Defensive: Passing · Qb hits (allowed)

DEF · PassingP only
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Baltimore Ravens — Qb hits (allowed), 2026

  • Value6.60
  • Rank#11 of 32
  • League average6.01
  • Rank in 2025#11 of 32

What Qb hits (allowed) is

Hits on opposing quarterbacks by this defense — contact made on the passer, whether or not it was a sack. Pressure that landed.

Higher is better. It is shown per game, so a team's number does not depend on games played. Source: P.

Through Week 6 of 2026, the Lions lead at 9.40; the league average is 6.01.

League snapshot — 2026

League leader
DET · 9.40
League average
6.01
Best to worst
5.80

All 32 teams, higher is better.

At a glance — 2026

Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.

League leader
DET · 9.40
League laggard
TEN · 3.60
League average
6.01
Spread (max − min)
5.80

Does Qb hits (allowed) matter against the spread?

Run as a one-stat algorithm against the closing line, this stat went 846–732–37 ATS (53.6%) across 2020–2025, #115 of 296 ranked.

Its best season was 2022 (149–115, 56.4%); its worst 2021 (138–132, 51.1%).

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

SeasonGamesATS recordATS %
2020256140–114–255.1%
2021272138–132–251.1%
2022271149–115–756.4%
2023272140–118–1454.3%
2024272141–122–953.6%
2025272138–131–351.3%

Qb hits (allowed) in 2026 vs 2025

Lions lead at 9.40 — they ranked #9 last year. Titans are last at 3.60 — #14 last year.

The league average is 6.01, up 0.42 from 5.59 last year.

Biggest riser: Raiders, #26 → #4. Biggest faller: Cowboys, #6 → #30.

Spread between first and last: 5.80; 18 teams are within 1.67 of the average.

Year-over-year — 2026 vs 2025

Biggest movers from last season.

Biggest riser
LV · +3.58
Biggest faller
LAR · −2.68
Most consistent
CHI · +0.06
League trend 2026 vs 2025
▲ 0.42

Multi-year context

7-year window (2020–2026)

Multi-year leader
DEN · 6.65
Multi-year laggard
CAR · 4.60
Biggest improver
DET · +0.82/yr
Biggest decliner
TB · −0.48/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
DET3.503.715.886.826.476.069.40
ATL5.753.474.065.764.355.719.20
MIN4.385.885.185.356.655.768.80
LV4.816.715.535.245.064.828.40
SEA6.815.475.765.716.597.188
HOU54.124.596.655.765.597.80
BUF5.755.356.136.885.535.417.40
DEN5.814.884.765.888.359.657.20
LAC5.315.244.535.125.765.357.20
CLE4.6963.886.416.356.657
BAL7.255.655.596.887.185.946.60
GB55.535.126.355.356.246.60
JAX4.814.886.656.2945.596.60
CIN4.565.826.386.476.184.656.40
NE4.065.065.474.593.885.186.20
WAS6.066.186.294.945.185.536
IND5.065.065.296.354.885.765.60
NYJ5.255.187.656.354.943.415.60
SF4.506.067.127.184.713.415.60
PIT8.566.244.946.296.186.595.20
CHI5.504.882.535.415.884.945
KC6.195.356.947.356.596.065
NO7.066.655.124.474.944.945
ARI6.255.886.243.474.474.184.60
CAR5.565.535.354.353.763.414.25
LAR6.385.594.715.354.246.884.20
MIA6.197.595.948.244.764.654.20
NYG6.694.656.244.885.535.654.20
TB7.257.476.124.946.715.294
DAL4.636.716.475.826.186.353.80
PHI7.194.887.296.245.126.183.60
TEN4.505.536.124.943.945.763.60

Qb hits (allowed) since 2018

Leaders since 2018: 2018 Eagles (8.31), 2019 Steelers (7.38), 2020 Steelers (8.56), 2021 Dolphins (7.59), 2022 Jets (7.65), 2023 Dolphins (8.24), 2024 Broncos (8.35), 2025 Broncos (9.65), 2026 Lions (9.40).

Steelers have led this stat 2 of 9 seasons.

The best season on record is Broncos 2025 at 9.65; the worst Bears 2022 at 2.53.

The league average has risen from 5.70 in 2018 to 6.01 in 2026.

Distribution

How the 32 teams cluster for 2026.

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.