Going into Week 10 · weeks 1–9, 7,865 dropbacks
How long each offensive line keeps the pass rush away from its quarterback, measured from our own player tracking of this season's broadcast film. The rating is the distance of the nearest rusher to the quarterback 2.5 seconds after the snap against an average defense in a standard situation, so lines are compared on the same footing whatever their quarterbacks and opponents did. Beside it: how often the pocket broke before the throw, and how long the ball was held.
Updated · Data: our player tracking of NFL broadcast film, 2026 weeks 1-9 · 6,815 passes measured · Updated weekly · How we measure protection
League averages. The rating is the nearest rusher's distance from the quarterback 2.5 s after the snap in the reference situation: 4 rushers, 5 protectors, shotgun, 1st/2nd and 10, 60% expected pass, an average defensive lineup, an average run game and an average-mobility QB. Time to throw is a median over the passes we could measure. Extended plays, where the quarterback leaves the pocket, are the hardest to measure and many are missing or cut short, so our times run about 0.2 to 0.3 seconds below the averages league tracking reports. Compare teams with each other, not with those figures.
Every line's protection rating with its uncertainty, the pressure rate it allowed, how long its quarterback held the ball, and how the best and worst lines break down second by second.