Defensive: Passing · Pass sacked perc (allowed)
Share of dropbacks sacked. A rate, so pass-heavy teams are not punished for volume.
P + N
About this stat ↓League snapshot — 2019
- League leaderPIT 8.52
- League average6.19
- Best to worst4.65
All 32 teams, higher is better.
At a glance — 2019
Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.
League leader
PIT · 8.52
League laggard
MIA · 3.87
League average
6.19
Spread (max − min)
4.65
All teams — 2019
| Rank | Team | Value | Δ vs avg | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PIT | 8.52 | 2.33 | 100% |
| 2 | CAR | 8.09 | 1.90 | 96.8% |
| 3 | SF | 7.77 | 1.57 | 93.5% |
| 4 | LAR | 7.54 | 1.35 | 90.3% |
| 5 | JAX | 7.53 | 1.33 | 87.1% |
| 6 | NE | 7.46 | 1.27 | 83.9% |
| 7 | WAS | 7.27 | 1.07 | 80.6% |
| 8 | NO | 7.07 | 0.88 | 77.4% |
| 9 | MIN | 6.85 | 0.65 | 74.2% |
| 10 | BUF | 6.82 | 0.63 | 71% |
| 11 | KC | 6.66 | 0.46 | 67.7% |
| 12 | PHI | 6.52 | 0.32 | 64.5% |
| 13 | GB | 6.51 | 0.31 | 61.3% |
| 14 | CLE | 6.45 | 0.26 | 58.1% |
| 15 | DEN | 6.44 | 0.25 | 54.8% |
| 16 | IND | 6.35 | 0.15 | 51.6% |
| 17 | TB | 6.14 | -0.05 | 48.4% |
| 18 | TEN | 6.11 | -0.08 | 45.2% |
| 19 | DAL | 6.00 | -0.19 | 41.9% |
| 20 | BAL | 5.94 | -0.25 | 38.7% |
| 21 | ARI | 5.87 | -0.33 | 35.5% |
| 22 | NYG | 5.73 | -0.46 | 32.3% |
| 23 | LAC | 5.54 | -0.65 | 29% |
| 24 | CIN | 5.51 | -0.69 | 25.8% |
| 25 | LV | 5.42 | -0.77 | 22.6% |
| 26 | NYJ | 5.30 | -0.89 | 19.4% |
| 27 | CHI | 5.01 | -1.19 | 16.1% |
| 28 | HOU | 4.77 | -1.42 | 12.9% |
| 29 | ATL | 4.71 | -1.48 | 9.7% |
| 30 | SEA | 4.24 | -1.95 | 6.5% |
| 31 | DET | 4.19 | -2.01 | 3.2% |
| 32 | MIA | 3.87 | -2.32 | 0% |
Year-over-year — 2019 vs 2018
Biggest movers from last season.
Biggest riser
NE · +2.96
Biggest faller
DET · −3.14
Most consistent
WAS · −0.01
League trend 2019 vs 2018
▼ -0.04
YoY by team — 2019 vs 2018
| Rank | Team | 2019 | 2018 | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NE | 7.46 | 4.50 | +2.96 |
| 2 | LV | 5.42 | 2.56 | +2.86 |
| 3 | CAR | 8.09 | 5.67 | +2.42 |
| 4 | SF | 7.77 | 5.83 | +1.93 |
| 5 | CLE | 6.45 | 5.26 | +1.19 |
| 6 | JAX | 7.53 | 6.43 | +1.09 |
| 7 | PIT | 8.52 | 7.59 | +0.93 |
| 8 | NYG | 5.73 | 4.81 | +0.92 |
| 9 | LAR | 7.54 | 6.65 | +0.90 |
| 10 | BUF | 6.82 | 6.34 | +0.48 |
| 11 | PHI | 6.52 | 6.14 | +0.38 |
| 12 | CIN | 5.51 | 5.18 | +0.32 |
| 13 | IND | 6.35 | 6.15 | +0.20 |
| 14 | WAS | 7.27 | 7.28 | −0.01 |
| 15 | TB | 6.14 | 6.22 | −0.08 |
| 16 | NO | 7.07 | 7.24 | −0.17 |
| 17 | TEN | 6.11 | 6.38 | −0.27 |
| 18 | DAL | 6.00 | 6.28 | −0.28 |
| 19 | DEN | 6.44 | 6.76 | −0.32 |
| 20 | GB | 6.51 | 6.83 | −0.32 |
| 21 | KC | 6.66 | 6.99 | −0.33 |
