Defence vs position2021

How far NFL players beat or miss their own average against each defence. A positive figure means that defence gives the position more than it usually manages; a negative one means less. Volume conceded is not the same measure and does not rank the same clubs.

Defence	Season	L10	L5	L3	Games
DET	+1.8	+2.7	+2.4	+3.2	47
SEA	+1.6	+0.5	−0.6	−1.8	44
NYJ	+1.4	+1.7	+1.9	+1.2	50
PIT	+1.1	+1.3	+1.3	−0.3	47
LAC	+1.1	+1.2	+2.7	+4.8	46
ATL	+1.1	+1.2	+3.7	+3.8	51
NE	+0.7	+0.6	+0.7	+0.8	46
JAX	+0.7	+1.3	+1.1	+0.8	47
NYG	+0.7	+0.6	+0.7	−0.1	52
HOU	+0.7	+1.6	+0.8	+0.7	49
LV	+0.6	−0.0	−1.7	−2.3	44
CAR	+0.6	+1.9	+1.8	+0.8	49
DEN	+0.5	+0.3	+2.8	+3.4	48
PHI	+0.5	−0.2	+0.4	+2.3	52
CHI	+0.4	+1.4	+2.1	+2.0	48
BUF	+0.0	+1.8	−0.3	−0.5	45
MIN	+0.0	+0.3	−0.6	+0.1	46
LA	−0.2	−0.1	+0.9	+0.5	47
WAS	−0.4	−0.9	+0.5	−0.6	45
SF	−0.5	−0.9	+0.5	+2.3	51
CLE	−0.6	+0.7	+0.9	+2.1	49
NO	−0.7	−0.1	−0.2	−0.4	51
CIN	−0.7	−0.2	+1.3	+1.0	43
DAL	−0.7	+0.8	+0.3	+1.3	46
KC	−0.8	−0.4	−0.6	−0.9	43
MIA	−0.8	−2.1	−1.8	−1.3	51
IND	−0.8	−0.1	+1.1	+2.1	51
ARI	−0.8	+0.8	+2.6	+0.3	50
TB	−1.6	−1.7	−1.9	−0.2	45
BAL	−1.6	−1.5	−0.9	+0.7	44
TEN	−1.7	−1.7	−3.1	−1.9	48
GB	−1.8	−2.8	−4.0	−4.2	46

Bars run to ±1.8 carries, the widest figure on this board. A figure under 10 player-games is greyed. Open a club for its hit rate at 10+, 15+, 20+.

2021 · 1,521 RB player-games carrying a carries figure, across 32 clubs. Each player’s own matches against a club are left out of the baseline he is measured against, so no cell is compared with itself.