Defensive: Passing · Pass sacked (allowed)

Sacks taken. Part offensive line, part how long the quarterback holds the ball.

DEF · PassingP + N
About this stat ↓

League snapshot — 2023

  • League leaderBAL 3.41
  • League average2.57
  • Best to worst1.82

All 32 teams, higher is better.

At a glance — 2023

Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.

League leader
BAL · 3.41
League laggard
CAR · 1.59
League average
2.57
Spread (max − min)
1.82

Year-over-year — 2023 vs 2022

Biggest movers from last season.

Biggest riser
ATL · +1.24
Biggest faller
PHI · −1.53
Most consistent
DET · +0.12
League trend 2023 vs 2022
▲ 0.19

Multi-year context

7-year window (2019–2025)

Multi-year leader
PIT · 2.91
Multi-year laggard
ATL · 1.92
Biggest improver
DEN · +0.25/yr
Biggest decliner
CAR · −0.19/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.

Team2019202020212022202320242025
BAL2.312.441.942.823.413.121.76
KC2.8121.823.243.352.291.94
MIA1.442.562.762.353.292.062.29
BUF2.752.382.412.503.122.182.12
IND2.562.501.942.5932.122.29
CLE2.382.382.5322.822.413.12
LAC1.811.692.062.352.822.652.65
SF31.882.822.592.822.121.18
PIT3.313.503.242.352.762.352.82
SEA1.752.881.942.592.762.592.76
TB2.9432.762.592.762.712.18
LV21.312.061.592.712.182.12
NYJ2.191.941.822.592.712.471.53
DAL2.441.942.413.182.6532
GB2.562.562.2422.652.652.12
TEN2.631.192.472.292.651.882.47
CIN1.941.062.411.882.592.122
HOU1.942.061.882.292.592.882.76
MIN31.4432.242.532.822.88
PHI2.693.061.714.062.532.412.47
ATL1.751.8111.242.471.823.35
DEN2.502.632.122.122.473.714
DET1.751.501.762.292.412.182.82
LAR3.133.312.942.242.412.242.76
JAX2.881.131.882.062.3521.88
WAS2.882.882.182.532.242.532.47
NE2.941.502.123.122.121.652
NO3.132.752.712.8222.292.59
NYG2.252.5022.3522.652.24
ARI2.5032.352.121.942.411.76
CHI22.192.881.181.762.352.06
CAR3.311.812.292.061.591.881.76

Distribution

How the 32 teams cluster for 2023.

About this stat
Stat ID
def_passing_pass_sacked
Side
defensive
Family
Passing
Data source
P + N
Polarity
higher is better (or neutral)
Display grain
count
Algorithm eligibility
Algorithm-eligible: this stat can be picked in the Algorithm Builder.