NET: Pass sacked perc (Off − Def)

NET · NET (Off − Def)P + N
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What Pass sacked perc (Off − Def) is

Sack rate taken minus sack rate forced. Lower is better — the rate version, less swayed by how often each side threw.

Lower is better. It is a rate, so a team's number does not grow with games played. Source: P + N.

Through Week 7 of 2026, the Bengals lead at -3.99; the league average is 0.13.

League snapshot — 2026

League leader
CIN · -3.99
League average
0.13
Best to worst
10.18

All 32 teams, lower is better.

At a glance — 2026

Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.

League leader
CIN · -3.99
League laggard
MIA · 6.19
League average
0.13
Spread (max − min)
10.18

Does Pass sacked perc (Off − Def) matter against the spread?

Run as a one-stat algorithm against the closing line, this stat went 829–749–37 ATS (52.5%) across 2020–2025, #150 of 296 ranked.

Its best season was 2020 (149–105, 58.7%); its worst 2021 (137–133, 50.7%).

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

SeasonGamesATS recordATS %
2020256149–105–258.7%
2021272137–133–250.7%
2022271137–127–751.9%
2023272135–123–1452.3%
2024272134–129–951.0%
2025272137–132–350.9%

Pass sacked perc (Off − Def) in 2026 vs 2025

Bengals lead at -3.99 — they ranked #12 last year. Dolphins are last at 6.19 — #19 last year.

The league average is 0.13, up 0.09 from 0.04 last year.

Biggest riser: Raiders, #30 → #3. Biggest faller: Falcons, #2 → #26.

Spread between first and last: 10.18; 21 teams are within 2.50 of the average.

Year-over-year — 2026 vs 2025

Biggest movers from last season.

Biggest riser
ATL · +6.97
Biggest faller
LV · −7.30
Most consistent
CAR · −0.11
League trend 2026 vs 2025
▲ 0.09

Multi-year context

7-year window (2020–2026)

Multi-year leader
GB · -1.63
Multi-year laggard
NYG · 2.25
Biggest improver
CIN · −1.11/yr
Biggest decliner
TB · +1.23/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.

Team2020202120222023202420252026
CIN4.152.481.430.160.84-0.58-3.99
SF0.97-1.77-1.04-0.57-0.141.08-3.40
LV1.260.481.15-0.740.983.93-3.36
DEN-1.310.763.722.01-4.69-5.84-3.25
DET2.320.43-2.29-1.49-0.04-1.40-2.65
TEN1.831.603.663.492.231.21-2.22
CHI-0.430.287.843.712.72-1.92-2.20
ARI-2.63-0.400.630.75-1.622.92-1.83
NO-1.78-0.36-1.12-0.230.10-0.48-1.45
HOU2.301.71-0.720.120.48-2.60-1.41
DAL0.70-1.27-3.74-1.71-2.96-0.91-1.40
NE2.76-1.16-0.971.823.432.33-1.15
GB-2.92-0.56-1.14-2.66-2.66-0.49-1.01
SEA1.303.27-0.01-1.100.99-1.71-0.59
LAR-4.20-2.263.09-0.74-1.16-3.27-0.35
MIN2.59-2.450.670.261.080.89-0.18
KC-1.60-0.77-3.84-4.46-0.021.190.01
PIT-6.70-3.05-0.56-0.812.20-1.670.07
CAR1.280.871.434.040.440.660.55
BAL1.033.02-0.22-0.56-2.634.410.56
JAX3.02-0.51-0.910.08-0.031.790.59
NYJ2.682.68-0.911.29-1.115.121.23
IND-2.710.491.28-1.41-0.28-0.761.26
WAS-0.281.250.152.850.660.051.47
BUF-1.65-2.87-0.98-4.20-3.090.191.93
ATL1.523.354.06-0.090.29-4.462.51
CLE-1.021.451.21-1.291.34-1.202.96
NYG1.980.661.707.07-0.641.653.30
PHI1.051.08-2.850.281.84-0.523.49
LAC0.38-1.35-1.88-0.930.481.173.72
TB-3.43-3.11-3.89-0.48-0.250.214.62
MIA-1.16-0.95-0.32-3.290.870.266.19

Pass sacked perc (Off − Def) since 2018

Leaders since 2018: 2018 Steelers (-4.35), 2019 Rams (-4.30), 2020 Steelers (-6.70), 2021 Buccaneers (-3.11), 2022 Buccaneers (-3.89), 2023 Chiefs (-4.46), 2024 Broncos (-4.69), 2025 Broncos (-5.84), 2026 Bengals (-3.99).

Steelers have led this stat 2 of 9 seasons.

The best season on record is Steelers 2020 at -6.70; the worst Bears 2022 at 7.84.

Week to week — Week 5 to Week 6

Since Week 5: Chiefs up 10 (#27 → #17), Titans up 8 (#14 → #6), Saints up 7 (#16 → #9); Colts down 11 (#12 → #23), Packers down 7 (#6 → #13), Rams down 6 (#9 → #15).

21 teams moved by two places or fewer.

Distribution

How the 32 teams cluster for 2026.

About this stat
Stat ID
net_pass_sacked_perc
Side
net
Family
NET (Off − Def)
Data source
P + N
Polarity
lower is better
Display grain
rate
Algorithm eligibility
Algorithm-eligible: this stat can be picked in the Algorithm Builder.