Defensive: Advanced defense · Tackles missed (allowed)

Missed tackles. Turns short gains into long ones, and it is a real skill gap rather than luck.

DEF · Advanced defenseP only
About this stat ↓

League snapshot — 2024

  • League leaderPIT 4.06
  • League average6.04
  • Best to worst5.18

All 32 teams, lower is better.

At a glance — 2024

Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.

League leader
PIT · 4.06
League laggard
IND · 9.24
League average
6.04
Spread (max − min)
5.18

Year-over-year — 2024 vs 2023

Biggest movers from last season.

Biggest riser
IND · +3.47
Biggest faller
DET · −2.29
Most consistent
CAR · −0.06
League trend 2024 vs 2023
▲ 0.14

Multi-year context

7-year window (2019–2025)

Multi-year leader
NE · 4.87
Multi-year laggard
HOU · 6.86
Biggest improver
DET · −0.60/yr
Biggest decliner
IND · +0.57/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
PIT6.636.947.3546.064.067.41
BAL5.818.386.714.655.414.475.76
DEN65.884.945.765.714.595
MIN4.198.196.353.765.884.656.29
WAS7.257.505.712.885.884.717.71
DET7.9487.763.717.2954.47
DAL7.446.386.243.763.715.126.59
NE4.135.635.534.295.245.124.18
PHI6.067.195.9445.765.295.76
KC6.317.445.474.824.475.414.41
LAC7.386.817.413.825.885.415.82
CHI6.255.566.244.356.475.535.35
BUF8.257.816.884.815.945.594.59
SEA8.195.506.654.537.595.596.47
TEN6.887.065.535.064.885.595.06
TB7.386.446.9444.415.885.47
CLE8.7566.654.476.825.945.82
JAX7.887.137.654.827.476.125.41
ARI8.446.886.474.884.296.246.76
NYG6.636.065.472.886.886.244.65
SF6.694.255.763.764.066.295.18
GB6.506.815.123.475.946.355.18
MIA7.196.636.714.597.596.596.59
ATL5.946.316.883.185.596.715.12
CIN6.816.886.244.314.186.8210
HOU7.197.817.295.297.6575.76
LAR6.134.8173.946.1274.82
NYJ68.257.1246.827.537.06
NO5.385.136.354.355.127.595.53
CAR6.817.566.244.187.827.765.59
LV6.758.946.414.066.127.887.12
IND5.444.385.2955.769.247.35

Distribution

How the 32 teams cluster for 2024.

About this stat
Stat ID
def_advanced_defense_tackles_missed
Side
defensive
Family
Advanced defense
Data source
P only
Polarity
lower is better
Display grain
count
Algorithm eligibility
Algorithm-eligible: this stat can be picked in the Algorithm Builder.