What Rush Att (allowed) is

Rush attempts faced: how often opponents ran against this defense. Heavily tied to game script — teams leading this defense run to shorten the game.

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

In 2019 the Ravens led at 21.25; the league average was 26.20.

League snapshot — 2019

League leader

BAL · 21.25

League average

26.20

Best to worst

10.25

All 32 teams, lower is better.

Rank	Team	Value	Games
1	BAL	21.25	16
2	NO	21.56	16
3	PHI	22.13	16
4	TB	22.63	16
5	NE	22.81	16
6	IND	23.94	16
7	BUF	24.31	16
8	SEA	24.44	16
9	HOU	25.25	16
10	MIN	25.25	16
11	SF	25.25	16
12	LV	25.31	16
13	DAL	25.50	16
14	GB	25.75	16
15	CHI	25.88	16
16	TEN	25.94	16
17	NYJ	26.13	16
18	KC	26.31	16
19	ATL	26.44	16
20	DEN	26.63	16
21	LAC	26.94	16
22	JAX	27.25	16
23	ARI	27.44	16
24	LAR	27.75	16
25	CAR	27.88	16
26	DET	28.50	16
27	PIT	28.88	16
28	CLE	29.06	16
29	NYG	29.31	16
30	MIA	30.44	16
31	WAS	30.88	16
32	CIN	31.50	16

At a glance — 2019

Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.

League leader

BAL · 21.25

League laggard

CIN · 31.50

League average

26.20

Spread (max − min)

10.25

Rank	Team	Value	Δ vs avg	Percentile
1	BAL	21.25	-4.95	100%
2	NO	21.56	-4.64	96.8%
3	PHI	22.13	-4.08	93.5%
4	TB	22.63	-3.58	90.3%
5	NE	22.81	-3.39	87.1%
6	IND	23.94	-2.27	83.9%
7	BUF	24.31	-1.89	80.6%
8	SEA	24.44	-1.77	77.4%
9	HOU	25.25	-0.95	74.2%
10	MIN	25.25	-0.95	71%
11	SF	25.25	-0.95	67.7%
12	LV	25.31	-0.89	64.5%
13	DAL	25.50	-0.70	61.3%
14	GB	25.75	-0.45	58.1%
15	CHI	25.88	-0.33	54.8%
16	TEN	25.94	-0.27	51.6%
17	NYJ	26.13	-0.08	48.4%
18	KC	26.31	0.11	45.2%
19	ATL	26.44	0.23	41.9%
20	DEN	26.63	0.42	38.7%
21	LAC	26.94	0.73	35.5%
22	JAX	27.25	1.05	32.3%
23	ARI	27.44	1.23	29%
24	LAR	27.75	1.55	25.8%
25	CAR	27.88	1.67	22.6%
26	DET	28.50	2.30	19.4%
27	PIT	28.88	2.67	16.1%
28	CLE	29.06	2.86	12.9%
29	NYG	29.31	3.11	9.7%
30	MIA	30.44	4.23	6.5%
31	WAS	30.88	4.67	3.2%
32	CIN	31.50	5.30	0%

Does Rush Att (allowed) matter against the spread?

Run as a one-stat algorithm against the closing line, this stat went 903–675–37 ATS (57.2%) across 2020–2025, #22 of 296 ranked.

Its best season was 2020 (149–105, 58.7%); its worst 2025 (148–121, 55.0%).

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

Season	Games	ATS record	ATS %
2020	256	149–105–2	58.7%
2021	272	150–120–2	55.6%
2022	271	152–112–7	57.6%
2023	272	151–107–14	58.5%
2024	272	153–110–9	58.2%
2025	272	148–121–3	55.0%

Rush Att (allowed) in 2019 vs 2018

Ravens lead at 21.25 — they ranked #3 last year. Bengals are last at 31.50 — #29 last year.

The league average is 26.20, up 0.22 from 25.98 last year.

Biggest riser: Raiders, #30 → #12. Biggest faller: Steelers, #6 → #27.

Spread between first and last: 10.25; 21 teams are within 2.56 of the average.

Year-over-year — 2019 vs 2018

Biggest movers from last season.

