NFL defense vs linebackers

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Opposing linebackers put up the most tackles + assists against the New England Patriots: 5.2 per linebacker per game, 32nd of 32, against a league average of 4.4. They put up the fewest against the Green Bay Packers, at 3.3.

1st allows the least (toughest) and 32nd allows the most (softest). These are 2026 numbers through about 8 games per team. It counts every player in the group who recorded a defensive stat.

1st = toughest, allows the least32nd = softest, allows the most

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 linebackers, 2026

Per-game stats allowed to linebackers by each team, 2026, softest on Tackles + Assists first. Rank 1 allows the least.
New England Patriots85.232nd2.731st2.526th0.14th0.310th0.220th
Baltimore Ravens84.928th2.526th2.526th0.14th0.22nd0.11st
Las Vegas Raiders84.928th2.221st2.731st0.14th0.22nd0.11st
Seattle Seahawks74.928th2.628th2.315th0.222nd0.424th0.11st
Washington Commanders74.928th2.731st2.19th0.14th0.310th0.11st
New York Jets84.826th1.93rd2.932nd0.14th0.424th0.220th
Tampa Bay Buccaneers84.826th2.425th2.315th0.222nd0.424th0.11st
Chicago Bears74.725th2.628th26th0.14th0.310th0.11st
Cincinnati Bengals74.622nd2.221st2.315th01st0.22nd0.11st
Los Angeles Chargers74.622nd2.628th26th0.222nd0.531st0.11st
Tennessee Titans84.622nd2.526th2.19th01st0.310th0.220th
Atlanta Falcons84.518th2.113th2.423rd0.222nd0.531st0.220th
Buffalo Bills74.518th2.113th2.315th0.222nd0.310th0.11st
Jacksonville Jaguars74.518th26th2.526th0.14th0.310th0.220th
Minnesota Vikings74.518th26th2.526th0.14th0.310th0.11st
Arizona Cardinals84.415th2.221st2.212th0.14th0.310th0.11st
Los Angeles Rams84.415th2.113th2.423rd0.14th0.22nd0.11st
New York Giants74.415th1.93rd2.526th0.222nd0.310th0.11st
Detroit Lions74.312th2.113th2.212th0.222nd0.424th0.11st
Houston Texans74.312th26th2.315th0.14th0.22nd0.11st
Kansas City Chiefs74.312th2.113th2.315th0.14th0.310th0.11st
Indianapolis Colts84.210th26th2.315th0.14th0.424th0.332nd
San Francisco 49ers74.210th26th2.212th01st0.22nd0.220th
Miami Dolphins74.18th1.93rd2.19th0.222nd0.424th0.220th
Pittsburgh Steelers84.18th1.71st2.423rd0.14th0.22nd0.220th
Carolina Panthers746th1.71st2.315th0.14th0.22nd0.220th
Dallas Cowboys846th2.113th1.84th0.14th0.310th0.11st
Cleveland Browns83.94th26th26th0.332nd0.310th0.220th
Denver Broncos83.94th26th1.95th0.14th0.11st0.11st
New Orleans Saints73.83rd2.221st1.63rd0.222nd0.310th0.220th
Philadelphia Eagles83.62nd2.113th1.52nd0.222nd0.424th0.220th
Green Bay Packers83.31st2.113th1.11st0.14th0.310th0.11st

Season, last 10 and last 5

Every current number at linebackers

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.

