2024 NFL Explosive Plays Allowed
2024 NFL Explosive Plays Allowed
Explosive plays decide games, so the defenses that refuse to surrender them are worth knowing. These are big plays ALLOWED — 40+ and 20+ yard passes and runs given up. Fewest allowed ranks first, so #1 is the stingiest defense in the league, not the biggest offense.
How to read it: every number is a play the defense gave up. A team at (0) allowed none all season — that is the best possible result, not the worst. Ranked fewest-allowed first.
2024 40+ Yard Pass Plays Allowed
1. Green Bay (1), 2. Tennessee (4), 3. San Francisco (4), 4. Buffalo (4), 5. Minnesota (4), 6. Washington (5), 7. Denver (5), 8. Las Vegas (5).
2024 40+ Yard Rush Plays Allowed
1. Baltimore (0), 2. Green Bay (0), 3. Philadelphia (0), 4. Jacksonville (0), 5. Kansas City (1), 6. New Orleans (1), 7. Dallas (1), 8. Atlanta (1).
2024 20+ Yard Pass Plays Allowed
1. Philadelphia (35), 2. San Francisco (38), 3. Tennessee (42), 4. Miami (42), 5. Buffalo (42), 6. Atlanta (44), 7. Arizona (45), 8. New England (45).
2024 20+ Yard Rush Plays Allowed
1. Baltimore (3), 2. Minnesota (5), 3. Philadelphia (6), 4. N.Y. Jets (7), 5. Kansas City (8), 6. Atlanta (8), 7. L.A. Rams (9), 8. Tampa Bay (9).
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Every team's offense and defense, per game and ranked 1 through 32 — including the number nobody else formats cleanly: yards allowed to each position. Built from official play-by-play. Your matchup homework, done. See player leaders →
Per-game team stats with 1-32 ranks, computed from nflverse play-by-play. Green = league best, red = worst. Rankings for defensive/allowed stats put the stingiest team at #1.