Defensive: Team Stats · Pass 1stD (allowed)
First downs gained through the air.
P + N
About this stat ↓League snapshot — 2024
- League leaderTEN 9.35
- League average11.33
- Best to worst3.65
All 32 teams, lower is better.
At a glance — 2024
Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.
League leader
TEN · 9.35
League laggard
JAX · 13
League average
11.33
Spread (max − min)
3.65
All teams — 2024
| Rank | Team | Value | Δ vs avg | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TEN | 9.35 | -1.97 | 100% |
| 2 | PHI | 9.53 | -1.80 | 96.8% |
| 3 | NYJ | 10.06 | -1.27 | 93.5% |
| 4 | LAC | 10.29 | -1.03 | 90.3% |
| 5 | CLE | 10.35 | -0.97 | 87.1% |
| 6 | DAL | 10.35 | -0.97 | 83.9% |
| 7 | WAS | 10.35 | -0.97 | 80.6% |
| 8 | HOU | 10.41 | -0.91 | 77.4% |
| 9 | NYG | 10.53 | -0.80 | 74.2% |
| 10 | CHI | 10.59 | -0.74 | 71% |
| 11 | SF | 10.82 | -0.50 | 67.7% |
| 12 | IND | 11.24 | -0.09 | 64.5% |
| 13 | NE | 11.24 | -0.09 | 61.3% |
| 14 | CIN | 11.29 | -0.03 | 58.1% |
| 15 | KC | 11.29 | -0.03 | 54.8% |
| 16 | MIA | 11.35 | 0.03 | 51.6% |
| 17 | NO | 11.47 | 0.15 | 48.4% |
| 18 | PIT | 11.47 | 0.15 | 45.2% |
| 19 | SEA | 11.47 | 0.15 | 41.9% |
| 20 | LV | 11.53 | 0.20 | 38.7% |
| 21 | LAR | 11.71 | 0.38 | 35.5% |
| 22 | GB | 11.76 | 0.44 | 32.3% |
| 23 | ARI | 11.82 | 0.50 | 29% |
| 24 | ATL | 11.88 | 0.56 | 25.8% |
| 25 | DET | 11.94 | 0.62 | 22.6% |
| 26 | DEN | 12 | 0.67 | 19.4% |
| 27 | CAR | 12.24 | 0.91 | 16.1% |
| 28 | TB | 12.53 | 1.20 | 12.9% |
| 29 | BUF | 12.82 | 1.50 | 9.7% |
| 30 | MIN | 12.82 | 1.50 | 6.5% |
| 31 | BAL | 12.88 | 1.56 | 3.2% |
| 32 | JAX | 13 | 1.67 | 0% |
Year-over-year — 2024 vs 2023
Biggest movers from last season.
Biggest riser
CAR · +2.53
Biggest faller
PHI · −3.59
Most consistent
ARI · +0.06
League trend 2024 vs 2023
▲ 0.14
YoY by team — 2024 vs 2023
| Rank | Team | 2024 | 2023 | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CAR | 12.24 | 9.71 | +2.53 |
| 2 | BAL | 12.88 | 10.47 | +2.41 |
| 3 | CLE | 10.35 | 8.06 | +2.29 |
| 4 | BUF | 12.82 | 10.82 | +2 |
| 5 | NO | 11.47 | 9.88 | +1.59 |
| 6 | KC | 11.29 | 10.06 | +1.24 |
| 7 | JAX | 13 | 11.82 | +1.18 |
| 8 | NYJ | 10.06 | 8.88 | +1.18 |
| 9 | ATL | 11.88 | 10.82 | +1.06 |
| 10 | GB | 11.76 | 11.18 | +0.59 |
| 11 | DAL | 10.35 | 9.82 | +0.53 |
| 12 | MIN | 12.82 | 12.29 | +0.53 |
| 13 | NE | 11.24 | 10.71 | +0.53 |
| 14 | LV | 11.53 | 11.12 | +0.41 |
| 15 | MIA | 11.35 | 10.94 | +0.41 |
| 16 | PIT | 11.47 | 11.06 | +0.41 |
| 17 | LAR | 11.71 | 11.35 | +0.35 |
| 18 | ARI | 11.82 | 11.76 | +0.06 |
| 19 | DEN | 12 | 11.94 | +0.06 |
| 20 | IND | 11.24 | 11.29 | −0.06 |
| 21 | TB | 12.53 | 12.65 | −0.12 |
| 22 | SF | 10.82 | 11.24 | −0.41 |
| 23 | DET | 11.94 | 12.41 | −0.47 |
| 24 | SEA | 11.47 | 11.94 | −0.47 |
