NFL League Trends

Explore how all 32 teams line up, attack and defend with Next Gen Stats powered by AWS.

SEASON PICTURE

Net Expected Points Added (EPA) measures a team's combined efficiency by subtracting defensive EPA allowed per play from offensive EPA per play. The AWS-powered Next Gen Stats expected points model evaluates how each play changes scoring expectations based on down, distance and field position. Higher values indicate stronger overall performance.

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CURRENT RANK

BEST NET EPAWK 9vs

+34

WORST NET EPAWK 9vs

-34

BIGGEST JUMP#22#11

+11

BIGGEST FALL#4#21

-17

LEAGUE IDENTITY

The tendencies that define how NFL offenses line up, call plays and attack defenses.

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Offensive Personnel

Play Selection

Offensive Personnel

The mix of running backs, tight ends and wide receivers on the field.

Rushing Offense

The run concepts that define an offense’s ground game.

Play Selection

How offenses combine motion, tempo, play action and run-pass decisions.

Passing Offense

How offenses attack through the air, from the quick game to downfield throws.

Rushing Offense

Passing Offense

Offensive Personnel

Play Selection

Rushing Offense

Passing Offense

LEAGUE TRENDS

Explore the league’s biggest shifts in offensive strategy and compare team usage and effectiveness.

Motion

League-wide usage of motion since 2018.

Top 5: High Usage, High Effectiveness

Top 5: High Usage, High Effectiveness
TEAM		USAGE	NET EPA

League Evolution

Since 2018

LEAGUE AVERAGE

WHAT IS MOTION?

How often the offense shifts a player before the snap to disguise or create an advantage.

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PERFORMANCE INSIGHTS

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The Bills played single-high coverage on 10 of Carson Wentz's 26 dropbacks in Week 9 and finished with the same number of interceptions (1) on 10 pass attempts as completions allowed (1, for 2 yards).
They held Wentz to -1.41 EPA per dropback when playing single-high, the fourth-fewest by any passer since at least 2018 (min. 10 dropbacks). Buffalo's defense pressured Wentz on five of those 10 plays and 11 of his 26 dropbacks overall (42.3%) despite blitzing him just three times (11.5%).
WEEK 9
NOV 9TH, 2026
ED OLIVER DE #91 - BUF vs
Ed Oliver generated six pressures in the Bills' Week 9 win, his most in a game since the start of last season.
Oliver faced 12 double teams on 19 pass rushes (63.2%) and earned three pressures against double teams. Oliver became the tenth player this season and first Bills defender in over two seasons (DaQuan Jones, Week 7, 2024) to earn a pressure against a double team.
WEEK 9
NOV 9TH, 2026
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The Bills had five players run routes on eight of Josh Allen's 35 dropbacks (22.9%) in Week 9, less than half the rate of any other game in Joe Brady's career as their playcaller.
With five in the route, they gained 66 yards (8.3 per play) and scored their only passing touchdown, though Allen was pressured on four of eight plays (50.0%). Allen was pressured on 33.3% of plays with at least one extra blocker (9 of 27), but the Bills averaged 5.1 yards per play with fewer than five in the route.
WEEK 9
NOV 9TH, 2026
ANDREW VAN GINKEL OLB #43 - MIN vs
Andrew Van Ginkel pressured Josh Allen five times in the Vikings' Week 9 loss to the Bills, tied for his most in a game this season.
Van Ginkel paired that with four quarterback hits, tied for his most ever in a game. Van Ginkel was one of four Vikings defenders to earn a pressure against Tylan Grable who replaced the injured Dion Dawkins at left tackle.
WEEK 9
NOV 9TH, 2026

