Defensive: Advanced defense · Blitz pct (allowed)
How often this defence sends extra rushers. A style choice, not a quality measure — heavy blitzing can mean pressure or desperation.
P only
About this stat ↓League snapshot — 2022
- League leaderNYG 39.70
- League average24.15
- Best to worst24.80
All 32 teams, higher is better.
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
All teams — 2022
| 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% |
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
YoY by team — 2022 vs 2021
| 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 (2019–2025)
Multi-year leader
TB · 36.49
Multi-year laggard
IND · 19.49
Biggest improver
MIN · +3.85/yr
Biggest decliner
BAL · −5.38/yr
Multi-year averages
| Rank | Team | Avg | Slope/yr | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TB | 36.49 | −1.85 | 43.40 | 39.00 | 40.80 | 28.30 | 40.10 | 34.20 | 29.60 |
| 2 | MIN | 33.06 | +3.85 | 24.80 | 26.90 | 26.10 | 18.90 | 51.50 | 38.90 | 44.30 |
| 3 | PIT | 31.76 | −1.58 | 36.90 | 40.30 | 24.90 | 31.50 | 34.10 | 25.90 | 28.70 |
| 4 | NYG | 31.47 | +0.35 | 29.80 | 26.90 | 25.00 | 39.70 | 45.40 | 27.90 | 25.60 |
| 5 | MIA | 31.23 | −2.24 | 31.60 | 40.80 | 39.60 | 33.30 | 21.50 | 23.60 | 28.20 |
| 6 | BAL | 31.03 | −5.38 | 54.90 | 44.10 | 31.10 | 21.30 | 21.90 | 20.30 | 23.60 |
| 7 | ARI | 30.77 | −3.34 | 39.70 | 39.40 | 33.60 | 34.50 | 22.50 | 21.60 | 24.10 |
| 8 | KC | 30.41 | +0.11 | 29.10 | 35.70 | 28.10 | 24.20 | 32.90 | 31.60 | 31.30 |
| 9 | DEN | 29.03 | +0.93 | 24.10 | 27.90 | 25.30 | 32.90 | 35.00 | 29.50 | 28.50 |
| 10 | CAR | 27.63 | −0.34 | 26.90 | 24.00 | 33.70 | 29.20 | 28.50 | 29.00 | 22.10 |
| 11 | NE | 27.60 | −0.70 | 37.10 | 24.40 | 23.30 | 21.90 | 35.20 | 25.40 | 25.90 |
| 12 | WAS | 27.24 | −0.29 | 23.90 | 32.40 | 31.00 | 22.40 | 26.00 | 31.50 | 23.50 |
| 13 | CLE | 26.70 | −0.50 | 38.20 | 21.30 | 22.10 | 22.90 | 27.70 | 26.40 | 28.30 |
| 14 | NYJ | 26.43 | −2.65 | 39.20 | 38.40 | 24.80 | 14.90 | 16.30 | 25.60 | 25.80 |
| 15 | DET | 26.33 | +1.13 | 18.00 | 23.70 | 27.30 | 31.20 | 28.70 | 34.60 | 20.80 |
| 16 | DAL | 26.04 | +0.77 | 23.20 | 22.80 | 27.10 | 25.60 | 28.50 | 29.90 | 25.20 |
| 17 | JAX | 25.99 | −1.77 | 28.50 | 31.00 | 31.50 | 23.10 | 30.00 | 13.90 | 23.90 |
| 18 | BUF | 25.24 | −2.28 | 31.10 | 35.80 | 26.00 | 19.40 | 23.50 | 19.10 | 21.80 |
| 19 | ATL | 25.16 | +0.05 | 24.50 | 32.90 | 24.50 | 16.30 | 23.90 | 20.60 | 33.40 |
| 20 | LAR | 24.83 | −1.49 | 28.00 | 27.30 | 26.60 | 26.80 | 24.30 | 23.10 | 17.70 |
| 21 | NO | 24.13 | −1.88 | 32.70 | 31.80 | 22.00 | 16.80 | 22.50 | 20.60 | 22.50 |
| 22 | HOU | 24.04 | −2.29 | 32.90 | 35.90 | 19.50 | 16.00 | 21.00 | 24.10 | 18.90 |
| 23 | GB | 24.03 | −0.49 | 22.70 | 24.70 | 21.30 | 32.50 | 29.30 | 17.30 | 20.40 |
| 24 | CIN | 23.49 | −2.34 | 32.50 | 31.10 | 20.50 | 20.40 | 21.60 | 21.70 | 16.60 |
