Defensive: Advanced defense · Pressures (allowed)
Times the quarterback was pressured. More predictive of future defence than sacks, which need the finish.
P only
About this stat ↓League snapshot — 2025
- League leaderDEN 12.53
- League average8.28
- Best to worst7.41
All 32 teams, higher is better.
At a glance — 2025
Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.
League leader
DEN · 12.53
League laggard
NYJ · 5.12
League average
8.28
Spread (max − min)
7.41
All teams — 2025
| Rank | Team | Value | Δ vs avg | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DEN | 12.53 | 4.25 | 100% |
| 2 | DAL | 11.59 | 3.31 | 96.8% |
| 3 | SEA | 10.59 | 2.31 | 93.5% |
| 4 | LAR | 10.24 | 1.96 | 90.3% |
| 5 | IND | 9.53 | 1.25 | 87.1% |
| 6 | GB | 9.35 | 1.07 | 83.9% |
| 7 | JAX | 9.35 | 1.07 | 80.6% |
| 8 | PIT | 9.06 | 0.78 | 77.4% |
| 9 | DET | 9 | 0.72 | 74.2% |
| 10 | PHI | 8.76 | 0.49 | 71% |
| 11 | ATL | 8.71 | 0.43 | 67.7% |
| 12 | CLE | 8.71 | 0.43 | 64.5% |
| 13 | MIN | 8.71 | 0.43 | 61.3% |
| 14 | TEN | 8.59 | 0.31 | 58.1% |
| 15 | NYG | 8.35 | 0.07 | 54.8% |
| 16 | NO | 8.29 | 0.01 | 51.6% |
| 17 | LAC | 8.18 | -0.10 | 48.4% |
| 18 | KC | 8.06 | -0.22 | 45.2% |
| 19 | HOU | 7.82 | -0.46 | 41.9% |
| 20 | BAL | 7.76 | -0.51 | 38.7% |
| 21 | TB | 7.53 | -0.75 | 35.5% |
| 22 | BUF | 7.47 | -0.81 | 32.3% |
| 23 | CIN | 7.47 | -0.81 | 29% |
| 24 | CHI | 7.41 | -0.87 | 25.8% |
| 25 | MIA | 7.41 | -0.87 | 22.6% |
| 26 | WAS | 7.12 | -1.16 | 19.4% |
| 27 | NE | 7.06 | -1.22 | 16.1% |
| 28 | LV | 6.76 | -1.51 | 12.9% |
| 29 | ARI | 6.71 | -1.57 | 9.7% |
| 30 | SF | 6.24 | -2.04 | 6.5% |
| 31 | CAR | 5.47 | -2.81 | 3.2% |
| 32 | NYJ | 5.12 | -3.16 | 0% |
Year-over-year — 2025 vs 2024
Biggest movers from last season.
Biggest riser
TEN · +3.24
Biggest faller
NYJ · −3.12
Most consistent
CAR · −0.18
League trend 2025 vs 2024
▲ 0.02
YoY by team — 2025 vs 2024
| Rank | Team | 2025 | 2024 | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TEN | 8.59 | 5.35 | +3.24 |
| 2 | JAX | 9.35 | 6.53 | +2.82 |
| 3 | LAR | 10.24 | 7.71 | +2.53 |
| 4 | PHI | 8.76 | 6.53 | +2.24 |
| 5 | IND | 9.53 | 7.47 | +2.06 |
| 6 | SEA | 10.59 | 9.41 | +1.18 |
| 7 | DEN | 12.53 | 11.47 | +1.06 |
| 8 | DAL | 11.59 | 10.59 | +1 |
| 9 | ATL | 8.71 | 7.71 | +1.00 |
| 10 | GB | 9.35 | 8.41 | +0.94 |
| 11 | NE | 7.06 | 6.12 | +0.94 |
| 12 | NYG | 8.35 | 7.41 | +0.94 |
| 13 | PIT | 9.06 | 8.24 | +0.82 |
| 14 | LAC | 8.18 | 7.59 | +0.59 |
| 15 | CAR | 5.47 | 5.65 | −0.18 |
| 16 | NO | 8.29 | 8.53 | −0.24 |
| 17 | MIA | 7.41 | 7.65 | −0.24 |
| 18 | ARI | 6.71 | 7 | −0.29 |
| 19 | CLE | 8.71 | 9.12 | −0.41 |
| 20 | WAS | 7.12 | 7.59 | −0.47 |
| 21 | SF | 6.24 | 6.88 | −0.65 |
