Defensive: Passing · Pass adj yds per att (allowed)

Adjusted yards per attempt, touchdowns and interceptions included. A better quality read than raw yards.

DEF · PassingP only
About this stat ↓

League snapshot — 2021

  • League leaderBUF 4.60
  • League average6.94
  • 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 · 4.60
League laggard
BAL · 8.40
League average
6.94
Spread (max − min)
3.80

Year-over-year — 2021 vs 2020

Biggest movers from last season.

Biggest riser
WAS · +2.10
Biggest faller
DAL · −1.90
Most consistent
NO · 0.00
League trend 2021 vs 2020
▼ -0.28

Multi-year context

7-year window (2019–2025)

Multi-year leader
BUF · 5.86
Multi-year laggard
DET · 7.87
Biggest improver
HOU · −0.44/yr
Biggest decliner
NE · +0.35/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.

Team2019202020212022202320242025
BUF5.606.504.605.905.806.805.80
NE4.406.805.206.306.507.506.80
DAL7.007.906.006.406.207.908.90
TB7.106.806.006.907.307.407.70
LAR6.805.706.306.907.007.606.40
NO6.906.306.306.406.106.806.90
CLE7.007.406.406.705.208.306.60
GB6.707.006.406.807.506.506.70
NYG8.307.106.407.106.508.207.30
DEN7.007.206.705.907.706.405.90
IND7.407.006.707.206.907.306.90
MIA8.307.306.707.207.006.708.00
PHI7.308.106.805.807.405.805.90
TEN7.107.406.807.307.506.908.90
ARI8.707.006.907.207.907.307.50
PIT5.905.906.906.906.806.607.10
CAR7.007.307.107.206.508.206.70
CIN8.307.607.106.407.506.908.00
KC6.206.907.107.006.106.806.70
LV8.807.707.107.706.607.307.10
LAC7.206.907.207.007.906.305.50
MIN6.307.707.207.407.006.106.60
SEA6.806.907.206.807.206.805.30
ATL7.808.107.307.407.007.206.80
SF5.806.507.306.105.406.707.60
HOU7.908.907.506.407.206.405.60
JAX7.908.407.906.906.808.505.40
WAS7.805.807.907.108.407.408.70
CHI6.507.408.107.606.307.606.90
DET8.309.308.207.907.506.607.30
BAL6.106.408.406.805.207.107.00
NYJ6.808.008.405.905.407.008.90

Distribution

How the 32 teams cluster for 2021.

About this stat
Stat ID
def_passing_pass_adj_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.