What Pass sacked is

Sacks taken: the number of times the quarterback was tackled behind the line on a pass play. It is part offensive-line protection and part how long the quarterback holds the ball, and each one costs yards and often the drive.

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

In 2023 the Bills led at 1.41; the league average was 2.59.

League snapshot — 2023

League leader

BUF · 1.41

League average

2.59

Best to worst

3.59

All 32 teams, lower is better.

Rank	Team	Value	Games
1	BUF	1.41	17
2	KC	1.65	17
3	GB	1.76	17
4	DET	1.82	17
5	MIA	1.82	17
6	LAR	2	17
7	SF	2	17
8	NO	2.06	17
9	PIT	2.12	17
10	SEA	2.24	17
11	PHI	2.29	17
12	ATL	2.35	17
13	DAL	2.35	17
14	LV	2.35	17
15	TB	2.35	17
16	BAL	2.41	17
17	IND	2.41	17
18	JAX	2.41	17
19	ARI	2.47	17
20	LAC	2.53	17
21	CLE	2.65	17
22	HOU	2.76	17
23	MIN	2.76	17
24	NE	2.82	17
25	CHI	2.94	17
26	CIN	2.94	17
27	DEN	3.06	17
28	NYJ	3.76	17
29	TEN	3.76	17
30	CAR	3.82	17
31	WAS	3.82	17
32	NYG	5	17

At a glance — 2023

Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.

League leader

BUF · 1.41

League laggard

NYG · 5

League average

2.59

Spread (max − min)

3.59

Rank	Team	Value	Δ vs avg	Percentile
1	BUF	1.41	-1.18	100%
2	KC	1.65	-0.94	96.8%
3	GB	1.76	-0.83	93.5%
4	DET	1.82	-0.77	90.3%
5	MIA	1.82	-0.77	87.1%
6	LAR	2	-0.59	83.9%
7	SF	2	-0.59	80.6%
8	NO	2.06	-0.53	77.4%
9	PIT	2.12	-0.47	74.2%
10	SEA	2.24	-0.36	71%
11	PHI	2.29	-0.30	67.7%
12	ATL	2.35	-0.24	64.5%
13	DAL	2.35	-0.24	61.3%
14	LV	2.35	-0.24	58.1%
15	TB	2.35	-0.24	54.8%
16	BAL	2.41	-0.18	51.6%
17	IND	2.41	-0.18	48.4%
18	JAX	2.41	-0.18	45.2%
19	ARI	2.47	-0.12	41.9%
20	LAC	2.53	-0.06	38.7%
21	CLE	2.65	0.06	35.5%
22	HOU	2.76	0.17	32.3%
23	MIN	2.76	0.17	29%
24	NE	2.82	0.23	25.8%
25	CHI	2.94	0.35	22.6%
26	CIN	2.94	0.35	19.4%
27	DEN	3.06	0.47	16.1%
28	NYJ	3.76	1.17	12.9%
29	TEN	3.76	1.17	9.7%
30	CAR	3.82	1.23	6.5%
31	WAS	3.82	1.23	3.2%
32	NYG	5	2.41	0%

Does Pass sacked matter against the spread?

Run as a one-stat algorithm against the closing line, this stat went 850–728–37 ATS (53.9%) across 2020–2025, #104 of 296 ranked.

Its best season was 2020 (152–102, 59.8%); its worst 2023 (130–128, 50.4%).

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

Season	Games	ATS record	ATS %
2020	256	152–102–2	59.8%
2021	272	140–130–2	51.9%
2022	271	147–117–7	55.7%
2023	272	130–128–14	50.4%
2024	272	136–127–9	51.7%
2025	272	145–124–3	53.9%

Pass sacked in 2023 vs 2022

Bills lead at 1.41 — they ranked #10 last year. Giants are last at 5 — #27 last year.

The league average is 2.59, up 0.20 from 2.39 last year.

Biggest riser: Rams, #30 → #6. Biggest faller: Panthers, #11 → #30.

Spread between first and last: 3.59; 22 teams are within 0.75 of the average.

Year-over-year — 2023 vs 2022

Biggest movers from last season.