| 22 | HOU | 7.82 | 8.53 | −0.71 |
| 23 | CHI | 7.41 | 8.35 | −0.94 |
| 24 | LV | 6.76 | 7.82 | −1.06 |
| 25 | BUF | 7.47 | 8.88 | −1.41 |
| 26 | CIN | 7.47 | 8.94 | −1.47 |
| 27 | DET | 9 | 10.53 | −1.53 |
| 28 | BAL | 7.76 | 9.35 | −1.59 |
| 29 | MIN | 8.71 | 10.59 | −1.88 |
| 30 | KC | 8.06 | 10.06 | −2 |
| 31 | TB | 7.53 | 10.12 | −2.59 |
| 32 | NYJ | 5.12 | 8.24 | −3.12 |
Multi-year context
7-year window (2019–2025)
Multi-year leader
TB · 9.92
Multi-year laggard
CAR · 7.30
Biggest improver
DET · +0.55/yr
Biggest decliner
CAR · −0.81/yr
Multi-year averages
| Rank | Team | Avg | Slope/yr | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TB | 9.92 | −0.66 | 10.94 | 11.81 | 12.88 | 8.29 | 7.88 | 10.12 | 7.53 |
| 2 | KC | 9.74 | −0.06 | 9.06 | 9.56 | 10.41 | 10.35 | 10.65 | 10.06 | 8.06 |
| 3 | DAL | 9.66 | +0.29 | 9.31 | 8.25 | 10.94 | 9.47 | 7.47 | 10.59 | 11.59 |
| 4 | PIT | 9.56 | −0.64 | 11.25 | 13.31 | 9.88 | 6.35 | 8.82 | 8.24 | 9.06 |
| 5 | DEN | 9.52 | +0.40 | 8.56 | 10.44 | 9.59 | 7.18 | 6.88 | 11.47 | 12.53 |
| 6 | SEA | 9.30 | +0.14 | 7.88 | 11.38 | 9.24 | 7.65 | 9 | 9.41 | 10.59 |
| 7 | PHI | 9.13 | −0.35 | 9.63 | 10.44 | 9.06 | 9.82 | 9.71 | 6.53 | 8.76 |
| 8 | BUF | 9.03 | −0.22 | 8.94 | 8.94 | 10.88 | 8.81 | 9.29 | 8.88 | 7.47 |
| 9 | MIN | 8.99 | +0.14 | 8.94 | 7.25 | 10.88 | 7.88 | 8.71 | 10.59 | 8.71 |
| 10 | BAL | 8.83 | −0.24 | 8.75 | 11 | 9 | 7.53 | 8.41 | 9.35 | 7.76 |
| 11 | LAR | 8.82 | −0.26 | 11.06 | 9.19 | 9.47 | 6.53 | 7.53 | 7.71 | 10.24 |
| 12 | MIA | 8.75 | +0.00 | 5.94 | 9.44 | 11.35 | 8.88 | 10.59 | 7.65 | 7.41 |
| 13 | NO | 8.73 | −0.53 | 11.19 | 10.19 | 9.76 | 6.24 | 6.94 | 8.53 | 8.29 |
| 14 | DET | 8.69 | +0.55 | 7.75 | 6.56 | 7.29 | 8.71 | 11 | 10.53 | 9 |
| 15 | JAX | 8.59 | −0.03 | 9.38 | 7.25 | 8.53 | 9.82 | 9.24 | 6.53 | 9.35 |
| 16 | GB | 8.58 | +0.10 | 8.31 | 8 | 9.82 | 7.41 | 8.76 | 8.41 | 9.35 |
| 17 | NYG | 8.58 | −0.30 | 9.19 | 10.31 | 7.82 | 9.12 | 7.82 | 7.41 | 8.35 |
| 18 | WAS | 8.48 | −0.66 | 10.88 | 9.75 | 9.47 | 8 | 6.53 | 7.59 | 7.12 |
| 19 | CLE | 8.43 | +0.01 | 8.63 | 8.88 | 9.06 | 6.06 | 8.59 | 9.12 | 8.71 |
| 20 | SF | 8.42 | −0.61 | 10.75 | 8.56 | 8.88 | 8.94 | 8.71 | 6.88 | 6.24 |
| 21 | CIN | 8.32 | +0.02 | 8.06 | 6.94 | 10 | 8.50 | 8.35 | 8.94 | 7.47 |
| 22 | NE | 8.24 | −0.48 | 9.13 | 9.13 | 8.94 | 9.53 | 7.76 | 6.12 | 7.06 |
| 23 | NYJ | 8.22 | −0.36 | 8.56 | 8.81 | 8.06 | 9.35 | 9.41 | 8.24 | 5.12 |
| 24 | IND | 8.14 | +0.02 | 8.31 | 9.19 | 7.12 | 7.88 | 7.47 | 7.47 | 9.53 |
| 25 | ARI | 8.09 | −0.58 | 8.50 | 10.56 | 9.53 | 8.65 | 5.71 | 7 | 6.71 |
| 26 | TEN | 8.06 | −0.28 | 8.88 | 7.44 | 9.88 | 9.12 | 7.18 | 5.35 | 8.59 |
