Defense vs position
NFL defense vs kickers
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Opposing kickers put up the most kicking points against the Indianapolis Colts: 9.8 per kicker per game, 32nd of 32, against a league average of 7.4. They put up the fewest against the Detroit Lions, at 4.6.
1st allows the least (toughest) and 32nd allows the most (softest). These are 2026 numbers through about 8 games per team. It counts every kicker who played.
Green means opponents put up more of that stat, red means less. Ranks are never flipped, so a high rank on a stat like turnovers means opponents turn it over more against this team.
Defense vs kickers, 2026
 Indianapolis Colts | 8 | 9.832nd | 2.629th | 329th |
 Los Angeles Rams | 8 | 930th | 332nd | 1.12nd |
 Pittsburgh Steelers | 8 | 930th | 2.528th | 1.54th |
 Tennessee Titans | 8 | 8.929th | 2.426th | 2.522nd |
 New Orleans Saints | 7 | 8.628th | 214th | 2.624th |
 San Francisco 49ers | 7 | 8.427th | 2.730th | 1.65th |
 Philadelphia Eagles | 8 | 8.326th | 2.119th | 1.911th |
 Baltimore Ravens | 8 | 8.125th | 2.325th | 2.116th |
 Cincinnati Bengals | 7 | 821st | 2.119th | 1.65th |
 Houston Texans | 7 | 821st | 2.223rd | 2.419th |
 Los Angeles Chargers | 7 | 821st | 214th | 2.217th |
 Washington Commanders | 7 | 821st | 1.76th | 2.926th |
 Cleveland Browns | 8 | 7.918th | 214th | 1.911th |
 Dallas Cowboys | 8 | 7.918th | 2.223rd | 329th |
 Kansas City Chiefs | 7 | 7.918th | 2.119th | 1.43rd |
 Las Vegas Raiders | 8 | 7.817th | 2.426th | 3.332nd |
 Arizona Cardinals | 8 | 7.613th | 1.912th | 2.825th |
 Denver Broncos | 8 | 7.613th | 1.912th | 214th |
 Miami Dolphins | 7 | 7.613th | 1.88th | 2.926th |
 Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 8 | 7.613th | 2.730th | 1.65th |
 New England Patriots | 8 | 7.512th | 2.119th | 1.911th |
 Carolina Panthers | 7 | 7.311th | 214th | 329th |
 New York Jets | 8 | 710th | 1.76th | 2.522nd |
 Atlanta Falcons | 8 | 6.99th | 214th | 2.419th |
 Buffalo Bills | 7 | 6.78th | 1.88th | 2.926th |
 Jacksonville Jaguars | 7 | 5.65th | 1.52nd | 1.79th |
 Minnesota Vikings | 7 | 5.65th | 1.88th | 0.91st |
 Seattle Seahawks | 7 | 5.65th | 1.52nd | 1.79th |
 New York Giants | 7 | 5.34th | 1.88th | 2.318th |
 Chicago Bears | 7 | 52nd | 1.64th | 1.65th |
 Green Bay Packers | 8 | 52nd | 1.64th | 214th |
 Detroit Lions | 7 | 4.61st | 1.31st | 2.419th |
Season, last 10 and last 5
Every current number at kickers
Open a stat for its full ranking. L10 and L5 are the same defense over its last 10 and last 5 games, each with its own league rank.
