Defensive line play is one of the most difficult things to judge because it is so dependent on other factors.

A pass rusher can have a high sack rate thanks to coverage sacks or blown offensive line assignments, a defensive tackle could play well against the run despite his team struggling overall, and the list goes on.

The good news is we now have better metrics to isolate defensive line play. The most notable of those is ESPN’s pass rush win rate and run stop win rate.

Let’s look at where all 32 NFL teams rank in pass rush win rate and run stop win rate and how that relates to other defensive metrics.

What is pass rush win rate?

Pass rush win rate is a metric created by ESPN that records how often a pass rusher beats his block within 2.5 seconds.

What is run stop win rate?

Run stop win rate is a metric created by ESPN that records how often a run defender beats his blocker in the running game.

Let’s look at defensive line pass rush and run stop win rate rankings heading into Week 2.

Defensive Line Pass Rush Win Rate Rankings:

  1. Chicago Bears, 71%
  2. Washington Commanders, 67%
  3. Denver Broncos, 64%
  4. Las Vegas Raiders, 64%
  5. Cincinnati Bengals, 54%

Defensive Line Run Stop Win Rate Rankings:

  1. Los Angeles Chargers, 41%
  2. Buffalo Bills, 39%
  3. Dallas Cowboys, 38%
  4. San Francisco 49ers, 38%
  5. Washington Commanders, 37%

Defensive Line Pass Rushing Stats & Rankings

Team PRWR Pressure% Sack/Pressure% Blitz% TimeToSack
Cardinals 12 26.70 25.00 23.30 4.85
Falcons 26 20.00 33.30 16.70 5.05
Ravens 41 32.30 20.00 9.70 3.45
Bills 39 36.80 28.60 28.90 3.95
Panthers 35 15.40 25.00 42.30 2.90
Bears 71 39.50 20.00 18.40 3.83
Bengals 54 44.80 7.70 13.80 6.10
Browns 33 20.00 42.90 22.90 3.00
Cowboys 41 42.90 25.00 23.20 3.95
Broncos 64 39.30 18.20 46.40 3.15
Lions 49 35.30 11.10 17.60 3.35
Packers 29 42.10 12.50 23.70 3.75
Texans 33 25.00 33.30 8.30 3.55
Colts 28 31.60 33.30 28.90 2.48
Jaguars 29 14.60 50.00 17.10 3.57
Chiefs 15 29.40 6.70 17.60 2.80
Raiders 64 32.10 11.10 32.10 2.30
Chargers 43 37.50 26.70 32.50 2.73
Rams 36 32.30 20.00 16.10 3.20
Dolphins 38 36.00 33.30 16.00 3.20
Vikings 35 40.80 25.00 22.40 3.68
Patriots 37 22.90 37.50 11.40 3.40
Saints 52 38.50 26.70 41.00 3.27
Giants 50 42.30 9.10 19.20 3.30
Jets 25 36.40 25.00 24.20 6.53
Eagles 48 35.10 15.40 27.00 3.45
Steelers 53 40.70 18.20 11.10 2.65
49ers 47 25.80 12.50 9.70 2.90
Seahawks 45 44.90 9.10 26.50 6.25
Bucs 50 36.40 16.70 42.40 3.45
Titans 42 27.30 22.20 24.20 4.30
Commanders 67 32.40 9.10 41.20 5.00
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Defensive Line Run Stopping Stats & Rankings

Team RSWR YBC/Run YAC/Run Stuff%
Cardinals 29 1.33 2.61 22
Falcons 29 0.71 2.63 15
Ravens 26 1.35 2.25 11
Bills 39 2.00 2.96 8
Panthers 26 1.92 2.95 14
Bears 28 1.38 4.00 15
Bengals 31 0.36 4.00 14
Browns 26 2.12 1.96 8
Cowboys 38 0.74 4.16 11
Broncos 36 1.76 2.67 27
Lions 27 1.39 2.22 17
Packers 28 0.87 2.92 24
Texans 21 2.00 2.73 14
Colts 27 1.73 3.60 11
Jaguars 26 1.40 1.84 28
Chiefs 31 2.19 3.59 3
Raiders 35 2.81 3.70 17
Chargers 41 0.73 2.59 23
Rams 28 2.35 2.90 7
Dolphins 30 1.73 3.19 19
Vikings 27 0.57 2.95 14
Patriots 25 2.25 2.13 6
Saints 30 0.90 2.00 10
Giants 29 0.96 3.31 12
Jets 34 1.66 3.08 11
Eagles 27 3.24 4.67 29
Steelers 32 0.95 3.09 18
49ers 38 0.21 3.37 17
Seahawks 26 1.64 2.32 16
Bucs 28 1.70 2.90 17
Titans 31 1.86 1.95 25
Commanders 37 0.70 3.03 32
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