Denver's run defense has allowed +0.243 EPA per rush in 2026 after four years of steady effectiveness.
Taylor's two-game rate tops every full season of his career, against two top-12 run defenses. Indy lost both.
The Raiders are 2-0, but it's a revived run defense — not the offense — driving the wins.
Arizona's run defense, not Josh Sweat's pass rush, was the difference in the Week 1 win over the Chargers.
Seattle went from a bottom-tier run defense in 2023 to the NFL's most dominant front in 2025.
Buffalo's run defense collapsed in 2025, and short-yardage runs were the biggest casualty.
Buffalo's 2025 defense ranked 1st vs. behind-the-line passes but 4th-worst against the run.
Miami's interior run defense went from elite to the NFL's worst, and offenses are hunting it on purpose.
Seattle's run defense went from dead-last in 2023 to No. 1 in 2025 — the biggest two-year turnaround since 1999. See the EPA data behind the historic leap.
The Chicago Bears run defense ranks 4th-worst in yards per carry, but EPA data shows early-down explosive plays—not overall weakness—are the real issue.
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