What Sack Fumbles Lost is

Sack fumbles lost to the defense. The recovery of a loose ball is close to a coin flip, so this is the fumble count filtered by luck — the forced part is the repeatable part.

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

In 2020 the Steelers led at 0; the league average was 0.17.

League snapshot — 2020

League leader

PIT · 0

League average

0.17

Best to worst

0.44

All 32 teams, lower is better.

Rank	Team	Value	Games
1	PIT	0	16
2	TB	0	16
3	DET	0.06	16
4	GB	0.06	16
5	IND	0.06	16
6	LAC	0.06	16
7	MIA	0.06	16
8	NE	0.06	16
9	TEN	0.06	16
10	ATL	0.13	16
11	BAL	0.13	16
12	BUF	0.13	16
13	CAR	0.13	16
14	CHI	0.13	16
15	HOU	0.13	16
16	KC	0.13	16
17	NYJ	0.13	16
18	SEA	0.13	16
19	CLE	0.19	16
20	DEN	0.19	16
21	LAR	0.19	16
22	PHI	0.19	16
23	ARI	0.25	16
24	CIN	0.25	16
25	MIN	0.25	16
26	NO	0.25	16
27	WAS	0.25	16
28	DAL	0.31	16
29	NYG	0.31	16
30	JAX	0.38	16
31	LV	0.44	16
32	SF	0.44	16

At a glance — 2020

Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.

League leader

TB · 0

League laggard

LV · 0.44

League average

0.17

Spread (max − min)

0.44

Rank	Team	Value	Δ vs avg	Percentile
1	PIT	0	-0.17	100%
2	TB	0	-0.17	96.8%
3	DET	0.06	-0.11	93.5%
4	GB	0.06	-0.11	90.3%
5	IND	0.06	-0.11	87.1%
6	LAC	0.06	-0.11	83.9%
7	MIA	0.06	-0.11	80.6%
8	NE	0.06	-0.11	77.4%
9	TEN	0.06	-0.11	74.2%
10	ATL	0.13	-0.04	71%
11	BAL	0.13	-0.04	67.7%
12	BUF	0.13	-0.04	64.5%
13	CAR	0.13	-0.04	61.3%
14	CHI	0.13	-0.04	58.1%
15	HOU	0.13	-0.04	54.8%
16	KC	0.13	-0.04	51.6%
17	NYJ	0.13	-0.04	48.4%
18	SEA	0.13	-0.04	45.2%
19	CLE	0.19	0.02	41.9%
20	DEN	0.19	0.02	38.7%
21	LAR	0.19	0.02	35.5%
22	PHI	0.19	0.02	32.3%
23	ARI	0.25	0.08	29%
24	CIN	0.25	0.08	25.8%
25	MIN	0.25	0.08	22.6%
26	NO	0.25	0.08	19.4%
27	WAS	0.25	0.08	16.1%
28	DAL	0.31	0.14	12.9%
29	NYG	0.31	0.14	9.7%
30	JAX	0.38	0.21	6.5%
31	LV	0.44	0.27	3.2%
32	SF	0.44	0.27	0%

Does Sack Fumbles Lost matter against the spread?

Run as a one-stat algorithm against the closing line, this stat went 754–824–37 ATS (47.8%) across 2020–2025, #287 of 296 ranked.

Its best season was 2025 (137–132, 50.9%); its worst 2024 (119–144, 45.2%).

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

Season	Games	ATS record	ATS %
2020	256	120–134–2	47.2%
2021	272	128–142–2	47.4%
2022	271	132–132–7	50.0%
2023	272	118–140–14	45.7%
2024	272	119–144–9	45.2%
2025	272	137–132–3	50.9%

Sack Fumbles Lost in 2020 vs 2019

Steelers lead at 0 — they ranked #8 last year. 49ers are last at 0.44 — #25 last year.

The league average is 0.17, down 0.01 from 0.18 last year.

Biggest riser: Buccaneers, #26 → #2. Biggest faller: Raiders, #3 → #31.

Spread between first and last: 0.44; 25 teams are within 0.11 of the average.

