Defensive: Advanced defense · Def tgt yds per att (allowed)
Yards allowed per pass thrown at this defence. Efficiency rather than volume, so a busy defence is not punished for being on the field.
P + N
About this stat ↓League snapshot — 2023
- League leaderBAL 5.09
- League average6.47
- Best to worst2.49
All 32 teams, lower is better.
At a glance — 2023
Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.
League leader
BAL · 5.09
League laggard
CIN · 7.58
League average
6.47
Spread (max − min)
2.49
All teams — 2023
| Rank | Team | Value | Δ vs avg | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BAL | 5.09 | -1.38 | 100% |
| 2 | CLE | 5.20 | -1.26 | 96.8% |
| 3 | KC | 5.40 | -1.07 | 93.5% |
| 4 | NYJ | 5.46 | -1.01 | 90.3% |
| 5 | SF | 5.82 | -0.65 | 87.1% |
| 6 | BUF | 6.01 | -0.45 | 83.9% |
| 7 | CAR | 6.04 | -0.43 | 80.6% |
| 8 | NE | 6.11 | -0.36 | 77.4% |
| 9 | DAL | 6.20 | -0.27 | 74.2% |
| 10 | NO | 6.26 | -0.21 | 71% |
| 11 | ATL | 6.26 | -0.21 | 67.7% |
| 12 | LV | 6.39 | -0.08 | 64.5% |
| 13 | LAR | 6.44 | -0.03 | 61.3% |
| 14 | CHI | 6.51 | 0.04 | 58.1% |
| 15 | PHI | 6.55 | 0.08 | 54.8% |
| 16 | MIN | 6.58 | 0.11 | 51.6% |
| 17 | JAX | 6.58 | 0.12 | 48.4% |
| 18 | MIA | 6.60 | 0.13 | 45.2% |
| 19 | GB | 6.70 | 0.23 | 41.9% |
| 20 | NYG | 6.70 | 0.23 | 38.7% |
| 21 | PIT | 6.70 | 0.24 | 35.5% |
| 22 | TEN | 6.75 | 0.28 | 32.3% |
| 23 | SEA | 6.76 | 0.29 | 29% |
| 24 | IND | 6.76 | 0.30 | 25.8% |
| 25 | TB | 6.86 | 0.39 | 22.6% |
| 26 | DEN | 6.91 | 0.44 | 19.4% |
| 27 | HOU | 6.97 | 0.50 | 16.1% |
| 28 | LAC | 7.09 | 0.62 | 12.9% |
| 29 | ARI | 7.11 | 0.65 | 9.7% |
| 30 | DET | 7.12 | 0.65 | 6.5% |
| 31 | WAS | 7.42 | 0.95 | 3.2% |
| 32 | CIN | 7.58 | 1.12 | 0% |
Year-over-year — 2023 vs 2022
Biggest movers from last season.
Biggest riser
WAS · +1.10
Biggest faller
BAL · −1.54
Most consistent
BUF · +0.02
League trend 2023 vs 2022
▼ -0.06
YoY by team — 2023 vs 2022
| Rank | Team | 2023 | 2022 | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WAS | 7.42 | 6.31 | +1.10 |
| 2 | PHI | 6.55 | 5.46 | +1.09 |
| 3 | CIN | 7.58 | 6.53 | +1.05 |
| 4 | DEN | 6.91 | 5.89 | +1.02 |
| 5 | TB | 6.86 | 6.02 | +0.84 |
| 6 | ARI | 7.11 | 6.58 | +0.53 |
| 7 | NO | 6.26 | 5.81 | +0.44 |
| 8 | LAC | 7.09 | 6.72 | +0.37 |
| 9 | NYG | 6.70 | 6.39 | +0.30 |
| 10 | MIA | 6.60 | 6.37 | +0.23 |
| 11 | SEA | 6.76 | 6.55 | +0.21 |
| 12 | IND | 6.76 | 6.56 | +0.20 |
| 13 | HOU | 6.97 | 6.80 | +0.17 |
| 14 | DAL | 6.20 | 6.16 | +0.03 |
| 15 | BUF | 6.01 | 5.99 | +0.02 |
| 16 | NE | 6.11 | 6.15 | −0.04 |
| 17 | JAX | 6.58 | 6.68 | −0.10 |
| 18 | TEN | 6.75 | 6.91 | −0.16 |
| 19 | PIT | 6.70 | 6.95 | −0.25 |
| 20 | DET | 7.12 | 7.38 | −0.27 |
