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
PIT	+9.9	+14.7	+16.4	+2.4	47
DET	+8.9	+12.9	+16.7	+18.1	47
NYJ	+8.2	+11.4	+7.7	+1.2	50
LAC	+8.1	+6.8	+19.1	+29.8	46
HOU	+6.7	+8.9	+7.5	+4.5	49
NE	+6.2	+7.7	+2.1	+2.3	46
NYG	+5.3	+3.8	+4.9	+2.8	52
ATL	+5.1	+7.4	+22.3	+21.3	51
DEN	+3.3	+2.4	+12.2	+10.7	48
CHI	+2.9	+6.7	+12.0	+13.4	48
PHI	+2.9	−1.4	+1.5	+12.3	52
CAR	+2.7	+7.5	+5.1	+1.8	49
SEA	+2.3	−4.3	−6.7	−11.6	44
MIN	+2.2	+4.4	+1.1	+5.6	46
BUF	+1.4	+8.1	−0.0	−3.6	45
JAX	+0.4	+5.2	+2.9	+9.8	47
LV	+0.4	−4.5	−14.3	−19.2	44
CLE	−0.0	+8.6	+13.4	+24.2	49
MIA	−1.0	−5.5	−0.2	+1.8	51
KC	−1.1	+3.3	+5.6	+7.6	43
DAL	−1.9	+5.2	+3.3	+3.0	46
ARI	−2.2	+2.6	+7.6	+0.1	50
CIN	−3.2	+2.1	+9.9	+11.1	43
LA	−5.3	−7.2	−3.8	−2.1	47
IND	−5.4	−3.6	−0.3	+3.4	51
WAS	−5.8	−7.4	−3.6	−12.3	45
GB	−7.0	−12.1	−14.0	−16.1	46
TB	−7.1	−6.3	−4.4	+6.8	45
SF	−8.1	−9.7	−8.5	−4.2	51
NO	−8.6	−3.6	−1.7	−4.9	51
TEN	−10.3	−12.9	−15.6	−7.1	48
BAL	−12.6	−13.4	−14.0	−6.1	44

Bars run to ±12.6 rushing yards, the widest figure on this board. A figure under 10 player-games is greyed. Open a club for its hit rate at 25+, 50+, 75+, 100+.

2021 · 1,521 RB player-games carrying a rushing yards 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.