs TEN | -0.14 | 40% | -0.18 | -0.09 | 0.0% | 5.6% | 5.3% | 63% | 58% | 10.4 | 14.1 | 31.9 | 7.0 | 25/129 | 6/30 | 4/22 |
| 7Chiefsvs MIA | -0.12 | 32% | -0.01 | -0.35 | 0.0% | 2.4% | 10.4% | 63% | 59% | 11.0 | 16.2 | 26.6 | 10.5 | 24/141 | 7/55 | 4/14 |
| 8Texansvs IND | -0.11 | 41% | -0.13 | -0.09 | 9.8% | 17.1% | 7.5% | 58% | 69% | 8.9 | 10.6 | 34.0 | 17.3 | 21/160 | 11/71 | 3/4 |
| 9Brownsvs CAR | -0.09 | 37% | -0.12 | -0.11 | 6.0% | 16.0% | 10.0% | 69% | 57% | 14.6 | 17.4 | 29.7 | 23.8 | 22/137 | 15/128 | 5/26 |
| 10Coltsvs HOU | -0.08 | 43% | -0.04 | -0.23 | 9.7% | 19.4% | 4.2% | 61% | 57% | 11.7 | 15.9 | 20.1 | 14.7 | 15/109 | 7/37 | 3/21 |
| 11Raidersvs NO | -0.07 | 54% | -0.11 | +0.01 | 4.4% | 17.8% | 5.7% | 63% | 62% | 24.8 | 18.5 | 26.6 | 42.6 | 22/146 | 12/86 | 6/23 |
| 12Billsvs LAC | -0.07 | 48% | -0.17 | +0.02 | 5.3% | 21.1% | 12.9% | 59% | 52% | 13.7 | 22.3 | 31.2 | 0.0 | 19/182 | 3/0 | 11/44 |
| 13Chargersvs BUF | -0.07 | 48% | -0.11 | +0.04 | 12.9% | 19.4% | 13.8% | 50% | 52% | 19.5 | 28.4 | 19.0 | 5.3 | 15/110 | 5/43 | 5/50 |
| 14Commandersvs SEA | -0.03 | 51% | +0.14 | -0.56 | 0.0% | 12.8% | 7.8% | 73% | 63% | 29.7 | 16.4 | 61.2 | 20.2 | 25/236 | 11/82 | 9/75 |
| 15Seahawksvs WAS | -0.02 | 33% | +0.07 | -0.28 | 5.7% | 25.7% | 4.9% | 56% | 53% | 20.4 | 16.4 | 42.9 | 3.1 | 24/159 | 4/11 | 2/13 |
| 16Panthersvs CLE | -0.01 | 37% | +0.11 | -0.32 | 5.3% | 15.8% | 10.2% | 62% | 66% | 20.3 | 19.0 | 9.0 | 24.1 | 13/50 | 9/51 | 8/43 |
| 17Broncosvs LAR | 0.00 | 41% | +0.02 | -0.06 | 6.9% | 24.1% | 10.5% | 73% | 72% | 22.9 | 25.3 | 40.0 | 26.0 | 21/230 | 17/90 | 11/70 |
| 18Ramsvs DEN | +0.01 | 39% | -0.09 | +0.01 | 2.9% | 8.6% | 6.8% | 58% | 61% | 25.1 | 19.4 | 31.5 | 7.8 | 17/121 | 4/8 | 10/57 |
| 19Falconsvs GB | +0.03 | 39% | +0.07 | -0.34 | 1.9% | 22.2% | 6.5% | 86% | 73% | 19.5 | 7.8 | 54.9 | 10.2 | 33/249 | 11/42 | 7/21 |
| 20Ravensvs DAL | +0.10 | 47% | +0.15 | -0.01 | 2.2% | 15.6% | 7.1% | 63% | 61% | 18.9 | 21.0 | 48.4 | 14.1 | 29/225 | 7/51 | 4/0 |
| 21Lionsvs NYJ | +0.11 | 45% | +0.24 | -0.28 | 11.4% | 13.6% | 14.3% | 72% | 67% | 26.0 | 13.2 | 33.1 | 41.4 | 16/131 | 14/164 | 6/26 |
| 22Eaglesvs CHI | +0.13 | 51% | +0.18 | -0.01 | 0.0% | 8.6% | 6.0% | 52% | 62% | 24.5 | 13.9 | 49.3 | 9.7 | 25/196 | 6/47 | 3/4 |
| 2349ersvs ARI | +0.15 | 52% | +0.21 | -0.01 | 3.8% | 9.4% | 0.0% | 66% | 52% | 25.6 | 26.8 | 38.1 | 23.0 | 26/151 | 15/100 | 9/29 |
| 24Dolphinsvs KC | +0.18 | 54% | +0.49 | -0.23 | 0.0% | 20.0% | 12.2% | 51% | 54% | 16.9 | 24.4 | 26.1 | 20.8 | 14/141 | 6/98 | 3/7 |
| 25Saintsvs LV | +0.18 | 47% | +0.29 | -0.12 | 8.1% | 16.2% | 6.9% | 61% | 60% | 22.2 | 21.7 | 18.3 | 39.8 | 11/63 | 16/148 | 3/37 |
| 26Bengalsvs PIT | +0.19 | 49% | +0.24 | +0.13 | 5.6% | 22.2% | 16.7% | 64% | 61% | 23.7 | 20.6 | 43.4 | 16.0 | 18/144 | 9/99 | 4/49 |
| 27Patriotsvs JAX | +0.19 | 49% | +0.23 | +0.20 | 3.2% | 16.1% | 5.2% | 53% | 59% | 20.8 | 29.8 | 42.4 | 6.2 | 16/124 | 6/32 | 5/26 |
| 28Cowboysvs BAL | +0.20 | 50% | +0.57 | -0.14 | 0.0% | 4.5% | 19.0% | 38% | 37% | 20.4 | 25.2 | 28.5 | 18.1 | 11/125 | 8/61 | 1/0 |
| 29Jetsvs DET | +0.20 | 60% | +0.31 | +0.03 | 5.6% | 13.9% | 8.3% | 58% | 63% | 19.4 | 46.1 | 30.4 | 11.9 | 16/142 | 6/51 | 9/76 |
| 30Steelersvs CIN | +0.26 | 54% | +0.38 | +0.04 | 2.5% | 15.0% | 10.9% | 71% | 67% | 22.6 | 11.3 | 50.9 | 17.0 | 25/219 | 7/50 | 5/13 |
| 31Packersvs ATL | +0.32 | 63% | +0.34 | +0.28 | 0.0% | 4.0% | 12.5% | 39% | 52% | 15.0 | 46.3 | 37.1 | 10.6 | 17/221 | 4/16 | 2/19 |
| 32Cardinalsvs SF | +0.46 | 57% | +0.90 | -0.09 | 0.0% | 10.7% | 20.4% | 57% | 58% | 31.3 | 23.3 | 35.8 | 26.2 | 10/94 | 8/82 | 8/41 |
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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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