What Blitz pct (allowed) is

Blitz rate: the share of opponent dropbacks on which this defense sent five or more rushers. A style choice, not a quality measure — heavy blitzing can mean a defense creating pressure or one that can't get there with four.

Higher is better. It is a rate, so a team's number does not grow with games played. Source: P.

In 2022 the Giants led at 39.70; the league average was 24.15.

League snapshot — 2022

League leader

NYG · 39.70

League average

24.15

Best to worst

24.80

All 32 teams, higher is better.

Rank	Team	Value	Games
1	NYG	39.70	17
2	ARI	34.50	17
3	MIA	33.30	17
4	DEN	32.90	17
5	GB	32.50	17
6	PIT	31.50	17
7	DET	31.20	17
8	LAC	31.10	17
9	CAR	29.20	17
10	TB	28.30	17
11	LAR	26.80	17
12	LV	26.20	17
13	DAL	25.60	17
14	KC	24.20	17
15	JAX	23.10	17
16	CLE	22.90	17
17	WAS	22.40	17
18	PHI	22.10	17
19	NE	21.90	17
20	SF	21.60	17
21	BAL	21.30	17
22	CIN	20.40	16
23	BUF	19.40	16
24	MIN	18.90	17
25	CHI	18.20	17
26	TEN	18.10	17
27	NO	16.80	17
28	IND	16.40	17
29	ATL	16.30	17
30	HOU	16.00	17
31	SEA	15.20	17
32	NYJ	14.90	17

At a glance — 2022

Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.

League leader

NYG · 39.70

League laggard

NYJ · 14.90

League average

24.15

Spread (max − min)

24.80

Rank	Team	Value	Δ vs avg	Percentile
1	NYG	39.70	15.55	100%
2	ARI	34.50	10.35	96.8%
3	MIA	33.30	9.15	93.5%
4	DEN	32.90	8.75	90.3%
5	GB	32.50	8.35	87.1%
6	PIT	31.50	7.35	83.9%
7	DET	31.20	7.05	80.6%
8	LAC	31.10	6.95	77.4%
9	CAR	29.20	5.05	74.2%
10	TB	28.30	4.15	71%
11	LAR	26.80	2.65	67.7%
12	LV	26.20	2.05	64.5%
13	DAL	25.60	1.45	61.3%
14	KC	24.20	0.05	58.1%
15	JAX	23.10	-1.05	54.8%
16	CLE	22.90	-1.25	51.6%
17	WAS	22.40	-1.75	48.4%
18	PHI	22.10	-2.05	45.2%
19	NE	21.90	-2.25	41.9%
20	SF	21.60	-2.55	38.7%
21	BAL	21.30	-2.85	35.5%
22	CIN	20.40	-3.75	32.3%
23	BUF	19.40	-4.75	29%
24	MIN	18.90	-5.25	25.8%
25	CHI	18.20	-5.95	22.6%
26	TEN	18.10	-6.05	19.4%
27	NO	16.80	-7.35	16.1%
28	IND	16.40	-7.75	12.9%
29	ATL	16.30	-7.85	9.7%
30	HOU	16.00	-8.15	6.5%
31	SEA	15.20	-8.95	3.2%
32	NYJ	14.90	-9.25	0%

Does Blitz pct (allowed) matter against the spread?

Run as a one-stat algorithm against the closing line, this stat went 797–781–37 ATS (50.5%) across 2020–2025, #235 of 296 ranked.

Its best season was 2022 (145–119, 54.9%); its worst 2025 (125–144, 46.5%).

For picks, this is noise. One stat is not a recipe — the algorithms combine many.

Season	Games	ATS record	ATS %
2020	256	131–123–2	51.6%
2021	272	127–143–2	47.0%
2022	271	145–119–7	54.9%
2023	272	133–125–14	51.6%
2024	272	136–127–9	51.7%
2025	272	125–144–3	46.5%

Blitz pct (allowed) in 2022 vs 2021

Giants lead at 39.70 — they ranked #16 last year. Jets are last at 14.90 — #18 last year.

The league average is 24.15, down 1.29 from 25.44 last year.

Biggest riser: Packers, #25 → #5. Biggest faller: Ravens, #6 → #21.

Spread between first and last: 24.80; 18 teams are within 6.52 of the average.

Year-over-year — 2022 vs 2021

Biggest movers from last season.

