NFL Lines

League snapshot — 2020

League leaderPIT 35.10
League average23.66
Best to worst17.60

All 32 teams, higher is better.

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%

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 (2019–2025)

Multi-year leader

DAL · 25.94

Multi-year laggard

ATL · 19.97

Biggest improver

DET · +1.46/yr

Biggest decliner

PIT · −1.91/yr

Rank	Team	Avg	Slope/yr	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
1	DAL	25.94	+1.14	23.40	22.80	27.40	25.40	21.30	30.10	31.20
2	PIT	25.16	−1.91	30.50	35.10	25.80	17.40	22.90	22.00	22.40
3	KC	25.01	+0.31	22.20	24.60	26.20	24.60	27.80	26.10	23.60
4	BUF	24.30	−0.06	23.30	22.20	30.60	22.10	24.40	23.60	23.90
5	DEN	24.23	+0.65	22.90	26.20	25.80	18.30	18.20	27.70	30.50
6	TB	23.64	−1.00	23.90	27.50	28.60	21.90	19.70	24.10	19.80
7	PHI	23.61	−0.84	24.30	27.90	23.90	25.30	22.40	17.90	23.60
8	CLE	23.51	+0.57	23.80	21.90	24.20	18.20	23.80	26.50	26.20
9	GB	23.31	+0.51	21.80	21.10	24.40	23.60	24.30	22.10	25.90
10	MIN	23.11	+0.95	21.70	19.60	25.90	19.30	21.90	25.30	28.10
11	MIA	23.00	+0.19	16.50	24.80	28.50	21.60	27.70	20.60	21.30
12	WAS	22.93	−1.45	28.50	25.90	24.20	22.90	16.80	22.60	19.60
13	SEA	22.86	+0.83	19.30	24.10	21.80	20.80	23.10	24.80	26.10
14	NO	22.83	−0.74	26.40	26.30	24.70	17.50	18.70	21.50	24.70
15	NYG	22.69	−0.34	23.70	25.50	19.90	24.30	20.90	21.80	22.70
16	LAR	22.66	−0.45	27.90	23.40	22.80	17.90	18.90	21.40	26.30
17	DET	22.63	+1.46	18.80	17.50	20.50	23.10	28.20	26.20	24.10
18	NE	22.63	−1.20	24.10	26.40	25.30	24.00	20.70	17.60	20.30
19	JAX	22.41	−0.62	25.80	20.10	24.00	24.90	22.60	16.90	22.60
20	SF	22.36	−1.55	28.70	22.60	24.10	22.90	21.00	20.50	16.70
21	LAC	22.21	−0.49	23.80	23.80	25.00	19.60	19.90	19.80	23.60
22	CIN	22.14	0.00	22.90	19.00	24.50	22.40	22.10	23.20	20.90
23	NYJ	22.04	−0.32	21.10	21.70	21.20	25.20	26.50	23.50	15.10
24	BAL	21.89	−0.90	23.40	26.80	22.80	19.20	19.50	22.50	19.00
25	CHI	21.61	−0.40	25.20	22.40	23.10	15.60	18.80	25.10	21.10
26	HOU	21.44	+0.64	18.10	21.50	20.70	19.80	25.70	22.80	21.50
27	ARI	21.26	−1.01	20.20	25.90	25.90	22.50	16.90	19.20	18.20
28	IND	21.23	+0.08	21.30	23.30	18.30	22.00	19.60	20.80	23.30
29	LV	21.01	−0.40	19.90	23.50	24.40	19.30	19.40	21.20	19.40
30	TEN	20.53	+0.12	21.10	17.60	23.90	21.10	18.80	16.70	24.50
31	CAR	20.41	−1.67	25.20	22.40	25.60	19.80	17.20	16.20	16.50
32	ATL	19.97	+0.53	18.40	23.60	16.60	14.60	23.00	20.00	23.60

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
PIT	30.50	35.10	25.80	17.40	22.90	22.00	22.40
PHI	24.30	27.90	23.90	25.30	22.40	17.90	23.60
TB	23.90	27.50	28.60	21.90	19.70	24.10	19.80
BAL	23.40	26.80	22.80	19.20	19.50	22.50	19.00
NE	24.10	26.40	25.30	24.00	20.70	17.60	20.30
NO	26.40	26.30	24.70	17.50	18.70	21.50	24.70
DEN	22.90	26.20	25.80	18.30	18.20	27.70	30.50
ARI	20.20	25.90	25.90	22.50	16.90	19.20	18.20
WAS	28.50	25.90	24.20	22.90	16.80	22.60	19.60
NYG	23.70	25.50	19.90	24.30	20.90	21.80	22.70
MIA	16.50	24.80	28.50	21.60	27.70	20.60	21.30
KC	22.20	24.60	26.20	24.60	27.80	26.10	23.60
SEA	19.30	24.10	21.80	20.80	23.10	24.80	26.10
LAC	23.80	23.80	25.00	19.60	19.90	19.80	23.60
ATL	18.40	23.60	16.60	14.60	23.00	20.00	23.60
LV	19.90	23.50	24.40	19.30	19.40	21.20	19.40
LAR	27.90	23.40	22.80	17.90	18.90	21.40	26.30
IND	21.30	23.30	18.30	22.00	19.60	20.80	23.30
DAL	23.40	22.80	27.40	25.40	21.30	30.10	31.20
SF	28.70	22.60	24.10	22.90	21.00	20.50	16.70
CAR	25.20	22.40	25.60	19.80	17.20	16.20	16.50
CHI	25.20	22.40	23.10	15.60	18.80	25.10	21.10
BUF	23.30	22.20	30.60	22.10	24.40	23.60	23.90
CLE	23.80	21.90	24.20	18.20	23.80	26.50	26.20
NYJ	21.10	21.70	21.20	25.20	26.50	23.50	15.10
HOU	18.10	21.50	20.70	19.80	25.70	22.80	21.50
GB	21.80	21.10	24.40	23.60	24.30	22.10	25.90
JAX	25.80	20.10	24.00	24.90	22.60	16.90	22.60
MIN	21.70	19.60	25.90	19.30	21.90	25.30	28.10
CIN	22.90	19.00	24.50	22.40	22.10	23.20	20.90
TEN	21.10	17.60	23.90	21.10	18.80	16.70	24.50
DET	18.80	17.50	20.50	23.10	28.20	26.20	24.10

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.