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 NO players: Passing →Rushing →Receiving →

NO, 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 NO's side.

SituationOffenseLeagueRankDefenseLeagueRank
All plays Overall
All plays -0.031475 +0.006 22/32 +0.081454 +0.006 26/32
Home / away Setting
Home -0.128193 +0.001 27/32 +0.144188 +0.008 28/32
Away +0.029225 +0.008 15/32 +0.014204 +0.001 20/32
Neutral site +0.06157 +0.038 7/11 +0.10662 +0.038 8/11
Rest days Setting
Normal (6–8 days) -0.045387 -0.012 23/32 +0.103377 +0.016 28/32
Indoors / outdoors Weather
Indoors -0.055338 -0.002 20/27 +0.097327 -0.002 22/27
Outdoors +0.029137 +0.009 15/32 +0.040127 +0.009 22/32
Temperature (outdoors) Weather
60–79°F +0.12166 +0.029 8/29 +0.09957 +0.029 21/29
Wind (outdoors) Weather
10–14 mph +0.12166 +0.040 6/18 +0.09957 +0.040 12/18
Rain or snow (outdoors) Weather
Dry +0.029137 +0.022 15/32 +0.040127 +0.022 21/32
Score Game state
Trailing 9+ +0.025100 +0.019 15/32 +0.37439 +0.014 31/32
Trailing 1–8 -0.029274 +0.011 17/32 -0.139193 -0.002 8/32
Tied +0.07449 -0.009 13/32 +0.314138 -0.009 32/32
Leading 1–8 -0.12534 -0.002 24/32 -0.00549 +0.011 15/32
Leading 9+ -0.47418 +0.014 28/32 +0.16135 +0.019 24/32
Win probability Game state
Win prob under 20% +0.029139 +0.020 13/31 -0.053108 -0.015 13/32
Win prob 20–80% -0.024303 +0.008 21/32 +0.122302 +0.008 29/32
Win prob over 80% -0.34333 -0.015 27/32 +0.12444 +0.020 22/32
Quarter Game state
Q1 -0.16580 -0.034 25/32 +0.124121 -0.034 29/32
Q2 -0.009128 +0.026 24/32 +0.067129 +0.026 22/32
Q3 +0.053121 +0.005 15/32 -0.03696 +0.005 14/32
Q4 -0.095135 +0.016 26/32 +0.11598 +0.016 27/32
OT +0.56211 +0.109 2/21 +0.52410 +0.109 18/21
Two-minute Game state
Last 2 min of half +0.24960 +0.017 3/32 +0.03056 +0.017 17/32
Rest of game -0.071415 +0.004 25/32 +0.088398 +0.004 27/32
Down Situation
1st down -0.085196 +0.008 26/32 +0.050207 +0.008 24/32
2nd down -0.122161 -0.005 28/32 +0.140151 -0.005 29/32
3rd down -0.030102 +0.004 18/32 +0.02593 +0.004 17/32
4th down +1.65315 +0.140 2/32 +0.8943 +0.140 25/32
3rd-down distance Situation
3rd & 1–3 +0.18824 +0.006 11/32 +0.02929 +0.006 20/32
3rd & 4–6 -0.17727 +0.047 24/32 +0.50127 +0.047 29/32
3rd & 7+ -0.05551 -0.020 21/32 -0.32637 -0.020 5/32
Field position Situation
Own 20 and in -0.14737 -0.017 27/32 +0.09238 -0.017 23/32
Own 50–21 -0.065216 -0.018 23/32 +0.038179 -0.018 21/32
Opp 21–49 -0.058147 +0.028 25/32 +0.229146 +0.028 30/32
Red zone (opp 20 in) +0.18075 +0.043 6/32 -0.08091 +0.043 9/32
Formation Style
Shotgun -0.020328 +0.026 23/32 +0.066257 +0.026 21/32
Under center -0.054147 -0.026 18/32 +0.100197 -0.026 30/32
Tempo Style
Huddle -0.049407 +0.001 21/32 +0.102427 +0.001 29/32
No huddle +0.07968 +0.080 15/32 -0.26427 +0.080 4/32
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.