Biggest riser

NYG · +14.70

Biggest faller

TB · −12.50

Most consistent

CIN · −0.10

League trend 2022 vs 2021

▼ -1.29

Rank	Team	2022	2021	Δ
1	NYG	39.70	25.00	+14.70
2	LV	26.20	12.10	+14.10
3	GB	32.50	21.30	+11.20
4	DEN	32.90	25.30	+7.60
5	PIT	31.50	24.90	+6.60
6	LAC	31.10	25.10	+6.00
7	PHI	22.10	16.40	+5.70
8	DET	31.20	27.30	+3.90
9	SF	21.60	19.80	+1.80
10	ARI	34.50	33.60	+0.90
11	CLE	22.90	22.10	+0.80
12	LAR	26.80	26.60	+0.20
13	CIN	20.40	20.50	−0.10
14	NE	21.90	23.30	−1.40
15	DAL	25.60	27.10	−1.50
16	TEN	18.10	19.90	−1.80
17	HOU	16.00	19.50	−3.50
18	IND	16.40	20.20	−3.80
19	KC	24.20	28.10	−3.90
20	CHI	18.20	22.60	−4.40
21	CAR	29.20	33.70	−4.50
22	NO	16.80	22.00	−5.20
23	MIA	33.30	39.60	−6.30
24	BUF	19.40	26.00	−6.60
25	SEA	15.20	22.40	−7.20
26	MIN	18.90	26.10	−7.20
27	ATL	16.30	24.50	−8.20
28	JAX	23.10	31.50	−8.40
29	WAS	22.40	31.00	−8.60
30	BAL	21.30	31.10	−9.80
31	NYJ	14.90	24.80	−9.90
32	TB	28.30	40.80	−12.50

Multi-year context

7-year window (2020–2026)

Multi-year leader

MIN · 37.69

Multi-year laggard

IND · 18.37

Biggest improver

MIN · +5.26/yr

Biggest decliner

ARI · −3.85/yr

Rank	Team	Avg	Slope/yr	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026
1	MIN	37.69	+5.26	26.90	26.10	18.90	51.50	38.90	44.30	57.20
2	TB	35.66	−0.74	39.00	40.80	28.30	40.10	34.20	29.60	37.60
3	KC	30.70	+0.00	35.70	28.10	24.20	32.90	31.60	31.30	31.10
4	NYG	30.46	−0.83	26.90	25.00	39.70	45.40	27.90	25.60	22.70
5	PIT	30.16	−1.49	40.30	24.90	31.50	34.10	25.90	28.70	25.70
6	MIA	29.79	−3.23	40.80	39.60	33.30	21.50	23.60	28.20	21.50
7	DEN	29.50	+0.05	27.90	25.30	32.90	35.00	29.50	28.50	27.40
8	CAR	28.51	+0.14	24.00	33.70	29.20	28.50	29.00	22.10	33.10
9	WAS	27.60	−0.85	32.40	31.00	22.40	26.00	31.50	23.50	26.40
10	BAL	27.40	−2.14	44.10	31.10	21.30	21.90	20.30	23.60	29.50
11	DET	27.16	−0.33	23.70	27.30	31.20	28.70	34.60	20.80	23.80
12	ARI	27.11	−3.85	39.40	33.60	34.50	22.50	21.60	24.10	14.10
13	NE	26.59	+0.91	24.40	23.30	21.90	35.20	25.40	25.90	30.00
14	NYJ	26.10	+0.29	38.40	24.80	14.90	16.30	25.60	25.80	36.90
15	DAL	25.80	−0.12	22.80	27.10	25.60	28.50	29.90	25.20	21.50
16	ATL	24.51	−0.59	32.90	24.50	16.30	23.90	20.60	33.40	20.00
17	JAX	24.44	−2.30	31.00	31.50	23.10	30.00	13.90	23.90	17.70
18	CLE	24.24	+0.54	21.30	22.10	22.90	27.70	26.40	28.30	21.00
19	LAR	24.11	−1.23	27.30	26.60	26.80	24.30	23.10	17.70	23.00
20	GB	24.00	−0.84	24.70	21.30	32.50	29.30	17.30	20.40	22.50
21	LAC	24.00	−0.17	16.30	25.10	31.10	31.50	23.80	19.00	21.20
22	BUF	23.13	−2.40	35.80	26.00	19.40	23.50	19.10	21.80	16.30
23	CHI	23.00	+1.05	21.40	22.60	18.20	22.20	23.50	25.80	27.30
24	NO	22.87	−0.67	31.80	22.00	16.80	22.50	20.60	22.50	23.90
25	SEA	22.66	−1.11	33.50	22.40	15.20	22.20	23.60	19.30	22.40
26	HOU	22.00	−1.61	35.90	19.50	16.00	21.00	24.10	18.90	18.60
27	TEN	21.96	−0.40	28.70	19.90	18.10	22.00	20.90	20.50	23.60
28	SF	21.74	−1.36	33.60	19.80	21.60	18.00	17.70	18.30	23.20
29	LV	21.53	+0.54	23.50	12.10	26.20	19.40	26.30	19.80	23.40
30	CIN	21.16	−1.83	31.10	20.50	20.40	21.60	21.70	16.60	16.20
31	PHI	18.60	−1.23	22.20	16.40	22.10	22.00	19.10	17.10	11.30
32	IND	18.37	+0.28	17.10	20.20	16.40	15.70	17.50	26.60	15.10

