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 2025 the Chargers led at 75.00; the league average was 91.44.

League snapshot — 2025

League leader

LAC · 75.00

League average

91.44

Best to worst

35.90

All 32 teams, lower is better.

Rank	Team	Value	Games
1	LAC	75.00	17
2	PHI	75.40	17
3	HOU	76.20	17
4	SEA	77.90	17
5	JAX	78.50	17
6	DEN	78.70	17
7	BUF	79.80	17
8	MIN	86.00	17
9	LAR	87.00	17
10	IND	88.00	17
11	CAR	88.20	17
12	ATL	88.40	17
13	BAL	89.60	17
14	KC	89.90	17
15	CLE	90.00	17
16	CHI	91.40	17
17	NO	91.80	17
18	PIT	92.20	17
19	DET	92.50	17
20	GB	92.70	17
21	NE	93.10	17
22	NYG	94.30	17
23	LV	96.40	17
24	TB	97.50	17
25	ARI	97.60	17
26	CIN	99.40	17
27	SF	100.50	17
28	WAS	104.00	17
29	MIA	105.30	17
30	TEN	108.30	17
31	DAL	109.60	17
32	NYJ	110.90	17

At a glance — 2025

Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.

League leader

LAC · 75.00

League laggard

NYJ · 110.90

League average

91.44

Spread (max − min)

35.90

Rank	Team	Value	Δ vs avg	Percentile
1	LAC	75.00	-16.44	100%
2	PHI	75.40	-16.04	96.8%
3	HOU	76.20	-15.24	93.5%
4	SEA	77.90	-13.54	90.3%
5	JAX	78.50	-12.94	87.1%
6	DEN	78.70	-12.74	83.9%
7	BUF	79.80	-11.64	80.6%
8	MIN	86.00	-5.44	77.4%
9	LAR	87.00	-4.44	74.2%
10	IND	88.00	-3.44	71%
11	CAR	88.20	-3.24	67.7%
12	ATL	88.40	-3.04	64.5%
13	BAL	89.60	-1.84	61.3%
14	KC	89.90	-1.54	58.1%
15	CLE	90.00	-1.44	54.8%
16	CHI	91.40	-0.04	51.6%
17	NO	91.80	0.36	48.4%
18	PIT	92.20	0.76	45.2%
19	DET	92.50	1.06	41.9%
20	GB	92.70	1.26	38.7%
21	NE	93.10	1.66	35.5%
22	NYG	94.30	2.86	32.3%
23	LV	96.40	4.96	29%
24	TB	97.50	6.06	25.8%
25	ARI	97.60	6.16	22.6%
26	CIN	99.40	7.96	19.4%
27	SF	100.50	9.06	16.1%
28	WAS	104.00	12.56	12.9%
29	MIA	105.30	13.86	9.7%
30	TEN	108.30	16.86	6.5%
31	DAL	109.60	18.16	3.2%
32	NYJ	110.90	19.46	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 2025 vs 2024

Chargers lead at 75.00 — they ranked #7 last year. Jets are last at 110.90 — #11 last year.

The league average is 91.44, down 1.04 from 92.48 last year.

Biggest riser: Jaguars, #31 → #5. Biggest faller: Jets, #11 → #32.

Spread between first and last: 35.90; 20 teams are within 9.84 of the average.

Year-over-year — 2025 vs 2024

Biggest movers from last season.

Biggest riser

NYJ · +21.90

Biggest faller

JAX · −24.90

Most consistent

LV · −0.10

League trend 2025 vs 2024

▼ -1.04

Rank	Team	2025	2024	Δ
1	NYJ	110.90	89.00	+21.90
2	MIA	105.30	88.70	+16.60
3	TEN	108.30	95.10	+13.20
4	DET	92.50	82.00	+10.50
5	DAL	109.60	99.50	+10.10
6	WAS	104.00	93.90	+10.10
7	SF	100.50	92.00	+8.50
8	CIN	99.40	91.90	+7.50
9	NO	91.80	84.80	+7.00
10	PIT	92.20	87.50	+4.70
11	GB	92.70	88.50	+4.20
12	MIN	86.00	82.40	+3.60
13	ARI	97.60	95.10	+2.50
14	TB	97.50	96.60	+0.90
15	CHI	91.40	90.90	+0.50
16	LV	96.40	96.50	−0.10
17	KC	89.90	90.60	−0.70
18	BAL	89.60	91.10	−1.50
19	NE	93.10	96.90	−3.80
20	PHI	75.40	82.50	−7.10
21	DEN	78.70	86.20	−7.50
22	HOU	76.20	83.70	−7.50
23	IND	88.00	95.80	−7.80
24	NYG	94.30	103.10	−8.80
25	CLE	90.00	98.90	−8.90
26	LAR	87.00	95.90	−8.90
27	ATL	88.40	100.20	−11.80
28	LAC	75.00	87.10	−12.10
29	SEA	77.90	90.90	−13.00
30	BUF	79.80	93.30	−13.50
31	CAR	88.20	105.40	−17.20
32	JAX	78.50	103.40	−24.90

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

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), 2025 Chargers (75.00).

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 2025.

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.