What Pass 1stD (allowed) is

Passing first downs allowed: first downs opponents earned on completed passes against this defense.

Lower is better. It is shown per game, so a team's number does not depend on games played. Source: P + N.

In 2022 the Commanders led at 9.18; the league average was 11.34.

League snapshot — 2022

League leader

WAS · 9.18

League average

11.34

Best to worst

4.06

All 32 teams, lower is better.

Rank	Team	Value	Games
1	WAS	9.18	17
2	NO	9.65	17
3	CLE	9.82	17
4	GB	9.82	17
5	NYJ	9.82	17
6	DAL	10.35	17
7	LAC	10.41	17
8	CIN	10.88	16
9	DEN	10.88	17
10	CHI	10.94	17
11	IND	11	17
12	PHI	11.06	17
13	TB	11.12	17
14	SEA	11.18	17
15	SF	11.18	17
16	BUF	11.44	16
17	CAR	11.47	17
18	NE	11.53	17
19	HOU	11.59	17
20	PIT	11.59	17
21	ATL	11.82	17
22	NYG	11.82	17
23	MIA	11.94	17
24	LAR	12.12	17
25	BAL	12.18	17
26	LV	12.18	17
27	KC	12.29	17
28	DET	12.35	17
29	JAX	12.41	17
30	ARI	12.82	17
31	TEN	12.82	17
32	MIN	13.24	17

At a glance — 2022

Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.

League leader

WAS · 9.18

League laggard

MIN · 13.24

League average

11.34

Spread (max − min)

4.06

Rank	Team	Value	Δ vs avg	Percentile
1	WAS	9.18	-2.16	100%
2	NO	9.65	-1.69	96.8%
3	CLE	9.82	-1.52	93.5%
4	GB	9.82	-1.52	90.3%
5	NYJ	9.82	-1.52	87.1%
6	DAL	10.35	-0.99	83.9%
7	LAC	10.41	-0.93	80.6%
8	CIN	10.88	-0.47	77.4%
9	DEN	10.88	-0.46	74.2%
10	CHI	10.94	-0.40	71%
11	IND	11	-0.34	67.7%
12	PHI	11.06	-0.28	64.5%
13	TB	11.12	-0.22	61.3%
14	SEA	11.18	-0.16	58.1%
15	SF	11.18	-0.16	54.8%
16	BUF	11.44	0.10	51.6%
17	CAR	11.47	0.13	48.4%
18	NE	11.53	0.19	45.2%
19	HOU	11.59	0.25	41.9%
20	PIT	11.59	0.25	38.7%
21	ATL	11.82	0.48	35.5%
22	NYG	11.82	0.48	32.3%
23	MIA	11.94	0.60	29%
24	LAR	12.12	0.78	25.8%
25	BAL	12.18	0.84	22.6%
26	LV	12.18	0.84	19.4%
27	KC	12.29	0.95	16.1%
28	DET	12.35	1.01	12.9%
29	JAX	12.41	1.07	9.7%
30	ARI	12.82	1.48	6.5%
31	TEN	12.82	1.48	3.2%
32	MIN	13.24	1.89	0%

Does Pass 1stD (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, #218 of 296 ranked.

Its best season was 2020 (144–110, 56.7%); its worst 2024 (119–144, 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	133–137–2	49.3%
2022	271	139–125–7	52.7%
2023	272	129–129–14	50.0%
2024	272	119–144–9	45.2%
2025	272	143–126–3	53.2%

Pass 1stD (allowed) in 2022 vs 2021

Commanders lead at 9.18 — they ranked #28 last year. Vikings are last at 13.24 — #29 last year.

The league average is 11.34, down 0.64 from 11.98 last year.

Biggest riser: Commanders, #28 → #1. Biggest faller: Cardinals, #12 → #30.

Spread between first and last: 4.06; 22 teams are within 0.99 of the average.

Year-over-year — 2022 vs 2021

Biggest movers from last season.

