Defensive: Advanced defense · Pass Defended (allowed)
Passes defended. Coverage that broke up the throw without intercepting it.
P + N
About this stat ↓League snapshot — 2021
- League leaderMIA 5.35
- League average4.19
- Best to worst2.41
All 32 teams, higher is better.
At a glance — 2021
Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.
League leader
MIA · 5.35
League laggard
JAX · 2.94
League average
4.19
Spread (max − min)
2.41
All teams — 2021
| Rank | Team | Value | Δ vs avg | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MIA | 5.35 | 1.17 | 100% |
| 2 | NE | 5.24 | 1.05 | 96.8% |
| 3 | TB | 5 | 0.81 | 93.5% |
| 4 | DAL | 4.88 | 0.70 | 90.3% |
| 5 | NYG | 4.88 | 0.70 | 87.1% |
| 6 | TEN | 4.88 | 0.70 | 83.9% |
| 7 | NO | 4.76 | 0.58 | 80.6% |
| 8 | BUF | 4.71 | 0.52 | 77.4% |
| 9 | PIT | 4.71 | 0.52 | 74.2% |
| 10 | SEA | 4.71 | 0.52 | 71% |
| 11 | CLE | 4.65 | 0.46 | 67.7% |
| 12 | ATL | 4.53 | 0.34 | 64.5% |
| 13 | GB | 4.35 | 0.17 | 61.3% |
| 14 | LV | 4.35 | 0.17 | 58.1% |
| 15 | ARI | 4.29 | 0.11 | 54.8% |
| 16 | DEN | 4.29 | 0.11 | 51.6% |
| 17 | BAL | 4.24 | 0.05 | 48.4% |
| 18 | LAR | 4.24 | 0.05 | 45.2% |
| 19 | IND | 4.06 | -0.13 | 41.9% |
| 20 | KC | 4.06 | -0.13 | 38.7% |
| 21 | DET | 4 | -0.19 | 35.5% |
| 22 | MIN | 4 | -0.19 | 32.3% |
| 23 | HOU | 3.76 | -0.42 | 29% |
| 24 | CIN | 3.71 | -0.48 | 25.8% |
| 25 | NYJ | 3.59 | -0.60 | 22.6% |
| 26 | WAS | 3.59 | -0.60 | 19.4% |
| 27 | CHI | 3.29 | -0.89 | 16.1% |
| 28 | LAC | 3.29 | -0.89 | 12.9% |
| 29 | PHI | 3.29 | -0.89 | 9.7% |
| 30 | SF | 3.24 | -0.95 | 6.5% |
| 31 | CAR | 3.06 | -1.13 | 3.2% |
| 32 | JAX | 2.94 | -1.24 | 0% |
Year-over-year — 2021 vs 2020
Biggest movers from last season.
Biggest riser
DAL · +2.01
Biggest faller
CIN · −1.29
Most consistent
LAR · −0.01
League trend 2021 vs 2020
▲ 0.06
YoY by team — 2021 vs 2020
| Rank | Team | 2021 | 2020 | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DAL | 4.88 | 2.88 | +2.01 |
| 2 | NE | 5.24 | 3.25 | +1.99 |
| 3 | ATL | 4.53 | 3.19 | +1.34 |
| 4 | DET | 4 | 3.19 | +0.81 |
| 5 | ARI | 4.29 | 3.56 | +0.73 |
| 6 | HOU | 3.76 | 3.13 | +0.64 |
| 7 | TB | 5 | 4.38 | +0.63 |
| 8 | PHI | 3.29 | 2.69 | +0.61 |
| 9 | MIA | 5.35 | 4.75 | +0.60 |
| 10 | MIN | 4 | 3.50 | +0.50 |
| 11 | DEN | 4.29 | 4 | +0.29 |
| 12 | NYG | 4.88 | 4.69 | +0.19 |
| 13 | KC | 4.06 | 4 | +0.06 |
| 14 | BAL | 4.24 | 4.19 | +0.05 |
| 15 | CLE | 4.65 | 4.63 | +0.02 |
