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.

League avg top-3: 33.5%
# Team Top-3 Cap % ▼ Top 3 Contracts Wins Outcome Off
pts 		Off
yds 		Def
pts 		Def
yds
1 Dallas Cowboys
42.9%
Dak Prescott (19.9%); Quinnen Williams (11.7%); CeeDee Lamb (11.3%) 0-1 Missed playoffs 23 30 21 24
2 Detroit Lions
42.5%
Jared Goff (17.6%); Aidan Hutchinson (14.9%); Amon-Ra St. Brown (10.0%) 1-0 Missed playoffs 8 13 22 30
3 Los Angeles Rams
41.8%
Matt Stafford (18.3%); Myles Garrett (13.3%); Trent McDuffie (10.3%) 0-1 Missed playoffs 32 25 18 21
4 Green Bay Packers
41.3%
Jordan Love (18.3%); Micah Parsons (15.4%); Christian Watson (7.6%) 0-1 Missed playoffs 20 5 30 4
5 Cincinnati Bengals
41.2%
Joe Burrow (18.3%); Ja'Marr Chase (13.4%); Tee Higgins (9.5%) 1-0 Missed playoffs 7 14 19 15
6 Houston Texans
39.9%
Will Anderson Jr. (16.6%); Danielle Hunter (13.3%); Nico Collins (10.0%) 0-1 Missed playoffs 9 8 28 27
7 Kansas City Chiefs
39.6%
Patrick Mahomes (21.2%); Chris Jones (10.5%); Trey Smith (7.8%) 1-0 Missed playoffs 10 7 5 1
8 Philadelphia Eagles
39.5%
Jalen Hurts (16.9%); Jalen Carter (12.6%); Jonathan Greenard (10.0%) 1-0 Missed playoffs 17 16 13 10
9 Baltimore Ravens
38.2%
Lamar Jackson (17.3%); Zay Flowers (11.6%); Trey Hendrickson (9.3%) 1-0 Missed playoffs 2 2 14 5
10 San Francisco 49ers
38.0%
Brock Purdy (17.6%); Nick Bosa (11.3%); Trent Williams (9.1%) 1-0 Missed playoffs 13 12 1 8
11 Tampa Bay Buccaneers
37.6%
Baker Mayfield (18.3%); Vita Vea (10.0%); Tristan Wirfs (9.3%) 0-1 Missed playoffs 14 18 26 19
12 Atlanta Falcons
37.1%
Tua Tagovailoa (17.6%); Drake London (11.7%); Matthew Bergeron (7.8%) 0-1 Missed playoffs 26 27 10 9
13 Jacksonville Jaguars
36.8%
Trevor Lawrence (18.3%); Josh Hines-Allen (9.4%); Travon Walker (9.1%) 1-0 Missed playoffs 6 11 3 14
14 Seattle Seahawks
36.1%
Jaxon Smith-Njigba (14.0%); Sam Darnold (11.1%); Devon Witherspoon (11.0%) 1-0 Missed playoffs 25 21 2 11
15 Las Vegas Raiders
35.7%
Kirk Cousins (14.9%); Maxx Crosby (11.8%); Tyler Linderbaum (9.0%) 1-0 Missed playoffs 15 26 8 16
16 Minnesota Vikings
35.6%
Kyler Murray (15.3%); Justin Jefferson (11.6%); Christian Darrisaw (8.6%) 1-0 Missed playoffs 3 29 12 28
17 Los Angeles Chargers
35.3%
Justin Herbert (17.4%); Rashawn Slater (9.5%); Derwin James (8.4%) 0-1 Missed playoffs 24 20 17 23
18 Buffalo Bills
34.7%
Josh Allen (18.3%); D.J. Moore (9.1%); Bradley Chubb (7.3%) 1-0 Missed playoffs 5 6 24 25
19 Indianapolis Colts
34.1%
Daniel Jones (14.6%); Ahmad Gardner (10.0%); Alec Pierce (9.5%) 0-1 Missed playoffs 18 28 31 31
20 Cleveland Browns
33.1%
Deshaun Watson (15.3%); Denzel Ward (10.3%); Tytus Howard (7.5%) 0-1 Missed playoffs 29 19 27 22
21 Pittsburgh Steelers
32.9%
T.J. Watt (13.6%); D.K. Metcalf (11.0%); Nick Herbig (8.3%) 1-0 Missed playoffs 22 24 7 6
22 New England Patriots
30.5%
Christian Gonzalez (11.2%); A.J. Brown (10.6%); Milton Williams (8.6%) 0-1 Missed playoffs 28 22 6 12
23 New York Jets
28.7%
Geno Smith (12.5%); Garrett Wilson (10.8%); Minkah Fitzpatrick (5.5%) 1-0 Missed playoffs 19 15 4 2
24 Tennessee Titans
27.6%
Jeffery Simmons (11.7%); Peter Skoronski (8.3%); Calvin Ridley (7.6%) 0-1 Missed playoffs 30 31 15 18
25 Washington Commanders
27.6%
Laremy Tunsil (10.0%); Terry McLaurin (9.6%); Odafe Oweh (8.0%) 0-1 Missed playoffs 21 23 16 17
26 Denver Broncos
26.6%
Jaylen Waddle (9.4%); Nik Bonitto (8.8%); Zach Allen (8.5%) 0-1 Missed playoffs 31 32 25 26
27 Carolina Panthers
26.2%
Jaelan Phillips (10.0%); Jaycee Horn (8.3%); Derrick Brown (8.0%) 0-1 Missed playoffs 4 4 32 32
28 Chicago Bears
24.1%
Darnell Wright (9.6%); Montez Sweat (8.1%); Jaylon Johnson (6.3%) 1-0 Missed playoffs 1 1 29 29
29 New York Giants
23.1%
Brian Burns (9.4%); Andrew Thomas (7.8%); Paulson Adebo (6.0%) 1-0 Missed playoffs 12 9 11 3
30 New Orleans Saints
21.0%
Chris Olave (10.3%); Chase Young (5.6%); David Edwards (5.1%) 0-1 Missed playoffs 11 3 23 20
31 Arizona Cardinals
20.9%
Michael Wilson (8.3%); Josh Sweat (6.3%); Trey McBride (6.3%) 1-0 Missed playoffs 16 10 9 13
32 Miami Dolphins
20.4%
Malik Willis (7.5%); Zach Sieler (7.1%); Aaron Brewer (5.8%) 0-1 Missed playoffs 27 17 20 7

Top-3 cap by finish — all-time range (2013–2026)

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.)

FinishTeamsLeastMost
Missed playoffs 280 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

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.