What Is Red Zone Passing TD Rate Allowed?
Red zone passing TD rate allowed is the percentage of opponent pass attempts inside this defense's 20-yard line that end in a touchdown.
Red Zone Passing TD Rate Allowed | NFL Advanced Team Stats
| Rank | Team | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | 7.4% | 33.3% | 20.0% | 10.0% | - | 10.0% | 5.9% | 12.3% |
| 2 |  | 13.3% | 0.0% | 12.5% | 12.5% | - | 7.7% | 17.6% | 18.4% |
| 3 |  | 14.3% | 40.0% | 20.0% | 21.7% | - | 25.0% | 8.7% | 29.3% |
| 4 |  | 14.9% | 0.0% | 5.0% | 9.4% | - | 25.0% | 9.7% | 25.7% |
| 5 |  | 16.1% | 50.0% | 11.8% | 12.5% | - | 12.5% | 20.0% | 22.7% |
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Which teams allow the lowest red zone passing TD rate in the NFL in 2026?
Minnesota has allowed the lowest red zone passing TD rate in the NFL at 7.4%, through games played November 3, 2026. Pittsburgh is second at 13.3% & Cincinnati third at 14.3%. A gap of 5.9 percentage points separates Minnesota from second place, & 20.1 percentage points separate it from the 25th-ranked team.
Only 10.8 percentage points separate first from tenth. Cleveland is fourth at 14.9%, Kansas City fifth at 16.1%, New England sixth at 17.1% & Philadelphia seventh at 17.4%. Jacksonville, the Los Angeles Chargers & Denver are tied for eighth at 18.2%.
Cleveland ranks fourth on the season at 14.9% but has the league's lowest red zone passing TD rate allowed over the last three weeks at 5.0%. Green Bay & the Los Angeles Rams are tied 11th at 19.0%, Tampa Bay is 13th at 19.4%, New Orleans & Chicago are tied 14th at 20.0%, Atlanta is 16th at 20.8% & Houston 17th at 22.2%.
All 8 teams are within 1.8 percentage points of each other. San Francisco is 18th at 23.5%, Buffalo 19th at 24.5%, Carolina 20th at 25.0%, Indianapolis 21st at 26.5%, Miami 22nd at 26.5%, Arizona 23rd at 26.8%, Baltimore 24th at 27.3% & the New York Jets 25th at 27.5%. Three ranks inside the top 25 are shared by more than one team.
How this ranking is measured
These 25 are drawn from 32 NFL teams ranked in the 2026 regular season, ranked lowest first. Red zone passing TD rate allowed is the percentage of opponent pass attempts inside this defense's 20-yard line that end in a touchdown. Figures are as of November 3, 2026 & are recalculated on StatRankings after each game's play-by-play is processed.