Year-over-year — 2020 vs 2019

Biggest movers from last season.

Biggest riser

LV · +0.44

Biggest faller

TB · −0.25

Most consistent

CHI · 0

League trend 2020 vs 2019

▼ -0.01

Rank	Team	2020	2019	Δ
1	LV	0.44	0	+0.44
2	ARI	0.25	0	+0.25
3	NO	0.25	0	+0.25
4	DAL	0.31	0.13	+0.19
5	SF	0.44	0.25	+0.19
6	BAL	0.13	0	+0.13
7	SEA	0.13	0	+0.13
8	CLE	0.19	0.13	+0.06
9	MIN	0.25	0.19	+0.06
10	CHI	0.13	0.13	0
11	DEN	0.19	0.19	0
12	HOU	0.13	0.13	0
13	KC	0.13	0.13	0
14	MIA	0.06	0.06	0
15	NE	0.06	0.06	0
16	WAS	0.25	0.25	0
17	BUF	0.13	0.19	−0.06
18	DET	0.06	0.13	−0.06
19	JAX	0.38	0.44	−0.06
20	LAC	0.06	0.13	−0.06
21	LAR	0.19	0.25	−0.06
22	PHI	0.19	0.25	−0.06
23	PIT	0	0.06	−0.06
24	GB	0.06	0.19	−0.13
25	NYJ	0.13	0.25	−0.13
26	TEN	0.06	0.19	−0.13
27	ATL	0.13	0.31	−0.19
28	CIN	0.25	0.44	−0.19
29	IND	0.06	0.25	−0.19
30	CAR	0.13	0.38	−0.25
31	NYG	0.31	0.56	−0.25
32	TB	0	0.25	−0.25

Multi-year context

7-year window (2020–2026)

