Defensive: Advanced defense · Sacks (allowed)

Sacks recorded. The visible end of pressure, and noisier season to season than pressure itself.

DEF · Advanced defenseP + N
About this stat ↓

League snapshot — 2024

  • League leaderDEN 3.71
  • League average2.40
  • Best to worst2.06

All 32 teams, higher is better.

At a glance — 2024

Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.

League leader
DEN · 3.71
League laggard
NE · 1.65
League average
2.40
Spread (max − min)
2.06

Year-over-year — 2024 vs 2023

Biggest movers from last season.

Biggest riser
DEN · +1.24
Biggest faller
MIA · −1.24
Most consistent
GB · 0
League trend 2024 vs 2023
▼ -0.17

Multi-year context

7-year window (2019–2025)

Multi-year leader
PIT · 2.91
Multi-year laggard
ATL · 1.92
Biggest improver
DEN · +0.25/yr
Biggest decliner
CAR · −0.19/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
DEN2.502.632.122.122.473.714
BAL2.312.441.942.823.413.121.76
DAL2.441.942.413.182.6532
HOU1.942.061.882.292.592.882.76
MIN31.4432.242.532.822.88
TB2.9432.762.592.762.712.18
GB2.562.562.2422.652.652.12
LAC1.811.692.062.352.822.652.65
NYG2.252.5022.3522.652.24
SEA1.752.881.942.592.762.592.76
WAS2.882.882.182.532.242.532.47
NYJ2.191.941.822.592.712.471.53
ARI2.5032.352.121.942.411.76
CLE2.382.382.5322.822.413.12
PHI2.693.061.714.062.532.412.47
CHI22.192.881.181.762.352.06
PIT3.313.503.242.352.762.352.82
KC2.8121.823.243.352.291.94
NO3.132.752.712.8222.292.59
LAR3.133.312.942.242.412.242.76
BUF2.752.382.412.503.122.182.12
DET1.751.501.762.292.412.182.82
LV21.312.061.592.712.182.12
CIN1.941.062.411.882.592.122
IND2.562.501.942.5932.122.29
SF31.882.822.592.822.121.18
MIA1.442.562.762.353.292.062.29
JAX2.881.131.882.062.3521.88
CAR3.311.812.292.061.591.881.76
TEN2.631.192.472.292.651.882.47
ATL1.751.8111.242.471.823.35
NE2.941.502.123.122.121.652

Distribution

How the 32 teams cluster for 2024.

About this stat
Stat ID
def_advanced_defense_sacks
Side
defensive
Family
Advanced defense
Data source
P + N
Polarity
higher is better (or neutral)
Display grain
count
Algorithm eligibility
Algorithm-eligible: this stat can be picked in the Algorithm Builder.