Defensive: Advanced defense · Qb knockdown pct (allowed)
Share of dropbacks ending with the passer knocked down.
P only
About this stat ↓League snapshot — 2023
- League leaderMIA 12.70
- League average8.77
- Best to worst8.20
All 32 teams, higher is better.
At a glance — 2023
Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.
League leader
MIA · 12.70
League laggard
ARI · 4.50
League average
8.77
Spread (max − min)
8.20
All teams — 2023
| Rank | Team | Value | Δ vs avg | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MIA | 12.70 | 3.93 | 100% |
| 2 | DET | 12.20 | 3.43 | 96.8% |
| 3 | HOU | 11.50 | 2.73 | 93.5% |
| 4 | CIN | 11.20 | 2.43 | 90.3% |
| 5 | CLE | 10.80 | 2.03 | 87.1% |
| 6 | KC | 10.80 | 2.03 | 83.9% |
| 7 | BUF | 10.70 | 1.93 | 80.6% |
| 8 | PIT | 10.10 | 1.33 | 77.4% |
| 9 | SF | 10.00 | 1.23 | 74.2% |
| 10 | GB | 9.90 | 1.13 | 71% |
| 11 | NYJ | 9.80 | 1.03 | 67.7% |
| 12 | ATL | 9.50 | 0.73 | 64.5% |
| 13 | CAR | 9.40 | 0.63 | 61.3% |
| 14 | DAL | 9.40 | 0.63 | 58.1% |
| 15 | JAX | 9.40 | 0.63 | 54.8% |
| 16 | CHI | 8.80 | 0.03 | 51.6% |
| 17 | BAL | 8.70 | -0.07 | 48.4% |
| 18 | SEA | 8.50 | -0.27 | 45.2% |
| 19 | IND | 8.30 | -0.47 | 41.9% |
| 20 | PHI | 8.30 | -0.47 | 38.7% |
| 21 | DEN | 8.20 | -0.57 | 35.5% |
| 22 | LAR | 7.60 | -1.17 | 32.3% |
| 23 | LV | 7.40 | -1.37 | 29% |
| 24 | NYG | 7.40 | -1.37 | 25.8% |
| 25 | TB | 6.90 | -1.87 | 22.6% |
| 26 | MIN | 6.80 | -1.97 | 19.4% |
| 27 | NO | 6.80 | -1.97 | 16.1% |
| 28 | LAC | 6.40 | -2.37 | 12.9% |
| 29 | WAS | 6.40 | -2.37 | 9.7% |
| 30 | TEN | 6.30 | -2.47 | 6.5% |
| 31 | NE | 5.90 | -2.87 | 3.2% |
| 32 | ARI | 4.50 | -4.27 | 0% |
Year-over-year — 2023 vs 2022
Biggest movers from last season.
Biggest riser
CLE · +5.60
Biggest faller
WAS · −6.80
Most consistent
NE · −0.10
League trend 2023 vs 2022
▼ -0.19
YoY by team — 2023 vs 2022
| Rank | Team | 2023 | 2022 | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CLE | 10.80 | 5.20 | +5.60 |
| 2 | CHI | 8.80 | 4.00 | +4.80 |
| 3 | MIA | 12.70 | 8.70 | +4.00 |
| 4 | HOU | 11.50 | 8.00 | +3.50 |
| 5 | DET | 12.20 | 8.80 | +3.40 |
| 6 | PIT | 10.10 | 7.40 | +2.70 |
| 7 | BAL | 8.70 | 6.40 | +2.30 |
| 8 | ATL | 9.50 | 7.80 | +1.70 |
| 9 | IND | 8.30 | 6.90 | +1.40 |
| 10 | NO | 6.80 | 5.40 | +1.40 |
| 11 | BUF | 10.70 | 9.60 | +1.10 |
| 12 | CAR | 9.40 | 8.60 | +0.80 |
| 13 | LAR | 7.60 | 6.80 | +0.80 |
| 14 | KC | 10.80 | 10.30 | +0.50 |
| 15 | DEN | 8.20 | 7.80 | +0.40 |
| 16 | NE | 5.90 | 6.00 | −0.10 |
| 17 | DAL | 9.40 | 9.80 | −0.40 |
| 18 | GB | 9.90 | 10.50 | −0.60 |
| 19 | PHI | 8.30 | 9.00 | −0.70 |
| 20 | SEA | 8.50 | 9.30 | −0.80 |