Tackles + Assists allowed to linebackersLeague average 4.4 per game
Tackles + Assists allowed to linebackers, softest first, with season, last 10 and last 5 numbers.
New England Patriots85.232nd5.232nd632ndWeak
Baltimore Ravens84.928th4.928th526thWeak
Las Vegas Raiders84.928th4.928th4.516thWeak
Seattle Seahawks74.928th4.928th5.331stWeak
Washington Commanders74.928th4.928th5.229thWeak
New York Jets84.826th4.826th4.925thWeak
Tampa Bay Buccaneers84.826th4.826th5.229thWeak
Chicago Bears74.725th4.725th526thWeak
Cincinnati Bengals74.622nd4.622nd4.824thSoft
Los Angeles Chargers74.622nd4.622nd4.516thSoft
Tennessee Titans84.622nd4.622nd4.721stSoft
Atlanta Falcons84.518th4.518th4.516thNeutral
Buffalo Bills74.518th4.518th4.721stNeutral
Jacksonville Jaguars74.518th4.518th4.413thNeutral
Minnesota Vikings74.518th4.518th5.128thNeutral
Arizona Cardinals84.415th4.415th4.18thNeutral
Los Angeles Rams84.415th4.415th4.413thNeutral
New York Giants74.415th4.415th4.516thNeutral
Detroit Lions74.312th4.312th4.516thSolid
Houston Texans74.312th4.312th4.18thSolid
Kansas City Chiefs74.312th4.312th4.210thSolid
Indianapolis Colts84.210th4.210th45thSolid
San Francisco 49ers74.210th4.210th4.311thSolid
Miami Dolphins74.18th4.18th45thTough
Pittsburgh Steelers84.18th4.18th4.413thTough
Carolina Panthers746th46th4.721stTough
Dallas Cowboys846th46th45thTough
Cleveland Browns83.94th3.94th3.94thTough
Denver Broncos83.94th3.94th4.311thTough
New Orleans Saints73.83rd3.83rd3.83rdTough
Philadelphia Eagles83.62nd3.62nd3.41stTough
Green Bay Packers83.31st3.31st3.41stTough
Tackles allowed to linebackersLeague average 2.2 per game
Tackles allowed to linebackers, softest first, with season, last 10 and last 5 numbers.
New England Patriots82.731st2.731st3.132ndWeak
Washington Commanders72.731st2.731st2.931stWeak
Chicago Bears72.628th2.628th2.830thWeak
Los Angeles Chargers72.628th2.628th2.527thWeak
Seattle Seahawks72.628th2.628th2.729thWeak
Baltimore Ravens82.526th2.526th2.322ndWeak
Tennessee Titans82.526th2.526th2.322ndWeak
Tampa Bay Buccaneers82.425th2.425th2.628thWeak
Arizona Cardinals82.221st2.221st2.113thSoft
Cincinnati Bengals72.221st2.221st2.426thSoft
Las Vegas Raiders82.221st2.221st24thSoft
New Orleans Saints72.221st2.221st2.218thSoft
Atlanta Falcons82.113th2.113th2.113thNeutral
Buffalo Bills72.113th2.113th2.218thNeutral
Dallas Cowboys82.113th2.113th24thNeutral
Detroit Lions72.113th2.113th2.218thNeutral
Green Bay Packers82.113th2.113th2.322ndNeutral
Kansas City Chiefs72.113th2.113th2.113thNeutral
Los Angeles Rams82.113th2.113th2.113thNeutral
Philadelphia Eagles82.113th2.113th24thNeutral
Cleveland Browns826th26th1.92ndTough
Denver Broncos826th26th2.322ndTough
Houston Texans726th26th2.113thTough
Indianapolis Colts826th26th1.92ndTough
Jacksonville Jaguars726th26th24thTough
Minnesota Vikings726th26th24thTough
San Francisco 49ers726th26th2.218thTough
Miami Dolphins71.93rd1.93rd24thTough
New York Giants71.93rd1.93rd24thTough
New York Jets81.93rd1.93rd24thTough
Carolina Panthers71.71st1.71st24thTough
Pittsburgh Steelers81.71st1.71st1.81stTough
Assists allowed to linebackersLeague average 2.2 per game
Assists allowed to linebackers, softest first, with season, last 10 and last 5 numbers.
New York Jets82.932nd2.932nd331stWeak
Las Vegas Raiders82.731st2.731st2.522ndWeak
Baltimore Ravens82.526th2.526th2.729thWeak
Jacksonville Jaguars72.526th2.526th2.418thWeak
Minnesota Vikings72.526th2.526th331stWeak
New England Patriots82.526th2.526th2.930thWeak
New York Giants72.526th2.526th2.624thWeak
Atlanta Falcons82.423rd2.423rd2.418thSoft
