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NFL Defensive Line Statistics: Best & Worst Defensive Lines

Sharp Football Staff — Mon, 06 Apr 2026 11:00:59 +0000

Which NFL team has the best defensive line? We break down the leaders, looking at every metric including pressure rate generated, yards before contact allowed per run, and more.

NFL Defensive Line Stats

Team	Pressure Rate	No Blitz Pressure Rate	Yards Before Contact Per RB Rush	Rush Stuff Rate
Vikings	44.5	42.5	0.9	21.0
Texans	42.2	38.6	1.0	19.0
Broncos	41.8	39.7	0.9	19.6
Rams	41.6	40.8	1.1	13.2
Eagles	40.1	38.3	1.4	15.5
Seahawks	39.9	35.8	1.0	20.0
Cowboys	39.7	35.9	1.4	21.2
Browns	39.5	35.7	0.9	24.7
Packers	39.4	36.0	1.2	16.3
Chiefs	39.0	37.4	1.3	19.9
Buccaneers	38.7	34.1	1.3	23.6
Patriots	38.4	35.0	1.3	18.9
Steelers	37.4	34.1	1.2	17.2
Bills	37.3	34.1	1.5	19.1
Falcons	37.0	31.7	1.3	16.2
Chargers	36.9	34.6	1.1	22.7
Lions	36.8	34.6	1.8	17.9
Titans	36.3	34.8	0.8	23.1
Jaguars	36.2	33.7	1.1	19.0
Commanders	35.6	34.7	1.4	18.1
Giants	34.9	31.7	1.9	22.4
Saints	34.6	33.6	1.3	21.2
Colts	34.2	32.0	1.4	21.3
Bengals	33.4	31.2	1.8	14.0
Raiders	32.8	30.7	0.9	24.0
Dolphins	31.8	29.8	1.2	20.1
Cardinals	31.8	30.1	1.4	23.3
Ravens	31.5	29.7	1.2	20.0
Bears	31.5	29.7	1.8	15.3
49ers	30.4	27.6	1.6	18.9
Panthers	29.6	27.1	1.8	16.6
Jets	28.3	25.8	1.0	23.7

NFL Defensive Tendencies & Stats, All 32 Teams

Sharp Football Staff — Mon, 06 Apr 2026 11:00:57 +0000

What are the tendencies of NFL defenses? We look at the important metrics, including blitz rate, light box rate, and more.

NFL Defensive Tendencies

Team	Blitz Rate	Light Box Rate	Heavy Box Rate	Sub Package Rate
Vikings	48.0	26.6	36.9	43.0
Falcons	33.9	40.8	27.6	67.0
Broncos	31.9	43.8	22.4	71.0
Chiefs	31.4	42.6	25.8	65.0
Dolphins	31.0	44.3	29.7	63.0
Buccaneers	30.7	36.5	30.3	62.0
Giants	29.8	48.1	23.9	71.0
Steelers	29.6	41.8	27.5	61.0
Bears	28.2	40.7	26.9	85.0
Cowboys	28.2	45.3	24.9	69.0
Browns	27.8	32.9	35.2	60.0
Colts	27.7	42.7	24.8	80.0
Patriots	27.2	48.1	22.4	73.0
Jets	27.2	36.7	34.4	68.0
Panthers	26.6	48.7	21.4	72.0
Commanders	26.6	40.8	24.6	70.0
Jaguars	25.8	49.9	19.0	74.0
Saints	24.9	42.3	28.0	62.0
Cardinals	23.9	41.2	28.9	57.0
Lions	23.7	41.4	33.7	34.0
Ravens	23.2	44.4	24.8	87.0
Texans	21.9	48.0	21.5	73.0
49ers	21.7	53.3	19.9	81.0
Seahawks	21.7	54.4	16.9	92.0
Raiders	21.7	37.1	35.4	42.0
Bills	21.1	42.9	24.9	77.0
Packers	21.0	44.6	23.3	62.0
Titans	20.8	44.5	26.5	70.0
Chargers	18.9	55.1	18.9	78.0
Eagles	18.5	60.1	14.7	75.0
Rams	18.1	56.1	18.6	74.0
Bengals	17.1	43.8	25.5	70.0

NFL Secondary Statistics: Coverage Scheme Stats & Rates

Sharp Football Staff — Mon, 06 Apr 2026 11:00:55 +0000

What coverages do NFL defenses play? We break down the leaders, looking at every metric including man coverage rate, zone coverage rate, and more.

