Defensive: Passing · Pass yds per cmp (allowed)
Los Angeles Chargers — Pass yds per cmp (allowed), 2026
- Value10.60
- Rank#23 of 32
- League average10.36
- Rank in 2025#16 of 32
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.
Through Week 6 of 2026, the Seahawks lead at 7.77; the league average is 10.36.
League snapshot — 2026
All 32 teams, lower is better.
| Rank | Team | Value | Games |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SEA | 7.77 | 5 |
| 2 | NYJ | 8.74 | 5 |
| 3 | GB | 8.87 | 5 |
| 4 | SF | 8.91 | 5 |
| 5 | NYG | 9.50 | 5 |
| 6 | NE | 9.60 | 5 |
| 7 | ATL | 9.63 | 5 |
| 8 | LAR | 9.80 | 5 |
| 9 | NO | 9.82 | 5 |
| 10 | HOU | 9.83 | 5 |
| 11 | MIA | 9.87 | 5 |
| 12 | BAL | 9.98 | 5 |
| 13 | KC | 10.00 | 4 |
| 14 | TEN | 10.08 | 5 |
| 15 | DET | 10.26 | 5 |
| 16 | WAS | 10.28 | 5 |
| 17 | TB | 10.30 | 5 |
| 18 | CLE | 10.41 | 5 |
| 19 | MIN | 10.43 | 5 |
| 20 | BUF | 10.46 | 5 |
| 21 | CAR | 10.49 | 4 |
| 22 | CIN | 10.53 | 5 |
| 23 | LAC | 10.60 | 5 |
| 24 | DEN | 10.64 | 5 |
| 25 | PHI | 10.76 | 5 |
| 26 | PIT | 10.82 | 5 |
| 27 | DAL | 11.24 | 5 |
| 28 | JAX | 11.47 | 5 |
| 29 | LV | 11.82 | 5 |
| 30 | IND | 12.10 | 5 |
| 31 | CHI | 12.98 | 5 |
| 32 | ARI | 13.45 | 5 |
At a glance — 2026
Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.
All teams — 2026
| Rank | Team | Value | Δ vs avg | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SEA | 7.77 | -2.59 | 100% |
| 2 | NYJ | 8.74 | -1.62 | 96.8% |
| 3 | GB | 8.87 | -1.49 | 93.5% |
| 4 | SF | 8.91 | -1.45 | 90.3% |
| 5 | NYG | 9.50 | -0.86 | 87.1% |
| 6 | NE | 9.60 | -0.76 | 83.9% |
| 7 | ATL | 9.63 | -0.73 | 80.6% |
| 8 | LAR | 9.80 | -0.56 | 77.4% |
| 9 | NO | 9.82 | -0.53 | 74.2% |
| 10 | HOU | 9.83 | -0.53 | 71% |
| 11 | MIA | 9.87 | -0.48 | 67.7% |
| 12 | BAL | 9.98 | -0.38 | 64.5% |
| 13 | KC | 10.00 | -0.36 | 61.3% |
| 14 | TEN | 10.08 | -0.27 | 58.1% |
| 15 | DET | 10.26 | -0.10 | 54.8% |
| 16 | WAS | 10.28 | -0.08 | 51.6% |
| 17 | TB | 10.30 | -0.06 | 48.4% |
| 18 | CLE | 10.41 | 0.06 | 45.2% |
| 19 | MIN | 10.43 | 0.08 | 41.9% |
| 20 | BUF | 10.46 | 0.10 | 38.7% |
| 21 | CAR | 10.49 | 0.13 | 35.5% |
| 22 | CIN | 10.53 | 0.18 | 32.3% |
| 23 | LAC | 10.60 | 0.25 | 29% |
| 24 | DEN | 10.64 | 0.28 | 25.8% |
| 25 | PHI | 10.76 | 0.40 | 22.6% |
| 26 | PIT | 10.82 | 0.47 | 19.4% |
| 27 | DAL | 11.24 | 0.88 | 16.1% |
| 28 | JAX | 11.47 | 1.12 | 12.9% |
| 29 | LV | 11.82 | 1.46 | 9.7% |
| 30 | IND | 12.10 | 1.74 | 6.5% |
| 31 | CHI | 12.98 | 2.62 | 3.2% |
| 32 | ARI | 13.45 | 3.10 | 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 2026 vs 2025
Seahawks lead at 7.77 — they ranked #1 last year. Cardinals are last at 13.45 — #21 last year.
The league average is 10.36, up 0.20 from 10.16 last year.
Biggest riser: Jets, #28 → #2. Biggest faller: Jaguars, #5 → #28.
Spread between first and last: 5.68; 24 teams are within 1.13 of the average.
Year-over-year — 2026 vs 2025
Biggest movers from last season.