| 25 | CIN | 11.29 | 11.88 | −0.59 |
| 26 | HOU | 10.41 | 11.06 | −0.65 |
| 27 | NYG | 10.53 | 11.29 | −0.76 |
| 28 | CHI | 10.59 | 11.76 | −1.18 |
| 29 | LAC | 10.29 | 12.24 | −1.94 |
| 30 | TEN | 9.35 | 11.29 | −1.94 |
| 31 | WAS | 10.35 | 13 | −2.65 |
| 32 | PHI | 9.53 | 13.12 | −3.59 |
Multi-year context
7-year window (2019–2025)
Multi-year leader
CLE · 10.60
Multi-year laggard
DET · 13.03
Biggest improver
HOU · −0.79/yr
Biggest decliner
PIT · +0.29/yr
Multi-year averages
| Rank | Team | Avg | Slope/yr | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CLE | 10.60 | −0.58 | 11.81 | 13.63 | 11 | 9.82 | 8.06 | 10.35 | 9.53 |
| 2 | BUF | 10.75 | −0.12 | 10.81 | 12.50 | 8.24 | 11.44 | 10.82 | 12.82 | 8.65 |
| 3 | NE | 10.78 | +0.04 | 9.50 | 11.75 | 10.53 | 11.53 | 10.71 | 11.24 | 10.18 |
| 4 | LAC | 10.78 | −0.21 | 9.94 | 11.88 | 11.82 | 10.41 | 12.24 | 10.29 | 8.88 |
| 5 | NO | 10.81 | −0.36 | 12.50 | 11.63 | 10.94 | 9.65 | 9.88 | 11.47 | 9.59 |
| 6 | SF | 10.97 | +0.24 | 9.56 | 11.25 | 10.82 | 11.18 | 11.24 | 10.82 | 11.94 |
| 7 | DAL | 11.08 | −0.09 | 11.88 | 11.56 | 11.29 | 10.35 | 9.82 | 10.35 | 12.29 |
| 8 | PIT | 11.09 | +0.29 | 10.25 | 10.19 | 11 | 11.59 | 11.06 | 11.47 | 12.06 |
| 9 | GB | 11.23 | −0.15 | 12.06 | 11.63 | 11.47 | 9.82 | 11.18 | 11.76 | 10.71 |
| 10 | CHI | 11.26 | −0.12 | 12.06 | 11.88 | 10.29 | 10.94 | 11.76 | 10.59 | 11.29 |
| 11 | KC | 11.45 | −0.48 | 12 | 12.75 | 12.47 | 12.29 | 10.06 | 11.29 | 9.29 |
| 12 | DEN | 11.45 | −0.16 | 11.25 | 12.75 | 11.29 | 10.88 | 11.94 | 12 | 10.06 |
| 13 | CAR | 11.47 | −0.29 | 12.50 | 13.38 | 10.29 | 11.47 | 9.71 | 12.24 | 10.71 |
| 14 | PHI | 11.51 | −0.46 | 11.75 | 13.13 | 12.41 | 11.06 | 13.12 | 9.53 | 9.59 |
| 15 | WAS | 11.61 | +0.02 | 12.69 | 10.25 | 13 | 9.18 | 13 | 10.35 | 12.82 |
| 16 | NYJ | 11.64 | −0.48 | 11.81 | 14.88 | 13.88 | 9.82 | 8.88 | 10.06 | 12.18 |
| 17 | LAR | 11.71 | −0.07 | 12.25 | 10.63 | 12.65 | 12.12 | 11.35 | 11.71 | 11.29 |
| 18 | CIN | 11.78 | −0.05 | 11.69 | 12.06 | 12.65 | 10.88 | 11.88 | 11.29 | 12 |
| 19 | MIA | 11.85 | −0.34 | 13.50 | 12.06 | 12 | 11.94 | 10.94 | 11.35 | 11.18 |
| 20 | HOU | 11.91 | −0.79 | 14 | 13.88 | 12.88 | 11.59 | 11.06 | 10.41 | 9.59 |
| 21 | LV | 12.04 | −0.45 | 12.69 | 14 | 12.24 | 12.18 | 11.12 | 11.53 | 10.53 |
| 22 | NYG | 12.10 | −0.45 | 13.25 | 13.44 | 12.82 | 11.82 | 11.29 | 10.53 | 11.53 |
| 23 | BAL | 12.11 | +0.00 | 10.31 | 13.38 | 13.76 | 12.18 | 10.47 | 12.88 | 11.76 |
| 24 | IND | 12.13 | −0.19 | 13.13 | 12.81 | 12.65 | 11 | 11.29 | 11.24 | 12.82 |
| 25 | ATL | 12.14 | −0.46 | 12.06 | 15.13 | 12.71 | 11.82 | 10.82 | 11.88 | 10.53 |
| 26 | MIN | 12.31 | −0.68 | 13.56 | 13.19 | 13.29 | 13.24 | 12.29 | 12.82 | 7.76 |
| 27 | TEN | 12.32 | −0.66 | 13.38 | 15.50 | 12.24 | 12.82 | 11.29 | 9.35 | 11.65 |
