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 2024 the Vikings led at 38.90; the league average was 24.65.

League snapshot — 2024

League leader

MIN · 38.90

League average

24.65

Best to worst

25.00

All 32 teams, higher is better.

Rank	Team	Value	Games
1	MIN	38.90	17
2	DET	34.60	17
3	TB	34.20	17
4	KC	31.60	17
5	WAS	31.50	17
6	DAL	29.90	17
7	DEN	29.50	17
8	CAR	29.00	17
9	NYG	27.90	17
10	CLE	26.40	17
11	LV	26.30	17
12	PIT	25.90	17
13	NYJ	25.60	17
14	NE	25.40	17
15	HOU	24.10	17
16	LAC	23.80	17
17	MIA	23.60	17
18	SEA	23.60	17
19	CHI	23.50	17
20	LAR	23.10	17
21	CIN	21.70	17
22	ARI	21.60	17
23	TEN	20.90	17
24	ATL	20.60	17
25	NO	20.60	17
26	BAL	20.30	17
27	BUF	19.10	17
28	PHI	19.10	17
29	SF	17.70	17
30	IND	17.50	17
31	GB	17.30	17
32	JAX	13.90	17

At a glance — 2024

Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.

League leader

MIN · 38.90

League laggard

JAX · 13.90

League average

24.65

Spread (max − min)

25.00

Rank	Team	Value	Δ vs avg	Percentile
1	MIN	38.90	14.25	100%
2	DET	34.60	9.95	96.8%
3	TB	34.20	9.55	93.5%
4	KC	31.60	6.95	90.3%
5	WAS	31.50	6.85	87.1%
6	DAL	29.90	5.25	83.9%
7	DEN	29.50	4.85	80.6%
8	CAR	29.00	4.35	77.4%
9	NYG	27.90	3.25	74.2%
10	CLE	26.40	1.75	71%
11	LV	26.30	1.65	67.7%
12	PIT	25.90	1.25	64.5%
13	NYJ	25.60	0.95	61.3%
14	NE	25.40	0.75	58.1%
15	HOU	24.10	-0.55	54.8%
16	LAC	23.80	-0.85	51.6%
17	MIA	23.60	-1.05	48.4%
18	SEA	23.60	-1.05	45.2%
19	CHI	23.50	-1.15	41.9%
20	LAR	23.10	-1.55	38.7%
21	CIN	21.70	-2.95	35.5%
22	ARI	21.60	-3.05	32.3%
23	TEN	20.90	-3.75	29%
24	ATL	20.60	-4.05	25.8%
25	NO	20.60	-4.05	22.6%
26	BAL	20.30	-4.35	19.4%
27	BUF	19.10	-5.55	16.1%
28	PHI	19.10	-5.55	12.9%
29	SF	17.70	-6.95	9.7%
30	IND	17.50	-7.15	6.5%
31	GB	17.30	-7.35	3.2%
32	JAX	13.90	-10.75	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 2024 vs 2023

Vikings lead at 38.90 — they ranked #1 last year. Jaguars are last at 13.90 — #9 last year.

The league average is 24.65, down 2.38 from 27.03 last year.

Biggest riser: Raiders, #29 → #11. Biggest faller: Jaguars, #9 → #32.

Spread between first and last: 25.00; 23 teams are within 5.59 of the average.

Year-over-year — 2024 vs 2023

Biggest movers from last season.

Biggest riser

NYJ · +9.30

Biggest faller

NYG · −17.50

Most consistent

CIN · +0.10

League trend 2024 vs 2023

▼ -2.38

Rank	Team	2024	2023	Δ
1	NYJ	25.60	16.30	+9.30
2	LV	26.30	19.40	+6.90
3	DET	34.60	28.70	+5.90
4	WAS	31.50	26.00	+5.50
5	HOU	24.10	21.00	+3.10
6	MIA	23.60	21.50	+2.10
7	IND	17.50	15.70	+1.80
8	SEA	23.60	22.20	+1.40
9	DAL	29.90	28.50	+1.40
10	CHI	23.50	22.20	+1.30
11	CAR	29.00	28.50	+0.50
12	CIN	21.70	21.60	+0.10
13	SF	17.70	18.00	−0.30
14	ARI	21.60	22.50	−0.90
15	TEN	20.90	22.00	−1.10
16	LAR	23.10	24.30	−1.20
17	KC	31.60	32.90	−1.30
18	CLE	26.40	27.70	−1.30
19	BAL	20.30	21.90	−1.60
20	NO	20.60	22.50	−1.90
21	PHI	19.10	22.00	−2.90
22	ATL	20.60	23.90	−3.30
23	BUF	19.10	23.50	−4.40
24	DEN	29.50	35.00	−5.50
25	TB	34.20	40.10	−5.90
26	LAC	23.80	31.50	−7.70
27	PIT	25.90	34.10	−8.20
28	NE	25.40	35.20	−9.80
29	GB	17.30	29.30	−12.00
30	MIN	38.90	51.50	−12.60
31	JAX	13.90	30.00	−16.10
32	NYG	27.90	45.40	−17.50

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

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), 2023 Vikings (51.50), 2024 Vikings (38.90).

Ravens have led this stat 3 of 7 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 2024.

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.