What Pass rating (allowed) is

Passer rating allowed: the NFL's traditional quarterback formula, computed on what opposing quarterbacks did against this defense. Completion-weighted, like the offensive version.

Lower is better. It is a rate, so a team's number does not grow with games played. Source: P.

In 2018 the Bears led at 72.90; the league average was 93.10.

League snapshot — 2018

League leader

CHI · 72.90

League average

93.10

Best to worst

38.00

All 32 teams, lower is better.

Rank	Team	Value	Games
1	CHI	72.90	16
2	BAL	80.60	16
3	BUF	82.60	16
4	MIN	83.30	16
5	CLE	83.40	16
6	JAX	84.40	16
7	NE	85.40	16
8	TEN	88.40	16
9	LAC	89.10	16
10	NYG	89.80	16
11	DEN	90.70	16
12	HOU	92.70	16
13	KC	92.70	16
14	NYJ	93.10	16
15	PHI	93.40	16
16	IND	93.50	16
17	LAR	93.70	16
18	MIA	94.10	16
19	SEA	94.30	16
20	WAS	95.10	16
21	PIT	95.20	16
22	DAL	95.70	16
23	ARI	96.10	16
24	ATL	98.30	16
25	CAR	99.60	16
26	CIN	100.00	16
27	NO	100.30	16
28	GB	100.90	16
29	LV	101.00	16
30	DET	102.70	16
31	SF	105.40	16
32	TB	110.90	16

At a glance — 2018

Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.

League leader

CHI · 72.90

League laggard

TB · 110.90

League average

93.10

Spread (max − min)

38.00

Rank	Team	Value	Δ vs avg	Percentile
1	CHI	72.90	-20.20	100%
2	BAL	80.60	-12.50	96.8%
3	BUF	82.60	-10.50	93.5%
4	MIN	83.30	-9.80	90.3%
5	CLE	83.40	-9.70	87.1%
6	JAX	84.40	-8.70	83.9%
7	NE	85.40	-7.70	80.6%
8	TEN	88.40	-4.70	77.4%
9	LAC	89.10	-4.00	74.2%
10	NYG	89.80	-3.30	71%
11	DEN	90.70	-2.40	67.7%
12	HOU	92.70	-0.40	64.5%
13	KC	92.70	-0.40	61.3%
14	NYJ	93.10	0.00	58.1%
15	PHI	93.40	0.30	54.8%
16	IND	93.50	0.40	51.6%
17	LAR	93.70	0.60	48.4%
18	MIA	94.10	1.00	45.2%
19	SEA	94.30	1.20	41.9%
20	WAS	95.10	2.00	38.7%
21	PIT	95.20	2.10	35.5%
22	DAL	95.70	2.60	32.3%
23	ARI	96.10	3.00	29%
24	ATL	98.30	5.20	25.8%
25	CAR	99.60	6.50	22.6%
26	CIN	100.00	6.90	19.4%
27	NO	100.30	7.20	16.1%
28	GB	100.90	7.80	12.9%
29	LV	101.00	7.90	9.7%
30	DET	102.70	9.60	6.5%
31	SF	105.40	12.30	3.2%
32	TB	110.90	17.80	0%

Does Pass rating (allowed) matter against the spread?

Run as a one-stat algorithm against the closing line, this stat went 867–711–37 ATS (54.9%) across 2020–2025, #74 of 296 ranked.

Its best season was 2020 (163–91, 64.2%); its worst 2023 (125–133, 48.4%).

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

Season	Games	ATS record	ATS %
2020	256	163–91–2	64.2%
2021	272	144–126–2	53.3%
2022	271	143–121–7	54.2%
2023	272	125–133–14	48.4%
2024	272	142–121–9	54.0%
2025	272	150–119–3	55.8%

Multi-year context

7-year window (2020–2026)

