Defensive: Passing · NY/A (allowed)
Net yards per attempt, sacks included. Closer to real passing efficiency than raw yards per attempt.
P + N
About this stat ↓League snapshot — 2023
- League leaderBAL 4.31
- League average5.62
- Best to worst2.27
All 32 teams, lower is better.
At a glance — 2023
Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.
League leader
BAL · 4.31
League laggard
WAS · 6.58
League average
5.62
Spread (max − min)
2.27
All teams — 2023
| Rank | Team | Value | Δ vs avg | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BAL | 4.31 | -1.31 | 100% |
| 2 | CLE | 4.42 | -1.20 | 96.8% |
| 3 | KC | 4.48 | -1.14 | 93.5% |
| 4 | NYJ | 4.64 | -0.97 | 90.3% |
| 5 | SF | 5.04 | -0.57 | 87.1% |
| 6 | BUF | 5.05 | -0.57 | 83.9% |
| 7 | DAL | 5.27 | -0.34 | 80.6% |
| 8 | CAR | 5.43 | -0.19 | 77.4% |
| 9 | ATL | 5.43 | -0.19 | 74.2% |
| 10 | NE | 5.43 | -0.18 | 71% |
| 11 | LV | 5.49 | -0.12 | 67.7% |
| 12 | MIA | 5.51 | -0.10 | 64.5% |
| 13 | NO | 5.58 | -0.03 | 61.3% |
| 14 | LAR | 5.68 | 0.06 | 58.1% |
| 15 | GB | 5.72 | 0.10 | 54.8% |
| 16 | IND | 5.73 | 0.12 | 51.6% |
| 17 | MIN | 5.76 | 0.14 | 48.4% |
| 18 | PIT | 5.76 | 0.14 | 45.2% |
| 19 | PHI | 5.79 | 0.17 | 41.9% |
| 20 | SEA | 5.83 | 0.21 | 38.7% |
| 21 | TEN | 5.83 | 0.21 | 35.5% |
| 22 | JAX | 5.83 | 0.21 | 32.3% |
| 23 | CHI | 5.94 | 0.32 | 29% |
| 24 | TB | 5.95 | 0.33 | 25.8% |
| 25 | NYG | 6.00 | 0.38 | 22.6% |
| 26 | DEN | 6.03 | 0.41 | 19.4% |
| 27 | HOU | 6.04 | 0.42 | 16.1% |
| 28 | LAC | 6.11 | 0.49 | 12.9% |
| 29 | DET | 6.25 | 0.63 | 9.7% |
| 30 | ARI | 6.29 | 0.68 | 6.5% |
| 31 | CIN | 6.55 | 0.93 | 3.2% |
| 32 | WAS | 6.58 | 0.97 | 0% |
Year-over-year — 2023 vs 2022
Biggest movers from last season.
Biggest riser
PHI · +1.41
Biggest faller
BAL · −1.40
Most consistent
IND · +0.09
League trend 2023 vs 2022
▼ -0.11
YoY by team — 2023 vs 2022
| Rank | Team | 2023 | 2022 | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PHI | 5.79 | 4.38 | +1.41 |
| 2 | WAS | 6.58 | 5.41 | +1.17 |
| 3 | DEN | 6.03 | 5.26 | +0.76 |
| 4 | TB | 5.95 | 5.22 | +0.73 |
| 5 | NO | 5.58 | 4.94 | +0.65 |
| 6 | CIN | 6.55 | 5.90 | +0.65 |
| 7 | ARI | 6.29 | 5.87 | +0.42 |
| 8 | NYG | 6.00 | 5.61 | +0.39 |
| 9 | LAC | 6.11 | 5.80 | +0.31 |
| 10 | NE | 5.43 | 5.22 | +0.21 |
| 11 | SEA | 5.83 | 5.64 | +0.18 |
| 12 | HOU | 6.04 | 5.92 | +0.12 |
| 13 | DAL | 5.27 | 5.16 | +0.11 |
| 14 | IND | 5.73 | 5.65 | +0.09 |
| 15 | MIA | 5.51 | 5.65 | −0.13 |
| 16 | JAX | 5.83 | 5.99 | −0.16 |
| 17 | BUF | 5.05 | 5.26 | −0.21 |
| 18 | DET | 6.25 | 6.49 | −0.24 |
| 19 | PIT | 5.76 | 6.06 | −0.29 |
