NFL Salary-Cap Concentration

All 32 teams ranked by cap spending, as a share of that season's salary cap. Toggle between each team's top-3 concentration (its three priciest contracts) and its total roster commitment (every contract). Shown alongside record, season outcome, and off/def ranks.

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League avg top-3: 33.8%

#	Team	Top-3 Cap % ▼	Top 3 Contracts	Wins	Outcome	Off pts	Off yds	Def pts	Def yds
1	Detroit Lions	45.8%	Jared Goff (19.0%); Aidan Hutchinson (16.1%); Amon-Ra St. Brown (10.7%)	9-8	Missed playoffs	4.0	4.0	22.0	20.0
2	Green Bay Packers	44.9%	Jordan Love (19.7%); Micah Parsons (16.7%); Rashan Gary (8.6%)	9-7-1	Wild Card	16.0	15.0	11.0	12.0
3	Pittsburgh Steelers	44.5%	Aaron Rodgers (18.0%); T.J. Watt (14.7%); D.K. Metcalf (11.8%)	10-7	Wild Card	15.0	26.0	17.0	29.0
4	Cincinnati Bengals	44.5%	Joe Burrow (19.7%); Ja'Marr Chase (14.4%); Trey Hendrickson (10.4%)	6-11	Missed playoffs	12.0	16.0	30.0	30.0
5	Dallas Cowboys	42.3%	Dak Prescott (21.5%); CeeDee Lamb (12.2%); Tyler Smith (8.6%)	7-9-1	Missed playoffs	7.0	1.0	32.0	31.0
6	San Francisco 49ers	41.9%	Brock Purdy (19.0%); Nick Bosa (12.2%); Brandon Aiyuk (10.7%)	12-5	Divisional	10.0	11.0	13.0	16.0
7	Miami Dolphins	39.9%	Tua Tagovailoa (19.0%); Tyreek Hill (10.7%); Jaylen Waddle (10.1%)	7-10	Missed playoffs	25.0	25.0	24.0	23.0
8	Philadelphia Eagles	38.7%	Jalen Hurts (18.3%); A.J. Brown (11.5%); DeVonta Smith (9.0%)	11-6	Wild Card	19.0	24.0	5.0	13.0
9	Cleveland Browns	38.0%	Deshaun Watson (16.5%); Myles Garrett (14.3%); Denzel Ward (7.2%)	5-12	Missed playoffs	31.0	31.0	14.0	8.0
10	Jacksonville Jaguars	37.0%	Trevor Lawrence (19.7%); Josh Hines-Allen (10.1%); Jakobi Meyers (7.2%)	13-4	Wild Card	6.0	13.0	8.0	10.0
11	Baltimore Ravens	36.4%	Lamar Jackson (18.6%); Kyle Hamilton (9.0%); Nnamdi Madubuike (8.8%)	8-9	Missed playoffs	11.0	12.0	18.0	22.0
12	New York Giants	36.1%	Russell Wilson (17.6%); Brian Burns (10.1%); Andrew Thomas (8.4%)	4-13	Missed playoffs	17.0	14.0	26.0	28.0
13	Kansas City Chiefs	35.9%	Patrick Mahomes (16.1%); Chris Jones (11.4%); Trey Smith (8.4%)	6-11	Missed playoffs	21.0	18.0	6.0	3.0
14	Los Angeles Chargers	35.8%	Justin Herbert (18.8%); Rashawn Slater (10.2%); Derwin James (6.8%)	11-6	Wild Card	20.0	7.0	9.0	1.0
15	Buffalo Bills	34.1%	Josh Allen (19.7%); Joey Bosa (7.2%); Dion Dawkins (7.2%)	12-5	Divisional	5.0	3.0	12.0	2.0
16	Indianapolis Colts	34.1%	Daniel Jones (14.3%); Ahmad Gardner (10.8%); Bernhard Raimann (9.0%)	8-9	Missed playoffs	8.0	10.0	21.0	24.0
17	Las Vegas Raiders	34.0%	Geno Smith (13.4%); Maxx Crosby (12.7%); Kolton Miller (7.9%)	3-14	Missed playoffs	32.0	32.0	25.0	14.0
18	Los Angeles Rams	33.0%	Matt Stafford (14.3%); Davante Adams (10.0%); Jimmy Garoppolo (8.7%)	12-5	Conf. Championship	1.0	2.0	10.0	17.0
19	Houston Texans	32.2%	Danielle Hunter (12.8%); Derek Stingley Jr. (10.7%); Nico Collins (8.7%)	12-5	Divisional	13.0	19.0	2.0	4.0
20	Atlanta Falcons	31.5%	Kirk Cousins (16.1%); Jake Matthews (8.1%); Chris Lindstrom (7.3%)	8-9	Missed playoffs	24.0	20.0	19.0	18.0
21	Arizona Cardinals	30.2%	Kyler Murray (16.5%); Josh Sweat (6.8%); Trey McBride (6.8%)	3-14	Missed playoffs	23.0	9.0	29.0	26.0
22	Minnesota Vikings	30.1%	Justin Jefferson (12.5%); Christian Darrisaw (9.3%); Andrew Van Ginkel (8.2%)	9-8	Missed playoffs	26.0	28.0	7.0	5.0
23	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	30.1%	Baker Mayfield (11.9%); Tristan Wirfs (10.1%); Luke Goedeke (8.1%)	8-9	Missed playoffs	18.0	21.0	20.0	19.0
24	Washington Commanders	27.4%	Terry McLaurin (10.4%); Laremy Tunsil (9.0%); Daron Payne (8.1%)	5-12	Missed playoffs	22.0	23.0	27.0	32.0
25	Denver Broncos	27.2%	Nik Bonitto (9.5%); Zach Allen (9.1%); Patrick Surtain II (8.6%)	14-3	Conf. Championship	14.0	17.0	3.0	9.0
26	New Orleans Saints	26.4%	Derek Carr (13.4%); Ryan Ramczyk (6.9%); Chase Young (6.1%)	6-11	Missed playoffs	28.0	22.0	16.0	11.0
27	New England Patriots	25.4%	Milton Williams (9.3%); Stefon Diggs (8.6%); Christian Barmore (7.5%)	14-3	Super Bowl runner-up	2.0	5.0	4.0	6.0
28	Carolina Panthers	25.4%	Jaycee Horn (9.0%); Derrick Brown (8.6%); Taylor Moton (7.9%)	8-9	Wild Card	27.0	27.0	15.0	15.0
29	Chicago Bears	25.4%	D.J. Moore (9.8%); Montez Sweat (8.8%); Jaylon Johnson (6.8%)	11-6	Divisional	9.0	6.0	23.0	27.0
30	Seattle Seahawks	25.2%	Sam Darnold (12.0%); Leonard Williams (7.7%); Abraham Lucas (5.5%)	14-3	🏆 Super Bowl champion	3.0	8.0	1.0	7.0
31	New York Jets	24.2%	Garrett Wilson (11.6%); Justin Fields (7.2%); Jamien Sherwood (5.4%)	3-14	Missed playoffs	29.0	29.0	31.0	21.0
32	Tennessee Titans	24.0%	Jeffery Simmons (8.4%); Calvin Ridley (8.2%); Dan Moore Jr. (7.3%)	3-14	Missed playoffs	30.0	30.0	28.0	25.0

