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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Seattle Seahawks are the best combination: 1st in yards per play allowed (3.8) and 1st in yards per play allowed (3.8). Clubs good at one tend to be good at the other (r = 1.00, oriented so positive means good goes with good).
Yards per play allowed across, yards per play allowed up. A lower-is-better axis is inverted so better stays up and right.
Ranked by yards per play allowed32 teams
| Team | Y/P al. | Y/P al. |
|---|---|---|
1 Seattle Seahawks | 3.8 | 3.8#1 |
2 Los Angeles Rams | 4.6 | 4.6#2 |
3 Kansas City Chiefs | 4.7 | 4.7#3 |
4 New York Jets | 4.8 | 4.8#4 |
5 Minnesota Vikings | 4.8 | 4.8#5 |
6 New England Patriots | 4.8 | 4.8#6 |
7 San Francisco 49ers | 4.8 | 4.8#7 |
8 Tennessee Titans | 4.9 | 4.9#8 |
9 Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 4.9 | 4.9#9 |
10 Atlanta Falcons | 5.0 | 5.0#10 |
11 Baltimore Ravens | 5.1 | 5.1#11 |
12 Green Bay Packers | 5.1 | 5.1#12 |
13 Philadelphia Eagles | 5.1 | 5.1#13 |
14 Las Vegas Raiders | 5.2 | 5.2#14 |
15 New Orleans Saints | 5.3 | 5.3#15 |
16 Houston Texans | 5.4 | 5.4#16 |
17 Los Angeles Chargers | 5.4 | 5.4#17 |
18 Cleveland Browns | 5.4 | 5.4#18 |
19 Buffalo Bills | 5.4 | 5.4#19 |
20 Carolina Panthers | 5.5 | 5.5#20 |
21 Denver Broncos | 5.6 | 5.6#21 |
22 Cincinnati Bengals | 5.6 | 5.6#22 |
23 Pittsburgh Steelers | 5.7 | 5.7#23 |
24 Detroit Lions | 5.8 | 5.8#24 |
25 Jacksonville Jaguars | 5.8 | 5.8#25 |
26 New York Giants | 5.8 | 5.8#26 |
27 Dallas Cowboys | 6.0 | 6.0#27 |
28 Chicago Bears | 6.1 | 6.1#28 |
29 Miami Dolphins | 6.1 | 6.1#29 |
30 Washington Commanders | 6.4 | 6.4#30 |
31 Arizona Cardinals | 6.5 | 6.5#31 |
32 Indianapolis Colts | 6.5 | 6.5#32 |
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.