Defensive: Advanced defense · Air Yds Al. (PFR CAY) (allowed)

Yards the ball travels in the air against this defence. Separates coverage depth from yards given up after the catch.

DEF · Advanced defenseP only
About this stat ↓

League snapshot — 2019

  • League leaderSF 106.7
  • League average141.3
  • Best to worst77.63

All 32 teams, lower is better.

At a glance — 2019

Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.

League leader
SF · 106.7
League laggard
TEN · 184.3
League average
141.3
Spread (max − min)
77.63

Year-over-year — 2019 vs 2018

Biggest movers from last season.

Biggest riser
MIN · +63.69
Biggest faller
NE · −72.13
Most consistent
HOU · +0.69
League trend 2019 vs 2018
▲ 0.08

Multi-year context

7-year window (2019–2025)

Multi-year leader
CLE · 116.9
Multi-year laggard
DET · 162.7
Biggest improver
TEN · −11.57/yr
Biggest decliner
LAR · +3.67/yr

Multi-year heatmap

32 teams across 7 seasons. Cells colored by quintile within each season; click a column header to jump to that year.

Team2019202020212022202320242025
SF106.7114.4149.4149.5140.896141.4
NE107.9118.1120.1134.7116.8121.1132.8
LAC109.5137.3121.2134.8134.3129.297.18
DAL117.3131.4125.4132.5108.2113.8137.5
BUF120.1162.4101.4142.3129.5144.1108.5
BAL120.6140.3147.1146.9122.4160.5146.9
CLE122.4177.4105.9111.592.94118.190.35
JAX122.5136132.2142.6129135.8140.3
DEN125.9142.4117.3102.4132.7133.4129.4
PIT129.9135.1135.9139.7141.6134148.9
WAS130.9136.1159.6117.4142.6135.6126.2
CHI131.9145.6113.8116.1123.4120.3156.5
CIN131.9141.2183.4160.9145.8118.4101.1
ATL133.4165.7126.1135.1122120.4126.5
LAR136.2114.8157.6123.6151.7132.2160.8
NYJ137.2155.2143103.978.53110.8106.3
KC137.4141.1145.2150.5122.6138.995.82
CAR138.1133.6115.1143.298.29125.2123.9
IND148.3167.4136.6104.4132.7125.1147.6
LV149.5144.9141.8130.592.59115.6112.1
GB150.3140.1121.9113.4142125.2131.9
SEA152.4187.8127.9113.9125.2105.1124.4
ARI154.4117.8136.395.41136.6116.1131.3
NYG157.4141.8124.7133.6108.9124.8127.6
NO158.5152.4126.1103.1107.9125.1100.6
HOU160.6132.2152.8119156.2114.6119.1
MIA162.2143.4133.1147.6140.1106.9111.5
PHI163.1140.6129120.6153.8136.7116.1
TB171.2183.8144.2128.4157.6147.1127.1
MIN171.8158.1143.6155.6115.8149.689.35
DET179165.7144.6163.4190.9149.5145.9
TEN184.3168.9142.1165.1138.988.88130.7

Distribution

How the 32 teams cluster for 2019.

About this stat
Stat ID
def_advanced_defense_def_air_yds
Side
defensive
Family
Advanced defense
Data source
P only
Polarity
lower is better
Display grain
count
Algorithm eligibility
Algorithm-eligible: this stat can be picked in the Algorithm Builder.