What Pass adj net yds per att (allowed) is

Adjusted net yards per attempt allowed: opponent passing yards, plus 20 for each touchdown allowed, minus 45 for each interception, minus sack yards, divided by attempts plus sacks. Touchdowns, interceptions and sacks all priced in — the most complete single pass-defense number here.

Lower is better. It is a rate, so a team's number does not grow with games played. Source: P.

In 2019 the Patriots led at 3.50; the league average was 6.16.

League snapshot — 2019

League leader

NE · 3.50

League average

6.16

Best to worst

4.30

All 32 teams, lower is better.

Rank	Team	Value	Games
1	NE	3.50	16
2	SF	4.60	16
3	BUF	4.70	16
4	PIT	4.70	16
5	BAL	5.20	16
6	KC	5.20	16
7	MIN	5.30	16
8	CHI	5.70	16
9	GB	5.70	16
10	LAR	5.70	16
11	CAR	5.80	16
12	NO	5.80	16
13	NYJ	6.00	16
14	CLE	6.10	16
15	DAL	6.10	16
16	DEN	6.10	16
17	SEA	6.20	16
18	TB	6.20	16
19	TEN	6.20	16
20	LAC	6.30	16
21	IND	6.40	16
22	PHI	6.40	16
23	JAX	6.70	16
24	WAS	6.70	16
25	ATL	7.00	16
26	HOU	7.10	16
27	CIN	7.40	16
28	NYG	7.40	16
29	ARI	7.70	16
30	DET	7.70	16
31	MIA	7.70	16
32	LV	7.80	16

At a glance — 2019

Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.

League leader

NE · 3.50

League laggard

LV · 7.80

League average

6.16

Spread (max − min)

4.30

Rank	Team	Value	Δ vs avg	Percentile
1	NE	3.50	-2.66	100%
2	SF	4.60	-1.56	96.8%
3	BUF	4.70	-1.46	93.5%
4	PIT	4.70	-1.46	90.3%
5	BAL	5.20	-0.96	87.1%
6	KC	5.20	-0.96	83.9%
7	MIN	5.30	-0.86	80.6%
8	CHI	5.70	-0.46	77.4%
9	GB	5.70	-0.46	74.2%
10	LAR	5.70	-0.46	71%
11	CAR	5.80	-0.36	67.7%
12	NO	5.80	-0.36	64.5%
13	NYJ	6.00	-0.16	61.3%
14	CLE	6.10	-0.06	58.1%
15	DAL	6.10	-0.06	54.8%
16	DEN	6.10	-0.06	51.6%
17	SEA	6.20	0.04	48.4%
18	TB	6.20	0.04	45.2%
19	TEN	6.20	0.04	41.9%
20	LAC	6.30	0.14	38.7%
21	IND	6.40	0.24	35.5%
22	PHI	6.40	0.24	32.3%
23	JAX	6.70	0.54	29%
24	WAS	6.70	0.54	25.8%
25	ATL	7.00	0.84	22.6%
26	HOU	7.10	0.94	19.4%
27	CIN	7.40	1.24	16.1%
28	NYG	7.40	1.24	12.9%
29	ARI	7.70	1.54	9.7%
30	DET	7.70	1.54	6.5%
31	MIA	7.70	1.54	3.2%
32	LV	7.80	1.64	0%

Does Pass adj net yds per att (allowed) matter against the spread?

Run as a one-stat algorithm against the closing line, this stat went 879–699–37 ATS (55.7%) across 2020–2025, #46 of 296 ranked.

Its best season was 2020 (158–96, 62.2%); its worst 2023 (130–128, 50.4%).

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

Season	Games	ATS record	ATS %
2020	256	158–96–2	62.2%
2021	272	148–122–2	54.8%
2022	271	145–119–7	54.9%
2023	272	130–128–14	50.4%
2024	272	144–119–9	54.8%
2025	272	154–115–3	57.2%

Pass adj net yds per att (allowed) in 2019 vs 2018

Patriots lead at 3.50 — they ranked #7 last year. Raiders are last at 7.80 — #32 last year.

The league average is 6.16, down 0.18 from 6.33 last year.

Biggest riser: 49ers, #30 → #2. Biggest faller: Cardinals, #10 → #29.

Spread between first and last: 4.30; 22 teams are within 1.01 of the average.

