San Francisco 49ers lead the NFL in offensive EPA per play
San Francisco 49ers lead the NFL in offensive EPA per play in the 2026 season at +0.28, against a league average of +0.01, as of October 5, 2026.
One number, the league’s average beside it, and the top 25. Every figure here is from the 2026 season.
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0.27 above the league average of +0.01. Expected points added per play by a team's offense, the broadest single measure of how well it moves the ball. On its own a figure is only a size, which is why the league's number sits beside it.
| # | The rest of the board | Offensive EPA per play |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Francisco 49ers | +0.28 |
| 2 |  Buffalo Bills | +0.20 |
| 3 |  Dallas Cowboys | +0.19 |
| 4 |  Jacksonville Jaguars | +0.18 |
| 5 |  Baltimore Ravens | +0.17 |
| 6 |  Kansas City Chiefs | +0.16 |
| 7 |  Detroit Lions | +0.15 |
| 8 |  Chicago Bears | +0.10 |
| 9 |  Carolina Panthers | +0.07 |
| 10 |  Cincinnati Bengals | +0.04 |
| 11 |  New Orleans Saints | +0.03 |
| 12 |  Los Angeles Rams | +0.02 |
| 13 |  New York Jets | +0.01 |
| 14 |  Cleveland Browns | 0.00 |
| 15 |  Seattle Seahawks | 0.00 |
| 16 |  Las Vegas Raiders | -0.02 |
| 17 |  Houston Texans | -0.03 |
| 18 |  Denver Broncos | -0.03 |
| 19 |  New England Patriots | -0.03 |
| 20 |  Washington Commanders | -0.03 |
| 21 |  Arizona Cardinals | -0.04 |
| 22 |  Indianapolis Colts | -0.04 |
| 23 |  New York Giants | -0.06 |
| 24 |  Tennessee Titans | -0.07 |
| 25 |  Green Bay Packers | -0.09 |
Source: nflverse play-by-play, 2026 season. League average across all 32 teams. The lead is 2.3 standard deviations (sd) above the field: the unit the directory ranks leads by, because it lets a rate and a speed share one list. Measured (); the boards refresh twice a day.