| 16 | LAR | 4.24 | 4.25 | −0.01 |
| 17 | BUF | 4.71 | 4.75 | −0.04 |
| 18 | LAC | 3.29 | 3.38 | −0.08 |
| 19 | TEN | 4.88 | 5.06 | −0.18 |
| 20 | GB | 4.35 | 4.63 | −0.27 |
| 21 | LV | 4.35 | 4.63 | −0.27 |
| 22 | SEA | 4.71 | 5 | −0.29 |
| 23 | NO | 4.76 | 5.25 | −0.49 |
| 24 | WAS | 3.59 | 4.13 | −0.54 |
| 25 | PIT | 4.71 | 5.25 | −0.54 |
| 26 | CAR | 3.06 | 3.63 | −0.57 |
| 27 | NYJ | 3.59 | 4.19 | −0.60 |
| 28 | SF | 3.24 | 3.88 | −0.64 |
| 29 | JAX | 2.94 | 3.75 | −0.81 |
| 30 | IND | 4.06 | 4.88 | −0.82 |
| 31 | CHI | 3.29 | 4.44 | −1.14 |
| 32 | CIN | 3.71 | 5 | −1.29 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIA | 4.13 | 4.75 | 5.35 | 4.18 | 4.76 | 4.06 | 3.12 |
| NE | 5.56 | 3.25 | 5.24 | 4.06 | 3.88 | 4.29 | 3.94 |
| TB | 6 | 4.38 | 5 | 3.47 | 3.76 | 3.59 | 4.06 |
| DAL | 4.44 | 2.88 | 4.88 | 3.47 | 4.35 | 4.12 | 2.47 |
| NYG | 4.06 | 4.69 | 4.88 | 4.41 | 4.76 | 3.53 | 4.53 |
| TEN | 4.50 | 5.06 | 4.88 | 4.59 | 3.24 | 3.12 | 3.71 |
| NO | 4.88 | 5.25 | 4.76 | 3.94 | 5.82 | 5.47 | 4.65 |
| BUF | 5.19 | 4.75 | 4.71 | 5.63 | 4.65 | 3.53 | 3.65 |
| PIT | 5.19 | 5.25 | 4.71 | 4.82 | 4.71 | 4.59 | 5.29 |
| SEA | 4.63 | 5 | 4.71 | 4.76 | 4.53 | 4.35 | 5.65 |
| CLE | 4 | 4.63 | 4.65 | 5 | 5.41 | 3.53 | 3.82 |
| ATL | 3.56 | 3.19 | 4.53 | 4.06 | 3.88 | 3.88 | 5.12 |
| 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 |
| ARI | 3.50 | 3.56 | 4.29 | 4.53 | 3.88 | 3.71 | 4.76 |
| DEN | 4.38 | 4 | 4.29 | 3.94 | 3.65 | 4 | 5.53 |
| BAL | 4.44 | 4.19 | 4.24 | 4.53 | 5.41 | 4.82 | 4.29 |
| LAR | 4.75 | 4.25 | 4.24 | 3.41 | 4.47 | 4.29 | 4.82 |
| IND | 3.13 | 4.88 | 4.06 | 3.65 | 4.06 | 3.35 | 4.65 |
| KC | 4.06 | 4 | 4.06 | 5 | 4.24 | 4.18 | 3.53 |
| DET | 4.56 | 3.19 | 4 | 3.65 | 4.65 | 4.76 | 5.47 |
| MIN | 5.19 | 3.50 | 4 | 5.12 | 3.94 | 5.59 | 3.24 |
| HOU | 4.69 | 3.13 | 3.76 | 3.82 | 4.12 | 5.24 | 5.29 |
| CIN | 3.63 | 5 | 3.71 | 4.69 | 4.35 | 4.65 | 4.47 |
| 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 |
| CHI | 4.19 | 4.44 | 3.29 | 2.94 | 4.88 | 3.88 | 4.41 |
| LAC | 2.81 | 3.38 | 3.29 | 3.76 | 4.88 | 5.12 | 4.94 |
| PHI | 5.13 | 2.69 | 3.29 | 5 | 4.35 | 5.29 | 5.29 |
| SF | 4.69 | 3.88 | 3.24 | 4.59 | 4.94 | 4.24 | 3.29 |
| CAR | 4.19 | 3.63 | 3.06 | 3.65 | 3.76 | 3.94 | 3.76 |
| JAX | 3.75 | 3.75 | 2.94 | 5.59 | 4.94 | 4.35 | 6.24 |
Distribution
How the 32 teams cluster for 2021.
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.