What is Punt EPA Allowed?
Punt EPA allowed is the average expected points added given up per opponent punt a team's return unit faces. Lower is better: it reflects both punt coverage faced and return production.
Punt EPA Allowed | NFL Advanced Stats
| Rank | Team | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | -0.362 | -0.258 | -0.540 | -0.389 | - | -0.381 | -0.335 | -0.236 |
| 2 |  | -0.301 | 0.015 | -0.059 | -0.348 | - | -0.349 | -0.271 | -0.013 |
| 3 |  | -0.259 | -0.332 | -0.221 | -0.261 | - | -0.339 | -0.198 | -0.466 |
| 4 |  | -0.237 | -0.149 | -0.108 | -0.334 | - | -0.247 | -0.224 | -0.079 |
| 5 |  | -0.230 | -0.560 | -1.562 | -0.659 | - | 0.125 | -0.451 | -0.350 |
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Which teams allow the fewest punt EPA in the NFL in 2026?
The fewest punt EPA allowed in the NFL belongs to Detroit at -0.362, as of November 3, 2026. Minnesota is second at -0.301, New England third at -0.259, Philadelphia fourth at -0.237 & Tennessee fifth at -0.230. A gap of 0.061 punt epa separates Detroit from second place, & 0.425 punt epa separate it from the 25th-ranked team.
Only 0.179 punt epa separate first from tenth. Buffalo is sixth at -0.228, Dallas seventh at -0.212, Green Bay eighth at -0.187, New Orleans ninth at -0.187 & Seattle tenth at -0.183.
Tennessee ranks fifth on the season at -0.230 but has the league's lowest punt EPA allowed over the last three weeks at -1.562. Arizona is 11th at -0.148, Tampa Bay 12th at -0.140, the New York Giants 13th at -0.081, Las Vegas 14th at -0.076, Cleveland 15th at -0.049, the New York Jets 16th at -0.048, Jacksonville 17th at -0.037 & the Los Angeles Rams 18th at -0.028.
Eight teams from 17th to 24th sit inside 0.074 punt epa of each other. Chicago is 19th at -0.019, Miami 20th at 0.000, Washington 21st at 0.017, Houston 22nd at 0.027, Indianapolis 23rd at 0.036, Denver 24th at 0.037 & Pittsburgh 25th at 0.063.
How this ranking is measured
32 NFL teams are ranked for the 2026 regular season. The top 25 appear above, ranked lowest first. Punt EPA allowed is the average expected points added given up per opponent punt a team's return unit faces. Figures are as of November 3, 2026 & are recalculated on StatRankings after each game's play-by-play is processed.
