What Pass Cmp (allowed) is

Completions allowed. On its own it mostly tracks how often opponents threw; completion percentage and yards per completion allowed say what the completions were worth.

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

In 2023 the Browns led at 18.06; the league average was 21.71.

League snapshot — 2023

League leader

CLE · 18.06

League average

21.71

Best to worst

All 32 teams, lower is better.

Rank	Team	Value	Games
1	CLE	18.06	17
2	DAL	18.12	17
3	CAR	18.18	17
4	NYJ	18.41	17
5	NO	19.59	17
6	ATL	20	17
7	KC	20	17
8	GB	20.12	17
9	ARI	20.41	17
10	PIT	20.47	17
11	BUF	21.35	17
12	CIN	21.41	17
13	LAR	21.59	17
14	IND	21.76	17
15	NE	21.76	17
16	DET	21.82	17
17	NYG	21.82	17
18	LV	22.12	17
19	MIA	22.35	17
20	DEN	22.47	17
21	HOU	22.47	17
22	BAL	22.59	17
23	TEN	22.76	17
24	LAC	22.88	17
25	SEA	22.94	17
26	WAS	23.29	17
27	JAX	23.76	17
28	TB	23.76	17
29	CHI	24.12	17
30	SF	24.12	17
31	PHI	25	17
32	MIN	25.06	17

At a glance — 2023

Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.

League leader

CLE · 18.06

League laggard

MIN · 25.06

League average

21.71

Spread (max − min)

Rank	Team	Value	Δ vs avg	Percentile
1	CLE	18.06	-3.65	100%
2	DAL	18.12	-3.59	96.8%
3	CAR	18.18	-3.53	93.5%
4	NYJ	18.41	-3.29	90.3%
5	NO	19.59	-2.12	87.1%
6	ATL	20	-1.71	83.9%
7	KC	20	-1.71	80.6%
8	GB	20.12	-1.59	77.4%
9	ARI	20.41	-1.29	74.2%
10	PIT	20.47	-1.24	71%
11	BUF	21.35	-0.35	67.7%
12	CIN	21.41	-0.29	64.5%
13	LAR	21.59	-0.12	61.3%
14	IND	21.76	0.06	58.1%
15	NE	21.76	0.06	54.8%
16	DET	21.82	0.12	51.6%
17	NYG	21.82	0.12	48.4%
18	LV	22.12	0.41	45.2%
19	MIA	22.35	0.65	41.9%
20	DEN	22.47	0.76	38.7%
21	HOU	22.47	0.76	35.5%
22	BAL	22.59	0.88	32.3%
23	TEN	22.76	1.06	29%
24	LAC	22.88	1.18	25.8%
25	SEA	22.94	1.24	22.6%
26	WAS	23.29	1.59	19.4%
27	JAX	23.76	2.06	16.1%
28	TB	23.76	2.06	12.9%
29	CHI	24.12	2.41	9.7%
30	SF	24.12	2.41	6.5%
31	PHI	25	3.29	3.2%
32	MIN	25.06	3.35	0%

Does Pass Cmp (allowed) matter against the spread?

Run as a one-stat algorithm against the closing line, this stat went 761–817–37 ATS (48.2%) across 2020–2025, #282 of 296 ranked.

Its best season was 2020 (132–122, 52.0%); its worst 2024 (107–156, 40.7%).

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

Season	Games	ATS record	ATS %
2020	256	132–122–2	52.0%
2021	272	128–142–2	47.4%
2022	271	135–129–7	51.1%
2023	272	126–132–14	48.8%
2024	272	107–156–9	40.7%
2025	272	133–136–3	49.4%

Pass Cmp (allowed) in 2023 vs 2022

Browns lead at 18.06 — they ranked #4 last year. Vikings are last at 25.06 — #29 last year.

The league average is 21.71, up 0.29 from 21.41 last year.

Biggest riser: Chiefs, #28 → #7. Biggest faller: Commanders, #1 → #26.

Spread between first and last: 7; 21 teams are within 1.91 of the average.

Year-over-year — 2023 vs 2022

Biggest movers from last season.

