Defensive: Passing · Pass adj net yds per att (allowed)
Adjusted net yards per attempt — yardage with touchdowns, interceptions and sacks priced in. The most complete single passing number here.
P only
About this stat ↓League snapshot — 2021
- League leaderBUF 3.80
- League average6.08
- Best to worst3.80
All 32 teams, lower is better.
At a glance — 2021
Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.
League leader
BUF · 3.80
League laggard
BAL · 7.60
League average
6.08
Spread (max − min)
3.80
All teams — 2021
| Rank | Team | Value | Δ vs avg | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BUF | 3.80 | -2.28 | 100% |
| 2 | NE | 4.50 | -1.58 | 96.8% |
| 3 | DAL | 5.10 | -0.98 | 93.5% |
| 4 | LAR | 5.30 | -0.78 | 90.3% |
| 5 | NO | 5.30 | -0.78 | 87.1% |
| 6 | TB | 5.30 | -0.78 | 83.9% |
| 7 | CLE | 5.50 | -0.58 | 80.6% |
| 8 | GB | 5.50 | -0.58 | 77.4% |
| 9 | MIA | 5.60 | -0.48 | 74.2% |
| 10 | NYG | 5.70 | -0.38 | 71% |
| 11 | PIT | 5.70 | -0.38 | 67.7% |
| 12 | DEN | 5.90 | -0.18 | 64.5% |
| 13 | TEN | 5.90 | -0.18 | 61.3% |
| 14 | IND | 6.00 | -0.08 | 58.1% |
| 15 | ARI | 6.10 | 0.02 | 54.8% |
| 16 | CAR | 6.10 | 0.02 | 51.6% |
| 17 | MIN | 6.10 | 0.02 | 48.4% |
| 18 | PHI | 6.10 | 0.02 | 45.2% |
| 19 | SF | 6.10 | 0.02 | 41.9% |
| 20 | CIN | 6.20 | 0.12 | 38.7% |
| 21 | LV | 6.40 | 0.32 | 35.5% |
| 22 | LAC | 6.40 | 0.32 | 32.3% |
| 23 | KC | 6.50 | 0.42 | 29% |
| 24 | SEA | 6.50 | 0.42 | 25.8% |
| 25 | CHI | 6.70 | 0.62 | 22.6% |
| 26 | HOU | 6.70 | 0.62 | 19.4% |
| 27 | ATL | 6.80 | 0.72 | 16.1% |
| 28 | JAX | 7.00 | 0.92 | 12.9% |
| 29 | WAS | 7.10 | 1.02 | 9.7% |
| 30 | DET | 7.50 | 1.42 | 6.5% |
| 31 | NYJ | 7.50 | 1.42 | 3.2% |
| 32 | BAL | 7.60 | 1.52 | 0% |
Year-over-year — 2021 vs 2020
Biggest movers from last season.
Biggest riser
WAS · +2.30
Biggest faller
DAL · −2.00
Most consistent
IND · −0.10
League trend 2021 vs 2020
▼ -0.33
YoY by team — 2021 vs 2020
| Rank | Team | 2021 | 2020 | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WAS | 7.10 | 4.80 | +2.30 |
| 2 | BAL | 7.60 | 5.60 | +2.00 |
| 3 | PIT | 5.70 | 4.70 | +1.00 |
| 4 | LAR | 5.30 | 4.60 | +0.70 |
| 5 | SEA | 6.50 | 6.10 | +0.40 |
| 6 | KC | 6.50 | 6.20 | +0.30 |
| 7 | SF | 6.10 | 5.80 | +0.30 |
| 8 | NYJ | 7.50 | 7.30 | +0.20 |
| 9 | ARI | 6.10 | 5.90 | +0.20 |
| 10 | CHI | 6.70 | 6.60 | +0.10 |
| 11 | LAC | 6.40 | 6.30 | +0.10 |
| 12 | IND | 6.00 | 6.10 | −0.10 |
| 13 | NO | 5.30 | 5.40 | −0.10 |
| 14 | DEN | 5.90 | 6.20 | −0.30 |
| 15 | NYG | 5.70 | 6.10 | −0.40 |
| 16 | CAR | 6.10 | 6.60 | −0.50 |
| 17 | TB | 5.30 | 5.80 | −0.50 |
| 18 | GB | 5.50 | 6.10 | −0.60 |
