Defensive: Passing · Tackles loss (allowed)
Plays stopped behind the line. Puts an offence off schedule immediately.
P only
About this stat ↓League snapshot — 2019
- League leaderBUF 6.06
- League average4.57
- Best to worst3.06
All 32 teams, higher is better.
At a glance — 2019
Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.
League leader
BUF · 6.06
League laggard
MIA · 3
League average
4.57
Spread (max − min)
3.06
All teams — 2019
| Rank | Team | Value | Δ vs avg | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BUF | 6.06 | 1.49 | 100% |
| 2 | NYJ | 6.06 | 1.49 | 96.8% |
| 3 | ARI | 5.69 | 1.11 | 93.5% |
| 4 | PIT | 5.63 | 1.05 | 90.3% |
| 5 | MIN | 5.44 | 0.86 | 87.1% |
| 6 | SF | 5.44 | 0.86 | 83.9% |
| 7 | TB | 5.44 | 0.86 | 80.6% |
| 8 | LAR | 5.06 | 0.49 | 77.4% |
| 9 | NO | 5 | 0.43 | 74.2% |
| 10 | NYG | 5 | 0.43 | 71% |
| 11 | PHI | 5 | 0.43 | 67.7% |
| 12 | DEN | 4.94 | 0.36 | 64.5% |
| 13 | JAX | 4.94 | 0.36 | 61.3% |
| 14 | CAR | 4.88 | 0.30 | 58.1% |
| 15 | CLE | 4.88 | 0.30 | 54.8% |
| 16 | DAL | 4.75 | 0.18 | 51.6% |
| 17 | WAS | 4.69 | 0.11 | 48.4% |
| 18 | LV | 4.63 | 0.05 | 45.2% |
| 19 | BAL | 4.50 | -0.07 | 41.9% |
| 20 | TEN | 4.44 | -0.14 | 38.7% |
| 21 | IND | 4.31 | -0.26 | 35.5% |
| 22 | LAC | 4.31 | -0.26 | 32.3% |
| 23 | ATL | 4.13 | -0.45 | 29% |
| 24 | KC | 4.13 | -0.45 | 25.8% |
| 25 | GB | 3.94 | -0.64 | 22.6% |
| 26 | CIN | 3.69 | -0.89 | 19.4% |
| 27 | NE | 3.63 | -0.95 | 16.1% |
| 28 | CHI | 3.31 | -1.26 | 12.9% |
| 29 | SEA | 3.25 | -1.32 | 9.7% |
| 30 | HOU | 3.19 | -1.39 | 6.5% |
| 31 | DET | 3.06 | -1.51 | 3.2% |
| 32 | MIA | 3 | -1.57 | 0% |
Year-over-year — 2019 vs 2018
Biggest movers from last season.
Biggest riser
LV · +1.31
Biggest faller
CHI · −2.06
Most consistent
CLE · 0
League trend 2019 vs 2018
▼ -0.09
YoY by team — 2019 vs 2018
| Rank | Team | 2019 | 2018 | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LV | 4.63 | 3.31 | +1.31 |
| 2 | NYJ | 6.06 | 4.81 | +1.25 |
| 3 | PIT | 5.63 | 4.81 | +0.81 |
| 4 | LAR | 5.06 | 4.44 | +0.63 |
| 5 | WAS | 4.69 | 4.06 | +0.63 |
| 6 | BUF | 6.06 | 5.50 | +0.56 |
| 7 | DEN | 4.94 | 4.38 | +0.56 |
| 8 | NYG | 5 | 4.44 | +0.56 |
| 9 | ATL | 4.13 | 3.63 | +0.50 |
| 10 | DAL | 4.75 | 4.31 | +0.44 |
| 11 | NE | 3.63 | 3.19 | +0.44 |
| 12 | JAX | 4.94 | 4.56 | +0.38 |
| 13 | SF | 5.44 | 5.06 | +0.38 |
| 14 | TEN | 4.44 | 4.06 | +0.38 |
| 15 | TB | 5.44 | 5.31 | +0.13 |
| 16 | LAC | 4.31 | 4.25 | +0.06 |
| 17 | CLE | 4.88 | 4.88 | 0 |
| 18 | MIN | 5.44 | 5.50 | −0.06 |
| 19 | NO | 5 | 5.19 | −0.19 |
