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

DEF · Advanced defenseP only
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New York Jets — Air Yds Al. (PFR CAY) (allowed), 2026

  • Value101
  • Rank#8 of 32
  • League average116.3
  • Rank in 2025#7 of 32

What Air Yds Al. (PFR CAY) (allowed) is

Air yards allowed: how far the ball travelled in the air on completions against this defense, added up. It separates how deep opponents completed passes (coverage) from what they gained after the catch (tackling).

Lower is better. It is shown per game, so a team's number does not depend on games played. Source: P.

Through Week 6 of 2026, the Rams lead at 59.60; the league average is 116.3.

League snapshot — 2026

League leader
LAR · 59.60
League average
116.3
Best to worst
114.4

All 32 teams, lower is better.

At a glance — 2026

Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.

League leader
LAR · 59.60
League laggard
DET · 174
League average
116.3
Spread (max − min)
114.4

Does Air Yds Al. (PFR CAY) (allowed) matter against the spread?

Run as a one-stat algorithm against the closing line, this stat went 737–841–37 ATS (46.7%) across 2020–2025, #295 of 296 ranked.

Its best season was 2020 (136–118, 53.5%); its worst 2024 (104–159, 39.5%).

For picks, this is noise. One stat is not a recipe — the algorithms combine many.

SeasonGamesATS recordATS %
2020256136–118–253.5%
2021272125–145–246.3%
2022271124–140–747.0%
2023272117–141–1445.3%
2024272104–159–939.5%
2025272131–138–348.7%

Air Yds Al. (PFR CAY) (allowed) in 2026 vs 2025

Rams lead at 59.60 — they ranked #32 last year. Lions are last at 174 — #27 last year.

The league average is 116.3, down 8.22 from 124.5 last year.

Biggest riser: Rams, #32 → #1. Biggest faller: Browns, #2 → #25.

Spread between first and last: 114.4; 22 teams are within 26.07 of the average.

Year-over-year — 2026 vs 2025

Biggest movers from last season.

Biggest riser
CLE · +46.85
Biggest faller
LAR · −101.2
Most consistent
NO · +4.81
League trend 2026 vs 2025
▼ -8.22

Multi-year context

7-year window (2020–2026)

Multi-year leader
NYJ · 114.1
Multi-year laggard
DET · 162.0
Biggest improver
MIN · −12.12/yr
Biggest decliner
JAX · +1.51/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.

Team2020202120222023202420252026
LAR114.8157.6123.6151.7132.2160.859.60
GB140.1121.9113.4142125.2131.962
MIN158.1143.6155.6115.8149.689.3583.20
CHI145.6113.8116.1123.4120.3156.584
SF114.4149.4149.5140.896141.489.60
SEA187.8127.9113.9125.2105.1124.491
NYG141.8124.7133.6108.9124.8127.694
NYJ155.2143103.978.53110.8106.3101
PHI140.6129120.6153.8136.7116.1101.6
DEN142.4117.3102.4132.7133.4129.4101.8
LAC137.3121.2134.8134.3129.297.18105.2
NO152.4126.1103.1107.9125.1100.6105.4
TB183.8144.2128.4157.6147.1127.1105.6
NE118.1120.1134.7116.8121.1132.8106
KC141.1145.2150.5122.6138.995.82113.5
CIN141.2183.4160.9145.8118.4101.1116.8
ARI117.8136.395.41136.6116.1131.3120.4
WAS136.1159.6117.4142.6135.6126.2120.6
PIT135.1135.9139.7141.6134148.9121.2
DAL131.4125.4132.5108.2113.8137.5125.2
MIA143.4133.1147.6140.1106.9111.5125.6
IND167.4136.6104.4132.7125.1147.6129.8
BUF162.4101.4142.3129.5144.1108.5136
LV144.9141.8130.592.59115.6112.1136
CLE177.4105.9111.592.94118.190.35137.2
BAL140.3147.1146.9122.4160.5146.9137.6
TEN168.9142.1165.1138.988.88130.7138.6
JAX136132.2142.6129135.8140.3147
CAR133.6115.1143.298.29125.2123.9147.8
HOU132.2152.8119156.2114.6119.1152.4
ATL165.7126.1135.1122120.4126.5152.8
DET165.7144.6163.4190.9149.5145.9174

Air Yds Al. (PFR CAY) (allowed) since 2018

Leaders since 2018: 2018 Bills (97.06), 2019 49ers (106.7), 2020 49ers (114.4), 2021 Bills (101.4), 2022 Cardinals (95.41), 2023 Jets (78.53), 2024 Titans (88.88), 2025 Vikings (89.35), 2026 Rams (59.60).

Bills have led this stat 2 of 9 seasons.

The best season on record is Rams 2026 at 59.60; the worst Lions 2023 at 190.9.

The league average has fallen from 141.2 in 2018 to 116.3 in 2026.

Distribution

How the 32 teams cluster for 2026.

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.