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.

In 2023 the Chiefs led at -4.46; the league average was 0.04.

League snapshot — 2023

League leader
KC · -4.46
League average
0.04
Best to worst
11.53

All 32 teams, lower is better.

At a glance — 2023

Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.

League leader
KC · -4.46
League laggard
NYG · 7.07
League average
0.04
Spread (max − min)
11.53

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 2023 vs 2022

Chiefs lead at -4.46 — they ranked #2 last year. Giants are last at 7.07 — #27 last year.

The league average is 0.04, down 0.11 from 0.14 last year.

Biggest riser: Colts, #24 → #7. Biggest faller: Eagles, #4 → #23.

Spread between first and last: 11.53; 23 teams are within 2.37 of the average.

Year-over-year — 2023 vs 2022

Biggest movers from last season.

Biggest riser
NYG · +5.37
Biggest faller
ATL · −4.15
Most consistent
ARI · +0.12
League trend 2023 vs 2022
▼ -0.11

Multi-year context

7-year window (2020–2026)

Multi-year leader
GB · -1.87
Multi-year laggard
NYG · 2.10
Biggest improver
CIN · −1.11/yr
Biggest decliner
TB · +1.36/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
KC-1.60-0.77-3.84-4.46-0.021.192.32
BUF-1.65-2.87-0.98-4.20-3.090.191.32
MIA-1.16-0.95-0.32-3.290.870.266.19
GB-2.92-0.56-1.14-2.66-2.66-0.49-2.63
DAL0.70-1.27-3.74-1.71-2.96-0.91-0.42
DET2.320.43-2.29-1.49-0.04-1.40-2.65
IND-2.710.491.28-1.41-0.28-0.76-0.71
CLE-1.021.451.21-1.291.34-1.202.41
SEA1.303.27-0.01-1.100.99-1.71-1.18
LAC0.38-1.35-1.88-0.930.481.172.80
PIT-6.70-3.05-0.56-0.812.20-1.670.40
LAR-4.20-2.263.09-0.74-1.16-3.27-1.86
LV1.260.481.15-0.740.983.93-2.93
SF0.97-1.77-1.04-0.57-0.141.08-3.60
BAL1.033.02-0.22-0.56-2.634.411.69
TB-3.43-3.11-3.89-0.48-0.250.215.84
NO-1.78-0.36-1.12-0.230.10-0.48-0.11
ATL1.523.354.06-0.090.29-4.462.29
JAX3.02-0.51-0.910.08-0.031.791.07
HOU2.301.71-0.720.120.48-2.60-1.87
CIN4.152.481.430.160.84-0.58-3.99
MIN2.59-2.450.670.261.080.89-0.18
PHI1.051.08-2.850.281.84-0.524.04
ARI-2.63-0.400.630.75-1.622.92-1.43
NYJ2.682.68-0.911.29-1.115.120.08
NE2.76-1.16-0.971.823.432.330.17
DEN-1.310.763.722.01-4.69-5.84-3.40
WAS-0.281.250.152.850.660.051.11
TEN1.831.603.663.492.231.21-0.34
CHI-0.430.287.843.712.72-1.92-2.07
CAR1.280.871.434.040.440.661.09
NYG1.980.661.707.07-0.641.652.24

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).

Steelers have led this stat 2 of 6 seasons.

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

The league average has fallen from 0.13 in 2018 to 0.04 in 2023.

Distribution

How the 32 teams cluster for 2023.

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.