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

DEF · PassingP only
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Indianapolis Colts — Pass adj yds per att (allowed), 2026

  • Value8.80
  • Rank#30 of 32
  • League average7.09
  • Rank in 2025#17 of 32

What Pass adj yds per att (allowed) is

Adjusted yards per attempt allowed: opponent passing yards, plus 20 for each touchdown allowed and minus 45 for each interception, divided by attempts. Yards per attempt allowed with scoring and turnovers priced in, but without sacks.

Lower is better. It is a rate, so a team's number does not grow with games played. Source: P.

Through Week 6 of 2026, the Seahawks lead at 4.40; the league average is 7.09.

League snapshot — 2026

League leader
SEA · 4.40
League average
7.09
Best to worst
5.70

All 32 teams, lower is better.

At a glance — 2026

Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.

League leader
SEA · 4.40
League laggard
ARI · 10.10
League average
7.09
Spread (max − min)
5.70

Does Pass adj yds per att (allowed) matter against the spread?

Run as a one-stat algorithm against the closing line, this stat went 874–704–37 ATS (55.4%) across 2020–2025, #62 of 296 ranked.

Its best season was 2020 (155–99, 61.0%); its worst 2023 (130–128, 50.4%).

For picks, this is a strong signal. One stat is not a recipe — the algorithms combine many.

SeasonGamesATS recordATS %
2020256155–99–261.0%
2021272147–123–254.4%
2022271142–122–753.8%
2023272130–128–1450.4%
2024272148–115–956.3%
2025272152–117–356.5%

Pass adj yds per att (allowed) in 2026 vs 2025

Seahawks lead at 4.40 — they ranked #1 last year. Cardinals are last at 10.10 — #24 last year.

The league average is 7.09, up 0.11 from 6.98 last year.

Biggest riser: Jets, #31 → #10. Biggest faller: Bills, #5 → #24.

Spread between first and last: 5.70; 23 teams are within 1.31 of the average.

Year-over-year — 2026 vs 2025

Biggest movers from last season.

Biggest riser
ARI · +2.60
Biggest faller
NYJ · −2.30
Most consistent
NE · 0.00
League trend 2026 vs 2025
▲ 0.11

Multi-year context

7-year window (2020–2026)

Multi-year leader
BUF · 6.23
Multi-year laggard
DET · 7.86
Biggest improver
SEA · −0.40/yr
Biggest decliner
DAL · +0.45/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.

Team2020202120222023202420252026
SEA6.907.206.807.206.805.304.40
MIN7.707.207.407.006.106.604.90
GB7.006.406.807.506.506.705.10
LAR5.706.306.907.007.606.405.50
KC6.907.107.006.106.806.705.60
SF6.507.306.105.406.707.605.90
NYG7.106.407.106.508.207.306.00
DEN7.206.705.907.706.405.906.20
CAR7.307.107.206.508.206.706.50
NYJ8.008.405.905.407.008.906.60
TB6.806.006.907.307.407.706.60
JAX8.407.906.906.808.505.406.70
BAL6.408.406.805.207.107.006.80
NE6.805.206.306.507.506.806.80
ATL8.107.307.407.007.206.806.90
PHI8.106.805.807.405.805.906.90
PIT5.906.906.906.806.607.106.90
CLE7.406.406.705.208.306.607.00
LAC6.907.207.007.906.305.507.00
CIN7.607.106.407.506.908.007.10
HOU8.907.506.407.206.405.607.40
WAS5.807.907.108.407.408.707.80
TEN7.406.807.307.506.908.907.90
BUF6.504.605.905.806.805.808.20
DET9.308.207.907.506.607.308.20
LV7.707.107.706.607.307.108.20
NO6.306.306.406.106.806.908.20
MIA7.306.707.207.006.708.008.40
CHI7.408.107.606.307.606.908.70
IND7.006.707.206.907.306.908.80
DAL7.906.006.406.207.908.909.70
ARI7.006.907.207.907.307.5010.10

Pass adj yds per att (allowed) since 2018

Leaders since 2018: 2018 Bears (5.00), 2019 Patriots (4.40), 2020 Rams (5.70), 2021 Bills (4.60), 2022 Eagles (5.80), 2023 Ravens (5.20), 2024 Eagles (5.80), 2025 Seahawks (5.30), 2026 Seahawks (4.40).

Eagles have led this stat 2 of 9 seasons.

The best season on record is Patriots 2019 at 4.40; the worst Cardinals 2026 at 10.10.

Distribution

How the 32 teams cluster for 2026.

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.