NFL Man & Zone Coverage Rates

Team	Man Rate	Zone Rate	Middle Closed Rate	Middle Open Rate
Browns	43.4	52.9	63.0	35.9
Broncos	32.1	63.1	48.8	48.5
Lions	32.0	63.0	57.5	40.4
Steelers	31.1	64.5	56.1	41.3
Jets	30.9	62.5	48.3	48.6
Ravens	30.7	62.7	58.4	36.8
Giants	29.7	63.6	58.3	37.5
Bears	29.1	66.0	49.0	46.1
Patriots	28.1	67.1	51.8	45.2
Colts	26.7	65.7	48.7	45.4
Bengals	26.6	67.7	55.0	41.2
Eagles	24.5	69.1	52.0	44.8
Bills	23.9	70.4	42.5	53.4
Commanders	23.4	70.3	45.3	49.5
Dolphins	22.5	71.7	45.2	51.6
Buccaneers	22.4	73.0	50.4	47.3
Cowboys	21.1	72.2	53.2	43.1
Texans	20.1	74.7	53.0	42.6
Chiefs	19.8	74.1	42.1	53.8
Falcons	18.7	76.8	59.9	36.4
Titans	18.0	75.0	46.5	48.5
Jaguars	17.6	78.6	45.9	51.5
49ers	17.5	76.1	57.5	38.4
Packers	17.0	78.4	47.9	49.3
Vikings	15.8	77.1	30.3	64.2
Saints	15.5	77.9	61.0	35.8
Seahawks	15.2	80.4	44.3	52.4
Cardinals	15.1	74.7	41.8	51.5
Rams	15.0	79.8	49.9	46.1
Raiders	14.6	78.6	54.1	41.9
Chargers	12.9	81.3	41.6	53.9
Panthers	11.3	83.1	54.0	41.7

NFL Defensive Metrics: Best & Worst NFL Defenses

Sharp Football Staff — Mon, 06 Apr 2026 11:00:43 +0000

What NFL team has the best defense? We look at the important metrics, including EPA per play and points per drive allowed.

NFL Defensive Metrics

Team	EPA/Play	Yards Per Play Allowed	Y/PL Last 5	Points Per Drive Allowed	Explosive Play Rate Allowed	Down Conversion Rate Allowed
Seahawks	0.12	4.6	4.6	1.5	4.6	65.4
Browns	0.12	4.8	5.1	1.8	5.6	66.5
Texans	0.12	4.8	5.0	1.5	5.6	64.8
Vikings	0.10	4.7	4.0	1.7	3.7	67.3
Jaguars	0.09	5.0	4.6	1.7	4.9	69.4
Chargers	0.08	5.0	5.1	1.8	4.6	67.2
Broncos	0.07	4.5	4.5	1.6	4.3	65.3
Rams	0.07	5.2	6.1	1.8	5.6	70.1
Eagles	0.07	4.9	3.9	1.8	5.0	70.3
Saints	0.06	4.8	4.1	2.0	5.2	70.4
Patriots	0.06	5.2	4.8	1.8	5.2	69.7
Chiefs	0.03	5.2	4.4	1.9	5.0	69.7
Bills	0.01	5.2	4.9	2.1	5.4	70.6
Falcons	0.00	5.3	5.7	2.1	6.1	71.5
Ravens	0.00	5.5	5.9	2.2	7.0	72.3
Raiders	-0.01	5.0	4.7	2.3	4.3	73.0
Lions	-0.01	5.4	5.8	2.2	6.5	71.6
Buccaneers	-0.01	5.7	5.7	2.2	6.6	71.4
Steelers	-0.01	5.5	5.8	2.1	5.5	73.2
Colts	-0.02	5.3	5.7	2.3	5.7	74.1
Bears	-0.03	6.0	5.8	2.2	7.2	73.5
Panthers	-0.03	5.5	5.3	2.3	5.4	74.9
Packers	-0.04	5.0	5.7	2.3	4.6	73.9
Dolphins	-0.05	5.8	6.0	2.3	6.5	74.0
49ers	-0.06	5.6	5.6	2.1	5.4	74.3
Titans	-0.06	5.8	6.0	2.5	6.5	73.5
Giants	-0.07	5.8	5.2	2.3	6.5	75.0
Cardinals	-0.08	5.6	6.0	2.6	6.1	77.4
Bengals	-0.10	6.2	5.9	2.4	7.5	75.9
Jets	-0.10	5.6	6.3	2.7	6.7	75.6
Commanders	-0.12	6.0	5.4	2.6	5.8	78.1
Cowboys	-0.15	6.1	6.7	2.9	6.9	77.6