| 28 | JAX | 12.33 | −0.10 | 12.44 | 13.31 | 11.71 | 12.41 | 11.82 | 13 | 11.65 |
| 29 | TB | 12.69 | −0.28 | 14.06 | 13.63 | 12.71 | 11.12 | 12.65 | 12.53 | 12.18 |
| 30 | ARI | 12.74 | −0.37 | 15.44 | 13.06 | 11.53 | 12.82 | 11.76 | 11.82 | 12.71 |
| 31 | SEA | 12.80 | −0.77 | 14.13 | 15.94 | 14.24 | 11.18 | 11.94 | 11.47 | 10.71 |
| 32 | DET | 13.03 | −0.62 | 14.50 | 16 | 12.53 | 12.35 | 12.41 | 11.94 | 11.47 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEN | 13.38 | 15.50 | 12.24 | 12.82 | 11.29 | 9.35 | 11.65 |
| PHI | 11.75 | 13.13 | 12.41 | 11.06 | 13.12 | 9.53 | 9.59 |
| NYJ | 11.81 | 14.88 | 13.88 | 9.82 | 8.88 | 10.06 | 12.18 |
| LAC | 9.94 | 11.88 | 11.82 | 10.41 | 12.24 | 10.29 | 8.88 |
| CLE | 11.81 | 13.63 | 11 | 9.82 | 8.06 | 10.35 | 9.53 |
| DAL | 11.88 | 11.56 | 11.29 | 10.35 | 9.82 | 10.35 | 12.29 |
| WAS | 12.69 | 10.25 | 13 | 9.18 | 13 | 10.35 | 12.82 |
| HOU | 14 | 13.88 | 12.88 | 11.59 | 11.06 | 10.41 | 9.59 |
| NYG | 13.25 | 13.44 | 12.82 | 11.82 | 11.29 | 10.53 | 11.53 |
| CHI | 12.06 | 11.88 | 10.29 | 10.94 | 11.76 | 10.59 | 11.29 |
| SF | 9.56 | 11.25 | 10.82 | 11.18 | 11.24 | 10.82 | 11.94 |
| IND | 13.13 | 12.81 | 12.65 | 11 | 11.29 | 11.24 | 12.82 |
| NE | 9.50 | 11.75 | 10.53 | 11.53 | 10.71 | 11.24 | 10.18 |
| CIN | 11.69 | 12.06 | 12.65 | 10.88 | 11.88 | 11.29 | 12 |
| KC | 12 | 12.75 | 12.47 | 12.29 | 10.06 | 11.29 | 9.29 |
| MIA | 13.50 | 12.06 | 12 | 11.94 | 10.94 | 11.35 | 11.18 |
| NO | 12.50 | 11.63 | 10.94 | 9.65 | 9.88 | 11.47 | 9.59 |
| PIT | 10.25 | 10.19 | 11 | 11.59 | 11.06 | 11.47 | 12.06 |
| SEA | 14.13 | 15.94 | 14.24 | 11.18 | 11.94 | 11.47 | 10.71 |
| LV | 12.69 | 14 | 12.24 | 12.18 | 11.12 | 11.53 | 10.53 |
| LAR | 12.25 | 10.63 | 12.65 | 12.12 | 11.35 | 11.71 | 11.29 |
| GB | 12.06 | 11.63 | 11.47 | 9.82 | 11.18 | 11.76 | 10.71 |
| ARI | 15.44 | 13.06 | 11.53 | 12.82 | 11.76 | 11.82 | 12.71 |
| ATL | 12.06 | 15.13 | 12.71 | 11.82 | 10.82 | 11.88 | 10.53 |
| DET | 14.50 | 16 | 12.53 | 12.35 | 12.41 | 11.94 | 11.47 |
| DEN | 11.25 | 12.75 | 11.29 | 10.88 | 11.94 | 12 | 10.06 |
| CAR | 12.50 | 13.38 | 10.29 | 11.47 | 9.71 | 12.24 | 10.71 |
| TB | 14.06 | 13.63 | 12.71 | 11.12 | 12.65 | 12.53 | 12.18 |
| BUF | 10.81 | 12.50 | 8.24 | 11.44 | 10.82 | 12.82 | 8.65 |
| MIN | 13.56 | 13.19 | 13.29 | 13.24 | 12.29 | 12.82 | 7.76 |
| BAL | 10.31 | 13.38 | 13.76 | 12.18 | 10.47 | 12.88 | 11.76 |
| JAX | 12.44 | 13.31 | 11.71 | 12.41 | 11.82 | 13 | 11.65 |
Distribution
How the 32 teams cluster for 2024.
About this stat
- Stat ID
- def_team_stats_pass_fd
- Side
- defensive
- Family
- Team Stats
- Data source
- P + N
- Polarity
- lower is better
- Display grain
- count
- Algorithm eligibility
- Algorithm-eligible: this stat can be picked in the Algorithm Builder.