NFL Lines

League snapshot — 2020

League leaderLAR 8.79
League average10.47
Best to worst3.11

All 32 teams, lower is better.

At a glance — 2020

Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.

League leader

LAR · 8.79

League laggard

DET · 11.90

League average

10.47

Spread (max − min)

3.11

Rank	Team	Value	Δ vs avg	Percentile
1	LAR	8.79	-1.67	100%
2	TB	9.26	-1.21	96.8%
3	WAS	9.30	-1.17	93.5%
4	BAL	9.31	-1.16	90.3%
5	CAR	9.61	-0.86	87.1%
6	SF	9.76	-0.71	83.9%
7	NYG	9.81	-0.65	80.6%
8	ARI	9.93	-0.54	77.4%
9	BUF	10.10	-0.37	74.2%
10	SEA	10.13	-0.33	71%
11	DEN	10.18	-0.29	67.7%
12	GB	10.23	-0.24	64.5%
13	NO	10.43	-0.04	61.3%
14	PHI	10.43	-0.03	58.1%
15	PIT	10.44	-0.03	54.8%
16	IND	10.48	0.01	51.6%
17	TEN	10.49	0.03	48.4%
18	LAC	10.52	0.06	45.2%
19	NYJ	10.55	0.08	41.9%
20	CHI	10.59	0.12	38.7%
21	CLE	10.68	0.21	35.5%
22	NE	10.68	0.22	32.3%
23	KC	10.83	0.36	29%
24	HOU	10.89	0.42	25.8%
25	ATL	11.05	0.59	22.6%
26	DAL	11.10	0.64	19.4%
27	CIN	11.35	0.88	16.1%
28	LV	11.38	0.92	12.9%
29	JAX	11.44	0.97	9.7%
30	MIN	11.57	1.10	6.5%
31	MIA	11.73	1.27	3.2%
32	DET	11.90	1.43	0%

Year-over-year — 2020 vs 2019

Biggest movers from last season.

Biggest riser

MIN · +2.08

Biggest faller

NYG · −1.64

Most consistent

NO · +0.00

League trend 2020 vs 2019

▼ -0.15

Rank	Team	2020	2019	Δ
1	MIN	11.57	9.48	+2.08
2	DAL	11.10	9.66	+1.44
3	SF	9.76	8.51	+1.24
4	NE	10.68	9.52	+1.16
5	BUF	10.10	8.97	+1.12
6	CHI	10.59	9.82	+0.77
7	KC	10.83	10.07	+0.76
8	LAC	10.52	9.77	+0.76
9	PIT	10.44	9.91	+0.52
10	IND	10.48	10.11	+0.37
11	NYJ	10.55	10.41	+0.14
12	NO	10.43	10.43	+0.00
13	DET	11.90	11.94	−0.04
14	TEN	10.49	10.57	−0.08
15	ATL	11.05	11.16	−0.11
16	JAX	11.44	11.55	−0.12
17	DEN	10.18	10.37	−0.19
18	CLE	10.68	10.91	−0.23
19	MIA	11.73	12.20	−0.47
20	HOU	10.89	11.40	−0.52
21	PHI	10.43	11.11	−0.67
22	ARI	9.93	10.71	−0.79
23	LV	11.38	12.19	−0.80
24	SEA	10.13	11.03	−0.89
25	WAS	9.30	10.30	−1.01
26	CAR	9.61	10.65	−1.04
27	BAL	9.31	10.42	−1.12
28	GB	10.23	11.41	−1.19
29	TB	9.26	10.59	−1.33
30	CIN	11.35	12.72	−1.37
31	LAR	8.79	10.42	−1.62
32	NYG	9.81	11.45	−1.64

Multi-year context

7-year window (2019–2025)

