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 2022 the Chiefs led at 0; the league average was 0.29.

League snapshot — 2022

League leader

KC · 0

League average

0.29

Best to worst

0.71

All 32 teams, lower is better.

Rank	Team	Value	Games
1	KC	0	17
2	PIT	0.06	17
3	SF	0.06	17
4	BAL	0.12	17
5	CAR	0.12	17
6	NO	0.18	17
7	TB	0.18	17
8	ARI	0.24	17
9	ATL	0.24	17
10	DAL	0.24	17
11	GB	0.24	17
12	LAC	0.24	17
13	NE	0.24	17
14	CLE	0.29	17
15	DEN	0.29	17
16	DET	0.29	17
17	LV	0.29	17
18	MIA	0.29	17
19	NYG	0.29	17
20	PHI	0.29	17
21	SEA	0.29	17
22	TEN	0.29	17
23	MIN	0.35	17
24	BUF	0.38	16
25	CIN	0.38	16
26	CHI	0.41	17
27	HOU	0.41	17
28	JAX	0.41	17
29	LAR	0.47	17
30	NYJ	0.47	17
31	WAS	0.53	17
32	IND	0.71	17

At a glance — 2022

Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.

League leader

KC · 0

League laggard

IND · 0.71

League average

0.29

Spread (max − min)

0.71

Rank	Team	Value	Δ vs avg	Percentile
1	KC	0	-0.29	100%
2	PIT	0.06	-0.23	96.8%
3	SF	0.06	-0.23	93.5%
4	BAL	0.12	-0.17	90.3%
5	CAR	0.12	-0.17	87.1%
6	NO	0.18	-0.11	83.9%
7	TB	0.18	-0.11	80.6%
8	ARI	0.24	-0.05	77.4%
9	ATL	0.24	-0.05	74.2%
10	DAL	0.24	-0.05	71%
11	GB	0.24	-0.05	67.7%
12	LAC	0.24	-0.05	64.5%
13	NE	0.24	-0.05	61.3%
14	CLE	0.29	0.00	58.1%
15	DEN	0.29	0.00	54.8%
16	DET	0.29	0.00	51.6%
17	LV	0.29	0.00	48.4%
18	MIA	0.29	0.00	45.2%
19	NYG	0.29	0.00	41.9%
20	PHI	0.29	0.00	38.7%
21	SEA	0.29	0.00	35.5%
22	TEN	0.29	0.00	32.3%
23	MIN	0.35	0.06	29%
24	BUF	0.38	0.09	25.8%
25	CIN	0.38	0.09	22.6%
26	CHI	0.41	0.12	19.4%
27	HOU	0.41	0.12	16.1%
28	JAX	0.41	0.12	12.9%
29	LAR	0.47	0.18	9.7%
30	NYJ	0.47	0.18	6.5%
31	WAS	0.53	0.24	3.2%
32	IND	0.71	0.42	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 2022 vs 2021

Chiefs lead at 0 — they ranked #17 last year. Colts are last at 0.71 — #9 last year.

The league average is 0.29, down 0.03 from 0.32 last year.

Biggest riser: Steelers, #28 → #2. Biggest faller: Rams, #6 → #29.

Spread between first and last: 0.71; 23 teams are within 0.14 of the average.

Year-over-year — 2022 vs 2021

Biggest movers from last season.

Biggest riser

IND · +0.47

Biggest faller

PIT · −0.47

Most consistent

NE · 0

League trend 2022 vs 2021

▼ -0.03

Rank	Team	2022	2021	Δ
1	IND	0.71	0.24	+0.47
2	LAR	0.47	0.18	+0.29
3	DEN	0.29	0.06	+0.24
4	BUF	0.38	0.18	+0.20
5	HOU	0.41	0.24	+0.18
6	LAC	0.24	0.06	+0.18
7	NYJ	0.47	0.29	+0.18
8	WAS	0.53	0.41	+0.12
9	CIN	0.38	0.29	+0.08
10	ARI	0.24	0.18	+0.06
11	GB	0.24	0.18	+0.06
12	JAX	0.41	0.35	+0.06
13	NE	0.24	0.24	0
14	SEA	0.29	0.29	0
15	TB	0.18	0.18	0
16	NO	0.18	0.24	−0.06
17	ATL	0.24	0.29	−0.06
18	PHI	0.29	0.35	−0.06
19	TEN	0.29	0.35	−0.06
20	CLE	0.29	0.41	−0.12
21	DET	0.29	0.41	−0.12
22	DAL	0.24	0.35	−0.12
23	SF	0.06	0.24	−0.18
24	BAL	0.12	0.29	−0.18
25	CAR	0.12	0.29	−0.18
26	CHI	0.41	0.59	−0.18
27	LV	0.29	0.53	−0.24
28	MIN	0.35	0.59	−0.24
29	KC	0	0.29	−0.29
30	MIA	0.29	0.59	−0.29
31	NYG	0.29	0.65	−0.35
32	PIT	0.06	0.53	−0.47

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

Sack Fumbles since 2018

Leaders since 2018: 2018 Jets (0.06), 2019 Ravens (0), 2020 Panthers (0.13), 2021 Broncos (0.06), 2022 Chiefs (0).

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

The league average has fallen from 0.34 in 2018 to 0.29 in 2022.

Distribution

How the 32 teams cluster for 2022.

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.