TRENDS · 2020–2026

Twelve phases, season by season.

Each line is a league rank, not a raw number. League-wide EPA/play drifts from season to season, so 4th in 2020 and 4th today mean the same thing while +0.08 does not. EPA/play rides along under each point.

HEADLINE

Overall EPA differential

Offensive EPA/play minus defensive EPA/play allowed — the one number that carries a whole season.

Rank of 32 · EPA/play below each point

BY PHASE

Every phase, one axis

Offense

Pass offense1st

Best: 1st
Worst: 31st
Latest EPA per play: +0.30

Rush offense14th

Best: 4th
Worst: 24th
Latest EPA per play: +0.00

Defense

Pass defense11th

Best: 3rd
Worst: 29th
Latest EPA per play: −0.04

Run defense15th

Best: 1st
Worst: 30th
Latest EPA per play: −0.03

Situational

Red zone offense16th

Best: 1st
Worst: 28th
Latest EPA per play: +0.02

Red zone defense25th

Best: 1st
Worst: 26th
Latest EPA per play: +0.11

3rd down offense5th

Best: 5th
Worst: 32nd
Latest EPA per play: +0.12

3rd down defense6th

Best: 4th
Worst: 22nd
Latest EPA per play: −0.16

Explosive & special teams

Explosive (O)1st

Best: 1st
Worst: 31st
Latest EPA per play: +0.10

Explosive (D)10th

Best: 3rd
Worst: 19th
Latest EPA per play: +0.06

Special teams15th

Best: 7th
Worst: 29th
Latest EPA per play: +0.08