Arizona Cardinals — Pass rating (allowed), 2026

Value117.30
Rank#31 of 32
League average92.15
Rank in 2025#25 of 32

Arizona Cardinals — every stat for 2026, ranked →

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.

Through Week 6 of 2026, the Vikings lead at 62.90; the league average is 92.15.

League snapshot — 2026

League leader

MIN · 62.90

League average

92.15

Best to worst

57.60

All 32 teams, lower is better.

Rank	Team	Value	Games
1	MIN	62.90	5
2	SEA	76.00	5
3	GB	76.80	5
4	KC	76.80	4
5	LAR	78.10	5
6	DEN	79.40	5
7	JAX	82.30	5
8	SF	83.40	5
9	CAR	84.00	4
10	NYG	86.70	5
11	PIT	86.70	5
12	CIN	87.00	5
13	PHI	87.30	5
14	BAL	88.10	5
15	TB	88.30	5
16	NYJ	89.50	5
17	CLE	89.70	5
18	NE	90.40	5
19	LAC	90.90	5
20	ATL	91.50	5
21	HOU	94.90	5
22	CHI	97.70	5
23	LV	99.60	5
24	TEN	102.10	5
25	IND	103.40	5
26	WAS	103.90	5
27	BUF	105.70	5
28	DET	106.30	5
29	NO	106.70	5
30	MIA	115.00	5
31	ARI	117.30	5
32	DAL	120.50	5

At a glance — 2026

Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.

League leader

MIN · 62.90

League laggard

DAL · 120.50

League average

92.15

Spread (max − min)

57.60

Rank	Team	Value	Δ vs avg	Percentile
1	MIN	62.90	-29.25	100%
2	SEA	76.00	-16.15	96.8%
3	GB	76.80	-15.35	93.5%
4	KC	76.80	-15.35	90.3%
5	LAR	78.10	-14.05	87.1%
6	DEN	79.40	-12.75	83.9%
7	JAX	82.30	-9.85	80.6%
8	SF	83.40	-8.75	77.4%
9	CAR	84.00	-8.15	74.2%
10	NYG	86.70	-5.45	71%
11	PIT	86.70	-5.45	67.7%
12	CIN	87.00	-5.15	64.5%
13	PHI	87.30	-4.85	61.3%
14	BAL	88.10	-4.05	58.1%
15	TB	88.30	-3.85	54.8%
16	NYJ	89.50	-2.65	51.6%
17	CLE	89.70	-2.45	48.4%
18	NE	90.40	-1.75	45.2%
19	LAC	90.90	-1.25	41.9%
20	ATL	91.50	-0.65	38.7%
21	HOU	94.90	2.75	35.5%
22	CHI	97.70	5.55	32.3%
23	LV	99.60	7.45	29%
24	TEN	102.10	9.95	25.8%
25	IND	103.40	11.25	22.6%
26	WAS	103.90	11.75	19.4%
27	BUF	105.70	13.55	16.1%
28	DET	106.30	14.15	12.9%
29	NO	106.70	14.55	9.7%
30	MIA	115.00	22.85	6.5%
31	ARI	117.30	25.15	3.2%
32	DAL	120.50	28.35	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 2026 vs 2025

Vikings lead at 62.90 — they ranked #8 last year. Cowboys are last at 120.50 — #31 last year.

The league average is 92.15, up 0.71 from 91.44 last year.

Biggest riser: 49ers, #27 → #8. Biggest faller: Bills, #7 → #27.

Spread between first and last: 57.60; 21 teams are within 12.94 of the average.

Year-over-year — 2026 vs 2025

Biggest movers from last season.

Biggest riser

BUF · +25.90

Biggest faller

MIN · −23.10

Most consistent

WAS · −0.10

League trend 2026 vs 2025

▲ 0.71

Rank	Team	2026	2025	Δ
1	BUF	105.70	79.80	+25.90
2	ARI	117.30	97.60	+19.70
3	HOU	94.90	76.20	+18.70
4	LAC	90.90	75.00	+15.90
5	IND	103.40	88.00	+15.40
6	NO	106.70	91.80	+14.90
7	DET	106.30	92.50	+13.80
8	PHI	87.30	75.40	+11.90
9	DAL	120.50	109.60	+10.90
10	MIA	115.00	105.30	+9.70
11	CHI	97.70	91.40	+6.30
12	JAX	82.30	78.50	+3.80
13	LV	99.60	96.40	+3.20
14	ATL	91.50	88.40	+3.10
15	DEN	79.40	78.70	+0.70
16	WAS	103.90	104.00	−0.10
17	CLE	89.70	90.00	−0.30
18	BAL	88.10	89.60	−1.50
19	SEA	76.00	77.90	−1.90
20	NE	90.40	93.10	−2.70
21	CAR	84.00	88.20	−4.20
22	PIT	86.70	92.20	−5.50
23	TEN	102.10	108.30	−6.20
24	NYG	86.70	94.30	−7.60
25	LAR	78.10	87.00	−8.90
26	TB	88.30	97.50	−9.20
27	CIN	87.00	99.40	−12.40
28	KC	76.80	89.90	−13.10
29	GB	76.80	92.70	−15.90
30	SF	83.40	100.50	−17.10
31	NYJ	89.50	110.90	−21.40
32	MIN	62.90	86.00	−23.10

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
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), 2020 Steelers (76.70), 2021 Bills (65.30), 2022 Bengals (80.10), 2023 Ravens (74.60), 2024 Lions (82.00), 2025 Chargers (75.00), 2026 Vikings (62.90).

The best season on record is Patriots 2019 at 62.80; the worst Cowboys 2026 at 120.50.

Distribution

How the 32 teams cluster for 2026.

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.