What Sack Fumbles is

Fumbles on sacks: the number of times the quarterback lost the ball while being sacked, whether or not the offense recovered. Pressure turning into a possible possession swing.

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

In 2021 the Broncos led at 0.06; the league average was 0.32.

League snapshot — 2021

League leader

DEN · 0.06

League average

0.32

Best to worst

0.59

All 32 teams, lower is better.

Rank	Team	Value	Games
1	DEN	0.06	17
2	LAC	0.06	17
3	ARI	0.18	17
4	BUF	0.18	17
5	GB	0.18	17
6	LAR	0.18	17
7	TB	0.18	17
8	HOU	0.24	17
9	IND	0.24	17
10	NE	0.24	17
11	NO	0.24	17
12	SF	0.24	17
13	ATL	0.29	17
14	BAL	0.29	17
15	CAR	0.29	17
16	CIN	0.29	17
17	KC	0.29	17
18	NYJ	0.29	17
19	SEA	0.29	17
20	DAL	0.35	17
21	JAX	0.35	17
22	PHI	0.35	17
23	TEN	0.35	17
24	CLE	0.41	17
25	DET	0.41	17
26	WAS	0.41	17
27	LV	0.53	17
28	PIT	0.53	17
29	CHI	0.59	17
30	MIA	0.59	17
31	MIN	0.59	17
32	NYG	0.65	17

At a glance — 2021

Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.

League leader

LAC · 0.06

League laggard

NYG · 0.65

League average

0.32

Spread (max − min)

0.59

Rank	Team	Value	Δ vs avg	Percentile
1	DEN	0.06	-0.26	100%
2	LAC	0.06	-0.26	96.8%
3	ARI	0.18	-0.15	93.5%
4	BUF	0.18	-0.15	90.3%
5	GB	0.18	-0.15	87.1%
6	LAR	0.18	-0.15	83.9%
7	TB	0.18	-0.15	80.6%
8	HOU	0.24	-0.09	77.4%
9	IND	0.24	-0.09	74.2%
10	NE	0.24	-0.09	71%
11	NO	0.24	-0.09	67.7%
12	SF	0.24	-0.09	64.5%
13	ATL	0.29	-0.03	61.3%
14	BAL	0.29	-0.03	58.1%
15	CAR	0.29	-0.03	54.8%
16	CIN	0.29	-0.03	51.6%
17	KC	0.29	-0.03	48.4%
18	NYJ	0.29	-0.03	45.2%
19	SEA	0.29	-0.03	41.9%
20	DAL	0.35	0.03	38.7%
21	JAX	0.35	0.03	35.5%
22	PHI	0.35	0.03	32.3%
23	TEN	0.35	0.03	29%
24	CLE	0.41	0.09	25.8%
25	DET	0.41	0.09	22.6%
26	WAS	0.41	0.09	19.4%
27	LV	0.53	0.21	16.1%
28	PIT	0.53	0.21	12.9%
29	CHI	0.59	0.26	9.7%
30	MIA	0.59	0.26	6.5%
31	MIN	0.59	0.26	3.2%
32	NYG	0.65	0.32	0%

Does Sack Fumbles matter against the spread?

Run as a one-stat algorithm against the closing line, this stat went 753–825–37 ATS (47.7%) across 2020–2025, #288 of 296 ranked.

Its best season was 2022 (131–133, 49.6%); its worst 2024 (113–150, 43.0%).

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

Season	Games	ATS record	ATS %
2020	256	125–129–2	49.2%
2021	272	133–137–2	49.3%
2022	271	131–133–7	49.6%
2023	272	118–140–14	45.7%
2024	272	113–150–9	43.0%
2025	272	133–136–3	49.4%

Sack Fumbles in 2021 vs 2020

Broncos lead at 0.06 — they ranked #21 last year. Giants are last at 0.65 — #30 last year.

The league average is 0.32, up 0.03 from 0.30 last year.

Biggest riser: Broncos, #21 → #1. Biggest faller: Dolphins, #5 → #30.

Spread between first and last: 0.59; 24 teams are within 0.15 of the average.

Year-over-year — 2021 vs 2020

Biggest movers from last season.