NFL Offensive Tendencies & Play Calling Stats, All 32 Teams

Sharp Football Staff — Mon, 06 Apr 2026 11:00:41 +0000

What are the tendencies of NFL offenses? We look at the important metrics, including play action rate, motion rate, and more.

NFL Offensive Tendencies

Team	Motion Rate	Play Action Rate	AirYards/Att	Shotgun Rate	NoHuddle Rate
Rams	62.8	21.3	9.1	39.9	6.4
Bears	60.6	19.9	8.6	51.7	5.1
Colts	57.6	19.0	8.0	71.4	5.2
Cardinals	43.9	18.3	7.2	71.6	12.2
Dolphins	67.5	18.0	7.0	71.1	3.7
Bills	57.1	17.7	7.3	48.9	6.0
Broncos	40.4	17.4	7.3	64.3	12.2
Commanders	49.3	17.3	8.5	86.9	60.0
Cowboys	56.6	17.1	8.1	61.6	9.4
Lions	52.2	16.8	6.4	51.0	6.3
Raiders	48.3	16.5	6.2	65.7	8.9
Vikings	48.4	16.4	7.8	55.2	7.4
Titans	43.3	15.9	7.0	72.4	10.3
Chargers	50.6	15.7	8.0	70.3	4.1
Chiefs	49.5	15.3	7.8	80.0	2.7
Patriots	50.0	14.8	9.2	53.5	2.4
Texans	54.0	14.8	8.2	61.1	3.7
Packers	59.0	14.8	8.8	61.8	8.5
Panthers	50.2	14.6	6.7	65.9	6.0
Jaguars	60.6	14.6	8.7	59.5	7.0
49ers	66.8	14.6	7.5	53.0	3.8
Seahawks	54.1	14.5	7.8	45.2	7.6
Giants	38.7	14.2	8.5	76.5	20.8
Browns	50.6	14.2	6.8	67.2	9.0
Eagles	44.0	13.7	9.0	76.3	18.5
Ravens	52.1	13.6	8.1	63.7	3.2
Steelers	52.1	13.1	6.0	65.8	11.3
Buccaneers	58.9	12.8	8.1	64.7	6.3
Saints	62.5	12.7	8.1	78.0	22.8
Jets	58.7	12.4	6.9	73.2	9.9
Falcons	67.2	12.0	7.7	79.7	11.1
Bengals	50.1	11.2	7.4	81.6	2.9

NFL Offensive Line Statistics: Best & Worst Offensive Lines

Sharp Football Staff — Mon, 06 Apr 2026 11:00:33 +0000

Which NFL team has the best offensive line? We break down the leaders, looking at every metric including pressure rate allowed, yards before contact created per run, and more.

