What Pass Att (allowed) is

Pass attempts faced: how often opponents threw against this defense. Game script as much as anything — teams trailing this defense throw more.

Higher is better. It is shown per game, so a team's number does not depend on games played. Source: P + N.

In 2018 the Chiefs led at 40; the league average was 34.72.

League snapshot — 2018

League leader

KC · 40

League average

34.72

Best to worst

9.88

All 32 teams, higher is better.

Rank	Team	Value	Games
1	KC	40	16
2	CLE	39.31	16
3	PHI	39.31	16
4	CHI	38.94	16
5	NE	37.88	16
6	HOU	37.38	16
7	ATL	36.88	16
8	CIN	36.75	16
9	NYJ	36.56	16
10	BAL	36.31	16
11	NO	36.19	16
12	PIT	35.63	16
13	NYG	35.25	16
14	LAC	34.50	16
15	DEN	34.38	16
16	SEA	34.38	16
17	SF	34.06	16
18	DAL	33.94	16
19	IND	33.88	16
20	WAS	33.75	16
21	LAR	33.44	16
22	TB	33.44	16
23	TEN	33.31	16
24	CAR	33.25	16
25	GB	33.19	16
26	ARI	31.94	16
27	MIA	31.88	16
28	MIN	31.69	16
29	DET	31.31	16
30	JAX	31.31	16
31	BUF	31	16
32	LV	30.13	16

At a glance — 2018

Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.

League leader

KC · 40

League laggard

LV · 30.13

League average

34.72

Spread (max − min)

9.88

Rank	Team	Value	Δ vs avg	Percentile
1	KC	40	5.28	100%
2	CLE	39.31	4.59	96.8%
3	PHI	39.31	4.59	93.5%
4	CHI	38.94	4.21	90.3%
5	NE	37.88	3.15	87.1%
6	HOU	37.38	2.65	83.9%
7	ATL	36.88	2.15	80.6%
8	CIN	36.75	2.03	77.4%
9	NYJ	36.56	1.84	74.2%
10	BAL	36.31	1.59	71%
11	NO	36.19	1.46	67.7%
12	PIT	35.63	0.90	64.5%
13	NYG	35.25	0.53	61.3%
14	LAC	34.50	-0.22	58.1%
15	DEN	34.38	-0.35	54.8%
16	SEA	34.38	-0.35	51.6%
17	SF	34.06	-0.66	48.4%
18	DAL	33.94	-0.79	45.2%
19	IND	33.88	-0.85	41.9%
20	WAS	33.75	-0.97	38.7%
21	LAR	33.44	-1.29	35.5%
22	TB	33.44	-1.29	32.3%
23	TEN	33.31	-1.41	29%
24	CAR	33.25	-1.47	25.8%
25	GB	33.19	-1.54	22.6%
26	ARI	31.94	-2.79	19.4%
27	MIA	31.88	-2.85	16.1%
28	MIN	31.69	-3.04	12.9%
29	DET	31.31	-3.41	9.7%
30	JAX	31.31	-3.41	6.5%
31	BUF	31	-3.72	3.2%
32	LV	30.13	-4.60	0%

Does Pass Att (allowed) matter against the spread?

Run as a one-stat algorithm against the closing line, this stat went 831–747–37 ATS (52.7%) across 2020–2025, #148 of 296 ranked.

Its best season was 2024 (144–119, 54.8%); its worst 2022 (132–132, 50.0%).

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

Season	Games	ATS record	ATS %
2020	256	132–122–2	52.0%
2021	272	145–125–2	53.7%
2022	271	132–132–7	50.0%
2023	272	136–122–14	52.7%
2024	272	144–119–9	54.8%
2025	272	142–127–3	52.8%

Multi-year context

7-year window (2020–2026)

