What is Explosive Play Rate?
Explosive play rate is the percentage of offensive plays that gain a large chunk of yards, typically 20 or more on passes or 10 or more on runs.
Explosive Play Rate | NFL Advanced Team Stats
| Rank | Team | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | 30.1% | 20.0% | 30.8% | 31.2% | - | 28.6% | 31.8% | 23.7% |
| 2 |  | 22.8% | 19.0% | 17.9% | 22.7% | - | 27.3% | 18.3% | 16.0% |
| 3 |  | 22.6% | 26.1% | 28.8% | 22.8% | - | 28.4% | 18.8% | 18.8% |
| 4 |  | 21.7% | 5.3% | 13.8% | 21.3% | - | 14.6% | 28.0% | 24.3% |
| 5 |  | 20.1% | 27.8% | 16.7% | 18.5% | - | 22.9% | 16.5% | 21.1% |
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Which teams have the highest explosive play rate in the NFL in 2026?
Buffalo leads the NFL in explosive play rate at 30.1%, through games played October 30, 2026. San Francisco is second at 22.8% & Miami third at 22.6%. Buffalo's rate is 7.3 percentage points above second place & 17.0 percentage points above the 25th-ranked team.
Only 12.2 percentage points separate first from tenth. Baltimore is fourth at 21.7%, Chicago fifth at 20.1%, Kansas City sixth at 19.6%, Jacksonville seventh at 19.5%, New England eighth at 19.2%, Atlanta ninth at 18.2% & Detroit tenth at 17.9%.
A gap of 1.2 percentage points separates 14th from 15th, the widest single step anywhere below the top four. The New York Jets are 11th at 17.3%, Minnesota 12th at 16.9%, Seattle 13th at 16.9%, Tampa Bay 14th at 16.7%, Houston 15th at 15.5%, Indianapolis 16th at 15.4% & Cleveland 17th at 15.2%.
Eight teams sit inside 1.6 percentage points of each other from 15th to 22nd, the tightest stretch of the ranking. Washington is 18th at 15.1%, the New York Giants 19th at 14.7%, the Los Angeles Chargers 20th at 14.4%, Carolina 21st at 14.0%, the Los Angeles Rams 22nd at 13.9%, Green Bay 23rd at 13.5%, Pittsburgh 24th at 13.2% & Cincinnati 25th at 13.1%.
How this ranking is measured
These 25 are drawn from 32 NFL teams ranked in the 2026 regular season. Explosive play rate is the percentage of offensive plays that gain a large chunk of yards, typically 20 or more on passes or 10 or more on runs. Figures are as of October 30, 2026 & are recalculated on StatRankings after each game's play-by-play is processed.