| 21 | CIN | 11.20 | 12.20 | −1.00 |
| 22 | MIN | 6.80 | 7.80 | −1.00 |
| 23 | LAC | 6.40 | 7.50 | −1.10 |
| 24 | SF | 10.00 | 11.60 | −1.60 |
| 25 | TEN | 6.30 | 8.90 | −2.60 |
| 26 | LV | 7.40 | 10.30 | −2.90 |
| 27 | TB | 6.90 | 10.20 | −3.30 |
| 28 | JAX | 9.40 | 12.80 | −3.40 |
| 29 | NYJ | 9.80 | 13.70 | −3.90 |
| 30 | NYG | 7.40 | 11.60 | −4.20 |
| 31 | ARI | 4.50 | 10.60 | −6.10 |
| 32 | WAS | 6.40 | 13.20 | −6.80 |
Multi-year context
7-year window (2019–2025)
Multi-year leader
KC · 10.89
Multi-year laggard
NE · 7.44
Biggest improver
DEN · +0.95/yr
Biggest decliner
CAR · −0.71/yr
Multi-year averages
| Rank | Team | Avg | Slope/yr | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KC | 10.89 | +0.45 | 8.80 | 11.80 | 9.70 | 10.30 | 10.80 | 12.80 | 12.00 |
| 2 | CIN | 10.20 | +0.05 | 9.60 | 10.20 | 8.50 | 12.20 | 11.20 | 11.30 | 8.40 |
| 3 | DAL | 10.19 | +0.54 | 8.60 | 8.80 | 11.10 | 9.80 | 9.40 | 10.50 | 13.10 |
| 4 | PIT | 10.17 | −0.44 | 10.90 | 15.20 | 7.80 | 7.40 | 10.10 | 10.80 | 9.00 |
| 5 | BAL | 9.81 | −0.34 | 10.80 | 12.90 | 10.00 | 6.40 | 8.70 | 9.80 | 10.10 |
| 6 | JAX | 9.80 | −0.46 | 11.00 | 10.70 | 9.00 | 12.80 | 9.40 | 5.90 | 9.80 |
| 7 | TB | 9.70 | −0.39 | 9.90 | 11.00 | 11.30 | 10.20 | 6.90 | 10.50 | 8.10 |
| 8 | BUF | 9.63 | +0.42 | 7.40 | 9.60 | 9.60 | 9.60 | 10.70 | 9.50 | 11.00 |
| 9 | PHI | 9.47 | −0.16 | 9.80 | 11.70 | 8.70 | 9.00 | 8.30 | 7.60 | 11.20 |
| 10 | MIA | 9.33 | −0.15 | 6.80 | 9.90 | 12.70 | 8.70 | 12.70 | 7.50 | 7.00 |
| 11 | DEN | 9.30 | +0.95 | 6.50 | 9.20 | 8.00 | 7.80 | 8.20 | 11.90 | 13.50 |
| 12 | NYG | 9.29 | −0.16 | 9.90 | 11.10 | 6.70 | 11.60 | 7.40 | 8.30 | 10.00 |
| 13 | SEA | 9.09 | +0.57 | 6.40 | 9.80 | 7.60 | 9.30 | 8.50 | 12.00 | 10.00 |
| 14 | NYJ | 9.09 | −0.34 | 8.90 | 8.80 | 8.50 | 13.70 | 9.80 | 8.10 | 5.80 |
| 15 | WAS | 9.06 | −0.16 | 8.30 | 9.50 | 9.20 | 13.20 | 6.40 | 8.30 | 8.50 |
| 16 | GB | 9.04 | +0.40 | 8.40 | 7.10 | 8.50 | 10.50 | 9.90 | 7.60 | 11.30 |
| 17 | CLE | 8.86 | +0.87 | 7.40 | 6.00 | 9.20 | 5.20 | 10.80 | 13.30 | 10.10 |
| 18 | SF | 8.59 | +0.05 | 6.90 | 7.30 | 9.50 | 11.60 | 10.00 | 8.30 | 6.50 |
| 19 | DET | 8.56 | +0.82 | 7.00 | 6.30 | 5.30 | 8.80 | 12.20 | 11.30 | 9.00 |
| 20 | LV | 8.46 | +0.06 | 5.10 | 9.50 | 11.20 | 10.30 | 7.40 | 7.30 | 8.40 |
| 21 | HOU | 8.41 | +0.20 | 7.20 | 8.70 | 7.10 | 8.00 | 11.50 | 9.00 | 7.40 |
| 22 | MIN | 8.36 | +0.63 | 6.80 | 8.10 | 7.20 | 7.80 | 6.80 | 10.80 | 11.00 |
| 23 | LAC | 8.29 | −0.06 | 6.70 | 10.70 | 9.50 | 7.50 | 6.40 | 8.70 | 8.50 |
| 24 | NO | 8.11 | −0.55 | 7.60 | 12.00 | 10.80 | 5.40 | 6.80 | 7.30 | 6.90 |
