Defensive: Advanced defense · Pass Defended (allowed)
Passes defended. Coverage that broke up the throw without intercepting it.
P + N
About this stat ↓League snapshot — 2020
- League leaderNO 5.25
- League average4.13
- Best to worst2.56
All 32 teams, higher is better.
At a glance — 2020
Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.
League leader
NO · 5.25
League laggard
PHI · 2.69
League average
4.13
Spread (max − min)
2.56
All teams — 2020
| Rank | Team | Value | Δ vs avg | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NO | 5.25 | 1.12 | 100% |
| 2 | PIT | 5.25 | 1.12 | 96.8% |
| 3 | TEN | 5.06 | 0.94 | 93.5% |
| 4 | CIN | 5 | 0.87 | 90.3% |
| 5 | SEA | 5 | 0.87 | 87.1% |
| 6 | IND | 4.88 | 0.75 | 83.9% |
| 7 | BUF | 4.75 | 0.62 | 80.6% |
| 8 | MIA | 4.75 | 0.62 | 77.4% |
| 9 | NYG | 4.69 | 0.56 | 74.2% |
| 10 | CLE | 4.63 | 0.50 | 71% |
| 11 | GB | 4.63 | 0.50 | 67.7% |
| 12 | LV | 4.63 | 0.50 | 64.5% |
| 13 | CHI | 4.44 | 0.31 | 61.3% |
| 14 | TB | 4.38 | 0.25 | 58.1% |
| 15 | LAR | 4.25 | 0.12 | 54.8% |
| 16 | BAL | 4.19 | 0.06 | 51.6% |
| 17 | NYJ | 4.19 | 0.06 | 48.4% |
| 18 | WAS | 4.13 | 0.00 | 45.2% |
| 19 | DEN | 4 | -0.13 | 41.9% |
| 20 | KC | 4 | -0.13 | 38.7% |
| 21 | SF | 3.88 | -0.25 | 35.5% |
| 22 | JAX | 3.75 | -0.38 | 32.3% |
| 23 | CAR | 3.63 | -0.50 | 29% |
| 24 | ARI | 3.56 | -0.56 | 25.8% |
| 25 | MIN | 3.50 | -0.63 | 22.6% |
| 26 | LAC | 3.38 | -0.75 | 19.4% |
| 27 | NE | 3.25 | -0.88 | 16.1% |
| 28 | ATL | 3.19 | -0.94 | 12.9% |
| 29 | DET | 3.19 | -0.94 | 9.7% |
| 30 | HOU | 3.13 | -1.00 | 6.5% |
| 31 | DAL | 2.88 | -1.25 | 3.2% |
| 32 | PHI | 2.69 | -1.44 | 0% |
Year-over-year — 2020 vs 2019
Biggest movers from last season.
Biggest riser
IND · +1.75
Biggest faller
PHI · −2.44
Most consistent
GB · 0
League trend 2020 vs 2019
▼ -0.23
YoY by team — 2020 vs 2019
| Rank | Team | 2020 | 2019 | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | IND | 4.88 | 3.13 | +1.75 |
| 2 | CIN | 5 | 3.63 | +1.38 |
| 3 | WAS | 4.13 | 3.25 | +0.88 |
| 4 | CLE | 4.63 | 4 | +0.63 |
| 5 | MIA | 4.75 | 4.13 | +0.63 |
| 6 | NYG | 4.69 | 4.06 | +0.63 |
| 7 | LAC | 3.38 | 2.81 | +0.56 |
| 8 | TEN | 5.06 | 4.50 | +0.56 |
| 9 | LV | 4.63 | 4.19 | +0.44 |
| 10 | NO | 5.25 | 4.88 | +0.38 |
| 11 | SEA | 5 | 4.63 | +0.38 |
| 12 | CHI | 4.44 | 4.19 | +0.25 |
| 13 | ARI | 3.56 | 3.50 | +0.06 |
| 14 | PIT | 5.25 | 5.19 | +0.06 |
| 15 | GB | 4.63 | 4.63 | 0 |
| 16 | JAX | 3.75 | 3.75 | 0 |
| 17 | NYJ | 4.19 | 4.19 | 0 |
| 18 | KC | 4 | 4.06 | −0.06 |
