Defensive: Passing · Pass td perc (allowed)

DEF · PassingP + N
About this stat ↓

What Pass td perc (allowed) is

Touchdown rate allowed: passing touchdowns allowed divided by opponent attempts, as a percentage. The share of throws against this defense that scored.

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

In 2020 the Rams led at 3.10; the league average was 4.82.

League snapshot — 2020

League leader
LAR · 3.10
League average
4.82
Best to worst
3.68

All 32 teams, lower is better.

At a glance — 2020

Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.

League leader
LAR · 3.10
League laggard
DET · 6.79
League average
4.82
Spread (max − min)
3.68

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

Run as a one-stat algorithm against the closing line, this stat went 855–723–37 ATS (54.2%) across 2020–2025, #92 of 296 ranked.

Its best season was 2020 (153–101, 60.2%); its worst 2021 (133–137, 49.3%).

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

SeasonGamesATS recordATS %
2020256153–101–260.2%
2021272133–137–249.3%
2022271144–120–754.5%
2023272129–129–1450.0%
2024272150–113–957.0%
2025272146–123–354.3%

Pass td perc (allowed) in 2020 vs 2019

Rams lead at 3.10 — they ranked #12 last year. Lions are last at 6.79 — #26 last year.

The league average is 4.82, up 0.37 from 4.45 last year.

Biggest riser: Dolphins, #32 → #6. Biggest faller: Cowboys, #9 → #31.

Spread between first and last: 3.68; 22 teams are within 0.90 of the average.

Year-over-year — 2020 vs 2019

Biggest movers from last season.

Biggest riser
DAL · +2.88
Biggest faller
MIA · −3.26
Most consistent
HOU · −0.12
League trend 2020 vs 2019
▲ 0.37

Multi-year context

7-year window (2020–2026)

Multi-year leader
BAL · 3.66
Multi-year laggard
ARI · 5.74
Biggest improver
MIN · −0.47/yr
Biggest decliner
ARI · +0.55/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
LAR3.102.714.133.935.334.385.37
SEA3.393.634.193.584.553.315.19
BAL3.674.943.362.814.273.652.89
DEN3.693.893.295.043.613.034.24
NYG3.804.413.693.614.554.515.56
MIA3.853.784.314.743.835.617.59
WAS3.955.655.056.494.966.097.37
BUF3.972.253.663.244.814.056.40
PIT4.164.255.333.993.904.853.16
IND4.275.324.603.704.933.815.39
GB4.285.104.594.004.054.353.77
NE4.443.894.673.285.044.723.68
ARI4.555.314.876.303.705.4110.00
SF4.644.553.363.194.814.942.87
TB4.683.825.043.734.285.244.19
CAR4.764.984.293.936.573.943.42
LV4.794.754.203.725.134.356.83
NO4.983.373.153.913.195.085.16
PHI5.084.723.935.344.012.563.35
CHI5.116.464.544.993.365.954.58
KC5.174.405.313.424.213.522.68
CLE5.264.983.844.285.085.115.68
LAC5.304.794.734.344.233.164.96
ATL5.415.324.624.365.865.064.27
HOU5.494.922.872.985.573.683.37
MIN5.494.593.693.803.733.351.92
NYJ5.614.742.693.633.426.963.75
TEN5.663.794.293.495.685.813.42
CIN5.884.123.034.135.226.132.94
JAX6.374.414.124.364.973.912.23
DAL6.553.894.154.095.446.247.14
DET6.795.664.594.742.935.536.48

Pass td perc (allowed) since 2018

Leaders since 2018: 2018 Vikings (2.96), 2019 Patriots (2.43), 2020 Rams (3.10).

The best season on record is Patriots 2019 at 2.43; the worst Raiders 2018 at 7.47.

Distribution

How the 32 teams cluster for 2020.

About this stat
Stat ID
def_passing_pass_td_perc
Side
defensive
Family
Passing
Data source
P + N
Polarity
lower is better
Display grain
rate
Algorithm eligibility
Algorithm-eligible: this stat can be picked in the Algorithm Builder.