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NFL · Funnel Defenses · Defense · 2026 · opponent-adjusted

NFL Funnel Defenses

Which NFL defenses funnel offenses one way — stingy against one kind of play, soft against the other. EPA per play and success rate allowed, run and pass, each measured against the league. A positive Funnel means the pass is the weak spot (a pass funnel); negative means offenses do better running (a run funnel). Click a team for its game log.

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TeamFunnelRush EPARush SRPass EPAPass SRPass %
ARIZONA CARDINALSARI+0.27PASS-0.1439.4%+0.2544.4%55.1%
SAN FRANCISCO 49ERSSF+0.16PASS-0.1945.3%+0.1046.3%61.8%
MIAMI DOLPHINSMIA+0.13PASS-0.0445.7%+0.2251.1%54.4%
DALLAS COWBOYSDAL+0.13PASS+0.0343.5%+0.2953.3%57.7%
TENNESSEE TITANSTEN+0.12PASS-0.0442.1%+0.2252.0%58.3%
DETROIT LIONSDET+0.12PASS-0.0637.9%+0.1950.3%69.1%
NEW YORK JETSNYJ+0.10PASS-0.1044.8%+0.1346.5%55.5%
WASHINGTON COMMANDERSWAS+0.08PASS-0.0845.1%+0.1349.3%65.1%
PITTSBURGH STEELERSPIT+0.07-0.1533.8%+0.0546.4%65.4%
KANSAS CITY CHIEFSKC+0.07-0.0738.6%+0.1248.0%60.7%
LAS VEGAS RAIDERSLV+0.04-0.0245.2%+0.1449.5%58.1%
CINCINNATI BENGALSCIN+0.03-0.1034.4%+0.0650.4%64.5%
BALTIMORE RAVENSBAL+0.03-0.0740.6%+0.0945.4%60.8%
NEW YORK GIANTSNYG-0.00-0.0543.8%+0.0743.5%59.5%
CLEVELAND BROWNSCLE-0.00-0.0942.1%+0.0342.1%58.7%
BUFFALO BILLSBUF-0.01-0.0146.1%+0.1145.5%64.3%
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTSNE-0.01-0.1237.3%+0.0145.5%61.7%
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARSJAX-0.02-0.1738.9%-0.0644.8%65.5%
LOS ANGELES RAMSLA-0.04-0.1835.0%-0.0844.5%59.1%
HOUSTON TEXANSHOU-0.04-0.0740.7%+0.0238.0%61.9%
INDIANAPOLIS COLTSIND-0.04+0.0043.2%+0.0943.1%57.2%
ATLANTA FALCONSATL-0.06-0.1341.3%-0.0542.9%60.3%
CAROLINA PANTHERSCAR-0.06+0.0141.4%+0.0847.5%59.4%
PHILADELPHIA EAGLESPHI-0.07+0.0444.5%+0.1044.2%56.9%
NEW ORLEANS SAINTSNO-0.08RUN+0.0549.0%+0.1049.8%59.5%
CHICAGO BEARSCHI-0.09RUN-0.0140.3%+0.0343.3%65.4%
GREEN BAY PACKERSGB-0.11RUN-0.1142.0%-0.0942.9%61.3%
SEATTLE SEAHAWKSSEA-0.13RUN-0.1135.3%-0.1139.5%60.2%
DENVER BRONCOSDEN-0.14RUN-0.0634.4%-0.0739.3%62.3%
LOS ANGELES CHARGERSLAC-0.15RUN-0.0740.5%-0.0945.2%52.6%
TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERSTB-0.16RUN-0.1435.0%-0.1742.2%64.3%
MINNESOTA VIKINGSMIN-0.21RUN-0.1234.6%-0.2037.9%57.9%

Pass plays are every dropback (including sacks and scrambles); runs exclude kneels. Success = a play with positive EPA. Neutral script = win probability 20–80%, outside the last two minutes of each half. Opponent adjustment corrects each game by the opponent’s other games in the same window; the game log shows the raw, unadjusted numbers. Early in a season these are a handful of games — check Last Season before leaning on a number.