Defensive: Passing · Pass cmp perc (allowed)
Washington Commanders — Pass cmp perc (allowed), 2026
- Value65.26
- Rank#23 of 32
- League average63.97
- Rank in 2025#17 of 32
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.
Through Week 6 of 2026, the Vikings lead at 53.21; the league average is 63.97.
League snapshot — 2026
All 32 teams, lower is better.
| Rank | Team | Value | Games |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MIN | 53.21 | 5 |
| 2 | LAR | 53.69 | 5 |
| 3 | DEN | 57.58 | 5 |
| 4 | CLE | 59.09 | 5 |
| 5 | CAR | 60.27 | 4 |
| 6 | KC | 60.40 | 4 |
| 7 | ATL | 61.14 | 5 |
| 8 | CIN | 61.76 | 5 |
| 9 | PHI | 62.01 | 5 |
| 10 | LV | 62.11 | 5 |
| 11 | NYJ | 62.50 | 5 |
| 12 | ARI | 62.86 | 5 |
| 13 | IND | 62.87 | 5 |
| 14 | SEA | 62.99 | 5 |
| 15 | CHI | 63.36 | 5 |
| 16 | GB | 64.15 | 5 |
| 17 | SF | 64.37 | 5 |
| 18 | LAC | 64.54 | 5 |
| 19 | PIT | 64.56 | 5 |
| 20 | BAL | 64.74 | 5 |
| 21 | JAX | 64.80 | 5 |
| 22 | NYG | 64.81 | 5 |
| 23 | WAS | 65.26 | 5 |
| 24 | NE | 65.64 | 5 |
| 25 | TB | 65.87 | 5 |
| 26 | BUF | 66.01 | 5 |
| 27 | HOU | 66.85 | 5 |
| 28 | DET | 67.13 | 5 |
| 29 | NO | 69.68 | 5 |
| 30 | DAL | 72.14 | 5 |
| 31 | TEN | 73.97 | 5 |
| 32 | MIA | 76.55 | 5 |
At a glance — 2026
Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.
All teams — 2026
| Rank | Team | Value | Δ vs avg | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MIN | 53.21 | -10.76 | 100% |
| 2 | LAR | 53.69 | -10.28 | 96.8% |
| 3 | DEN | 57.58 | -6.39 | 93.5% |
| 4 | CLE | 59.09 | -4.88 | 90.3% |
| 5 | CAR | 60.27 | -3.69 | 87.1% |
| 6 | KC | 60.40 | -3.56 | 83.9% |
| 7 | ATL | 61.14 | -2.83 | 80.6% |
| 8 | CIN | 61.76 | -2.20 | 77.4% |
| 9 | PHI | 62.01 | -1.96 | 74.2% |
| 10 | LV | 62.11 | -1.85 | 71% |
| 11 | NYJ | 62.50 | -1.47 | 67.7% |
| 12 | ARI | 62.86 | -1.11 | 64.5% |
| 13 | IND | 62.87 | -1.09 | 61.3% |
| 14 | SEA | 62.99 | -0.98 | 58.1% |
| 15 | CHI | 63.36 | -0.61 | 54.8% |
| 16 | GB | 64.15 | 0.18 | 51.6% |
| 17 | SF | 64.37 | 0.40 | 48.4% |
| 18 | LAC | 64.54 | 0.57 | 45.2% |
| 19 | PIT | 64.56 | 0.59 | 41.9% |
| 20 | BAL | 64.74 | 0.77 | 38.7% |
| 21 | JAX | 64.80 | 0.84 | 35.5% |
| 22 | NYG | 64.81 | 0.85 | 32.3% |
| 23 | WAS | 65.26 | 1.30 | 29% |
| 24 | NE | 65.64 | 1.68 | 25.8% |
| 25 | TB | 65.87 | 1.90 | 22.6% |
| 26 | BUF | 66.01 | 2.04 | 19.4% |
| 27 | HOU | 66.85 | 2.89 | 16.1% |
| 28 | DET | 67.13 | 3.16 | 12.9% |
| 29 | NO | 69.68 | 5.71 | 9.7% |
| 30 | DAL | 72.14 | 8.18 | 6.5% |
| 31 | TEN | 73.97 | 10.01 | 3.2% |
| 32 | MIA | 76.55 | 12.59 | 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 2026 vs 2025
Vikings lead at 53.21 — they ranked #10 last year. Dolphins are last at 76.55 — #32 last year.
The league average is 63.97, up 0.01 from 63.96 last year.
Biggest riser: Panthers, #26 → #5. Biggest faller: Texans, #3 → #27.
Spread between first and last: 23.35; 24 teams are within 4.78 of the average.
Year-over-year — 2026 vs 2025
Biggest movers from last season.
