What Pass cmp perc (allowed) is

Completion percentage allowed: opponent completions divided by opponent attempts. The familiar accuracy number from the defense's side — a defense that gives up checkdowns and nothing else can look bad here while playing well.

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

In 2023 the Browns led at 57.06; the league average was 64.11.

League snapshot — 2023

League leader

CLE · 57.06

League average

64.11

Best to worst

13.23

All 32 teams, lower is better.

Rank	Team	Value	Games
1	CLE	57.06	17
2	NO	59.15	17
3	NYJ	59.73	17
4	BAL	59.91	17
5	DAL	59.92	17
6	LAR	60.16	17
7	PIT	60.42	17
8	KC	61.15	17
9	ATL	61.71	17
10	DET	62.77	17
11	NYG	63.75	17
12	NE	63.79	17
13	CAR	63.98	17
14	PHI	64.79	17
15	LAC	64.94	17
16	IND	65.14	17
17	GB	65.14	17
18	JAX	65.27	17
19	BUF	65.29	17
20	CIN	65.35	17
21	TB	65.48	17
22	SF	65.50	17
23	WAS	65.89	17
24	CHI	66.02	17
25	DEN	66.43	17
26	LV	66.55	17
27	SEA	66.55	17
28	MIA	66.67	17
29	HOU	66.90	17
30	TEN	67.54	17
31	ARI	68.31	17
32	MIN	70.30	17

At a glance — 2023

Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.

League leader

CLE · 57.06

League laggard

MIN · 70.30

League average

64.11

Spread (max − min)

13.23

Rank	Team	Value	Δ vs avg	Percentile
1	CLE	57.06	-7.05	100%
2	NO	59.15	-4.96	96.8%
3	NYJ	59.73	-4.38	93.5%
4	BAL	59.91	-4.20	90.3%
5	DAL	59.92	-4.19	87.1%
6	LAR	60.16	-3.95	83.9%
7	PIT	60.42	-3.69	80.6%
8	KC	61.15	-2.96	77.4%
9	ATL	61.71	-2.40	74.2%
10	DET	62.77	-1.34	71%
11	NYG	63.75	-0.37	67.7%
12	NE	63.79	-0.32	64.5%
13	CAR	63.98	-0.14	61.3%
14	PHI	64.79	0.68	58.1%
15	LAC	64.94	0.83	54.8%
16	IND	65.14	1.03	51.6%
17	GB	65.14	1.03	48.4%
18	JAX	65.27	1.16	45.2%
19	BUF	65.29	1.18	41.9%
20	CIN	65.35	1.24	38.7%
21	TB	65.48	1.37	35.5%
22	SF	65.50	1.38	32.3%
23	WAS	65.89	1.78	29%
24	CHI	66.02	1.91	25.8%
25	DEN	66.43	2.32	22.6%
26	LV	66.55	2.44	19.4%
27	SEA	66.55	2.44	16.1%
28	MIA	66.67	2.56	12.9%
29	HOU	66.90	2.79	9.7%
30	TEN	67.54	3.43	6.5%
31	ARI	68.31	4.20	3.2%
32	MIN	70.30	6.19	0%

Does Pass cmp perc (allowed) matter against the spread?

Run as a one-stat algorithm against the closing line, this stat went 847–731–37 ATS (53.7%) across 2020–2025, #112 of 296 ranked.

Its best season was 2020 (146–108, 57.5%); its worst 2024 (125–138, 47.5%).

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

Season	Games	ATS record	ATS %
2020	256	146–108–2	57.5%
2021	272	147–123–2	54.4%
2022	271	147–117–7	55.7%
2023	272	134–124–14	51.9%
2024	272	125–138–9	47.5%
2025	272	148–121–3	55.0%

Pass cmp perc (allowed) in 2023 vs 2022

Browns lead at 57.06 — they ranked #4 last year. Vikings are last at 70.30 — #21 last year.

The league average is 64.11, up 0.28 from 63.83 last year.

Biggest riser: Rams, #31 → #6. Biggest faller: Commanders, #3 → #23.

Spread between first and last: 13.23; 22 teams are within 3.02 of the average.

Year-over-year — 2023 vs 2022

Biggest movers from last season.