| 19 | ATL | 6.80 | 7.40 | −0.60 |
| 20 | MIA | 5.60 | 6.20 | −0.60 |
| 21 | LV | 6.40 | 7.20 | −0.80 |
| 22 | PHI | 6.10 | 6.90 | −0.80 |
| 23 | JAX | 7.00 | 7.90 | −0.90 |
| 24 | CIN | 6.20 | 7.20 | −1.00 |
| 25 | TEN | 5.90 | 6.90 | −1.00 |
| 26 | CLE | 5.50 | 6.60 | −1.10 |
| 27 | DET | 7.50 | 8.60 | −1.10 |
| 28 | MIN | 6.10 | 7.20 | −1.10 |
| 29 | HOU | 6.70 | 7.90 | −1.20 |
| 30 | NE | 4.50 | 6.20 | −1.70 |
| 31 | BUF | 3.80 | 5.70 | −1.90 |
| 32 | DAL | 5.10 | 7.10 | −2.00 |
Multi-year context
7-year window (2019–2025)
Multi-year leader
BUF · 5.00
Multi-year laggard
DET · 7.03
Biggest improver
HOU · −0.48/yr
Biggest decliner
NE · +0.34/yr
Multi-year averages
| Rank | Team | Avg | Slope/yr | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BUF | 5.00 | +0.08 | 4.70 | 5.70 | 3.80 | 5.10 | 4.80 | 6.00 | 4.90 |
| 2 | NE | 5.40 | +0.34 | 3.50 | 6.20 | 4.50 | 5.20 | 5.70 | 6.80 | 5.90 |
| 3 | PIT | 5.53 | +0.24 | 4.70 | 4.70 | 5.70 | 5.90 | 5.80 | 5.70 | 6.20 |
| 4 | NO | 5.57 | +0.04 | 5.80 | 5.40 | 5.30 | 5.40 | 5.30 | 6.00 | 5.80 |
| 5 | SF | 5.61 | +0.22 | 4.60 | 5.80 | 6.10 | 5.20 | 4.60 | 5.90 | 7.10 |
| 6 | LAR | 5.67 | +0.14 | 5.70 | 4.60 | 5.30 | 6.00 | 6.10 | 6.50 | 5.50 |
| 7 | DEN | 5.70 | −0.19 | 6.10 | 6.20 | 5.90 | 5.10 | 6.60 | 5.30 | 4.70 |
| 8 | PHI | 5.76 | −0.27 | 6.40 | 6.90 | 6.10 | 4.40 | 6.60 | 4.80 | 5.10 |
| 9 | KC | 5.79 | +0.01 | 5.20 | 6.20 | 6.50 | 5.80 | 4.90 | 5.90 | 6.00 |
| 10 | BAL | 5.83 | +0.04 | 5.20 | 5.60 | 7.60 | 5.80 | 4.10 | 6.10 | 6.40 |
| 11 | CLE | 5.83 | −0.09 | 6.10 | 6.60 | 5.50 | 5.90 | 4.20 | 7.20 | 5.30 |
| 12 | GB | 5.86 | +0.01 | 5.70 | 6.10 | 5.50 | 5.90 | 6.40 | 5.50 | 5.90 |
| 13 | SEA | 5.86 | −0.22 | 6.20 | 6.10 | 6.50 | 5.80 | 6.10 | 5.80 | 4.50 |
| 14 | MIN | 5.96 | −0.15 | 5.30 | 7.20 | 6.10 | 6.60 | 6.10 | 5.10 | 5.30 |
| 15 | LAC | 5.97 | −0.23 | 6.30 | 6.30 | 6.40 | 6.00 | 6.80 | 5.40 | 4.60 |
| 16 | TB | 6.07 | +0.14 | 6.20 | 5.80 | 5.30 | 5.80 | 6.20 | 6.50 | 6.70 |
| 17 | IND | 6.14 | −0.02 | 6.40 | 6.10 | 6.00 | 6.20 | 5.80 | 6.40 | 6.10 |
| 18 | DAL | 6.16 | +0.16 | 6.10 | 7.10 | 5.10 | 5.20 | 5.10 | 6.50 | 8.00 |
| 19 | HOU | 6.17 | −0.48 | 7.10 | 7.90 | 6.70 | 5.60 | 6.00 | 5.30 | 4.60 |
| 20 | CAR | 6.27 | +0.05 | 5.80 | 6.60 | 6.10 | 6.40 | 5.80 | 7.30 | 5.90 |
| 21 | NYJ | 6.30 | +0.01 | 6.00 | 7.30 | 7.50 | 5.00 | 4.30 | 5.90 | 8.10 |
| 22 | CHI | 6.33 | 0.00 | 5.70 | 6.60 | 6.70 | 7.00 | 5.70 | 6.50 | 6.10 |
| 23 | NYG | 6.34 | −0.05 | 7.40 | 6.10 | 5.70 | 6.20 | 5.70 | 7.00 | 6.30 |
| 24 | MIA | 6.36 | −0.09 | 7.70 | 6.20 | 5.60 | 6.30 | 5.80 | 5.90 | 7.00 |
