What Pressures pct (allowed) is

Pressure rate: pressures divided by opponent dropbacks, as a percentage. The rate version, so it survives differences in how often opponents threw.

Higher is better. It is a rate, so a team's number does not grow with games played. Source: P.

In 2018 the Rams led at 30.20; the league average was 25.04.

League snapshot — 2018

League leader

LAR · 30.20

League average

25.04

Best to worst

12.10

All 32 teams, higher is better.

Rank	Team	Value	Games
1	LAR	30.20	16
2	SF	29.10	16
3	BAL	28.90	16
4	SEA	28.50	16
5	BUF	28.00	16
6	PIT	27.50	16
7	KC	27.40	16
8	DAL	27.20	16
9	JAX	27.20	16
10	NO	27.20	16
11	ARI	26.90	16
12	CHI	26.70	16
13	HOU	26.60	16
14	PHI	26.30	16
15	MIA	25.80	16
16	MIN	25.80	16
17	CLE	24.60	16
18	GB	24.50	16
19	NYG	24.50	16
20	TEN	24.50	16
21	WAS	24.20	16
22	NYJ	24.10	16
23	CIN	23.60	16
24	NE	23.20	16
25	DEN	22.50	16
26	DET	22.50	16
27	LAC	21.70	16
28	CAR	21.60	16
29	ATL	21.20	16
30	IND	21.00	16
31	TB	20.20	16
32	LV	18.10	16

At a glance — 2018

Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.

League leader

LAR · 30.20

League laggard

LV · 18.10

League average

25.04

Spread (max − min)

12.10

Rank	Team	Value	Δ vs avg	Percentile
1	LAR	30.20	5.16	100%
2	SF	29.10	4.06	96.8%
3	BAL	28.90	3.86	93.5%
4	SEA	28.50	3.46	90.3%
5	BUF	28.00	2.96	87.1%
6	PIT	27.50	2.46	83.9%
7	KC	27.40	2.36	80.6%
8	DAL	27.20	2.16	77.4%
9	JAX	27.20	2.16	74.2%
10	NO	27.20	2.16	71%
11	ARI	26.90	1.86	67.7%
12	CHI	26.70	1.66	64.5%
13	HOU	26.60	1.56	61.3%
14	PHI	26.30	1.26	58.1%
15	MIA	25.80	0.76	54.8%
16	MIN	25.80	0.76	51.6%
17	CLE	24.60	-0.44	48.4%
18	GB	24.50	-0.54	45.2%
19	NYG	24.50	-0.54	41.9%
20	TEN	24.50	-0.54	38.7%
21	WAS	24.20	-0.84	35.5%
22	NYJ	24.10	-0.94	32.3%
23	CIN	23.60	-1.44	29%
24	NE	23.20	-1.84	25.8%
25	DEN	22.50	-2.54	22.6%
26	DET	22.50	-2.54	19.4%
27	LAC	21.70	-3.34	16.1%
28	CAR	21.60	-3.44	12.9%
29	ATL	21.20	-3.84	9.7%
30	IND	21.00	-4.04	6.5%
31	TB	20.20	-4.84	3.2%
32	LV	18.10	-6.94	0%

Does Pressures pct (allowed) matter against the spread?

Run as a one-stat algorithm against the closing line, this stat went 821–757–37 ATS (52.0%) across 2020–2025, #166 of 296 ranked.

Its best season was 2022 (143–121, 54.2%); its worst 2025 (133–136, 49.4%).

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

Season	Games	ATS record	ATS %
2020	256	137–117–2	53.9%
2021	272	138–132–2	51.1%
2022	271	143–121–7	54.2%
2023	272	131–127–14	50.8%
2024	272	139–124–9	52.9%
2025	272	133–136–3	49.4%

Multi-year context

7-year window (2020–2026)

