Defensive: Advanced defense · Qb knockdown pct (allowed)
What Qb knockdown pct (allowed) is
Knockdown rate: knockdowns divided by opponent dropbacks, as a percentage.
Higher is better. It is a rate, so a team's number does not grow with games played. Source: P.
In 2018 the Eagles led at 10.40; the league average was 7.36.
League snapshot — 2018
All 32 teams, higher is better.
| Rank | Team | Value | Games |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PHI | 10.40 | 16 |
| 2 | SEA | 10.40 | 16 |
| 3 | JAX | 9.40 | 16 |
| 4 | NYJ | 9.30 | 16 |
| 5 | DAL | 9.20 | 16 |
| 6 | PIT | 9.20 | 16 |
| 7 | LAR | 9.00 | 16 |
| 8 | NE | 8.80 | 16 |
| 9 | NYG | 8.80 | 16 |
| 10 | BUF | 8.30 | 16 |
| 11 | BAL | 8.10 | 16 |
| 12 | SF | 8.10 | 16 |
| 13 | NO | 7.90 | 16 |
| 14 | TB | 7.90 | 16 |
| 15 | KC | 7.60 | 16 |
| 16 | ARI | 7.50 | 16 |
| 17 | DEN | 7.30 | 16 |
| 18 | CIN | 7.20 | 16 |
| 19 | CLE | 7.20 | 16 |
| 20 | HOU | 7.20 | 16 |
| 21 | MIA | 7.10 | 16 |
| 22 | CHI | 6.70 | 16 |
| 23 | LAC | 6.20 | 16 |
| 24 | WAS | 6.10 | 16 |
| 25 | TEN | 5.80 | 16 |
| 26 | DET | 5.60 | 16 |
| 27 | IND | 5.40 | 16 |
| 28 | LV | 5.40 | 16 |
| 29 | ATL | 5.10 | 16 |
| 30 | CAR | 4.70 | 16 |
| 31 | GB | 4.60 | 16 |
| 32 | MIN | 4.00 | 16 |
At a glance — 2018
Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.
All teams — 2018
| Rank | Team | Value | Δ vs avg | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PHI | 10.40 | 3.04 | 100% |
| 2 | SEA | 10.40 | 3.04 | 96.8% |
| 3 | JAX | 9.40 | 2.04 | 93.5% |
| 4 | NYJ | 9.30 | 1.94 | 90.3% |
| 5 | DAL | 9.20 | 1.84 | 87.1% |
| 6 | PIT | 9.20 | 1.84 | 83.9% |
| 7 | LAR | 9.00 | 1.64 | 80.6% |
| 8 | NE | 8.80 | 1.44 | 77.4% |
| 9 | NYG | 8.80 | 1.44 | 74.2% |
| 10 | BUF | 8.30 | 0.94 | 71% |
| 11 | BAL | 8.10 | 0.74 | 67.7% |
| 12 | SF | 8.10 | 0.74 | 64.5% |
| 13 | NO | 7.90 | 0.54 | 61.3% |
| 14 | TB | 7.90 | 0.54 | 58.1% |
| 15 | KC | 7.60 | 0.24 | 54.8% |
| 16 | ARI | 7.50 | 0.14 | 51.6% |
| 17 | DEN | 7.30 | -0.06 | 48.4% |
| 18 | CIN | 7.20 | -0.16 | 45.2% |
| 19 | CLE | 7.20 | -0.16 | 41.9% |
| 20 | HOU | 7.20 | -0.16 | 38.7% |
| 21 | MIA | 7.10 | -0.26 | 35.5% |
| 22 | CHI | 6.70 | -0.66 | 32.3% |
| 23 | LAC | 6.20 | -1.16 | 29% |
| 24 | WAS | 6.10 | -1.26 | 25.8% |
| 25 | TEN | 5.80 | -1.56 | 22.6% |
| 26 | DET | 5.60 | -1.76 | 19.4% |
| 27 | IND | 5.40 | -1.96 | 16.1% |
| 28 | LV | 5.40 | -1.96 | 12.9% |
| 29 | ATL | 5.10 | -2.26 | 9.7% |
| 30 | CAR | 4.70 | -2.66 | 6.5% |
| 31 | GB | 4.60 | -2.76 | 3.2% |
| 32 | MIN | 4.00 | -3.36 | 0% |
Does Qb knockdown pct (allowed) matter against the spread?
Run as a one-stat algorithm against the closing line, this stat went 826–752–37 ATS (52.3%) across 2020–2025, #160 of 296 ranked.
Its best season was 2022 (149–115, 56.4%); its worst 2025 (127–142, 47.2%).