| 25 | SEA | 23.30 | −1.53 | 26.90 | 33.50 | 22.40 | 15.20 | 22.20 | 23.60 | 19.30 |
| 26 | LAC | 22.93 | +1.33 | 13.70 | 16.30 | 25.10 | 31.10 | 31.50 | 23.80 | 19.00 |
| 27 | CHI | 22.46 | +0.38 | 23.50 | 21.40 | 22.60 | 18.20 | 22.20 | 23.50 | 25.80 |
| 28 | TEN | 22.10 | −0.92 | 24.60 | 28.70 | 19.90 | 18.10 | 22.00 | 20.90 | 20.50 |
| 29 | SF | 21.41 | −1.48 | 20.90 | 33.60 | 19.80 | 21.60 | 18.00 | 17.70 | 18.30 |
| 30 | PHI | 20.81 | −1.06 | 26.80 | 22.20 | 16.40 | 22.10 | 22.00 | 19.10 | 17.10 |
| 31 | LV | 20.69 | +0.71 | 17.50 | 23.50 | 12.10 | 26.20 | 19.40 | 26.30 | 19.80 |
| 32 | IND | 19.49 | +0.26 | 22.90 | 17.10 | 20.20 | 16.40 | 15.70 | 17.50 | 26.60 |
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 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYG | 29.80 | 26.90 | 25.00 | 39.70 | 45.40 | 27.90 | 25.60 |
| ARI | 39.70 | 39.40 | 33.60 | 34.50 | 22.50 | 21.60 | 24.10 |
| MIA | 31.60 | 40.80 | 39.60 | 33.30 | 21.50 | 23.60 | 28.20 |
| DEN | 24.10 | 27.90 | 25.30 | 32.90 | 35.00 | 29.50 | 28.50 |
| GB | 22.70 | 24.70 | 21.30 | 32.50 | 29.30 | 17.30 | 20.40 |
| PIT | 36.90 | 40.30 | 24.90 | 31.50 | 34.10 | 25.90 | 28.70 |
| DET | 18.00 | 23.70 | 27.30 | 31.20 | 28.70 | 34.60 | 20.80 |
| LAC | 13.70 | 16.30 | 25.10 | 31.10 | 31.50 | 23.80 | 19.00 |
| CAR | 26.90 | 24.00 | 33.70 | 29.20 | 28.50 | 29.00 | 22.10 |
| TB | 43.40 | 39.00 | 40.80 | 28.30 | 40.10 | 34.20 | 29.60 |
| LAR | 28.00 | 27.30 | 26.60 | 26.80 | 24.30 | 23.10 | 17.70 |
| LV | 17.50 | 23.50 | 12.10 | 26.20 | 19.40 | 26.30 | 19.80 |
| DAL | 23.20 | 22.80 | 27.10 | 25.60 | 28.50 | 29.90 | 25.20 |
| KC | 29.10 | 35.70 | 28.10 | 24.20 | 32.90 | 31.60 | 31.30 |
| JAX | 28.50 | 31.00 | 31.50 | 23.10 | 30.00 | 13.90 | 23.90 |
| CLE | 38.20 | 21.30 | 22.10 | 22.90 | 27.70 | 26.40 | 28.30 |
| WAS | 23.90 | 32.40 | 31.00 | 22.40 | 26.00 | 31.50 | 23.50 |
| PHI | 26.80 | 22.20 | 16.40 | 22.10 | 22.00 | 19.10 | 17.10 |
| NE | 37.10 | 24.40 | 23.30 | 21.90 | 35.20 | 25.40 | 25.90 |
| SF | 20.90 | 33.60 | 19.80 | 21.60 | 18.00 | 17.70 | 18.30 |
| BAL | 54.90 | 44.10 | 31.10 | 21.30 | 21.90 | 20.30 | 23.60 |
| CIN | 32.50 | 31.10 | 20.50 | 20.40 | 21.60 | 21.70 | 16.60 |
| BUF | 31.10 | 35.80 | 26.00 | 19.40 | 23.50 | 19.10 | 21.80 |
| MIN | 24.80 | 26.90 | 26.10 | 18.90 | 51.50 | 38.90 | 44.30 |
| CHI | 23.50 | 21.40 | 22.60 | 18.20 | 22.20 | 23.50 | 25.80 |
| TEN | 24.60 | 28.70 | 19.90 | 18.10 | 22.00 | 20.90 | 20.50 |
| NO | 32.70 | 31.80 | 22.00 | 16.80 | 22.50 | 20.60 | 22.50 |
| IND | 22.90 | 17.10 | 20.20 | 16.40 | 15.70 | 17.50 | 26.60 |
| ATL | 24.50 | 32.90 | 24.50 | 16.30 | 23.90 | 20.60 | 33.40 |
| HOU | 32.90 | 35.90 | 19.50 | 16.00 | 21.00 | 24.10 | 18.90 |
| SEA | 26.90 | 33.50 | 22.40 | 15.20 | 22.20 | 23.60 | 19.30 |
| NYJ | 39.20 | 38.40 | 24.80 | 14.90 | 16.30 | 25.60 | 25.80 |
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.