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Defensive: Passing · Pass Yds (allowed)

DEF · PassingP + N
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Showing the 2022 season. The most recent season with data for this stat is 2026.

What Pass Yds (allowed) is

Passing yards allowed: total yards opponents gained on completed passes against this defense. The headline number, and a volume number — a defense that plays with a lead sees more throws.

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

In 2022 the Eagles led at 179.8; the league average was 218.5.

League snapshot — 2022

League leader
PHI · 179.8
League average
218.5
Best to worst
94.94

All 32 teams, lower is better.

At a glance — 2022

Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.

League leader
PHI · 179.8
League laggard
TEN · 274.8
League average
218.5
Spread (max − min)
94.94

Does Pass Yds (allowed) matter against the spread?

Run as a one-stat algorithm against the closing line, this stat went 783–795–37 ATS (49.6%) across 2020–2025, #259 of 296 ranked.

Its best season was 2020 (145–109, 57.1%); its worst 2024 (116–147, 44.1%).

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

SeasonGamesATS recordATS %
2020256145–109–257.1%
2021272128–142–247.4%
2022271132–132–750.0%
2023272123–135–1447.7%
2024272116–147–944.1%
2025272139–130–351.7%

Pass Yds (allowed) in 2022 vs 2021

Eagles lead at 179.8 — they ranked #11 last year. Titans are last at 274.8 — #25 last year.

The league average is 218.5, down 9.78 from 228.3 last year.

Biggest riser: Jets, #30 → #3. Biggest faller: Panthers, #4 → #22.

Spread between first and last: 94.94; 22 teams are within 21.34 of the average.

Year-over-year — 2022 vs 2021

Biggest movers from last season.

Biggest riser
BUF · +51.56
Biggest faller
NYJ · −69.94
Most consistent
ATL · −0.59
League trend 2022 vs 2021
▼ -9.78

Multi-year context

7-year window (2020–2026)

Multi-year leader
CLE · 201.0
Multi-year laggard
DET · 254.5
Biggest improver
SEA · −19.47/yr
Biggest decliner
WAS · +5.83/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
PHI237.4220.9179.8252.7174.2189.8238.8
NO217224.8184.4207.3238.5179.2212.2
NYJ275.6259.4189.4168.3192.6216.1174.8
WAS191.8254.9191.3262.2189.5242.5255
CLE247.6202.3196.2164.7212.4167.2216.6
GB221.2219.1197206.8215.2194.1181
LAC223.6221.2200.4249.8206.9179.9193
DAL227.6238.2200.9187.4218.1251.5227
TB246.6238.9203.6248.9243.9238.2226.6
HOU256.5242.2209.3234.1201183.5234
IND241.6234.1209.9226229.4247.9254
DEN237.9214.8210.2233.6220.7187.2202.2
SEA285265.5211.5233211.9193.9150.8
NYG237.9225.8214229.3210.6214.2199.4
BUF232.9163214.6196.6226.1156.9280.4
NE222.3187.1216.5208.4211.5193.5205.4
CHI231.6191.6218.6237.8217.9227.2215.4
KC236.2251.4220.9176.5218.8195.8225
PIT194.4215.1222.3227.1228243.9220.8
SF207.9206.5222.9214.2192.8232.4199.6
LAR190.7241.7226231.1223.1216.7156.8
CAR239.1192.1227.5171.5224.7203.9230.8
CIN241.2248.4229.1248.4223.5233.8221.2
ARI226.4214.4230.3212.5216.1230.8236.8
ATL293.6232.5231.9202.9224.5200.4248.4
BAL221278.9232.2191.9244.1247.9223.6
MIA251.5227.7234.8221.2210.7216.4219.2
JAX264.4227.9238.5239.8257.4218.1266.2
LV263.3222.9242.9212.4216.2201236.4
DET284.9244.7245.8247.4244217.4297.4
MIN258.8252.9265.6234.5242158.5173.2
TEN277.4245.2274.8227.4177.3230.5217.8

Pass Yds (allowed) since 2018

Leaders since 2018: 2018 Bills (179.2), 2019 49ers (169.2), 2020 Rams (190.7), 2021 Bills (163), 2022 Eagles (179.8).

Bills have led this stat 2 of 5 seasons.

The best season on record is Bills 2021 at 163; the worst Falcons 2020 at 293.6.

The league average has fallen from 237.7 in 2018 to 218.5 in 2022.

Distribution

How the 32 teams cluster for 2022.

About this stat
Stat ID
def_passing_pass_yds
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.