Multi-year leader

BUF · 85.00

Multi-year laggard

ARI · 99.44

Biggest improver

MIN · −4.37/yr

Biggest decliner

DAL · +5.04/yr

Rank	Team	Avg	Slope/yr	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026
1	BUF	85.00	+3.45	86.90	65.30	82.10	81.90	93.30	79.80	105.70
2	DEN	86.07	−1.70	92.10	85.00	83.10	98.00	86.20	78.70	79.40
3	PIT	86.19	+1.35	76.70	88.70	86.80	84.70	87.50	92.20	86.70
4	LAR	86.29	+0.16	80.40	83.80	90.80	88.00	95.90	87.00	78.10
5	MIN	86.64	−4.37	97.00	91.40	91.60	95.20	82.40	86.00	62.90
6	SEA	86.86	−2.51	90.20	93.60	87.30	92.10	90.90	77.90	76.00
7	NO	87.40	+3.26	83.30	81.70	83.80	79.70	84.80	91.80	106.70
8	NE	87.63	+2.01	89.30	73.30	83.50	86.90	96.90	93.10	90.40
9	KC	88.23	−1.67	89.40	92.00	95.30	83.60	90.60	89.90	76.80
10	BAL	88.39	−0.52	87.20	99.40	88.70	74.60	91.10	89.60	88.10
11	GB	88.43	−1.11	91.10	86.90	88.30	94.70	88.50	92.70	76.80
12	LAC	88.83	−1.37	91.40	93.00	88.00	96.40	87.10	75.00	90.90
13	PHI	88.89	−3.01	102.40	95.40	81.60	97.60	82.50	75.40	87.30
14	CLE	88.96	−0.01	94.80	89.40	85.20	74.70	98.90	90.00	89.70
15	SF	89.11	+0.03	88.60	97.00	82.70	79.60	92.00	100.50	83.40
16	HOU	90.19	−2.82	109.60	94.10	82.70	90.10	83.70	76.20	94.90
17	CIN	91.29	−0.10	96.10	93.10	80.10	91.40	91.90	99.40	87.00
18	NYG	91.47	+0.15	93.20	89.00	89.90	84.10	103.10	94.30	86.70
19	TB	92.43	+0.35	94.30	85.60	92.70	92.00	96.60	97.50	88.30
20	JAX	92.79	−3.58	105.60	100.80	89.10	89.80	103.40	78.50	82.30
21	NYJ	93.19	−0.61	103.20	103.20	80.50	76.00	89.00	110.90	89.50
22	IND	93.23	+1.19	90.50	90.50	96.20	88.20	95.80	88.00	103.40
23	CAR	93.36	−1.61	98.40	95.00	93.70	88.80	105.40	88.20	84.00
24	CHI	94.37	−0.68	94.90	103.30	94.40	88.00	90.90	91.40	97.70
25	ATL	95.03	−1.58	101.70	97.40	95.70	90.30	100.20	88.40	91.50
26	MIA	95.67	+4.19	87.00	85.40	95.30	93.00	88.70	105.30	115.00
27	DAL	96.01	+5.04	100.40	76.60	84.70	80.80	99.50	109.60	120.50
28	LV	96.04	+0.38	95.30	96.40	98.80	89.30	96.50	96.40	99.60
29	TEN	96.97	+2.13	97.50	86.40	93.00	96.40	95.10	108.30	102.10
30	DET	97.13	−1.70	112.40	101.00	94.20	91.50	82.00	92.50	106.30
31	WAS	97.13	+2.77	81.40	100.80	90.20	105.70	93.90	104.00	103.90
32	ARI	99.44	+2.95	91.50	93.50	98.20	102.90	95.10	97.60	117.30

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
MIN	97.00	91.40	91.60	95.20	82.40	86.00	62.90
SEA	90.20	93.60	87.30	92.10	90.90	77.90	76.00
GB	91.10	86.90	88.30	94.70	88.50	92.70	76.80
KC	89.40	92.00	95.30	83.60	90.60	89.90	76.80
LAR	80.40	83.80	90.80	88.00	95.90	87.00	78.10
DEN	92.10	85.00	83.10	98.00	86.20	78.70	79.40
JAX	105.60	100.80	89.10	89.80	103.40	78.50	82.30
SF	88.60	97.00	82.70	79.60	92.00	100.50	83.40
CAR	98.40	95.00	93.70	88.80	105.40	88.20	84.00
NYG	93.20	89.00	89.90	84.10	103.10	94.30	86.70
PIT	76.70	88.70	86.80	84.70	87.50	92.20	86.70
CIN	96.10	93.10	80.10	91.40	91.90	99.40	87.00
PHI	102.40	95.40	81.60	97.60	82.50	75.40	87.30
BAL	87.20	99.40	88.70	74.60	91.10	89.60	88.10
TB	94.30	85.60	92.70	92.00	96.60	97.50	88.30
NYJ	103.20	103.20	80.50	76.00	89.00	110.90	89.50
CLE	94.80	89.40	85.20	74.70	98.90	90.00	89.70
NE	89.30	73.30	83.50	86.90	96.90	93.10	90.40
LAC	91.40	93.00	88.00	96.40	87.10	75.00	90.90
ATL	101.70	97.40	95.70	90.30	100.20	88.40	91.50
HOU	109.60	94.10	82.70	90.10	83.70	76.20	94.90
CHI	94.90	103.30	94.40	88.00	90.90	91.40	97.70
LV	95.30	96.40	98.80	89.30	96.50	96.40	99.60
TEN	97.50	86.40	93.00	96.40	95.10	108.30	102.10
IND	90.50	90.50	96.20	88.20	95.80	88.00	103.40
WAS	81.40	100.80	90.20	105.70	93.90	104.00	103.90
BUF	86.90	65.30	82.10	81.90	93.30	79.80	105.70
DET	112.40	101.00	94.20	91.50	82.00	92.50	106.30
NO	83.30	81.70	83.80	79.70	84.80	91.80	106.70
MIA	87.00	85.40	95.30	93.00	88.70	105.30	115.00
ARI	91.50	93.50	98.20	102.90	95.10	97.60	117.30
DAL	100.40	76.60	84.70	80.80	99.50	109.60	120.50

Distribution

How the 32 teams cluster for 2018.

About this stat

Stat ID: def_passing_pass_rating
Side: defensive
Family: Passing
Data source: P only
Polarity: lower is better
Display grain: rate
Algorithm eligibility: Algorithm-eligible: this stat can be picked in the Algorithm Builder.