Biggest riser

WAS · +5.18

Biggest faller

CAR · −4.35

Most consistent

IND · +0.29

League trend 2023 vs 2022

▲ 0.29

Rank	Team	2023	2022	Δ
1	WAS	23.29	18.12	+5.18
2	CHI	24.12	19	+5.12
3	LAC	22.88	18.24	+4.65
4	PHI	25	20.59	+4.41
5	SEA	22.94	20.18	+2.76
6	HOU	22.47	19.76	+2.71
7	TB	23.76	21.41	+2.35
8	GB	20.12	18.47	+1.65
9	NYG	21.82	20.53	+1.29
10	SF	24.12	22.88	+1.24
11	JAX	23.76	22.65	+1.12
12	DET	21.82	20.76	+1.06
13	MIN	25.06	24	+1.06
14	PIT	20.47	19.53	+0.94
15	CIN	21.41	20.56	+0.85
16	NO	19.59	18.94	+0.65
17	NE	21.76	21.41	+0.35
18	IND	21.76	21.47	+0.29
19	LAR	21.59	22.06	−0.47
20	CLE	18.06	18.53	−0.47
21	BAL	22.59	23.18	−0.59
22	DEN	22.47	23.06	−0.59
23	BUF	21.35	22.63	−1.27
24	LV	22.12	23.47	−1.35
25	ATL	20	21.88	−1.88
26	NYJ	18.41	20.41	−2
27	MIA	22.35	24.47	−2.12
28	DAL	18.12	20.29	−2.18
29	TEN	22.76	25.82	−3.06
30	ARI	20.41	24.35	−3.94
31	KC	20	24	−4
32	CAR	18.18	22.53	−4.35

Multi-year context

7-year window (2020–2026)

Multi-year leader

CLE · 19.84

Multi-year laggard

TB · 23.84

Biggest improver

SEA · −1.16/yr

Biggest decliner

DET · +0.51/yr

Rank	Team	Avg	Slope/yr	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026
1	CLE	19.84	−0.50	23.19	21.59	18.53	18.06	18.59	18.12	20.80
2	CHI	20.01	−0.39	21.88	18.47	19	24.12	19.12	20.88	16.60
3	LAC	20.17	−0.42	21.25	21	18.24	22.88	21.59	18.06	18.20
4	NO	20.36	−0.06	20.81	21.71	18.94	19.59	21.53	18.35	21.60
5	DAL	20.49	+0.05	20.50	21.41	20.29	18.12	20.53	22.41	20.20
6	NE	20.73	+0.16	20.81	18.76	21.41	21.76	20.35	20.59	21.40
7	PIT	20.81	+0.47	18.63	20.88	19.53	20.47	22.47	23.29	20.40
8	GB	20.93	−0.07	21.63	22.29	18.47	20.12	22.41	21.18	20.40
9	NYJ	21.08	−0.97	26.13	23.59	20.41	18.41	19.24	19.76	20
10	CAR	21.19	−0.36	24.88	19.82	22.53	18.18	21.18	19.76	22
11	LAR	21.26	−0.82	21.69	24.47	22.06	21.59	20.82	22.18	16
12	HOU	21.27	−0.18	23.56	21.35	19.76	22.47	19.18	18.76	23.80
13	WAS	21.29	+0.24	20.63	23.53	18.12	23.29	18.06	20.59	24.80
14	ARI	21.51	−0.62	22.81	21.59	24.35	20.41	21.76	22.06	17.60
15	BUF	21.56	+0.34	23.06	17.47	22.63	21.35	23.29	16.29	26.80
16	DEN	21.61	−0.46	23.38	20.06	23.06	22.47	23.12	20.18	19
17	CIN	21.61	−0.28	21.25	24.71	20.56	21.41	21.88	20.47	21
18	MIN	21.78	−1.12	22.38	23.59	24	25.06	24.41	16.41	16.60
19	PHI	21.80	−0.51	22.75	24.06	20.59	25	19.82	18.18	22.20
20	NYG	21.83	−0.53	24.25	23.65	20.53	21.82	20.53	21.06	21
21	KC	21.99	−0.25	21.81	23.59	24	20	22.06	20	22.50
22	LV	22.16	−0.57	23.13	23.53	23.47	22.12	21.76	21.12	20
23	MIA	22.24	−0.03	21.44	21.94	24.47	22.35	21.47	21.82	22.20
24	IND	22.26	−0.16	23.06	22.94	21.47	21.76	22.24	23.35	21
25	SF	22.27	+0.12	21.31	21.88	22.88	24.12	19.88	23.41	22.40
26	DET	22.67	+0.51	23.94	21.12	20.76	21.82	21.94	20.12	29
27	TEN	22.74	−0.95	26.44	23.24	25.82	22.76	18.47	20.82	21.60
28	ATL	22.93	−0.27	26.56	23	21.88	20	23.76	19.47	25.80
29	SEA	22.94	−1.16	28.13	26.06	20.18	22.94	21.82	22.06	19.40
30	JAX	23.01	+0.10	23.13	22.18	22.65	23.76	22.88	23.29	23.20
31	BAL	23.15	−0.13	23.75	23.35	23.18	22.59	23.29	23.47	22.40
32	TB	23.84	−0.66	26.63	26.18	21.41	23.76	24.59	22.29	22

