What Pass Att (allowed) is

Pass attempts faced: how often opponents threw against this defense. Game script as much as anything — teams trailing this defense throw more.

Higher is better. It is shown per game, so a team's number does not depend on games played. Source: P + N.

Through Week 8 of 2026, the Lions lead at 41.57; the league average is 33.34.

League snapshot — 2026

League leader

DET · 41.57

League average

33.34

Best to worst

13.57

All 32 teams, higher is better.

Rank	Team	Value	Games
1	DET	41.57	7
2	BUF	38.57	7
3	DEN	38.25	8
4	ATL	36.25	8
5	WAS	36.14	7
6	GB	36	8
7	SF	35.43	7
8	HOU	35.29	7
9	KC	35.29	7
10	CIN	35	7
11	PIT	35	8
12	CAR	34.71	7
13	JAX	34.71	7
14	PHI	34.38	8
15	TEN	34.13	8
16	TB	33.88	8
17	NO	33.43	7
18	BAL	33	8
19	CLE	32.88	8
20	LAR	32.88	8
21	DAL	32.75	8
22	NE	32.38	8
23	LV	31.88	8
24	NYG	31.57	7
25	SEA	30.57	7
26	NYJ	29.88	8
27	ARI	29.13	8
28	MIN	29	7
29	IND	28.75	8
30	CHI	28.14	7
31	LAC	28	7
32	MIA	28	7

At a glance — 2026

Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.

League leader

DET · 41.57

League laggard

MIA · 28

League average

33.34

Spread (max − min)

13.57

Rank	Team	Value	Δ vs avg	Percentile
1	DET	41.57	8.23	100%
2	BUF	38.57	5.23	96.8%
3	DEN	38.25	4.91	93.5%
4	ATL	36.25	2.91	90.3%
5	WAS	36.14	2.81	87.1%
6	GB	36	2.66	83.9%
7	SF	35.43	2.09	80.6%
8	HOU	35.29	1.95	77.4%
9	KC	35.29	1.95	74.2%
10	CIN	35	1.66	71%
11	PIT	35	1.66	67.7%
12	CAR	34.71	1.38	64.5%
13	JAX	34.71	1.38	61.3%
14	PHI	34.38	1.04	58.1%
15	TEN	34.13	0.79	54.8%
16	TB	33.88	0.54	51.6%
17	NO	33.43	0.09	48.4%
18	BAL	33	-0.34	45.2%
19	CLE	32.88	-0.46	41.9%
20	LAR	32.88	-0.46	38.7%
21	DAL	32.75	-0.59	35.5%
22	NE	32.38	-0.96	32.3%
23	LV	31.88	-1.46	29%
24	NYG	31.57	-1.77	25.8%
25	SEA	30.57	-2.77	22.6%
26	NYJ	29.88	-3.46	19.4%
27	ARI	29.13	-4.21	16.1%
28	MIN	29	-4.34	12.9%
29	IND	28.75	-4.59	9.7%
30	CHI	28.14	-5.19	6.5%
31	LAC	28	-5.34	3.2%
32	MIA	28	-5.34	0%

Does Pass Att (allowed) matter against the spread?

Run as a one-stat algorithm against the closing line, this stat went 831–747–37 ATS (52.7%) across 2020–2025, #148 of 296 ranked.

Its best season was 2024 (144–119, 54.8%); its worst 2022 (132–132, 50.0%).

For picks, this is a modest signal. One stat is not a recipe — the algorithms combine many.

Season	Games	ATS record	ATS %
2020	256	132–122–2	52.0%
2021	272	145–125–2	53.7%
2022	271	132–132–7	50.0%
2023	272	136–122–14	52.7%
2024	272	144–119–9	54.8%
2025	272	142–127–3	52.8%

Pass Att (allowed) in 2026 vs 2025

Lions lead at 41.57 — they ranked #12 last year. Dolphins are last at 28 — #23 last year.

The league average is 33.34, up 1.09 from 32.25 last year.

Biggest riser: Bills, #31 → #2. Biggest faller: Colts, #3 → #29.

Spread between first and last: 13.57; 22 teams are within 3.23 of the average.

Year-over-year — 2026 vs 2025

Biggest movers from last season.