Kicking Points allowed to kickersLeague average 7.4 per game
| Indianapolis Colts | 8 | 9.832nd | 9.832nd | 9.427th | Weak |
| Los Angeles Rams | 8 | 930th | 930th | 1132nd | Weak |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 8 | 930th | 930th | 9.628th | Weak |
| Tennessee Titans | 8 | 8.929th | 8.929th | 8.423rd | Weak |
| New Orleans Saints | 7 | 8.628th | 8.628th | 9.628th | Weak |
| San Francisco 49ers | 7 | 8.427th | 8.427th | 10.231st | Weak |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 8 | 8.326th | 8.326th | 924th | Weak |
| Baltimore Ravens | 8 | 8.125th | 8.125th | 7.818th | Weak |
| Cincinnati Bengals | 7 | 821st | 821st | 8.221st | Soft |
| Houston Texans | 7 | 821st | 821st | 7.213th | Soft |
| Los Angeles Chargers | 7 | 821st | 821st | 7.213th | Soft |
| Washington Commanders | 7 | 821st | 821st | 7.415th | Soft |
| Cleveland Browns | 8 | 7.918th | 7.918th | 5.67th | Neutral |
| Dallas Cowboys | 8 | 7.918th | 7.918th | 8.221st | Neutral |
| Kansas City Chiefs | 7 | 7.918th | 7.918th | 7.818th | Neutral |
| Las Vegas Raiders | 8 | 7.817th | 7.817th | 1030th | Neutral |
| Arizona Cardinals | 8 | 7.613th | 7.613th | 9.226th | Neutral |
| Denver Broncos | 8 | 7.613th | 7.613th | 6.69th | Neutral |
| Miami Dolphins | 7 | 7.613th | 7.613th | 7.818th | Neutral |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 8 | 7.613th | 7.613th | 4.84th | Neutral |
| New England Patriots | 8 | 7.512th | 7.512th | 924th | Solid |
| Carolina Panthers | 7 | 7.311th | 7.311th | 7.415th | Solid |
| New York Jets | 8 | 710th | 710th | 7.415th | Solid |
| Atlanta Falcons | 8 | 6.99th | 6.99th | 712th | Solid |
| Buffalo Bills | 7 | 6.78th | 6.78th | 6.69th | Tough |
| Jacksonville Jaguars | 7 | 5.65th | 5.65th | 5.46th | Tough |
| Minnesota Vikings | 7 | 5.65th | 5.65th | 5.25th | Tough |
| Seattle Seahawks | 7 | 5.65th | 5.65th | 6.811th | Tough |
| New York Giants | 7 | 5.34th | 5.34th | 6.28th | Tough |
| Chicago Bears | 7 | 52nd | 52nd | 3.81st | Tough |
| Green Bay Packers | 8 | 52nd | 52nd | 3.81st | Tough |
| Detroit Lions | 7 | 4.61st | 4.61st | 4.23rd | Tough |
FG Made allowed to kickersLeague average 2 per game
| Los Angeles Rams | 8 | 332nd | 332nd | 3.432nd | Weak |
| San Francisco 49ers | 7 | 2.730th | 2.730th | 2.829th | Weak |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 8 | 2.730th | 2.730th | 212th | Weak |
| Indianapolis Colts | 8 | 2.629th | 2.629th | 2.829th | Weak |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 8 | 2.528th | 2.528th | 2.829th | Weak |
| Las Vegas Raiders | 8 | 2.426th | 2.426th | 2.527th | Weak |
| Tennessee Titans | 8 | 2.426th | 2.426th | 2.320th | Weak |
| Baltimore Ravens | 8 | 2.325th | 2.325th | 2.320th | Weak |
| Dallas Cowboys | 8 | 2.223rd | 2.223rd | 2.320th | Soft |
| Houston Texans | 7 | 2.223rd | 2.223rd | 212th | Soft |
| Cincinnati Bengals | 7 | 2.119th | 2.119th | 2.217th | Neutral |
| Kansas City Chiefs | 7 | 2.119th | 2.119th | 2.217th | Neutral |
| New England Patriots | 8 | 2.119th | 2.119th | 2.424th | Neutral |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 8 | 2.119th | 2.119th | 2.424th | Neutral |
| Atlanta Falcons | 8 | 214th | 214th | 212th | Neutral |
| Carolina Panthers | 7 | 214th | 214th | 2.728th | Neutral |
| Cleveland Browns | 8 | 214th | 214th | 1.21st | Neutral |
| Los Angeles Chargers | 7 | 214th | 214th | 1.88th | Neutral |
| New Orleans Saints | 7 | 214th | 214th | 2.424th | Neutral |
| Arizona Cardinals | 8 | 1.912th | 1.912th | 2.217th | Solid |
| Denver Broncos | 8 | 1.912th | 1.912th | 1.65th | Solid |
| Buffalo Bills | 7 | 1.88th | 1.88th | 2.320th | Tough |
| Miami Dolphins | 7 | 1.88th | 1.88th | 1.88th | Tough |
| Minnesota Vikings | 7 | 1.88th | 1.88th | 1.88th | Tough |
| New York Giants | 7 | 1.88th | 1.88th | 1.88th | Tough |
| New York Jets | 8 | 1.76th | 1.76th | 212th | Tough |
| Washington Commanders | 7 | 1.76th | 1.76th | 1.65th | Tough |
| Chicago Bears | 7 | 1.64th | 1.64th | 1.32nd | Tough |
| Green Bay Packers | 8 | 1.64th | 1.64th | 212th | Tough |
| Jacksonville Jaguars | 7 | 1.52nd | 1.52nd | 1.54th | Tough |
| Seattle Seahawks | 7 | 1.52nd | 1.52nd | 1.65th | Tough |
| Detroit Lions | 7 | 1.31st | 1.31st | 1.32nd | Tough |
Extra Points allowed to kickersLeague average 2.2 per game
