Defensive: Passing · Pass rating (allowed)

DEF · PassingP only
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Indianapolis Colts — Pass rating (allowed), 2026

  • Value103.40
  • Rank#25 of 32
  • League average92.15
  • Rank in 2025#10 of 32

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.

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

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.

SeasonGamesATS recordATS %
2020256163–91–264.2%
2021272144–126–253.3%
2022271143–121–754.2%
2023272125–133–1448.4%
2024272142–121–954.0%
2025272150–119–355.8%

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

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

Multi-year heatmap

32 teams across 7 seasons. Cells colored by quintile within each season; click a column header to jump to that year.

Team2020202120222023202420252026
MIN97.0091.4091.6095.2082.4086.0062.90
SEA90.2093.6087.3092.1090.9077.9076.00
GB91.1086.9088.3094.7088.5092.7076.80
KC89.4092.0095.3083.6090.6089.9076.80
LAR80.4083.8090.8088.0095.9087.0078.10
DEN92.1085.0083.1098.0086.2078.7079.40
JAX105.60100.8089.1089.80103.4078.5082.30
SF88.6097.0082.7079.6092.00100.5083.40
CAR98.4095.0093.7088.80105.4088.2084.00
NYG93.2089.0089.9084.10103.1094.3086.70
PIT76.7088.7086.8084.7087.5092.2086.70
CIN96.1093.1080.1091.4091.9099.4087.00
PHI102.4095.4081.6097.6082.5075.4087.30
BAL87.2099.4088.7074.6091.1089.6088.10
TB94.3085.6092.7092.0096.6097.5088.30
NYJ103.20103.2080.5076.0089.00110.9089.50
CLE94.8089.4085.2074.7098.9090.0089.70
NE89.3073.3083.5086.9096.9093.1090.40
LAC91.4093.0088.0096.4087.1075.0090.90
ATL101.7097.4095.7090.30100.2088.4091.50
HOU109.6094.1082.7090.1083.7076.2094.90
CHI94.90103.3094.4088.0090.9091.4097.70
LV95.3096.4098.8089.3096.5096.4099.60
TEN97.5086.4093.0096.4095.10108.30102.10
IND90.5090.5096.2088.2095.8088.00103.40
WAS81.40100.8090.20105.7093.90104.00103.90
BUF86.9065.3082.1081.9093.3079.80105.70
DET112.40101.0094.2091.5082.0092.50106.30
NO83.3081.7083.8079.7084.8091.80106.70
MIA87.0085.4095.3093.0088.70105.30115.00
ARI91.5093.5098.20102.9095.1097.60117.30
DAL100.4076.6084.7080.8099.50109.60120.50

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.