Defensive: Advanced defense · Qb knockdown pct (allowed)

DEF · Advanced defenseP only
About this stat ↓

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

League leader
PHI · 10.40
League average
7.36
Best to worst
6.40

All 32 teams, higher is better.

At a glance — 2018

Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.

League leader
PHI · 10.40
League laggard
MIN · 4.00
League average
7.36
Spread (max − min)
6.40

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.

SeasonGamesATS recordATS %
2020256135–119–253.1%
2021272142–128–252.6%
2022271149–115–756.4%
2023272139–119–1453.9%
2024272134–129–951.0%
2025272127–142–347.2%

Multi-year context

7-year window (2020–2026)

Multi-year leader
KC · 11.37
Multi-year laggard
TEN · 7.63
Biggest improver
SEA · +1.10/yr
Biggest decliner
ARI · −0.83/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.

Team2020202120222023202420252026
SEA9.807.609.308.5012.0010.0017.60
LV9.5011.2010.307.407.308.4015.00
ATL9.806.807.809.507.306.6013.80
DEN9.208.007.808.2011.9013.5013.30
LAC10.709.507.506.408.708.5012.80
KC11.809.7010.3010.8012.8012.0012.20
NE8.708.006.005.906.209.7011.70
MIN8.107.207.806.8010.8011.0011.50
BAL12.9010.006.408.709.8010.1011.10
BUF9.609.609.6010.709.5011.0010.40
MIA9.9012.708.7012.707.507.0010.30
JAX10.709.0012.809.405.909.8010.10
SF7.309.5011.6010.008.306.509.80
HOU8.707.108.0011.509.007.409.60
CIN10.208.5012.2011.2011.308.409.50
DET6.305.308.8012.2011.309.009.40
CLE6.009.205.2010.8013.3010.109.10
DAL8.8011.109.809.4010.5013.108.60
CHI9.706.504.008.8011.907.508.50
IND6.608.406.908.308.108.508.40
TB11.0011.3010.206.9010.508.108.40
LAR8.905.906.807.606.3011.208.20
PIT15.207.807.4010.1010.809.008.20
NYJ8.808.5013.709.808.105.808.10
NO12.0010.805.406.807.306.907.80
WAS9.509.2013.206.408.308.507.40
CAR10.109.308.609.405.504.906.90
GB7.108.5010.509.907.6011.306.40
NYG11.106.7011.607.408.3010.006.20
ARI9.8010.7010.604.506.307.205.80
TEN8.107.508.906.306.8010.305.50
PHI11.708.709.008.307.6011.205.10

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.