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 2020 the Steelers led at 15.20; the league average was 9.61.

League snapshot — 2020

League leader

PIT · 15.20

League average

9.61

Best to worst

9.20

All 32 teams, higher is better.

Rank	Team	Value	Games
1	PIT	15.20	16
2	BAL	12.90	16
3	NO	12.00	16
4	KC	11.80	16
5	PHI	11.70	16
6	NYG	11.10	16
7	TB	11.00	16
8	JAX	10.70	16
9	LAC	10.70	16
10	CIN	10.20	16
11	CAR	10.10	16
12	MIA	9.90	16
13	ARI	9.80	16
14	ATL	9.80	16
15	SEA	9.80	16
16	CHI	9.70	16
17	BUF	9.60	16
18	LV	9.50	16
19	WAS	9.50	16
20	DEN	9.20	16
21	LAR	8.90	16
22	DAL	8.80	16
23	NYJ	8.80	16
24	HOU	8.70	16
25	NE	8.70	16
26	MIN	8.10	16
27	TEN	8.10	16
28	SF	7.30	16
29	GB	7.10	16
30	IND	6.60	16
31	DET	6.30	16
32	CLE	6.00	16

At a glance — 2020

Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.

League leader

PIT · 15.20

League laggard

CLE · 6.00

League average

9.61

Spread (max − min)

9.20

Rank	Team	Value	Δ vs avg	Percentile
1	PIT	15.20	5.59	100%
2	BAL	12.90	3.29	96.8%
3	NO	12.00	2.39	93.5%
4	KC	11.80	2.19	90.3%
5	PHI	11.70	2.09	87.1%
6	NYG	11.10	1.49	83.9%
7	TB	11.00	1.39	80.6%
8	JAX	10.70	1.09	77.4%
9	LAC	10.70	1.09	74.2%
10	CIN	10.20	0.59	71%
11	CAR	10.10	0.49	67.7%
12	MIA	9.90	0.29	64.5%
13	ARI	9.80	0.19	61.3%
14	ATL	9.80	0.19	58.1%
15	SEA	9.80	0.19	54.8%
16	CHI	9.70	0.09	51.6%
17	BUF	9.60	-0.01	48.4%
18	LV	9.50	-0.11	45.2%
19	WAS	9.50	-0.11	41.9%
20	DEN	9.20	-0.41	38.7%
21	LAR	8.90	-0.71	35.5%
22	DAL	8.80	-0.81	32.3%
23	NYJ	8.80	-0.81	29%
24	HOU	8.70	-0.91	25.8%
25	NE	8.70	-0.91	22.6%
26	MIN	8.10	-1.51	19.4%
27	TEN	8.10	-1.51	16.1%
28	SF	7.30	-2.31	12.9%
29	GB	7.10	-2.51	9.7%
30	IND	6.60	-3.01	6.5%
31	DET	6.30	-3.31	3.2%
32	CLE	6.00	-3.61	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%

Qb knockdown pct (allowed) in 2020 vs 2019

Steelers lead at 15.20 — they ranked #2 last year. Browns are last at 6.00 — #18 last year.

The league average is 9.61, up 1.78 from 7.83 last year.

Biggest riser: Chargers, #25 → #9. Biggest faller: Packers, #12 → #29.

Spread between first and last: 9.20; 22 teams are within 1.91 of the average.

Year-over-year — 2020 vs 2019

Biggest movers from last season.