Los Angeles Rams82.423rd2.423rd2.315thSoft
Pittsburgh Steelers82.423rd2.423rd2.624thSoft
Buffalo Bills72.315th2.315th2.522ndNeutral
Carolina Panthers72.315th2.315th2.624thNeutral
Cincinnati Bengals72.315th2.315th2.418thNeutral
Houston Texans72.315th2.315th24thNeutral
Indianapolis Colts82.315th2.315th2.111thNeutral
Kansas City Chiefs72.315th2.315th2.111thNeutral
Seattle Seahawks72.315th2.315th2.624thNeutral
Tampa Bay Buccaneers82.315th2.315th2.624thNeutral
Arizona Cardinals82.212th2.212th24thSolid
Detroit Lions72.212th2.212th2.315thSolid
San Francisco 49ers72.212th2.212th2.213thSolid
Miami Dolphins72.19th2.19th24thSolid
Tennessee Titans82.19th2.19th2.418thSolid
Washington Commanders72.19th2.19th2.315thSolid
Chicago Bears726th26th2.213thTough
Cleveland Browns826th26th24thTough
Los Angeles Chargers726th26th24thTough
Denver Broncos81.95th1.95th24thTough
Dallas Cowboys81.84th1.84th24thTough
New Orleans Saints71.63rd1.63rd1.63rdTough
Philadelphia Eagles81.52nd1.52nd1.42ndTough
Green Bay Packers81.11st1.11st1.11stTough
Sacks allowed to linebackersLeague average 0.1 per game
Sacks allowed to linebackers, softest first, with season, last 10 and last 5 numbers.
Cleveland Browns80.332nd0.332nd0.331stWeak
Atlanta Falcons80.222nd0.222nd0.15thSoft
Buffalo Bills70.222nd0.222nd0.220thSoft
Detroit Lions70.222nd0.222nd0.220thSoft
Los Angeles Chargers70.222nd0.222nd0.220thSoft
Miami Dolphins70.222nd0.222nd0.220thSoft
New Orleans Saints70.222nd0.222nd0.15thSoft
New York Giants70.222nd0.222nd0.15thSoft
Philadelphia Eagles80.222nd0.222nd0.331stSoft
Seattle Seahawks70.222nd0.222nd0.220thSoft
Tampa Bay Buccaneers80.222nd0.222nd0.220thSoft
Arizona Cardinals80.14th0.14th0.220thTough
Baltimore Ravens80.14th0.14th0.220thTough
Carolina Panthers70.14th0.14th0.220thTough
Chicago Bears70.14th0.14th0.15thTough
Dallas Cowboys80.14th0.14th0.15thTough
Denver Broncos80.14th0.14th0.15thTough
Green Bay Packers80.14th0.14th01stTough
Houston Texans70.14th0.14th0.15thTough
Indianapolis Colts80.14th0.14th0.220thTough
Jacksonville Jaguars70.14th0.14th0.15thTough
Kansas City Chiefs70.14th0.14th0.15thTough
Las Vegas Raiders80.14th0.14th0.15thTough
Los Angeles Rams80.14th0.14th0.15thTough
Minnesota Vikings70.14th0.14th0.15thTough
New England Patriots80.14th0.14th01stTough
New York Jets80.14th0.14th0.15thTough
Pittsburgh Steelers80.14th0.14th0.15thTough
Washington Commanders70.14th0.14th0.220thTough
Cincinnati Bengals701st01st01stTough
San Francisco 49ers701st01st0.15thTough
Tennessee Titans801st01st01stTough
Tackles for Loss allowed to linebackersLeague average 0.3 per game
Tackles for Loss allowed to linebackers, softest first, with season, last 10 and last 5 numbers.
Atlanta Falcons80.531st0.531st0.426thWeak
Los Angeles Chargers70.531st0.531st0.632ndWeak
Detroit Lions70.424th0.424th0.313thSoft
Indianapolis Colts80.424th0.424th0.426thSoft
Miami Dolphins70.424th0.424th0.530thSoft
New York Jets80.424th0.424th0.530thSoft
Philadelphia Eagles80.424th0.424th0.313thSoft
Seattle Seahawks70.424th0.424th0.426thSoft
Tampa Bay Buccaneers80.424th0.424th0.426thSoft
Arizona Cardinals80.310th0.310th0.313thSolid
Buffalo Bills70.310th0.310th0.313thSolid
Chicago Bears70.310th0.310th0.313thSolid
Cleveland Browns80.310th0.310th0.313thSolid
Dallas Cowboys80.310th0.310th0.24thSolid
Green Bay Packers80.310th0.310th0.24thSolid
Jacksonville Jaguars70.310th0.310th0.313thSolid
Kansas City Chiefs70.310th0.310th0.313thSolid
Minnesota Vikings70.310th0.310th0.24thSolid
New England Patriots80.310th0.310th0.24thSolid
New Orleans Saints70.310th0.310th0.24thSolid
