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 — 2021
- League leaderCHI 8.48
- League average5.78
- Best to worst5.72
All 32 teams, higher is better.
At a glance — 2021
Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.
League leader
CHI · 8.48
League laggard
ATL · 2.76
League average
5.78
Spread (max − min)
5.72
All teams — 2021
| Rank | Team | Value | Δ vs avg | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHI | 8.48 | 2.69 | 100% |
| 2 | PIT | 8.15 | 2.37 | 96.8% |
| 3 | SF | 7.44 | 1.66 | 93.5% |
| 4 | MIN | 6.95 | 1.17 | 90.3% |
| 5 | LAR | 6.87 | 1.09 | 87.1% |
| 6 | NO | 6.72 | 0.93 | 83.9% |
| 7 | MIA | 6.69 | 0.90 | 80.6% |
| 8 | BUF | 6.66 | 0.87 | 77.4% |
| 9 | CAR | 6.50 | 0.72 | 74.2% |
| 10 | CLE | 6.44 | 0.65 | 71% |
| 11 | ARI | 6.20 | 0.42 | 67.7% |
| 12 | TB | 6.06 | 0.28 | 64.5% |
| 13 | NE | 5.88 | 0.10 | 61.3% |
| 14 | DAL | 5.87 | 0.08 | 58.1% |
| 15 | TEN | 5.86 | 0.07 | 54.8% |
| 16 | CIN | 5.75 | -0.03 | 51.6% |
| 17 | DEN | 5.65 | -0.13 | 48.4% |
| 18 | GB | 5.56 | -0.23 | 45.2% |
| 19 | LAC | 5.52 | -0.26 | 41.9% |
| 20 | WAS | 5.47 | -0.31 | 38.7% |
| 21 | JAX | 5.26 | -0.52 | 35.5% |
| 22 | HOU | 5.22 | -0.56 | 32.3% |
| 23 | LV | 5.15 | -0.64 | 29% |
| 24 | NYG | 5.00 | -0.78 | 25.8% |
| 25 | IND | 4.95 | -0.84 | 22.6% |
| 26 | DET | 4.93 | -0.85 | 19.4% |
| 27 | BAL | 4.76 | -1.02 | 16.1% |
| 28 | NYJ | 4.75 | -1.04 | 12.9% |
| 29 | KC | 4.59 | -1.20 | 9.7% |
| 30 | SEA | 4.54 | -1.24 | 6.5% |
| 31 | PHI | 4.45 | -1.33 | 3.2% |
| 32 | ATL | 2.76 | -3.03 | 0% |
Year-over-year — 2021 vs 2020
Biggest movers from last season.
Biggest riser
MIN · +3.06
Biggest faller
PHI · −3.34
Most consistent
NO · −0.05
League trend 2021 vs 2020
▲ 0.26
YoY by team — 2021 vs 2020
| Rank | Team | 2021 | 2020 | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MIN | 6.95 | 3.89 | +3.06 |
| 2 | TEN | 5.86 | 2.82 | +3.04 |
| 3 | CHI | 8.48 | 5.66 | +2.81 |
| 4 | CIN | 5.75 | 2.94 | +2.81 |
| 5 | SF | 7.44 | 5.01 | +2.43 |
| 6 | JAX | 5.26 | 3.16 | +2.11 |
| 7 | CAR | 6.50 | 4.49 | +2.01 |
| 8 | LV | 5.15 | 3.35 | +1.80 |
| 9 | NE | 5.88 | 4.42 | +1.46 |
| 10 | LAC | 5.52 | 4.49 | +1.03 |
| 11 | DET | 4.93 | 3.95 | +0.99 |
| 12 | BUF | 6.66 | 5.80 | +0.85 |
| 13 | CLE | 6.44 | 5.71 | +0.72 |
| 14 | DAL | 5.87 | 5.34 | +0.53 |
| 15 | MIA | 6.69 | 6.54 | +0.15 |
| 16 | NYJ | 4.75 | 4.64 | +0.11 |
| 17 | NO | 6.72 | 6.77 | −0.05 |
| 18 | HOU | 5.22 | 5.39 | −0.17 |