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Playoff Race

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49ERS
7-11ST SEED
PLAYOFFPLAYOFF PROBABILITY
94%
DIVISION TITLE
80%
#1 SEED
40%
OFFENSE
EPA/PLAY
+0.14
PPG
29.4
YPG
376.8
DEFENSE
EPA/PLAY
-0.13
OPP PPG
19.5
OPP YPG
291.9
BEARS
7-22ND SEED
PLAYOFFPLAYOFF PROBABILITY
83%
DIVISION TITLE
30%
#1 SEED
17%
OFFENSE
EPA/PLAY
-0.02
PPG
26.8
YPG
383.0
DEFENSE
EPA/PLAY
-0.14
OPP PPG
20.4
OPP YPG
310.9
LIONS
6-25TH SEED
PLAYOFFPLAYOFF PROBABILITY
83%
DIVISION TITLE
38%
#1 SEED
21%
OFFENSE
EPA/PLAY
+0.07
PPG
27.8
YPG
379.8
DEFENSE
EPA/PLAY
+0.05
OPP PPG
23.6
OPP YPG
355.0
VIKINGS
6-26TH SEED
PLAYOFFPLAYOFF PROBABILITY
73%
DIVISION TITLE
21%
#1 SEED
11%
OFFENSE
EPA/PLAY
-0.20
PPG
18.3
YPG
266.8
DEFENSE
EPA/PLAY
-0.18
OPP PPG
14.5
OPP YPG
280.0
GIANTS
5-2-13RD SEED
PLAYOFFPLAYOFF PROBABILITY
65%
DIVISION TITLE
63%
#1 SEED
2%
OFFENSE
EPA/PLAY
-0.06
PPG
22.8
YPG
333.1
DEFENSE
EPA/PLAY
-0.10
OPP PPG
21.5
OPP YPG
301.4
PACKERS
6-37TH SEED
PLAYOFFPLAYOFF PROBABILITY
62%
DIVISION TITLE
11%
#1 SEED
4%
OFFENSE
EPA/PLAY
-0.02
PPG
24.0
YPG
347.9
DEFENSE
EPA/PLAY
-0.13
OPP PPG
21.2
OPP YPG
322.9
SEAHAWKS
5-48TH SEED
PLAYOFFPLAYOFF PROBABILITY
50%
DIVISION TITLE
12%
#1 SEED
2%
OFFENSE
EPA/PLAY
-0.09
PPG
22.4
YPG
327.8
DEFENSE
EPA/PLAY
-0.16
OPP PPG
18.0
OPP YPG
244.2
RAMS
5-49TH SEED
PLAYOFFPLAYOFF PROBABILITY
47%
DIVISION TITLE
9%
#1 SEED
3%
OFFENSE
EPA/PLAY
+0.01
PPG
23.8
YPG
379.8
DEFENSE
EPA/PLAY
-0.15
OPP PPG
20.1
OPP YPG
302.4
BUCCANEERS
3-612TH SEED
PLAYOFFPLAYOFF PROBABILITY
35%
DIVISION TITLE
35%
#1 SEED
0%
OFFENSE
EPA/PLAY
-0.17
PPG
22.4
YPG
305.8
DEFENSE
EPA/PLAY
-0.23
OPP PPG
19.8
OPP YPG
292.9
PANTHERS
3-54TH SEED
PLAYOFFPLAYOFF PROBABILITY
31%
DIVISION TITLE
30%
#1 SEED
<1%
OFFENSE
EPA/PLAY
-0.01
PPG
24.9
YPG
362.4
DEFENSE
EPA/PLAY
-0.03
OPP PPG
27.4
OPP YPG
344.9
COWBOYS
4-510TH SEED
PLAYOFFPLAYOFF PROBABILITY
28%
DIVISION TITLE
26%
#1 SEED
<1%
OFFENSE
EPA/PLAY
+0.06
PPG
27.3
YPG
360.4
DEFENSE
EPA/PLAY
+0.05
OPP PPG
26.2
OPP YPG
372.7
SAINTS
3-511TH SEED
PLAYOFFPLAYOFF PROBABILITY
18%
DIVISION TITLE
18%
#1 SEED
<1%
OFFENSE
EPA/PLAY
-0.07
PPG
23.1
YPG
325.8
DEFENSE
EPA/PLAY
+0.01
OPP PPG
27.0
OPP YPG
370.5
FALCONS
3-613TH SEED
PLAYOFFPLAYOFF PROBABILITY
18%
DIVISION TITLE
17%
#1 SEED
0%
OFFENSE
EPA/PLAY
-0.13
PPG
20.9
YPG
322.7
DEFENSE
EPA/PLAY
-0.04
OPP PPG
24.8
OPP YPG
346.8
COMMANDERS
2-5-115TH SEED
PLAYOFFPLAYOFF PROBABILITY
11%
DIVISION TITLE
10%
#1 SEED
0%
OFFENSE
EPA/PLAY
-0.09
PPG
21.5
YPG
325.4
DEFENSE
EPA/PLAY
-0.03
OPP PPG
25.3
OPP YPG
342.3
EAGLES
2-716TH SEED
PLAYOFFPLAYOFF PROBABILITY
<1%
DIVISION TITLE
<1%
#1 SEED
0%
OFFENSE
EPA/PLAY
-0.22
PPG
16.4
YPG
260.2
DEFENSE
EPA/PLAY
+0.02
OPP PPG
24.6
OPP YPG
353.4
CARDINALS
3-614TH SEED
PLAYOFFPLAYOFF PROBABILITY
<1%
DIVISION TITLE
<1%
#1 SEED
0%
OFFENSE
EPA/PLAY
-0.09
PPG
19.8
YPG
318.0
DEFENSE
EPA/PLAY
+0.04
OPP PPG
28.3
OPP YPG
337.3

NFL League Trends

SEASON PICTURE

NET EPA

OFFENSIVE EPA

DEFENSIVE EPA

POINT DIFFERENTIAL

PLAYOFF PROBABILITY

LEAGUE IDENTITY

OFFENSIVE IDENTITY

DEFENSIVE IDENTITY

LEAGUE TRENDS

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DEFENSIVE IDENTITY

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