Defensive: Passing · Pass sacked perc (allowed)

Share of dropbacks sacked. A rate, so pass-heavy teams are not punished for volume.

DEF · PassingP + N
About this stat ↓

League snapshot — 2024

  • League leaderDEN 8.57
  • League average6.34
  • Best to worst3.84

All 32 teams, higher is better.

At a glance — 2024

Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.

League leader
DEN · 8.57
League laggard
NE · 4.73
League average
6.34
Spread (max − min)
3.84

Year-over-year — 2024 vs 2023

Biggest movers from last season.

Biggest riser
CHI · +2.42
Biggest faller
MIA · −2.78
Most consistent
LAC · −0.07
League trend 2024 vs 2023
▼ -0.25

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 heatmap

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

Team2019202020212022202320242025
DEN6.446.435.655.306.378.579.30
DAL6.005.345.878.167.458.275.41
NYG5.736.075.006.165.237.566.03
HOU4.775.395.226.496.687.487.38
WAS7.277.385.477.155.617.296.71
BAL5.945.764.766.957.667.184.35
CLE6.455.716.445.777.576.908.91
NYJ5.304.644.756.827.476.894.57
GB6.516.615.566.227.326.845.77
LAC5.544.495.526.816.916.847.54
CHI5.015.668.483.814.416.835.76
SEA4.245.974.546.916.916.686.73
ARI5.877.206.205.405.756.594.74
PHI6.527.794.459.895.806.516.67
MIN6.853.896.955.446.216.508.97
TB6.146.706.066.646.616.365.73
LAR7.548.106.876.005.926.136.84
SF7.775.017.446.446.656.083.19
KC6.665.124.597.528.516.025.71
PIT8.528.748.156.417.015.986.72
TEN6.112.825.865.176.795.947.00
IND6.356.234.956.967.615.815.51
LV5.423.355.154.167.005.795.99
NO7.076.776.727.565.395.797.59
BUF6.825.806.666.138.015.646.65
CIN5.512.945.754.836.825.565.61
MIA3.876.546.695.668.215.436.55
DET4.193.954.936.066.095.387.31
CAR8.094.496.505.365.035.365.29
JAX7.533.165.265.175.725.214.55
ATL4.714.232.763.476.614.838.80
NE7.464.425.887.525.524.735.69

Distribution

How the 32 teams cluster for 2024.

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.