Defensive: Passing · Pass adj yds per att (allowed)
Adjusted yards per attempt, touchdowns and interceptions included. A better quality read than raw yards.
P 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
All teams — 2021
| Rank | Team | Value | Δ vs avg | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BUF | 4.60 | -2.34 | 100% |
| 2 | NE | 5.20 | -1.74 | 96.8% |
| 3 | DAL | 6.00 | -0.94 | 93.5% |
| 4 | TB | 6.00 | -0.94 | 90.3% |
| 5 | LAR | 6.30 | -0.64 | 87.1% |
| 6 | NO | 6.30 | -0.64 | 83.9% |
| 7 | CLE | 6.40 | -0.54 | 80.6% |
| 8 | GB | 6.40 | -0.54 | 77.4% |
| 9 | NYG | 6.40 | -0.54 | 74.2% |
| 10 | DEN | 6.70 | -0.24 | 71% |
| 11 | IND | 6.70 | -0.24 | 67.7% |
| 12 | MIA | 6.70 | -0.24 | 64.5% |
| 13 | PHI | 6.80 | -0.14 | 61.3% |
| 14 | TEN | 6.80 | -0.14 | 58.1% |
| 15 | ARI | 6.90 | -0.04 | 54.8% |
| 16 | PIT | 6.90 | -0.04 | 51.6% |
| 17 | CAR | 7.10 | 0.16 | 48.4% |
| 18 | CIN | 7.10 | 0.16 | 45.2% |
| 19 | KC | 7.10 | 0.16 | 41.9% |
| 20 | LV | 7.10 | 0.16 | 38.7% |
| 21 | LAC | 7.20 | 0.26 | 35.5% |
| 22 | MIN | 7.20 | 0.26 | 32.3% |
| 23 | SEA | 7.20 | 0.26 | 29% |
| 24 | ATL | 7.30 | 0.36 | 25.8% |
| 25 | SF | 7.30 | 0.36 | 22.6% |
| 26 | HOU | 7.50 | 0.56 | 19.4% |
| 27 | JAX | 7.90 | 0.96 | 16.1% |
| 28 | WAS | 7.90 | 0.96 | 12.9% |
| 29 | CHI | 8.10 | 1.16 | 9.7% |
| 30 | DET | 8.20 | 1.26 | 6.5% |
| 31 | BAL | 8.40 | 1.46 | 3.2% |
| 32 | NYJ | 8.40 | 1.46 | 0% |
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
YoY by team — 2021 vs 2020
| Rank | Team | 2021 | 2020 | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WAS | 7.90 | 5.80 | +2.10 |
| 2 | BAL | 8.40 | 6.40 | +2.00 |
| 3 | PIT | 6.90 | 5.90 | +1.00 |
| 4 | SF | 7.30 | 6.50 | +0.80 |
| 5 | CHI | 8.10 | 7.40 | +0.70 |
| 6 | LAR | 6.30 | 5.70 | +0.60 |
| 7 | NYJ | 8.40 | 8.00 | +0.40 |
| 8 | LAC | 7.20 | 6.90 | +0.30 |
| 9 | SEA | 7.20 | 6.90 | +0.30 |
| 10 | KC | 7.10 | 6.90 | +0.20 |
| 11 | NO | 6.30 | 6.30 | 0.00 |
| 12 | ARI | 6.90 | 7.00 | −0.10 |
| 13 | CAR | 7.10 | 7.30 | −0.20 |
| 14 | IND | 6.70 | 7.00 | −0.30 |
| 15 | CIN | 7.10 | 7.60 | −0.50 |
| 16 | DEN | 6.70 | 7.20 | −0.50 |
| 17 | JAX | 7.90 | 8.40 | −0.50 |
| 18 | MIN | 7.20 | 7.70 | −0.50 |
| 19 | GB | 6.40 | 7.00 | −0.60 |
| 20 | MIA | 6.70 | 7.30 | −0.60 |
| 21 | LV | 7.10 | 7.70 | −0.60 |
| 22 | TEN | 6.80 | 7.40 | −0.60 |
| 23 | NYG | 6.40 | 7.10 | −0.70 |
| 24 | ATL | 7.30 | 8.10 | −0.80 |