| 19 | BAL | 4.19 | 4.44 | −0.25 |
| 20 | ATL | 3.19 | 3.56 | −0.38 |
| 21 | DEN | 4 | 4.38 | −0.38 |
| 22 | BUF | 4.75 | 5.19 | −0.44 |
| 23 | LAR | 4.25 | 4.75 | −0.50 |
| 24 | CAR | 3.63 | 4.19 | −0.56 |
| 25 | SF | 3.88 | 4.69 | −0.81 |
| 26 | DET | 3.19 | 4.56 | −1.38 |
| 27 | DAL | 2.88 | 4.44 | −1.56 |
| 28 | HOU | 3.13 | 4.69 | −1.56 |
| 29 | TB | 4.38 | 6 | −1.63 |
| 30 | MIN | 3.50 | 5.19 | −1.69 |
| 31 | NE | 3.25 | 5.56 | −2.31 |
| 32 | PHI | 2.69 | 5.13 | −2.44 |
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 averages
| Rank | Team | Avg | Slope/yr | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NO | 4.97 | +0.03 | 4.88 | 5.25 | 4.76 | 3.94 | 5.82 | 5.47 | 4.65 |
| 2 | PIT | 4.94 | −0.04 | 5.19 | 5.25 | 4.71 | 4.82 | 4.71 | 4.59 | 5.29 |
| 3 | SEA | 4.80 | +0.06 | 4.63 | 5 | 4.71 | 4.76 | 4.53 | 4.35 | 5.65 |
| 4 | BUF | 4.58 | −0.25 | 5.19 | 4.75 | 4.71 | 5.63 | 4.65 | 3.53 | 3.65 |
| 5 | BAL | 4.56 | +0.07 | 4.44 | 4.19 | 4.24 | 4.53 | 5.41 | 4.82 | 4.29 |
| 6 | JAX | 4.51 | +0.38 | 3.75 | 3.75 | 2.94 | 5.59 | 4.94 | 4.35 | 6.24 |
| 7 | PHI | 4.44 | +0.24 | 5.13 | 2.69 | 3.29 | 5 | 4.35 | 5.29 | 5.29 |
| 8 | CLE | 4.43 | −0.07 | 4 | 4.63 | 4.65 | 5 | 5.41 | 3.53 | 3.82 |
| 9 | NYG | 4.41 | −0.04 | 4.06 | 4.69 | 4.88 | 4.41 | 4.76 | 3.53 | 4.53 |
| 10 | MIN | 4.37 | −0.06 | 5.19 | 3.50 | 4 | 5.12 | 3.94 | 5.59 | 3.24 |
| 11 | CIN | 4.36 | +0.09 | 3.63 | 5 | 3.71 | 4.69 | 4.35 | 4.65 | 4.47 |
| 12 | MIA | 4.34 | −0.18 | 4.13 | 4.75 | 5.35 | 4.18 | 4.76 | 4.06 | 3.12 |
| 13 | DET | 4.33 | +0.23 | 4.56 | 3.19 | 4 | 3.65 | 4.65 | 4.76 | 5.47 |
| 14 | TB | 4.32 | −0.31 | 6 | 4.38 | 5 | 3.47 | 3.76 | 3.59 | 4.06 |
| 15 | LAR | 4.32 | +0.02 | 4.75 | 4.25 | 4.24 | 3.41 | 4.47 | 4.29 | 4.82 |
| 16 | NE | 4.32 | −0.15 | 5.56 | 3.25 | 5.24 | 4.06 | 3.88 | 4.29 | 3.94 |
| 17 | HOU | 4.29 | +0.23 | 4.69 | 3.13 | 3.76 | 3.82 | 4.12 | 5.24 | 5.29 |
| 18 | DEN | 4.26 | +0.10 | 4.38 | 4 | 4.29 | 3.94 | 3.65 | 4 | 5.53 |
| 19 | TEN | 4.16 | −0.28 | 4.50 | 5.06 | 4.88 | 4.59 | 3.24 | 3.12 | 3.71 |
| 20 | KC | 4.15 | −0.04 | 4.06 | 4 | 4.06 | 5 | 4.24 | 4.18 | 3.53 |
| 21 | SF | 4.12 | −0.06 | 4.69 | 3.88 | 3.24 | 4.59 | 4.94 | 4.24 | 3.29 |
| 22 | NYJ | 4.11 | −0.03 | 4.19 | 4.19 | 3.59 | 4.29 | 5.35 | 3.29 | 3.88 |
| 23 | ARI | 4.03 | +0.13 | 3.50 | 3.56 | 4.29 | 4.53 | 3.88 | 3.71 | 4.76 |
| 24 | ATL | 4.03 | +0.19 | 3.56 | 3.19 | 4.53 | 4.06 | 3.88 | 3.88 | 5.12 |
| 25 | LAC | 4.03 | +0.41 | 2.81 | 3.38 | 3.29 | 3.76 | 4.88 | 5.12 | 4.94 |