| 20 | NYJ | 4.64 | 4.99 | −0.35 |
| 21 | TEN | 5.83 | 6.19 | −0.36 |
| 22 | LAR | 5.68 | 6.07 | −0.39 |
| 23 | GB | 5.72 | 6.12 | −0.41 |
| 24 | CAR | 5.43 | 5.92 | −0.49 |
| 25 | SF | 5.04 | 5.55 | −0.50 |
| 26 | KC | 4.48 | 5.14 | −0.66 |
| 27 | MIN | 5.76 | 6.46 | −0.70 |
| 28 | LV | 5.49 | 6.36 | −0.87 |
| 29 | ATL | 5.43 | 6.52 | −1.08 |
| 30 | CHI | 5.94 | 7.08 | −1.14 |
| 31 | CLE | 4.42 | 5.66 | −1.25 |
| 32 | BAL | 4.31 | 5.71 | −1.40 |
Multi-year context
7-year window (2019–2025)
Multi-year leader
BUF · 5.16
Multi-year laggard
DET · 6.50
Biggest improver
HOU · −0.31/yr
Biggest decliner
SF · +0.19/yr
Multi-year averages
| Rank | Team | Avg | Slope/yr | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BUF | 5.16 | +0.04 | 4.84 | 5.69 | 4.50 | 5.26 | 5.05 | 5.86 | 4.93 |
| 2 | PHI | 5.38 | −0.17 | 5.86 | 6.04 | 5.77 | 4.38 | 5.79 | 4.70 | 5.12 |
| 3 | SF | 5.40 | +0.19 | 4.38 | 5.55 | 5.44 | 5.55 | 5.04 | 5.54 | 6.30 |
| 4 | CLE | 5.42 | −0.14 | 5.89 | 5.96 | 5.15 | 5.66 | 4.42 | 6.08 | 4.78 |
| 5 | DEN | 5.45 | −0.20 | 5.81 | 5.83 | 5.73 | 5.26 | 6.03 | 5.10 | 4.35 |
| 6 | NO | 5.45 | +0.02 | 5.47 | 5.34 | 5.58 | 4.94 | 5.58 | 6.02 | 5.25 |
| 7 | NE | 5.51 | +0.07 | 4.58 | 6.55 | 5.20 | 5.22 | 5.43 | 6.07 | 5.50 |
| 8 | PIT | 5.53 | +0.17 | 5.00 | 4.85 | 5.42 | 6.06 | 5.76 | 5.79 | 5.81 |
| 9 | KC | 5.53 | −0.03 | 5.24 | 6.05 | 6.32 | 5.14 | 4.48 | 5.74 | 5.76 |
| 10 | LAR | 5.57 | +0.09 | 5.47 | 4.67 | 5.64 | 6.07 | 5.68 | 6.12 | 5.36 |
| 11 | BAL | 5.59 | +0.02 | 5.32 | 5.22 | 6.84 | 5.71 | 4.31 | 5.62 | 6.11 |
| 12 | TB | 5.65 | +0.11 | 5.65 | 5.51 | 5.24 | 5.22 | 5.95 | 5.74 | 6.27 |
| 13 | GB | 5.68 | −0.07 | 5.91 | 5.71 | 5.44 | 6.12 | 5.72 | 5.56 | 5.29 |
| 14 | SEA | 5.74 | −0.23 | 6.40 | 5.91 | 6.21 | 5.64 | 5.83 | 5.47 | 4.72 |
| 15 | LAC | 5.77 | −0.14 | 6.13 | 5.95 | 5.93 | 5.80 | 6.11 | 5.34 | 5.12 |
| 16 | NYJ | 5.79 | −0.08 | 5.73 | 6.60 | 6.75 | 4.99 | 4.64 | 5.37 | 6.46 |
| 17 | DAL | 5.83 | +0.10 | 5.50 | 6.27 | 5.79 | 5.16 | 5.27 | 6.01 | 6.80 |
| 18 | CAR | 5.84 | +0.08 | 5.64 | 5.92 | 5.44 | 5.92 | 5.43 | 6.40 | 6.11 |
| 19 | MIN | 5.84 | −0.15 | 5.33 | 6.99 | 5.86 | 6.46 | 5.76 | 5.57 | 4.93 |
| 20 | WAS | 5.92 | +0.10 | 6.04 | 4.92 | 6.41 | 5.41 | 6.58 | 5.46 | 6.58 |
| 21 | NYG | 5.94 | −0.07 | 6.73 | 5.78 | 5.65 | 5.61 | 6.00 | 6.02 | 5.78 |
| 22 | IND | 5.97 | −0.01 | 6.16 | 6.02 | 5.97 | 5.65 | 5.73 | 6.29 | 5.95 |
| 23 | MIA | 5.99 | −0.16 | 7.07 | 6.42 | 5.51 | 5.65 | 5.51 | 5.56 | 6.18 |
| 24 | ARI | 5.99 | +0.01 | 6.61 | 5.43 | 5.65 | 5.87 | 6.29 | 5.91 | 6.20 |
| 25 | HOU | 6.01 | −0.31 | 6.58 | 6.71 | 6.72 | 5.92 | 6.04 | 5.22 | 4.90 |
