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 2020 the Rams led at 4.60; the league average was 6.41.

League snapshot — 2020

League leader

LAR · 4.60

League average

6.41

Best to worst

4.00

All 32 teams, lower is better.

Rank	Team	Value	Games
1	LAR	4.60	16
2	PIT	4.70	16
3	WAS	4.80	16
4	NO	5.40	16
5	BAL	5.60	16
6	BUF	5.70	16
7	SF	5.80	16
8	TB	5.80	16
9	ARI	5.90	16
10	GB	6.10	16
11	IND	6.10	16
12	NYG	6.10	16
13	SEA	6.10	16
14	DEN	6.20	16
15	KC	6.20	16
16	MIA	6.20	16
17	NE	6.20	16
18	LAC	6.30	16
19	CAR	6.60	16
20	CHI	6.60	16
21	CLE	6.60	16
22	PHI	6.90	16
23	TEN	6.90	16
24	DAL	7.10	16
25	CIN	7.20	16
26	LV	7.20	16
27	MIN	7.20	16
28	NYJ	7.30	16
29	ATL	7.40	16
30	HOU	7.90	16
31	JAX	7.90	16
32	DET	8.60	16

At a glance — 2020

Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.

League leader

LAR · 4.60

League laggard

DET · 8.60

League average

6.41

Spread (max − min)

4.00

Rank	Team	Value	Δ vs avg	Percentile
1	LAR	4.60	-1.81	100%
2	PIT	4.70	-1.71	96.8%
3	WAS	4.80	-1.61	93.5%
4	NO	5.40	-1.01	90.3%
5	BAL	5.60	-0.81	87.1%
6	BUF	5.70	-0.71	83.9%
7	SF	5.80	-0.61	80.6%
8	TB	5.80	-0.61	77.4%
9	ARI	5.90	-0.51	74.2%
10	GB	6.10	-0.31	71%
11	IND	6.10	-0.31	67.7%
12	NYG	6.10	-0.31	64.5%
13	SEA	6.10	-0.31	61.3%
14	DEN	6.20	-0.21	58.1%
15	KC	6.20	-0.21	54.8%
16	MIA	6.20	-0.21	51.6%
17	NE	6.20	-0.21	48.4%
18	LAC	6.30	-0.11	45.2%
19	CAR	6.60	0.19	41.9%
20	CHI	6.60	0.19	38.7%
21	CLE	6.60	0.19	35.5%
22	PHI	6.90	0.49	32.3%
23	TEN	6.90	0.49	29%
24	DAL	7.10	0.69	25.8%
25	CIN	7.20	0.79	22.6%
26	LV	7.20	0.79	19.4%
27	MIN	7.20	0.79	16.1%
28	NYJ	7.30	0.89	12.9%
29	ATL	7.40	0.99	9.7%
30	HOU	7.90	1.49	6.5%
31	JAX	7.90	1.49	3.2%
32	DET	8.60	2.19	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 2020 vs 2019

Rams lead at 4.60 — they ranked #10 last year. Lions are last at 8.60 — #30 last year.

The league average is 6.41, up 0.25 from 6.16 last year.

Biggest riser: Commanders, #24 → #3. Biggest faller: Vikings, #7 → #27.

Spread between first and last: 4.00; 24 teams are within 0.91 of the average.

Year-over-year — 2020 vs 2019

Biggest movers from last season.

Biggest riser

NE · +2.70

Biggest faller

WAS · −1.90

Most consistent

LAC · 0.00

League trend 2020 vs 2019

▲ 0.25

Rank	Team	2020	2019	Δ
1	NE	6.20	3.50	+2.70
2	MIN	7.20	5.30	+1.90
3	NYJ	7.30	6.00	+1.30
4	JAX	7.90	6.70	+1.20
5	SF	5.80	4.60	+1.20
6	BUF	5.70	4.70	+1.00
7	DAL	7.10	6.10	+1.00
8	KC	6.20	5.20	+1.00
9	CHI	6.60	5.70	+0.90
10	DET	8.60	7.70	+0.90
11	HOU	7.90	7.10	+0.80
12	CAR	6.60	5.80	+0.80
13	TEN	6.90	6.20	+0.70
14	CLE	6.60	6.10	+0.50
15	PHI	6.90	6.40	+0.50
16	ATL	7.40	7.00	+0.40
17	BAL	5.60	5.20	+0.40
18	GB	6.10	5.70	+0.40
19	DEN	6.20	6.10	+0.10
20	LAC	6.30	6.30	0.00
21	PIT	4.70	4.70	0.00
22	SEA	6.10	6.20	−0.10
23	CIN	7.20	7.40	−0.20
24	IND	6.10	6.40	−0.30
25	NO	5.40	5.80	−0.40
26	TB	5.80	6.20	−0.40
27	LV	7.20	7.80	−0.60
28	LAR	4.60	5.70	−1.10
29	NYG	6.10	7.40	−1.30
30	MIA	6.20	7.70	−1.50
31	ARI	5.90	7.70	−1.80
32	WAS	4.80	6.70	−1.90

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
LAR	4.60	5.30	6.00	6.10	6.50	5.50	5.00
PIT	4.70	5.70	5.90	5.80	5.70	6.20	6.10
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
BAL	5.60	7.60	5.80	4.10	6.10	6.40	6.00
BUF	5.70	3.80	5.10	4.80	6.00	4.90	7.40
SF	5.80	6.10	5.20	4.60	5.90	7.10	5.20
TB	5.80	5.30	5.80	6.20	6.50	6.70	6.10
ARI	5.90	6.10	6.40	7.00	6.30	6.80	8.90
GB	6.10	5.50	5.90	6.40	5.50	5.90	4.20
IND	6.10	6.00	6.20	5.80	6.40	6.10	7.90
NYG	6.10	5.70	6.20	5.70	7.00	6.30	5.40
SEA	6.10	6.50	5.80	6.10	5.80	4.50	3.60
DEN	6.20	5.90	5.10	6.60	5.30	4.70	5.20
KC	6.20	6.50	5.80	4.90	5.90	6.00	5.30
MIA	6.20	5.60	6.30	5.80	5.90	7.00	7.90
NE	6.20	4.50	5.20	5.70	6.80	5.90	5.80
LAC	6.30	6.40	6.00	6.80	5.40	4.60	6.10
CAR	6.60	6.10	6.40	5.80	7.30	5.90	5.80
CHI	6.60	6.70	7.00	5.70	6.50	6.10	7.50
CLE	6.60	5.50	5.90	4.20	7.20	5.30	5.80
PHI	6.90	6.10	4.40	6.60	4.80	5.10	6.40
TEN	6.90	5.90	6.50	6.50	6.10	7.60	7.00
DAL	7.10	5.10	5.20	5.10	6.50	8.00	9.20
CIN	7.20	6.20	5.80	6.50	6.10	7.10	5.80
LV	7.20	6.40	7.10	5.60	6.40	6.30	7.10
MIN	7.20	6.10	6.60	6.10	5.10	5.30	3.80
NYJ	7.30	7.50	5.00	4.30	5.90	8.10	5.40
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
JAX	7.90	7.00	6.20	5.90	7.60	4.80	6.00
DET	8.60	7.50	6.90	6.40	5.90	6.20	7.00

Pass adj net yds per att (allowed) since 2018

Leaders since 2018: 2018 Bears (4.10), 2019 Patriots (3.50), 2020 Rams (4.60).

The best season on record is Patriots 2019 at 3.50; the worst Lions 2020 at 8.60.

Distribution

How the 32 teams cluster for 2020.

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.