Method · blitz@v1

Blitz

Five or more pass rushers. Four or fewer is a standard rush. The count comes from FTN charting, which is why this split only exists from 2022 on.

The filter, exactly as it runs

n_pass_rushers >= 5

Parameters

min_rushers 5

Where this is arguable

Simulated pressures, where a linebacker rushes and a lineman drops, count as a four-man rush. Some scheme-driven pressure is therefore invisible here, which matters for the 2023 Ravens.
Five rushers against an empty set is not the same gamble as five against max protection, and this treats them identically.

These are the objections I already know about. If you have a better one, or you think a different threshold tells a truer story, say so and I will re-run it with your numbers and publish what comes back.

Version 1. Older versions are never deleted, so a piece that citesblitz@v1 stays reproducible after this definition is revised. Source: Data: nflverse (nflfastR), CC-BY 4.0