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Defensive: Passing · Pass Yds (allowed)

DEF · PassingP + N
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Showing the 2023 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 2023 the Browns led at 164.7; the league average was 218.9.

League snapshot — 2023

League leader
CLE · 164.7
League average
218.9
Best to worst
97.47

All 32 teams, lower is better.

At a glance — 2023

Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.

League leader
CLE · 164.7
League laggard
WAS · 262.2
League average
218.9
Spread (max − min)
97.47

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 2023 vs 2022

Browns lead at 164.7 — they ranked #5 last year. Commanders are last at 262.2 — #4 last year.

The league average is 218.9, up 0.39 from 218.5 last year.

Biggest riser: Ravens, #26 → #6. Biggest faller: Eagles, #1 → #31.

Spread between first and last: 97.47; 20 teams are within 25.74 of the average.

Year-over-year — 2023 vs 2022

Biggest movers from last season.

Biggest riser
PHI · +72.88
Biggest faller
CAR · −56
Most consistent
JAX · +1.24
League trend 2023 vs 2022
▲ 0.39

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
CLE247.6202.3196.2164.7212.4167.2216.6
NYJ275.6259.4189.4168.3192.6216.1174.8
CAR239.1192.1227.5171.5224.7203.9230.8
KC236.2251.4220.9176.5218.8195.8225
DAL227.6238.2200.9187.4218.1251.5227
BAL221278.9232.2191.9244.1247.9223.6
BUF232.9163214.6196.6226.1156.9280.4
ATL293.6232.5231.9202.9224.5200.4248.4
GB221.2219.1197206.8215.2194.1181
NO217224.8184.4207.3238.5179.2212.2
NE222.3187.1216.5208.4211.5193.5205.4
LV263.3222.9242.9212.4216.2201236.4
ARI226.4214.4230.3212.5216.1230.8236.8
SF207.9206.5222.9214.2192.8232.4199.6
MIA251.5227.7234.8221.2210.7216.4219.2
IND241.6234.1209.9226229.4247.9254
PIT194.4215.1222.3227.1228243.9220.8
TEN277.4245.2274.8227.4177.3230.5217.8
NYG237.9225.8214229.3210.6214.2199.4
LAR190.7241.7226231.1223.1216.7156.8
SEA285265.5211.5233211.9193.9150.8
DEN237.9214.8210.2233.6220.7187.2202.2
HOU256.5242.2209.3234.1201183.5234
MIN258.8252.9265.6234.5242158.5173.2
CHI231.6191.6218.6237.8217.9227.2215.4
JAX264.4227.9238.5239.8257.4218.1266.2
DET284.9244.7245.8247.4244217.4297.4
CIN241.2248.4229.1248.4223.5233.8221.2
TB246.6238.9203.6248.9243.9238.2226.6
LAC223.6221.2200.4249.8206.9179.9193
PHI237.4220.9179.8252.7174.2189.8238.8
WAS191.8254.9191.3262.2189.5242.5255

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), 2023 Browns (164.7).

Bills have led this stat 2 of 6 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 218.9 in 2023.

Distribution

How the 32 teams cluster for 2023.

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.