Defensive: Passing · Pass adj net yds per att (allowed)
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 2025 the Seahawks led at 4.50; the league average was 6.06.
League snapshot — 2025
All 32 teams, lower is better.
| Rank | Team | Value | Games |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SEA | 4.50 | 17 |
| 2 | HOU | 4.60 | 17 |
| 3 | LAC | 4.60 | 17 |
| 4 | DEN | 4.70 | 17 |
| 5 | JAX | 4.80 | 17 |
| 6 | BUF | 4.90 | 17 |
| 7 | PHI | 5.10 | 17 |
| 8 | CLE | 5.30 | 17 |
| 9 | MIN | 5.30 | 17 |
| 10 | ATL | 5.50 | 17 |
| 11 | LAR | 5.50 | 17 |
| 12 | NO | 5.80 | 17 |
| 13 | CAR | 5.90 | 17 |
| 14 | GB | 5.90 | 17 |
| 15 | NE | 5.90 | 17 |
| 16 | KC | 6.00 | 17 |
| 17 | CHI | 6.10 | 17 |
| 18 | IND | 6.10 | 17 |
| 19 | DET | 6.20 | 17 |
| 20 | PIT | 6.20 | 17 |
| 21 | LV | 6.30 | 17 |
| 22 | NYG | 6.30 | 17 |
| 23 | BAL | 6.40 | 17 |
| 24 | TB | 6.70 | 17 |
| 25 | ARI | 6.80 | 17 |
| 26 | MIA | 7.00 | 17 |
| 27 | CIN | 7.10 | 17 |
| 28 | SF | 7.10 | 17 |
| 29 | TEN | 7.60 | 17 |
| 30 | WAS | 7.60 | 17 |
| 31 | DAL | 8.00 | 17 |
| 32 | NYJ | 8.10 | 17 |
At a glance — 2025
Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.
All teams — 2025
| Rank | Team | Value | Δ vs avg | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SEA | 4.50 | -1.56 | 100% |
| 2 | HOU | 4.60 | -1.46 | 96.8% |
| 3 | LAC | 4.60 | -1.46 | 93.5% |
| 4 | DEN | 4.70 | -1.36 | 90.3% |
| 5 | JAX | 4.80 | -1.26 | 87.1% |
| 6 | BUF | 4.90 | -1.16 | 83.9% |
| 7 | PHI | 5.10 | -0.96 | 80.6% |
| 8 | CLE | 5.30 | -0.76 | 77.4% |
| 9 | MIN | 5.30 | -0.76 | 74.2% |
| 10 | ATL | 5.50 | -0.56 | 71% |
| 11 | LAR | 5.50 | -0.56 | 67.7% |
| 12 | NO | 5.80 | -0.26 | 64.5% |
| 13 | CAR | 5.90 | -0.16 | 61.3% |
| 14 | GB | 5.90 | -0.16 | 58.1% |
| 15 | NE | 5.90 | -0.16 | 54.8% |
| 16 | KC | 6.00 | -0.06 | 51.6% |
| 17 | CHI | 6.10 | 0.04 | 48.4% |
| 18 | IND | 6.10 | 0.04 | 45.2% |
| 19 | DET | 6.20 | 0.14 | 41.9% |
| 20 | PIT | 6.20 | 0.14 | 38.7% |
| 21 | LV | 6.30 | 0.24 | 35.5% |
| 22 | NYG | 6.30 | 0.24 | 32.3% |
| 23 | BAL | 6.40 | 0.34 | 29% |
| 24 | TB | 6.70 | 0.64 | 25.8% |
| 25 | ARI | 6.80 | 0.74 | 22.6% |
| 26 | MIA | 7.00 | 0.94 | 19.4% |
| 27 | CIN | 7.10 | 1.04 | 16.1% |
| 28 | SF | 7.10 | 1.04 | 12.9% |
| 29 | TEN | 7.60 | 1.54 | 9.7% |
| 30 | WAS | 7.60 | 1.54 | 6.5% |
| 31 | DAL | 8.00 | 1.94 | 3.2% |
| 32 | NYJ | 8.10 | 2.04 | 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 2025 vs 2024
Seahawks lead at 4.50 — they ranked #8 last year. Jets are last at 8.10 — #12 last year.
The league average is 6.06, down 0.08 from 6.14 last year.
Biggest riser: Jaguars, #32 → #5. Biggest faller: Jets, #12 → #32.
Spread between first and last: 3.60; 20 teams are within 0.99 of the average.
Year-over-year — 2025 vs 2024
Biggest movers from last season.