Top-3 cap by finish — all-time range (2013–2025)

The least and most top-3 cap concentration ever recorded for a team that finished in each spot. (Season-independent — spans every year, not just the one selected above. Follows the View toggle.)

Finish	Teams	Least	Most
Missed playoffs	248	14.4% San Francisco 49ers ’17	47.2% Los Angeles Rams ’22
Wild Card	64	17.1% Buffalo Bills ’19	44.9% Green Bay Packers ’25
Divisional	52	19.2% Indianapolis Colts ’13	43.5% Detroit Lions ’24
Conf. Championship	26	17.8% Indianapolis Colts ’14	47.0% Kansas City Chiefs ’21
Super Bowl runner-up	13	23.2% Cincinnati Bengals ’21	43.3% Kansas City Chiefs ’20
🏆 Super Bowl champion	13	17.8% New England Patriots ’18	42.3% Philadelphia Eagles ’24
Missed playoffs	248	55.4% Oakland Raiders ’13	168.5% New Orleans Saints ’21
Wild Card	64	85.3% Detroit Lions ’14	162.9% Philadelphia Eagles ’23
Divisional	52	85.6% Carolina Panthers ’14	172.6% Tampa Bay Buccaneers ’21
Conf. Championship	26	84.6% Indianapolis Colts ’14	158.1% San Francisco 49ers ’22
Super Bowl runner-up	13	86.5% Seattle Seahawks ’14	151.7% Philadelphia Eagles ’22
🏆 Super Bowl champion	13	95.5% Seattle Seahawks ’25	158.3% Philadelphia Eagles ’24

Method & caveats. Cap share = a contract's average-per-year value (APY) ÷ that season's salary cap. This is a stable cost-concentration proxy, not a live cap sheet — it ignores signing-bonus proration, restructures, and void years (which the free OverTheCap data doesn't carry). Players are attributed to a team via that season's roster (join on gsis_id). Top 3 sums a team's three priciest contracts; Total roster sums every rostered contract — and because APY exceeds the real per-year cap hit (deals are backloaded) and counts everyone who was rostered across the season, the total routinely exceeds 100%. Read it as a roster-investment index (~100% ≈ league-average commitment), not literal cap-space usage. Off / Def ranks (1 = best) come in two flavors: pts = scoring (points scored / allowed) and yds = total net yards (gross passing − sack yards + rushing; defense = net yards allowed), both regular-season. Outcome is the furthest playoff round reached. Free data via nflverse / OverTheCap; refreshed weekly.