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Season overview/Explosive (D)

EPA per play · regular season 2021

Explosive (D)

Historical · 2021Back to 2026

Rank
6th
EPA / play

+0.06

Success rate

43%

Weekly trend

Explosive (D) trend−0.02+0.07+0.15W1W3W5W7W9W11W13W15W17
New EnglandLeague median

Weeks 1–18

League distribution

Explosive (D) — league distributionARI · rank 16 · +0.07ATL · rank 9 · +0.06BAL · rank 31 · +0.09BUF · rank 4 · +0.05CAR · rank 18 · +0.07CHI · rank 19 · +0.07CIN · rank 27 · +0.08CLE · rank 11 · +0.06DAL · rank 29 · +0.08DEN · rank 10 · +0.06DET · rank 24 · +0.07GB · rank 7 · +0.06HOU · rank 28 · +0.08IND · rank 5 · +0.06JAX · rank 22 · +0.07KC · rank 21 · +0.07LAC · rank 17 · +0.07LAR · rank 8 · +0.06LV · rank 12 · +0.06MIA · rank 30 · +0.08MIN · rank 13 · +0.06NO · rank 20 · +0.07

Top contributors

UM

Unit metrics

Defensive unit

Defensive unit

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All phases

jump
  • Pass offense11th
  • Rush offense6th
  • Pass defense5th
  • Run defense14th
  • Red zone offense8th
  • Red zone defense1st
NYG · rank 1 · +0.05NYJ · rank 32 · +0.09PHI · rank 2 · +0.05PIT · rank 23 · +0.07SEA · rank 3 · +0.05SF · rank 26 · +0.07TB · rank 25 · +0.07TEN · rank 15 · +0.07WAS · rank 14 · +0.07NE · rank 6 · +0.06NE+0.03+0.11EPA per play
3rd down offense
12th
  • 3rd down defense4th
  • Explosive (O)1st
  • Explosive (D)6th
  • Special teams25th
  • Data

    Last refresh
    Tue, 3:59 PM EDT
    Source
    nflverse
    Models
    nflfastR · nfl4th
    Status
    ETL heartbeat
    How these numbers are computed →