What Are Pressures Per Game?
Pressures per game measures the average number of times a defense pressures the opposing quarterback each game. This stat reflects pass rush volume across the season.
Pressures Per Game | NFL Team Stats
| Team | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | 17.2 | 17.0 | 18.7 | 17.2 | - | 15.7 | 19.5 | 12.2 |
| 2 |  | 16.8 | 20.0 | 16.0 | 16.8 | - | 14.5 | 18.3 | 12.8 |
| 3 |  | 16.7 | 15.0 | 19.3 | 18.0 | - | 14.7 | 18.7 | 12.2 |
| 4 |  | 15.8 | 14.0 | 15.3 | 16.0 | - | 16.7 | 15.0 | 11.5 |
| 4 |  | 15.8 | 17.0 | 16.7 | 16.0 | - | 16.0 | 15.7 | 10.3 |
| 6 |  | 14.8 | 6.0 | 12.7 | 14.8 | - | 14.0 | 15.3 | 11.1 |
| 7 |  | 14.7 | 13.0 | 12.7 | 16.4 | - | 16.0 | 13.3 | 12.3 |
| 7 |  | 14.7 | 22.0 | 14.3 | 14.8 | - | 17.7 | 11.7 | 15.1 |
| 9 |  | 13.4 | 15.0 | 12.7 | 13.4 | - | 12.5 | 14.0 | 11.0 |
| 9 |  | 13.4 | 12.0 | 13.7 | 13.4 | - | 14.5 | 12.7 | 7.5 |
| 11 |  | 13.2 | 24.0 | 17.0 | 13.4 | - | 14.0 | 12.3 | 12.1 |
| 11 |  | 13.2 | 24.0 | 16.7 | 14.0 | - | 14.3 | 11.0 | 9.1 |
| 11 |  | 13.2 | 9.0 | 14.7 | 13.4 | - | 15.7 | 10.7 | 15.0 |
| 14 |  | 13.0 | 9.0 | 14.0 | 12.2 | - | 13.5 | 12.0 | 12.4 |
| 15 |  | 12.9 | 16.0 | 15.7 | 13.8 | - | 14.0 | 12.0 | 10.0 |
| 16 |  | 12.8 | 21.0 | 11.7 | 12.8 | - | 13.5 | 11.5 | 13.5 |
| 17 |  | 12.7 | 19.0 | 14.0 | 13.8 | - | 13.0 | 12.3 | 12.7 |
| 18 |  | 12.3 | 14.0 | 12.7 | 12.6 | - | 12.5 | 12.3 | 12.1 |
| 19 |  | 11.8 | 12.0 | 11.0 | 10.6 | - | 13.0 | 10.7 | 13.0 |
| 20 |  | 11.5 | 6.0 | 14.0 | 12.4 | - | 11.7 | 11.3 | 11.9 |
| 21 |  | 11.3 | 9.0 | 12.0 | 10.6 | - | 12.0 | 10.7 | 12.1 |
| 22 |   | 10.8 | 6.0 | 10.7 | 11.2 | - | 11.3 | 10.0 | 13.1 |
| 23 |  | 10.7 | 11.0 | 11.3 | 10.6 | - | 10.0 | 11.3 | 11.9 |
| 24 |   | 10.5 | 7.0 | 11.0 | 10.6 | - | 10.3 | 11.0 | 11.9 |
| 25 |  | 9.9 | 10.0 | 9.0 | 10.4 | - | 10.0 | 9.7 | 11.0 |
| 26 |  | 9.3 | 9.0 | 7.7 | 9.4 | - | 9.0 | 9.7 | 9.8 |
| 27 |  | 9.2 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 8.8 | - | 7.0 | 10.3 | 9.9 |
| 28 |  | 9.0 | 14.0 | 10.3 | 9.6 | - | 6.7 | 11.3 | 12.7 |
| 29 |  | 8.5 | 6.0 | 9.3 | 8.2 | - | 12.5 | 6.5 | 8.9 |
| 30 |  | 8.0 | 11.0 | 8.3 | 9.0 | - | 6.7 | 9.3 | 11.0 |
| 31 |  | 7.7 | 1.0 | 6.7 | 7.2 | - | 6.0 | 9.3 | 12.8 |
| 32 |  | 7.4 | 11.0 | 10.0 | 7.4 | - | 9.0 | 6.3 | 10.0 |
Which teams have the highest pressures per game in the NFL in 2026?
The highest pressures per game in the NFL belongs to Kansas City at 17.2, as of October 24, 2026. Detroit is second at 16.8 & Atlanta third at 16.7. Buffalo & Las Vegas are tied for fourth at 15.8. Kansas City's average is 0.4 pressures above second place & 7.3 pressures above the 25th-ranked team.
Only 3.8 pressures separate first from tenth. Minnesota is sixth at 14.8. Cleveland & Denver are tied for seventh at 14.7 and Cincinnati & Carolina tied for ninth at 13.4.
Four separate ranks inside the top 25 are shared by more than one team. Green Bay, San Francisco & Seattle are tied 11th at 13.2. Jacksonville is 14th at 13.0, New England 15th at 12.9, Tampa Bay 16th at 12.8, Dallas 17th at 12.7 & Baltimore 18th at 12.3.
Nine teams sit inside 0.7 pressures of each other from ninth to 17th, the tightest stretch of the ranking. Philadelphia is 19th at 11.8, Houston 20th at 11.5, Washington 21st at 11.3, the Los Angeles Rams 22nd at 10.8, the Los Angeles Chargers 23rd at 10.7, the New York Giants 24th at 10.5 & Chicago 25th at 9.9.
How this ranking is measured
32 NFL teams are ranked for the 2026 regular season. The top 25 appear above. Pressures per game measures the average number of times a defense pressures the opposing quarterback each game. This stat reflects pass rush volume across the season. Figures are as of October 24, 2026 & are recalculated on StatRankings after each game's play-by-play is processed.
