Team Charts 2023

Net EPA per game rankings

Expected points added per graded game. Net is offense minus defense plus special teams, so the columns add up.

TeamOffenseEPA/gameDefenseEPA allowedSpecial teamsEPA/gameNetEPA/game
Royal Crowns9.9, rank 2-8.5, rank 10.7, rank 219.1, rank 1
Mean Machines11.6, rank 1-1.7, rank 25.8, rank 119.1, rank 1
Crusaders-10.2, rank 41.4, rank 3-5.6, rank 4-17.2, rank 3
Black Knights-6.2, rank 313.9, rank 4-0.8, rank 3-21.0, rank 4

See the numbers:Offense tableDefense tableSpecial teams table

Special teams EPA rankings

Expected points added per game on each phase, counting both kicking and returning. The total is the special teams column of the net EPA table.

TeamKickoffsEPA/gamePuntsEPA/gameField goalsEPA/gameTotalEPA/game
Mean Machines3.14, rank 12.43, rank 10.20, rank 25.78, rank 1
Royal Crowns0.30, rank 20.43, rank 2-0.07, rank 30.66, rank 2
Black Knights-0.40, rank 3-1.79, rank 41.34, rank 1-0.85, rank 3
Crusaders-3.05, rank 4-1.08, rank 3-1.47, rank 4-5.60, rank 4

See the numbers:Special teams table

Offensive EPA rankings

Expected points added per play through the air and on the ground, and the share of plays that gained expected points.

TeamPassEPA/dropbackRushEPA/rushSuccessEPA > 0OverallEPA/play
Mean Machines0.59, rank 1-0.24, rank 448%, rank 10.22, rank 1
Royal Crowns0.17, rank 20.17, rank 147%, rank 20.17, rank 2
Black Knights-0.13, rank 3-0.10, rank 237%, rank 4-0.12, rank 3
Crusaders-0.24, rank 4-0.18, rank 338%, rank 3-0.21, rank 4

See the numbers:Rushing tablePassing table

Defensive EPA rankings

Expected points allowed per play against the pass and the run, and the share of plays that gained the offense expected points. Lower is better.

TeamPassEPA/dropbackRushEPA/rushSuccessEPA > 0OverallEPA/play
Royal Crowns-0.03, rank 1-0.32, rank 137%, rank 1-0.17, rank 1
Mean Machines-0.02, rank 2-0.04, rank 243%, rank 2-0.03, rank 2
Crusaders0.01, rank 30.04, rank 445%, rank 30.03, rank 3
Black Knights0.53, rank 4-0.03, rank 345%, rank 30.26, rank 4

See the numbers:Rushing defense tablePassing defense table

Total offense vs total defense

Yards gained and allowed per game. Top right is best.

Defense-ledDominant
Yards allowed per game (fewer is better →)
avg 287.3avg 287.3
StrugglingYards per gameOffense-led

See the numbers:Offense tableDefense table

Points scored vs points allowed

Points per game. Top right is best.

Defense-ledDominant
Points allowed per game (fewer is better →)
avg 20.0avg 20.0
StrugglingPoints per gameOffense-led

See the numbers:Offense tableDefense table

Offensive vs defensive EPA

Expected points added per play, gained on offense and allowed on defense. Top right is best.

Defense-ledDominant
EPA allowed per play (fewer is better →)
avg 0.02avg 0.02
StrugglingEPA per playOffense-led

See the numbers:Offense tableDefense table

Points per drive

Points scored and allowed per possession. Top right is best.

Defense-ledDominant
Points allowed per drive (fewer is better →)
avg 2.05avg 1.98
StrugglingPoints per driveOffense-led

Offensive vs defensive DVOA

Opponent-adjusted efficiency as a percentage of league average. Top right is best.

Defense-ledDominant
Defensive DVOA % (lower is better →)
avg -1.6avg -0.8
StrugglingOffensive DVOA %Offense-led

Rushing vs passing offense

How each team gains its yards per game.

Pass-heavyDoes both
Passing yards per game
avg 102.3avg 185.0
Low yardageRushing yards per gameRun-heavy

See the numbers:Rushing tablePassing table

Rushing vs passing defense

Yards allowed per game. Top right is best.

Weak vs the runStops both
Passing yards allowed per game (fewer is better →)
avg 102.3avg 185.0
Gives up bothRushing yards allowed per game (fewer is better →)Weak vs the pass

See the numbers:Rushing defense tablePassing defense table

Third-down conversions

Conversion rate on offense and allowed on defense. Top right is best.

Defense-ledDominant
Third-down % allowed (fewer is better →)
avg 39.2avg 38.8
StrugglingThird-down conversion %Offense-led

See the numbers:Downs tableDefense downs table

Penalties

Flags and penalty yards per game. Top right is best.

Many small flagsDisciplined
Penalty yards per game (fewer is better →)
avg 7.3avg 70.5
Flag-pronePenalties per game (fewer is better →)Few but costly

See the numbers:Penalties table