Biggest riser

PIT · +5.81

Biggest faller

LV · −4.81

Most consistent

JAX · 0

League trend 2019 vs 2018

▲ 0.22

Rank	Team	2019	2018	Δ
1	PIT	28.88	23.06	+5.81
2	WAS	30.88	25.88	+5
3	CHI	25.88	21.19	+4.69
4	CAR	27.88	24.06	+3.81
5	LAR	27.75	24.13	+3.63
6	DET	28.50	25.19	+3.31
7	CIN	31.50	29.19	+2.31
8	LAC	26.94	24.81	+2.13
9	NYG	29.31	27.88	+1.44
10	PHI	22.13	20.75	+1.38
11	SEA	24.44	23.13	+1.31
12	HOU	25.25	24.06	+1.19
13	ATL	26.44	25.69	+0.75
14	DAL	25.50	25.06	+0.44
15	CLE	29.06	28.75	+0.31
16	MIA	30.44	30.38	+0.06
17	JAX	27.25	27.25	0
18	NE	22.81	22.94	−0.13
19	DEN	26.63	26.81	−0.19
20	KC	26.31	26.75	−0.44
21	NO	21.56	22.25	−0.69
22	TEN	25.94	26.81	−0.88
23	BAL	21.25	22.19	−0.94
24	NYJ	26.13	27.56	−1.44
25	IND	23.94	25.94	−2
26	GB	25.75	27.94	−2.19
27	MIN	25.25	27.56	−2.31
28	SF	25.25	27.75	−2.50
29	BUF	24.31	27.50	−3.19
30	TB	22.63	26.75	−4.13
31	ARI	27.44	32.06	−4.63
32	LV	25.31	30.13	−4.81

Multi-year context

7-year window (2020–2026)

Multi-year leader

TB · 23.48

Multi-year laggard

NYJ · 29.67

Biggest improver

JAX · −1.57/yr

Biggest decliner

TEN · +1.18/yr

Rank	Team	Avg	Slope/yr	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026
1	TB	23.48	−0.05	22.38	21.65	26.94	25	22.88	23.29	22.20
2	BAL	24.13	+0.39	24.06	22.24	23.94	24.53	22.59	25.53	26
3	SF	25.37	+0.12	26.88	25.88	22.94	21.76	28.18	25.12	26.80
4	KC	25.59	+0.00	27.06	24.71	24.71	25.65	24.65	26.35	26
5	BUF	25.76	+0.26	25.94	26.12	24.25	24.24	25.65	26.53	27.60
6	MIA	26.17	+0.64	25.75	25.06	24.94	25.47	24	27.76	30.20
7	PIT	26.36	−0.28	25.88	29.29	26	26.88	24.24	26.65	25.60
8	LAR	26.37	+0.41	24.31	26.12	26.88	25.53	28.06	25.71	28
9	CIN	26.59	−0.08	28.94	23.94	25.50	26.88	28.24	28.24	24.40
10	DEN	26.59	+0.17	27.19	26.12	25.82	27.65	25.06	23.53	30.80
11	DET	26.66	−1.11	30.63	30.65	28.06	24.06	21.71	26.35	25.20
12	MIN	26.72	−0.78	29.63	27.94	27.24	26.41	23.12	31.12	21.60
13	NE	26.78	−0.78	29.06	27.35	26	28.29	29.88	24.24	22.60
14	JAX	26.81	−1.57	32.38	29.06	27.71	24.76	30.18	21.76	21.80
15	CHI	26.84	−0.83	27.38	28.41	31.94	22.88	28.59	26.88	21.80
16	TEN	26.90	+1.18	26.81	21.65	23.06	28.24	29.59	26.76	32.20
17	CLE	26.95	+0.21	26.06	25.82	28.76	24.76	28.71	27.94	26.60
18	ATL	27.06	−0.59	23.81	30.82	29.59	29.35	27	27.41	21.40
19	WAS	27.07	+0.17	26.75	25.35	25.94	28.41	28.82	29.82	24.40
20	GB	27.21	+0.92	25	23.29	28.24	29.24	25.18	28.12	31.40
21	PHI	27.25	+0.05	30.06	26.94	26.24	24.24	24.59	29.12	29.60
22	LAC	27.48	+0.06	26.75	30.06	26.88	27.47	25.06	24.53	31.60
23	NYG	27.62	−0.31	27.13	28.94	27.65	28.06	29.59	27.41	24.60
24	LV	27.69	+0.15	27.44	27.24	27.12	28.18	26.76	30.12	27
25	IND	27.71	+0.33	24.50	24.94	30.06	30.53	31.35	26.35	26.20
26	ARI	27.80	+0.48	27.44	25.06	26.24	30.65	27.35	28.88	29
27	SEA	27.82	−0.28	24.75	30.12	31	30.29	26.76	24.65	27.20
28	NO	27.97	+1.04	24.38	25.18	29.12	27.18	28.82	30.53	30.60
29	HOU	28.11	−1.56	30.81	30.88	33.76	27.76	26.41	23.53	23.60
30	DAL	28.82	+0.17	32	25.35	29.29	27.06	28.41	26.65	33
31	CAR	29.18	+0.61	25.50	28	28.76	29.88	34.94	28.18	29
32	NYJ	29.67	+0.10	27.81	31	28.94	30.53	29.71	31.71	28

