NFL Lines

League snapshot — 2021

League leaderTB 9.13
League average10.25
Best to worst2.82

All 32 teams, lower is better.

At a glance — 2021

Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.

League leader

TB · 9.13

League laggard

BAL · 11.94

League average

10.25

Spread (max − min)

2.82

Rank	Team	Value	Δ vs avg	Percentile
1	TB	9.13	-1.12	100%
2	PHI	9.18	-1.07	96.8%
3	BUF	9.33	-0.92	93.5%
4	CLE	9.37	-0.88	90.3%
5	SF	9.44	-0.81	87.1%
6	LV	9.47	-0.78	83.9%
7	NYG	9.55	-0.70	80.6%
8	CAR	9.69	-0.56	77.4%
9	GB	9.83	-0.42	74.2%
10	LAR	9.88	-0.37	71%
11	ARI	9.93	-0.32	67.7%
12	NE	9.97	-0.28	64.5%
13	CIN	10.05	-0.20	61.3%
14	ATL	10.11	-0.14	58.1%
15	SEA	10.19	-0.06	54.8%
16	IND	10.21	-0.05	51.6%
17	JAX	10.28	0.03	48.4%
18	PIT	10.30	0.05	45.2%
19	NO	10.36	0.10	41.9%
20	CHI	10.37	0.12	38.7%
21	MIA	10.38	0.13	35.5%
22	LAC	10.54	0.28	32.3%
23	TEN	10.55	0.30	29%
24	KC	10.66	0.41	25.8%
25	DEN	10.71	0.46	22.6%
26	MIN	10.72	0.47	19.4%
27	WAS	10.83	0.58	16.1%
28	NYJ	11.00	0.74	12.9%
29	DAL	11.12	0.87	9.7%
30	HOU	11.34	1.09	6.5%
31	DET	11.59	1.34	3.2%
32	BAL	11.94	1.69	0%

Year-over-year — 2021 vs 2020

Biggest movers from last season.

Biggest riser

BAL · +2.64

Biggest faller

LV · −1.91

Most consistent

ARI · +0.01

League trend 2021 vs 2020

▼ -0.22

Rank	Team	2021	2020	Δ
1	BAL	11.94	9.31	+2.64
2	WAS	10.83	9.30	+1.54
3	LAR	9.88	8.79	+1.08
4	DEN	10.71	10.18	+0.53
5	HOU	11.34	10.89	+0.46
6	NYJ	11.00	10.55	+0.45
7	CAR	9.69	9.61	+0.08
8	TEN	10.55	10.49	+0.06
9	SEA	10.19	10.13	+0.05
10	DAL	11.12	11.10	+0.02
11	LAC	10.54	10.52	+0.01
12	ARI	9.93	9.93	+0.01
13	NO	10.36	10.43	−0.07
14	TB	9.13	9.26	−0.13
15	PIT	10.30	10.44	−0.14
16	KC	10.66	10.83	−0.17
17	CHI	10.37	10.59	−0.21
18	NYG	9.55	9.81	−0.26
19	IND	10.21	10.48	−0.27
20	DET	11.59	11.90	−0.31
21	SF	9.44	9.76	−0.32
22	GB	9.83	10.23	−0.40
23	NE	9.97	10.68	−0.71
24	BUF	9.33	10.10	−0.77
25	MIN	10.72	11.57	−0.84
26	ATL	10.11	11.05	−0.94
27	JAX	10.28	11.44	−1.16
28	PHI	9.18	10.43	−1.25
29	CIN	10.05	11.35	−1.30
30	CLE	9.37	10.68	−1.31
31	MIA	10.38	11.73	−1.35
32	LV	9.47	11.38	−1.91

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

Distribution

How the 32 teams cluster for 2021.

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.