EPA splits

Team EPA (expected points added) per play, by situation. On defense it is EPA allowed, so lower is better. Colors compare each team with the league in the same situation. Small numbers are plays; faded cells have fewer than 30.

Seasons
to Weeks to
2026 through week 9
Team
← All teams CLE players: Passing →Rushing →Receiving →

CLE, every split

EPA/play with the league average in the same situation and the team's rank among 32 (1 = best; on defense, fewest EPA allowed). Offense and defense situations are each from CLE's side.

SituationOffenseLeagueRankDefenseLeagueRank
All plays Overall
All plays -0.067507 +0.006 25/32 -0.018509 +0.006 14/32
Home / away Setting
Home -0.005192 +0.001 19/32 -0.019201 +0.008 13/32
Away -0.105315 +0.008 28/32 -0.017308 +0.001 16/32
Rest days Setting
Short week (≤5 days) +0.12662 +0.080 7/15 +0.11969 +0.080 9/15
Normal (6–8 days) -0.042325 -0.012 22/32 -0.071318 +0.016 7/32
Extra rest (9–12 days) -0.25969 +0.080 13/14 -0.17268 -0.099 4/14
Indoors / outdoors Weather
Outdoors -0.067507 +0.009 25/32 -0.018509 +0.009 12/32
Temperature (outdoors) Weather
60–79°F +0.054129 +0.029 12/29 +0.010144 +0.029 15/29
80°F+ -0.089107 +0.019 16/20 +0.032119 +0.019 10/20
Wind (outdoors) Weather
0–9 mph -0.089107 +0.020 24/29 +0.032119 +0.020 18/29
10–14 mph +0.054129 +0.040 8/18 +0.010144 +0.040 9/18
Rain or snow (outdoors) Weather
Dry -0.037438 +0.022 25/32 +0.005441 +0.022 13/32
Rain or snow -0.25969 -0.114 11/14 -0.17268 -0.114 4/14
Score Game state
Trailing 9+ -0.040146 +0.019 20/32 +0.00884 +0.014 19/32
Trailing 1–8 -0.013164 +0.011 16/32 -0.107148 -0.002 9/32
Tied -0.088112 -0.009 22/32 +0.057125 -0.009 21/32
Leading 1–8 -0.14767 -0.002 26/32 -0.034117 +0.011 14/32
Leading 9+ -0.35818 +0.014 27/32 +0.07935 +0.019 20/32
Win probability Game state
Win prob under 20% +0.006114 +0.020 15/31 -0.057123 -0.015 12/32
Win prob 20–80% -0.074353 +0.008 24/32 -0.049332 +0.008 8/32
Win prob over 80% -0.21540 -0.015 22/32 +0.25754 +0.020 25/32
Quarter Game state
Q1 -0.360105 -0.034 31/32 +0.249124 -0.034 32/32
Q2 +0.065134 +0.026 11/32 -0.159146 +0.026 4/32
Q3 -0.138100 +0.005 26/32 -0.107121 +0.005 7/32
Q4 +0.052168 +0.016 16/32 -0.033118 +0.016 9/32
Two-minute Game state
Last 2 min of half +0.16274 +0.017 10/32 -0.01072 +0.017 14/32
Rest of game -0.106433 +0.004 30/32 -0.020437 +0.004 13/32
Down Situation
1st down +0.046220 +0.008 16/32 -0.051220 +0.008 7/32
2nd down -0.137169 -0.005 30/32 +0.101168 -0.005 26/32
3rd down -0.130106 +0.004 26/32 -0.111113 +0.004 9/32
4th down -0.61412 +0.140 26/32 -0.3148 +0.140 11/32
3rd-down distance Situation
3rd & 1–3 +0.27223 +0.006 4/32 -0.29434 +0.006 6/32
3rd & 4–6 +0.13531 +0.047 12/32 -0.23218 +0.047 10/32
3rd & 7+ -0.46652 -0.020 32/32 +0.02761 -0.020 18/32
Field position Situation
Own 20 and in -0.14772 -0.017 26/32 +0.12746 -0.017 27/32
Own 50–21 -0.066226 -0.018 24/32 -0.068233 -0.018 8/32
Opp 21–49 -0.034151 +0.028 22/32 +0.001149 +0.028 16/32
Red zone (opp 20 in) -0.06058 +0.043 23/32 +0.00981 +0.043 14/32
Formation Style
Shotgun -0.031396 +0.026 25/32 +0.046322 +0.026 17/32
Under center -0.197111 -0.026 32/32 -0.128187 -0.026 7/32
Tempo Style
Huddle -0.073483 +0.001 25/32 -0.037466 +0.001 13/32
No huddle +0.04824 +0.080 18/32 +0.18343 +0.080 21/32
How much to trust a split A play is a dropback (sacks and scrambles included) or a designed run. EPA swings about ±1.4 points a play, so 100 plays carry about ±0.14 of luck, and a season split of a few hundred plays still moves ±0.07–0.10 by chance. Situations also track team quality: good offenses spend more time leading, and teams trailing late face soft defenses. A split describes what happened until it holds across seasons. Source: nflverse play-by-play, rebuilt daily.