What is Blitz Rate?
Blitz rate is the percentage of defensive plays where extra pass rushers are sent beyond the standard pass rushers.
Blitz Rate | NFL Advanced Team Stats
| Rank | Team | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | 73.8% | 77.8% | 69.9% | 71.9% | - | 77.4% | 70.8% | 54.0% |
| 2 |  | 47.2% | 47.1% | 45.4% | 48.4% | - | 49.0% | 44.7% | 29.4% |
| 3 |   | 43.4% | 45.2% | 54.5% | 49.4% | - | 39.2% | 49.5% | 36.1% |
| 4 |  | 43.2% | 40.0% | 45.0% | 43.8% | - | 42.6% | 43.7% | 31.5% |
| 5 |  | 42.8% | 31.6% | 41.4% | 40.1% | - | 45.7% | 39.0% | 39.3% |
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Which teams have the highest blitz rate in the NFL in 2026?
Through games played October 30, 2026, Minnesota has the highest blitz rate in the NFL at 73.8%. Washington is second at 47.2% & the New York Giants third at 43.4%. Minnesota's rate is 26.6 percentage points above second place & 45.8 percentage points above the 25th-ranked team.
Only 37.8 percentage points separate first from tenth. Chicago is fourth at 43.2%, Tampa Bay fifth at 42.8%, New England sixth at 42.1%, the New York Jets seventh at 40.0%, Buffalo eighth at 37.9%, Denver ninth at 37.8% & New Orleans tenth at 36.0%.
A gap of 2.1 percentage points separates sixth from seventh, the widest single step anywhere below the top four. San Francisco is 11th at 34.3%, Arizona 12th at 33.2%, Jacksonville 13th at 33.0%, Carolina 14th at 32.7%, Baltimore 15th at 32.5%, the Los Angeles Rams 16th at 31.5% & Green Bay 17th at 30.2%.
The last seven teams in the ranking sit inside 1.6 percentage points of each other. Dallas is 18th at 30.0%, the Los Angeles Chargers 19th at 29.6%, Detroit 20th at 29.6%, Las Vegas 21st at 29.1%, Miami 22nd at 28.8%, Philadelphia 23rd at 28.1%, Kansas City 24th at 28.0% & Pittsburgh 25th at 28.0%.
How this ranking is measured
The ranking above covers the top 25 of 32 NFL teams in the 2026 regular season. Blitz rate is the percentage of defensive plays where extra pass rushers are sent beyond the standard pass rushers. Figures are as of October 30, 2026 & are recalculated on StatRankings after each game's play-by-play is processed.
