2026SM-Final
FINAL
Mean MachinesSMM
33
Royal CrownsTRC
49

Team Charts 2026

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
Crusaders22.1, rank 10.0, rank 42.2, rank 224.4, rank 1
Mean Machines21.6, rank 2-2.4, rank 2-1.0, rank 623.1, rank 2
Black Knights11.8, rank 4-6.3, rank 1-0.9, rank 517.2, rank 3
Royal Crowns12.0, rank 3-0.3, rank 33.7, rank 115.9, rank 4
Giants10.5, rank 52.9, rank 51.0, rank 38.6, rank 5
Predators-3.9, rank 614.4, rank 6-1.8, rank 7-20.0, rank 6
Griffins-10.5, rank 717.2, rank 7-0.3, rank 4-27.9, rank 7
AIK-23.7, rank 827.2, rank 8-2.8, rank 8-53.7, 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
Royal Crowns1.76, rank 21.29, rank 10.66, rank 33.71, rank 1
Crusaders3.76, rank 1-0.18, rank 5-1.36, rank 82.22, rank 2
Giants-0.55, rank 50.46, rank 31.08, rank 10.99, rank 3
Griffins-0.32, rank 40.23, rank 4-0.17, rank 6-0.26, rank 4
Black Knights-1.18, rank 61.01, rank 2-0.72, rank 7-0.90, rank 5
Mean Machines-1.52, rank 8-0.34, rank 60.87, rank 2-0.99, rank 6
Predators-0.29, rank 3-1.53, rank 80.04, rank 4-1.78, rank 7
AIK-1.25, rank 7-1.41, rank 7-0.12, rank 5-2.78, 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
Crusaders0.28, rank 20.59, rank 150%, rank 30.41, rank 1
Mean Machines0.46, rank 10.23, rank 351%, rank 10.37, rank 2
Royal Crowns0.28, rank 20.17, rank 551%, rank 10.24, rank 3
Giants0.23, rank 40.21, rank 445%, rank 40.22, rank 4
Black Knights0.10, rank 50.30, rank 244%, rank 50.21, rank 5
Predators-0.11, rank 6-0.07, rank 739%, rank 6-0.09, rank 6
Griffins-0.50, rank 7-0.05, rank 637%, rank 7-0.23, rank 7
AIK-0.52, rank 8-0.64, rank 831%, rank 8-0.57, 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
Black Knights-0.31, rank 10.15, rank 439%, rank 1-0.13, rank 1
Mean Machines-0.15, rank 20.08, rank 340%, rank 3-0.05, rank 2
Royal Crowns0.09, rank 4-0.10, rank 242%, rank 4-0.01, rank 3
Crusaders0.16, rank 5-0.20, rank 139%, rank 10.00, rank 4
Giants-0.10, rank 30.20, rank 645%, rank 50.06, rank 5
Predators0.31, rank 70.19, rank 548%, rank 70.25, rank 6
Griffins0.30, rank 60.41, rank 747%, rank 60.35, rank 7
AIK0.75, rank 80.45, rank 860%, rank 80.61, 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 315.1avg 315.1
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 25.1avg 25.1
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 0.14
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 2.52avg 2.65
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 -9.2avg 3.9
StrugglingOffensive DVOA %Offense-led

Rushing vs passing offense

How each team gains its yards per game.

Pass-heavyDoes both
Passing yards per game
avg 122.9avg 192.2
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 122.9avg 192.2
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 39.8avg 39.6
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 8.0avg 74.0
Flag-pronePenalties per game (fewer is better →)Few but costly

See the numbers:Penalties table