NFL Lines

League snapshot — 2023

League leaderDET 28.20
League average21.65
Best to worst11.40

All 32 teams, higher is better.

At a glance — 2023

Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.

League leader

DET · 28.20

League laggard

WAS · 16.80

League average

21.65

Spread (max − min)

11.40

Rank	Team	Value	Δ vs avg	Percentile
1	DET	28.20	6.55	100%
2	KC	27.80	6.15	96.8%
3	MIA	27.70	6.05	93.5%
4	NYJ	26.50	4.85	90.3%
5	HOU	25.70	4.05	87.1%
6	BUF	24.40	2.75	83.9%
7	GB	24.30	2.65	80.6%
8	CLE	23.80	2.15	77.4%
9	SEA	23.10	1.45	74.2%
10	ATL	23.00	1.35	71%
11	PIT	22.90	1.25	67.7%
12	JAX	22.60	0.95	64.5%
13	PHI	22.40	0.75	61.3%
14	CIN	22.10	0.45	58.1%
15	MIN	21.90	0.25	54.8%
16	DAL	21.30	-0.35	51.6%
17	SF	21.00	-0.65	48.4%
18	NYG	20.90	-0.75	45.2%
19	NE	20.70	-0.95	41.9%
20	LAC	19.90	-1.75	38.7%
21	TB	19.70	-1.95	35.5%
22	IND	19.60	-2.05	32.3%
23	BAL	19.50	-2.15	29%
24	LV	19.40	-2.25	25.8%
25	LAR	18.90	-2.75	22.6%
26	CHI	18.80	-2.85	19.4%
27	TEN	18.80	-2.85	16.1%
28	NO	18.70	-2.95	12.9%
29	DEN	18.20	-3.45	9.7%
30	CAR	17.20	-4.45	6.5%
31	ARI	16.90	-4.75	3.2%
32	WAS	16.80	-4.85	0%

Year-over-year — 2023 vs 2022

Biggest movers from last season.

Biggest riser

ATL · +8.40

Biggest faller

WAS · −6.10

Most consistent

LV · +0.10

League trend 2023 vs 2022

▲ 0.49

Rank	Team	2023	2022	Δ
1	ATL	23.00	14.60	+8.40
2	MIA	27.70	21.60	+6.10
3	HOU	25.70	19.80	+5.90
4	CLE	23.80	18.20	+5.60
5	PIT	22.90	17.40	+5.50
6	DET	28.20	23.10	+5.10
7	CHI	18.80	15.60	+3.20
8	KC	27.80	24.60	+3.20
9	MIN	21.90	19.30	+2.60
10	SEA	23.10	20.80	+2.30
11	BUF	24.40	22.10	+2.30
12	NYJ	26.50	25.20	+1.30
13	NO	18.70	17.50	+1.20
14	LAR	18.90	17.90	+1.00
15	GB	24.30	23.60	+0.70
16	BAL	19.50	19.20	+0.30
17	LAC	19.90	19.60	+0.30
18	LV	19.40	19.30	+0.10
19	DEN	18.20	18.30	−0.10
20	CIN	22.10	22.40	−0.30
21	SF	21.00	22.90	−1.90
22	TB	19.70	21.90	−2.20
23	JAX	22.60	24.90	−2.30
24	TEN	18.80	21.10	−2.30
25	IND	19.60	22.00	−2.40
26	CAR	17.20	19.80	−2.60
27	PHI	22.40	25.30	−2.90
28	NE	20.70	24.00	−3.30
29	NYG	20.90	24.30	−3.40
30	DAL	21.30	25.40	−4.10
31	ARI	16.90	22.50	−5.60
32	WAS	16.80	22.90	−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
DET	18.80	17.50	20.50	23.10	28.20	26.20	24.10
KC	22.20	24.60	26.20	24.60	27.80	26.10	23.60
MIA	16.50	24.80	28.50	21.60	27.70	20.60	21.30
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
BUF	23.30	22.20	30.60	22.10	24.40	23.60	23.90
GB	21.80	21.10	24.40	23.60	24.30	22.10	25.90
CLE	23.80	21.90	24.20	18.20	23.80	26.50	26.20
SEA	19.30	24.10	21.80	20.80	23.10	24.80	26.10
ATL	18.40	23.60	16.60	14.60	23.00	20.00	23.60
PIT	30.50	35.10	25.80	17.40	22.90	22.00	22.40
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
CIN	22.90	19.00	24.50	22.40	22.10	23.20	20.90
MIN	21.70	19.60	25.90	19.30	21.90	25.30	28.10
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
NYG	23.70	25.50	19.90	24.30	20.90	21.80	22.70
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
TB	23.90	27.50	28.60	21.90	19.70	24.10	19.80
IND	21.30	23.30	18.30	22.00	19.60	20.80	23.30
BAL	23.40	26.80	22.80	19.20	19.50	22.50	19.00
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
CHI	25.20	22.40	23.10	15.60	18.80	25.10	21.10
TEN	21.10	17.60	23.90	21.10	18.80	16.70	24.50
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
CAR	25.20	22.40	25.60	19.80	17.20	16.20	16.50
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

Distribution

How the 32 teams cluster for 2023.

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.