What is EPA Per Play?
EPA per play is the average expected points added by an offense on each play. It accounts for down, distance, field position, and game situation to measure how efficiently a team moves the ball relative to expectation.
EPA Per Play | NFL Advanced Stats
| Rank | Team | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | 0.215 | 0.217 | 0.083 | 0.225 | - | 0.309 | 0.043 | 0.088 |
| 2 |  | 0.213 | 0.176 | 0.211 | 0.211 | - | 0.181 | 0.246 | 0.133 |
| 3 |  | 0.193 | 0.350 | 0.251 | 0.193 | - | 0.092 | 0.263 | 0.093 |
| 4 |  | 0.181 | 0.139 | 0.174 | 0.181 | - | 0.175 | 0.193 | 0.036 |
| 5 |  | 0.152 | 0.153 | 0.128 | 0.117 | - | 0.178 | 0.093 | 0.029 |
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Which teams have the highest EPA per play in the NFL in 2026?
Through games played October 22, 2026, San Francisco has the highest EPA per play in the NFL at 0.215. Buffalo is second at 0.213, Detroit third at 0.193, Kansas City fourth at 0.181 & Jacksonville fifth at 0.152. San Francisco's average is 0.002 above second place & 0.276 above the 25th-ranked team.
Only 0.163 separate first from tenth. Carolina is sixth at 0.119, Baltimore seventh at 0.111, Cincinnati eighth at 0.068, Dallas ninth at 0.068 & the Los Angeles Rams tenth at 0.052.
Detroit ranks third on the season at 0.193 but has led the league in EPA per play over the last three weeks at 0.251. Houston is 11th at 0.049, Las Vegas 12th at 0.037, Chicago 13th at 0.027, New England 14th at 0.026, the New York Giants 15th at -0.018, Arizona 16th at -0.018, Green Bay 17th at -0.019 & Washington 18th at -0.023.
Eight teams sit inside 0.03 of each other from 15th to 22nd, the tightest stretch of the ranking. Atlanta is 19th at -0.024, the New York Jets 20th at -0.027, New Orleans 21st at -0.028, Indianapolis 22nd at -0.048, Denver 23rd at -0.053, Pittsburgh 24th at -0.059 & Cleveland 25th at -0.061.
How this ranking is measured
The ranking above covers the top 25 of 32 NFL teams in the 2026 regular season. EPA per play is the average expected points added by an offense on each play. It accounts for down, distance, field position, and game situation to measure how efficiently a team moves the ball relative to expectation. Figures are as of October 22, 2026 & are recalculated on StatRankings after each game's play-by-play is processed.