| 21 | GB | 6.70 | 6.99 | −0.30 |
| 22 | NYJ | 5.46 | 5.78 | −0.32 |
| 23 | LAR | 6.44 | 6.90 | −0.46 |
| 24 | LV | 6.39 | 6.94 | −0.55 |
| 25 | SF | 5.82 | 6.37 | −0.55 |
| 26 | CAR | 6.04 | 6.63 | −0.60 |
| 27 | KC | 5.40 | 6.05 | −0.65 |
| 28 | MIN | 6.58 | 7.25 | −0.67 |
| 29 | ATL | 6.26 | 7.00 | −0.74 |
| 30 | CHI | 6.51 | 7.66 | −1.15 |
| 31 | CLE | 5.20 | 6.40 | −1.20 |
| 32 | BAL | 5.09 | 6.63 | −1.54 |
Multi-year context
7-year window (2019–2025)
Multi-year leader
BUF · 5.93
Multi-year laggard
DET · 7.29
Biggest improver
HOU · −0.28/yr
Biggest decliner
SF · +0.15/yr
Multi-year averages
| Rank | Team | Avg | Slope/yr | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BUF | 5.93 | +0.05 | 5.61 | 6.44 | 5.19 | 5.99 | 6.01 | 6.60 | 5.69 |
| 2 | SF | 6.14 | +0.15 | 5.19 | 6.17 | 6.39 | 6.37 | 5.82 | 6.30 | 6.73 |
| 3 | PHI | 6.22 | −0.21 | 6.73 | 7.15 | 6.33 | 5.46 | 6.55 | 5.40 | 5.91 |
| 4 | NE | 6.23 | +0.06 | 5.38 | 7.19 | 5.89 | 6.15 | 6.11 | 6.71 | 6.21 |
| 5 | CLE | 6.27 | −0.10 | 6.76 | 6.73 | 5.91 | 6.40 | 5.20 | 7.05 | 5.81 |
| 6 | NO | 6.29 | +0.02 | 6.37 | 6.18 | 6.44 | 5.81 | 6.26 | 6.80 | 6.19 |
| 7 | DEN | 6.30 | −0.16 | 6.67 | 6.69 | 6.46 | 5.89 | 6.91 | 6.16 | 5.35 |
| 8 | KC | 6.32 | −0.02 | 6.05 | 6.74 | 6.96 | 6.05 | 5.40 | 6.53 | 6.50 |
| 9 | BAL | 6.35 | +0.03 | 6.04 | 5.90 | 7.56 | 6.63 | 5.09 | 6.57 | 6.69 |
| 10 | LAR | 6.44 | +0.07 | 6.44 | 5.57 | 6.54 | 6.90 | 6.44 | 6.97 | 6.21 |
| 11 | TB | 6.47 | +0.12 | 6.44 | 6.36 | 5.96 | 6.02 | 6.86 | 6.57 | 7.08 |
| 12 | PIT | 6.47 | +0.13 | 6.03 | 5.88 | 6.47 | 6.95 | 6.70 | 6.58 | 6.71 |
| 13 | GB | 6.51 | −0.08 | 6.79 | 6.58 | 6.13 | 6.99 | 6.70 | 6.44 | 5.98 |
| 14 | SEA | 6.52 | −0.20 | 6.99 | 6.72 | 6.83 | 6.55 | 6.76 | 6.31 | 5.46 |
| 15 | NYJ | 6.53 | −0.07 | 6.41 | 7.28 | 7.46 | 5.78 | 5.46 | 6.23 | 7.11 |
| 16 | LAC | 6.59 | −0.10 | 6.89 | 6.54 | 6.67 | 6.72 | 7.09 | 6.19 | 6.03 |
| 17 | CAR | 6.60 | +0.05 | 6.73 | 6.51 | 6.26 | 6.63 | 6.04 | 7.17 | 6.84 |
| 18 | MIN | 6.69 | −0.11 | 6.18 | 7.58 | 6.80 | 7.25 | 6.58 | 6.40 | 6.01 |
| 19 | DAL | 6.72 | +0.15 | 6.25 | 7.02 | 6.56 | 6.16 | 6.20 | 7.20 | 7.62 |
| 20 | NYG | 6.74 | −0.06 | 7.60 | 6.58 | 6.27 | 6.39 | 6.70 | 7.09 | 6.57 |
| 21 | LV | 6.79 | −0.19 | 7.81 | 7.20 | 6.21 | 6.94 | 6.39 | 6.51 | 6.46 |
| 22 | ARI | 6.80 | −0.01 | 7.49 | 6.35 | 6.45 | 6.58 | 7.11 | 6.80 | 6.85 |
| 23 | IND | 6.81 | −0.02 | 7.06 | 6.88 | 6.62 | 6.56 | 6.76 | 7.11 | 6.69 |
| 24 | MIA | 6.82 | −0.13 | 7.66 | 7.38 | 6.36 | 6.37 | 6.60 | 6.24 | 7.11 |
| 25 | ATL | 6.82 | −0.18 | 7.28 | 7.48 | 6.78 | 7.00 | 6.26 | 6.58 | 6.38 |
| 26 | WAS | 6.82 | +0.11 | 7.07 | 5.78 | 7.20 | 6.31 | 7.42 | 6.39 | 7.61 |