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
CLE	23.19	21.59	18.53	18.06	18.59	18.12	20.80
DAL	20.50	21.41	20.29	18.12	20.53	22.41	20.20
CAR	24.88	19.82	22.53	18.18	21.18	19.76	22
NYJ	26.13	23.59	20.41	18.41	19.24	19.76	20
NO	20.81	21.71	18.94	19.59	21.53	18.35	21.60
ATL	26.56	23	21.88	20	23.76	19.47	25.80
KC	21.81	23.59	24	20	22.06	20	22.50
GB	21.63	22.29	18.47	20.12	22.41	21.18	20.40
ARI	22.81	21.59	24.35	20.41	21.76	22.06	17.60
PIT	18.63	20.88	19.53	20.47	22.47	23.29	20.40
BUF	23.06	17.47	22.63	21.35	23.29	16.29	26.80
CIN	21.25	24.71	20.56	21.41	21.88	20.47	21
LAR	21.69	24.47	22.06	21.59	20.82	22.18	16
IND	23.06	22.94	21.47	21.76	22.24	23.35	21
NE	20.81	18.76	21.41	21.76	20.35	20.59	21.40
DET	23.94	21.12	20.76	21.82	21.94	20.12	29
NYG	24.25	23.65	20.53	21.82	20.53	21.06	21
LV	23.13	23.53	23.47	22.12	21.76	21.12	20
MIA	21.44	21.94	24.47	22.35	21.47	21.82	22.20
DEN	23.38	20.06	23.06	22.47	23.12	20.18	19
HOU	23.56	21.35	19.76	22.47	19.18	18.76	23.80
BAL	23.75	23.35	23.18	22.59	23.29	23.47	22.40
TEN	26.44	23.24	25.82	22.76	18.47	20.82	21.60
LAC	21.25	21	18.24	22.88	21.59	18.06	18.20
SEA	28.13	26.06	20.18	22.94	21.82	22.06	19.40
WAS	20.63	23.53	18.12	23.29	18.06	20.59	24.80
JAX	23.13	22.18	22.65	23.76	22.88	23.29	23.20
TB	26.63	26.18	21.41	23.76	24.59	22.29	22
CHI	21.88	18.47	19	24.12	19.12	20.88	16.60
SF	21.31	21.88	22.88	24.12	19.88	23.41	22.40
PHI	22.75	24.06	20.59	25	19.82	18.18	22.20
MIN	22.38	23.59	24	25.06	24.41	16.41	16.60

Pass Cmp (allowed) since 2018

Leaders since 2018: 2018 Raiders (18.69), 2019 Patriots (18.94), 2020 Steelers (18.63), 2021 Bills (17.47), 2022 Commanders (18.12), 2023 Browns (18.06).

The best season on record is Bills 2021 at 17.47; the worst Seahawks 2020 at 28.13.

Distribution

How the 32 teams cluster for 2023.

About this stat

Stat ID: def_passing_pass_cmp
Side: defensive
Family: Passing
Data source: P + N
Polarity: lower is better
Display grain: count
Algorithm eligibility: Algorithm-eligible: this stat can be picked in the Algorithm Builder.