| 25 | TB | 6.00 | 6.80 | −0.80 |
| 26 | CLE | 6.40 | 7.40 | −1.00 |
| 27 | DET | 8.20 | 9.30 | −1.10 |
| 28 | PHI | 6.80 | 8.10 | −1.30 |
| 29 | HOU | 7.50 | 8.90 | −1.40 |
| 30 | NE | 5.20 | 6.80 | −1.60 |
| 31 | BUF | 4.60 | 6.50 | −1.90 |
| 32 | DAL | 6.00 | 7.90 | −1.90 |
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 averages
| Rank | Team | Avg | Slope/yr | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BUF | 5.86 | +0.09 | 5.60 | 6.50 | 4.60 | 5.90 | 5.80 | 6.80 | 5.80 |
| 2 | NE | 6.21 | +0.35 | 4.40 | 6.80 | 5.20 | 6.30 | 6.50 | 7.50 | 6.80 |
| 3 | SF | 6.49 | +0.14 | 5.80 | 6.50 | 7.30 | 6.10 | 5.40 | 6.70 | 7.60 |
| 4 | NO | 6.53 | +0.03 | 6.90 | 6.30 | 6.30 | 6.40 | 6.10 | 6.80 | 6.90 |
| 5 | PIT | 6.59 | +0.18 | 5.90 | 5.90 | 6.90 | 6.90 | 6.80 | 6.60 | 7.10 |
| 6 | LAR | 6.67 | +0.12 | 6.80 | 5.70 | 6.30 | 6.90 | 7.00 | 7.60 | 6.40 |
| 7 | DEN | 6.69 | −0.14 | 7.00 | 7.20 | 6.70 | 5.90 | 7.70 | 6.40 | 5.90 |
| 8 | KC | 6.69 | +0.01 | 6.20 | 6.90 | 7.10 | 7.00 | 6.10 | 6.80 | 6.70 |
| 9 | SEA | 6.71 | −0.17 | 6.80 | 6.90 | 7.20 | 6.80 | 7.20 | 6.80 | 5.30 |
| 10 | BAL | 6.71 | +0.03 | 6.10 | 6.40 | 8.40 | 6.80 | 5.20 | 7.10 | 7.00 |
| 11 | PHI | 6.73 | −0.29 | 7.30 | 8.10 | 6.80 | 5.80 | 7.40 | 5.80 | 5.90 |
| 12 | CLE | 6.80 | −0.02 | 7.00 | 7.40 | 6.40 | 6.70 | 5.20 | 8.30 | 6.60 |
| 13 | GB | 6.80 | +0.00 | 6.70 | 7.00 | 6.40 | 6.80 | 7.50 | 6.50 | 6.70 |
| 14 | LAC | 6.86 | −0.20 | 7.20 | 6.90 | 7.20 | 7.00 | 7.90 | 6.30 | 5.50 |
| 15 | MIN | 6.90 | −0.09 | 6.30 | 7.70 | 7.20 | 7.40 | 7.00 | 6.10 | 6.60 |
| 16 | TB | 7.03 | +0.15 | 7.10 | 6.80 | 6.00 | 6.90 | 7.30 | 7.40 | 7.70 |
| 17 | IND | 7.06 | −0.02 | 7.40 | 7.00 | 6.70 | 7.20 | 6.90 | 7.30 | 6.90 |
| 18 | HOU | 7.13 | −0.44 | 7.90 | 8.90 | 7.50 | 6.40 | 7.20 | 6.40 | 5.60 |
| 19 | CAR | 7.14 | +0.01 | 7.00 | 7.30 | 7.10 | 7.20 | 6.50 | 8.20 | 6.70 |
| 20 | DAL | 7.19 | +0.21 | 7.00 | 7.90 | 6.00 | 6.40 | 6.20 | 7.90 | 8.90 |
| 21 | CHI | 7.20 | −0.01 | 6.50 | 7.40 | 8.10 | 7.60 | 6.30 | 7.60 | 6.90 |
| 22 | NYJ | 7.20 | +0.05 | 6.80 | 8.00 | 8.40 | 5.90 | 5.40 | 7.00 | 8.90 |
| 23 | NYG | 7.27 | −0.02 | 8.30 | 7.10 | 6.40 | 7.10 | 6.50 | 8.20 | 7.30 |
| 24 | MIA | 7.31 | −0.06 | 8.30 | 7.30 | 6.70 | 7.20 | 7.00 | 6.70 | 8.00 |
| 25 | ATL | 7.37 | −0.18 | 7.80 | 8.10 | 7.30 | 7.40 | 7.00 | 7.20 | 6.80 |
| 26 | CIN | 7.40 | −0.07 | 8.30 | 7.60 | 7.10 | 6.40 | 7.50 | 6.90 | 8.00 |