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	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026
ATL	23.81	30.82	29.59	29.35	27	27.41	21.40
MIN	29.63	27.94	27.24	26.41	23.12	31.12	21.60
CHI	27.38	28.41	31.94	22.88	28.59	26.88	21.80
JAX	32.38	29.06	27.71	24.76	30.18	21.76	21.80
TB	22.38	21.65	26.94	25	22.88	23.29	22.20
NE	29.06	27.35	26	28.29	29.88	24.24	22.60
HOU	30.81	30.88	33.76	27.76	26.41	23.53	23.60
CIN	28.94	23.94	25.50	26.88	28.24	28.24	24.40
WAS	26.75	25.35	25.94	28.41	28.82	29.82	24.40
NYG	27.13	28.94	27.65	28.06	29.59	27.41	24.60
DET	30.63	30.65	28.06	24.06	21.71	26.35	25.20
PIT	25.88	29.29	26	26.88	24.24	26.65	25.60
BAL	24.06	22.24	23.94	24.53	22.59	25.53	26
KC	27.06	24.71	24.71	25.65	24.65	26.35	26
IND	24.50	24.94	30.06	30.53	31.35	26.35	26.20
CLE	26.06	25.82	28.76	24.76	28.71	27.94	26.60
SF	26.88	25.88	22.94	21.76	28.18	25.12	26.80
LV	27.44	27.24	27.12	28.18	26.76	30.12	27
SEA	24.75	30.12	31	30.29	26.76	24.65	27.20
BUF	25.94	26.12	24.25	24.24	25.65	26.53	27.60
LAR	24.31	26.12	26.88	25.53	28.06	25.71	28
NYJ	27.81	31	28.94	30.53	29.71	31.71	28
ARI	27.44	25.06	26.24	30.65	27.35	28.88	29
CAR	25.50	28	28.76	29.88	34.94	28.18	29
PHI	30.06	26.94	26.24	24.24	24.59	29.12	29.60
MIA	25.75	25.06	24.94	25.47	24	27.76	30.20
NO	24.38	25.18	29.12	27.18	28.82	30.53	30.60
DEN	27.19	26.12	25.82	27.65	25.06	23.53	30.80
GB	25	23.29	28.24	29.24	25.18	28.12	31.40
LAC	26.75	30.06	26.88	27.47	25.06	24.53	31.60
TEN	26.81	21.65	23.06	28.24	29.59	26.76	32.20
DAL	32	25.35	29.29	27.06	28.41	26.65	33

Rush Att (allowed) since 2018

Leaders since 2018: 2018 Eagles (20.75), 2019 Ravens (21.25).

The best season on record is Eagles 2018 at 20.75; the worst Cardinals 2018 at 32.06.

Distribution

How the 32 teams cluster for 2019.

About this stat

Stat ID: def_rushing_rush_att
Side: defensive
Family: Rushing
Data source: P + N
Polarity: lower is better
Display grain: count
Algorithm eligibility: Algorithm-eligible: this stat can be picked in the Algorithm Builder.