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 2019 the Patriots led at 62.80; the league average was 90.35.

League snapshot — 2019

League leader

NE · 62.80

League average

90.35

Best to worst

47.10

All 32 teams, lower is better.

Rank	Team	Value	Games
1	NE	62.80	16
2	BAL	77.50	16
3	BUF	78.80	16
4	PIT	79.70	16
5	KC	80.80	16
6	GB	81.10	16
7	SF	83.00	16
8	CHI	85.20	16
9	SEA	85.60	16
10	MIN	86.10	16
11	LAR	86.80	16
12	CAR	88.00	16
13	NYJ	88.00	16
14	NO	88.30	16
15	CLE	89.00	16
16	DEN	89.80	16
17	TB	90.00	16
18	TEN	90.40	16
19	PHI	90.80	16
20	DAL	91.90	16
21	JAX	93.90	16
22	CIN	95.40	16
23	LAC	96.70	16
24	ATL	96.90	16
25	HOU	97.60	16
26	IND	98.00	16
27	DET	99.60	16
28	NYG	101.40	16
29	MIA	101.90	16
30	WAS	102.50	16
31	LV	103.80	16
32	ARI	109.90	16

At a glance — 2019

Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.

League leader

NE · 62.80

League laggard

ARI · 109.90

League average

90.35

Spread (max − min)

47.10

Rank	Team	Value	Δ vs avg	Percentile
1	NE	62.80	-27.55	100%
2	BAL	77.50	-12.85	96.8%
3	BUF	78.80	-11.55	93.5%
4	PIT	79.70	-10.65	90.3%
5	KC	80.80	-9.55	87.1%
6	GB	81.10	-9.25	83.9%
7	SF	83.00	-7.35	80.6%
8	CHI	85.20	-5.15	77.4%
9	SEA	85.60	-4.75	74.2%
10	MIN	86.10	-4.25	71%
11	LAR	86.80	-3.55	67.7%
12	CAR	88.00	-2.35	64.5%
13	NYJ	88.00	-2.35	61.3%
14	NO	88.30	-2.05	58.1%
15	CLE	89.00	-1.35	54.8%
16	DEN	89.80	-0.55	51.6%
17	TB	90.00	-0.35	48.4%
18	TEN	90.40	0.05	45.2%
19	PHI	90.80	0.45	41.9%
20	DAL	91.90	1.55	38.7%
21	JAX	93.90	3.55	35.5%
22	CIN	95.40	5.05	32.3%
23	LAC	96.70	6.35	29%
24	ATL	96.90	6.55	25.8%
25	HOU	97.60	7.25	22.6%
26	IND	98.00	7.65	19.4%
27	DET	99.60	9.25	16.1%
28	NYG	101.40	11.05	12.9%
29	MIA	101.90	11.55	9.7%
30	WAS	102.50	12.15	6.5%
31	LV	103.80	13.45	3.2%
32	ARI	109.90	19.55	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%

Pass rating (allowed) in 2019 vs 2018

Patriots lead at 62.80 — they ranked #7 last year. Cardinals are last at 109.90 — #23 last year.

The league average is 90.35, down 2.75 from 93.10 last year.

Biggest riser: 49ers, #31 → #7. Biggest faller: Giants, #10 → #28.

Spread between first and last: 47.10; 22 teams are within 9.33 of the average.

Year-over-year — 2019 vs 2018

Biggest movers from last season.

Biggest riser

ARI · +13.80

Biggest faller

NE · −22.60

Most consistent

DEN · −0.90

League trend 2019 vs 2018

▼ -2.75

Rank	Team	2019	2018	Δ
1	ARI	109.90	96.10	+13.80
2	CHI	85.20	72.90	+12.30
3	NYG	101.40	89.80	+11.60
4	JAX	93.90	84.40	+9.50
5	MIA	101.90	94.10	+7.80
6	LAC	96.70	89.10	+7.60
7	WAS	102.50	95.10	+7.40
8	CLE	89.00	83.40	+5.60
9	HOU	97.60	92.70	+4.90
10	IND	98.00	93.50	+4.50
11	LV	103.80	101.00	+2.80
12	MIN	86.10	83.30	+2.80
13	TEN	90.40	88.40	+2.00
14	DEN	89.80	90.70	−0.90
15	ATL	96.90	98.30	−1.40
16	PHI	90.80	93.40	−2.60
17	BAL	77.50	80.60	−3.10
18	DET	99.60	102.70	−3.10
19	BUF	78.80	82.60	−3.80
20	DAL	91.90	95.70	−3.80
21	CIN	95.40	100.00	−4.60
22	NYJ	88.00	93.10	−5.10
23	LAR	86.80	93.70	−6.90
24	SEA	85.60	94.30	−8.70
25	CAR	88.00	99.60	−11.60
26	KC	80.80	92.70	−11.90
27	NO	88.30	100.30	−12.00
28	PIT	79.70	95.20	−15.50
29	GB	81.10	100.90	−19.80
30	TB	90.00	110.90	−20.90
31	SF	83.00	105.40	−22.40
32	NE	62.80	85.40	−22.60

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

Pass rating (allowed) since 2018

Leaders since 2018: 2018 Bears (72.90), 2019 Patriots (62.80).

The best season on record is Patriots 2019 at 62.80; the worst Buccaneers 2018 at 110.90.

Distribution

How the 32 teams cluster for 2019.

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.