| 27 | JAX | 7.40 | −0.30 | 7.90 | 8.40 | 7.90 | 6.90 | 6.80 | 8.50 | 5.40 |
| 28 | TEN | 7.41 | +0.18 | 7.10 | 7.40 | 6.80 | 7.30 | 7.50 | 6.90 | 8.90 |
| 29 | LV | 7.47 | −0.23 | 8.80 | 7.70 | 7.10 | 7.70 | 6.60 | 7.30 | 7.10 |
| 30 | ARI | 7.50 | −0.07 | 8.70 | 7.00 | 6.90 | 7.20 | 7.90 | 7.30 | 7.50 |
| 31 | WAS | 7.59 | +0.23 | 7.80 | 5.80 | 7.90 | 7.10 | 8.40 | 7.40 | 8.70 |
| 32 | DET | 7.87 | −0.33 | 8.30 | 9.30 | 8.20 | 7.90 | 7.50 | 6.60 | 7.30 |
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 | 5.60 | 6.50 | 4.60 | 5.90 | 5.80 | 6.80 | 5.80 |
| NE | 4.40 | 6.80 | 5.20 | 6.30 | 6.50 | 7.50 | 6.80 |
| DAL | 7.00 | 7.90 | 6.00 | 6.40 | 6.20 | 7.90 | 8.90 |
| TB | 7.10 | 6.80 | 6.00 | 6.90 | 7.30 | 7.40 | 7.70 |
| LAR | 6.80 | 5.70 | 6.30 | 6.90 | 7.00 | 7.60 | 6.40 |
| NO | 6.90 | 6.30 | 6.30 | 6.40 | 6.10 | 6.80 | 6.90 |
| CLE | 7.00 | 7.40 | 6.40 | 6.70 | 5.20 | 8.30 | 6.60 |
| GB | 6.70 | 7.00 | 6.40 | 6.80 | 7.50 | 6.50 | 6.70 |
| NYG | 8.30 | 7.10 | 6.40 | 7.10 | 6.50 | 8.20 | 7.30 |
| DEN | 7.00 | 7.20 | 6.70 | 5.90 | 7.70 | 6.40 | 5.90 |
| IND | 7.40 | 7.00 | 6.70 | 7.20 | 6.90 | 7.30 | 6.90 |
| MIA | 8.30 | 7.30 | 6.70 | 7.20 | 7.00 | 6.70 | 8.00 |
| PHI | 7.30 | 8.10 | 6.80 | 5.80 | 7.40 | 5.80 | 5.90 |
| TEN | 7.10 | 7.40 | 6.80 | 7.30 | 7.50 | 6.90 | 8.90 |
| ARI | 8.70 | 7.00 | 6.90 | 7.20 | 7.90 | 7.30 | 7.50 |
| PIT | 5.90 | 5.90 | 6.90 | 6.90 | 6.80 | 6.60 | 7.10 |
| CAR | 7.00 | 7.30 | 7.10 | 7.20 | 6.50 | 8.20 | 6.70 |
| CIN | 8.30 | 7.60 | 7.10 | 6.40 | 7.50 | 6.90 | 8.00 |
| KC | 6.20 | 6.90 | 7.10 | 7.00 | 6.10 | 6.80 | 6.70 |
| LV | 8.80 | 7.70 | 7.10 | 7.70 | 6.60 | 7.30 | 7.10 |
| LAC | 7.20 | 6.90 | 7.20 | 7.00 | 7.90 | 6.30 | 5.50 |
| MIN | 6.30 | 7.70 | 7.20 | 7.40 | 7.00 | 6.10 | 6.60 |
| SEA | 6.80 | 6.90 | 7.20 | 6.80 | 7.20 | 6.80 | 5.30 |
| ATL | 7.80 | 8.10 | 7.30 | 7.40 | 7.00 | 7.20 | 6.80 |
| SF | 5.80 | 6.50 | 7.30 | 6.10 | 5.40 | 6.70 | 7.60 |
| HOU | 7.90 | 8.90 | 7.50 | 6.40 | 7.20 | 6.40 | 5.60 |
| JAX | 7.90 | 8.40 | 7.90 | 6.90 | 6.80 | 8.50 | 5.40 |
| WAS | 7.80 | 5.80 | 7.90 | 7.10 | 8.40 | 7.40 | 8.70 |
| CHI | 6.50 | 7.40 | 8.10 | 7.60 | 6.30 | 7.60 | 6.90 |
| DET | 8.30 | 9.30 | 8.20 | 7.90 | 7.50 | 6.60 | 7.30 |
| BAL | 6.10 | 6.40 | 8.40 | 6.80 | 5.20 | 7.10 | 7.00 |
| NYJ | 6.80 | 8.00 | 8.40 | 5.90 | 5.40 | 7.00 | 8.90 |
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.