Defensive: Advanced defense · Pass Defended (allowed)

Passes defended. Coverage that broke up the throw without intercepting it.

DEF · Advanced defenseP + N
About this stat ↓

League snapshot — 2019

  • League leaderTB 6
  • League average4.36
  • Best to worst3.19

All 32 teams, higher is better.

At a glance — 2019

Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.

League leader
TB · 6
League laggard
LAC · 2.81
League average
4.36
Spread (max − min)
3.19

Year-over-year — 2019 vs 2018

Biggest movers from last season.

Biggest riser
TB · +2.50
Biggest faller
CHI · −1.94
Most consistent
KC · +0.06
League trend 2019 vs 2018
▲ 0.11

Multi-year context

7-year window (2019–2025)

Multi-year leader
NO · 4.97
Multi-year laggard
CAR · 3.71
Biggest improver
LAC · +0.41/yr
Biggest decliner
TB · −0.31/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
TB64.3853.473.763.594.06
NE5.563.255.244.063.884.293.94
BUF5.194.754.715.634.653.533.65
MIN5.193.5045.123.945.593.24
PIT5.195.254.714.824.714.595.29
PHI5.132.693.2954.355.295.29
NO4.885.254.763.945.825.474.65
LAR4.754.254.243.414.474.294.82
HOU4.693.133.763.824.125.245.29
SF4.693.883.244.594.944.243.29
GB4.634.634.353.7143.293.47
SEA4.6354.714.764.534.355.65
DET4.563.1943.654.654.765.47
TEN4.505.064.884.593.243.123.71
BAL4.444.194.244.535.414.824.29
DAL4.442.884.883.474.354.122.47
DEN4.3844.293.943.6545.53
CAR4.193.633.063.653.763.943.76
CHI4.194.443.292.944.883.884.41
LV4.194.634.353.243.294.713.06
NYJ4.194.193.594.295.353.293.88
MIA4.134.755.354.184.764.063.12
KC4.0644.0654.244.183.53
NYG4.064.694.884.414.763.534.53
CLE44.634.6555.413.533.82
JAX3.753.752.945.594.944.356.24
CIN3.6353.714.694.354.654.47
ATL3.563.194.534.063.883.885.12
ARI3.503.564.294.533.883.714.76
WAS3.254.133.5944.593.474.12
IND3.134.884.063.654.063.354.65
LAC2.813.383.293.764.885.124.94

Distribution

How the 32 teams cluster for 2019.

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