What Pass yds per cmp (allowed) is

Yards per completion allowed: opponent passing yards divided by completions. It describes how deep opponents completed passes against this defense — a high number means the completions came downfield.

Lower is better. It is a rate, so a team's number does not grow with games played. Source: P + N.

In 2023 the Ravens led at 8.50; the league average was 10.08.

League snapshot — 2023

League leader

BAL · 8.50

League average

10.08

Best to worst

3.10

All 32 teams, lower is better.

Rank	Team	Value	Games
1	BAL	8.50	17
2	KC	8.83	17
3	SF	8.88	17
4	CLE	9.12	17
5	NYJ	9.14	17
6	BUF	9.21	17
7	MIN	9.36	17
8	CAR	9.44	17
9	NE	9.58	17
10	LV	9.60	17
11	CHI	9.86	17
12	MIA	9.90	17
13	TEN	9.99	17
14	JAX	10.09	17
15	PHI	10.11	17
16	ATL	10.14	17
17	SEA	10.16	17
18	GB	10.28	17
19	DAL	10.34	17
20	IND	10.38	17
21	DEN	10.40	17
22	ARI	10.41	17
23	HOU	10.42	17
24	TB	10.48	17
25	NYG	10.51	17
26	NO	10.58	17
27	LAR	10.70	17
28	LAC	10.92	17
29	PIT	11.09	17
30	WAS	11.26	17
31	DET	11.33	17
32	CIN	11.60	17

At a glance — 2023

Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.

League leader

BAL · 8.50

League laggard

CIN · 11.60

League average

10.08

Spread (max − min)

3.10

Rank	Team	Value	Δ vs avg	Percentile
1	BAL	8.50	-1.58	100%
2	KC	8.83	-1.25	96.8%
3	SF	8.88	-1.20	93.5%
4	CLE	9.12	-0.96	90.3%
5	NYJ	9.14	-0.94	87.1%
6	BUF	9.21	-0.87	83.9%
7	MIN	9.36	-0.72	80.6%
8	CAR	9.44	-0.64	77.4%
9	NE	9.58	-0.51	74.2%
10	LV	9.60	-0.48	71%
11	CHI	9.86	-0.22	67.7%
12	MIA	9.90	-0.18	64.5%
13	TEN	9.99	-0.09	61.3%
14	JAX	10.09	0.01	58.1%
15	PHI	10.11	0.03	54.8%
16	ATL	10.14	0.06	51.6%
17	SEA	10.16	0.08	48.4%
18	GB	10.28	0.20	45.2%
19	DAL	10.34	0.26	41.9%
20	IND	10.38	0.30	38.7%
21	DEN	10.40	0.32	35.5%
22	ARI	10.41	0.33	32.3%
23	HOU	10.42	0.34	29%
24	TB	10.48	0.39	25.8%
25	NYG	10.51	0.43	22.6%
26	NO	10.58	0.50	19.4%
27	LAR	10.70	0.62	16.1%
28	LAC	10.92	0.83	12.9%
29	PIT	11.09	1.01	9.7%
30	WAS	11.26	1.17	6.5%
31	DET	11.33	1.25	3.2%
32	CIN	11.60	1.52	0%

Does Pass yds per cmp (allowed) matter against the spread?

Run as a one-stat algorithm against the closing line, this stat went 807–771–37 ATS (51.1%) across 2020–2025, #216 of 296 ranked.

Its best season was 2025 (154–115, 57.2%); its worst 2021 (122–148, 45.2%).

For picks, this is noise. One stat is not a recipe — the algorithms combine many.

Season	Games	ATS record	ATS %
2020	256	144–110–2	56.7%
2021	272	122–148–2	45.2%
2022	271	129–135–7	48.9%
2023	272	128–130–14	49.6%
2024	272	130–133–9	49.4%
2025	272	154–115–3	57.2%

Pass yds per cmp (allowed) in 2023 vs 2022

Ravens lead at 8.50 — they ranked #13 last year. Bengals are last at 11.60 — #29 last year.

The league average is 10.08, down 0.15 from 10.23 last year.

Biggest riser: Vikings, #28 → #7. Biggest faller: Broncos, #2 → #21.

Spread between first and last: 3.10; 21 teams are within 0.75 of the average.

Year-over-year — 2023 vs 2022

Biggest movers from last season.