NFL Offensive Line Stats

Team	Pressure Rate Allowed	No Blitz Pressure Rate Allowed	Time to Throw	Yards Before Contact Per RB Rush	Rush Stuff Rate
Steelers	25.0	25.4	2.6	1.4	16.5
Dolphins	31.3	31.4	2.6	1.3	21.5
Bengals	32.1	29.1	2.7	1.3	10.2
Rams	32.2	29.5	2.7	2.0	13.2
Broncos	32.6	30.0	2.9	1.6	16.2
49ers	34.3	32.6	2.9	1.1	17.1
Colts	34.6	30.8	2.7	1.3	14.7
Bills	35.0	32.1	3.0	2.0	12.3
Bears	35.1	32.3	3.3	1.8	14.0
Seahawks	35.1	32.0	2.8	1.2	20.4
Saints	35.2	32.2	2.7	1.0	16.4
Texans	35.2	31.3	2.8	1.1	19.3
Chiefs	35.5	34.5	3.0	1.1	12.2
Cowboys	35.5	31.8	2.8	1.4	12.9
Buccaneers	35.8	33.5	2.9	1.2	17.1
Falcons	35.8	32.6	2.8	1.1	16.2
Lions	36.2	35.6	2.6	1.8	17.9
Commanders	36.9	33.2	3.0	1.0	16.9
Eagles	37.2	33.1	3.1	1.5	21.3
Panthers	37.5	35.0	2.9	1.4	13.3
Giants	37.5	35.3	3.0	1.3	13.5
Titans	37.6	33.5	3.0	1.2	15.9
Jaguars	37.7	36.2	2.9	1.1	16.8
Patriots	37.7	36.1	3.2	1.2	17.9
Jets	38.9	34.1	3.1	1.4	16.9
Cardinals	39.3	35.1	3.0	1.2	19.0
Vikings	39.8	37.7	2.9	1.2	16.2
Raiders	40.5	36.9	2.8	0.6	25.3
Packers	40.9	38.0	2.9	0.9	14.8
Ravens	42.3	42.2	3.1	1.7	14.9
Chargers	42.4	41.4	3.0	0.9	19.8
Browns	45.5	41.8	3.0	0.4	20.4

NFL Pace Stats: Plays Per Game, Seconds Per Play, All 32 Teams

Sharp Football Staff — Mon, 06 Apr 2026 11:00:23 +0000

Which NFL teams play the fastest? We break down the leaders, looking at every metric including seconds per play, plays per game, and much more.

NFL Offensive Pace Rankings

Team	Neutral DB Rate	Neutral DB Rate Last 5	Sec/Play	Sec/Play Last 5	Off Plays/G	Total Plays/G
Cardinals	66.6	65.6	28.3	25.9	63.2	127.4
Chiefs	66.4	61.4	29.0	27.8	62.4	120.8
Bengals	63.9	61.1	29.1	32.1	62.2	123.8
Chargers	63.6	60.6	30.5	30.3	64.4	121.2
Jaguars	63.5	70.9	29.8	29.5	64.3	125.2
Broncos	62.9	62.5	29.2	30.8	64.2	126.6
Rams	62.4	59.8	28.9	28.8	63.9	126.9
Colts	62.1	58.2	29.7	29.7	59.9	125.4
Texans	61.2	57.3	29.8	29.5	64.0	121.9
Patriots	61.1	58.1	30.6	30.2	61.4	118.6
Raiders	60.8	58.0	30.2	30.2	55.8	118.8
Vikings	60.2	55.9	30.3	32.4	56.1	116.4
Steelers	59.4	63.5	29.3	29.7	58.1	123.5
Cowboys	59.2	56.5	28.0	27.2	65.9	127.2
Eagles	59.0	58.7	30.5	29.3	59.4	122.9
Saints	58.7	60.8	27.1	28.8	63.2	125.2
Commanders	58.5	56.7	29.6	31.4	58.2	122.1
Browns	58.3	60.8	29.0	30.3	60.6	120.3
49ers	58.3	56.9	29.1	30.2	63.6	124.1
Titans	58.1	54.3	29.6	29.5	59.1	118.4
Lions	57.8	63.6	29.3	27.6	62.5	124.3
Giants	57.4	57.6	29.1	29.7	63.8	125.8
Bears	56.8	55.2	28.6	27.9	64.9	125.2
Buccaneers	56.6	53.6	30.5	30.8	62.8	121.7
Panthers	56.4	54.2	30.1	30.2	59.5	119.2
Falcons	55.8	53.8	29.2	29.4	61.6	123.5
Packers	55.3	54.7	30.1	30.4	59.4	121.8
Bills	55.1	55.0	31.2	30.8	63.6	119.5
Seahawks	54.8	55.6	30.4	30.4	59.7	122.4
Dolphins	53.7	49.4	31.1	32.1	55.8	116.0
Jets	52.9	51.0	28.5	27.4	59.4	122.9
Ravens	51.8	41.0	30.6	30.4	57.3	121.4