Multi-year heatmap

32 teams across 7 seasons. Cells colored by quintile within each season; click a column header to jump to that year.

Team	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026
NYG	26.90	25.00	39.70	45.40	27.90	25.60	22.70
ARI	39.40	33.60	34.50	22.50	21.60	24.10	14.10
MIA	40.80	39.60	33.30	21.50	23.60	28.20	21.50
DEN	27.90	25.30	32.90	35.00	29.50	28.50	27.40
GB	24.70	21.30	32.50	29.30	17.30	20.40	22.50
PIT	40.30	24.90	31.50	34.10	25.90	28.70	25.70
DET	23.70	27.30	31.20	28.70	34.60	20.80	23.80
LAC	16.30	25.10	31.10	31.50	23.80	19.00	21.20
CAR	24.00	33.70	29.20	28.50	29.00	22.10	33.10
TB	39.00	40.80	28.30	40.10	34.20	29.60	37.60
LAR	27.30	26.60	26.80	24.30	23.10	17.70	23.00
LV	23.50	12.10	26.20	19.40	26.30	19.80	23.40
DAL	22.80	27.10	25.60	28.50	29.90	25.20	21.50
KC	35.70	28.10	24.20	32.90	31.60	31.30	31.10
JAX	31.00	31.50	23.10	30.00	13.90	23.90	17.70
CLE	21.30	22.10	22.90	27.70	26.40	28.30	21.00
WAS	32.40	31.00	22.40	26.00	31.50	23.50	26.40
PHI	22.20	16.40	22.10	22.00	19.10	17.10	11.30
NE	24.40	23.30	21.90	35.20	25.40	25.90	30.00
SF	33.60	19.80	21.60	18.00	17.70	18.30	23.20
BAL	44.10	31.10	21.30	21.90	20.30	23.60	29.50
CIN	31.10	20.50	20.40	21.60	21.70	16.60	16.20
BUF	35.80	26.00	19.40	23.50	19.10	21.80	16.30
MIN	26.90	26.10	18.90	51.50	38.90	44.30	57.20
CHI	21.40	22.60	18.20	22.20	23.50	25.80	27.30
TEN	28.70	19.90	18.10	22.00	20.90	20.50	23.60
NO	31.80	22.00	16.80	22.50	20.60	22.50	23.90
IND	17.10	20.20	16.40	15.70	17.50	26.60	15.10
ATL	32.90	24.50	16.30	23.90	20.60	33.40	20.00
HOU	35.90	19.50	16.00	21.00	24.10	18.90	18.60
SEA	33.50	22.40	15.20	22.20	23.60	19.30	22.40
NYJ	38.40	24.80	14.90	16.30	25.60	25.80	36.90

Blitz pct (allowed) since 2018

Leaders since 2018: 2018 Ravens (39.60), 2019 Ravens (54.90), 2020 Ravens (44.10), 2021 Buccaneers (40.80), 2022 Giants (39.70).

Ravens have led this stat 3 of 5 seasons.

The best season on record is Ravens 2019 at 54.90; the worst Raiders 2021 at 12.10.

Distribution

How the 32 teams cluster for 2022.

About this stat

Stat ID: def_advanced_defense_blitz_pct
Side: defensive
Family: Advanced defense
Data source: P only
Polarity: higher is better (or neutral)
Display grain: rate
Algorithm eligibility: Algorithm-eligible: this stat can be picked in the Algorithm Builder.