Defensive: Advanced defense · Blitzes (allowed)

Extra rushers sent, counted. Volume, so it climbs with plays faced as well as with aggression.

DEF · Advanced defenseP only
About this stat ↓

League snapshot — 2020

  • League leaderBAL 18.13
  • League average11.71
  • Best to worst12

All 32 teams, higher is better.

At a glance — 2020

Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.

League leader
BAL · 18.13
League laggard
LAC · 6.13
League average
11.71
Spread (max − min)
12

Year-over-year — 2020 vs 2019

Biggest movers from last season.

Biggest riser
ATL · +5
Biggest faller
NE · −5.63
Most consistent
CIN · −0.06
League trend 2020 vs 2019
▲ 0.36

Multi-year context

7-year window (2019–2025)

Multi-year leader
TB · 15.34
Multi-year laggard
IND · 7.52
Biggest improver
MIN · +1.17/yr
Biggest decliner
BAL · −1.97/yr

Multi-year heatmap

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

Team2019202020212022202320242025
BAL20.5618.1312.298.359.418.419.65
TB19.8816.7518.4110.7116.0614.3511.24
ARI16.6916.0612.3513.247.597.888.88
SEA1115.819.475.598.658.947.82
NYJ15.8815.569.415.535.7698.76
MIA11.3815.5015.7613.718.248.769.82
PIT13.6315.259.5311.4713.189.7111.65
BUF11.9414.389.247.758.947.186.82
ATL9.0614.069.065.768.767.9412.29
KC11.8813.8811.1810.1812.5912.1810.71
HOU13.3113.256.885.59896.88
SF7.8112.697.298.417.475.946.82
NO13.8812.318.7168.358.187.53
WAS9.1312.1912.127.8210.1210.598.53
TEN10.3812.138.247.828.416.717.18
CIN11.4411.388.357.758.188.355.94
JAX10.3811.1911.189.1212.245.359.88
DEN911.139.4112.8813.2412.2411.71
NYG11.5610.889.8214.8816.949.479.41
LAR11.1310.6911.069.769.718.296.88
MIN10.199.9410.947.7120.4716.2913.71
CAR10.449.5611.2910.948.7610.127.35
GB8.699.388.5910.2410.596.597.35
LV6.449.194.829.887.419.716.88
DET7.448.889.7111.7611.1813.947.76
CLE13.818.638.297.65109.069.41
NE14.068.448.248.7113.188.829
PHI10.638.316.248.599.536.946.35
DAL9.258.2510.829.531010.539.35
CHI9.138.197.245.718.827.829.06
IND8.946.757.885.8866.2910.88
LAC4.506.139.2410.4112.419.126.59

Distribution

How the 32 teams cluster for 2020.

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