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 — 2020

  • League leaderSF 114.4
  • League average146.0
  • Best to worst73.44

All 32 teams, lower is better.

At a glance — 2020

Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.

League leader
SF · 114.4
League laggard
SEA · 187.8
League average
146.0
Spread (max − min)
73.44

Year-over-year — 2020 vs 2019

Biggest movers from last season.

Biggest riser
CLE · +55.06
Biggest faller
ARI · −36.69
Most consistent
KC · +3.63
League trend 2020 vs 2019
▲ 4.69

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

Distribution

How the 32 teams cluster for 2020.

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.