What Sack Yds (allowed) is

Sack yards: the yards this defense took back on its sacks. Field position won by the pass rush.

Higher is better. It is shown per game, so a team's number does not depend on games played. Source: P + N.

In 2022 the Eagles led at 28.24; the league average was 15.79.

League snapshot — 2022

League leader

PHI · 28.24

League average

15.79

Best to worst

20.94

All 32 teams, higher is better.

Rank	Team	Value	Games
1	PHI	28.24	17
2	KC	22.82	17
3	DAL	20.71	17
4	NE	20.35	17
5	TB	19	17
6	SF	18.06	17
7	BUF	18	16
8	BAL	17.94	17
9	NYJ	17.29	17
10	SEA	17.12	17
11	MIA	17.06	17
12	LAC	16.88	17
13	PIT	16.88	17
14	NO	16.41	17
15	WAS	16.41	17
16	NYG	15.94	17
17	DET	15.71	17
18	IND	15.71	17
19	ARI	15.65	17
20	TEN	15.53	17
21	LAR	14.71	17
22	DEN	14.41	17
23	MIN	14.18	17
24	CAR	13.53	17
25	HOU	12.76	17
26	CLE	12.41	17
27	GB	12	17
28	JAX	11.94	17
29	LV	11.29	17
30	CIN	10.19	16
31	ATL	8.71	17
32	CHI	7.29	17

At a glance — 2022

Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.

League leader

PHI · 28.24

League laggard

CHI · 7.29

League average

15.79

Spread (max − min)

20.94

Rank	Team	Value	Δ vs avg	Percentile
1	PHI	28.24	12.45	100%
2	KC	22.82	7.04	96.8%
3	DAL	20.71	4.92	93.5%
4	NE	20.35	4.57	90.3%
5	TB	19	3.21	87.1%
6	SF	18.06	2.27	83.9%
7	BUF	18	2.21	80.6%
8	BAL	17.94	2.16	77.4%
9	NYJ	17.29	1.51	74.2%
10	SEA	17.12	1.33	71%
11	MIA	17.06	1.27	67.7%
12	LAC	16.88	1.10	64.5%
13	PIT	16.88	1.10	61.3%
14	NO	16.41	0.63	58.1%
15	WAS	16.41	0.63	54.8%
16	NYG	15.94	0.16	51.6%
17	DET	15.71	-0.08	48.4%
18	IND	15.71	-0.08	45.2%
19	ARI	15.65	-0.14	41.9%
20	TEN	15.53	-0.26	38.7%
21	LAR	14.71	-1.08	35.5%
22	DEN	14.41	-1.37	32.3%
23	MIN	14.18	-1.61	29%
24	CAR	13.53	-2.26	25.8%
25	HOU	12.76	-3.02	22.6%
26	CLE	12.41	-3.37	19.4%
27	GB	12	-3.79	16.1%
28	JAX	11.94	-3.84	12.9%
29	LV	11.29	-4.49	9.7%
30	CIN	10.19	-5.60	6.5%
31	ATL	8.71	-7.08	3.2%
32	CHI	7.29	-8.49	0%

Does Sack Yds (allowed) matter against the spread?

Run as a one-stat algorithm against the closing line, this stat went 831–747–37 ATS (52.7%) across 2020–2025, #147 of 296 ranked.

Its best season was 2024 (150–113, 57.0%); its worst 2025 (132–137, 49.1%).

For picks, this is a modest signal. One stat is not a recipe — the algorithms combine many.

Season	Games	ATS record	ATS %
2020	256	133–121–2	52.4%
2021	272	134–136–2	49.6%
2022	271	146–118–7	55.3%
2023	272	136–122–14	52.7%
2024	272	150–113–9	57.0%
2025	272	132–137–3	49.1%

Sack Yds (allowed) in 2022 vs 2021

Eagles lead at 28.24 — they ranked #26 last year. Bears are last at 7.29 — #4 last year.

The league average is 15.79, up 0.18 from 15.60 last year.

Biggest riser: Eagles, #26 → #1. Biggest faller: Bears, #4 → #32.

Spread between first and last: 20.94; 24 teams are within 4.02 of the average.