For picks, this is noise. One stat is not a recipe — the algorithms combine many.
| Season | Games | ATS record | ATS % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 256 | 135–119–2 | 53.1% |
| 2021 | 272 | 142–128–2 | 52.6% |
| 2022 | 271 | 149–115–7 | 56.4% |
| 2023 | 272 | 139–119–14 | 53.9% |
| 2024 | 272 | 134–129–9 | 51.0% |
| 2025 | 272 | 127–142–3 | 47.2% |
Multi-year context
7-year window (2020–2026)
Multi-year averages
| Rank | Team | Avg | Slope/yr | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KC | 11.37 | +0.30 | 11.80 | 9.70 | 10.30 | 10.80 | 12.80 | 12.00 | 12.20 |
| 2 | SEA | 10.69 | +1.10 | 9.80 | 7.60 | 9.30 | 8.50 | 12.00 | 10.00 | 17.60 |
| 3 | DEN | 10.27 | +0.98 | 9.20 | 8.00 | 7.80 | 8.20 | 11.90 | 13.50 | 13.30 |
| 4 | DAL | 10.19 | +0.15 | 8.80 | 11.10 | 9.80 | 9.40 | 10.50 | 13.10 | 8.60 |
| 5 | CIN | 10.19 | −0.11 | 10.20 | 8.50 | 12.20 | 11.20 | 11.30 | 8.40 | 9.50 |
| 6 | BUF | 10.06 | +0.18 | 9.60 | 9.60 | 9.60 | 10.70 | 9.50 | 11.00 | 10.40 |
| 7 | LV | 9.87 | +0.28 | 9.50 | 11.20 | 10.30 | 7.40 | 7.30 | 8.40 | 15.00 |
| 8 | BAL | 9.86 | −0.06 | 12.90 | 10.00 | 6.40 | 8.70 | 9.80 | 10.10 | 11.10 |
| 9 | MIA | 9.83 | −0.41 | 9.90 | 12.70 | 8.70 | 12.70 | 7.50 | 7.00 | 10.30 |
| 10 | PIT | 9.79 | −0.54 | 15.20 | 7.80 | 7.40 | 10.10 | 10.80 | 9.00 | 8.20 |
| 11 | JAX | 9.67 | −0.25 | 10.70 | 9.00 | 12.80 | 9.40 | 5.90 | 9.80 | 10.10 |
| 12 | TB | 9.49 | −0.50 | 11.00 | 11.30 | 10.20 | 6.90 | 10.50 | 8.10 | 8.40 |
| 13 | LAC | 9.16 | +0.20 | 10.70 | 9.50 | 7.50 | 6.40 | 8.70 | 8.50 | 12.80 |
| 14 | CLE | 9.10 | +0.69 | 6.00 | 9.20 | 5.20 | 10.80 | 13.30 | 10.10 | 9.10 |
| 15 | MIN | 9.03 | +0.74 | 8.10 | 7.20 | 7.80 | 6.80 | 10.80 | 11.00 | 11.50 |
| 16 | SF | 9.00 | −0.06 | 7.30 | 9.50 | 11.60 | 10.00 | 8.30 | 6.50 | 9.80 |
| 17 | NYJ | 8.97 | −0.47 | 8.80 | 8.50 | 13.70 | 9.80 | 8.10 | 5.80 | 8.10 |
| 18 | WAS | 8.93 | −0.45 | 9.50 | 9.20 | 13.20 | 6.40 | 8.30 | 8.50 | 7.40 |
| 19 | DET | 8.90 | +0.69 | 6.30 | 5.30 | 8.80 | 12.20 | 11.30 | 9.00 | 9.40 |
| 20 | ATL | 8.80 | +0.40 | 9.80 | 6.80 | 7.80 | 9.50 | 7.30 | 6.60 | 13.80 |
| 21 | PHI | 8.80 | −0.58 | 11.70 | 8.70 | 9.00 | 8.30 | 7.60 | 11.20 | 5.10 |
| 22 | GB | 8.76 | +0.02 | 7.10 | 8.50 | 10.50 | 9.90 | 7.60 | 11.30 | 6.40 |
| 23 | HOU | 8.76 | +0.15 | 8.70 | 7.10 | 8.00 | 11.50 | 9.00 | 7.40 | 9.60 |
| 24 | NYG | 8.76 | −0.41 | 11.10 | 6.70 | 11.60 | 7.40 | 8.30 | 10.00 | 6.20 |
| 25 | NO | 8.14 | −0.66 | 12.00 | 10.80 | 5.40 | 6.80 | 7.30 | 6.90 | 7.80 |
| 26 | CHI | 8.13 | +0.22 | 9.70 | 6.50 | 4.00 | 8.80 | 11.90 | 7.50 | 8.50 |
