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 — 2022

  • League leaderNYG 14.88
  • League average9.04
  • Best to worst9.35

All 32 teams, higher is better.

At a glance — 2022

Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.

League leader
NYG · 14.88
League laggard
NYJ · 5.53
League average
9.04
Spread (max − min)
9.35

Year-over-year — 2022 vs 2021

Biggest movers from last season.

Biggest riser
LV · +5.06
Biggest faller
TB · −7.71
Most consistent
CAR · −0.35
League trend 2022 vs 2021
▼ -0.74

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

Distribution

How the 32 teams cluster for 2022.

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.