Defensive: Passing · Pass Cmp (allowed)

DEF · PassingP + N
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Buffalo Bills — Pass Cmp (allowed), 2026

  • Value26.80
  • Rank#31 of 32
  • League average21.31
  • Rank in 2025#1 of 32

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.

Through Week 6 of 2026, the Rams lead at 16; the league average is 21.31.

League snapshot — 2026

League leader
LAR · 16
League average
21.31
Best to worst
13

All 32 teams, lower is better.

At a glance — 2026

Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.

League leader
LAR · 16
League laggard
DET · 29
League average
21.31
Spread (max − min)
13

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.

SeasonGamesATS recordATS %
2020256132–122–252.0%
2021272128–142–247.4%
2022271135–129–751.1%
2023272126–132–1448.8%
2024272107–156–940.7%
2025272133–136–349.4%

Pass Cmp (allowed) in 2026 vs 2025

Rams lead at 16 — they ranked #25 last year. Lions are last at 29 — #12 last year.

The league average is 21.31, up 0.69 from 20.62 last year.

Biggest riser: Rams, #25 → #1. Biggest faller: Bills, #1 → #31.

Spread between first and last: 13; 23 teams are within 2.79 of the average.

Year-over-year — 2026 vs 2025

Biggest movers from last season.

Biggest riser
BUF · +10.51
Biggest faller
LAR · −6.18
Most consistent
NYG · −0.06
League trend 2026 vs 2025
▲ 0.69

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

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
LAR21.6924.4722.0621.5920.8222.1816
CHI21.8818.471924.1219.1220.8816.60
MIN22.3823.592425.0624.4116.4116.60
ARI22.8121.5924.3520.4121.7622.0617.60
LAC21.252118.2422.8821.5918.0618.20
DEN23.3820.0623.0622.4723.1220.1819
SEA28.1326.0620.1822.9421.8222.0619.40
LV23.1323.5323.4722.1221.7621.1220
NYJ26.1323.5920.4118.4119.2419.7620
DAL20.5021.4120.2918.1220.5322.4120.20
GB21.6322.2918.4720.1222.4121.1820.40
PIT18.6320.8819.5320.4722.4723.2920.40
CLE23.1921.5918.5318.0618.5918.1220.80
CIN21.2524.7120.5621.4121.8820.4721
IND23.0622.9421.4721.7622.2423.3521
NYG24.2523.6520.5321.8220.5321.0621
NE20.8118.7621.4121.7620.3520.5921.40
NO20.8121.7118.9419.5921.5318.3521.60
TEN26.4423.2425.8222.7618.4720.8221.60
CAR24.8819.8222.5318.1821.1819.7622
TB26.6326.1821.4123.7624.5922.2922
MIA21.4421.9424.4722.3521.4721.8222.20
PHI22.7524.0620.592519.8218.1822.20
BAL23.7523.3523.1822.5923.2923.4722.40
SF21.3121.8822.8824.1219.8823.4122.40
KC21.8123.59242022.062022.50
JAX23.1322.1822.6523.7622.8823.2923.20
HOU23.5621.3519.7622.4719.1818.7623.80
WAS20.6323.5318.1223.2918.0620.5924.80
ATL26.562321.882023.7619.4725.80
BUF23.0617.4722.6321.3523.2916.2926.80
DET23.9421.1220.7621.8221.9420.1229

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), 2024 Commanders (18.06), 2025 Bills (16.29), 2026 Rams (16).

Bills have led this stat 2 of 9 seasons.

The best season on record is Rams 2026 at 16; the worst Lions 2026 at 29.

Distribution

How the 32 teams cluster for 2026.

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.