| 27 | TEN | 6.85 | +0.05 | 6.77 | 6.98 | 6.59 | 6.91 | 6.75 | 6.35 | 7.59 |
| 28 | HOU | 6.85 | −0.28 | 7.27 | 7.52 | 7.50 | 6.80 | 6.97 | 6.13 | 5.75 |
| 29 | CHI | 6.91 | +0.14 | 6.18 | 6.76 | 6.79 | 7.66 | 6.51 | 7.32 | 7.18 |
| 30 | JAX | 6.98 | −0.21 | 7.28 | 7.92 | 7.12 | 6.68 | 6.58 | 7.49 | 5.79 |
| 31 | CIN | 7.10 | −0.05 | 7.82 | 7.09 | 6.69 | 6.53 | 7.58 | 6.61 | 7.39 |
| 32 | DET | 7.29 | −0.21 | 7.42 | 8.14 | 7.59 | 7.38 | 7.12 | 6.76 | 6.59 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BAL | 6.04 | 5.90 | 7.56 | 6.63 | 5.09 | 6.57 | 6.69 |
| CLE | 6.76 | 6.73 | 5.91 | 6.40 | 5.20 | 7.05 | 5.81 |
| KC | 6.05 | 6.74 | 6.96 | 6.05 | 5.40 | 6.53 | 6.50 |
| NYJ | 6.41 | 7.28 | 7.46 | 5.78 | 5.46 | 6.23 | 7.11 |
| SF | 5.19 | 6.17 | 6.39 | 6.37 | 5.82 | 6.30 | 6.73 |
| BUF | 5.61 | 6.44 | 5.19 | 5.99 | 6.01 | 6.60 | 5.69 |
| CAR | 6.73 | 6.51 | 6.26 | 6.63 | 6.04 | 7.17 | 6.84 |
| NE | 5.38 | 7.19 | 5.89 | 6.15 | 6.11 | 6.71 | 6.21 |
| DAL | 6.25 | 7.02 | 6.56 | 6.16 | 6.20 | 7.20 | 7.62 |
| NO | 6.37 | 6.18 | 6.44 | 5.81 | 6.26 | 6.80 | 6.19 |
| ATL | 7.28 | 7.48 | 6.78 | 7.00 | 6.26 | 6.58 | 6.38 |
| LV | 7.81 | 7.20 | 6.21 | 6.94 | 6.39 | 6.51 | 6.46 |
| LAR | 6.44 | 5.57 | 6.54 | 6.90 | 6.44 | 6.97 | 6.21 |
| CHI | 6.18 | 6.76 | 6.79 | 7.66 | 6.51 | 7.32 | 7.18 |
| PHI | 6.73 | 7.15 | 6.33 | 5.46 | 6.55 | 5.40 | 5.91 |
| MIN | 6.18 | 7.58 | 6.80 | 7.25 | 6.58 | 6.40 | 6.01 |
| JAX | 7.28 | 7.92 | 7.12 | 6.68 | 6.58 | 7.49 | 5.79 |
| MIA | 7.66 | 7.38 | 6.36 | 6.37 | 6.60 | 6.24 | 7.11 |
| GB | 6.79 | 6.58 | 6.13 | 6.99 | 6.70 | 6.44 | 5.98 |
| NYG | 7.60 | 6.58 | 6.27 | 6.39 | 6.70 | 7.09 | 6.57 |
| PIT | 6.03 | 5.88 | 6.47 | 6.95 | 6.70 | 6.58 | 6.71 |
| TEN | 6.77 | 6.98 | 6.59 | 6.91 | 6.75 | 6.35 | 7.59 |
| SEA | 6.99 | 6.72 | 6.83 | 6.55 | 6.76 | 6.31 | 5.46 |
| IND | 7.06 | 6.88 | 6.62 | 6.56 | 6.76 | 7.11 | 6.69 |
| TB | 6.44 | 6.36 | 5.96 | 6.02 | 6.86 | 6.57 | 7.08 |
| DEN | 6.67 | 6.69 | 6.46 | 5.89 | 6.91 | 6.16 | 5.35 |
| HOU | 7.27 | 7.52 | 7.50 | 6.80 | 6.97 | 6.13 | 5.75 |
| LAC | 6.89 | 6.54 | 6.67 | 6.72 | 7.09 | 6.19 | 6.03 |
| ARI | 7.49 | 6.35 | 6.45 | 6.58 | 7.11 | 6.80 | 6.85 |
| DET | 7.42 | 8.14 | 7.59 | 7.38 | 7.12 | 6.76 | 6.59 |
| WAS | 7.07 | 5.78 | 7.20 | 6.31 | 7.42 | 6.39 | 7.61 |
| CIN | 7.82 | 7.09 | 6.69 | 6.53 | 7.58 | 6.61 | 7.39 |
Distribution
How the 32 teams cluster for 2023.
About this stat
- Stat ID
- def_advanced_defense_def_tgt_yds_per_att
- Side
- defensive
- Family
- Advanced defense
- Data source
- P + N
- Polarity
- lower is better
- Display grain
- rate
- Algorithm eligibility
- Algorithm-eligible: this stat can be picked in the Algorithm Builder.