| 22 | BAL | 5.94 | 6.32 | −0.38 |
| 23 | LAC | 5.54 | 6.05 | −0.51 |
| 24 | NYJ | 5.30 | 5.88 | −0.58 |
| 25 | ATL | 4.71 | 5.57 | −0.86 |
| 26 | MIN | 6.85 | 8.24 | −1.39 |
| 27 | MIA | 3.87 | 5.26 | −1.39 |
| 28 | HOU | 4.77 | 6.29 | −1.52 |
| 29 | CHI | 5.01 | 6.92 | −1.91 |
| 30 | SEA | 4.24 | 6.35 | −2.11 |
| 31 | ARI | 5.87 | 8.05 | −2.18 |
| 32 | DET | 4.19 | 7.33 | −3.14 |
Multi-year context
7-year window (2019–2025)
Multi-year leader
PIT · 7.36
Multi-year laggard
ATL · 5.06
Biggest improver
ATL · +0.62/yr
Biggest decliner
SF · −0.44/yr
Multi-year averages
| Rank | Team | Avg | Slope/yr | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PIT | 7.36 | −0.43 | 8.52 | 8.74 | 8.15 | 6.41 | 7.01 | 5.98 | 6.72 |
| 2 | DEN | 6.87 | +0.49 | 6.44 | 6.43 | 5.65 | 5.30 | 6.37 | 8.57 | 9.30 |
| 3 | CLE | 6.82 | +0.39 | 6.45 | 5.71 | 6.44 | 5.77 | 7.57 | 6.90 | 8.91 |
| 4 | PHI | 6.80 | −0.03 | 6.52 | 7.79 | 4.45 | 9.89 | 5.80 | 6.51 | 6.67 |
| 5 | LAR | 6.77 | −0.25 | 7.54 | 8.10 | 6.87 | 6.00 | 5.92 | 6.13 | 6.84 |
| 6 | WAS | 6.70 | −0.06 | 7.27 | 7.38 | 5.47 | 7.15 | 5.61 | 7.29 | 6.71 |
| 7 | NO | 6.70 | −0.06 | 7.07 | 6.77 | 6.72 | 7.56 | 5.39 | 5.79 | 7.59 |
| 8 | DAL | 6.64 | +0.20 | 6.00 | 5.34 | 5.87 | 8.16 | 7.45 | 8.27 | 5.41 |
| 9 | BUF | 6.53 | +0.02 | 6.82 | 5.80 | 6.66 | 6.13 | 8.01 | 5.64 | 6.65 |
| 10 | GB | 6.40 | −0.00 | 6.51 | 6.61 | 5.56 | 6.22 | 7.32 | 6.84 | 5.77 |
| 11 | MIN | 6.40 | +0.39 | 6.85 | 3.89 | 6.95 | 5.44 | 6.21 | 6.50 | 8.97 |
| 12 | TB | 6.32 | −0.05 | 6.14 | 6.70 | 6.06 | 6.64 | 6.61 | 6.36 | 5.73 |
| 13 | KC | 6.30 | +0.10 | 6.66 | 5.12 | 4.59 | 7.52 | 8.51 | 6.02 | 5.71 |
| 14 | LAC | 6.24 | +0.43 | 5.54 | 4.49 | 5.52 | 6.81 | 6.91 | 6.84 | 7.54 |
| 15 | IND | 6.20 | −0.02 | 6.35 | 6.23 | 4.95 | 6.96 | 7.61 | 5.81 | 5.51 |
| 16 | HOU | 6.20 | +0.48 | 4.77 | 5.39 | 5.22 | 6.49 | 6.68 | 7.48 | 7.38 |
| 17 | MIA | 6.14 | +0.26 | 3.87 | 6.54 | 6.69 | 5.66 | 8.21 | 5.43 | 6.55 |
| 18 | BAL | 6.09 | +0.03 | 5.94 | 5.76 | 4.76 | 6.95 | 7.66 | 7.18 | 4.35 |
| 19 | SF | 6.08 | −0.44 | 7.77 | 5.01 | 7.44 | 6.44 | 6.65 | 6.08 | 3.19 |
| 20 | SEA | 6.00 | +0.40 | 4.24 | 5.97 | 4.54 | 6.91 | 6.91 | 6.68 | 6.73 |
| 21 | NYG | 5.97 | +0.15 | 5.73 | 6.07 | 5.00 | 6.16 | 5.23 | 7.56 | 6.03 |
| 22 | ARI | 5.96 | −0.18 | 5.87 | 7.20 | 6.20 | 5.40 | 5.75 | 6.59 | 4.74 |
| 23 | NE | 5.89 | −0.18 | 7.46 | 4.42 | 5.88 | 7.52 | 5.52 | 4.73 | 5.69 |
| 24 | NYJ | 5.78 | +0.18 | 5.30 | 4.64 | 4.75 | 6.82 | 7.47 | 6.89 | 4.57 |
| 25 | CAR | 5.73 | −0.29 | 8.09 | 4.49 | 6.50 | 5.36 | 5.03 | 5.36 | 5.29 |
| 26 | CHI | 5.71 | +0.02 | 5.01 | 5.66 | 8.48 | 3.81 | 4.41 | 6.83 | 5.76 |
| 27 | TEN | 5.67 | +0.35 | 6.11 | 2.82 | 5.86 | 5.17 | 6.79 | 5.94 | 7.00 |