| 25 | ARI | 8.06 | −0.48 | 7.30 | 9.80 | 10.70 | 10.60 | 4.50 | 6.30 | 7.20 |
| 26 | CAR | 8.04 | −0.71 | 8.50 | 10.10 | 9.30 | 8.60 | 9.40 | 5.50 | 4.90 |
| 27 | CHI | 8.04 | +0.20 | 7.90 | 9.70 | 6.50 | 4.00 | 8.80 | 11.90 | 7.50 |
| 28 | IND | 7.63 | +0.31 | 6.60 | 6.60 | 8.40 | 6.90 | 8.30 | 8.10 | 8.50 |
| 29 | ATL | 7.60 | +0.05 | 5.40 | 9.80 | 6.80 | 7.80 | 9.50 | 7.30 | 6.60 |
| 30 | LAR | 7.56 | +0.41 | 6.20 | 8.90 | 5.90 | 6.80 | 7.60 | 6.30 | 11.20 |
| 31 | TEN | 7.49 | +0.49 | 4.50 | 8.10 | 7.50 | 8.90 | 6.30 | 6.80 | 10.30 |
| 32 | NE | 7.44 | −0.03 | 7.60 | 8.70 | 8.00 | 6.00 | 5.90 | 6.20 | 9.70 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIA | 6.80 | 9.90 | 12.70 | 8.70 | 12.70 | 7.50 | 7.00 |
| DET | 7.00 | 6.30 | 5.30 | 8.80 | 12.20 | 11.30 | 9.00 |
| HOU | 7.20 | 8.70 | 7.10 | 8.00 | 11.50 | 9.00 | 7.40 |
| CIN | 9.60 | 10.20 | 8.50 | 12.20 | 11.20 | 11.30 | 8.40 |
| CLE | 7.40 | 6.00 | 9.20 | 5.20 | 10.80 | 13.30 | 10.10 |
| KC | 8.80 | 11.80 | 9.70 | 10.30 | 10.80 | 12.80 | 12.00 |
| BUF | 7.40 | 9.60 | 9.60 | 9.60 | 10.70 | 9.50 | 11.00 |
| PIT | 10.90 | 15.20 | 7.80 | 7.40 | 10.10 | 10.80 | 9.00 |
| SF | 6.90 | 7.30 | 9.50 | 11.60 | 10.00 | 8.30 | 6.50 |
| GB | 8.40 | 7.10 | 8.50 | 10.50 | 9.90 | 7.60 | 11.30 |
| NYJ | 8.90 | 8.80 | 8.50 | 13.70 | 9.80 | 8.10 | 5.80 |
| ATL | 5.40 | 9.80 | 6.80 | 7.80 | 9.50 | 7.30 | 6.60 |
| CAR | 8.50 | 10.10 | 9.30 | 8.60 | 9.40 | 5.50 | 4.90 |
| DAL | 8.60 | 8.80 | 11.10 | 9.80 | 9.40 | 10.50 | 13.10 |
| JAX | 11.00 | 10.70 | 9.00 | 12.80 | 9.40 | 5.90 | 9.80 |
| CHI | 7.90 | 9.70 | 6.50 | 4.00 | 8.80 | 11.90 | 7.50 |
| BAL | 10.80 | 12.90 | 10.00 | 6.40 | 8.70 | 9.80 | 10.10 |
| SEA | 6.40 | 9.80 | 7.60 | 9.30 | 8.50 | 12.00 | 10.00 |
| IND | 6.60 | 6.60 | 8.40 | 6.90 | 8.30 | 8.10 | 8.50 |
| PHI | 9.80 | 11.70 | 8.70 | 9.00 | 8.30 | 7.60 | 11.20 |
| DEN | 6.50 | 9.20 | 8.00 | 7.80 | 8.20 | 11.90 | 13.50 |
| LAR | 6.20 | 8.90 | 5.90 | 6.80 | 7.60 | 6.30 | 11.20 |
| LV | 5.10 | 9.50 | 11.20 | 10.30 | 7.40 | 7.30 | 8.40 |
| NYG | 9.90 | 11.10 | 6.70 | 11.60 | 7.40 | 8.30 | 10.00 |
| TB | 9.90 | 11.00 | 11.30 | 10.20 | 6.90 | 10.50 | 8.10 |
| MIN | 6.80 | 8.10 | 7.20 | 7.80 | 6.80 | 10.80 | 11.00 |
| NO | 7.60 | 12.00 | 10.80 | 5.40 | 6.80 | 7.30 | 6.90 |
| LAC | 6.70 | 10.70 | 9.50 | 7.50 | 6.40 | 8.70 | 8.50 |
| WAS | 8.30 | 9.50 | 9.20 | 13.20 | 6.40 | 8.30 | 8.50 |
| TEN | 4.50 | 8.10 | 7.50 | 8.90 | 6.30 | 6.80 | 10.30 |
| NE | 7.60 | 8.70 | 8.00 | 6.00 | 5.90 | 6.20 | 9.70 |
| ARI | 7.30 | 9.80 | 10.70 | 10.60 | 4.50 | 6.30 | 7.20 |
Distribution
How the 32 teams cluster for 2023.
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.