| 26 | TEN | 6.07 | −0.01 | 5.94 | 6.59 | 5.81 | 6.19 | 5.83 | 5.59 | 6.53 |
| 27 | LV | 6.08 | −0.21 | 6.96 | 6.72 | 5.57 | 6.36 | 5.49 | 5.75 | 5.69 |
| 28 | CHI | 6.13 | +0.12 | 5.56 | 6.00 | 5.63 | 7.08 | 5.94 | 6.32 | 6.35 |
| 29 | ATL | 6.14 | −0.24 | 6.60 | 6.85 | 6.41 | 6.52 | 5.43 | 5.95 | 5.26 |
| 30 | JAX | 6.25 | −0.17 | 6.18 | 7.42 | 6.37 | 5.99 | 5.83 | 6.71 | 5.27 |
| 31 | CIN | 6.35 | −0.08 | 6.96 | 6.68 | 5.92 | 5.90 | 6.55 | 5.87 | 6.56 |
| 32 | DET | 6.50 | −0.25 | 6.80 | 7.50 | 6.84 | 6.49 | 6.25 | 6.03 | 5.62 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BAL | 5.32 | 5.22 | 6.84 | 5.71 | 4.31 | 5.62 | 6.11 |
| CLE | 5.89 | 5.96 | 5.15 | 5.66 | 4.42 | 6.08 | 4.78 |
| KC | 5.24 | 6.05 | 6.32 | 5.14 | 4.48 | 5.74 | 5.76 |
| NYJ | 5.73 | 6.60 | 6.75 | 4.99 | 4.64 | 5.37 | 6.46 |
| SF | 4.38 | 5.55 | 5.44 | 5.55 | 5.04 | 5.54 | 6.30 |
| BUF | 4.84 | 5.69 | 4.50 | 5.26 | 5.05 | 5.86 | 4.93 |
| DAL | 5.50 | 6.27 | 5.79 | 5.16 | 5.27 | 6.01 | 6.80 |
| CAR | 5.64 | 5.92 | 5.44 | 5.92 | 5.43 | 6.40 | 6.11 |
| ATL | 6.60 | 6.85 | 6.41 | 6.52 | 5.43 | 5.95 | 5.26 |
| NE | 4.58 | 6.55 | 5.20 | 5.22 | 5.43 | 6.07 | 5.50 |
| LV | 6.96 | 6.72 | 5.57 | 6.36 | 5.49 | 5.75 | 5.69 |
| MIA | 7.07 | 6.42 | 5.51 | 5.65 | 5.51 | 5.56 | 6.18 |
| NO | 5.47 | 5.34 | 5.58 | 4.94 | 5.58 | 6.02 | 5.25 |
| LAR | 5.47 | 4.67 | 5.64 | 6.07 | 5.68 | 6.12 | 5.36 |
| GB | 5.91 | 5.71 | 5.44 | 6.12 | 5.72 | 5.56 | 5.29 |
| IND | 6.16 | 6.02 | 5.97 | 5.65 | 5.73 | 6.29 | 5.95 |
| MIN | 5.33 | 6.99 | 5.86 | 6.46 | 5.76 | 5.57 | 4.93 |
| PIT | 5.00 | 4.85 | 5.42 | 6.06 | 5.76 | 5.79 | 5.81 |
| PHI | 5.86 | 6.04 | 5.77 | 4.38 | 5.79 | 4.70 | 5.12 |
| SEA | 6.40 | 5.91 | 6.21 | 5.64 | 5.83 | 5.47 | 4.72 |
| TEN | 5.94 | 6.59 | 5.81 | 6.19 | 5.83 | 5.59 | 6.53 |
| JAX | 6.18 | 7.42 | 6.37 | 5.99 | 5.83 | 6.71 | 5.27 |
| CHI | 5.56 | 6.00 | 5.63 | 7.08 | 5.94 | 6.32 | 6.35 |
| TB | 5.65 | 5.51 | 5.24 | 5.22 | 5.95 | 5.74 | 6.27 |
| NYG | 6.73 | 5.78 | 5.65 | 5.61 | 6.00 | 6.02 | 5.78 |
| DEN | 5.81 | 5.83 | 5.73 | 5.26 | 6.03 | 5.10 | 4.35 |
| HOU | 6.58 | 6.71 | 6.72 | 5.92 | 6.04 | 5.22 | 4.90 |
| LAC | 6.13 | 5.95 | 5.93 | 5.80 | 6.11 | 5.34 | 5.12 |
| DET | 6.80 | 7.50 | 6.84 | 6.49 | 6.25 | 6.03 | 5.62 |
| ARI | 6.61 | 5.43 | 5.65 | 5.87 | 6.29 | 5.91 | 6.20 |
| CIN | 6.96 | 6.68 | 5.92 | 5.90 | 6.55 | 5.87 | 6.56 |
| WAS | 6.04 | 4.92 | 6.41 | 5.41 | 6.58 | 5.46 | 6.58 |
Distribution
How the 32 teams cluster for 2023.
About this stat
- Stat ID
- def_passing_pass_net_yds_per_att
- 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.