2026SM-Final
FINAL
Mean MachinesSMM
33
Royal CrownsTRC
49

Team Charts 2024

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
Crusaders17.3, rank 1-15.0, rank 10.4, rank 332.7, rank 1
Mean Machines17.1, rank 21.7, rank 38.5, rank 124.0, rank 2
Royal Crowns12.4, rank 3-1.1, rank 2-0.2, rank 413.3, rank 3
Black Knights5.2, rank 43.3, rank 4-2.1, rank 7-0.2, rank 4
Vikings3.9, rank 58.3, rank 7-1.1, rank 5-5.5, rank 5
AIK-9.9, rank 77.4, rank 6-2.0, rank 6-19.3, rank 6
Griffins-15.7, rank 87.3, rank 51.5, rank 2-21.5, rank 7
Predators-5.0, rank 613.5, rank 8-5.0, rank 8-23.4, rank 8

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 Machines5.77, rank 12.32, rank 10.42, rank 28.52, rank 1
Griffins-0.40, rank 41.48, rank 20.41, rank 31.48, rank 2
Crusaders2.66, rank 2-1.88, rank 8-0.38, rank 60.40, rank 3
Royal Crowns-0.34, rank 3-0.93, rank 51.06, rank 1-0.21, rank 4
Vikings-0.99, rank 60.85, rank 4-0.96, rank 8-1.10, rank 5
AIK-3.02, rank 81.32, rank 3-0.33, rank 5-2.03, rank 6
Black Knights-0.94, rank 5-1.35, rank 60.22, rank 4-2.07, rank 7
Predators-2.74, rank 7-1.81, rank 7-0.43, rank 7-4.99, rank 8

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 Machines0.44, rank 10.26, rank 252%, rank 10.34, rank 1
Crusaders0.29, rank 30.45, rank 152%, rank 10.34, rank 1
Royal Crowns0.32, rank 20.16, rank 347%, rank 30.26, rank 3
Black Knights0.14, rank 4-0.04, rank 543%, rank 40.08, rank 4
Vikings0.07, rank 50.06, rank 442%, rank 50.07, rank 5
Predators-0.01, rank 6-0.18, rank 738%, rank 6-0.09, rank 6
AIK-0.28, rank 7-0.05, rank 638%, rank 6-0.19, rank 7
Griffins-0.34, rank 8-0.21, rank 834%, rank 8-0.28, rank 8

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
Crusaders-0.30, rank 1-0.19, rank 136%, rank 1-0.26, rank 1
Royal Crowns-0.06, rank 20.04, rank 440%, rank 2-0.02, rank 2
Mean Machines0.02, rank 30.07, rank 544%, rank 50.03, rank 3
Black Knights0.17, rank 5-0.09, rank 243%, rank 30.06, rank 4
Griffins0.15, rank 40.09, rank 647%, rank 70.12, rank 5
AIK0.28, rank 8-0.01, rank 343%, rank 30.15, rank 6
Vikings0.19, rank 60.10, rank 744%, rank 50.16, rank 7
Predators0.24, rank 70.30, rank 847%, rank 70.27, rank 8

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 301.9avg 301.9
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 24.7avg 24.7
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 0.07avg 0.07
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 2.41avg 2.38
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 1.9avg 1.7
StrugglingOffensive DVOA %Offense-led

Rushing vs passing offense

How each team gains its yards per game.

Pass-heavyDoes both
Passing yards per game
avg 95.0avg 206.9
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 95.0avg 206.9
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 39.5avg 39.4
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 7.8avg 71.8
Flag-pronePenalties per game (fewer is better →)Few but costly

See the numbers:Penalties table