| 25 | TEN | 6.53 | +0.11 | 6.20 | 6.90 | 5.90 | 6.50 | 6.50 | 6.10 | 7.60 |
| 26 | ATL | 6.59 | −0.25 | 7.00 | 7.40 | 6.80 | 6.90 | 6.00 | 6.50 | 5.50 |
| 27 | JAX | 6.59 | −0.26 | 6.70 | 7.90 | 7.00 | 6.20 | 5.90 | 7.60 | 4.80 |
| 28 | ARI | 6.60 | −0.04 | 7.70 | 5.90 | 6.10 | 6.40 | 7.00 | 6.30 | 6.80 |
| 29 | WAS | 6.60 | +0.22 | 6.70 | 4.80 | 7.10 | 6.00 | 7.70 | 6.30 | 7.60 |
| 30 | CIN | 6.61 | −0.10 | 7.40 | 7.20 | 6.20 | 5.80 | 6.50 | 6.10 | 7.10 |
| 31 | LV | 6.69 | −0.25 | 7.80 | 7.20 | 6.40 | 7.10 | 5.60 | 6.40 | 6.30 |
| 32 | DET | 7.03 | −0.39 | 7.70 | 8.60 | 7.50 | 6.90 | 6.40 | 5.90 | 6.20 |
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 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUF | 4.70 | 5.70 | 3.80 | 5.10 | 4.80 | 6.00 | 4.90 |
| NE | 3.50 | 6.20 | 4.50 | 5.20 | 5.70 | 6.80 | 5.90 |
| DAL | 6.10 | 7.10 | 5.10 | 5.20 | 5.10 | 6.50 | 8.00 |
| LAR | 5.70 | 4.60 | 5.30 | 6.00 | 6.10 | 6.50 | 5.50 |
| NO | 5.80 | 5.40 | 5.30 | 5.40 | 5.30 | 6.00 | 5.80 |
| TB | 6.20 | 5.80 | 5.30 | 5.80 | 6.20 | 6.50 | 6.70 |
| CLE | 6.10 | 6.60 | 5.50 | 5.90 | 4.20 | 7.20 | 5.30 |
| GB | 5.70 | 6.10 | 5.50 | 5.90 | 6.40 | 5.50 | 5.90 |
| MIA | 7.70 | 6.20 | 5.60 | 6.30 | 5.80 | 5.90 | 7.00 |
| NYG | 7.40 | 6.10 | 5.70 | 6.20 | 5.70 | 7.00 | 6.30 |
| PIT | 4.70 | 4.70 | 5.70 | 5.90 | 5.80 | 5.70 | 6.20 |
| DEN | 6.10 | 6.20 | 5.90 | 5.10 | 6.60 | 5.30 | 4.70 |
| TEN | 6.20 | 6.90 | 5.90 | 6.50 | 6.50 | 6.10 | 7.60 |
| IND | 6.40 | 6.10 | 6.00 | 6.20 | 5.80 | 6.40 | 6.10 |
| ARI | 7.70 | 5.90 | 6.10 | 6.40 | 7.00 | 6.30 | 6.80 |
| CAR | 5.80 | 6.60 | 6.10 | 6.40 | 5.80 | 7.30 | 5.90 |
| MIN | 5.30 | 7.20 | 6.10 | 6.60 | 6.10 | 5.10 | 5.30 |
| PHI | 6.40 | 6.90 | 6.10 | 4.40 | 6.60 | 4.80 | 5.10 |
| SF | 4.60 | 5.80 | 6.10 | 5.20 | 4.60 | 5.90 | 7.10 |
| CIN | 7.40 | 7.20 | 6.20 | 5.80 | 6.50 | 6.10 | 7.10 |
| LV | 7.80 | 7.20 | 6.40 | 7.10 | 5.60 | 6.40 | 6.30 |
| LAC | 6.30 | 6.30 | 6.40 | 6.00 | 6.80 | 5.40 | 4.60 |
| KC | 5.20 | 6.20 | 6.50 | 5.80 | 4.90 | 5.90 | 6.00 |
| SEA | 6.20 | 6.10 | 6.50 | 5.80 | 6.10 | 5.80 | 4.50 |
| CHI | 5.70 | 6.60 | 6.70 | 7.00 | 5.70 | 6.50 | 6.10 |
| HOU | 7.10 | 7.90 | 6.70 | 5.60 | 6.00 | 5.30 | 4.60 |
| ATL | 7.00 | 7.40 | 6.80 | 6.90 | 6.00 | 6.50 | 5.50 |
| JAX | 6.70 | 7.90 | 7.00 | 6.20 | 5.90 | 7.60 | 4.80 |
| WAS | 6.70 | 4.80 | 7.10 | 6.00 | 7.70 | 6.30 | 7.60 |
| DET | 7.70 | 8.60 | 7.50 | 6.90 | 6.40 | 5.90 | 6.20 |
| NYJ | 6.00 | 7.30 | 7.50 | 5.00 | 4.30 | 5.90 | 8.10 |
| BAL | 5.20 | 5.60 | 7.60 | 5.80 | 4.10 | 6.10 | 6.40 |
Distribution
How the 32 teams cluster for 2021.
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.