| 20 | CAR | 4.88 | 5.13 | −0.25 |
| 21 | CIN | 3.69 | 3.94 | −0.25 |
| 22 | KC | 4.13 | 4.38 | −0.25 |
| 23 | PHI | 5 | 5.38 | −0.38 |
| 24 | ARI | 5.69 | 6.19 | −0.50 |
| 25 | GB | 3.94 | 4.50 | −0.56 |
| 26 | BAL | 4.50 | 5.38 | −0.88 |
| 27 | SEA | 3.25 | 4.31 | −1.06 |
| 28 | MIA | 3 | 4.13 | −1.13 |
| 29 | DET | 3.06 | 4.25 | −1.19 |
| 30 | IND | 4.31 | 5.69 | −1.38 |
| 31 | HOU | 3.19 | 5 | −1.81 |
| 32 | CHI | 3.31 | 5.38 | −2.06 |
Multi-year context
7-year window (2019–2025)
Multi-year leader
BUF · 5.31
Multi-year laggard
CIN · 3.82
Biggest improver
CLE · +0.51/yr
Biggest decliner
SF · −0.23/yr
Multi-year averages
| Rank | Team | Avg | Slope/yr | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BUF | 5.31 | −0.07 | 6.06 | 4.50 | 5.41 | 5.81 | 5 | 5.47 | 4.94 |
| 2 | CLE | 5.30 | +0.51 | 4.88 | 3.56 | 4.47 | 4.06 | 6.65 | 6.59 | 6.88 |
| 3 | PIT | 5.23 | −0.18 | 5.63 | 6.44 | 5.53 | 4 | 4.88 | 4.88 | 5.24 |
| 4 | TB | 5.16 | −0.10 | 5.44 | 5.69 | 4.76 | 5.24 | 5.35 | 4.76 | 4.88 |
| 5 | HOU | 5.06 | +0.44 | 3.19 | 4.06 | 4.76 | 5.59 | 6.18 | 6.24 | 5.41 |
| 6 | NYJ | 5.02 | −0.05 | 6.06 | 4.50 | 4.18 | 4.76 | 5.88 | 5.24 | 4.53 |
| 7 | ARI | 4.93 | −0.20 | 5.69 | 5.50 | 4.47 | 5.12 | 4.47 | 5.12 | 4.12 |
| 8 | PHI | 4.83 | −0.15 | 5 | 5.69 | 4.18 | 5.71 | 4.29 | 4.76 | 4.18 |
| 9 | NO | 4.82 | −0.04 | 5 | 5.06 | 5.18 | 4.53 | 4.12 | 4.53 | 5.29 |
| 10 | MIN | 4.75 | +0.27 | 5.44 | 3.38 | 3.59 | 4.76 | 4.12 | 5.65 | 6.29 |
| 11 | IND | 4.73 | +0.21 | 4.31 | 4.44 | 3.29 | 5.35 | 5.53 | 5.18 | 5 |
| 12 | SEA | 4.67 | +0.19 | 3.25 | 5.50 | 4.12 | 4.41 | 5.82 | 4.35 | 5.24 |
| 13 | NYG | 4.64 | +0.16 | 5 | 4.63 | 3.12 | 4.29 | 4.47 | 5.65 | 5.35 |
| 14 | WAS | 4.63 | +0.00 | 4.69 | 4.88 | 3.53 | 5.18 | 5.06 | 5.06 | 4.06 |
| 15 | SF | 4.63 | −0.23 | 5.44 | 4.19 | 5.76 | 4.53 | 4.71 | 3.94 | 3.82 |
| 16 | LV | 4.59 | +0.28 | 4.63 | 3.81 | 3.82 | 4 | 4.82 | 4.88 | 6.18 |
| 17 | TEN | 4.57 | +0.24 | 4.44 | 3.38 | 4.06 | 4.53 | 5.29 | 5.41 | 4.88 |
| 18 | BAL | 4.55 | −0.01 | 4.50 | 4.44 | 4.47 | 4.53 | 5.24 | 4.82 | 3.88 |
| 19 | DAL | 4.55 | +0.10 | 4.75 | 3.38 | 4.24 | 5.47 | 4.88 | 4.12 | 5 |
| 20 | DEN | 4.45 | +0.11 | 4.94 | 4.06 | 3.82 | 3.76 | 4.18 | 5.53 | 4.82 |
| 21 | LAC | 4.40 | +0.22 | 4.31 | 3.44 | 3.82 | 4.53 | 4.82 | 4.59 | 5.29 |
| 22 | LAR | 4.39 | −0.14 | 5.06 | 4.13 | 5 | 4 | 4.41 | 4.24 | 3.88 |
| 23 | CAR | 4.37 | −0.10 | 4.88 | 3.44 | 4.94 | 5.18 | 4.53 | 3.82 | 3.82 |
| 24 | JAX | 4.37 | +0.07 | 4.94 | 3.56 | 3.71 | 4.71 | 4.29 | 4.82 | 4.53 |