Multi-year leader

SF · 9.42

Multi-year laggard

DET · 11.50

Biggest improver

MIA · −0.40/yr

Biggest decliner

WAS · +0.26/yr

Rank	Team	Avg	Slope/yr	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
1	SF	9.42	+0.13	8.51	9.76	9.44	9.74	8.88	9.70	9.93
2	BUF	9.49	+0.04	8.97	10.10	9.33	9.48	9.21	9.70	9.63
3	PHI	9.83	−0.16	11.11	10.43	9.18	8.73	10.11	8.79	10.44
4	KC	9.90	−0.16	10.07	10.83	10.66	9.21	8.83	9.92	9.79
5	TB	9.94	+0.10	10.59	9.26	9.13	9.51	10.48	9.92	10.68
6	DEN	9.94	−0.17	10.37	10.18	10.71	9.12	10.40	9.55	9.28
7	NE	9.95	−0.05	9.52	10.68	9.97	10.11	9.58	10.39	9.40
8	CAR	10.06	+0.03	10.65	9.61	9.69	10.10	9.44	10.61	10.32
9	SEA	10.07	−0.27	11.03	10.13	10.19	10.48	10.16	9.71	8.79
10	LAR	10.07	+0.10	10.42	8.79	9.88	10.25	10.70	10.71	9.77
11	ARI	10.12	−0.01	10.71	9.93	9.93	9.46	10.41	9.93	10.46
12	GB	10.17	−0.27	11.41	10.23	9.83	10.67	10.28	9.60	9.17
13	BAL	10.18	−0.02	10.42	9.31	11.94	10.02	8.50	10.48	10.56
14	NYJ	10.19	−0.05	10.41	10.55	11.00	9.28	9.14	10.02	10.93
15	CLE	10.19	−0.14	10.91	10.68	9.37	10.59	9.12	11.43	9.23
16	MIN	10.25	−0.15	9.48	11.57	10.72	11.07	9.36	9.91	9.66
17	IND	10.27	+0.05	10.11	10.48	10.21	9.78	10.38	10.31	10.62
18	NYG	10.31	−0.07	11.45	9.81	9.55	10.42	10.51	10.26	10.17
19	LAC	10.33	−0.03	9.77	10.52	10.54	10.99	10.92	9.58	9.96
20	NO	10.34	−0.02	10.43	10.43	10.36	9.73	10.58	11.08	9.76
21	LV	10.35	−0.38	12.19	11.38	9.47	10.35	9.60	9.94	9.52
22	ATL	10.40	−0.21	11.16	11.05	10.11	10.60	10.14	9.45	10.29
23	TEN	10.42	−0.03	10.57	10.49	10.55	10.64	9.99	9.60	11.07
24	MIA	10.50	−0.40	12.20	11.73	10.38	9.60	9.90	9.81	9.91
25	PIT	10.53	+0.07	9.91	10.44	10.30	11.38	11.09	10.15	10.47
26	DAL	10.57	+0.10	9.66	11.10	11.12	9.90	10.34	10.62	11.22
27	CHI	10.63	+0.15	9.82	10.59	10.37	11.50	9.86	11.40	10.88
28	JAX	10.64	−0.26	11.55	11.44	10.28	10.53	10.09	11.25	9.36
29	WAS	10.65	+0.26	10.30	9.30	10.83	10.56	11.26	10.49	11.78
30	HOU	10.70	−0.24	11.40	10.89	11.34	10.59	10.42	10.48	9.78
31	CIN	11.21	−0.16	12.72	11.35	10.05	11.14	11.60	10.21	11.42
32	DET	11.50	−0.19	11.94	11.90	11.59	11.84	11.33	11.12	10.80

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
LAR	10.42	8.79	9.88	10.25	10.70	10.71	9.77
TB	10.59	9.26	9.13	9.51	10.48	9.92	10.68
WAS	10.30	9.30	10.83	10.56	11.26	10.49	11.78
BAL	10.42	9.31	11.94	10.02	8.50	10.48	10.56
CAR	10.65	9.61	9.69	10.10	9.44	10.61	10.32
SF	8.51	9.76	9.44	9.74	8.88	9.70	9.93
NYG	11.45	9.81	9.55	10.42	10.51	10.26	10.17
ARI	10.71	9.93	9.93	9.46	10.41	9.93	10.46
BUF	8.97	10.10	9.33	9.48	9.21	9.70	9.63
SEA	11.03	10.13	10.19	10.48	10.16	9.71	8.79
DEN	10.37	10.18	10.71	9.12	10.40	9.55	9.28
GB	11.41	10.23	9.83	10.67	10.28	9.60	9.17
NO	10.43	10.43	10.36	9.73	10.58	11.08	9.76
PHI	11.11	10.43	9.18	8.73	10.11	8.79	10.44
PIT	9.91	10.44	10.30	11.38	11.09	10.15	10.47
IND	10.11	10.48	10.21	9.78	10.38	10.31	10.62
TEN	10.57	10.49	10.55	10.64	9.99	9.60	11.07
LAC	9.77	10.52	10.54	10.99	10.92	9.58	9.96
NYJ	10.41	10.55	11.00	9.28	9.14	10.02	10.93
CHI	9.82	10.59	10.37	11.50	9.86	11.40	10.88
CLE	10.91	10.68	9.37	10.59	9.12	11.43	9.23
NE	9.52	10.68	9.97	10.11	9.58	10.39	9.40
KC	10.07	10.83	10.66	9.21	8.83	9.92	9.79
HOU	11.40	10.89	11.34	10.59	10.42	10.48	9.78
ATL	11.16	11.05	10.11	10.60	10.14	9.45	10.29
DAL	9.66	11.10	11.12	9.90	10.34	10.62	11.22
CIN	12.72	11.35	10.05	11.14	11.60	10.21	11.42
LV	12.19	11.38	9.47	10.35	9.60	9.94	9.52
JAX	11.55	11.44	10.28	10.53	10.09	11.25	9.36
MIN	9.48	11.57	10.72	11.07	9.36	9.91	9.66
MIA	12.20	11.73	10.38	9.60	9.90	9.81	9.91
DET	11.94	11.90	11.59	11.84	11.33	11.12	10.80

Distribution

How the 32 teams cluster for 2020.

About this stat

Stat ID: def_passing_pass_yds_per_cmp
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.