Defensive: Advanced defense · Pressures pct (allowed)

Share of dropbacks pressured. The rate version, so it survives differences in pass volume.

DEF · Advanced defenseP only
About this stat ↓

League snapshot — 2025

  • League leaderDAL 31.20
  • League average22.70
  • Best to worst16.10

All 32 teams, higher is better.

At a glance — 2025

Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.

League leader
DAL · 31.20
League laggard
NYJ · 15.10
League average
22.70
Spread (max − min)
16.10

Year-over-year — 2025 vs 2024

Biggest movers from last season.

Biggest riser
TEN · +7.80
Biggest faller
NYJ · −8.40
Most consistent
BUF · +0.30
League trend 2025 vs 2024
▲ 0.50

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

Multi-year heatmap

32 teams across 7 seasons. Cells colored by quintile within each season; click a column header to jump to that year.

Team2019202020212022202320242025
DAL23.4022.8027.4025.4021.3030.1031.20
DEN22.9026.2025.8018.3018.2027.7030.50
MIN21.7019.6025.9019.3021.9025.3028.10
LAR27.9023.4022.8017.9018.9021.4026.30
CLE23.8021.9024.2018.2023.8026.5026.20
SEA19.3024.1021.8020.8023.1024.8026.10
GB21.8021.1024.4023.6024.3022.1025.90
NO26.4026.3024.7017.5018.7021.5024.70
TEN21.1017.6023.9021.1018.8016.7024.50
DET18.8017.5020.5023.1028.2026.2024.10
BUF23.3022.2030.6022.1024.4023.6023.90
ATL18.4023.6016.6014.6023.0020.0023.60
KC22.2024.6026.2024.6027.8026.1023.60
LAC23.8023.8025.0019.6019.9019.8023.60
PHI24.3027.9023.9025.3022.4017.9023.60
IND21.3023.3018.3022.0019.6020.8023.30
NYG23.7025.5019.9024.3020.9021.8022.70
JAX25.8020.1024.0024.9022.6016.9022.60
PIT30.5035.1025.8017.4022.9022.0022.40
HOU18.1021.5020.7019.8025.7022.8021.50
MIA16.5024.8028.5021.6027.7020.6021.30
CHI25.2022.4023.1015.6018.8025.1021.10
CIN22.9019.0024.5022.4022.1023.2020.90
NE24.1026.4025.3024.0020.7017.6020.30
TB23.9027.5028.6021.9019.7024.1019.80
WAS28.5025.9024.2022.9016.8022.6019.60
LV19.9023.5024.4019.3019.4021.2019.40
BAL23.4026.8022.8019.2019.5022.5019.00
ARI20.2025.9025.9022.5016.9019.2018.20
SF28.7022.6024.1022.9021.0020.5016.70
CAR25.2022.4025.6019.8017.2016.2016.50
NYJ21.1021.7021.2025.2026.5023.5015.10

Distribution

How the 32 teams cluster for 2025.

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.