| 25 | KC | 4.32 | +0.25 | 4.13 | 2.94 | 3.29 | 5.24 | 5.12 | 5.12 | 4.41 |
| 26 | MIA | 4.28 | +0.20 | 3 | 4.31 | 4.35 | 4.41 | 4.65 | 4.88 | 4.35 |
| 27 | ATL | 4.28 | +0.26 | 4.13 | 3.94 | 3.41 | 3.35 | 4.88 | 4.65 | 5.59 |
| 28 | GB | 4.13 | +0.22 | 3.94 | 3.63 | 3.06 | 4 | 4.47 | 5.59 | 4.24 |
| 29 | CHI | 4.09 | +0.11 | 3.31 | 3.94 | 4.53 | 3.94 | 4.24 | 4.76 | 3.88 |
| 30 | NE | 3.98 | +0.25 | 3.63 | 3 | 3.53 | 4.24 | 4.71 | 3.65 | 5.12 |
| 31 | DET | 3.95 | +0.17 | 3.06 | 3.81 | 3.41 | 4.47 | 4.76 | 4.12 | 4 |
| 32 | CIN | 3.82 | +0.05 | 3.69 | 2.81 | 4.71 | 3.56 | 4.41 | 4.24 | 3.29 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUF | 6.06 | 4.50 | 5.41 | 5.81 | 5 | 5.47 | 4.94 |
| NYJ | 6.06 | 4.50 | 4.18 | 4.76 | 5.88 | 5.24 | 4.53 |
| ARI | 5.69 | 5.50 | 4.47 | 5.12 | 4.47 | 5.12 | 4.12 |
| PIT | 5.63 | 6.44 | 5.53 | 4 | 4.88 | 4.88 | 5.24 |
| MIN | 5.44 | 3.38 | 3.59 | 4.76 | 4.12 | 5.65 | 6.29 |
| SF | 5.44 | 4.19 | 5.76 | 4.53 | 4.71 | 3.94 | 3.82 |
| TB | 5.44 | 5.69 | 4.76 | 5.24 | 5.35 | 4.76 | 4.88 |
| LAR | 5.06 | 4.13 | 5 | 4 | 4.41 | 4.24 | 3.88 |
| NO | 5 | 5.06 | 5.18 | 4.53 | 4.12 | 4.53 | 5.29 |
| NYG | 5 | 4.63 | 3.12 | 4.29 | 4.47 | 5.65 | 5.35 |
| PHI | 5 | 5.69 | 4.18 | 5.71 | 4.29 | 4.76 | 4.18 |
| DEN | 4.94 | 4.06 | 3.82 | 3.76 | 4.18 | 5.53 | 4.82 |
| JAX | 4.94 | 3.56 | 3.71 | 4.71 | 4.29 | 4.82 | 4.53 |
| CAR | 4.88 | 3.44 | 4.94 | 5.18 | 4.53 | 3.82 | 3.82 |
| CLE | 4.88 | 3.56 | 4.47 | 4.06 | 6.65 | 6.59 | 6.88 |
| DAL | 4.75 | 3.38 | 4.24 | 5.47 | 4.88 | 4.12 | 5 |
| WAS | 4.69 | 4.88 | 3.53 | 5.18 | 5.06 | 5.06 | 4.06 |
| LV | 4.63 | 3.81 | 3.82 | 4 | 4.82 | 4.88 | 6.18 |
| BAL | 4.50 | 4.44 | 4.47 | 4.53 | 5.24 | 4.82 | 3.88 |
| TEN | 4.44 | 3.38 | 4.06 | 4.53 | 5.29 | 5.41 | 4.88 |
| IND | 4.31 | 4.44 | 3.29 | 5.35 | 5.53 | 5.18 | 5 |
| LAC | 4.31 | 3.44 | 3.82 | 4.53 | 4.82 | 4.59 | 5.29 |
| ATL | 4.13 | 3.94 | 3.41 | 3.35 | 4.88 | 4.65 | 5.59 |
| KC | 4.13 | 2.94 | 3.29 | 5.24 | 5.12 | 5.12 | 4.41 |
| GB | 3.94 | 3.63 | 3.06 | 4 | 4.47 | 5.59 | 4.24 |
| CIN | 3.69 | 2.81 | 4.71 | 3.56 | 4.41 | 4.24 | 3.29 |
| NE | 3.63 | 3 | 3.53 | 4.24 | 4.71 | 3.65 | 5.12 |
| CHI | 3.31 | 3.94 | 4.53 | 3.94 | 4.24 | 4.76 | 3.88 |
| SEA | 3.25 | 5.50 | 4.12 | 4.41 | 5.82 | 4.35 | 5.24 |
| HOU | 3.19 | 4.06 | 4.76 | 5.59 | 6.18 | 6.24 | 5.41 |
| DET | 3.06 | 3.81 | 3.41 | 4.47 | 4.76 | 4.12 | 4 |
| MIA | 3 | 4.31 | 4.35 | 4.41 | 4.65 | 4.88 | 4.35 |
Distribution
How the 32 teams cluster for 2019.
About this stat
- Stat ID
- def_passing_tackles_loss
- 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.