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Season overview/Explosive (O)

EPA per play · regular season 2023

Explosive (O)

Historical · 2023Back to 2026

Rank
31st
EPA / play

+0.05

Success rate

39%

Weekly trend

Explosive (O) trend−0.03+0.05+0.13W1W3W5W7W9W11W13W15W17
New EnglandLeague median

Weeks 1–18

League distribution

Explosive (O) — league distributionARI · rank 15 · +0.07ATL · rank 27 · +0.06BAL · rank 7 · +0.08BUF · rank 25 · +0.06CAR · rank 32 · +0.05CHI · rank 17 · +0.07CIN · rank 26 · +0.06CLE · rank 24 · +0.06DAL · rank 8 · +0.08DEN · rank 16 · +0.07DET · rank 2 · +0.09GB · rank 11 · +0.07HOU · rank 6 · +0.08IND · rank 23 · +0.06JAX · rank 22 · +0.06KC · rank 14 · +0.07LAC · rank 21 · +0.06LAR · rank 10 · +0.07LV · rank 30 · +0.05MIA · rank 3 · +0.09MIN · rank 4 · +0.08NO · rank 28 · +0.06

Top contributors

DeMario Douglas headshot

DeMario Douglas

WR

Target share

15%

Ezekiel Elliott headshot

Ezekiel Elliott

RB

Target share

12%

Hunter Henry headshot

Hunter Henry

TE

Target share

13%

All phases

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  • Pass offense31st
  • Rush offense22nd
  • Pass defense16th
  • Run defense2nd
  • Red zone offense1st
  • Red zone defense11th
NYG · rank 19 · +0.06NYJ · rank 29 · +0.05PHI · rank 18 · +0.07PIT · rank 13 · +0.07SEA · rank 9 · +0.08SF · rank 1 · +0.11TB · rank 12 · +0.07TEN · rank 5 · +0.08WAS · rank 20 · +0.06NE · rank 31 · +0.05NE+0.03+0.13EPA per play
3rd down offense
32nd
  • 3rd down defense12th
  • Explosive (O)31st
  • Explosive (D)3rd
  • Special teams28th
  • Data

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