| 19 | KC | 4.59 | 5.12 | −0.53 |
| 20 | PIT | 8.15 | 8.74 | −0.59 |
| 21 | TB | 6.06 | 6.70 | −0.64 |
| 22 | DEN | 5.65 | 6.43 | −0.78 |
| 23 | ARI | 6.20 | 7.20 | −0.99 |
| 24 | BAL | 4.76 | 5.76 | −1.00 |
| 25 | GB | 5.56 | 6.61 | −1.06 |
| 26 | NYG | 5.00 | 6.07 | −1.07 |
| 27 | LAR | 6.87 | 8.10 | −1.24 |
| 28 | IND | 4.95 | 6.23 | −1.28 |
| 29 | SEA | 4.54 | 5.97 | −1.43 |
| 30 | ATL | 2.76 | 4.23 | −1.47 |
| 31 | WAS | 5.47 | 7.38 | −1.91 |
| 32 | PHI | 4.45 | 7.79 | −3.34 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHI | 5.01 | 5.66 | 8.48 | 3.81 | 4.41 | 6.83 | 5.76 |
| PIT | 8.52 | 8.74 | 8.15 | 6.41 | 7.01 | 5.98 | 6.72 |
| SF | 7.77 | 5.01 | 7.44 | 6.44 | 6.65 | 6.08 | 3.19 |
| MIN | 6.85 | 3.89 | 6.95 | 5.44 | 6.21 | 6.50 | 8.97 |
| LAR | 7.54 | 8.10 | 6.87 | 6.00 | 5.92 | 6.13 | 6.84 |
| NO | 7.07 | 6.77 | 6.72 | 7.56 | 5.39 | 5.79 | 7.59 |
| MIA | 3.87 | 6.54 | 6.69 | 5.66 | 8.21 | 5.43 | 6.55 |
| BUF | 6.82 | 5.80 | 6.66 | 6.13 | 8.01 | 5.64 | 6.65 |
| CAR | 8.09 | 4.49 | 6.50 | 5.36 | 5.03 | 5.36 | 5.29 |
| CLE | 6.45 | 5.71 | 6.44 | 5.77 | 7.57 | 6.90 | 8.91 |
| ARI | 5.87 | 7.20 | 6.20 | 5.40 | 5.75 | 6.59 | 4.74 |
| TB | 6.14 | 6.70 | 6.06 | 6.64 | 6.61 | 6.36 | 5.73 |
| NE | 7.46 | 4.42 | 5.88 | 7.52 | 5.52 | 4.73 | 5.69 |
| DAL | 6.00 | 5.34 | 5.87 | 8.16 | 7.45 | 8.27 | 5.41 |
| TEN | 6.11 | 2.82 | 5.86 | 5.17 | 6.79 | 5.94 | 7.00 |
| CIN | 5.51 | 2.94 | 5.75 | 4.83 | 6.82 | 5.56 | 5.61 |
| DEN | 6.44 | 6.43 | 5.65 | 5.30 | 6.37 | 8.57 | 9.30 |
| GB | 6.51 | 6.61 | 5.56 | 6.22 | 7.32 | 6.84 | 5.77 |
| LAC | 5.54 | 4.49 | 5.52 | 6.81 | 6.91 | 6.84 | 7.54 |
| WAS | 7.27 | 7.38 | 5.47 | 7.15 | 5.61 | 7.29 | 6.71 |
| JAX | 7.53 | 3.16 | 5.26 | 5.17 | 5.72 | 5.21 | 4.55 |
| HOU | 4.77 | 5.39 | 5.22 | 6.49 | 6.68 | 7.48 | 7.38 |
| LV | 5.42 | 3.35 | 5.15 | 4.16 | 7.00 | 5.79 | 5.99 |
| NYG | 5.73 | 6.07 | 5.00 | 6.16 | 5.23 | 7.56 | 6.03 |
| IND | 6.35 | 6.23 | 4.95 | 6.96 | 7.61 | 5.81 | 5.51 |
| DET | 4.19 | 3.95 | 4.93 | 6.06 | 6.09 | 5.38 | 7.31 |
| BAL | 5.94 | 5.76 | 4.76 | 6.95 | 7.66 | 7.18 | 4.35 |
| NYJ | 5.30 | 4.64 | 4.75 | 6.82 | 7.47 | 6.89 | 4.57 |
| KC | 6.66 | 5.12 | 4.59 | 7.52 | 8.51 | 6.02 | 5.71 |
| SEA | 4.24 | 5.97 | 4.54 | 6.91 | 6.91 | 6.68 | 6.73 |
| PHI | 6.52 | 7.79 | 4.45 | 9.89 | 5.80 | 6.51 | 6.67 |
| ATL | 4.71 | 4.23 | 2.76 | 3.47 | 6.61 | 4.83 | 8.80 |
Distribution
How the 32 teams cluster for 2021.
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.