Biggest riser

PHI · +1.37

Biggest faller

MIN · −1.71

Most consistent

LAC · −0.08

League trend 2023 vs 2022

▼ -0.15

Rank	Team	2023	2022	Δ
1	PHI	10.11	8.73	+1.37
2	DEN	10.40	9.12	+1.28
3	TB	10.48	9.51	+0.97
4	ARI	10.41	9.46	+0.96
5	NO	10.58	9.73	+0.85
6	WAS	11.26	10.56	+0.70
7	IND	10.38	9.78	+0.61
8	CIN	11.60	11.14	+0.46
9	LAR	10.70	10.25	+0.46
10	DAL	10.34	9.90	+0.44
11	MIA	9.90	9.60	+0.30
12	NYG	10.51	10.42	+0.08
13	LAC	10.92	10.99	−0.08
14	NYJ	9.14	9.28	−0.14
15	HOU	10.42	10.59	−0.17
16	BUF	9.21	9.48	−0.28
17	PIT	11.09	11.38	−0.29
18	SEA	10.16	10.48	−0.32
19	KC	8.83	9.21	−0.38
20	GB	10.28	10.67	−0.39
21	JAX	10.09	10.53	−0.44
22	ATL	10.14	10.60	−0.45
23	DET	11.33	11.84	−0.50
24	NE	9.58	10.11	−0.54
25	TEN	9.99	10.64	−0.65
26	CAR	9.44	10.10	−0.66
27	LV	9.60	10.35	−0.75
28	SF	8.88	9.74	−0.86
29	CLE	9.12	10.59	−1.47
30	BAL	8.50	10.02	−1.52
31	CHI	9.86	11.50	−1.64
32	MIN	9.36	11.07	−1.71

Multi-year context

7-year window (2020–2026)

Multi-year leader

SF · 9.48

Multi-year laggard

DET · 11.26

Biggest improver

SEA · −0.38/yr

Biggest decliner

ARI · +0.43/yr

Rank	Team	Avg	Slope/yr	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026
1	SF	9.48	−0.06	9.76	9.44	9.74	8.88	9.70	9.93	8.91
2	SEA	9.60	−0.38	10.13	10.19	10.48	10.16	9.71	8.79	7.77
3	BUF	9.70	+0.07	10.10	9.33	9.48	9.21	9.70	9.63	10.46
4	PHI	9.78	+0.13	10.43	9.18	8.73	10.11	8.79	10.44	10.76
5	GB	9.81	−0.23	10.23	9.83	10.67	10.28	9.60	9.17	8.87
6	KC	9.89	−0.12	10.83	10.66	9.21	8.83	9.92	9.79	10.00
7	TB	9.90	+0.24	9.26	9.13	9.51	10.48	9.92	10.68	10.30
8	NYJ	9.95	−0.17	10.55	11.00	9.28	9.14	10.02	10.93	8.74
9	NE	9.96	−0.15	10.68	9.97	10.11	9.58	10.39	9.40	9.60
10	DEN	9.98	−0.04	10.18	10.71	9.12	10.40	9.55	9.28	10.64
11	LAR	9.99	+0.12	8.79	9.88	10.25	10.70	10.71	9.77	9.80
12	NYG	10.03	+0.00	9.81	9.55	10.42	10.51	10.26	10.17	9.50
13	CAR	10.04	+0.16	9.61	9.69	10.10	9.44	10.61	10.32	10.49
14	BAL	10.11	−0.01	9.31	11.94	10.02	8.50	10.48	10.56	9.98
15	CLE	10.12	−0.01	10.68	9.37	10.59	9.12	11.43	9.23	10.41
16	MIA	10.17	−0.22	11.73	10.38	9.60	9.90	9.81	9.91	9.87
17	ATL	10.18	−0.18	11.05	10.11	10.60	10.14	9.45	10.29	9.63
18	NO	10.25	−0.06	10.43	10.36	9.73	10.58	11.08	9.76	9.82
19	LV	10.30	+0.04	11.38	9.47	10.35	9.60	9.94	9.52	11.82
20	TEN	10.35	−0.04	10.49	10.55	10.64	9.99	9.60	11.07	10.08
21	MIN	10.39	−0.24	11.57	10.72	11.07	9.36	9.91	9.66	10.43
22	LAC	10.44	−0.08	10.52	10.54	10.99	10.92	9.58	9.96	10.60
23	HOU	10.48	−0.23	10.89	11.34	10.59	10.42	10.48	9.78	9.83
24	ARI	10.51	+0.43	9.93	9.93	9.46	10.41	9.93	10.46	13.45
25	IND	10.55	+0.22	10.48	10.21	9.78	10.38	10.31	10.62	12.10
26	JAX	10.63	−0.04	11.44	10.28	10.53	10.09	11.25	9.36	11.47
27	WAS	10.64	+0.17	9.30	10.83	10.56	11.26	10.49	11.78	10.28
28	PIT	10.66	+0.01	10.44	10.30	11.38	11.09	10.15	10.47	10.82
29	DAL	10.79	+0.05	11.10	11.12	9.90	10.34	10.62	11.22	11.24
30	CIN	10.90	−0.02	11.35	10.05	11.14	11.60	10.21	11.42	10.53
31	CHI	11.08	+0.29	10.59	10.37	11.50	9.86	11.40	10.88	12.98
32	DET	11.26	−0.26	11.90	11.59	11.84	11.33	11.12	10.80	10.26