| 26 | GB | 4.01 | −0.23 | 4.63 | 4.63 | 4.35 | 3.71 | 4 | 3.29 | 3.47 |
| 27 | CHI | 4.01 | +0.04 | 4.19 | 4.44 | 3.29 | 2.94 | 4.88 | 3.88 | 4.41 |
| 28 | IND | 3.97 | +0.05 | 3.13 | 4.88 | 4.06 | 3.65 | 4.06 | 3.35 | 4.65 |
| 29 | LV | 3.92 | −0.15 | 4.19 | 4.63 | 4.35 | 3.24 | 3.29 | 4.71 | 3.06 |
| 30 | WAS | 3.88 | +0.08 | 3.25 | 4.13 | 3.59 | 4 | 4.59 | 3.47 | 4.12 |
| 31 | DAL | 3.80 | −0.14 | 4.44 | 2.88 | 4.88 | 3.47 | 4.35 | 4.12 | 2.47 |
| 32 | CAR | 3.71 | +0.00 | 4.19 | 3.63 | 3.06 | 3.65 | 3.76 | 3.94 | 3.76 |
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 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | 4.88 | 5.25 | 4.76 | 3.94 | 5.82 | 5.47 | 4.65 |
| PIT | 5.19 | 5.25 | 4.71 | 4.82 | 4.71 | 4.59 | 5.29 |
| TEN | 4.50 | 5.06 | 4.88 | 4.59 | 3.24 | 3.12 | 3.71 |
| CIN | 3.63 | 5 | 3.71 | 4.69 | 4.35 | 4.65 | 4.47 |
| SEA | 4.63 | 5 | 4.71 | 4.76 | 4.53 | 4.35 | 5.65 |
| IND | 3.13 | 4.88 | 4.06 | 3.65 | 4.06 | 3.35 | 4.65 |
| BUF | 5.19 | 4.75 | 4.71 | 5.63 | 4.65 | 3.53 | 3.65 |
| MIA | 4.13 | 4.75 | 5.35 | 4.18 | 4.76 | 4.06 | 3.12 |
| NYG | 4.06 | 4.69 | 4.88 | 4.41 | 4.76 | 3.53 | 4.53 |
| CLE | 4 | 4.63 | 4.65 | 5 | 5.41 | 3.53 | 3.82 |
| GB | 4.63 | 4.63 | 4.35 | 3.71 | 4 | 3.29 | 3.47 |
| LV | 4.19 | 4.63 | 4.35 | 3.24 | 3.29 | 4.71 | 3.06 |
| CHI | 4.19 | 4.44 | 3.29 | 2.94 | 4.88 | 3.88 | 4.41 |
| TB | 6 | 4.38 | 5 | 3.47 | 3.76 | 3.59 | 4.06 |
| LAR | 4.75 | 4.25 | 4.24 | 3.41 | 4.47 | 4.29 | 4.82 |
| BAL | 4.44 | 4.19 | 4.24 | 4.53 | 5.41 | 4.82 | 4.29 |
| NYJ | 4.19 | 4.19 | 3.59 | 4.29 | 5.35 | 3.29 | 3.88 |
| WAS | 3.25 | 4.13 | 3.59 | 4 | 4.59 | 3.47 | 4.12 |
| DEN | 4.38 | 4 | 4.29 | 3.94 | 3.65 | 4 | 5.53 |
| KC | 4.06 | 4 | 4.06 | 5 | 4.24 | 4.18 | 3.53 |
| SF | 4.69 | 3.88 | 3.24 | 4.59 | 4.94 | 4.24 | 3.29 |
| JAX | 3.75 | 3.75 | 2.94 | 5.59 | 4.94 | 4.35 | 6.24 |
| CAR | 4.19 | 3.63 | 3.06 | 3.65 | 3.76 | 3.94 | 3.76 |
| ARI | 3.50 | 3.56 | 4.29 | 4.53 | 3.88 | 3.71 | 4.76 |
| MIN | 5.19 | 3.50 | 4 | 5.12 | 3.94 | 5.59 | 3.24 |
| LAC | 2.81 | 3.38 | 3.29 | 3.76 | 4.88 | 5.12 | 4.94 |
| NE | 5.56 | 3.25 | 5.24 | 4.06 | 3.88 | 4.29 | 3.94 |
| ATL | 3.56 | 3.19 | 4.53 | 4.06 | 3.88 | 3.88 | 5.12 |
| DET | 4.56 | 3.19 | 4 | 3.65 | 4.65 | 4.76 | 5.47 |
| HOU | 4.69 | 3.13 | 3.76 | 3.82 | 4.12 | 5.24 | 5.29 |
| DAL | 4.44 | 2.88 | 4.88 | 3.47 | 4.35 | 4.12 | 2.47 |
| PHI | 5.13 | 2.69 | 3.29 | 5 | 4.35 | 5.29 | 5.29 |
Distribution
How the 32 teams cluster for 2020.
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.