Biggest riser

MIA · +0.46

Biggest faller

SF · −0.33

Most consistent

HOU · −0.01

League trend 2021 vs 2020

▲ 0.03

Rank	Team	2021	2020	Δ
1	MIA	0.59	0.13	+0.46
2	PIT	0.53	0.13	+0.40
3	DET	0.41	0.13	+0.29
4	CHI	0.59	0.31	+0.28
5	CAR	0.29	0.13	+0.17
6	SEA	0.29	0.13	+0.17
7	CLE	0.41	0.25	+0.16
8	IND	0.24	0.13	+0.11
9	NE	0.24	0.13	+0.11
10	KC	0.29	0.19	+0.11
11	MIN	0.59	0.50	+0.09
12	NYG	0.65	0.56	+0.08
13	GB	0.18	0.13	+0.05
14	TB	0.18	0.13	+0.05
15	ATL	0.29	0.25	+0.04
16	BAL	0.29	0.25	+0.04
17	NYJ	0.29	0.25	+0.04
18	TEN	0.35	0.31	+0.04
19	LV	0.53	0.50	+0.03
20	HOU	0.24	0.25	−0.01
21	CIN	0.29	0.31	−0.02
22	WAS	0.41	0.44	−0.03
23	DAL	0.35	0.44	−0.08
24	LAC	0.06	0.19	−0.13
25	ARI	0.18	0.31	−0.14
26	BUF	0.18	0.31	−0.14
27	LAR	0.18	0.31	−0.14
28	JAX	0.35	0.50	−0.15
29	PHI	0.35	0.56	−0.21
30	DEN	0.06	0.31	−0.25
31	NO	0.24	0.50	−0.26
32	SF	0.24	0.56	−0.33

Multi-year context

7-year window (2020–2026)

Multi-year leader

KC · 0.16

Multi-year laggard

CLE · 0.42

Biggest improver

MIN · −0.07/yr

Biggest decliner

LAC · +0.10/yr

Rank	Team	Avg	Slope/yr	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026
1	KC	0.16	−0.02	0.19	0.29	0	0.24	0.12	0.29	0
2	LAR	0.20	−0.05	0.31	0.18	0.47	0.06	0.24	0.12	0
3	CAR	0.21	−0.02	0.13	0.29	0.12	0.53	0.18	0.24	0
4	SEA	0.22	−0.01	0.13	0.29	0.29	0.24	0.18	0.41	0
5	ARI	0.23	−0.03	0.31	0.18	0.24	0.47	0.18	0.24	0
6	DAL	0.23	−0.06	0.44	0.35	0.24	0.12	0.35	0.12	0
7	BAL	0.23	−0.01	0.25	0.29	0.12	0.35	0.12	0.29	0.20
8	BUF	0.24	−0.00	0.31	0.18	0.38	0.12	0.24	0.06	0.40
9	PIT	0.25	+0.02	0.13	0.53	0.06	0.12	0.29	0.24	0.40
10	HOU	0.26	−0.01	0.25	0.24	0.41	0.35	0.18	0	0.40
11	DEN	0.26	+0.03	0.31	0.06	0.29	0.41	0.06	0.12	0.60
12	GB	0.27	+0.07	0.13	0.18	0.24	0.24	0.12	0.18	0.80
13	WAS	0.28	−0.07	0.44	0.41	0.53	0.18	0.12	0.29	0
14	DET	0.29	+0.01	0.13	0.41	0.29	0.24	0.35	0.18	0.40
15	TB	0.29	+0.06	0.13	0.18	0.18	0.29	0.24	0.59	0.40
16	SF	0.29	−0.04	0.56	0.24	0.06	0.35	0.47	0.35	0
17	NE	0.30	+0.05	0.13	0.24	0.24	0.24	0.47	0.41	0.40
18	MIA	0.30	+0.00	0.13	0.59	0.29	0.06	0.53	0.12	0.40
19	CIN	0.30	−0.02	0.31	0.29	0.38	0.29	0.53	0.12	0.20
20	PHI	0.31	−0.05	0.56	0.35	0.29	0.24	0.35	0.18	0.20
21	TEN	0.33	−0.02	0.31	0.35	0.29	0.41	0.41	0.53	0
22	ATL	0.34	+0.03	0.25	0.29	0.24	0.35	0.53	0.29	0.40
23	LAC	0.35	+0.10	0.19	0.06	0.24	0.47	0.24	0.24	1
24	LV	0.35	−0.03	0.50	0.53	0.29	0.18	0.35	0.18	0.40
25	NO	0.35	+0.02	0.50	0.24	0.18	0.29	0.35	0.29	0.60
26	JAX	0.36	−0.03	0.50	0.35	0.41	0.47	0.18	0.18	0.40
27	CHI	0.36	−0.05	0.31	0.59	0.41	0.59	0.35	0.06	0.20
28	MIN	0.38	−0.07	0.50	0.59	0.35	0.59	0.29	0.35	0
29	NYJ	0.39	+0.01	0.25	0.29	0.47	0.71	0.29	0.29	0.40
30	IND	0.41	+0.05	0.13	0.24	0.71	0.41	0.29	0.47	0.60
31	NYG	0.41	−0.04	0.56	0.65	0.29	0.29	0.35	0.29	0.40
32	CLE	0.42	+0.03	0.25	0.41	0.29	0.59	0.53	0.24	0.60

