ESPN.com · Nov 27, 2025
NFL trends through Week 12: Bengals, Giants, Patriots, Bears
As we enter Week 13 of the 2025 NFL season, a few interesting trends are beginning to emerge -- starting with one team playing on Thanksgiving night. The Bengals face the Ravens on Thursday, and they are currently allowing the league's most points per game (32.7) and yards per game (415.8). But where does this defense rank historically?
I used my DVOA (defense-adjusted value over average) stats, which are explained further here, to find out. I reran every season since 1978 to see what DVOA would have looked like as of Week 13 in the past. Teams are rated solely based on what they did through 11 or 12 games, and opponent adjustments are based only on opponents through 11 or 12 games.