Biggest riser

BUF · +10.98

Biggest faller

IND · −8.31

Most consistent

TB · +0.23

League trend 2026 vs 2025

▲ 1.09

Rank	Team	2026	2025	Δ
1	BUF	38.57	27.59	+10.98
2	DET	41.57	33	+8.57
3	KC	35.29	30.12	+5.17
4	CAR	34.71	29.82	+4.89
5	ATL	36.25	31.41	+4.84
6	NO	33.43	28.94	+4.49
7	WAS	36.14	31.88	+4.26
8	CLE	32.88	28.76	+4.11
9	TEN	34.13	30.35	+3.77
10	GB	36	32.47	+3.53
11	CIN	35	31.65	+3.35
12	HOU	35.29	31.94	+3.34
13	DEN	38.25	35	+3.25
14	MIN	29	26.35	+2.65
15	PHI	34.38	32.12	+2.26
16	NE	32.38	31.18	+1.20
17	SF	35.43	34.53	+0.90
18	LV	31.88	31.12	+0.76
19	TB	33.88	33.65	+0.23
20	DAL	32.75	33	−0.25
21	NYJ	29.88	30.41	−0.54
22	NYG	31.57	32.59	−1.02
23	PIT	35	36.35	−1.35
24	LAC	28	29.82	−1.82
25	LAR	32.88	34.88	−2.01
26	MIA	28	30.41	−2.41
27	JAX	34.71	37.65	−2.93
28	CHI	28.14	31.65	−3.50
29	BAL	33	37.06	−4.06
30	ARI	29.13	33.71	−4.58
31	SEA	30.57	35.53	−4.96
32	IND	28.75	37.06	−8.31

Multi-year context

7-year window (2020–2026)

Multi-year leader

BAL · 36.32

Multi-year laggard

CHI · 31.01

Biggest improver

DET · +0.86/yr

Biggest decliner

TEN · −1.52/yr

Rank	Team	Avg	Slope/yr	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026
1	BAL	36.32	−0.39	37.44	36.88	35	37.71	37.18	37.06	33
2	TB	36.22	−0.86	38.75	40.06	33.82	36.29	37.12	33.65	33.88
3	SEA	35.40	−1.46	42.44	38.88	32.29	34.47	33.59	35.53	30.57
4	DEN	35.34	+0.42	35.56	33.24	35.71	33.82	35.82	35	38.25
5	DET	35.14	+0.86	35	32.24	33.29	34.76	36.12	33	41.57
6	JAX	34.89	+0.50	33.38	32	35.71	36.41	34.35	37.65	34.71
7	TEN	34.70	−1.52	39.75	37.24	39.76	33.71	27.94	30.35	34.13
8	ATL	34.41	−0.49	39.25	34.29	33.12	32.41	34.12	31.41	36.25
9	LAR	34.23	−0.32	34.25	36.94	32.76	35.88	32	34.88	32.88
10	CIN	34.20	−0.33	34	37.12	35.06	32.76	33.82	31.65	35
11	KC	34.19	−0.51	35.06	36.12	36.53	32.71	33.53	30.12	35.29
12	SF	34.05	+0.19	33.69	32.29	35	36.82	30.59	34.53	35.43
13	PHI	34.05	−0.10	33.19	34.88	32.94	38.59	32.24	32.12	34.38
14	PIT	34.03	+0.52	33.06	33.24	32	33.88	34.65	36.35	35
15	LV	33.84	−0.91	36.56	35.88	35	33.24	33.24	31.12	31.88
16	MIN	33.82	−1.28	34.13	37.18	36.65	35.65	37.82	26.35	29
17	BUF	33.79	−0.07	36.19	31.41	35.81	32.71	34.24	27.59	38.57
18	IND	33.42	−0.55	35.13	35.35	32	33.41	32.24	37.06	28.75
19	NYG	33.39	−0.87	36.19	36	33.47	34.24	29.71	32.59	31.57
20	MIA	33.21	−1.15	34.06	35.82	36.88	33.53	33.76	30.41	28
21	NO	33.18	−0.49	35.13	34.88	31.71	33.12	35.06	28.94	33.43
22	WAS	33.13	+0.04	33.19	35.41	30.29	35.35	29.65	31.88	36.14
23	HOU	32.97	+0.17	34.13	32.29	30.76	33.59	32.76	31.94	35.29
24	GB	32.90	+0.21	33.63	35.76	28.18	30.88	33.41	32.47	36
25	ARI	32.63	−0.79	35.69	33.24	35	29.88	31.76	33.71	29.13
26	DAL	32.51	−0.28	32.44	36.29	32.59	30.24	30.29	33	32.75
27	NYJ	32.49	−1.23	37.88	34.76	32.76	30.82	30.94	30.41	29.88
28	NE	32.45	−0.02	30.94	31.76	35.24	34.12	31.53	31.18	32.38
29	CAR	32.29	−0.39	36.75	30.71	34.29	28.41	31.35	29.82	34.71
30	CLE	32.16	−0.83	36.81	34.24	30.65	31.65	30.12	28.76	32.88
31	LAC	31.95	−0.77	34.19	33.18	29.82	35.24	33.41	29.82	28
32	CHI	31.01	−0.37	34.25	28.24	28.53	36.53	29.76	31.65	28.14