Multi-year leader

DAL · 25.76

Multi-year laggard

TEN · 19.94

Biggest improver

MIN · +1.90/yr

Biggest decliner

PHI · −1.90/yr

Rank	Team	Avg	Slope/yr	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026
1	DAL	25.76	+0.36	22.80	27.40	25.40	21.30	30.10	31.20	22.10
2	KC	25.30	−0.18	24.60	26.20	24.60	27.80	26.10	23.60	24.20
3	SEA	24.94	+1.50	24.10	21.80	20.80	23.10	24.80	26.10	33.90
4	MIN	24.86	+1.90	19.60	25.90	19.30	21.90	25.30	28.10	33.90
5	BUF	24.46	−0.19	22.20	30.60	22.10	24.40	23.60	23.90	24.40
6	DEN	23.89	+0.06	26.20	25.80	18.30	18.20	27.70	30.50	20.50
7	PIT	23.41	−1.88	35.10	25.80	17.40	22.90	22.00	22.40	18.30
8	GB	23.41	+0.20	21.10	24.40	23.60	24.30	22.10	25.90	22.50
9	MIA	23.27	−1.24	24.80	28.50	21.60	27.70	20.60	21.30	18.40
10	DET	23.16	+0.90	17.50	20.50	23.10	28.20	26.20	24.10	22.50
11	TB	23.11	−1.33	27.50	28.60	21.90	19.70	24.10	19.80	20.20
12	CLE	23.04	+0.29	21.90	24.20	18.20	23.80	26.50	26.20	20.50
13	LV	22.99	+0.80	23.50	24.40	19.30	19.40	21.20	19.40	33.70
14	CIN	22.93	+0.78	19.00	24.50	22.40	22.10	23.20	20.90	28.40
15	HOU	22.66	+0.71	21.50	20.70	19.80	25.70	22.80	21.50	26.60
16	NYJ	22.54	−0.19	21.70	21.20	25.20	26.50	23.50	15.10	24.60
17	NE	22.51	−0.92	26.40	25.30	24.00	20.70	17.60	20.30	23.30
18	SF	22.39	+0.06	22.60	24.10	22.90	21.00	20.50	16.70	28.90
19	LAC	22.11	−0.17	23.80	25.00	19.60	19.90	19.80	23.60	23.10
20	CHI	22.11	+0.87	22.40	23.10	15.60	18.80	25.10	21.10	28.70
21	PHI	21.97	−1.90	27.90	23.90	25.30	22.40	17.90	23.60	12.80
22	WAS	21.96	−0.79	25.90	24.20	22.90	16.80	22.60	19.60	21.70
23	NO	21.57	−0.79	26.30	24.70	17.50	18.70	21.50	24.70	17.60
24	JAX	21.54	−0.43	20.10	24.00	24.90	22.60	16.90	22.60	19.70
25	BAL	21.43	−0.86	26.80	22.80	19.20	19.50	22.50	19.00	20.20
26	LAR	21.36	−0.12	23.40	22.80	17.90	18.90	21.40	26.30	18.80
27	NYG	21.20	−1.20	25.50	19.90	24.30	20.90	21.80	22.70	13.30
28	ARI	21.03	−1.45	25.90	25.90	22.50	16.90	19.20	18.20	18.60
29	ATL	20.96	+0.87	23.60	16.60	14.60	23.00	20.00	23.60	25.30
30	CAR	20.61	−0.33	22.40	25.60	19.80	17.20	16.20	16.50	26.60
31	IND	20.50	−0.45	23.30	18.30	22.00	19.60	20.80	23.30	16.20
32	TEN	19.94	−0.18	17.60	23.90	21.10	18.80	16.70	24.50	17.00

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
MIN	19.60	25.90	19.30	21.90	25.30	28.10	33.90
SEA	24.10	21.80	20.80	23.10	24.80	26.10	33.90
LV	23.50	24.40	19.30	19.40	21.20	19.40	33.70
SF	22.60	24.10	22.90	21.00	20.50	16.70	28.90
CHI	22.40	23.10	15.60	18.80	25.10	21.10	28.70
CIN	19.00	24.50	22.40	22.10	23.20	20.90	28.40
CAR	22.40	25.60	19.80	17.20	16.20	16.50	26.60
HOU	21.50	20.70	19.80	25.70	22.80	21.50	26.60
ATL	23.60	16.60	14.60	23.00	20.00	23.60	25.30
NYJ	21.70	21.20	25.20	26.50	23.50	15.10	24.60
BUF	22.20	30.60	22.10	24.40	23.60	23.90	24.40
KC	24.60	26.20	24.60	27.80	26.10	23.60	24.20
NE	26.40	25.30	24.00	20.70	17.60	20.30	23.30
LAC	23.80	25.00	19.60	19.90	19.80	23.60	23.10
DET	17.50	20.50	23.10	28.20	26.20	24.10	22.50
GB	21.10	24.40	23.60	24.30	22.10	25.90	22.50
DAL	22.80	27.40	25.40	21.30	30.10	31.20	22.10
WAS	25.90	24.20	22.90	16.80	22.60	19.60	21.70
CLE	21.90	24.20	18.20	23.80	26.50	26.20	20.50
DEN	26.20	25.80	18.30	18.20	27.70	30.50	20.50
BAL	26.80	22.80	19.20	19.50	22.50	19.00	20.20
TB	27.50	28.60	21.90	19.70	24.10	19.80	20.20
JAX	20.10	24.00	24.90	22.60	16.90	22.60	19.70
LAR	23.40	22.80	17.90	18.90	21.40	26.30	18.80
ARI	25.90	25.90	22.50	16.90	19.20	18.20	18.60
MIA	24.80	28.50	21.60	27.70	20.60	21.30	18.40
PIT	35.10	25.80	17.40	22.90	22.00	22.40	18.30
NO	26.30	24.70	17.50	18.70	21.50	24.70	17.60
TEN	17.60	23.90	21.10	18.80	16.70	24.50	17.00
IND	23.30	18.30	22.00	19.60	20.80	23.30	16.20
NYG	25.50	19.90	24.30	20.90	21.80	22.70	13.30
PHI	27.90	23.90	25.30	22.40	17.90	23.60	12.80

Distribution

How the 32 teams cluster for 2018.

About this stat

Stat ID: def_advanced_defense_pressures_pct
Side: defensive
Family: Advanced defense
Data source: P only
Polarity: higher is better (or neutral)
Display grain: rate
Algorithm eligibility: Algorithm-eligible: this stat can be picked in the Algorithm Builder.