Defensive: Passing · Tackles loss (allowed)
Plays stopped behind the line. Puts an offence off schedule immediately.
P only
About this stat ↓League snapshot — 2023
- League leaderCLE 6.65
- League average4.88
- Best to worst2.53
All 32 teams, higher is better.
At a glance — 2023
Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.
League leader
CLE · 6.65
League laggard
NO · 4.12
League average
4.88
Spread (max − min)
2.53
All teams — 2023
| Rank | Team | Value | Δ vs avg | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CLE | 6.65 | 1.76 | 100% |
| 2 | HOU | 6.18 | 1.29 | 96.8% |
| 3 | NYJ | 5.88 | 1.00 | 93.5% |
| 4 | SEA | 5.82 | 0.94 | 90.3% |
| 5 | IND | 5.53 | 0.65 | 87.1% |
| 6 | TB | 5.35 | 0.47 | 83.9% |
| 7 | TEN | 5.29 | 0.41 | 80.6% |
| 8 | BAL | 5.24 | 0.35 | 77.4% |
| 9 | KC | 5.12 | 0.24 | 74.2% |
| 10 | WAS | 5.06 | 0.18 | 71% |
| 11 | BUF | 5 | 0.12 | 67.7% |
| 12 | ATL | 4.88 | 0.00 | 64.5% |
| 13 | DAL | 4.88 | 0.00 | 61.3% |
| 14 | PIT | 4.88 | 0.00 | 58.1% |
| 15 | LV | 4.82 | -0.06 | 54.8% |
| 16 | LAC | 4.82 | -0.06 | 51.6% |
| 17 | DET | 4.76 | -0.12 | 48.4% |
| 18 | NE | 4.71 | -0.18 | 45.2% |
| 19 | SF | 4.71 | -0.18 | 41.9% |
| 20 | MIA | 4.65 | -0.24 | 38.7% |
| 21 | CAR | 4.53 | -0.35 | 35.5% |
| 22 | ARI | 4.47 | -0.41 | 32.3% |
| 23 | GB | 4.47 | -0.41 | 29% |
| 24 | NYG | 4.47 | -0.41 | 25.8% |
| 25 | CIN | 4.41 | -0.47 | 22.6% |
| 26 | LAR | 4.41 | -0.47 | 19.4% |
| 27 | JAX | 4.29 | -0.59 | 16.1% |
| 28 | PHI | 4.29 | -0.59 | 12.9% |
| 29 | CHI | 4.24 | -0.65 | 9.7% |
| 30 | DEN | 4.18 | -0.71 | 6.5% |
| 31 | MIN | 4.12 | -0.76 | 3.2% |
| 32 | NO | 4.12 | -0.76 | 0% |
Year-over-year — 2023 vs 2022
Biggest movers from last season.
Biggest riser
CLE · +2.59
Biggest faller
PHI · −1.41
Most consistent
TB · +0.12
League trend 2023 vs 2022
▲ 0.28
YoY by team — 2023 vs 2022
| Rank | Team | 2023 | 2022 | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CLE | 6.65 | 4.06 | +2.59 |
| 2 | ATL | 4.88 | 3.35 | +1.53 |
| 3 | SEA | 5.82 | 4.41 | +1.41 |
| 4 | NYJ | 5.88 | 4.76 | +1.12 |
| 5 | PIT | 4.88 | 4 | +0.88 |
| 6 | CIN | 4.41 | 3.56 | +0.85 |
| 7 | LV | 4.82 | 4 | +0.82 |
| 8 | TEN | 5.29 | 4.53 | +0.76 |
| 9 | BAL | 5.24 | 4.53 | +0.71 |
| 10 | HOU | 6.18 | 5.59 | +0.59 |
| 11 | GB | 4.47 | 4 | +0.47 |
| 12 | NE | 4.71 | 4.24 | +0.47 |
| 13 | DEN | 4.18 | 3.76 | +0.41 |
| 14 | LAR | 4.41 | 4 | +0.41 |
| 15 | CHI | 4.24 | 3.94 | +0.29 |
| 16 | DET | 4.76 | 4.47 | +0.29 |