Year-over-year — 2022 vs 2021

Biggest movers from last season.

Biggest riser

PHI · +15.29

Biggest faller

CHI · −14.24

Most consistent

ATL · 0

League trend 2022 vs 2021

▲ 0.18

Rank	Team	2022	2021	Δ
1	PHI	28.24	12.94	+15.29
2	KC	22.82	12.29	+10.53
3	WAS	16.41	10.59	+5.82
4	NE	20.35	15.06	+5.29
5	BAL	17.94	13.35	+4.59
6	NYG	15.94	12.06	+3.88
7	DET	15.71	11.82	+3.88
8	LAC	16.88	13.59	+3.29
9	DAL	20.71	17.47	+3.24
10	NYJ	17.29	14.41	+2.88
11	IND	15.71	13.12	+2.59
12	SEA	17.12	14.71	+2.41
13	BUF	18	15.71	+2.29
14	ARI	15.65	13.35	+2.29
15	TB	19	16.76	+2.24
16	ATL	8.71	8.71	0
17	DEN	14.41	14.65	−0.24
18	HOU	12.76	13.24	−0.47
19	LV	11.29	12.18	−0.88
20	NO	16.41	18.24	−1.82
21	JAX	11.94	13.88	−1.94
22	PIT	16.88	18.88	−2
23	TEN	15.53	18.18	−2.65
24	SF	18.06	21.41	−3.35
25	CLE	12.41	16.06	−3.65
26	CAR	13.53	17.24	−3.71
27	MIA	17.06	21.59	−4.53
28	GB	12	16.88	−4.88
29	CIN	10.19	15.59	−5.40
30	LAR	14.71	21.59	−6.88
31	MIN	14.18	22.24	−8.06
32	CHI	7.29	21.53	−14.24

Multi-year context

7-year window (2020–2026)

Multi-year leader

DEN · 18.63

Multi-year laggard

JAX · 12.16

Biggest improver

CIN · +1.79/yr

Biggest decliner

MIA · −2.22/yr

Rank	Team	Avg	Slope/yr	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026
1	DEN	18.63	+1.04	17.63	14.65	14.41	19.41	21.18	24.94	18.20
2	CLE	18.00	+1.29	16.38	16.06	12.41	20.06	15.71	22.18	23.20
3	PIT	17.68	−1.35	24	18.88	16.88	17.88	16.18	17.12	12.80
4	MIN	17.66	+1.53	7.88	22.24	14.18	17.76	20.12	19.24	22.20
5	HOU	17.66	+1.77	13.56	13.24	12.76	20.53	19.76	21.53	22.20
6	TB	17.29	−1.61	22.88	16.76	19	19.12	18.65	16.65	8
7	SEA	17.01	+0.41	15.69	14.71	17.12	17.53	19.12	18.94	16
8	DET	17.01	+1.78	12.19	11.82	15.71	21	15.06	19.29	24
9	PHI	16.95	−1.38	20.25	12.94	28.24	15	17.94	14.71	9.60
10	LAR	16.87	−1.61	21.88	21.59	14.71	15.71	18.12	17.88	8.20
11	BAL	16.84	−0.42	17	13.35	17.94	25.59	18.47	11.12	14.40
12	MIA	16.84	−2.22	21.81	21.59	17.06	21.82	14.53	14.24	6.80
13	NO	16.25	−0.37	17.75	18.24	16.41	14.35	14.12	16.88	16
14	GB	15.79	+0.18	15.88	16.88	12	16.94	17.71	12.71	18.40
15	NYJ	15.75	+0.70	11.63	14.41	17.29	17.88	18.12	10.29	20.60
16	BUF	15.70	−0.12	13.75	15.71	18	19.29	14.47	13.29	15.40
17	IND	15.21	−0.20	16.31	13.12	15.71	18.53	14.29	14.53	14
18	NYG	15.11	−0.81	20.19	12.06	15.94	15.24	17	15.18	10.20
19	ARI	15.11	−0.63	20.38	13.35	15.65	13.71	15.06	12.06	15.60
20	DAL	14.93	−1.00	11.13	17.47	20.71	17.41	19.41	13.59	4.80
21	TEN	14.62	−0.03	9.63	18.18	15.53	18.53	11.88	17.76	10.80
22	SF	14.53	−1.24	12.44	21.41	18.06	18.06	11.18	9.35	11.20
23	WAS	14.38	−0.35	19.63	10.59	16.41	9.65	15.94	14.65	13.80
24	LAC	14.22	+0.36	8.56	13.59	16.88	19.65	13.82	15.06	12
25	NE	14.06	+0.11	10.31	15.06	20.35	14.59	9	11.94	17.20
26	CHI	13.64	−0.56	14.63	21.53	7.29	11.88	14.94	12	13.20
27	LV	13.59	+1.17	8.06	12.18	11.29	17.06	17.24	12.47	16.80
28	CIN	13.45	+1.79	5.19	15.59	10.19	15.12	12.76	11.47	23.80
29	KC	13.38	−1.54	11.81	12.29	22.82	20.65	14.71	9.12	2.25
30	ATL	13.13	+0.91	13.81	8.71	8.71	15.18	11	21.53	13
31	CAR	12.69	−0.71	12.44	17.24	13.53	11.35	13.12	11.18	10
32	JAX	12.16	+0.52	5.69	13.88	11.94	16.41	13.53	13.29	10.40

