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 2020 the Steelers led at 35.10; the league average was 23.66.

League snapshot — 2020

League leader

PIT · 35.10

League average

23.66

Best to worst

17.60

All 32 teams, higher is better.

Rank	Team	Value	Games
1	PIT	35.10	16
2	PHI	27.90	16
3	TB	27.50	16
4	BAL	26.80	16
5	NE	26.40	16
6	NO	26.30	16
7	DEN	26.20	16
8	ARI	25.90	16
9	WAS	25.90	16
10	NYG	25.50	16
11	MIA	24.80	16
12	KC	24.60	16
13	SEA	24.10	16
14	LAC	23.80	16
15	ATL	23.60	16
16	LV	23.50	16
17	LAR	23.40	16
18	IND	23.30	16
19	DAL	22.80	16
20	SF	22.60	16
21	CAR	22.40	16
22	CHI	22.40	16
23	BUF	22.20	16
24	CLE	21.90	16
25	NYJ	21.70	16
26	HOU	21.50	16
27	GB	21.10	16
28	JAX	20.10	16
29	MIN	19.60	16
30	CIN	19.00	16
31	TEN	17.60	16
32	DET	17.50	16

At a glance — 2020

Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.

League leader

PIT · 35.10

League laggard

DET · 17.50

League average

23.66

Spread (max − min)

17.60

Rank	Team	Value	Δ vs avg	Percentile
1	PIT	35.10	11.44	100%
2	PHI	27.90	4.24	96.8%
3	TB	27.50	3.84	93.5%
4	BAL	26.80	3.14	90.3%
5	NE	26.40	2.74	87.1%
6	NO	26.30	2.64	83.9%
7	DEN	26.20	2.54	80.6%
8	ARI	25.90	2.24	77.4%
9	WAS	25.90	2.24	74.2%
10	NYG	25.50	1.84	71%
11	MIA	24.80	1.14	67.7%
12	KC	24.60	0.94	64.5%
13	SEA	24.10	0.44	61.3%
14	LAC	23.80	0.14	58.1%
15	ATL	23.60	-0.06	54.8%
16	LV	23.50	-0.16	51.6%
17	LAR	23.40	-0.26	48.4%
18	IND	23.30	-0.36	45.2%
19	DAL	22.80	-0.86	41.9%
20	SF	22.60	-1.06	38.7%
21	CAR	22.40	-1.26	35.5%
22	CHI	22.40	-1.26	32.3%
23	BUF	22.20	-1.46	29%
24	CLE	21.90	-1.76	25.8%
25	NYJ	21.70	-1.96	22.6%
26	HOU	21.50	-2.16	19.4%
27	GB	21.10	-2.56	16.1%
28	JAX	20.10	-3.56	12.9%
29	MIN	19.60	-4.06	9.7%
30	CIN	19.00	-4.66	6.5%
31	TEN	17.60	-6.06	3.2%
32	DET	17.50	-6.16	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%

Pressures pct (allowed) in 2020 vs 2019

Steelers lead at 35.10 — they ranked #1 last year. Lions are last at 17.50 — #29 last year.

The league average is 23.66, up 0.59 from 23.07 last year.

Biggest riser: Dolphins, #32 → #11. Biggest faller: Jaguars, #6 → #28.

Spread between first and last: 17.60; 24 teams are within 3.36 of the average.

Year-over-year — 2020 vs 2019

Biggest movers from last season.

Biggest riser

MIA · +8.30

Biggest faller

SF · −6.10

Most consistent

LAC · 0.00

League trend 2020 vs 2019

▲ 0.59

Rank	Team	2020	2019	Δ
1	MIA	24.80	16.50	+8.30
2	ARI	25.90	20.20	+5.70
3	ATL	23.60	18.40	+5.20
4	SEA	24.10	19.30	+4.80
5	PIT	35.10	30.50	+4.60
6	LV	23.50	19.90	+3.60
7	TB	27.50	23.90	+3.60
8	PHI	27.90	24.30	+3.60
9	BAL	26.80	23.40	+3.40
10	HOU	21.50	18.10	+3.40
11	DEN	26.20	22.90	+3.30
12	KC	24.60	22.20	+2.40
13	NE	26.40	24.10	+2.30
14	IND	23.30	21.30	+2.00
15	NYG	25.50	23.70	+1.80
16	NYJ	21.70	21.10	+0.60
17	LAC	23.80	23.80	0.00
18	NO	26.30	26.40	−0.10
19	DAL	22.80	23.40	−0.60
20	GB	21.10	21.80	−0.70
21	BUF	22.20	23.30	−1.10
22	DET	17.50	18.80	−1.30
23	CLE	21.90	23.80	−1.90
24	MIN	19.60	21.70	−2.10
25	WAS	25.90	28.50	−2.60
26	CAR	22.40	25.20	−2.80
27	CHI	22.40	25.20	−2.80
28	TEN	17.60	21.10	−3.50
29	CIN	19.00	22.90	−3.90
30	LAR	23.40	27.90	−4.50
31	JAX	20.10	25.80	−5.70
32	SF	22.60	28.70	−6.10

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

Pressures pct (allowed) since 2018

Leaders since 2018: 2018 Rams (30.20), 2019 Steelers (30.50), 2020 Steelers (35.10).

Steelers have led this stat 2 of 3 seasons.

The best season on record is Steelers 2020 at 35.10; the worst Dolphins 2019 at 16.50.

The league average has fallen from 25.04 in 2018 to 23.66 in 2020.

Distribution

How the 32 teams cluster for 2020.

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.