Defensive: Passing · Qb hits (allowed)
Hits taken by the quarterback. Pressure that landed, sack or not.
P only
About this stat ↓League snapshot — 2024
- League leaderDEN 8.35
- League average5.48
- Best to worst4.59
All 32 teams, higher is better.
At a glance — 2024
Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.
League leader
DEN · 8.35
League laggard
CAR · 3.76
League average
5.48
Spread (max − min)
4.59
All teams — 2024
| Rank | Team | Value | Δ vs avg | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DEN | 8.35 | 2.87 | 100% |
| 2 | BAL | 7.18 | 1.69 | 96.8% |
| 3 | TB | 6.71 | 1.22 | 93.5% |
| 4 | MIN | 6.65 | 1.16 | 90.3% |
| 5 | KC | 6.59 | 1.10 | 87.1% |
| 6 | SEA | 6.59 | 1.10 | 83.9% |
| 7 | DET | 6.47 | 0.99 | 80.6% |
| 8 | CLE | 6.35 | 0.87 | 77.4% |
| 9 | CIN | 6.18 | 0.69 | 74.2% |
| 10 | DAL | 6.18 | 0.69 | 71% |
| 11 | PIT | 6.18 | 0.69 | 67.7% |
| 12 | CHI | 5.88 | 0.40 | 64.5% |
| 13 | HOU | 5.76 | 0.28 | 61.3% |
| 14 | LAC | 5.76 | 0.28 | 58.1% |
| 15 | BUF | 5.53 | 0.05 | 54.8% |
| 16 | NYG | 5.53 | 0.05 | 51.6% |
| 17 | GB | 5.35 | -0.13 | 48.4% |
| 18 | WAS | 5.18 | -0.31 | 45.2% |
| 19 | PHI | 5.12 | -0.37 | 41.9% |
| 20 | LV | 5.06 | -0.42 | 38.7% |
| 21 | NO | 4.94 | -0.54 | 35.5% |
| 22 | NYJ | 4.94 | -0.54 | 32.3% |
| 23 | IND | 4.88 | -0.60 | 29% |
| 24 | MIA | 4.76 | -0.72 | 25.8% |
| 25 | SF | 4.71 | -0.78 | 22.6% |
| 26 | ARI | 4.47 | -1.01 | 19.4% |
| 27 | ATL | 4.35 | -1.13 | 16.1% |
| 28 | LAR | 4.24 | -1.25 | 12.9% |
| 29 | JAX | 4 | -1.48 | 9.7% |
| 30 | TEN | 3.94 | -1.54 | 6.5% |
| 31 | NE | 3.88 | -1.60 | 3.2% |
| 32 | CAR | 3.76 | -1.72 | 0% |
Year-over-year — 2024 vs 2023
Biggest movers from last season.
Biggest riser
DEN · +2.47
Biggest faller
MIA · −3.47
Most consistent
CLE · −0.06
League trend 2024 vs 2023
▼ -0.36
YoY by team — 2024 vs 2023
| Rank | Team | 2024 | 2023 | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DEN | 8.35 | 5.88 | +2.47 |
| 2 | TB | 6.71 | 4.94 | +1.76 |
| 3 | MIN | 6.65 | 5.35 | +1.29 |
| 4 | ARI | 4.47 | 3.47 | +1 |
| 5 | SEA | 6.59 | 5.71 | +0.88 |
| 6 | LAC | 5.76 | 5.12 | +0.65 |
| 7 | NYG | 5.53 | 4.88 | +0.65 |
| 8 | CHI | 5.88 | 5.41 | +0.47 |
| 9 | NO | 4.94 | 4.47 | +0.47 |
| 10 | DAL | 6.18 | 5.82 | +0.35 |
| 11 | BAL | 7.18 | 6.88 | +0.29 |
| 12 | WAS | 5.18 | 4.94 | +0.24 |
| 13 | CLE | 6.35 | 6.41 | −0.06 |
| 14 | PIT | 6.18 | 6.29 | −0.12 |
| 15 | LV | 5.06 | 5.24 | −0.18 |
| 16 | CIN | 6.18 | 6.47 | −0.29 |
| 17 | DET | 6.47 | 6.82 | −0.35 |
| 18 | CAR | 3.76 | 4.35 | −0.59 |
| 19 | NE | 3.88 | 4.59 | −0.71 |
| 20 | KC | 6.59 | 7.35 | −0.76 |
| 21 | HOU | 5.76 | 6.65 | −0.88 |