YoY by team — 2026 vs 2025
| Rank | Team | 2026 | 2025 | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ARI | 13.45 | 10.46 | +2.99 |
| 2 | LV | 11.82 | 9.52 | +2.30 |
| 3 | JAX | 11.47 | 9.36 | +2.11 |
| 4 | CHI | 12.98 | 10.88 | +2.09 |
| 5 | IND | 12.10 | 10.62 | +1.48 |
| 6 | DEN | 10.64 | 9.28 | +1.37 |
| 7 | CLE | 10.41 | 9.23 | +1.18 |
| 8 | BUF | 10.46 | 9.63 | +0.83 |
| 9 | MIN | 10.43 | 9.66 | +0.78 |
| 10 | LAC | 10.60 | 9.96 | +0.64 |
| 11 | PIT | 10.82 | 10.47 | +0.35 |
| 12 | PHI | 10.76 | 10.44 | +0.32 |
| 13 | KC | 10.00 | 9.79 | +0.21 |
| 14 | NE | 9.60 | 9.40 | +0.20 |
| 15 | CAR | 10.49 | 10.32 | +0.17 |
| 16 | NO | 9.82 | 9.76 | +0.06 |
| 17 | HOU | 9.83 | 9.78 | +0.05 |
| 18 | LAR | 9.80 | 9.77 | +0.03 |
| 19 | DAL | 11.24 | 11.22 | +0.01 |
| 20 | MIA | 9.87 | 9.91 | −0.04 |
| 21 | GB | 8.87 | 9.17 | −0.29 |
| 22 | TB | 10.30 | 10.68 | −0.38 |
| 23 | DET | 10.26 | 10.80 | −0.55 |
| 24 | BAL | 9.98 | 10.56 | −0.58 |
| 25 | ATL | 9.63 | 10.29 | −0.67 |
| 26 | NYG | 9.50 | 10.17 | −0.68 |
| 27 | CIN | 10.53 | 11.42 | −0.89 |
| 28 | TEN | 10.08 | 11.07 | −0.99 |
| 29 | SF | 8.91 | 9.93 | −1.02 |
| 30 | SEA | 7.77 | 8.79 | −1.02 |
| 31 | WAS | 10.28 | 11.78 | −1.49 |
| 32 | NYJ | 8.74 | 10.93 | −2.19 |
Multi-year context
7-year window (2020–2026)
Multi-year averages
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEA | 10.13 | 10.19 | 10.48 | 10.16 | 9.71 | 8.79 | 7.77 |
| NYJ | 10.55 | 11.00 | 9.28 | 9.14 | 10.02 | 10.93 | 8.74 |
| GB | 10.23 | 9.83 | 10.67 | 10.28 | 9.60 | 9.17 | 8.87 |
| SF | 9.76 | 9.44 | 9.74 | 8.88 | 9.70 | 9.93 | 8.91 |
| NYG | 9.81 | 9.55 | 10.42 | 10.51 | 10.26 | 10.17 | 9.50 |
| NE | 10.68 | 9.97 | 10.11 | 9.58 | 10.39 | 9.40 | 9.60 |
| ATL | 11.05 | 10.11 | 10.60 | 10.14 | 9.45 | 10.29 | 9.63 |
| LAR | 8.79 | 9.88 | 10.25 | 10.70 | 10.71 | 9.77 | 9.80 |
| NO | 10.43 | 10.36 | 9.73 | 10.58 | 11.08 | 9.76 | 9.82 |
| HOU | 10.89 | 11.34 | 10.59 | 10.42 | 10.48 | 9.78 | 9.83 |
| MIA | 11.73 | 10.38 | 9.60 | 9.90 | 9.81 | 9.91 | 9.87 |
| 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 |
| TEN | 10.49 | 10.55 | 10.64 | 9.99 | 9.60 | 11.07 | 10.08 |
| DET | 11.90 | 11.59 | 11.84 | 11.33 | 11.12 | 10.80 | 10.26 |
| WAS | 9.30 | 10.83 | 10.56 | 11.26 | 10.49 | 11.78 | 10.28 |
| TB | 9.26 | 9.13 | 9.51 | 10.48 | 9.92 | 10.68 | 10.30 |
| CLE | 10.68 | 9.37 | 10.59 | 9.12 | 11.43 | 9.23 | 10.41 |
| MIN | 11.57 | 10.72 | 11.07 | 9.36 | 9.91 | 9.66 | 10.43 |
| BUF | 10.10 | 9.33 | 9.48 | 9.21 | 9.70 | 9.63 | 10.46 |
| CAR | 9.61 | 9.69 | 10.10 | 9.44 | 10.61 | 10.32 | 10.49 |
| CIN | 11.35 | 10.05 | 11.14 | 11.60 | 10.21 | 11.42 | 10.53 |
| LAC | 10.52 | 10.54 | 10.99 | 10.92 | 9.58 | 9.96 | 10.60 |
| DEN | 10.18 | 10.71 | 9.12 | 10.40 | 9.55 | 9.28 | 10.64 |
| PHI | 10.43 | 9.18 | 8.73 | 10.11 | 8.79 | 10.44 | 10.76 |
| PIT | 10.44 | 10.30 | 11.38 | 11.09 | 10.15 | 10.47 | 10.82 |
| DAL | 11.10 | 11.12 | 9.90 | 10.34 | 10.62 | 11.22 | 11.24 |
| JAX | 11.44 | 10.28 | 10.53 | 10.09 | 11.25 | 9.36 | 11.47 |
| LV | 11.38 | 9.47 | 10.35 | 9.60 | 9.94 | 9.52 | 11.82 |
| IND | 10.48 | 10.21 | 9.78 | 10.38 | 10.31 | 10.62 | 12.10 |
| CHI | 10.59 | 10.37 | 11.50 | 9.86 | 11.40 | 10.88 | 12.98 |
| ARI | 9.93 | 9.93 | 9.46 | 10.41 | 9.93 | 10.46 | 13.45 |
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), 2024 Eagles (8.79), 2025 Seahawks (8.79), 2026 Seahawks (7.77).
Eagles have led this stat 2 of 9 seasons.
The best season on record is Seahawks 2026 at 7.77; the worst Cardinals 2026 at 13.45.
Distribution
How the 32 teams cluster for 2026.
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.