NFL Team Explorer
How does each club's offense line up against its defense — or its pass rush against its protection? Pick any two of 18 team measures; better is always up and to the right.
2026 seasonthrough 4 games
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Las Vegas Raiders are the best combination: 1st in penalty yards per game (30.0) and 6th in sacks (by the defense) (10). Clubs good at one tend to be good at the other (r = 0.21, oriented so positive means good goes with good).
Penalty yards per game across, sacks (by the defense) up. A lower-is-better axis is inverted so better stays up and right.
Ranked by penalty yards per game32 teams
| Team | Pen Y/G | Sacks |
|---|---|---|
1 Las Vegas Raiders | 30.0 | 10#6 |
2 Indianapolis Colts | 33.3 | 7#15 |
3 Jacksonville Jaguars | 40.3 | 8#10 |
4 New Orleans Saints | 41.3 | 7#18 |
5 Tennessee Titans | 44.3 | 6#23 |
6 Minnesota Vikings | 45.0 | 14#1 |
7 Philadelphia Eagles | 45.3 | 3#29 |
8 Washington Commanders | 46.7 | 5#25 |
9 Denver Broncos | 47.7 | 8#9 |
10 Pittsburgh Steelers | 49.5 | 10#7 |
11 New England Patriots | 49.7 | 7#17 |
12 Los Angeles Chargers | 53.0 | 7#16 |
13 Chicago Bears | 53.3 | 7#13 |
14 Detroit Lions | 53.3 | 12#3 |
15 Cincinnati Bengals | 55.0 | 10#5 |
16 San Francisco 49ers | 56.0 | 6#21 |
17 Miami Dolphins | 58.3 | 0#32 |
18 Seattle Seahawks | 59.0 | 7#19 |
19 Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 60.7 | 6#22 |
20 Los Angeles Rams | 61.3 | 3#28 |
21 Kansas City Chiefs | 65.3 | 4#27 |
22 Baltimore Ravens | 66.0 | 6#20 |
23 Houston Texans | 67.7 | 11#4 |
24 Carolina Panthers | 70.0 | 7#12 |
25 Dallas Cowboys | 70.0 | 2#30 |
26 Atlanta Falcons | 72.7 | 5#24 |
27 Buffalo Bills | 73.0 | 9#8 |
28 New York Giants | 74.0 | 1#31 |
29 Cleveland Browns | 74.3 | 12#2 |
30 New York Jets | 78.0 | 8#11 |
31 Arizona Cardinals | 81.7 | 4#26 |
32 Green Bay Packers | 92.0 | 7#14 |
How these are measured
Season numbers from ESPN's team statistics, raw per game or per play — not adjusted for the opponents faced. Dashed lines mark the league median; the dashed diagonal is the least-squares line, and r under the chart says how tightly the two move together. Full definitions are on team stats.