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 2022 the Jets led at 2.69; the league average was 4.13.

League snapshot — 2022

League leader
NYJ · 2.69
League average
4.13
Best to worst
2.64

All 32 teams, lower is better.

At a glance — 2022

Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.

League leader
NYJ · 2.69
League laggard
PIT · 5.33
League average
4.13
Spread (max − min)
2.64

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 2022 vs 2021

Jets lead at 2.69 — they ranked #19 last year. Steelers are last at 5.33 — #12 last year.

The league average is 4.13, down 0.35 from 4.48 last year.

Biggest riser: Texans, #22 → #2. Biggest faller: Buccaneers, #7 → #29.

Spread between first and last: 2.64; 20 teams are within 0.69 of the average.

Year-over-year — 2022 vs 2021

Biggest movers from last season.

Biggest riser
LAR · +1.42
Biggest faller
HOU · −2.05
Most consistent
LAC · −0.05
League trend 2022 vs 2021
▼ -0.35

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
NYJ5.614.742.693.633.426.963.75
HOU5.494.922.872.985.573.683.37
CIN5.884.123.034.135.226.132.94
NO4.983.373.153.913.195.085.16
DEN3.693.893.295.043.613.034.24
BAL3.674.943.362.814.273.652.89
SF4.644.553.363.194.814.942.87
BUF3.972.253.663.244.814.056.40
NYG3.804.413.693.614.554.515.56
MIN5.494.593.693.803.733.351.92
CLE5.264.983.844.285.085.115.68
PHI5.084.723.935.344.012.563.35
JAX6.374.414.124.364.973.912.23
LAR3.102.714.133.935.334.385.37
DAL6.553.894.154.095.446.247.14
SEA3.393.634.193.584.553.315.19
LV4.794.754.203.725.134.356.83
CAR4.764.984.293.936.573.943.42
TEN5.663.794.293.495.685.813.42
MIA3.853.784.314.743.835.617.59
CHI5.116.464.544.993.365.954.58
GB4.285.104.594.004.054.353.77
DET6.795.664.594.742.935.536.48
IND4.275.324.603.704.933.815.39
ATL5.415.324.624.365.865.064.27
NE4.443.894.673.285.044.723.68
LAC5.304.794.734.344.233.164.96
ARI4.555.314.876.303.705.4110.00
TB4.683.825.043.734.285.244.19
WAS3.955.655.056.494.966.097.37
KC5.174.405.313.424.213.522.68
PIT4.164.255.333.993.904.853.16

Pass td perc (allowed) since 2018

Leaders since 2018: 2018 Vikings (2.96), 2019 Patriots (2.43), 2020 Rams (3.10), 2021 Bills (2.25), 2022 Jets (2.69).

The best season on record is Bills 2021 at 2.25; the worst Raiders 2018 at 7.47.

The league average has fallen from 4.79 in 2018 to 4.13 in 2022.

Distribution

How the 32 teams cluster for 2022.

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.