Scheme · 2025
Defensive scheme
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Dropbacks only, sorted by blitz rate. Defensive EPA is the offence's EPA, so lower is better and a negative delta means blitzing worked. Several defences show the opposite sign — they blitz and it costs them.
| # | Team | Blitz | Rushers | Box | EPA w/ blitz | EPA w/out | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minnesota | 51.5% | 4.61 | 6.17 | -0.118 | -0.180 | +0.062 |
| 2 | Kansas City | 40.0% | 4.47 | 6.05 | -0.005 | +0.003 | -0.008 |
| 3 | Tampa Bay | 37.9% | 4.39 | 6.14 | +0.120 | +0.037 | +0.083 |
| 4 | Atlanta | 37.1% | 4.38 | 6.09 | -0.019 | -0.039 | +0.020 |
| 5 | Pittsburgh | 36.5% | 4.39 | 6.02 | +0.067 | +0.005 | +0.061 |
| 6 | Miami | 36.0% | 4.34 | 5.89 | +0.029 | +0.179 | -0.150 |
| 7 | New York (G) | 32.6% | 4.32 | 5.94 | -0.042 | +0.061 | -0.103 |
| 8 | Detroit | 32.4% | 4.33 | 6.22 | -0.141 | +0.058 | -0.198 |
| 9 | New Orleans | 31.5% | 4.25 | 6.08 | -0.055 | -0.041 | -0.015 |
| 10 | Jacksonville | 30.9% | 4.27 | 6.06 | -0.142 | -0.140 | -0.002 |
| 11 | Indianapolis | 30.9% | 4.29 | 5.95 | -0.194 | +0.144 | -0.339 |
| 12 | Buffalo | 30.9% | 4.28 | 5.92 | -0.027 | -0.152 | +0.125 |
| 13 | New York (J) | 30.4% | 4.36 | 6.09 | +0.240 | +0.258 | -0.018 |
| 14 | Denver | 30.3% | 4.36 | 5.95 | -0.089 | -0.128 | +0.039 |
| 15 | Chicago | 29.8% | 4.35 | 5.95 | +0.099 | +0.001 | +0.098 |
| 16 | Baltimore | 29.2% | 4.21 | 5.98 | +0.081 | +0.071 | +0.010 |
| 17 | Cleveland | 28.6% | 4.36 | 6.12 | -0.092 | -0.146 | +0.054 |
| 18 | New England | 27.8% | 4.32 | 5.88 | -0.052 | -0.058 | +0.006 |
| 19 | Carolina | 27.8% | 4.27 | 5.86 | +0.251 | +0.049 | +0.202 |
| 20 | Dallas | 26.9% | 4.32 | 6.10 | +0.239 | +0.209 | +0.029 |
| 21 | Washington | 26.7% | 4.27 | 6.06 | +0.158 | +0.216 | -0.058 |
| 22 | Tennessee | 26.2% | 4.27 | 6.06 | +0.116 | +0.186 | -0.070 |
| 23 | Philadelphia | 25.9% | 4.15 | 5.79 | -0.159 | -0.115 | -0.043 |
| 24 | Seattle | 25.2% | 4.24 | 5.94 | -0.188 | -0.070 | -0.119 |
| 25 | Los Angeles (R) | 24.7% | 4.12 | 5.95 | -0.133 | -0.055 | -0.078 |
| 26 | Los Angeles (C) | 24.1% | 3.95 | 5.40 | -0.163 | -0.067 | -0.096 |
| 27 | Arizona | 23.5% | 4.27 | 5.93 | +0.184 | +0.139 | +0.045 |
| 28 | Green Bay | 23.5% | 4.20 | 5.96 | +0.053 | +0.085 | -0.032 |
| 29 | San Francisco | 22.9% | 4.23 | 5.89 | +0.037 | +0.133 | -0.095 |
| 30 | Las Vegas | 21.8% | 4.26 | 6.02 | +0.218 | +0.037 | +0.181 |
| 31 | Houston | 21.4% | 4.27 | 6.15 | -0.026 | -0.229 | +0.203 |
| 32 | Cincinnati | 21.3% | 4.19 | 5.99 | +0.215 | +0.150 | +0.064 |
Coverage
FTN charting runs 2022–2025, so scheme pages cover four seasons against eleven for play-by-play. It is charted by people, which makes it consistent rather than measured — treat “play-action” as a careful observer’s judgement, not a sensor reading.