Biggest riser

CIN · +6.70

Biggest faller

LAR · −7.16

Most consistent

SF · +0.12

League trend 2023 vs 2022

▲ 0.28

Rank	Team	2023	2022	Δ
1	CIN	65.35	58.65	+6.70
2	WAS	65.89	59.81	+6.08
3	MIN	70.30	65.49	+4.81
4	SEA	66.55	62.48	+4.08
5	LAC	64.94	61.14	+3.80
6	NE	63.79	60.77	+3.03
7	HOU	66.90	64.24	+2.66
8	TEN	67.54	64.94	+2.60
9	NYG	63.75	61.34	+2.41
10	PHI	64.79	62.50	+2.29
11	TB	65.48	63.30	+2.17
12	BUF	65.29	63.18	+2.11
13	DEN	66.43	64.58	+1.85
14	JAX	65.27	63.43	+1.84
15	DET	62.77	62.37	+0.41
16	MIA	66.67	66.35	+0.32
17	SF	65.50	65.38	+0.12
18	GB	65.14	65.55	−0.41
19	LV	66.55	67.06	−0.51
20	CHI	66.02	66.60	−0.58
21	NO	59.15	59.74	−0.59
22	PIT	60.42	61.03	−0.61
23	ARI	68.31	69.58	−1.27
24	CAR	63.98	65.69	−1.72
25	IND	65.14	67.10	−1.95
26	DAL	59.92	62.27	−2.35
27	NYJ	59.73	62.30	−2.57
28	CLE	57.06	60.46	−3.40
29	ATL	61.71	66.07	−4.37
30	KC	61.15	65.70	−4.55
31	BAL	59.91	66.22	−6.31
32	LAR	60.16	67.32	−7.16

Multi-year context

7-year window (2020–2026)

Multi-year leader

CLE · 61.05

Multi-year laggard

TEN · 67.15

Biggest improver

PHI · −1.62/yr

Biggest decliner

MIA · +2.11/yr

Rank	Team	Avg	Slope/yr	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026
1	CLE	61.05	−0.38	62.99	63.06	60.46	57.06	61.72	62.99	59.09
2	PIT	62.01	+1.11	56.33	62.83	61.03	60.42	64.86	64.08	64.56
3	NO	62.12	+1.26	59.25	62.23	59.74	59.15	61.41	63.41	69.68
4	DEN	62.41	−1.07	65.73	60.35	64.58	66.43	64.53	57.65	57.58
5	LAR	62.77	−1.30	63.32	66.24	67.32	60.16	65.07	63.58	53.69
6	BUF	62.99	+0.66	63.73	55.62	63.18	65.29	68.04	59.06	66.01
7	LAC	63.03	+0.18	62.16	63.30	61.14	64.94	64.61	60.55	64.54
8	BAL	63.37	+0.01	63.44	63.32	66.22	59.91	62.66	63.33	64.74
9	CIN	63.46	+0.00	62.50	66.56	58.65	65.35	64.70	64.68	61.76
10	MIN	63.55	−1.44	65.57	63.45	65.49	70.30	64.54	62.28	53.21
11	PHI	63.56	−1.62	68.55	68.97	62.50	64.79	61.50	56.59	62.01
12	WAS	63.58	+0.24	62.15	66.45	59.81	65.89	60.91	64.58	65.26
13	KC	63.85	−0.11	62.21	65.31	65.70	61.15	65.79	66.41	60.40
14	NE	63.88	+0.46	67.27	59.07	60.77	63.79	64.55	66.04	65.64
15	DET	63.98	−0.52	68.39	65.51	62.37	62.77	60.75	60.96	67.13
16	NYJ	64.07	−0.90	68.98	67.85	62.30	59.73	62.17	64.99	62.50
17	HOU	64.35	−0.97	69.05	66.12	64.24	66.90	58.53	58.75	66.85
18	DAL	64.60	+1.79	63.20	59.00	62.27	59.92	67.77	67.91	72.14
19	SEA	64.62	−0.62	66.27	67.02	62.48	66.55	64.97	62.09	62.99
20	GB	64.83	+0.24	64.31	62.34	65.55	65.14	67.08	65.22	64.15
21	ATL	65.04	−0.94	67.68	67.07	66.07	61.71	69.66	61.99	61.14
22	CHI	65.07	−0.10	63.87	65.42	66.60	66.02	64.23	65.99	63.36
23	CAR	65.14	−0.61	67.69	64.56	65.69	63.98	67.54	66.27	60.27
24	NYG	65.19	−0.03	67.01	65.69	61.34	63.75	69.11	64.62	64.81
25	IND	65.38	−0.37	65.66	64.89	67.10	65.14	68.98	63.02	62.87
26	LV	65.41	−0.01	63.25	65.57	67.06	66.55	65.49	67.86	62.11
27	SF	65.58	+0.11	63.27	67.76	65.38	65.50	65.00	67.80	64.37
28	JAX	65.80	−0.90	69.29	69.30	63.43	65.27	66.61	61.88	64.80
29	TB	65.89	−0.13	68.71	65.35	63.30	65.48	66.24	66.26	65.87
30	ARI	66.23	−0.12	63.92	64.96	69.58	68.31	68.52	65.45	62.86
31	MIA	67.01	+2.11	62.94	61.25	66.35	66.67	63.59	71.76	76.55
32	TEN	67.15	+1.28	66.51	62.40	64.94	67.54	66.11	68.60	73.97