Biggest riser

BUF · +3.20

Biggest faller

NYJ · −4.06

Most consistent

LV · −0.06

League trend 2022 vs 2021

▼ -0.64

Rank	Team	2022	2021	Δ
1	BUF	11.44	8.24	+3.20
2	ARI	12.82	11.53	+1.29
3	CAR	11.47	10.29	+1.18
4	NE	11.53	10.53	+1
5	JAX	12.41	11.71	+0.71
6	CHI	10.94	10.29	+0.65
7	TEN	12.82	12.24	+0.59
8	PIT	11.59	11	+0.59
9	SF	11.18	10.82	+0.35
10	LV	12.18	12.24	−0.06
11	MIA	11.94	12	−0.06
12	MIN	13.24	13.29	−0.06
13	DET	12.35	12.53	−0.18
14	KC	12.29	12.47	−0.18
15	DEN	10.88	11.29	−0.41
16	LAR	12.12	12.65	−0.53
17	ATL	11.82	12.71	−0.88
18	DAL	10.35	11.29	−0.94
19	NYG	11.82	12.82	−1
20	CLE	9.82	11	−1.18
21	HOU	11.59	12.88	−1.29
22	NO	9.65	10.94	−1.29
23	PHI	11.06	12.41	−1.35
24	LAC	10.41	11.82	−1.41
25	TB	11.12	12.71	−1.59
26	BAL	12.18	13.76	−1.59
27	GB	9.82	11.47	−1.65
28	IND	11	12.65	−1.65
29	CIN	10.88	12.65	−1.77
30	SEA	11.18	14.24	−3.06
31	WAS	9.18	13	−3.82
32	NYJ	9.82	13.88	−4.06

Multi-year context

7-year window (2020–2026)

Multi-year leader

CLE · 10.48

Multi-year laggard

DET · 13.33

Biggest improver

SEA · −1.03/yr

Biggest decliner

BUF · +0.45/yr

Rank	Team	Avg	Slope/yr	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026
1	CLE	10.48	−0.37	13.63	11	9.82	8.06	10.35	9.53	11
2	NO	10.65	−0.06	11.63	10.94	9.65	9.88	11.47	9.59	11.40
3	CHI	10.79	−0.27	11.88	10.29	10.94	11.76	10.59	11.29	8.80
4	LAC	10.85	−0.37	11.88	11.82	10.41	12.24	10.29	8.88	10.40
5	NE	10.88	−0.20	11.75	10.53	11.53	10.71	11.24	10.18	10.20
6	GB	10.94	−0.16	11.63	11.47	9.82	11.18	11.76	10.71	10
7	PIT	11.05	+0.05	10.19	11	11.59	11.06	11.47	12.06	10
8	SF	11.09	−0.02	11.25	10.82	11.18	11.24	10.82	11.94	10.40
9	DAL	11.10	+0.12	11.56	11.29	10.35	9.82	10.35	12.29	12
10	LAR	11.19	−0.33	10.63	12.65	12.12	11.35	11.71	11.29	8.60
11	DEN	11.30	−0.32	12.75	11.29	10.88	11.94	12	10.06	10.20
12	NYJ	11.36	−0.66	14.88	13.88	9.82	8.88	10.06	12.18	9.80
13	KC	11.38	−0.40	12.75	12.47	12.29	10.06	11.29	9.29	11.50
14	CAR	11.47	−0.04	13.38	10.29	11.47	9.71	12.24	10.71	12.50
15	BUF	11.50	+0.45	12.50	8.24	11.44	10.82	12.82	8.65	16
16	PHI	11.55	−0.38	13.13	12.41	11.06	13.12	9.53	9.59	12
17	MIN	11.57	−0.92	13.19	13.29	13.24	12.29	12.82	7.76	8.40
18	HOU	11.57	−0.52	13.88	12.88	11.59	11.06	10.41	9.59	11.60
19	MIA	11.72	−0.02	12.06	12	11.94	10.94	11.35	11.18	12.60
20	WAS	11.77	+0.41	10.25	13	9.18	13	10.35	12.82	13.80
21	CIN	11.79	−0.06	12.06	12.65	10.88	11.88	11.29	12	11.80
22	IND	11.80	−0.19	12.81	12.65	11	11.29	11.24	12.82	10.80
23	NYG	11.89	−0.31	13.44	12.82	11.82	11.29	10.53	11.53	11.80
24	LV	11.91	−0.38	14	12.24	12.18	11.12	11.53	10.53	11.80
25	TEN	11.92	−0.69	15.50	12.24	12.82	11.29	9.35	11.65	10.60
26	SEA	12.01	−1.03	15.94	14.24	11.18	11.94	11.47	10.71	8.60
27	TB	12.14	−0.35	13.63	12.71	11.12	12.65	12.53	12.18	10.20
28	ARI	12.19	−0.11	13.06	11.53	12.82	11.76	11.82	12.71	11.60
29	ATL	12.27	−0.38	15.13	12.71	11.82	10.82	11.88	10.53	13
30	BAL	12.32	−0.29	13.38	13.76	12.18	10.47	12.88	11.76	11.80
31	JAX	12.33	−0.08	13.31	11.71	12.41	11.82	13	11.65	12.40
32	DET	13.33	−0.03	16	12.53	12.35	12.41	11.94	11.47	16.60

