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Season overview/Pass defense

EPA per play · regular season 2025

Pass defense

Historical · 2025Back to 2026

Rank
11th
EPA / play

−0.04

Success rate

45%

Weekly trend

Pass defense trend−0.23+0.10+0.43W1W3W5W7W9W11W13W15W17
New EnglandLeague median

Weeks 1–18

League distribution

Pass defense — league distributionARI · rank 26 · +0.17ATL · rank 13 · +0.00BAL · rank 22 · +0.09BUF · rank 8 · −0.07CAR · rank 24 · +0.12CHI · rank 17 · +0.05CIN · rank 28 · +0.18CLE · rank 4 · −0.11DAL · rank 31 · +0.24DEN · rank 5 · −0.08DET · rank 14 · +0.01GB · rank 21 · +0.09HOU · rank 1 · −0.13IND · rank 19 · +0.06JAX · rank 3 · −0.11KC · rank 15 · +0.03LAC · rank 9 · −0.06LAR · rank 10 · −0.06LV · rank 23 · +0.11MIA · rank 27 · +0.17MIN · rank 2 · −0.12NO · rank 12 · −0.02

Top contributors

Craig Woodson headshot

Craig Woodson

DB

Sacks + pressures

151

Carlton Davis III headshot

Carlton Davis III

DB

Sacks + pressures

145

Christian Gonzalez headshot

Christian Gonzalez

DB

Sacks + pressures

131

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

All phases

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  • Pass offense1st
  • Rush offense24th
  • Pass defense11th
  • Run defense16th
  • Red zone offense16th
  • Red zone defense25th
NYG · rank 18 · +0.06NYJ · rank 32 · +0.29PHI · rank 7 · −0.07PIT · rank 16 · +0.05SEA · rank 6 · −0.08SF · rank 25 · +0.14TB · rank 20 · +0.09TEN · rank 29 · +0.19WAS · rank 30 · +0.22NE · rank 11 · −0.04NE−0.16+0.32EPA per play
3rd down offense
5th
  • 3rd down defense6th
  • Explosive (O)1st
  • Explosive (D)10th
  • Special teams15th
  • Data

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