| 27 | NE | 8.03 | +0.45 | 8.70 | 8.00 | 6.00 | 5.90 | 6.20 | 9.70 | 11.70 |
| 28 | IND | 7.89 | +0.24 | 6.60 | 8.40 | 6.90 | 8.30 | 8.10 | 8.50 | 8.40 |
| 29 | LAR | 7.84 | +0.29 | 8.90 | 5.90 | 6.80 | 7.60 | 6.30 | 11.20 | 8.20 |
| 30 | ARI | 7.84 | −0.83 | 9.80 | 10.70 | 10.60 | 4.50 | 6.30 | 7.20 | 5.80 |
| 31 | CAR | 7.81 | −0.77 | 10.10 | 9.30 | 8.60 | 9.40 | 5.50 | 4.90 | 6.90 |
| 32 | TEN | 7.63 | −0.15 | 8.10 | 7.50 | 8.90 | 6.30 | 6.80 | 10.30 | 5.50 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEA | 9.80 | 7.60 | 9.30 | 8.50 | 12.00 | 10.00 | 17.60 |
| LV | 9.50 | 11.20 | 10.30 | 7.40 | 7.30 | 8.40 | 15.00 |
| ATL | 9.80 | 6.80 | 7.80 | 9.50 | 7.30 | 6.60 | 13.80 |
| DEN | 9.20 | 8.00 | 7.80 | 8.20 | 11.90 | 13.50 | 13.30 |
| LAC | 10.70 | 9.50 | 7.50 | 6.40 | 8.70 | 8.50 | 12.80 |
| KC | 11.80 | 9.70 | 10.30 | 10.80 | 12.80 | 12.00 | 12.20 |
| NE | 8.70 | 8.00 | 6.00 | 5.90 | 6.20 | 9.70 | 11.70 |
| MIN | 8.10 | 7.20 | 7.80 | 6.80 | 10.80 | 11.00 | 11.50 |
| BAL | 12.90 | 10.00 | 6.40 | 8.70 | 9.80 | 10.10 | 11.10 |
| BUF | 9.60 | 9.60 | 9.60 | 10.70 | 9.50 | 11.00 | 10.40 |
| MIA | 9.90 | 12.70 | 8.70 | 12.70 | 7.50 | 7.00 | 10.30 |
| JAX | 10.70 | 9.00 | 12.80 | 9.40 | 5.90 | 9.80 | 10.10 |
| SF | 7.30 | 9.50 | 11.60 | 10.00 | 8.30 | 6.50 | 9.80 |
| HOU | 8.70 | 7.10 | 8.00 | 11.50 | 9.00 | 7.40 | 9.60 |
| CIN | 10.20 | 8.50 | 12.20 | 11.20 | 11.30 | 8.40 | 9.50 |
| DET | 6.30 | 5.30 | 8.80 | 12.20 | 11.30 | 9.00 | 9.40 |
| CLE | 6.00 | 9.20 | 5.20 | 10.80 | 13.30 | 10.10 | 9.10 |
| DAL | 8.80 | 11.10 | 9.80 | 9.40 | 10.50 | 13.10 | 8.60 |
| CHI | 9.70 | 6.50 | 4.00 | 8.80 | 11.90 | 7.50 | 8.50 |
| IND | 6.60 | 8.40 | 6.90 | 8.30 | 8.10 | 8.50 | 8.40 |
| TB | 11.00 | 11.30 | 10.20 | 6.90 | 10.50 | 8.10 | 8.40 |
| LAR | 8.90 | 5.90 | 6.80 | 7.60 | 6.30 | 11.20 | 8.20 |
| PIT | 15.20 | 7.80 | 7.40 | 10.10 | 10.80 | 9.00 | 8.20 |
| NYJ | 8.80 | 8.50 | 13.70 | 9.80 | 8.10 | 5.80 | 8.10 |
| NO | 12.00 | 10.80 | 5.40 | 6.80 | 7.30 | 6.90 | 7.80 |
| WAS | 9.50 | 9.20 | 13.20 | 6.40 | 8.30 | 8.50 | 7.40 |
| CAR | 10.10 | 9.30 | 8.60 | 9.40 | 5.50 | 4.90 | 6.90 |
| GB | 7.10 | 8.50 | 10.50 | 9.90 | 7.60 | 11.30 | 6.40 |
| NYG | 11.10 | 6.70 | 11.60 | 7.40 | 8.30 | 10.00 | 6.20 |
| ARI | 9.80 | 10.70 | 10.60 | 4.50 | 6.30 | 7.20 | 5.80 |
| TEN | 8.10 | 7.50 | 8.90 | 6.30 | 6.80 | 10.30 | 5.50 |
| PHI | 11.70 | 8.70 | 9.00 | 8.30 | 7.60 | 11.20 | 5.10 |
Distribution
How the 32 teams cluster for 2018.
About this stat
- Stat ID
- def_advanced_defense_qb_knockdown_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.