NFL Lines

League snapshot — 2021

League leaderTB 40.06
League average34.62
Best to worst11.82

All 32 teams, higher is better.

At a glance — 2021

Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.

League leader

TB · 40.06

League laggard

CHI · 28.24

League average

34.62

Spread (max − min)

11.82

Rank	Team	Value	Δ vs avg	Percentile
1	TB	40.06	5.44	100%
2	SEA	38.88	4.26	96.8%
3	TEN	37.24	2.62	93.5%
4	MIN	37.18	2.56	90.3%
5	CIN	37.12	2.50	87.1%
6	LAR	36.94	2.32	83.9%
7	BAL	36.88	2.26	80.6%
8	DAL	36.29	1.67	77.4%
9	KC	36.12	1.50	74.2%
10	NYG	36	1.38	71%
11	LV	35.88	1.26	67.7%
12	MIA	35.82	1.20	64.5%
13	GB	35.76	1.15	61.3%
14	WAS	35.41	0.79	58.1%
15	IND	35.35	0.73	54.8%
16	NO	34.88	0.26	51.6%
17	PHI	34.88	0.26	48.4%
18	NYJ	34.76	0.15	45.2%
19	ATL	34.29	-0.33	41.9%
20	CLE	34.24	-0.38	38.7%
21	ARI	33.24	-1.38	35.5%
22	DEN	33.24	-1.38	32.3%
23	PIT	33.24	-1.38	29%
24	LAC	33.18	-1.44	25.8%
25	HOU	32.29	-2.33	22.6%
26	SF	32.29	-2.33	19.4%
27	DET	32.24	-2.38	16.1%
28	JAX	32	-2.62	12.9%
29	NE	31.76	-2.85	9.7%
30	BUF	31.41	-3.21	6.5%
31	CAR	30.71	-3.91	3.2%
32	CHI	28.24	-6.38	0%

Year-over-year — 2021 vs 2020

Biggest movers from last season.

Biggest riser

DAL · +3.86

Biggest faller

CAR · −6.04

Most consistent

PIT · +0.17

League trend 2021 vs 2020

▼ -0.76

Rank	Team	2021	2020	Δ
1	DAL	36.29	32.44	+3.86
2	CIN	37.12	34	+3.12
3	MIN	37.18	34.13	+3.05
4	LAR	36.94	34.25	+2.69
5	WAS	35.41	33.19	+2.22
6	GB	35.76	33.63	+2.14
7	MIA	35.82	34.06	+1.76
8	PHI	34.88	33.19	+1.69
9	TB	40.06	38.75	+1.31
10	KC	36.12	35.06	+1.06
11	NE	31.76	30.94	+0.83
12	IND	35.35	35.13	+0.23
13	PIT	33.24	33.06	+0.17
14	NYG	36	36.19	−0.19
15	NO	34.88	35.13	−0.24
16	BAL	36.88	37.44	−0.56
17	LV	35.88	36.56	−0.68
18	LAC	33.18	34.19	−1.01
19	JAX	32	33.38	−1.38
20	SF	32.29	33.69	−1.39
21	HOU	32.29	34.13	−1.83
22	DEN	33.24	35.56	−2.33
23	ARI	33.24	35.69	−2.45
24	TEN	37.24	39.75	−2.51
25	CLE	34.24	36.81	−2.58
26	DET	32.24	35	−2.76
27	NYJ	34.76	37.88	−3.11
28	SEA	38.88	42.44	−3.56
29	BUF	31.41	36.19	−4.78
30	ATL	34.29	39.25	−4.96
31	CHI	28.24	34.25	−6.01
32	CAR	30.71	36.75	−6.04

Multi-year context

7-year window (2019–2025)

