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Explosive Play Dependency

Show how much of each offense's positive yardage comes from breakaways.

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Latest verified results through Week 5.

Latest Explosive Play Dependency rankings
RankTeamExplosive yard share (%)Explosive yardsPositive yardsExplosive playsPrevious rankWeekly movement
1BUF67.0%305.00455.0013.002+1
2GB63.4%291.00459.008.0024+22
3MIA61.7%222.00360.0012.0019+16
4CLE57.6%148.00257.007.0014+10
5NE53.3%281.00527.0012.0022+17
6WAS53.2%216.00406.009.005-1
7DET51.8%228.00440.0010.0019+12
8PIT50.7%187.00369.005.006-2
9IND49.6%167.00337.007.0027+18
10TB48.9%215.00440.007.0029+19
11DAL44.1%163.00370.006.0021+10
12JAX42.7%190.00445.008.0017+5
13ATL40.2%162.00403.006.003-10
14NYJ40.2%131.00326.007.0018+4
15SEA38.3%111.00290.004.008-7
16SF37.2%109.00293.006.0010-6
17MIN34.7%138.00398.007.0023+6
18LAC34.1%98.00287.005.009-9
19LA33.8%156.00461.007.0028+9
20BAL33.1%138.00417.007.0011-9
21LV32.0%110.00344.004.0016-5
22NYG28.4%124.00437.006.007-15
23ARI27.9%101.00362.004.0025+2
24CHI26.3%76.00289.005.0013-11
25DEN26.1%61.00234.003.0030+5
26CIN25.2%78.00310.004.0031+5
27PHI24.2%62.00256.001.0032+5
28HOU23.0%79.00344.005.004-24
29TEN15.6%37.00237.002.0012-17
30NO0.0%0.00161.000.0026-4

How to read Explosive Play Dependency

  • Positive yards from runs of at least 10 and completed passes of at least 20 are divided by all positive rush/pass yards.
  • This version does not attribute points or drive outcomes to explosive plays.

Data as of October 13, 2026. Source: nflverse play-by-play.

Weekly editions

Explosive Play DependencySep 27, 2026

Explosive Play Dependency: Week 2

NE moved into the top spot in Week 2, leading Explosive Play Dependency at 66.02 explosive yard share.

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Explosive Play DependencySep 27, 2026

Explosive Play Dependency: Week 1

GB moved into the top spot in Week 1, leading Explosive Play Dependency at 64.57 explosive yard share.

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