YoY by team — 2025 vs 2024
| Rank | Team | 2025 | 2024 | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NYJ | 8.10 | 5.90 | +2.20 |
| 2 | DAL | 8.00 | 6.50 | +1.50 |
| 3 | TEN | 7.60 | 6.10 | +1.50 |
| 4 | WAS | 7.60 | 6.30 | +1.30 |
| 5 | SF | 7.10 | 5.90 | +1.20 |
| 6 | MIA | 7.00 | 5.90 | +1.10 |
| 7 | CIN | 7.10 | 6.10 | +1.00 |
| 8 | ARI | 6.80 | 6.30 | +0.50 |
| 9 | PIT | 6.20 | 5.70 | +0.50 |
| 10 | GB | 5.90 | 5.50 | +0.40 |
| 11 | BAL | 6.40 | 6.10 | +0.30 |
| 12 | DET | 6.20 | 5.90 | +0.30 |
| 13 | PHI | 5.10 | 4.80 | +0.30 |
| 14 | MIN | 5.30 | 5.10 | +0.20 |
| 15 | TB | 6.70 | 6.50 | +0.20 |
| 16 | KC | 6.00 | 5.90 | +0.10 |
| 17 | LV | 6.30 | 6.40 | −0.10 |
| 18 | NO | 5.80 | 6.00 | −0.20 |
| 19 | IND | 6.10 | 6.40 | −0.30 |
| 20 | CHI | 6.10 | 6.50 | −0.40 |
| 21 | DEN | 4.70 | 5.30 | −0.60 |
| 22 | HOU | 4.60 | 5.30 | −0.70 |
| 23 | NYG | 6.30 | 7.00 | −0.70 |
| 24 | LAC | 4.60 | 5.40 | −0.80 |
| 25 | NE | 5.90 | 6.80 | −0.90 |
| 26 | ATL | 5.50 | 6.50 | −1.00 |
| 27 | LAR | 5.50 | 6.50 | −1.00 |
| 28 | BUF | 4.90 | 6.00 | −1.10 |
| 29 | SEA | 4.50 | 5.80 | −1.30 |
| 30 | CAR | 5.90 | 7.30 | −1.40 |
| 31 | CLE | 5.30 | 7.20 | −1.90 |
| 32 | JAX | 4.80 | 7.60 | −2.80 |
Multi-year context
7-year window (2020–2026)
Multi-year averages
| 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 |
| HOU | 7.90 | 6.70 | 5.60 | 6.00 | 5.30 | 4.60 | 6.20 |
| LAC | 6.30 | 6.40 | 6.00 | 6.80 | 5.40 | 4.60 | 6.10 |
| DEN | 6.20 | 5.90 | 5.10 | 6.60 | 5.30 | 4.70 | 5.20 |
| JAX | 7.90 | 7.00 | 6.20 | 5.90 | 7.60 | 4.80 | 6.00 |
| BUF | 5.70 | 3.80 | 5.10 | 4.80 | 6.00 | 4.90 | 7.40 |
| PHI | 6.90 | 6.10 | 4.40 | 6.60 | 4.80 | 5.10 | 6.40 |
| CLE | 6.60 | 5.50 | 5.90 | 4.20 | 7.20 | 5.30 | 5.80 |
| MIN | 7.20 | 6.10 | 6.60 | 6.10 | 5.10 | 5.30 | 3.80 |
| ATL | 7.40 | 6.80 | 6.90 | 6.00 | 6.50 | 5.50 | 6.20 |
| LAR | 4.60 | 5.30 | 6.00 | 6.10 | 6.50 | 5.50 | 5.00 |
| NO | 5.40 | 5.30 | 5.40 | 5.30 | 6.00 | 5.80 | 7.20 |
| CAR | 6.60 | 6.10 | 6.40 | 5.80 | 7.30 | 5.90 | 5.80 |
| GB | 6.10 | 5.50 | 5.90 | 6.40 | 5.50 | 5.90 | 4.20 |
| NE | 6.20 | 4.50 | 5.20 | 5.70 | 6.80 | 5.90 | 5.80 |
| KC | 6.20 | 6.50 | 5.80 | 4.90 | 5.90 | 6.00 | 5.30 |
| 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 |
| DET | 8.60 | 7.50 | 6.90 | 6.40 | 5.90 | 6.20 | 7.00 |
| PIT | 4.70 | 5.70 | 5.90 | 5.80 | 5.70 | 6.20 | 6.10 |
| LV | 7.20 | 6.40 | 7.10 | 5.60 | 6.40 | 6.30 | 7.10 |
| NYG | 6.10 | 5.70 | 6.20 | 5.70 | 7.00 | 6.30 | 5.40 |
| BAL | 5.60 | 7.60 | 5.80 | 4.10 | 6.10 | 6.40 | 6.00 |
| 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 |
| MIA | 6.20 | 5.60 | 6.30 | 5.80 | 5.90 | 7.00 | 7.90 |
| CIN | 7.20 | 6.20 | 5.80 | 6.50 | 6.10 | 7.10 | 5.80 |
| SF | 5.80 | 6.10 | 5.20 | 4.60 | 5.90 | 7.10 | 5.20 |
| TEN | 6.90 | 5.90 | 6.50 | 6.50 | 6.10 | 7.60 | 7.00 |
| WAS | 4.80 | 7.10 | 6.00 | 7.70 | 6.30 | 7.60 | 7.10 |
| DAL | 7.10 | 5.10 | 5.20 | 5.10 | 6.50 | 8.00 | 9.20 |
| NYJ | 7.30 | 7.50 | 5.00 | 4.30 | 5.90 | 8.10 | 5.40 |
Pass adj net yds per att (allowed) since 2018
Leaders since 2018: 2018 Bears (4.10), 2019 Patriots (3.50), 2020 Rams (4.60), 2021 Bills (3.80), 2022 Eagles (4.40), 2023 Ravens (4.10), 2024 Eagles (4.80), 2025 Seahawks (4.50).
Eagles have led this stat 2 of 8 seasons.
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 2025.
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.