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	62.99	63.06	60.46	57.06	61.72	62.99	59.09
NO	59.25	62.23	59.74	59.15	61.41	63.41	69.68
NYJ	68.98	67.85	62.30	59.73	62.17	64.99	62.50
BAL	63.44	63.32	66.22	59.91	62.66	63.33	64.74
DAL	63.20	59.00	62.27	59.92	67.77	67.91	72.14
LAR	63.32	66.24	67.32	60.16	65.07	63.58	53.69
PIT	56.33	62.83	61.03	60.42	64.86	64.08	64.56
KC	62.21	65.31	65.70	61.15	65.79	66.41	60.40
ATL	67.68	67.07	66.07	61.71	69.66	61.99	61.14
DET	68.39	65.51	62.37	62.77	60.75	60.96	67.13
NYG	67.01	65.69	61.34	63.75	69.11	64.62	64.81
NE	67.27	59.07	60.77	63.79	64.55	66.04	65.64
CAR	67.69	64.56	65.69	63.98	67.54	66.27	60.27
PHI	68.55	68.97	62.50	64.79	61.50	56.59	62.01
LAC	62.16	63.30	61.14	64.94	64.61	60.55	64.54
IND	65.66	64.89	67.10	65.14	68.98	63.02	62.87
GB	64.31	62.34	65.55	65.14	67.08	65.22	64.15
JAX	69.29	69.30	63.43	65.27	66.61	61.88	64.80
BUF	63.73	55.62	63.18	65.29	68.04	59.06	66.01
CIN	62.50	66.56	58.65	65.35	64.70	64.68	61.76
TB	68.71	65.35	63.30	65.48	66.24	66.26	65.87
SF	63.27	67.76	65.38	65.50	65.00	67.80	64.37
WAS	62.15	66.45	59.81	65.89	60.91	64.58	65.26
CHI	63.87	65.42	66.60	66.02	64.23	65.99	63.36
DEN	65.73	60.35	64.58	66.43	64.53	57.65	57.58
LV	63.25	65.57	67.06	66.55	65.49	67.86	62.11
SEA	66.27	67.02	62.48	66.55	64.97	62.09	62.99
MIA	62.94	61.25	66.35	66.67	63.59	71.76	76.55
HOU	69.05	66.12	64.24	66.90	58.53	58.75	66.85
TEN	66.51	62.40	64.94	67.54	66.11	68.60	73.97
ARI	63.92	64.96	69.58	68.31	68.52	65.45	62.86
MIN	65.57	63.45	65.49	70.30	64.54	62.28	53.21

Pass cmp perc (allowed) since 2018

Leaders since 2018: 2018 Ravens (58.00), 2019 Patriots (56.53), 2020 Steelers (56.33), 2021 Bills (55.62), 2022 Bengals (58.65), 2023 Browns (57.06).

The best season on record is Bills 2021 at 55.62; the worst Buccaneers 2018 at 72.34.

Distribution

How the 32 teams cluster for 2023.

About this stat

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