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 MIN players: Passing →Rushing →Receiving →

MIN, 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 MIN's side.

SituationOffenseLeagueRankDefenseLeagueRank
All plays Overall
All plays -0.099422 +0.006 30/32 -0.189424 +0.006 1/32
Home / away Setting
Home -0.025193 +0.001 20/32 -0.184168 +0.008 2/32
Away -0.161229 +0.008 31/32 -0.193256 +0.001 2/32
Rest days Setting
Normal (6–8 days) -0.135304 -0.012 29/32 -0.199295 +0.016 2/32
Off a bye (13+ days) -0.07257 +0.052 9/10 -0.15161 -0.150 5/10
Indoors / outdoors Weather
Indoors -0.066311 -0.002 21/27 -0.177282 -0.002 8/27
Outdoors -0.191111 +0.009 32/32 -0.214142 +0.009 1/32
Temperature (outdoors) Weather
60–79°F -0.07352 +0.029 24/29 -0.13873 +0.029 4/29
80°F+ -0.29559 +0.019 20/20 -0.29669 +0.019 1/20
Wind (outdoors) Weather
0–9 mph -0.191111 +0.020 28/29 -0.214142 +0.020 3/29
Rain or snow (outdoors) Weather
Dry -0.29559 +0.022 32/32 -0.29669 +0.022 1/32
Rain or snow -0.07352 -0.114 4/14 -0.13873 -0.114 8/14
Score Game state
Trailing 9+ +0.05136 +0.019 14/32 -0.08224 +0.014 12/32
Trailing 1–8 +0.122105 +0.011 9/32 -0.05480 -0.002 11/32
Tied -0.10573 -0.009 23/32 -0.13642 -0.009 7/32
Leading 1–8 -0.230196 -0.002 30/32 -0.265237 +0.011 2/32
Leading 9+ -0.30312 +0.014 26/32 -0.13241 +0.019 7/32
Win probability Game state
Win prob under 20% +1.0856 +0.020 1/31 -0.27430 -0.015 4/32
Win prob 20–80% -0.095351 +0.008 26/32 -0.146349 +0.008 2/32
Win prob over 80% -0.23265 -0.015 23/32 -0.46945 +0.020 2/32
Quarter Game state
Q1 -0.202119 -0.034 27/32 -0.03185 -0.034 19/32
Q2 -0.090103 +0.026 28/32 -0.182125 +0.026 2/32
Q3 -0.29986 +0.005 31/32 -0.102109 +0.005 8/32
Q4 +0.151114 +0.016 5/32 -0.418105 +0.016 1/32
Two-minute Game state
Last 2 min of half -0.12330 +0.017 23/32 -0.24858 +0.017 1/32
Rest of game -0.097392 +0.004 29/32 -0.180366 +0.004 1/32
Down Situation
1st down -0.072173 +0.008 24/32 -0.142172 +0.008 2/32
2nd down -0.119138 -0.005 25/32 -0.148145 -0.005 6/32
3rd down -0.125105 +0.004 25/32 -0.31096 +0.004 5/32
4th down +0.0316 +0.140 18/32 -0.43311 +0.140 9/32
3rd-down distance Situation
3rd & 1–3 -0.35224 +0.006 28/32 -0.25223 +0.006 7/32
3rd & 4–6 +0.28727 +0.047 7/32 -0.05522 +0.047 13/32
3rd & 7+ -0.23154 -0.020 26/32 -0.44651 -0.020 3/32
Field position Situation
Own 20 and in +0.08637 -0.017 10/32 -0.01755 -0.017 15/32
Own 50–21 -0.139193 -0.018 30/32 -0.235203 -0.018 1/32
Opp 21–49 -0.071147 +0.028 28/32 -0.046116 +0.028 11/32
Red zone (opp 20 in) -0.16945 +0.043 32/32 -0.52850 +0.043 1/32
Formation Style
Shotgun -0.120258 +0.026 28/32 -0.233242 +0.026 1/32
Under center -0.066164 -0.026 20/32 -0.132182 -0.026 6/32
Tempo Style
Huddle -0.145397 +0.001 31/32 -0.159387 +0.001 2/32
No huddle +0.62725 +0.080 4/32 -0.50737 +0.080 2/32
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.