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Research Lab · 2026 regular season
All 32 defenses. See which positions produced, how they did it, and the games behind the numbers.
Entire opposing position group per game. Green means more allowed; red means less.
Colour compares with the league’s season-to-date average at the same position. These are historical results, not a forecast for one player.
| ARICardinals | 7 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATLFalcons | 7 | ||||
| BALRavens | 7 | ||||
| BUFBills | 6 | ||||
| CARPanthers | 6 | ||||
| CHIBears | 7 | ||||
| CINBengals | 6 | ||||
| CLEBrowns | 7 | ||||
| DALCowboys | 7 | ||||
| DENBroncos | 7 | ||||
| DETLions | 6 | ||||
| GBPackers | 7 | ||||
| HOUTexans | 7 | ||||
| INDColts | 7 | ||||
| JAXJaguars | 6 | ||||
| KCChiefs | 6 | ||||
| LARams | 7 | ||||
| LACChargers | 6 | ||||
| LVRaiders | 7 | ||||
| MIADolphins | 6 | ||||
| MINVikings | 6 | ||||
| NEPatriots | 7 | ||||
| NOSaints | 7 | ||||
| NYGGiants | 7 | ||||
| NYJJets | 7 | ||||
| PHIEagles | 7 | ||||
| PITSteelers | 7 | ||||
| SEASeahawks | 7 | ||||
| SF49ers | 7 | ||||
| TBBuccaneers | 7 | ||||
| TENTitans | 7 | ||||
| WASCommanders | 6 |
QB points include rushing. RB points include receiving. FB is grouped with RB, and two-way players count at their offensive position. Choose a cell to inspect components and individual contributors.
More allowed is greener; less allowed is redder. The display bands are below −20%, −20% to −8%, −8% to +8%, +8% to +20%, and above +20% relative to the applicable baseline. These are visual bands, not probabilities or validated start/sit grades. Colours appear from the first completed game. With fewer than four games, treat the comparison as a small sample; colour strength describes the difference, not confidence.
Offensive-only presets: 0.04/pass yard, 4/pass TD, −2/interception, 0.1/rush or receiving yard, 6/rush or receiving TD, 2/two-point conversion, −2/offensive lost fumble and the selected reception value. No return points, custom league bonuses or TE premium. All opposing players in a position are summed before averaging over completed team games. A bye does not count as zero.
Each faced offense is compared with its other games before the cutoff. Its baseline uses a three-game league prior; the defensive residual uses a four-game prior. These settings are fixed rather than fitted, and testing on the 2025 season did not show better predictions than the raw figures. Do not add the displayed percentage to a player’s projection.
Choosing an earlier week excludes every later game. Figures include any stat corrections made since, so they can differ slightly from what was known at the time. The last-four view uses each team’s four played games, compared with the league’s season-to-cutoff baseline.
Data via nflverse · 107 verified regular-season games in 2026.
Research Lab · 2026 regular season
All 32 defenses. See which positions produced, how they did it, and the games behind the numbers.
Entire opposing position group per game. Green means more allowed; red means less.
Colour compares with the league’s season-to-date average at the same position. These are historical results, not a forecast for one player.
| ARICardinals | 7 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATLFalcons | 7 | ||||
| BALRavens | 7 | ||||
| BUFBills | 6 | ||||
| CARPanthers | 6 | ||||
| CHIBears | 7 | ||||
| CINBengals | 6 | ||||
| CLEBrowns | 7 | ||||
| DALCowboys | 7 | ||||
| DENBroncos | 7 | ||||
| DETLions | 6 | ||||
| GBPackers | 7 | ||||
| HOUTexans | 7 | ||||
| INDColts | 7 | ||||
| JAXJaguars | 6 | ||||
| KCChiefs | 6 | ||||
| LARams | 7 | ||||
| LACChargers | 6 | ||||
| LVRaiders | 7 | ||||
| MIADolphins | 6 | ||||
| MINVikings | 6 | ||||
| NEPatriots | 7 | ||||
| NOSaints | 7 | ||||
| NYGGiants | 7 | ||||
| NYJJets | 7 | ||||
| PHIEagles | 7 | ||||
| PITSteelers | 7 | ||||
| SEASeahawks | 7 | ||||
| SF49ers | 7 | ||||
| TBBuccaneers | 7 | ||||
| TENTitans | 7 | ||||
| WASCommanders | 6 |
QB points include rushing. RB points include receiving. FB is grouped with RB, and two-way players count at their offensive position. Choose a cell to inspect components and individual contributors.
More allowed is greener; less allowed is redder. The display bands are below −20%, −20% to −8%, −8% to +8%, +8% to +20%, and above +20% relative to the applicable baseline. These are visual bands, not probabilities or validated start/sit grades. Colours appear from the first completed game. With fewer than four games, treat the comparison as a small sample; colour strength describes the difference, not confidence.
Offensive-only presets: 0.04/pass yard, 4/pass TD, −2/interception, 0.1/rush or receiving yard, 6/rush or receiving TD, 2/two-point conversion, −2/offensive lost fumble and the selected reception value. No return points, custom league bonuses or TE premium. All opposing players in a position are summed before averaging over completed team games. A bye does not count as zero.
Each faced offense is compared with its other games before the cutoff. Its baseline uses a three-game league prior; the defensive residual uses a four-game prior. These settings are fixed rather than fitted, and testing on the 2025 season did not show better predictions than the raw figures. Do not add the displayed percentage to a player’s projection.
Choosing an earlier week excludes every later game. Figures include any stat corrections made since, so they can differ slightly from what was known at the time. The last-four view uses each team’s four played games, compared with the league’s season-to-cutoff baseline.
Data via nflverse · 107 verified regular-season games in 2026.