Year-over-year — 2019 vs 2018

Biggest movers from last season.

Biggest riser

ARI · +1.60

Biggest faller

SF · −2.90

Most consistent

BAL · 0.00

League trend 2019 vs 2018

▼ -0.18

Rank	Team	2019	2018	Δ
1	ARI	7.70	6.10	+1.60
2	CHI	5.70	4.10	+1.60
3	JAX	6.70	5.50	+1.20
4	MIA	7.70	6.70	+1.00
5	NYG	7.40	6.40	+1.00
6	HOU	7.10	6.40	+0.70
7	DET	7.70	7.20	+0.50
8	WAS	6.70	6.30	+0.40
9	CLE	6.10	5.70	+0.40
10	IND	6.40	6.10	+0.30
11	ATL	7.00	6.70	+0.30
12	LAC	6.30	6.00	+0.30
13	TEN	6.20	5.90	+0.30
14	CIN	7.40	7.30	+0.10
15	MIN	5.30	5.20	+0.10
16	BAL	5.20	5.20	0.00
17	PHI	6.40	6.40	0.00
18	DEN	6.10	6.20	−0.10
19	BUF	4.70	4.90	−0.20
20	LV	7.80	8.00	−0.20
21	SEA	6.20	6.50	−0.30
22	DAL	6.10	6.50	−0.40
23	NYJ	6.00	6.50	−0.50
24	LAR	5.70	6.30	−0.60
25	KC	5.20	6.30	−1.10
26	CAR	5.80	6.90	−1.10
27	NO	5.80	7.00	−1.20
28	GB	5.70	7.10	−1.40
29	TB	6.20	7.70	−1.50
30	PIT	4.70	6.30	−1.60
31	NE	3.50	5.80	−2.30
32	SF	4.60	7.50	−2.90

Multi-year context

7-year window (2020–2026)

Multi-year leader

BUF · 5.39

Multi-year laggard

DET · 6.93

Biggest improver

MIN · −0.47/yr

Biggest decliner

DAL · +0.48/yr

Rank	Team	Avg	Slope/yr	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026
1	BUF	5.39	+0.29	5.70	3.80	5.10	4.80	6.00	4.90	7.40
2	SEA	5.49	−0.41	6.10	6.50	5.80	6.10	5.80	4.50	3.60
3	LAR	5.57	+0.08	4.60	5.30	6.00	6.10	6.50	5.50	5.00
4	DEN	5.57	−0.19	6.20	5.90	5.10	6.60	5.30	4.70	5.20
5	GB	5.64	−0.19	6.10	5.50	5.90	6.40	5.50	5.90	4.20
6	SF	5.70	+0.03	5.80	6.10	5.20	4.60	5.90	7.10	5.20
7	NE	5.73	+0.11	6.20	4.50	5.20	5.70	6.80	5.90	5.80
8	PIT	5.73	+0.18	4.70	5.70	5.90	5.80	5.70	6.20	6.10
9	MIN	5.74	−0.47	7.20	6.10	6.60	6.10	5.10	5.30	3.80
10	PHI	5.76	−0.11	6.90	6.10	4.40	6.60	4.80	5.10	6.40
11	NO	5.77	+0.25	5.40	5.30	5.40	5.30	6.00	5.80	7.20
12	CLE	5.79	−0.05	6.60	5.50	5.90	4.20	7.20	5.30	5.80
13	KC	5.80	−0.13	6.20	6.50	5.80	4.90	5.90	6.00	5.30
14	BAL	5.94	−0.03	5.60	7.60	5.80	4.10	6.10	6.40	6.00
15	LAC	5.94	−0.17	6.30	6.40	6.00	6.80	5.40	4.60	6.10
16	HOU	6.04	−0.34	7.90	6.70	5.60	6.00	5.30	4.60	6.20
17	NYG	6.06	−0.00	6.10	5.70	6.20	5.70	7.00	6.30	5.40
18	TB	6.06	+0.16	5.80	5.30	5.80	6.20	6.50	6.70	6.10
19	NYJ	6.21	−0.13	7.30	7.50	5.00	4.30	5.90	8.10	5.40
20	CAR	6.27	−0.07	6.60	6.10	6.40	5.80	7.30	5.90	5.80
21	IND	6.36	+0.21	6.10	6.00	6.20	5.80	6.40	6.10	7.90
22	CIN	6.39	−0.07	7.20	6.20	5.80	6.50	6.10	7.10	5.80
23	MIA	6.39	+0.27	6.20	5.60	6.30	5.80	5.90	7.00	7.90
24	ATL	6.47	−0.24	7.40	6.80	6.90	6.00	6.50	5.50	6.20
25	JAX	6.49	−0.31	7.90	7.00	6.20	5.90	7.60	4.80	6.00
26	CHI	6.59	+0.04	6.60	6.70	7.00	5.70	6.50	6.10	7.50
27	LV	6.59	−0.04	7.20	6.40	7.10	5.60	6.40	6.30	7.10
28	DAL	6.60	+0.48	7.10	5.10	5.20	5.10	6.50	8.00	9.20
29	TEN	6.64	+0.12	6.90	5.90	6.50	6.50	6.10	7.60	7.00
30	WAS	6.66	+0.29	4.80	7.10	6.00	7.70	6.30	7.60	7.10
31	ARI	6.77	+0.37	5.90	6.10	6.40	7.00	6.30	6.80	8.90
32	DET	6.93	−0.30	8.60	7.50	6.90	6.40	5.90	6.20	7.00

