After checking out our charting numbers on how quarterbacks handled pressure last week, we're turning our attention to the other side of the ball and looking at defensive pressure DVOA. League-wide averages didn't change much -- pressure rate went from 24.8 percent in 2013 to 24.6 percent last season, while pressure DVOA (-76.0%) was essentially the same as last year (-75.0%).
On a larger scale, NFL defenses are creating more pressure, but with less success. The last two seasons have generated the highest pressure rates since 2010, but the defensive DVOA figures have been a little bit worse than the three-year average (-82.