Biggest riser

NYG · +2.12

Biggest faller

LAR · −1.47

Most consistent

MIN · 0

League trend 2023 vs 2022

▲ 0.20

Rank	Team	2023	2022	Δ
1	NYG	5	2.88	+2.12
2	CAR	3.82	2.12	+1.71
3	NYJ	3.76	2.47	+1.29
4	TB	2.35	1.29	+1.06
5	WAS	3.82	2.82	+1
6	TEN	3.76	2.88	+0.88
7	DAL	2.35	1.59	+0.76
8	JAX	2.41	1.65	+0.76
9	HOU	2.76	2.24	+0.53
10	NE	2.82	2.41	+0.41
11	DET	1.82	1.41	+0.41
12	LV	2.35	2.06	+0.29
13	LAC	2.53	2.29	+0.24
14	CIN	2.94	2.75	+0.19
15	ATL	2.35	2.18	+0.18
16	SF	2	1.82	+0.18
17	BAL	2.41	2.24	+0.18
18	KC	1.65	1.53	+0.12
19	CLE	2.65	2.59	+0.06
20	MIN	2.76	2.76	0
21	GB	1.76	1.88	−0.12
22	PIT	2.12	2.24	−0.12
23	NO	2.06	2.24	−0.18
24	MIA	1.82	2.06	−0.24
25	ARI	2.47	2.71	−0.24
26	PHI	2.29	2.59	−0.29
27	CHI	2.94	3.41	−0.47
28	SEA	2.24	2.71	−0.47
29	DEN	3.06	3.71	−0.65
30	BUF	1.41	2.06	−0.65
31	IND	2.41	3.53	−1.12
32	LAR	2	3.47	−1.47

Multi-year context

7-year window (2020–2026)

Multi-year leader

GB · 1.70

Multi-year laggard

NYG · 3.07

Biggest improver

DEN · −0.24/yr

Biggest decliner

TB · +0.32/yr

Rank	Team	Avg	Slope/yr	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026
1	GB	1.70	+0.04	1.31	1.94	1.88	1.76	1.29	1.71	2
2	BUF	1.70	+0.04	1.69	1.59	2.06	1.41	0.82	2.35	2
3	SF	1.79	−0.21	2.44	1.94	1.82	2	2.12	1.59	0.60
4	KC	1.86	+0.11	1.50	1.65	1.53	1.65	2.41	2.76	1.50
5	LAR	1.92	−0.11	1.56	1.82	3.47	2	1.82	1.35	1.40
6	DAL	1.98	−0.15	2.75	1.94	1.59	2.35	2.24	1.82	1.20
7	TB	2.05	+0.32	1.38	1.35	1.29	2.35	2.35	2.24	3.40
8	DET	2.06	−0.01	2.63	2.12	1.41	1.82	1.94	2.29	2.20
9	IND	2.07	−0.02	1.31	1.88	3.53	2.41	1.88	1.71	1.80
10	PIT	2.14	+0.20	0.88	2.24	2.24	2.12	2.88	1.82	2.80
11	JAX	2.14	−0.03	2.75	1.88	1.65	2.41	1.88	2.41	2
12	ATL	2.15	−0.11	2.56	2.35	2.18	2.35	1.88	1.53	2.20
13	DEN	2.15	−0.24	2	2.35	3.71	3.06	1.41	1.35	1.20
14	MIA	2.28	+0.08	2.13	2.35	2.06	1.82	2.53	2.24	2.80
15	NO	2.28	+0.13	1.81	2.18	2.24	2.06	2.18	2.88	2.60
16	BAL	2.32	−0.06	2	3.35	2.24	2.41	1.41	2.65	2.20
17	LV	2.40	+0.12	1.75	2.35	2.06	2.35	2.94	3.76	1.60
18	ARI	2.42	+0.11	1.81	2.29	2.71	2.47	1.76	3.47	2.40
19	NE	2.47	+0.10	2.31	1.65	2.41	2.82	3.06	2.82	2.20
20	SEA	2.52	−0.15	3	2.71	2.71	2.24	3.18	1.59	2.20
21	CAR	2.56	−0.04	2.25	3.06	2.12	3.82	2.12	2.06	2.50
22	PHI	2.58	−0.14	4.06	1.82	2.59	2.29	2.65	2.06	2.60
23	LAC	2.61	+0.27	2.13	1.82	2.29	2.53	2.59	3.53	3.40
24	HOU	2.64	−0.06	3.13	2.59	2.24	2.76	3.18	1.82	2.80
25	CIN	2.67	−0.21	3	3.24	2.75	2.94	2.82	2.12	1.80
26	MIN	2.73	+0.19	2.44	1.76	2.76	2.76	2.88	3.53	3
27	TEN	2.76	+0.09	1.56	2.76	2.88	3.76	3.06	3.29	2
28	WAS	2.77	−0.14	3.13	2.53	2.82	3.82	2.94	2.18	2
29	CHI	2.80	−0.13	2.25	3.41	3.41	2.94	4	1.41	2.20
30	CLE	2.92	+0.29	1.63	2.88	2.59	2.65	3.88	3	3.80
31	NYJ	3.02	+0.08	2.69	3.12	2.47	3.76	2.35	3.53	3.20
32	NYG	3.07	−0.02	3.13	2.24	2.88	5	2.82	2.82	2.60

