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
SEA	+5.9	+8.0	+6.1	+6.8	18
TB	+5.0	+2.9	+3.3	+0.9	19
MIA	+2.6	+3.1	−0.7	−4.3	20
TEN	+2.3	+1.6	+0.2	+2.3	19
WAS	+2.3	+1.1	+0.4	+0.8	19
MIN	+2.2	+1.8	+5.2	+3.4	19
NYJ	+1.9	+0.8	−1.5	+2.6	21
SF	+1.2	+1.0	−0.4	−0.3	18
LV	+1.0	+0.3	−0.2	+3.3	20
NYG	+0.9	+0.3	−2.7	−4.2	22
PHI	+0.9	+0.9	−0.3	−1.7	21
ARI	+0.8	+1.0	−2.1	−2.3	19
KC	+0.7	+0.3	−2.6	−4.4	20
JAX	+0.4	−0.6	−0.6	−0.4	21
ATL	+0.4	0.0	−2.0	−3.9	21
CIN	+0.4	+1.2	+2.8	+8.1	21
LA	+0.3	+1.4	+3.3	+3.3	23
GB	+0.2	−1.1	−0.4	−6.6	20
HOU	+0.0	+1.2	+3.0	+5.0	22
IND	−0.4	−1.9	−2.5	+0.9	22
PIT	−0.7	−2.1	−3.0	−2.6	19
BAL	−1.1	−1.4	+5.5	+7.8	21
CAR	−1.2	−2.2	−4.0	−3.7	20
CLE	−1.5	+0.6	+1.1	+5.1	23
DET	−1.5	−0.7	−2.5	−2.2	23
NO	−1.7	−3.4	−4.8	−6.7	20
DAL	−2.0	−3.4	−3.6	−1.4	22
LAC	−2.1	−0.6	+1.8	+0.7	22
DEN	−2.2	−3.2	−3.5	−3.2	17
CHI	−4.4	−4.7	−6.6	−8.9	21
NE	−4.4	−5.4	−5.8	−1.6	21
BUF	−4.7	−5.3	−3.2	−9.4	21

Bars run to ±5.9 completions, the widest figure on this board. A figure under 10 player-games is greyed. Open a club for its hit rate at 15+, 20+, 25+, 30+.

2021 · 655 QB player-games carrying a completions 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.