NFL Coverage Stats by Position, All 32 Teams

Sharp Football Staff — Mon, 06 Apr 2026 11:00:21 +0000

How well do NFL teams cover each position? We look at the important metrics, including yards per target allowed to wide receivers, running backs, and tight ends.

NFL Positional Coverage Statistics

Team	YPT Allowed WR	YPT Allowed TE	YPT Allowed RB	YPT Allowed Outside	YPT Allowed Slot
Seahawks	6.2	7.5	5.0	6.1	7.3
Broncos	6.6	7.1	5.0	6.7	7.4
Jaguars	6.6	6.8	5.3	7.3	6.0
Chargers	7.2	7.5	5.1	7.7	7.1
Eagles	7.3	4.8	7.1	8.1	6.4
Chiefs	7.3	8.0	5.8	8.3	5.9
Bills	7.4	6.6	4.6	8.6	6.4
Browns	7.4	7.4	5.1	8.3	6.6
Texans	7.5	6.3	5.9	7.8	8.0
Patriots	7.7	7.2	5.0	8.4	6.9
Saints	7.7	7.0	5.7	8.1	7.8
Panthers	7.8	8.9	5.2	7.9	8.3
Buccaneers	7.8	7.5	9.2	8.6	7.0
Cardinals	7.8	8.2	6.3	8.6	7.4
Rams	7.9	6.1	5.9	9.3	5.9
Ravens	7.9	7.1	6.3	8.0	8.9
Falcons	7.9	7.7	5.4	8.5	7.6
Colts	7.9	8.4	4.3	7.9	8.8
Packers	8.1	5.9	4.8	8.6	7.5
Vikings	8.1	6.5	4.7	10.5	6.7
Raiders	8.1	6.8	5.0	8.5	8.5
Steelers	8.2	7.8	5.4	8.0	9.5
Lions	8.2	7.1	5.3	8.7	8.2
Bengals	8.2	8.8	7.1	8.0	8.8
Giants	8.2	7.1	5.4	8.6	8.3
Jets	8.2	7.4	7.3	7.9	8.9
Dolphins	8.2	8.0	6.6	8.5	8.3
49ers	8.4	6.7	5.3	8.6	8.4
Commanders	8.8	9.1	6.9	8.4	9.9
Bears	9.2	7.0	5.3	10.2	9.0
Titans	9.5	7.9	6.2	10.3	9.1
Cowboys	9.6	7.6	7.3	10.8	8.4

NFL Offensive Personnel Usage, All 32 Teams

Sharp Football Staff — Mon, 06 Apr 2026 11:00:11 +0000

What personnel packages do NFL offenses use? We look at the important metrics, including the rate of three wide receivers and the rate of multiple tight ends.