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	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026
BAL	9.31	11.94	10.02	8.50	10.48	10.56	9.98
KC	10.83	10.66	9.21	8.83	9.92	9.79	10.00
SF	9.76	9.44	9.74	8.88	9.70	9.93	8.91
CLE	10.68	9.37	10.59	9.12	11.43	9.23	10.41
NYJ	10.55	11.00	9.28	9.14	10.02	10.93	8.74
BUF	10.10	9.33	9.48	9.21	9.70	9.63	10.46
MIN	11.57	10.72	11.07	9.36	9.91	9.66	10.43
CAR	9.61	9.69	10.10	9.44	10.61	10.32	10.49
NE	10.68	9.97	10.11	9.58	10.39	9.40	9.60
LV	11.38	9.47	10.35	9.60	9.94	9.52	11.82
CHI	10.59	10.37	11.50	9.86	11.40	10.88	12.98
MIA	11.73	10.38	9.60	9.90	9.81	9.91	9.87
TEN	10.49	10.55	10.64	9.99	9.60	11.07	10.08
JAX	11.44	10.28	10.53	10.09	11.25	9.36	11.47
PHI	10.43	9.18	8.73	10.11	8.79	10.44	10.76
ATL	11.05	10.11	10.60	10.14	9.45	10.29	9.63
SEA	10.13	10.19	10.48	10.16	9.71	8.79	7.77
GB	10.23	9.83	10.67	10.28	9.60	9.17	8.87
DAL	11.10	11.12	9.90	10.34	10.62	11.22	11.24
IND	10.48	10.21	9.78	10.38	10.31	10.62	12.10
DEN	10.18	10.71	9.12	10.40	9.55	9.28	10.64
ARI	9.93	9.93	9.46	10.41	9.93	10.46	13.45
HOU	10.89	11.34	10.59	10.42	10.48	9.78	9.83
TB	9.26	9.13	9.51	10.48	9.92	10.68	10.30
NYG	9.81	9.55	10.42	10.51	10.26	10.17	9.50
NO	10.43	10.36	9.73	10.58	11.08	9.76	9.82
LAR	8.79	9.88	10.25	10.70	10.71	9.77	9.80
LAC	10.52	10.54	10.99	10.92	9.58	9.96	10.60
PIT	10.44	10.30	11.38	11.09	10.15	10.47	10.82
WAS	9.30	10.83	10.56	11.26	10.49	11.78	10.28
DET	11.90	11.59	11.84	11.33	11.12	10.80	10.26
CIN	11.35	10.05	11.14	11.60	10.21	11.42	10.53

Pass yds per cmp (allowed) since 2018

Leaders since 2018: 2018 Bills (9.16), 2019 49ers (8.51), 2020 Rams (8.79), 2021 Buccaneers (9.13), 2022 Eagles (8.73), 2023 Ravens (8.50).

The best season on record is Ravens 2023 at 8.50; the worst Raiders 2018 at 12.89.

The league average has fallen from 10.62 in 2018 to 10.08 in 2023.

Distribution

How the 32 teams cluster for 2023.

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.