NFL Lines

League snapshot — 2021

League leaderBUF 30.60
League average24.08
Best to worst14.00

All 32 teams, higher is better.

At a glance — 2021

Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.

League leader

BUF · 30.60

League laggard

ATL · 16.60

League average

24.08

Spread (max − min)

14.00

Rank	Team	Value	Δ vs avg	Percentile
1	BUF	30.60	6.52	100%
2	TB	28.60	4.52	96.8%
3	MIA	28.50	4.42	93.5%
4	DAL	27.40	3.32	90.3%
5	KC	26.20	2.12	87.1%
6	ARI	25.90	1.82	83.9%
7	MIN	25.90	1.82	80.6%
8	DEN	25.80	1.72	77.4%
9	PIT	25.80	1.72	74.2%
10	CAR	25.60	1.52	71%
11	NE	25.30	1.22	67.7%
12	LAC	25.00	0.92	64.5%
13	NO	24.70	0.62	61.3%
14	CIN	24.50	0.42	58.1%
15	GB	24.40	0.32	54.8%
16	LV	24.40	0.32	51.6%
17	CLE	24.20	0.12	48.4%
18	WAS	24.20	0.12	45.2%
19	SF	24.10	0.02	41.9%
20	JAX	24.00	-0.08	38.7%
21	PHI	23.90	-0.18	35.5%
22	TEN	23.90	-0.18	32.3%
23	CHI	23.10	-0.98	29%
24	BAL	22.80	-1.28	25.8%
25	LAR	22.80	-1.28	22.6%
26	SEA	21.80	-2.28	19.4%
27	NYJ	21.20	-2.88	16.1%
28	HOU	20.70	-3.38	12.9%
29	DET	20.50	-3.58	9.7%
30	NYG	19.90	-4.18	6.5%
31	IND	18.30	-5.78	3.2%
32	ATL	16.60	-7.48	0%

Year-over-year — 2021 vs 2020

Biggest movers from last season.

Biggest riser

BUF · +8.40

Biggest faller

PIT · −9.30

Most consistent

ARI · 0.00

League trend 2021 vs 2020

▲ 0.42

Rank	Team	2021	2020	Δ
1	BUF	30.60	22.20	+8.40
2	MIN	25.90	19.60	+6.30
3	TEN	23.90	17.60	+6.30
4	CIN	24.50	19.00	+5.50
5	DAL	27.40	22.80	+4.60
6	JAX	24.00	20.10	+3.90
7	MIA	28.50	24.80	+3.70
8	GB	24.40	21.10	+3.30
9	CAR	25.60	22.40	+3.20
10	DET	20.50	17.50	+3.00
11	CLE	24.20	21.90	+2.30
12	KC	26.20	24.60	+1.60
13	SF	24.10	22.60	+1.50
14	LAC	25.00	23.80	+1.20
15	TB	28.60	27.50	+1.10
16	LV	24.40	23.50	+0.90
17	CHI	23.10	22.40	+0.70
18	ARI	25.90	25.90	0.00
19	DEN	25.80	26.20	−0.40
20	NYJ	21.20	21.70	−0.50
21	LAR	22.80	23.40	−0.60
22	HOU	20.70	21.50	−0.80
23	NE	25.30	26.40	−1.10
24	NO	24.70	26.30	−1.60
25	WAS	24.20	25.90	−1.70
26	SEA	21.80	24.10	−2.30
27	BAL	22.80	26.80	−4.00
28	PHI	23.90	27.90	−4.00
29	IND	18.30	23.30	−5.00
30	NYG	19.90	25.50	−5.60
31	ATL	16.60	23.60	−7.00
32	PIT	25.80	35.10	−9.30

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

Distribution

How the 32 teams cluster for 2021.

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.