NFL Offensive Personnel Usage

Team	3WR Rate	3WR Last 5	Multi TE Rate	Multi RB Rate
Texans	70.3	63.2	15.3	11.1
Titans	69.8	59.1	24.9	2.7
Buccaneers	68.8	71.9	24.6	5.1
Saints	67.8	58.8	29.8	1.5
Jets	67.1	67.0	23.1	11.7
Cowboys	67.0	71.9	23.9	13.5
Jaguars	66.1	65.5	24.9	3.6
Panthers	65.5	63.4	31.4	4.8
Bengals	64.8	47.9	31.9	3.0
Broncos	64.2	58.9	25.2	16.9
Vikings	63.8	52.1	28.4	11.7
Colts	62.8	70.5	36.2	0.8
Chargers	62.1	62.5	16.1	29.5
Lions	61.7	69.1	31.0	5.6
Bills	61.2	61.5	30.1	22.2
Giants	60.6	70.0	38.6	1.1
Rams	59.8	37.0	41.2	0.0
Eagles	59.5	62.7	36.9	2.2
Commanders	57.8	61.5	37.0	2.9
Raiders	57.4	56.6	41.9	0.5
Packers	56.4	59.9	35.5	3.1
Chiefs	56.4	58.1	38.5	5.9
Bears	52.6	39.9	45.4	0.3
Patriots	49.1	50.8	29.7	27.8
Cardinals	48.4	25.8	47.8	0.3
Falcons	45.1	35.2	45.7	9.6
Browns	44.7	51.0	51.0	3.7
Seahawks	43.4	48.9	42.7	24.3
49ers	42.6	39.4	21.1	45.4
Dolphins	40.9	31.4	21.7	43.8
Steelers	38.9	52.0	48.6	4.5
Ravens	30.0	18.4	51.1	27.9

NFL Offensive Metrics: Best & Worst NFL Offenses

Sharp Football Staff — Mon, 06 Apr 2026 11:00:08 +0000

What NFL team has the best offense? We look at the important metrics, including EPA per play and points per drive.

NFL Offensive Metrics

Team	EPA/Play	Yards Per Play	Y/PL Last 5	Points Per Drive	Explosive Play Rate	Down Conversion Rate
Rams	0.13	6.2	6.7	2.8	7.7	78.8
Bills	0.12	5.9	5.7	2.6	7.1	78.8
Patriots	0.12	6.2	7.0	2.6	8.1	77.3
Packers	0.10	5.6	5.6	2.4	6.3	75.4
Cowboys	0.09	5.9	5.7	2.6	6.2	76.5
Lions	0.08	6.0	5.6	2.5	7.5	73.7
Colts	0.07	5.8	4.6	2.7	5.3	75.7
49ers	0.06	5.5	5.8	2.5	5.1	77.8
Bears	0.04	5.7	5.8	2.3	6.4	74.1
Giants	0.03	5.2	5.0	2.2	5.7	73.4
Ravens	0.03	5.8	6.3	2.3	7.0	72.2
Broncos	0.03	5.3	5.2	2.1	5.3	71.1
Chiefs	0.02	5.1	3.5	2.1	5.2	72.7
Jaguars	0.01	5.2	5.8	2.4	6.0	73.8
Steelers	0.01	5.3	5.7	2.1	5.3	70.6
Commanders	0.00	5.5	5.2	2.1	5.2	73.0
Bengals	0.00	5.3	5.6	2.2	5.2	73.7
Seahawks	0.00	5.9	5.6	2.3	7.4	71.9
Eagles	0.00	5.2	5.2	2.0	5.0	70.8
Buccaneers	0.00	5.1	5.2	2.0	6.0	71.3
Cardinals	-0.01	5.2	5.2	2.0	5.3	72.0
Falcons	-0.02	5.4	5.2	1.9	5.3	70.8
Chargers	-0.04	5.2	4.7	2.1	5.4	71.8
Panthers	-0.04	5.0	4.9	1.8	5.1	71.3
Texans	-0.04	5.1	5.2	2.0	5.1	68.7
Dolphins	-0.04	5.4	5.5	1.9	6.2	69.2
Saints	-0.08	5.0	5.7	1.6	3.5	68.9
Vikings	-0.11	4.9	4.9	1.8	4.8	68.1
Jets	-0.15	4.4	3.8	1.5	4.0	64.2
Titans	-0.16	4.4	4.9	1.4	5.1	63.3
Raiders	-0.17	4.4	4.1	1.3	4.4	63.1
Browns	-0.19	4.3	4.8	1.3	4.0	61.7