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
DET	35	32.24	33.29	34.76	36.12	33	41.57
BUF	36.19	31.41	35.81	32.71	34.24	27.59	38.57
DEN	35.56	33.24	35.71	33.82	35.82	35	38.25
ATL	39.25	34.29	33.12	32.41	34.12	31.41	36.25
WAS	33.19	35.41	30.29	35.35	29.65	31.88	36.14
GB	33.63	35.76	28.18	30.88	33.41	32.47	36
SF	33.69	32.29	35	36.82	30.59	34.53	35.43
HOU	34.13	32.29	30.76	33.59	32.76	31.94	35.29
KC	35.06	36.12	36.53	32.71	33.53	30.12	35.29
CIN	34	37.12	35.06	32.76	33.82	31.65	35
PIT	33.06	33.24	32	33.88	34.65	36.35	35
CAR	36.75	30.71	34.29	28.41	31.35	29.82	34.71
JAX	33.38	32	35.71	36.41	34.35	37.65	34.71
PHI	33.19	34.88	32.94	38.59	32.24	32.12	34.38
TEN	39.75	37.24	39.76	33.71	27.94	30.35	34.13
TB	38.75	40.06	33.82	36.29	37.12	33.65	33.88
NO	35.13	34.88	31.71	33.12	35.06	28.94	33.43
BAL	37.44	36.88	35	37.71	37.18	37.06	33
CLE	36.81	34.24	30.65	31.65	30.12	28.76	32.88
LAR	34.25	36.94	32.76	35.88	32	34.88	32.88
DAL	32.44	36.29	32.59	30.24	30.29	33	32.75
NE	30.94	31.76	35.24	34.12	31.53	31.18	32.38
LV	36.56	35.88	35	33.24	33.24	31.12	31.88
NYG	36.19	36	33.47	34.24	29.71	32.59	31.57
SEA	42.44	38.88	32.29	34.47	33.59	35.53	30.57
NYJ	37.88	34.76	32.76	30.82	30.94	30.41	29.88
ARI	35.69	33.24	35	29.88	31.76	33.71	29.13
MIN	34.13	37.18	36.65	35.65	37.82	26.35	29
IND	35.13	35.35	32	33.41	32.24	37.06	28.75
CHI	34.25	28.24	28.53	36.53	29.76	31.65	28.14
LAC	34.19	33.18	29.82	35.24	33.41	29.82	28
MIA	34.06	35.82	36.88	33.53	33.76	30.41	28

Pass Att (allowed) since 2018

Leaders since 2018: 2018 Chiefs (40), 2019 Buccaneers (41.94), 2020 Seahawks (42.44), 2021 Buccaneers (40.06), 2022 Titans (39.76), 2023 Eagles (38.59), 2024 Vikings (37.82), 2025 Jaguars (37.65), 2026 Lions (41.57).

Buccaneers have led this stat 2 of 9 seasons.

The best season on record is Seahawks 2020 at 42.44; the worst Vikings 2025 at 26.35.

Distribution

How the 32 teams cluster for 2026.

About this stat

Stat ID: def_passing_pass_att
Side: defensive
Family: Passing
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.