Defensive: Passing · Pass yds per att (allowed)

Yards per attempt. Efficiency, though it ignores sacks.

DEF · PassingP + N
About this stat ↓

League snapshot — 2024

  • League leaderPHI 5.40
  • League average6.61
  • Best to worst2.09

All 32 teams, lower is better.

At a glance — 2024

Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.

League leader
PHI · 5.40
League laggard
JAX · 7.49
League average
6.61
Spread (max − min)
2.09

Year-over-year — 2024 vs 2023

Biggest movers from last season.

Biggest riser
CLE · +1.85
Biggest faller
PHI · −1.15
Most consistent
LV · +0.12
League trend 2024 vs 2023
▲ 0.15

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

Distribution

How the 32 teams cluster for 2024.

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.