Biggest riser

ATL · +4.40

Biggest faller

CLE · −1.40

Most consistent

IND · 0.00

League trend 2020 vs 2019

▲ 1.78

Rank	Team	2020	2019	Δ
1	ATL	9.80	5.40	+4.40
2	LV	9.50	5.10	+4.40
3	NO	12.00	7.60	+4.40
4	PIT	15.20	10.90	+4.30
5	LAC	10.70	6.70	+4.00
6	TEN	8.10	4.50	+3.60
7	SEA	9.80	6.40	+3.40
8	MIA	9.90	6.80	+3.10
9	KC	11.80	8.80	+3.00
10	LAR	8.90	6.20	+2.70
11	DEN	9.20	6.50	+2.70
12	ARI	9.80	7.30	+2.50
13	BUF	9.60	7.40	+2.20
14	BAL	12.90	10.80	+2.10
15	PHI	11.70	9.80	+1.90
16	CHI	9.70	7.90	+1.80
17	CAR	10.10	8.50	+1.60
18	HOU	8.70	7.20	+1.50
19	MIN	8.10	6.80	+1.30
20	NYG	11.10	9.90	+1.20
21	WAS	9.50	8.30	+1.20
22	NE	8.70	7.60	+1.10
23	TB	11.00	9.90	+1.10
24	CIN	10.20	9.60	+0.60
25	SF	7.30	6.90	+0.40
26	DAL	8.80	8.60	+0.20
27	IND	6.60	6.60	0.00
28	NYJ	8.80	8.90	−0.10
29	JAX	10.70	11.00	−0.30
30	DET	6.30	7.00	−0.70
31	GB	7.10	8.40	−1.30
32	CLE	6.00	7.40	−1.40

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

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
PIT	15.20	7.80	7.40	10.10	10.80	9.00	8.20
BAL	12.90	10.00	6.40	8.70	9.80	10.10	11.10
NO	12.00	10.80	5.40	6.80	7.30	6.90	7.80
KC	11.80	9.70	10.30	10.80	12.80	12.00	12.20
PHI	11.70	8.70	9.00	8.30	7.60	11.20	5.10
NYG	11.10	6.70	11.60	7.40	8.30	10.00	6.20
TB	11.00	11.30	10.20	6.90	10.50	8.10	8.40
JAX	10.70	9.00	12.80	9.40	5.90	9.80	10.10
LAC	10.70	9.50	7.50	6.40	8.70	8.50	12.80
CIN	10.20	8.50	12.20	11.20	11.30	8.40	9.50
CAR	10.10	9.30	8.60	9.40	5.50	4.90	6.90
MIA	9.90	12.70	8.70	12.70	7.50	7.00	10.30
ARI	9.80	10.70	10.60	4.50	6.30	7.20	5.80
ATL	9.80	6.80	7.80	9.50	7.30	6.60	13.80
SEA	9.80	7.60	9.30	8.50	12.00	10.00	17.60
CHI	9.70	6.50	4.00	8.80	11.90	7.50	8.50
BUF	9.60	9.60	9.60	10.70	9.50	11.00	10.40
LV	9.50	11.20	10.30	7.40	7.30	8.40	15.00
WAS	9.50	9.20	13.20	6.40	8.30	8.50	7.40
DEN	9.20	8.00	7.80	8.20	11.90	13.50	13.30
LAR	8.90	5.90	6.80	7.60	6.30	11.20	8.20
DAL	8.80	11.10	9.80	9.40	10.50	13.10	8.60
NYJ	8.80	8.50	13.70	9.80	8.10	5.80	8.10
HOU	8.70	7.10	8.00	11.50	9.00	7.40	9.60
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
TEN	8.10	7.50	8.90	6.30	6.80	10.30	5.50
SF	7.30	9.50	11.60	10.00	8.30	6.50	9.80
GB	7.10	8.50	10.50	9.90	7.60	11.30	6.40
IND	6.60	8.40	6.90	8.30	8.10	8.50	8.40
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

Qb knockdown pct (allowed) since 2018

Leaders since 2018: 2018 Eagles (10.40), 2019 Jaguars (11.00), 2020 Steelers (15.20).

The best season on record is Steelers 2020 at 15.20; the worst Vikings 2018 at 4.00.

The league average has risen from 7.36 in 2018 to 9.61 in 2020.

Distribution

How the 32 teams cluster for 2020.

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.