YoY by team — 2026 vs 2025
| Rank | Team | 2026 | 2025 | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HOU | 66.85 | 58.75 | +8.11 |
| 2 | BUF | 66.01 | 59.06 | +6.95 |
| 3 | NO | 69.68 | 63.41 | +6.26 |
| 4 | DET | 67.13 | 60.96 | +6.17 |
| 5 | PHI | 62.01 | 56.59 | +5.42 |
| 6 | TEN | 73.97 | 68.60 | +5.37 |
| 7 | MIA | 76.55 | 71.76 | +4.79 |
| 8 | DAL | 72.14 | 67.91 | +4.23 |
| 9 | LAC | 64.54 | 60.55 | +3.99 |
| 10 | JAX | 64.80 | 61.88 | +2.93 |
| 11 | BAL | 64.74 | 63.33 | +1.41 |
| 12 | SEA | 62.99 | 62.09 | +0.90 |
| 13 | WAS | 65.26 | 64.58 | +0.69 |
| 14 | PIT | 64.56 | 64.08 | +0.48 |
| 15 | NYG | 64.81 | 64.62 | +0.19 |
| 16 | DEN | 57.58 | 57.65 | −0.07 |
| 17 | IND | 62.87 | 63.02 | −0.14 |
| 18 | TB | 65.87 | 66.26 | −0.39 |
| 19 | NE | 65.64 | 66.04 | −0.39 |
| 20 | ATL | 61.14 | 61.99 | −0.85 |
| 21 | GB | 64.15 | 65.22 | −1.07 |
| 22 | NYJ | 62.50 | 64.99 | −2.49 |
| 23 | ARI | 62.86 | 65.45 | −2.59 |
| 24 | CHI | 63.36 | 65.99 | −2.63 |
| 25 | CIN | 61.76 | 64.68 | −2.92 |
| 26 | SF | 64.37 | 67.80 | −3.43 |
| 27 | CLE | 59.09 | 62.99 | −3.89 |
| 28 | LV | 62.11 | 67.86 | −5.75 |
| 29 | CAR | 60.27 | 66.27 | −6.00 |
| 30 | KC | 60.40 | 66.41 | −6.00 |
| 31 | MIN | 53.21 | 62.28 | −9.07 |
| 32 | LAR | 53.69 | 63.58 | −9.88 |
Multi-year context
7-year window (2020–2026)
Multi-year averages
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 65.57 | 63.45 | 65.49 | 70.30 | 64.54 | 62.28 | 53.21 |
| LAR | 63.32 | 66.24 | 67.32 | 60.16 | 65.07 | 63.58 | 53.69 |
| DEN | 65.73 | 60.35 | 64.58 | 66.43 | 64.53 | 57.65 | 57.58 |
| CLE | 62.99 | 63.06 | 60.46 | 57.06 | 61.72 | 62.99 | 59.09 |
| CAR | 67.69 | 64.56 | 65.69 | 63.98 | 67.54 | 66.27 | 60.27 |
| 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 |
| CIN | 62.50 | 66.56 | 58.65 | 65.35 | 64.70 | 64.68 | 61.76 |
| PHI | 68.55 | 68.97 | 62.50 | 64.79 | 61.50 | 56.59 | 62.01 |
| LV | 63.25 | 65.57 | 67.06 | 66.55 | 65.49 | 67.86 | 62.11 |
| NYJ | 68.98 | 67.85 | 62.30 | 59.73 | 62.17 | 64.99 | 62.50 |
| ARI | 63.92 | 64.96 | 69.58 | 68.31 | 68.52 | 65.45 | 62.86 |
| IND | 65.66 | 64.89 | 67.10 | 65.14 | 68.98 | 63.02 | 62.87 |
| SEA | 66.27 | 67.02 | 62.48 | 66.55 | 64.97 | 62.09 | 62.99 |
| CHI | 63.87 | 65.42 | 66.60 | 66.02 | 64.23 | 65.99 | 63.36 |
| GB | 64.31 | 62.34 | 65.55 | 65.14 | 67.08 | 65.22 | 64.15 |
| SF | 63.27 | 67.76 | 65.38 | 65.50 | 65.00 | 67.80 | 64.37 |
| LAC | 62.16 | 63.30 | 61.14 | 64.94 | 64.61 | 60.55 | 64.54 |
| PIT | 56.33 | 62.83 | 61.03 | 60.42 | 64.86 | 64.08 | 64.56 |
| BAL | 63.44 | 63.32 | 66.22 | 59.91 | 62.66 | 63.33 | 64.74 |
| JAX | 69.29 | 69.30 | 63.43 | 65.27 | 66.61 | 61.88 | 64.80 |
| NYG | 67.01 | 65.69 | 61.34 | 63.75 | 69.11 | 64.62 | 64.81 |
| WAS | 62.15 | 66.45 | 59.81 | 65.89 | 60.91 | 64.58 | 65.26 |
| NE | 67.27 | 59.07 | 60.77 | 63.79 | 64.55 | 66.04 | 65.64 |
| TB | 68.71 | 65.35 | 63.30 | 65.48 | 66.24 | 66.26 | 65.87 |
| BUF | 63.73 | 55.62 | 63.18 | 65.29 | 68.04 | 59.06 | 66.01 |
| HOU | 69.05 | 66.12 | 64.24 | 66.90 | 58.53 | 58.75 | 66.85 |
| DET | 68.39 | 65.51 | 62.37 | 62.77 | 60.75 | 60.96 | 67.13 |
| NO | 59.25 | 62.23 | 59.74 | 59.15 | 61.41 | 63.41 | 69.68 |
| DAL | 63.20 | 59.00 | 62.27 | 59.92 | 67.77 | 67.91 | 72.14 |
| TEN | 66.51 | 62.40 | 64.94 | 67.54 | 66.11 | 68.60 | 73.97 |
| MIA | 62.94 | 61.25 | 66.35 | 66.67 | 63.59 | 71.76 | 76.55 |
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), 2024 Texans (58.53), 2025 Eagles (56.59), 2026 Vikings (53.21).
The best season on record is Vikings 2026 at 53.21; the worst Dolphins 2026 at 76.55.
Week to week — Week 4 to Week 5
Since Week 4: Jets up 12 (#23 → #11), Steelers up 8 (#27 → #19), Bengals up 6 (#14 → #8); Bills down 11 (#15 → #26), Bears down 10 (#5 → #15), Patriots down 8 (#16 → #24).
16 teams moved by two places or fewer.
Distribution
How the 32 teams cluster for 2026.
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.