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	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026
PHI	20.25	12.94	28.24	15	17.94	14.71	9.60
KC	11.81	12.29	22.82	20.65	14.71	9.12	2.25
DAL	11.13	17.47	20.71	17.41	19.41	13.59	4.80
NE	10.31	15.06	20.35	14.59	9	11.94	17.20
TB	22.88	16.76	19	19.12	18.65	16.65	8
SF	12.44	21.41	18.06	18.06	11.18	9.35	11.20
BUF	13.75	15.71	18	19.29	14.47	13.29	15.40
BAL	17	13.35	17.94	25.59	18.47	11.12	14.40
NYJ	11.63	14.41	17.29	17.88	18.12	10.29	20.60
SEA	15.69	14.71	17.12	17.53	19.12	18.94	16
MIA	21.81	21.59	17.06	21.82	14.53	14.24	6.80
LAC	8.56	13.59	16.88	19.65	13.82	15.06	12
PIT	24	18.88	16.88	17.88	16.18	17.12	12.80
NO	17.75	18.24	16.41	14.35	14.12	16.88	16
WAS	19.63	10.59	16.41	9.65	15.94	14.65	13.80
NYG	20.19	12.06	15.94	15.24	17	15.18	10.20
DET	12.19	11.82	15.71	21	15.06	19.29	24
IND	16.31	13.12	15.71	18.53	14.29	14.53	14
ARI	20.38	13.35	15.65	13.71	15.06	12.06	15.60
TEN	9.63	18.18	15.53	18.53	11.88	17.76	10.80
LAR	21.88	21.59	14.71	15.71	18.12	17.88	8.20
DEN	17.63	14.65	14.41	19.41	21.18	24.94	18.20
MIN	7.88	22.24	14.18	17.76	20.12	19.24	22.20
CAR	12.44	17.24	13.53	11.35	13.12	11.18	10
HOU	13.56	13.24	12.76	20.53	19.76	21.53	22.20
CLE	16.38	16.06	12.41	20.06	15.71	22.18	23.20
GB	15.88	16.88	12	16.94	17.71	12.71	18.40
JAX	5.69	13.88	11.94	16.41	13.53	13.29	10.40
LV	8.06	12.18	11.29	17.06	17.24	12.47	16.80
CIN	5.19	15.59	10.19	15.12	12.76	11.47	23.80
ATL	13.81	8.71	8.71	15.18	11	21.53	13
CHI	14.63	21.53	7.29	11.88	14.94	12	13.20

Sack Yds (allowed) since 2018

Leaders since 2018: 2018 Vikings (22.56), 2019 49ers (22.94), 2020 Steelers (24), 2021 Vikings (22.24), 2022 Eagles (28.24).

Vikings have led this stat 2 of 5 seasons.

The best season on record is Eagles 2022 at 28.24; the worst Raiders 2018 at 5.

Distribution

How the 32 teams cluster for 2022.

About this stat

Stat ID: def_advanced_defense_def_sack_yds
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.