| 17 | LAC | 4.82 | 4.53 | +0.29 |
| 18 | MIA | 4.65 | 4.41 | +0.24 |
| 19 | IND | 5.53 | 5.35 | +0.18 |
| 20 | NYG | 4.47 | 4.29 | +0.18 |
| 21 | SF | 4.71 | 4.53 | +0.18 |
| 22 | TB | 5.35 | 5.24 | +0.12 |
| 23 | KC | 5.12 | 5.24 | −0.12 |
| 24 | WAS | 5.06 | 5.18 | −0.12 |
| 25 | JAX | 4.29 | 4.71 | −0.41 |
| 26 | NO | 4.12 | 4.53 | −0.41 |
| 27 | DAL | 4.88 | 5.47 | −0.59 |
| 28 | ARI | 4.47 | 5.12 | −0.65 |
| 29 | CAR | 4.53 | 5.18 | −0.65 |
| 30 | MIN | 4.12 | 4.76 | −0.65 |
| 31 | BUF | 5 | 5.81 | −0.81 |
| 32 | PHI | 4.29 | 5.71 | −1.41 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLE | 4.88 | 3.56 | 4.47 | 4.06 | 6.65 | 6.59 | 6.88 |
| HOU | 3.19 | 4.06 | 4.76 | 5.59 | 6.18 | 6.24 | 5.41 |
| NYJ | 6.06 | 4.50 | 4.18 | 4.76 | 5.88 | 5.24 | 4.53 |
| SEA | 3.25 | 5.50 | 4.12 | 4.41 | 5.82 | 4.35 | 5.24 |
| IND | 4.31 | 4.44 | 3.29 | 5.35 | 5.53 | 5.18 | 5 |
| TB | 5.44 | 5.69 | 4.76 | 5.24 | 5.35 | 4.76 | 4.88 |
| TEN | 4.44 | 3.38 | 4.06 | 4.53 | 5.29 | 5.41 | 4.88 |
| BAL | 4.50 | 4.44 | 4.47 | 4.53 | 5.24 | 4.82 | 3.88 |
| KC | 4.13 | 2.94 | 3.29 | 5.24 | 5.12 | 5.12 | 4.41 |
| WAS | 4.69 | 4.88 | 3.53 | 5.18 | 5.06 | 5.06 | 4.06 |
| BUF | 6.06 | 4.50 | 5.41 | 5.81 | 5 | 5.47 | 4.94 |
| ATL | 4.13 | 3.94 | 3.41 | 3.35 | 4.88 | 4.65 | 5.59 |
| DAL | 4.75 | 3.38 | 4.24 | 5.47 | 4.88 | 4.12 | 5 |
| PIT | 5.63 | 6.44 | 5.53 | 4 | 4.88 | 4.88 | 5.24 |
| LV | 4.63 | 3.81 | 3.82 | 4 | 4.82 | 4.88 | 6.18 |
| LAC | 4.31 | 3.44 | 3.82 | 4.53 | 4.82 | 4.59 | 5.29 |
| DET | 3.06 | 3.81 | 3.41 | 4.47 | 4.76 | 4.12 | 4 |
| NE | 3.63 | 3 | 3.53 | 4.24 | 4.71 | 3.65 | 5.12 |
| SF | 5.44 | 4.19 | 5.76 | 4.53 | 4.71 | 3.94 | 3.82 |
| MIA | 3 | 4.31 | 4.35 | 4.41 | 4.65 | 4.88 | 4.35 |
| CAR | 4.88 | 3.44 | 4.94 | 5.18 | 4.53 | 3.82 | 3.82 |
| ARI | 5.69 | 5.50 | 4.47 | 5.12 | 4.47 | 5.12 | 4.12 |
| GB | 3.94 | 3.63 | 3.06 | 4 | 4.47 | 5.59 | 4.24 |
| NYG | 5 | 4.63 | 3.12 | 4.29 | 4.47 | 5.65 | 5.35 |
| CIN | 3.69 | 2.81 | 4.71 | 3.56 | 4.41 | 4.24 | 3.29 |
| LAR | 5.06 | 4.13 | 5 | 4 | 4.41 | 4.24 | 3.88 |
| JAX | 4.94 | 3.56 | 3.71 | 4.71 | 4.29 | 4.82 | 4.53 |
| PHI | 5 | 5.69 | 4.18 | 5.71 | 4.29 | 4.76 | 4.18 |
| CHI | 3.31 | 3.94 | 4.53 | 3.94 | 4.24 | 4.76 | 3.88 |
| DEN | 4.94 | 4.06 | 3.82 | 3.76 | 4.18 | 5.53 | 4.82 |
| MIN | 5.44 | 3.38 | 3.59 | 4.76 | 4.12 | 5.65 | 6.29 |
| NO | 5 | 5.06 | 5.18 | 4.53 | 4.12 | 4.53 | 5.29 |
Distribution
How the 32 teams cluster for 2023.
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.