Multi-year leader

TB · 37.38

Multi-year laggard

CLE · 32.04

Biggest improver

JAX · +0.79/yr

Biggest decliner

TEN · −1.76/yr

Rank	Team	Avg	Slope/yr	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
1	TB	37.38	−1.14	41.94	38.75	40.06	33.82	36.29	37.12	33.65
2	BAL	36.51	+0.31	34.31	37.44	36.88	35	37.71	37.18	37.06
3	SEA	36.42	−1.03	37.75	42.44	38.88	32.29	34.47	33.59	35.53
4	TEN	35.21	−1.76	37.69	39.75	37.24	39.76	33.71	27.94	30.35
5	MIN	35.08	−1.02	37.81	34.13	37.18	36.65	35.65	37.82	26.35
6	DEN	34.71	+0.17	33.81	35.56	33.24	35.71	33.82	35.82	35
7	DET	34.67	−0.40	38.31	35	32.24	33.29	34.76	36.12	33
8	JAX	34.56	+0.79	32.44	33.38	32	35.71	36.41	34.35	37.65
9	LAR	34.56	−0.23	35.19	34.25	36.94	32.76	35.88	32	34.88
10	KC	34.38	−0.93	36.63	35.06	36.12	36.53	32.71	33.53	30.12
11	IND	34.35	−0.08	35.25	35.13	35.35	32	33.41	32.24	37.06
12	PHI	34.26	−0.34	35.88	33.19	34.88	32.94	38.59	32.24	32.12
13	MIA	34.10	−0.51	34.25	34.06	35.82	36.88	33.53	33.76	30.41
14	ATL	34.03	−0.67	33.63	39.25	34.29	33.12	32.41	34.12	31.41
15	LV	33.99	−0.52	32.88	36.56	35.88	35	33.24	33.24	31.12
16	NYG	33.85	−0.76	34.75	36.19	36	33.47	34.24	29.71	32.59
17	ARI	33.84	−0.82	37.63	35.69	33.24	35	29.88	31.76	33.71
18	NO	33.82	−1.03	37.94	35.13	34.88	31.71	33.12	35.06	28.94
19	CIN	33.68	−0.13	31.31	34	37.12	35.06	32.76	33.82	31.65
20	SF	33.65	+0.14	32.63	33.69	32.29	35	36.82	30.59	34.53
21	PIT	33.63	+0.58	32.25	33.06	33.24	32	33.88	34.65	36.35
22	NYJ	33.49	−1.33	36.88	37.88	34.76	32.76	30.82	30.94	30.41
23	BUF	33.25	−0.87	34.81	36.19	31.41	35.81	32.71	34.24	27.59
24	HOU	33.18	−0.57	36.75	34.13	32.29	30.76	33.59	32.76	31.94
25	DAL	32.94	−0.66	35.75	32.44	36.29	32.59	30.24	30.29	33
26	WAS	32.80	−0.46	33.81	33.19	35.41	30.29	35.35	29.65	31.88
27	GB	32.65	−0.38	34.25	33.63	35.76	28.18	30.88	33.41	32.47
28	NE	32.61	−0.12	33.50	30.94	31.76	35.24	34.12	31.53	31.18
29	CAR	32.24	−0.95	34.31	36.75	30.71	34.29	28.41	31.35	29.82
30	CHI	32.13	−0.48	35.94	34.25	28.24	28.53	36.53	29.76	31.65
31	LAC	32.10	+0.10	29.06	34.19	33.18	29.82	35.24	33.41	29.82
32	CLE	32.04	−0.92	32.06	36.81	34.24	30.65	31.65	30.12	28.76

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
TB	41.94	38.75	40.06	33.82	36.29	37.12	33.65
SEA	37.75	42.44	38.88	32.29	34.47	33.59	35.53
TEN	37.69	39.75	37.24	39.76	33.71	27.94	30.35
MIN	37.81	34.13	37.18	36.65	35.65	37.82	26.35
CIN	31.31	34	37.12	35.06	32.76	33.82	31.65
LAR	35.19	34.25	36.94	32.76	35.88	32	34.88
BAL	34.31	37.44	36.88	35	37.71	37.18	37.06
DAL	35.75	32.44	36.29	32.59	30.24	30.29	33
KC	36.63	35.06	36.12	36.53	32.71	33.53	30.12
NYG	34.75	36.19	36	33.47	34.24	29.71	32.59
LV	32.88	36.56	35.88	35	33.24	33.24	31.12
MIA	34.25	34.06	35.82	36.88	33.53	33.76	30.41
GB	34.25	33.63	35.76	28.18	30.88	33.41	32.47
WAS	33.81	33.19	35.41	30.29	35.35	29.65	31.88
IND	35.25	35.13	35.35	32	33.41	32.24	37.06
NO	37.94	35.13	34.88	31.71	33.12	35.06	28.94
PHI	35.88	33.19	34.88	32.94	38.59	32.24	32.12
NYJ	36.88	37.88	34.76	32.76	30.82	30.94	30.41
ATL	33.63	39.25	34.29	33.12	32.41	34.12	31.41
CLE	32.06	36.81	34.24	30.65	31.65	30.12	28.76
ARI	37.63	35.69	33.24	35	29.88	31.76	33.71
DEN	33.81	35.56	33.24	35.71	33.82	35.82	35
PIT	32.25	33.06	33.24	32	33.88	34.65	36.35
LAC	29.06	34.19	33.18	29.82	35.24	33.41	29.82
HOU	36.75	34.13	32.29	30.76	33.59	32.76	31.94
SF	32.63	33.69	32.29	35	36.82	30.59	34.53
DET	38.31	35	32.24	33.29	34.76	36.12	33
JAX	32.44	33.38	32	35.71	36.41	34.35	37.65
NE	33.50	30.94	31.76	35.24	34.12	31.53	31.18
BUF	34.81	36.19	31.41	35.81	32.71	34.24	27.59
CAR	34.31	36.75	30.71	34.29	28.41	31.35	29.82
CHI	35.94	34.25	28.24	28.53	36.53	29.76	31.65

Distribution

How the 32 teams cluster for 2021.

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.