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 2024 the Lions led at 82.00; the league average was 92.48.

League snapshot — 2024

League leader

DET · 82.00

League average

92.48

Best to worst

23.40

All 32 teams, lower is better.

Rank	Team	Value	Games
1	DET	82.00	17
2	MIN	82.40	17
3	PHI	82.50	17
4	HOU	83.70	17
5	NO	84.80	17
6	DEN	86.20	17
7	LAC	87.10	17
8	PIT	87.50	17
9	GB	88.50	17
10	MIA	88.70	17
11	NYJ	89.00	17
12	KC	90.60	17
13	CHI	90.90	17
14	SEA	90.90	17
15	BAL	91.10	17
16	CIN	91.90	17
17	SF	92.00	17
18	BUF	93.30	17
19	WAS	93.90	17
20	ARI	95.10	17
21	TEN	95.10	17
22	IND	95.80	17
23	LAR	95.90	17
24	LV	96.50	17
25	TB	96.60	17
26	NE	96.90	17
27	CLE	98.90	17
28	DAL	99.50	17
29	ATL	100.20	17
30	NYG	103.10	17
31	JAX	103.40	17
32	CAR	105.40	17

At a glance — 2024

Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.

League leader

DET · 82.00

League laggard

CAR · 105.40

League average

92.48

Spread (max − min)

23.40

Rank	Team	Value	Δ vs avg	Percentile
1	DET	82.00	-10.48	100%
2	MIN	82.40	-10.08	96.8%
3	PHI	82.50	-9.98	93.5%
4	HOU	83.70	-8.78	90.3%
5	NO	84.80	-7.68	87.1%
6	DEN	86.20	-6.28	83.9%
7	LAC	87.10	-5.38	80.6%
8	PIT	87.50	-4.98	77.4%
9	GB	88.50	-3.98	74.2%
10	MIA	88.70	-3.78	71%
11	NYJ	89.00	-3.48	67.7%
12	KC	90.60	-1.88	64.5%
13	CHI	90.90	-1.58	61.3%
14	SEA	90.90	-1.58	58.1%
15	BAL	91.10	-1.38	54.8%
16	CIN	91.90	-0.58	51.6%
17	SF	92.00	-0.48	48.4%
18	BUF	93.30	0.82	45.2%
19	WAS	93.90	1.42	41.9%
20	ARI	95.10	2.62	38.7%
21	TEN	95.10	2.62	35.5%
22	IND	95.80	3.32	32.3%
23	LAR	95.90	3.42	29%
24	LV	96.50	4.02	25.8%
25	TB	96.60	4.12	22.6%
26	NE	96.90	4.42	19.4%
27	CLE	98.90	6.42	16.1%
28	DAL	99.50	7.02	12.9%
29	ATL	100.20	7.72	9.7%
30	NYG	103.10	10.62	6.5%
31	JAX	103.40	10.92	3.2%
32	CAR	105.40	12.92	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 2024 vs 2023

Lions lead at 82.00 — they ranked #21 last year. Panthers are last at 105.40 — #15 last year.

The league average is 92.48, up 3.54 from 88.94 last year.

Biggest riser: Eagles, #29 → #3. Biggest faller: Browns, #2 → #27.

Spread between first and last: 23.40; 20 teams are within 6.21 of the average.

Year-over-year — 2024 vs 2023

Biggest movers from last season.

Biggest riser

CLE · +24.20

Biggest faller

PHI · −15.10

Most consistent

CIN · +0.50

League trend 2024 vs 2023

▲ 3.54

Rank	Team	2024	2023	Δ
1	CLE	98.90	74.70	+24.20
2	NYG	103.10	84.10	+19.00
3	DAL	99.50	80.80	+18.70
4	CAR	105.40	88.80	+16.60
5	BAL	91.10	74.60	+16.50
6	JAX	103.40	89.80	+13.60
7	NYJ	89.00	76.00	+13.00
8	SF	92.00	79.60	+12.40
9	BUF	93.30	81.90	+11.40
10	NE	96.90	86.90	+10.00
11	ATL	100.20	90.30	+9.90
12	LAR	95.90	88.00	+7.90
13	IND	95.80	88.20	+7.60
14	LV	96.50	89.30	+7.20
15	KC	90.60	83.60	+7.00
16	NO	84.80	79.70	+5.10
17	TB	96.60	92.00	+4.60
18	CHI	90.90	88.00	+2.90
19	PIT	87.50	84.70	+2.80
20	CIN	91.90	91.40	+0.50
21	SEA	90.90	92.10	−1.20
22	TEN	95.10	96.40	−1.30
23	MIA	88.70	93.00	−4.30
24	GB	88.50	94.70	−6.20
25	HOU	83.70	90.10	−6.40
26	ARI	95.10	102.90	−7.80
27	LAC	87.10	96.40	−9.30
28	DET	82.00	91.50	−9.50
29	DEN	86.20	98.00	−11.80
30	WAS	93.90	105.70	−11.80
31	MIN	82.40	95.20	−12.80
32	PHI	82.50	97.60	−15.10

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

Pass rating (allowed) since 2018

Leaders since 2018: 2018 Bears (72.90), 2019 Patriots (62.80), 2020 Steelers (76.70), 2021 Bills (65.30), 2022 Bengals (80.10), 2023 Ravens (74.60), 2024 Lions (82.00).

The best season on record is Patriots 2019 at 62.80; the worst Lions 2020 at 112.40.

Distribution

How the 32 teams cluster for 2024.

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.