Multi-year leader

KC · 0.07

Multi-year laggard

IND · 0.28

Biggest improver

JAX · −0.06/yr

Biggest decliner

IND · +0.06/yr

Rank	Team	Avg	Slope/yr	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026
1	KC	0.07	−0.02	0.13	0.12	0	0.18	0	0.06	0
2	GB	0.10	+0.02	0.06	0.06	0.12	0.06	0.06	0.12	0.20
3	PHI	0.10	−0.02	0.19	0.06	0.12	0.12	0.18	0.06	0
4	DET	0.11	−0.02	0.06	0.24	0.18	0.12	0	0.18	0
5	SEA	0.11	−0.00	0.13	0.12	0.12	0.12	0	0.29	0
6	DAL	0.11	−0.04	0.31	0.24	0	0.06	0.12	0.06	0
7	BUF	0.12	+0.01	0.13	0.06	0.19	0.06	0.12	0.06	0.20
8	DEN	0.12	−0.00	0.19	0	0.18	0.24	0	0.06	0.20
9	CAR	0.13	−0.01	0.13	0.12	0.06	0.35	0.06	0.18	0
10	LAR	0.13	−0.03	0.19	0.12	0.29	0.06	0.12	0.12	0
11	PIT	0.13	+0.01	0	0.29	0.06	0.06	0.18	0.12	0.20
12	ARI	0.14	−0.02	0.25	0.06	0.12	0.24	0.06	0.24	0
13	WAS	0.14	−0.04	0.25	0.18	0.35	0.06	0	0.12	0
14	HOU	0.14	+0.03	0.13	0.06	0.12	0.18	0.12	0	0.40
15	TB	0.15	+0.04	0	0.12	0.12	0.18	0.06	0.18	0.40
16	ATL	0.16	+0.00	0.13	0.18	0.12	0.24	0.12	0.12	0.20
17	BAL	0.16	+0.01	0.13	0.18	0.12	0.24	0.06	0.18	0.20
18	MIA	0.16	+0.03	0.06	0.24	0.12	0.06	0.18	0.06	0.40
19	TEN	0.16	+0.01	0.06	0.18	0.18	0.12	0.18	0.41	0
20	CIN	0.17	−0.01	0.25	0.12	0.19	0.06	0.29	0.06	0.20
21	LAC	0.17	+0.04	0.06	0.06	0.18	0.29	0.06	0.12	0.40
22	LV	0.18	−0.06	0.44	0.29	0.06	0.12	0.29	0.06	0
23	SF	0.18	−0.03	0.44	0.12	0.06	0.18	0.24	0.24	0
24	CHI	0.18	−0.01	0.13	0.29	0.12	0.29	0.18	0.06	0.20
25	MIN	0.19	−0.03	0.25	0.12	0.24	0.41	0.12	0.18	0
26	NE	0.19	+0.04	0.06	0.12	0.18	0.12	0.29	0.18	0.40
27	NO	0.21	+0.04	0.25	0.12	0.06	0.12	0.18	0.12	0.60
28	NYG	0.21	−0.03	0.31	0.35	0.18	0.06	0.24	0.12	0.20
29	JAX	0.21	−0.06	0.38	0.29	0.29	0.29	0.12	0.12	0
30	CLE	0.22	−0.00	0.19	0.29	0.18	0.24	0.29	0.18	0.20
31	NYJ	0.23	+0.03	0.13	0.12	0.35	0.35	0.12	0.18	0.40
32	IND	0.28	+0.06	0.06	0.24	0.24	0.29	0.29	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
PIT	0	0.29	0.06	0.06	0.18	0.12	0.20
TB	0	0.12	0.12	0.18	0.06	0.18	0.40
DET	0.06	0.24	0.18	0.12	0	0.18	0
GB	0.06	0.06	0.12	0.06	0.06	0.12	0.20
IND	0.06	0.24	0.24	0.29	0.29	0.24	0.60
LAC	0.06	0.06	0.18	0.29	0.06	0.12	0.40
MIA	0.06	0.24	0.12	0.06	0.18	0.06	0.40
NE	0.06	0.12	0.18	0.12	0.29	0.18	0.40
TEN	0.06	0.18	0.18	0.12	0.18	0.41	0
ATL	0.13	0.18	0.12	0.24	0.12	0.12	0.20
BAL	0.13	0.18	0.12	0.24	0.06	0.18	0.20
BUF	0.13	0.06	0.19	0.06	0.12	0.06	0.20
CAR	0.13	0.12	0.06	0.35	0.06	0.18	0
CHI	0.13	0.29	0.12	0.29	0.18	0.06	0.20
HOU	0.13	0.06	0.12	0.18	0.12	0	0.40
KC	0.13	0.12	0	0.18	0	0.06	0
NYJ	0.13	0.12	0.35	0.35	0.12	0.18	0.40
SEA	0.13	0.12	0.12	0.12	0	0.29	0
CLE	0.19	0.29	0.18	0.24	0.29	0.18	0.20
DEN	0.19	0	0.18	0.24	0	0.06	0.20
LAR	0.19	0.12	0.29	0.06	0.12	0.12	0
PHI	0.19	0.06	0.12	0.12	0.18	0.06	0
ARI	0.25	0.06	0.12	0.24	0.06	0.24	0
CIN	0.25	0.12	0.19	0.06	0.29	0.06	0.20
MIN	0.25	0.12	0.24	0.41	0.12	0.18	0
NO	0.25	0.12	0.06	0.12	0.18	0.12	0.60
WAS	0.25	0.18	0.35	0.06	0	0.12	0
DAL	0.31	0.24	0	0.06	0.12	0.06	0
NYG	0.31	0.35	0.18	0.06	0.24	0.12	0.20
JAX	0.38	0.29	0.29	0.29	0.12	0.12	0
LV	0.44	0.29	0.06	0.12	0.29	0.06	0
SF	0.44	0.12	0.06	0.18	0.24	0.24	0

Sack Fumbles Lost since 2018

Leaders since 2018: 2018 Panthers (0), 2019 Cardinals (0), 2020 Steelers (0).

The best season on record is Panthers 2018 at 0; the worst Giants 2019 at 0.56.

The league average has fallen from 0.19 in 2018 to 0.17 in 2020.

Distribution

How the 32 teams cluster for 2020.

About this stat

Stat ID: off_passing_sack_fumbles_lost
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.