Multi-year leader

BAL · 36.32

Multi-year laggard

CHI · 31.01

Biggest improver

DET · +0.86/yr

Biggest decliner

TEN · −1.52/yr

Rank	Team	Avg	Slope/yr	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026
1	BAL	36.32	−0.39	37.44	36.88	35	37.71	37.18	37.06	33
2	TB	36.22	−0.86	38.75	40.06	33.82	36.29	37.12	33.65	33.88
3	SEA	35.40	−1.46	42.44	38.88	32.29	34.47	33.59	35.53	30.57
4	DEN	35.34	+0.42	35.56	33.24	35.71	33.82	35.82	35	38.25
5	DET	35.14	+0.86	35	32.24	33.29	34.76	36.12	33	41.57
6	JAX	34.89	+0.50	33.38	32	35.71	36.41	34.35	37.65	34.71
7	TEN	34.70	−1.52	39.75	37.24	39.76	33.71	27.94	30.35	34.13
8	ATL	34.41	−0.49	39.25	34.29	33.12	32.41	34.12	31.41	36.25
9	LAR	34.23	−0.32	34.25	36.94	32.76	35.88	32	34.88	32.88
10	CIN	34.20	−0.33	34	37.12	35.06	32.76	33.82	31.65	35
11	KC	34.19	−0.51	35.06	36.12	36.53	32.71	33.53	30.12	35.29
12	SF	34.05	+0.19	33.69	32.29	35	36.82	30.59	34.53	35.43
13	PHI	34.05	−0.10	33.19	34.88	32.94	38.59	32.24	32.12	34.38
14	PIT	34.03	+0.52	33.06	33.24	32	33.88	34.65	36.35	35
15	LV	33.84	−0.91	36.56	35.88	35	33.24	33.24	31.12	31.88
16	MIN	33.82	−1.28	34.13	37.18	36.65	35.65	37.82	26.35	29
17	BUF	33.79	−0.07	36.19	31.41	35.81	32.71	34.24	27.59	38.57
18	IND	33.42	−0.55	35.13	35.35	32	33.41	32.24	37.06	28.75
19	NYG	33.39	−0.87	36.19	36	33.47	34.24	29.71	32.59	31.57
20	MIA	33.21	−1.15	34.06	35.82	36.88	33.53	33.76	30.41	28
21	NO	33.18	−0.49	35.13	34.88	31.71	33.12	35.06	28.94	33.43
22	WAS	33.13	+0.04	33.19	35.41	30.29	35.35	29.65	31.88	36.14
23	HOU	32.97	+0.17	34.13	32.29	30.76	33.59	32.76	31.94	35.29
24	GB	32.90	+0.21	33.63	35.76	28.18	30.88	33.41	32.47	36
25	ARI	32.63	−0.79	35.69	33.24	35	29.88	31.76	33.71	29.13
26	DAL	32.51	−0.28	32.44	36.29	32.59	30.24	30.29	33	32.75
27	NYJ	32.49	−1.23	37.88	34.76	32.76	30.82	30.94	30.41	29.88
28	NE	32.45	−0.02	30.94	31.76	35.24	34.12	31.53	31.18	32.38
29	CAR	32.29	−0.39	36.75	30.71	34.29	28.41	31.35	29.82	34.71
30	CLE	32.16	−0.83	36.81	34.24	30.65	31.65	30.12	28.76	32.88
31	LAC	31.95	−0.77	34.19	33.18	29.82	35.24	33.41	29.82	28
32	CHI	31.01	−0.37	34.25	28.24	28.53	36.53	29.76	31.65	28.14

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
DET	35	32.24	33.29	34.76	36.12	33	41.57
BUF	36.19	31.41	35.81	32.71	34.24	27.59	38.57
DEN	35.56	33.24	35.71	33.82	35.82	35	38.25
ATL	39.25	34.29	33.12	32.41	34.12	31.41	36.25
WAS	33.19	35.41	30.29	35.35	29.65	31.88	36.14
GB	33.63	35.76	28.18	30.88	33.41	32.47	36
SF	33.69	32.29	35	36.82	30.59	34.53	35.43
HOU	34.13	32.29	30.76	33.59	32.76	31.94	35.29
KC	35.06	36.12	36.53	32.71	33.53	30.12	35.29
CIN	34	37.12	35.06	32.76	33.82	31.65	35
PIT	33.06	33.24	32	33.88	34.65	36.35	35
CAR	36.75	30.71	34.29	28.41	31.35	29.82	34.71
JAX	33.38	32	35.71	36.41	34.35	37.65	34.71
PHI	33.19	34.88	32.94	38.59	32.24	32.12	34.38
TEN	39.75	37.24	39.76	33.71	27.94	30.35	34.13
TB	38.75	40.06	33.82	36.29	37.12	33.65	33.88
NO	35.13	34.88	31.71	33.12	35.06	28.94	33.43
BAL	37.44	36.88	35	37.71	37.18	37.06	33
CLE	36.81	34.24	30.65	31.65	30.12	28.76	32.88
LAR	34.25	36.94	32.76	35.88	32	34.88	32.88
DAL	32.44	36.29	32.59	30.24	30.29	33	32.75
NE	30.94	31.76	35.24	34.12	31.53	31.18	32.38
LV	36.56	35.88	35	33.24	33.24	31.12	31.88
NYG	36.19	36	33.47	34.24	29.71	32.59	31.57
SEA	42.44	38.88	32.29	34.47	33.59	35.53	30.57
NYJ	37.88	34.76	32.76	30.82	30.94	30.41	29.88
ARI	35.69	33.24	35	29.88	31.76	33.71	29.13
MIN	34.13	37.18	36.65	35.65	37.82	26.35	29
IND	35.13	35.35	32	33.41	32.24	37.06	28.75
CHI	34.25	28.24	28.53	36.53	29.76	31.65	28.14
LAC	34.19	33.18	29.82	35.24	33.41	29.82	28
MIA	34.06	35.82	36.88	33.53	33.76	30.41	28

Distribution

How the 32 teams cluster for 2018.

About this stat

Stat ID: def_passing_pass_att
Side: defensive
Family: Passing
Data source: P + N
Polarity: higher is better (or neutral)
Display grain: count
Algorithm eligibility: Algorithm-eligible: this stat can be picked in the Algorithm Builder.