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Season overview/Explosive (D)

EPA per play · regular season 2024

Explosive (D)

Historical · 2024Back to 2026

Rank
5th
EPA / play

+0.06

Success rate

45%

Weekly trend

Explosive (D) trend−0.01+0.06+0.14W1W3W5W7W9W11W13W15W17
New EnglandLeague median

Weeks 1–18

League distribution

Explosive (D) — league distributionARI · rank 20 · +0.07ATL · rank 14 · +0.07BAL · rank 12 · +0.06BUF · rank 7 · +0.06CAR · rank 24 · +0.07CHI · rank 30 · +0.08CIN · rank 11 · +0.06CLE · rank 32 · +0.09DAL · rank 27 · +0.08DEN · rank 10 · +0.06DET · rank 28 · +0.08GB · rank 18 · +0.07HOU · rank 25 · +0.07IND · rank 19 · +0.07JAX · rank 31 · +0.09KC · rank 9 · +0.06LAC · rank 17 · +0.07LAR · rank 23 · +0.07LV · rank 15 · +0.07MIA · rank 13 · +0.07MIN · rank 3 · +0.06NO · rank 26 · +0.07

Top contributors

Christian Gonzalez headshot

Christian Gonzalez

DB

Snaps without an explosive

875

Jahlani Tavai headshot

Jahlani Tavai

LB

Snaps without an explosive

825

Anfernee Jennings headshot

Anfernee Jennings

LB

Snaps without an explosive

759

Based on nflverse participation data; no pass-coverage credit (individual ratings deferred per methodology).

All phases

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  • Pass offense23rd
  • Rush offense30th
  • Pass defense29th
  • Run defense22nd
  • Red zone offense25th
  • Red zone defense26th
NYG · rank 29 · +0.08NYJ · rank 6 · +0.06PHI · rank 1 · +0.06PIT · rank 4 · +0.06SEA · rank 8 · +0.06SF · rank 2 · +0.06TB · rank 21 · +0.07TEN · rank 16 · +0.07WAS · rank 22 · +0.07NE · rank 5 · +0.06NE+0.04+0.11EPA per play
3rd down offense
27th
  • 3rd down defense22nd
  • Explosive (O)25th
  • Explosive (D)5th
  • Special teams11th
  • Data

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