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
BUF	1.69	1.59	2.06	1.41	0.82	2.35	2
KC	1.50	1.65	1.53	1.65	2.41	2.76	1.50
GB	1.31	1.94	1.88	1.76	1.29	1.71	2
DET	2.63	2.12	1.41	1.82	1.94	2.29	2.20
MIA	2.13	2.35	2.06	1.82	2.53	2.24	2.80
LAR	1.56	1.82	3.47	2	1.82	1.35	1.40
SF	2.44	1.94	1.82	2	2.12	1.59	0.60
NO	1.81	2.18	2.24	2.06	2.18	2.88	2.60
PIT	0.88	2.24	2.24	2.12	2.88	1.82	2.80
SEA	3	2.71	2.71	2.24	3.18	1.59	2.20
PHI	4.06	1.82	2.59	2.29	2.65	2.06	2.60
ATL	2.56	2.35	2.18	2.35	1.88	1.53	2.20
DAL	2.75	1.94	1.59	2.35	2.24	1.82	1.20
LV	1.75	2.35	2.06	2.35	2.94	3.76	1.60
TB	1.38	1.35	1.29	2.35	2.35	2.24	3.40
BAL	2	3.35	2.24	2.41	1.41	2.65	2.20
IND	1.31	1.88	3.53	2.41	1.88	1.71	1.80
JAX	2.75	1.88	1.65	2.41	1.88	2.41	2
ARI	1.81	2.29	2.71	2.47	1.76	3.47	2.40
LAC	2.13	1.82	2.29	2.53	2.59	3.53	3.40
CLE	1.63	2.88	2.59	2.65	3.88	3	3.80
HOU	3.13	2.59	2.24	2.76	3.18	1.82	2.80
MIN	2.44	1.76	2.76	2.76	2.88	3.53	3
NE	2.31	1.65	2.41	2.82	3.06	2.82	2.20
CHI	2.25	3.41	3.41	2.94	4	1.41	2.20
CIN	3	3.24	2.75	2.94	2.82	2.12	1.80
DEN	2	2.35	3.71	3.06	1.41	1.35	1.20
NYJ	2.69	3.12	2.47	3.76	2.35	3.53	3.20
TEN	1.56	2.76	2.88	3.76	3.06	3.29	2
CAR	2.25	3.06	2.12	3.82	2.12	2.06	2.50
WAS	3.13	2.53	2.82	3.82	2.94	2.18	2
NYG	3.13	2.24	2.88	5	2.82	2.82	2.60

Pass sacked since 2018

Leaders since 2018: 2018 Colts (1.13), 2019 Rams (1.38), 2020 Steelers (0.88), 2021 Buccaneers (1.35), 2022 Buccaneers (1.29), 2023 Bills (1.41).

Buccaneers have led this stat 2 of 6 seasons.

The best season on record is Steelers 2020 at 0.88; the worst Giants 2023 at 5.

Distribution

How the 32 teams cluster for 2023.

About this stat

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