Defensive: Passing · Pass sacked (allowed)

DEF · PassingP + N
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Kansas City Chiefs — Pass sacked (allowed), 2026

  • Value0.75
  • Rank#32 of 32
  • League average2.23
  • Rank in 2025#26 of 32

What Pass sacked (allowed) is

Sacks by this defense: opposing quarterbacks tackled behind the line on pass plays. The pass rush's finish count — pressures that got home.

Higher is better. It is shown per game, so a team's number does not depend on games played. Source: P + N.

Through Week 6 of 2026, the Lions lead at 4; the league average is 2.23.

League snapshot — 2026

League leader
DET · 4
League average
2.23
Best to worst
3.25

All 32 teams, higher is better.

At a glance — 2026

Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.

League leader
DET · 4
League laggard
KC · 0.75
League average
2.23
Spread (max − min)
3.25

Does Pass sacked (allowed) matter against the spread?

Run as a one-stat algorithm against the closing line, this stat went 836–742–37 ATS (53.0%) across 2020–2025, #135 of 296 ranked.

Its best season was 2024 (149–114, 56.7%); its worst 2021 (133–137, 49.3%).

For picks, this is a modest signal. One stat is not a recipe — the algorithms combine many.

SeasonGamesATS recordATS %
2020256137–117–253.9%
2021272133–137–249.3%
2022271142–122–753.8%
2023272142–116–1455.0%
2024272149–114–956.7%
2025272133–136–349.4%

Pass sacked (allowed) in 2026 vs 2025

Lions lead at 4 — they ranked #5 last year. Chiefs are last at 0.75 — #26 last year.

The league average is 2.23, down 0.12 from 2.35 last year.

Biggest riser: Jets, #31 → #5. Biggest faller: Rams, #8 → #26.

Spread between first and last: 3.25; 21 teams are within 0.80 of the average.

Year-over-year — 2026 vs 2025

Biggest movers from last season.

Biggest riser
NYJ · +1.87
Biggest faller
MIA · −1.49
Most consistent
CAR · −0.01
League trend 2026 vs 2025
▼ -0.12

Multi-year context

7-year window (2020–2026)

Multi-year leader
DEN · 2.81
Multi-year laggard
CAR · 1.88
Biggest improver
DET · +0.34/yr
Biggest decliner
MIA · −0.23/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
DET1.501.762.292.412.182.824
HOU2.061.882.292.592.882.763.60
CIN1.062.411.882.592.1223.40
MIN1.4432.242.532.822.883.40
NYJ1.941.822.592.712.471.533.40
CLE2.382.5322.822.413.123.20
GB2.562.2422.652.652.122.80
SEA2.881.942.592.762.592.762.80
DEN2.632.122.122.473.7142.60
LV1.312.061.592.712.182.122.60
CHI2.192.881.181.762.352.062.40
ARI32.352.121.942.411.762.20
ATL1.8111.242.471.823.352.20
BUF2.382.412.503.122.182.122.20
LAC1.692.062.352.822.652.652.20
NE1.502.123.122.121.6522.20
PIT3.503.242.352.762.352.822.20
SF1.882.822.592.822.121.182.20
BAL2.441.942.823.413.121.762
IND2.501.942.5932.122.292
JAX1.131.882.062.3521.882
NO2.752.712.8222.292.592
TEN1.192.472.292.651.882.472
WAS2.882.182.532.242.532.471.80
CAR1.812.292.061.591.881.761.75
LAR3.312.942.242.412.242.761.60
NYG2.5022.3522.652.241.60
PHI3.061.714.062.532.412.471.20
TB32.762.592.762.712.181.20
DAL1.942.413.182.65321
MIA2.562.762.353.292.062.290.80
KC21.823.243.352.291.940.75

Pass sacked (allowed) since 2018

Leaders since 2018: 2018 Chiefs (3.25), 2019 Panthers (3.31), 2020 Steelers (3.50), 2021 Steelers (3.24), 2022 Eagles (4.06), 2023 Ravens (3.41), 2024 Broncos (3.71), 2025 Broncos (4), 2026 Lions (4).

Steelers have led this stat 2 of 9 seasons.

The best season on record is Eagles 2022 at 4.06; the worst Chiefs 2026 at 0.75.

The league average has fallen from 2.48 in 2018 to 2.23 in 2026.

Distribution

How the 32 teams cluster for 2026.

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.