Defensive: Passing · Pass sacked perc (allowed)

DEF · PassingP + N
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Houston Texans — Pass sacked perc (allowed), 2026

  • Value8.41
  • Rank#3 of 32
  • League average5.85
  • Rank in 2025#7 of 32

What Pass sacked perc (allowed) is

Sack rate forced: sacks divided by opponent dropbacks (attempts plus sacks), as a percentage. The rate version, so a defense facing many throws is not flattered by volume.

Higher is better. It is a rate, so a team's number does not grow with games played. Source: P + N.

Through Week 6 of 2026, the Vikings lead at 8.95; the league average is 5.85.

League snapshot — 2026

League leader
MIN · 8.95
League average
5.85
Best to worst
7.01

All 32 teams, higher is better.

At a glance — 2026

Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.

League leader
MIN · 8.95
League laggard
KC · 1.94
League average
5.85
Spread (max − min)
7.01

Does Pass sacked perc (allowed) matter against the spread?

Run as a one-stat algorithm against the closing line, this stat went 816–762–37 ATS (51.7%) across 2020–2025, #183 of 296 ranked.

Its best season was 2020 (140–114, 55.1%); its worst 2021 (135–135, 50.0%).

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

SeasonGamesATS recordATS %
2020256140–114–255.1%
2021272135–135–250.0%
2022271138–126–752.3%
2023272133–125–1451.6%
2024272135–128–951.3%
2025272135–134–350.2%

Pass sacked perc (allowed) in 2026 vs 2025

Vikings lead at 8.95 — they ranked #2 last year. Chiefs are last at 1.94 — #22 last year.

The league average is 5.85, down 0.51 from 6.36 last year.

Biggest riser: Jets, #29 → #2. Biggest faller: Falcons, #4 → #24.

Spread between first and last: 7.01; 19 teams are within 1.84 of the average.

Year-over-year — 2026 vs 2025

Biggest movers from last season.

Biggest riser
NYJ · +4.19
Biggest faller
ATL · −4.08
Most consistent
MIN · −0.03
League trend 2026 vs 2025
▼ -0.51

Multi-year context

7-year window (2020–2026)

Multi-year leader
PIT · 7.02
Multi-year laggard
JAX · 4.87
Biggest improver
MIN · +0.72/yr
Biggest decliner
PHI · −0.46/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
MIN3.896.955.446.216.508.978.95
NYJ4.644.756.827.476.894.578.76
HOU5.395.226.496.687.487.388.41
CIN2.945.754.836.825.565.618.33
DET3.954.936.066.095.387.317.81
CHI5.668.483.814.416.835.767.74
CLE5.716.445.777.576.908.917.69
SEA5.974.546.916.916.686.737.69
GB6.615.566.227.326.845.777.49
LV3.355.154.167.005.795.996.95
DEN6.435.655.306.378.579.306.81
ARI7.206.205.405.756.594.746.79
LAC4.495.526.816.916.847.546.75
PIT8.748.156.417.015.986.726.11
TEN2.825.865.176.795.947.006.02
NE4.425.887.525.524.735.695.95
NO6.776.727.565.395.797.595.71
SF5.017.446.446.656.083.195.61
IND6.234.956.967.615.815.515.35
BAL5.764.766.957.667.184.355.18
JAX3.165.265.175.725.214.555.03
BUF5.806.666.138.015.646.654.89
LAR8.106.876.005.926.136.844.85
ATL4.232.763.476.614.838.804.72
NYG6.075.006.165.237.566.034.49
CAR4.496.505.365.035.365.294.38
WAS7.385.477.155.617.296.714.33
TB6.706.066.646.616.365.733.35
DAL5.345.878.167.458.275.413.33
PHI7.794.459.895.806.516.673.14
MIA6.546.695.668.215.436.552.61
KC5.124.597.528.516.025.711.94

Pass sacked perc (allowed) since 2018

Leaders since 2018: 2018 Vikings (8.24), 2019 Steelers (8.52), 2020 Steelers (8.74), 2021 Bears (8.48), 2022 Eagles (9.89), 2023 Chiefs (8.51), 2024 Broncos (8.57), 2025 Broncos (9.30), 2026 Vikings (8.95).

Vikings have led this stat 2 of 9 seasons.

The best season on record is Eagles 2022 at 9.89; the worst Chiefs 2026 at 1.94.

The league average has fallen from 6.23 in 2018 to 5.85 in 2026.

Distribution

How the 32 teams cluster for 2026.

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.