Defensive: Passing · Pass yds per att (allowed)

Yards per attempt. Efficiency, though it ignores sacks.

DEF · PassingP + N
About this stat ↓

League snapshot — 2019

  • League leaderSF 5.19
  • League average6.71
  • Best to worst2.63

All 32 teams, lower is better.

At a glance — 2019

Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.

League leader
SF · 5.19
League laggard
CIN · 7.82
League average
6.71
Spread (max − min)
2.63

Year-over-year — 2019 vs 2018

Biggest movers from last season.

Biggest riser
ARI · +1.11
Biggest faller
SF · −1.66
Most consistent
SEA · +0.01
League trend 2019 vs 2018
▼ -0.14

Multi-year context

7-year window (2019–2025)

Multi-year leader
BUF · 5.93
Multi-year laggard
DET · 7.29
Biggest improver
HOU · −0.28/yr
Biggest decliner
SF · +0.15/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.

Team2019202020212022202320242025
SF5.196.176.396.375.826.306.73
NE5.387.195.896.156.116.716.21
BUF5.616.445.195.996.016.605.69
PIT6.035.886.476.956.706.586.71
BAL6.045.907.566.635.096.576.69
KC6.056.746.966.055.406.536.50
MIN6.187.586.807.256.586.406.01
CHI6.186.766.797.666.517.327.18
DAL6.257.026.566.166.207.207.62
NO6.376.186.445.816.266.806.19
NYJ6.417.287.465.785.466.237.11
LAR6.445.576.546.906.446.976.21
TB6.446.365.966.026.866.577.08
DEN6.676.696.465.896.916.165.35
CAR6.736.516.266.636.047.176.84
PHI6.737.156.335.466.555.405.91
CLE6.766.735.916.405.207.055.81
TEN6.776.986.596.916.756.357.59
GB6.796.586.136.996.706.445.98
LAC6.896.546.676.727.096.196.03
SEA6.996.726.836.556.766.315.46
IND7.066.886.626.566.767.116.69
WAS7.075.787.206.317.426.397.61
HOU7.277.527.506.806.976.135.75
JAX7.287.927.126.686.587.495.79
ATL7.287.486.787.006.266.586.38
DET7.428.147.597.387.126.766.59
ARI7.496.356.456.587.116.806.85
NYG7.606.586.276.396.707.096.57
MIA7.667.386.366.376.606.247.11
LV7.817.206.216.946.396.516.46
CIN7.827.096.696.537.586.617.39

Distribution

How the 32 teams cluster for 2019.

About this stat
Stat ID
def_passing_pass_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.