| 28 | DET | 5.41 | +0.48 | 4.19 | 3.95 | 4.93 | 6.06 | 6.09 | 5.38 | 7.31 |
| 29 | CIN | 5.29 | +0.24 | 5.51 | 2.94 | 5.75 | 4.83 | 6.82 | 5.56 | 5.61 |
| 30 | LV | 5.27 | +0.30 | 5.42 | 3.35 | 5.15 | 4.16 | 7.00 | 5.79 | 5.99 |
| 31 | JAX | 5.23 | −0.16 | 7.53 | 3.16 | 5.26 | 5.17 | 5.72 | 5.21 | 4.55 |
| 32 | ATL | 5.06 | +0.62 | 4.71 | 4.23 | 2.76 | 3.47 | 6.61 | 4.83 | 8.80 |
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 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIT | 8.52 | 8.74 | 8.15 | 6.41 | 7.01 | 5.98 | 6.72 |
| CAR | 8.09 | 4.49 | 6.50 | 5.36 | 5.03 | 5.36 | 5.29 |
| SF | 7.77 | 5.01 | 7.44 | 6.44 | 6.65 | 6.08 | 3.19 |
| LAR | 7.54 | 8.10 | 6.87 | 6.00 | 5.92 | 6.13 | 6.84 |
| JAX | 7.53 | 3.16 | 5.26 | 5.17 | 5.72 | 5.21 | 4.55 |
| NE | 7.46 | 4.42 | 5.88 | 7.52 | 5.52 | 4.73 | 5.69 |
| WAS | 7.27 | 7.38 | 5.47 | 7.15 | 5.61 | 7.29 | 6.71 |
| NO | 7.07 | 6.77 | 6.72 | 7.56 | 5.39 | 5.79 | 7.59 |
| MIN | 6.85 | 3.89 | 6.95 | 5.44 | 6.21 | 6.50 | 8.97 |
| BUF | 6.82 | 5.80 | 6.66 | 6.13 | 8.01 | 5.64 | 6.65 |
| KC | 6.66 | 5.12 | 4.59 | 7.52 | 8.51 | 6.02 | 5.71 |
| PHI | 6.52 | 7.79 | 4.45 | 9.89 | 5.80 | 6.51 | 6.67 |
| GB | 6.51 | 6.61 | 5.56 | 6.22 | 7.32 | 6.84 | 5.77 |
| CLE | 6.45 | 5.71 | 6.44 | 5.77 | 7.57 | 6.90 | 8.91 |
| DEN | 6.44 | 6.43 | 5.65 | 5.30 | 6.37 | 8.57 | 9.30 |
| IND | 6.35 | 6.23 | 4.95 | 6.96 | 7.61 | 5.81 | 5.51 |
| TB | 6.14 | 6.70 | 6.06 | 6.64 | 6.61 | 6.36 | 5.73 |
| TEN | 6.11 | 2.82 | 5.86 | 5.17 | 6.79 | 5.94 | 7.00 |
| DAL | 6.00 | 5.34 | 5.87 | 8.16 | 7.45 | 8.27 | 5.41 |
| BAL | 5.94 | 5.76 | 4.76 | 6.95 | 7.66 | 7.18 | 4.35 |
| ARI | 5.87 | 7.20 | 6.20 | 5.40 | 5.75 | 6.59 | 4.74 |
| NYG | 5.73 | 6.07 | 5.00 | 6.16 | 5.23 | 7.56 | 6.03 |
| LAC | 5.54 | 4.49 | 5.52 | 6.81 | 6.91 | 6.84 | 7.54 |
| CIN | 5.51 | 2.94 | 5.75 | 4.83 | 6.82 | 5.56 | 5.61 |
| LV | 5.42 | 3.35 | 5.15 | 4.16 | 7.00 | 5.79 | 5.99 |
| NYJ | 5.30 | 4.64 | 4.75 | 6.82 | 7.47 | 6.89 | 4.57 |
| CHI | 5.01 | 5.66 | 8.48 | 3.81 | 4.41 | 6.83 | 5.76 |
| HOU | 4.77 | 5.39 | 5.22 | 6.49 | 6.68 | 7.48 | 7.38 |
| ATL | 4.71 | 4.23 | 2.76 | 3.47 | 6.61 | 4.83 | 8.80 |
| SEA | 4.24 | 5.97 | 4.54 | 6.91 | 6.91 | 6.68 | 6.73 |
| DET | 4.19 | 3.95 | 4.93 | 6.06 | 6.09 | 5.38 | 7.31 |
| MIA | 3.87 | 6.54 | 6.69 | 5.66 | 8.21 | 5.43 | 6.55 |
Distribution
How the 32 teams cluster for 2019.
About this stat
- Stat ID
- def_passing_pass_sacked_perc
- Side
- defensive
- Family
- Passing
- Data source
- P + N
- Polarity
- higher is better (or neutral)
- Display grain
- rate
- Algorithm eligibility
- Algorithm-eligible: this stat can be picked in the Algorithm Builder.