Multi-year heatmap

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

Team	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026
SEA	6.10	6.50	5.80	6.10	5.80	4.50	3.60
MIN	7.20	6.10	6.60	6.10	5.10	5.30	3.80
GB	6.10	5.50	5.90	6.40	5.50	5.90	4.20
LAR	4.60	5.30	6.00	6.10	6.50	5.50	5.00
DEN	6.20	5.90	5.10	6.60	5.30	4.70	5.20
SF	5.80	6.10	5.20	4.60	5.90	7.10	5.20
KC	6.20	6.50	5.80	4.90	5.90	6.00	5.30
NYG	6.10	5.70	6.20	5.70	7.00	6.30	5.40
NYJ	7.30	7.50	5.00	4.30	5.90	8.10	5.40
CAR	6.60	6.10	6.40	5.80	7.30	5.90	5.80
CIN	7.20	6.20	5.80	6.50	6.10	7.10	5.80
CLE	6.60	5.50	5.90	4.20	7.20	5.30	5.80
NE	6.20	4.50	5.20	5.70	6.80	5.90	5.80
BAL	5.60	7.60	5.80	4.10	6.10	6.40	6.00
JAX	7.90	7.00	6.20	5.90	7.60	4.80	6.00
LAC	6.30	6.40	6.00	6.80	5.40	4.60	6.10
PIT	4.70	5.70	5.90	5.80	5.70	6.20	6.10
TB	5.80	5.30	5.80	6.20	6.50	6.70	6.10
ATL	7.40	6.80	6.90	6.00	6.50	5.50	6.20
HOU	7.90	6.70	5.60	6.00	5.30	4.60	6.20
PHI	6.90	6.10	4.40	6.60	4.80	5.10	6.40
DET	8.60	7.50	6.90	6.40	5.90	6.20	7.00
TEN	6.90	5.90	6.50	6.50	6.10	7.60	7.00
LV	7.20	6.40	7.10	5.60	6.40	6.30	7.10
WAS	4.80	7.10	6.00	7.70	6.30	7.60	7.10
NO	5.40	5.30	5.40	5.30	6.00	5.80	7.20
BUF	5.70	3.80	5.10	4.80	6.00	4.90	7.40
CHI	6.60	6.70	7.00	5.70	6.50	6.10	7.50
IND	6.10	6.00	6.20	5.80	6.40	6.10	7.90
MIA	6.20	5.60	6.30	5.80	5.90	7.00	7.90
ARI	5.90	6.10	6.40	7.00	6.30	6.80	8.90
DAL	7.10	5.10	5.20	5.10	6.50	8.00	9.20

Pass adj net yds per att (allowed) since 2018

Leaders since 2018: 2018 Bears (4.10), 2019 Patriots (3.50).

The best season on record is Patriots 2019 at 3.50; the worst Raiders 2018 at 8.00.

Distribution

How the 32 teams cluster for 2019.

About this stat

Stat ID: def_passing_pass_adj_net_yds_per_att
Side: defensive
Family: Passing
Data source: P only
Polarity: lower is better
Display grain: rate
Algorithm eligibility: Algorithm-eligible: this stat can be picked in the Algorithm Builder.