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
DEN	0.31	0.06	0.29	0.41	0.06	0.12	0.60
LAC	0.19	0.06	0.24	0.47	0.24	0.24	1
ARI	0.31	0.18	0.24	0.47	0.18	0.24	0
BUF	0.31	0.18	0.38	0.12	0.24	0.06	0.40
GB	0.13	0.18	0.24	0.24	0.12	0.18	0.80
LAR	0.31	0.18	0.47	0.06	0.24	0.12	0
TB	0.13	0.18	0.18	0.29	0.24	0.59	0.40
HOU	0.25	0.24	0.41	0.35	0.18	0	0.40
IND	0.13	0.24	0.71	0.41	0.29	0.47	0.60
NE	0.13	0.24	0.24	0.24	0.47	0.41	0.40
NO	0.50	0.24	0.18	0.29	0.35	0.29	0.60
SF	0.56	0.24	0.06	0.35	0.47	0.35	0
ATL	0.25	0.29	0.24	0.35	0.53	0.29	0.40
BAL	0.25	0.29	0.12	0.35	0.12	0.29	0.20
CAR	0.13	0.29	0.12	0.53	0.18	0.24	0
CIN	0.31	0.29	0.38	0.29	0.53	0.12	0.20
KC	0.19	0.29	0	0.24	0.12	0.29	0
NYJ	0.25	0.29	0.47	0.71	0.29	0.29	0.40
SEA	0.13	0.29	0.29	0.24	0.18	0.41	0
DAL	0.44	0.35	0.24	0.12	0.35	0.12	0
JAX	0.50	0.35	0.41	0.47	0.18	0.18	0.40
PHI	0.56	0.35	0.29	0.24	0.35	0.18	0.20
TEN	0.31	0.35	0.29	0.41	0.41	0.53	0
CLE	0.25	0.41	0.29	0.59	0.53	0.24	0.60
DET	0.13	0.41	0.29	0.24	0.35	0.18	0.40
WAS	0.44	0.41	0.53	0.18	0.12	0.29	0
LV	0.50	0.53	0.29	0.18	0.35	0.18	0.40
PIT	0.13	0.53	0.06	0.12	0.29	0.24	0.40
CHI	0.31	0.59	0.41	0.59	0.35	0.06	0.20
MIA	0.13	0.59	0.29	0.06	0.53	0.12	0.40
MIN	0.50	0.59	0.35	0.59	0.29	0.35	0
NYG	0.56	0.65	0.29	0.29	0.35	0.29	0.40

Sack Fumbles since 2018

Leaders since 2018: 2018 Jets (0.06), 2019 Ravens (0), 2020 Panthers (0.13), 2021 Broncos (0.06).

The best season on record is Ravens 2019 at 0; the worst Giants 2019 at 0.81.

Distribution

How the 32 teams cluster for 2021.

About this stat

Stat ID: off_passing_sack_fumbles
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.