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 — 2023

  • League leaderMIN 20.47
  • League average10.32
  • Best to worst14.71

All 32 teams, higher is better.

At a glance — 2023

Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.

League leader
MIN · 20.47
League laggard
NYJ · 5.76
League average
10.32
Spread (max − min)
14.71

Year-over-year — 2023 vs 2022

Biggest movers from last season.

Biggest riser
MIN · +12.76
Biggest faller
ARI · −5.65
Most consistent
LAR · −0.06
League trend 2023 vs 2022
▲ 1.28

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

Distribution

How the 32 teams cluster for 2023.

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.