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2026 season · All 32 offenses

Play-Action Rate Leaders

Through Week 9 · Sunday, Sunday night and Monday night pending

Play-Action Rate — 2026 NFL leaders, updated Nov 9, 2026. Chicago Bears led the league in play-action rate at 34.8%, ahead of 31 other qualifying teams. Based on verified play-level charting from FTN Data via nflverse, regular season only. Through Week 9 of the 2026 season, with Sunday, Sunday night and Monday night still to come.

Is play-action earning its keep? See the chart ↓

Which team led in play action rate in 2026?

Play action is the offense selling a run it never intended to hand off, and it works for a mechanical reason: a linebacker who takes even a false step toward the line is late getting to his drop, and the throwing lane behind him is open for exactly as long as that step lasted. The rate is a coordinator's decision rather than a quarterback's, which is why it holds steady from week to week and says something about the shape of a passing game before a snap is played.

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Play-Action Rate, 2026 NFL season
#TeamΔ WKGPA%PADBRead
1Chicago BearsNo change834.8%109313Read
2Minnesota VikingsNo change734.2%79231Read
3Detroit LionsNo change731.6%85269Read
4Kansas City ChiefsNo change730.7%78254Read
5Indianapolis ColtsNo change827.7%84303Read
6Buffalo BillsNo change726.6%63237Read
7Seattle SeahawksNo change826.5%76287Read
8Los Angeles RamsNo change825.9%83320Read
9Carolina PanthersUp 1 place, from 10725.4%77303Read
10Los Angeles ChargersUp 1 place, from 11725.4%65256Read
11Las Vegas RaidersUp 1 place, from 12825.2%77306Read
12Baltimore RavensDown 3 places, from 9924.9%72289Read
13Jacksonville JaguarsNo change823.8%59248Read
14Miami DolphinsNo change723.6%53225Read
15Denver BroncosNo change822.4%60268Read
16Dallas CowboysNo change822.1%73330Read
17Washington CommandersNo change722.1%60271Read
18Tennessee TitansNo change; did not play this week821.9%61278Read
19Atlanta FalconsNo change821.7%54249Read
20San Francisco 49ersNo change721.6%50231Read
21Houston TexansNo change721.3%57268Read
22Tampa Bay BuccaneersNo change821.0%54257Read
23New England PatriotsNo change820.9%59282Read
24New York JetsNo change820.6%56272Read
25New York GiantsNo change720.0%53265Read
26Philadelphia EaglesNo change818.1%56309Read
27Cleveland BrownsNo change817.8%55309Read
28Green Bay PackersNo change817.1%56327Read
29Pittsburgh SteelersNo change; did not play this week816.6%52314Read
30Arizona CardinalsNo change816.4%58353Read
31Cincinnati BengalsNo change715.2%44289Read
32New Orleans SaintsNo change714.9%44296Read

New to this stat? What play-action rate means.

Is play-action earning its keep?

Play-action rate across, EPA per pass attempt up, one dot per team, crosshair at the league median.Arizona Cardinals: play-action rate 16.4%, EPA per pass attempt -0.04Atlanta Falcons: play-action rate 21.7%, EPA per pass attempt -0.15Baltimore Ravens: play-action rate 24.9%, EPA per pass attempt 0.02Buffalo Bills: play-action rate 26.6%, EPA per pass attempt 0.19Carolina Panthers: play-action rate 25.4%, EPA per pass attempt 0.06Chicago Bears: play-action rate 34.8%, EPA per pass attempt 0.06Cincinnati Bengals: play-action rate 15.2%, EPA per pass attempt 0.25Cleveland Browns: play-action rate 17.8%, EPA per pass attempt -0.04Dallas Cowboys: play-action rate 22.1%, EPA per pass attempt 0.15Denver Broncos: play-action rate 22.4%, EPA per pass attempt 0.01Detroit Lions: play-action rate 31.6%, EPA per pass attempt 0.22Green Bay Packers: play-action rate 17.1%, EPA per pass attempt 0.18Houston Texans: play-action rate 21.3%, EPA per pass attempt 0.15Indianapolis Colts: play-action rate 27.7%, EPA per pass attempt -0.22Jacksonville Jaguars: play-action rate 23.8%, EPA per pass attempt 0.27Kansas City Chiefs: play-action rate 30.7%, EPA per pass attempt 0.15Los Angeles Chargers: play-action rate 25.4%, EPA per pass attempt -0.27Los Angeles Rams: play-action rate 25.9%, EPA per pass attempt 0.05Las Vegas Raiders: play-action rate 25.2%, EPA per pass attempt 0.12Miami Dolphins: play-action rate 23.6%, EPA per pass attempt -0.10Minnesota Vikings: play-action rate 34.2%, EPA per pass attempt -0.16New England Patriots: play-action rate 20.9%, EPA per pass attempt 0.09New Orleans Saints: play-action rate 14.9%, EPA per pass attempt -0.02New York Giants: play-action rate 20.0%, EPA per pass attempt 0.05New York Jets: play-action rate 20.6%, EPA per pass attempt 0.08Philadelphia Eagles: play-action rate 18.1%, EPA per pass attempt -0.18Pittsburgh Steelers: play-action rate 16.6%, EPA per pass attempt -0.12Seattle Seahawks: play-action rate 26.5%, EPA per pass attempt 0.04San Francisco 49ers: play-action rate 21.6%, EPA per pass attempt 0.25Tampa Bay Buccaneers: play-action rate 21.0%, EPA per pass attempt -0.25Tennessee Titans: play-action rate 21.9%, EPA per pass attempt -0.12Washington Commanders: play-action rate 22.1%, EPA per pass attempt -0.03

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Is play-action earning its keep? Play-action rate across, EPA per pass attempt up, all 32 charted teams season to date, dashed lines at the league median. Expected points added (EPA) is how much a play moved a team's expected score.Teams inside the shaded band can't yet be told apart from average on that axis — the season's sample is still too small.Data via nflverse / FTN Data via nflverse

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