New York Giants70.310th0.310th0.24thSolid
Tennessee Titans80.310th0.310th0.313thSolid
Washington Commanders70.310th0.310th0.313thSolid
Baltimore Ravens80.22nd0.22nd0.24thTough
Carolina Panthers70.22nd0.22nd0.313thTough
Cincinnati Bengals70.22nd0.22nd0.11stTough
Houston Texans70.22nd0.22nd0.11stTough
Las Vegas Raiders80.22nd0.22nd0.313thTough
Los Angeles Rams80.22nd0.22nd0.24thTough
Pittsburgh Steelers80.22nd0.22nd0.24thTough
San Francisco 49ers70.22nd0.22nd0.313thTough
Denver Broncos80.11st0.11st0.11stTough
Passes Defended allowed to linebackersLeague average 0.1 per game
Passes Defended allowed to linebackers, softest first, with season, last 10 and last 5 numbers.
Indianapolis Colts80.332nd0.332nd0.331stWeak
Atlanta Falcons80.220th0.220th0.13rdSoft
Carolina Panthers70.220th0.220th0.215thSoft
Cleveland Browns80.220th0.220th0.215thSoft
Jacksonville Jaguars70.220th0.220th0.215thSoft
Miami Dolphins70.220th0.220th0.331stSoft
New England Patriots80.220th0.220th0.215thSoft
New Orleans Saints70.220th0.220th0.13rdSoft
New York Jets80.220th0.220th0.215thSoft
Philadelphia Eagles80.220th0.220th0.215thSoft
Pittsburgh Steelers80.220th0.220th0.215thSoft
San Francisco 49ers70.220th0.220th0.215thSoft
Tennessee Titans80.220th0.220th0.215thSoft
Arizona Cardinals80.11st0.11st0.13rdTough
Baltimore Ravens80.11st0.11st0.215thTough
Buffalo Bills70.11st0.11st0.13rdTough
Chicago Bears70.11st0.11st0.215thTough
Cincinnati Bengals70.11st0.11st0.13rdTough
Dallas Cowboys80.11st0.11st0.215thTough
Denver Broncos80.11st0.11st0.215thTough
Detroit Lions70.11st0.11st01stTough
Green Bay Packers80.11st0.11st01stTough
Houston Texans70.11st0.11st0.13rdTough
Kansas City Chiefs70.11st0.11st0.13rdTough
Las Vegas Raiders80.11st0.11st0.215thTough
Los Angeles Chargers70.11st0.11st0.215thTough
Los Angeles Rams80.11st0.11st0.13rdTough
Minnesota Vikings70.11st0.11st0.13rdTough
New York Giants70.11st0.11st0.215thTough
Seattle Seahawks70.11st0.11st0.13rdTough
Tampa Bay Buccaneers80.11st0.11st0.13rdTough
Washington Commanders70.11st0.11st0.13rdTough

Using defense vs position on a prop

  1. Find the opponent

    Say a linebacker's line is against the New England Patriots. The row shows 5.2 tackles + assists per linebacker per game, 32nd of 32.

  2. Compare with the league

    The league average against linebackers is 4.4, so this defense gives up 0.8 more per linebacker. That puts it in the "Weak" bucket.

  3. Check the recent games

    Over the last 5 it is 6, higher than the season, so the matchup is not getting tougher. A big gap between the season and the last 5 is worth a look before you trust either one.

  4. 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 player in the group who recorded a defensive stat. 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 linebackers?

On tackles + assists, the New England Patriots: 5.2 per linebacker per game in 2026, 32nd of 32, against a league average of 4.4. These are 2026 numbers through about 8 games per team.

Which NFL team is best against linebackers?

On tackles + assists, the Green Bay Packers: 3.3 per linebacker 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 linebackers number?

It counts every player in the group who recorded a defensive stat. That keeps the number close to the players a line would be set on. The league average here is 4.4.

Which defense has been getting softer against linebackers?

On tackles + assists, the New England Patriots have the biggest jump in the last 5 games: 6 per game, up from 5.2 on the season.

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