Defensive: Passing · Tackles loss (allowed)

Plays stopped behind the line. Puts an offence off schedule immediately.

DEF · PassingP only
About this stat ↓

League snapshot — 2021

  • League leaderSF 5.76
  • League average4.20
  • Best to worst2.71

All 32 teams, higher is better.

At a glance — 2021

Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.

League leader
SF · 5.76
League laggard
GB · 3.06
League average
4.20
Spread (max − min)
2.71

Year-over-year — 2021 vs 2020

Biggest movers from last season.

Biggest riser
CIN · +1.89
Biggest faller
PHI · −1.51
Most consistent
LV · +0.01
League trend 2021 vs 2020
▲ 0.02

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 heatmap

32 teams across 7 seasons. Cells colored by quintile within each season; click a column header to jump to that year.

Team2019202020212022202320242025
SF5.444.195.764.534.713.943.82
PIT5.636.445.5344.884.885.24
BUF6.064.505.415.8155.474.94
NO55.065.184.534.124.535.29
LAR5.064.13544.414.243.88
CAR4.883.444.945.184.533.823.82
HOU3.194.064.765.596.186.245.41
TB5.445.694.765.245.354.764.88
CIN3.692.814.713.564.414.243.29
CHI3.313.944.533.944.244.763.88
ARI5.695.504.475.124.475.124.12
BAL4.504.444.474.535.244.823.88
CLE4.883.564.474.066.656.596.88
MIA34.314.354.414.654.884.35
DAL4.753.384.245.474.884.125
NYJ6.064.504.184.765.885.244.53
PHI55.694.185.714.294.764.18
SEA3.255.504.124.415.824.355.24
TEN4.443.384.064.535.295.414.88
DEN4.944.063.823.764.185.534.82
LV4.633.813.8244.824.886.18
LAC4.313.443.824.534.824.595.29
JAX4.943.563.714.714.294.824.53
MIN5.443.383.594.764.125.656.29
NE3.6333.534.244.713.655.12
WAS4.694.883.535.185.065.064.06
ATL4.133.943.413.354.884.655.59
DET3.063.813.414.474.764.124
IND4.314.443.295.355.535.185
KC4.132.943.295.245.125.124.41
NYG54.633.124.294.475.655.35
GB3.943.633.0644.475.594.24

Distribution

How the 32 teams cluster for 2021.

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.