| 27 | LAC | 8.01 | −0.11 | 7.81 | 8.94 | 9.18 | 6.59 | 7.82 | 7.59 | 8.18 |
| 28 | HOU | 7.93 | +0.19 | 7.31 | 7.94 | 7.29 | 6.88 | 9.76 | 8.53 | 7.82 |
| 29 | LV | 7.93 | −0.24 | 7.31 | 9.19 | 9.71 | 7.29 | 7.41 | 7.82 | 6.76 |
| 30 | CHI | 7.70 | −0.27 | 9.81 | 8.56 | 7.41 | 4.88 | 7.47 | 8.35 | 7.41 |
| 31 | ATL | 7.57 | +0.12 | 6.81 | 10.06 | 6.12 | 5.18 | 8.41 | 7.71 | 8.71 |
| 32 | CAR | 7.30 | −0.81 | 9.75 | 8.94 | 8.59 | 7.41 | 5.29 | 5.65 | 5.47 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | 8.56 | 10.44 | 9.59 | 7.18 | 6.88 | 11.47 | 12.53 |
| DAL | 9.31 | 8.25 | 10.94 | 9.47 | 7.47 | 10.59 | 11.59 |
| SEA | 7.88 | 11.38 | 9.24 | 7.65 | 9 | 9.41 | 10.59 |
| LAR | 11.06 | 9.19 | 9.47 | 6.53 | 7.53 | 7.71 | 10.24 |
| IND | 8.31 | 9.19 | 7.12 | 7.88 | 7.47 | 7.47 | 9.53 |
| GB | 8.31 | 8 | 9.82 | 7.41 | 8.76 | 8.41 | 9.35 |
| JAX | 9.38 | 7.25 | 8.53 | 9.82 | 9.24 | 6.53 | 9.35 |
| PIT | 11.25 | 13.31 | 9.88 | 6.35 | 8.82 | 8.24 | 9.06 |
| DET | 7.75 | 6.56 | 7.29 | 8.71 | 11 | 10.53 | 9 |
| PHI | 9.63 | 10.44 | 9.06 | 9.82 | 9.71 | 6.53 | 8.76 |
| ATL | 6.81 | 10.06 | 6.12 | 5.18 | 8.41 | 7.71 | 8.71 |
| CLE | 8.63 | 8.88 | 9.06 | 6.06 | 8.59 | 9.12 | 8.71 |
| MIN | 8.94 | 7.25 | 10.88 | 7.88 | 8.71 | 10.59 | 8.71 |
| TEN | 8.88 | 7.44 | 9.88 | 9.12 | 7.18 | 5.35 | 8.59 |
| NYG | 9.19 | 10.31 | 7.82 | 9.12 | 7.82 | 7.41 | 8.35 |
| NO | 11.19 | 10.19 | 9.76 | 6.24 | 6.94 | 8.53 | 8.29 |
| LAC | 7.81 | 8.94 | 9.18 | 6.59 | 7.82 | 7.59 | 8.18 |
| KC | 9.06 | 9.56 | 10.41 | 10.35 | 10.65 | 10.06 | 8.06 |
| HOU | 7.31 | 7.94 | 7.29 | 6.88 | 9.76 | 8.53 | 7.82 |
| BAL | 8.75 | 11 | 9 | 7.53 | 8.41 | 9.35 | 7.76 |
| TB | 10.94 | 11.81 | 12.88 | 8.29 | 7.88 | 10.12 | 7.53 |
| BUF | 8.94 | 8.94 | 10.88 | 8.81 | 9.29 | 8.88 | 7.47 |
| CIN | 8.06 | 6.94 | 10 | 8.50 | 8.35 | 8.94 | 7.47 |
| CHI | 9.81 | 8.56 | 7.41 | 4.88 | 7.47 | 8.35 | 7.41 |
| MIA | 5.94 | 9.44 | 11.35 | 8.88 | 10.59 | 7.65 | 7.41 |
| WAS | 10.88 | 9.75 | 9.47 | 8 | 6.53 | 7.59 | 7.12 |
| NE | 9.13 | 9.13 | 8.94 | 9.53 | 7.76 | 6.12 | 7.06 |
| LV | 7.31 | 9.19 | 9.71 | 7.29 | 7.41 | 7.82 | 6.76 |
| ARI | 8.50 | 10.56 | 9.53 | 8.65 | 5.71 | 7 | 6.71 |
| SF | 10.75 | 8.56 | 8.88 | 8.94 | 8.71 | 6.88 | 6.24 |
| CAR | 9.75 | 8.94 | 8.59 | 7.41 | 5.29 | 5.65 | 5.47 |
| NYJ | 8.56 | 8.81 | 8.06 | 9.35 | 9.41 | 8.24 | 5.12 |
Distribution
How the 32 teams cluster for 2025.
About this stat
- Stat ID
- def_advanced_defense_pressures
- Side
- defensive
- Family
- Advanced defense
- Data source
- P only
- Polarity
- higher is better (or neutral)
- Display grain
- count
- Algorithm eligibility
- Algorithm-eligible: this stat can be picked in the Algorithm Builder.