| 22 | GB | 5.35 | 6.35 | −1 |
| 23 | TEN | 3.94 | 4.94 | −1 |
| 24 | LAR | 4.24 | 5.35 | −1.12 |
| 25 | PHI | 5.12 | 6.24 | −1.12 |
| 26 | BUF | 5.53 | 6.88 | −1.35 |
| 27 | NYJ | 4.94 | 6.35 | −1.41 |
| 28 | ATL | 4.35 | 5.76 | −1.41 |
| 29 | IND | 4.88 | 6.35 | −1.47 |
| 30 | JAX | 4 | 6.29 | −2.29 |
| 31 | SF | 4.71 | 7.18 | −2.47 |
| 32 | MIA | 4.76 | 8.24 | −3.47 |
Multi-year context
7-year window (2019–2025)
Multi-year leader
PIT · 6.60
Multi-year laggard
ATL · 4.77
Biggest improver
DEN · +0.72/yr
Biggest decliner
CAR · −0.53/yr
Multi-year averages
| Rank | Team | Avg | Slope/yr | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PIT | 6.60 | −0.25 | 7.38 | 8.56 | 6.24 | 4.94 | 6.29 | 6.18 | 6.59 |
| 2 | BAL | 6.49 | −0.07 | 6.94 | 7.25 | 5.65 | 5.59 | 6.88 | 7.18 | 5.94 |
| 3 | TB | 6.44 | −0.35 | 7.31 | 7.25 | 7.47 | 6.12 | 4.94 | 6.71 | 5.29 |
| 4 | KC | 6.35 | +0.11 | 6 | 6.19 | 5.35 | 6.94 | 7.35 | 6.59 | 6.06 |
| 5 | DEN | 6.33 | +0.72 | 4.94 | 5.81 | 4.88 | 4.76 | 5.88 | 8.35 | 9.65 |
| 6 | PHI | 6.22 | −0.15 | 6.63 | 7.19 | 4.88 | 7.29 | 6.24 | 5.12 | 6.18 |
| 7 | DAL | 5.97 | +0.16 | 5.63 | 4.63 | 6.71 | 6.47 | 5.82 | 6.18 | 6.35 |
| 8 | SEA | 5.97 | +0.31 | 4.25 | 6.81 | 5.47 | 5.76 | 5.71 | 6.59 | 7.18 |
| 9 | MIA | 5.91 | −0.01 | 4 | 6.19 | 7.59 | 5.94 | 8.24 | 4.76 | 4.65 |
| 10 | BUF | 5.83 | +0.00 | 5.75 | 5.75 | 5.35 | 6.13 | 6.88 | 5.53 | 5.41 |
| 11 | WAS | 5.73 | −0.15 | 5.94 | 6.06 | 6.18 | 6.29 | 4.94 | 5.18 | 5.53 |
| 12 | NO | 5.72 | −0.44 | 6.88 | 7.06 | 6.65 | 5.12 | 4.47 | 4.94 | 4.94 |
| 13 | NYG | 5.68 | −0.13 | 6.13 | 6.69 | 4.65 | 6.24 | 4.88 | 5.53 | 5.65 |
| 14 | MIN | 5.64 | +0.08 | 6.31 | 4.38 | 5.88 | 5.18 | 5.35 | 6.65 | 5.76 |
| 15 | GB | 5.64 | +0.09 | 5.88 | 5 | 5.53 | 5.12 | 6.35 | 5.35 | 6.24 |
| 16 | CIN | 5.63 | +0.06 | 5.38 | 4.56 | 5.82 | 6.38 | 6.47 | 6.18 | 4.65 |
| 17 | CLE | 5.59 | +0.30 | 5.13 | 4.69 | 6 | 3.88 | 6.41 | 6.35 | 6.65 |
| 18 | NYJ | 5.57 | −0.28 | 6.19 | 5.25 | 5.18 | 7.65 | 6.35 | 4.94 | 3.41 |
| 19 | LAR | 5.56 | −0.05 | 5.81 | 6.38 | 5.59 | 4.71 | 5.35 | 4.24 | 6.88 |
| 20 | SF | 5.54 | −0.20 | 5.81 | 4.50 | 6.06 | 7.12 | 7.18 | 4.71 | 3.41 |
| 21 | JAX | 5.53 | −0.11 | 6.50 | 4.81 | 4.88 | 6.65 | 6.29 | 4 | 5.59 |
| 22 | IND | 5.36 | +0.10 | 5.13 | 5.06 | 5.06 | 5.29 | 6.35 | 4.88 | 5.76 |
| 23 | HOU | 5.34 | +0.13 | 5.69 | 5 | 4.12 | 4.59 | 6.65 | 5.76 | 5.59 |
| 24 | DET | 5.26 | +0.50 | 4.38 | 3.50 | 3.71 | 5.88 | 6.82 | 6.47 | 6.06 |
| 25 | ARI | 5.17 | −0.38 | 5.69 | 6.25 | 5.88 | 6.24 | 3.47 | 4.47 | 4.18 |
| 26 | LV | 5.17 | +0.05 | 4 | 4.81 | 6.71 | 5.53 | 5.24 | 5.06 | 4.82 |