| Las Vegas Raiders | 8 | 3.332nd | 3.332nd | 432nd | Weak |
| Carolina Panthers | 7 | 329th | 329th | 2.625th | Weak |
| Dallas Cowboys | 8 | 329th | 329th | 2.829th | Weak |
| Indianapolis Colts | 8 | 329th | 329th | 2.829th | Weak |
| Buffalo Bills | 7 | 2.926th | 2.926th | 2.420th | Weak |
| Miami Dolphins | 7 | 2.926th | 2.926th | 2.420th | Weak |
| Washington Commanders | 7 | 2.926th | 2.926th | 2.625th | Weak |
| Arizona Cardinals | 8 | 2.825th | 2.825th | 2.625th | Weak |
| New Orleans Saints | 7 | 2.624th | 2.624th | 2.420th | Soft |
| New York Jets | 8 | 2.522nd | 2.522nd | 2.625th | Soft |
| Tennessee Titans | 8 | 2.522nd | 2.522nd | 331st | Soft |
| Atlanta Falcons | 8 | 2.419th | 2.419th | 2.219th | Neutral |
| Detroit Lions | 7 | 2.419th | 2.419th | 1.89th | Neutral |
| Houston Texans | 7 | 2.419th | 2.419th | 2.420th | Neutral |
| New York Giants | 7 | 2.318th | 2.318th | 215th | Neutral |
| Los Angeles Chargers | 7 | 2.217th | 2.217th | 2.118th | Neutral |
| Baltimore Ravens | 8 | 2.116th | 2.116th | 2.420th | Neutral |
| Denver Broncos | 8 | 214th | 214th | 1.89th | Neutral |
| Green Bay Packers | 8 | 214th | 214th | 1.46th | Neutral |
| Cleveland Browns | 8 | 1.911th | 1.911th | 215th | Solid |
| New England Patriots | 8 | 1.911th | 1.911th | 1.89th | Solid |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 8 | 1.911th | 1.911th | 1.89th | Solid |
| Jacksonville Jaguars | 7 | 1.79th | 1.79th | 1.89th | Solid |
| Seattle Seahawks | 7 | 1.79th | 1.79th | 215th | Solid |
| Chicago Bears | 7 | 1.65th | 1.65th | 1.46th | Tough |
| Cincinnati Bengals | 7 | 1.65th | 1.65th | 1.68th | Tough |
| San Francisco 49ers | 7 | 1.65th | 1.65th | 1.89th | Tough |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 8 | 1.65th | 1.65th | 1.23rd | Tough |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 8 | 1.54th | 1.54th | 1.23rd | Tough |
| Kansas City Chiefs | 7 | 1.43rd | 1.43rd | 1.23rd | Tough |
| Los Angeles Rams | 8 | 1.12nd | 1.12nd | 0.81st | Tough |
| Minnesota Vikings | 7 | 0.91st | 0.91st | 12nd | Tough |
Using defense vs position on a prop
Find the opponent
Say a kicker's line is against the Indianapolis Colts. The row shows 9.8 kicking points per kicker per game, 32nd of 32.
Compare with the league
The league average against kickers is 7.4, so this defense gives up 2.4 more per kicker. That puts it in the "Weak" bucket.
Check the recent games
Over the last 5 it is 9.4, lower than the season, so check whether the defense has improved. A big gap between the season and the last 5 is worth a look before you trust either one.
Then check the player
A matchup is one input. In the app, see how the player has done against today's exact line and compare every book's price.
How this is counted
Each number is what opposing players put up against this team, per game, averaged over the team's 2026 games. It counts every kicker who played. Teams are ranked on that number league-wide: 1st allows the least, last allows the most, for every stat, with ties sharing a rank. Last 10 and last 5 are the same defense over its most recent games; a dash means too few games to rank (under 3 for L10, under 2 for L5). Computed each morning from every box score of the season, preseason excluded, and refreshed here by 8:40 AM ET.
Defense vs position FAQ
Which NFL team is worst against kickers?
On kicking points, the Indianapolis Colts: 9.8 per kicker per game in 2026, 32nd of 32, against a league average of 7.4. These are 2026 numbers through about 8 games per team.
Which NFL team is best against kickers?
On kicking points, the Detroit Lions: 4.6 per kicker per game, 1st of 32.
Does a higher rank mean a softer matchup?
Yes. 1st allows the least and 32nd allows the most. Ranks are never flipped, so a high rank on a stat like turnovers means opponents turn it over more against this team.
Who counts toward the kickers number?
It counts every kicker who played. That keeps the number close to the players a line would be set on. The league average here is 7.4.
Which defense has been getting softer against kickers?
On kicking points, the Las Vegas Raiders have the biggest jump in the last 5 games: 10 per game, up from 7.8 on the season.
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