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
WAS	10.25	13	9.18	13	10.35	12.82	13.80
NO	11.63	10.94	9.65	9.88	11.47	9.59	11.40
CLE	13.63	11	9.82	8.06	10.35	9.53	11
GB	11.63	11.47	9.82	11.18	11.76	10.71	10
NYJ	14.88	13.88	9.82	8.88	10.06	12.18	9.80
DAL	11.56	11.29	10.35	9.82	10.35	12.29	12
LAC	11.88	11.82	10.41	12.24	10.29	8.88	10.40
CIN	12.06	12.65	10.88	11.88	11.29	12	11.80
DEN	12.75	11.29	10.88	11.94	12	10.06	10.20
CHI	11.88	10.29	10.94	11.76	10.59	11.29	8.80
IND	12.81	12.65	11	11.29	11.24	12.82	10.80
PHI	13.13	12.41	11.06	13.12	9.53	9.59	12
TB	13.63	12.71	11.12	12.65	12.53	12.18	10.20
SF	11.25	10.82	11.18	11.24	10.82	11.94	10.40
SEA	15.94	14.24	11.18	11.94	11.47	10.71	8.60
BUF	12.50	8.24	11.44	10.82	12.82	8.65	16
CAR	13.38	10.29	11.47	9.71	12.24	10.71	12.50
NE	11.75	10.53	11.53	10.71	11.24	10.18	10.20
HOU	13.88	12.88	11.59	11.06	10.41	9.59	11.60
PIT	10.19	11	11.59	11.06	11.47	12.06	10
ATL	15.13	12.71	11.82	10.82	11.88	10.53	13
NYG	13.44	12.82	11.82	11.29	10.53	11.53	11.80
MIA	12.06	12	11.94	10.94	11.35	11.18	12.60
LAR	10.63	12.65	12.12	11.35	11.71	11.29	8.60
BAL	13.38	13.76	12.18	10.47	12.88	11.76	11.80
LV	14	12.24	12.18	11.12	11.53	10.53	11.80
KC	12.75	12.47	12.29	10.06	11.29	9.29	11.50
DET	16	12.53	12.35	12.41	11.94	11.47	16.60
JAX	13.31	11.71	12.41	11.82	13	11.65	12.40
ARI	13.06	11.53	12.82	11.76	11.82	12.71	11.60
TEN	15.50	12.24	12.82	11.29	9.35	11.65	10.60
MIN	13.19	13.29	13.24	12.29	12.82	7.76	8.40

Pass 1stD (allowed) since 2018

Leaders since 2018: 2018 Bills (9.94), 2019 Patriots (9.50), 2020 Steelers (10.19), 2021 Bills (8.24), 2022 Commanders (9.18).

Bills have led this stat 2 of 5 seasons.

The best season on record is Bills 2021 at 8.24; the worst Lions 2020 at 16.

The league average has fallen from 12.43 in 2018 to 11.34 in 2022.

Distribution

How the 32 teams cluster for 2022.

About this stat

Stat ID: def_team_stats_pass_fd
Side: defensive
Family: Team Stats
Data source: P + N
Polarity: lower is better
Display grain: count
Algorithm eligibility: Algorithm-eligible: this stat can be picked in the Algorithm Builder.