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
IND	+0.81	+1.10	+1.18	+1.40	37
PHI	+0.73	+0.55	−0.16	−0.20	37
SEA	+0.69	+0.78	+0.36	+0.85	34
BAL	+0.45	+0.47	+1.45	+1.48	38
GB	+0.34	+0.16	+0.42	−0.09	31
TB	+0.34	+0.33	+0.38	+0.75	44
LA	+0.28	+0.21	+0.28	+0.26	33
WAS	+0.26	+0.15	+0.58	+0.79	38
DET	+0.25	+0.61	+0.36	+0.08	38
CLE	+0.21	+0.86	+1.32	+0.44	36
LV	+0.16	−0.08	−0.41	−0.35	36
MIA	+0.15	+0.12	+0.17	−0.09	39
JAX	+0.13	+0.01	+0.22	−0.05	39
NYJ	+0.12	+0.15	+0.42	+0.76	41
DAL	+0.07	−0.01	+0.13	+0.65	42
HOU	+0.06	−0.23	−0.31	−0.44	39
CIN	+0.04	+0.38	+1.04	+0.30	38
ARI	−0.09	−0.06	+0.07	+0.19	34
NYG	−0.11	−0.25	−0.23	−1.08	41
CAR	−0.16	−0.26	−0.24	−0.25	37
KC	−0.21	−0.32	−0.40	−0.56	40
LAC	−0.21	−0.27	−0.32	−0.58	40
PIT	−0.21	−0.17	+0.07	+0.48	39
TEN	−0.22	−0.02	−0.44	−0.76	34
NO	−0.28	−0.44	−0.70	−0.35	37
ATL	−0.30	−0.53	−0.52	−0.78	40
MIN	−0.30	−0.13	+0.54	+0.69	35
DEN	−0.42	−0.19	+0.47	+0.54	37
SF	−0.47	−0.40	−0.19	−0.15	34
CHI	−0.55	−0.40	−0.60	−0.98	36
BUF	−0.61	−0.40	−0.38	−0.69	40
NE	−0.78	−0.73	−1.02	−0.87	43

Bars run to ±0.81 receptions, the widest figure on this board. A figure under 10 player-games is greyed. Open a club for its hit rate at 2+, 3+, 4+, 5+, 6+.

2021 · 1,207 TE player-games carrying a receptions 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.