| 27 | TEN | 5.15 | −0.01 | 5.25 | 4.50 | 5.53 | 6.12 | 4.94 | 3.94 | 5.76 |
| 28 | LAC | 5.07 | +0.15 | 4.19 | 5.31 | 5.24 | 4.53 | 5.12 | 5.76 | 5.35 |
| 29 | CAR | 4.96 | −0.53 | 6.75 | 5.56 | 5.53 | 5.35 | 4.35 | 3.76 | 3.41 |
| 30 | NE | 4.94 | −0.16 | 6.38 | 4.06 | 5.06 | 5.47 | 4.59 | 3.88 | 5.18 |
| 31 | CHI | 4.87 | +0.05 | 4.94 | 5.50 | 4.88 | 2.53 | 5.41 | 5.88 | 4.94 |
| 32 | ATL | 4.77 | +0.13 | 4.31 | 5.75 | 3.47 | 4.06 | 5.76 | 4.35 | 5.71 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | 4.94 | 5.81 | 4.88 | 4.76 | 5.88 | 8.35 | 9.65 |
| BAL | 6.94 | 7.25 | 5.65 | 5.59 | 6.88 | 7.18 | 5.94 |
| TB | 7.31 | 7.25 | 7.47 | 6.12 | 4.94 | 6.71 | 5.29 |
| MIN | 6.31 | 4.38 | 5.88 | 5.18 | 5.35 | 6.65 | 5.76 |
| KC | 6 | 6.19 | 5.35 | 6.94 | 7.35 | 6.59 | 6.06 |
| SEA | 4.25 | 6.81 | 5.47 | 5.76 | 5.71 | 6.59 | 7.18 |
| DET | 4.38 | 3.50 | 3.71 | 5.88 | 6.82 | 6.47 | 6.06 |
| CLE | 5.13 | 4.69 | 6 | 3.88 | 6.41 | 6.35 | 6.65 |
| CIN | 5.38 | 4.56 | 5.82 | 6.38 | 6.47 | 6.18 | 4.65 |
| DAL | 5.63 | 4.63 | 6.71 | 6.47 | 5.82 | 6.18 | 6.35 |
| PIT | 7.38 | 8.56 | 6.24 | 4.94 | 6.29 | 6.18 | 6.59 |
| CHI | 4.94 | 5.50 | 4.88 | 2.53 | 5.41 | 5.88 | 4.94 |
| HOU | 5.69 | 5 | 4.12 | 4.59 | 6.65 | 5.76 | 5.59 |
| LAC | 4.19 | 5.31 | 5.24 | 4.53 | 5.12 | 5.76 | 5.35 |
| BUF | 5.75 | 5.75 | 5.35 | 6.13 | 6.88 | 5.53 | 5.41 |
| NYG | 6.13 | 6.69 | 4.65 | 6.24 | 4.88 | 5.53 | 5.65 |
| GB | 5.88 | 5 | 5.53 | 5.12 | 6.35 | 5.35 | 6.24 |
| WAS | 5.94 | 6.06 | 6.18 | 6.29 | 4.94 | 5.18 | 5.53 |
| PHI | 6.63 | 7.19 | 4.88 | 7.29 | 6.24 | 5.12 | 6.18 |
| LV | 4 | 4.81 | 6.71 | 5.53 | 5.24 | 5.06 | 4.82 |
| NO | 6.88 | 7.06 | 6.65 | 5.12 | 4.47 | 4.94 | 4.94 |
| NYJ | 6.19 | 5.25 | 5.18 | 7.65 | 6.35 | 4.94 | 3.41 |
| IND | 5.13 | 5.06 | 5.06 | 5.29 | 6.35 | 4.88 | 5.76 |
| MIA | 4 | 6.19 | 7.59 | 5.94 | 8.24 | 4.76 | 4.65 |
| SF | 5.81 | 4.50 | 6.06 | 7.12 | 7.18 | 4.71 | 3.41 |
| ARI | 5.69 | 6.25 | 5.88 | 6.24 | 3.47 | 4.47 | 4.18 |
| ATL | 4.31 | 5.75 | 3.47 | 4.06 | 5.76 | 4.35 | 5.71 |
| LAR | 5.81 | 6.38 | 5.59 | 4.71 | 5.35 | 4.24 | 6.88 |
| JAX | 6.50 | 4.81 | 4.88 | 6.65 | 6.29 | 4 | 5.59 |
| TEN | 5.25 | 4.50 | 5.53 | 6.12 | 4.94 | 3.94 | 5.76 |
| NE | 6.38 | 4.06 | 5.06 | 5.47 | 4.59 | 3.88 | 5.18 |
| CAR | 6.75 | 5.56 | 5.53 | 5.35 | 4.35 | 3.76 | 3.41 |
Distribution
How the 32 teams cluster for 2024.
About this stat
- Stat ID
- def_passing_qb_hits
- Side
- defensive
- Family
- Passing
- Data source
- P only
- Polarity
- higher is better (or neutral)
- Display grain
- count
- Algorithm eligibility
- Algorithm-eligible: this stat can be picked in the Algorithm Builder.