What Pass Cmp (Off − Def) is

Completions made minus completions allowed.

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

In 2020 the Steelers led at 8.13; the league average was 0.

League snapshot — 2020

League leader

PIT · 8.13

League average

Best to worst

All 32 teams, higher is better.

Rank	Team	Value	Games
1	PIT	8.13	16
2	DAL	5.31	16
3	LAC	4.56	16
4	KC	4.44	16
5	WAS	3.69	16
6	CHI	3.25	16
7	LAR	2.81	16
8	BUF	2.56	16
9	NO	2.31	16
10	CIN	2	16
11	SF	1.88	16
12	MIA	1.69	16
13	GB	1.63	16
14	ARI	1.38	16
15	JAX	1.06	16
16	HOU	0.38	16
17	IND	0.13	16
18	LV	-0.06	16
19	DET	-0.56	16
20	MIN	-0.56	16
21	TB	-1	16
22	ATL	-1.06	16
23	CAR	-1.56	16
24	PHI	-1.88	16
25	NE	-3.13	16
26	CLE	-3.50	16
27	DEN	-3.56	16
28	SEA	-3.88	16
29	NYG	-4.19	16
30	TEN	-6.69	16
31	BAL	-7.69	16
32	NYJ	-7.88	16

At a glance — 2020

Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.

League leader

PIT · 8.13

League laggard

NYJ · -7.88

League average

Spread (max − min)

Rank	Team	Value	Δ vs avg	Percentile
1	PIT	8.13	8.13	100%
2	DAL	5.31	5.31	96.8%
3	LAC	4.56	4.56	93.5%
4	KC	4.44	4.44	90.3%
5	WAS	3.69	3.69	87.1%
6	CHI	3.25	3.25	83.9%
7	LAR	2.81	2.81	80.6%
8	BUF	2.56	2.56	77.4%
9	NO	2.31	2.31	74.2%
10	CIN	2	2	71%
11	SF	1.88	1.88	67.7%
12	MIA	1.69	1.69	64.5%
13	GB	1.63	1.63	61.3%
14	ARI	1.38	1.38	58.1%
15	JAX	1.06	1.06	54.8%
16	HOU	0.38	0.38	51.6%
17	IND	0.13	0.13	48.4%
18	LV	-0.06	-0.06	45.2%
19	DET	-0.56	-0.56	41.9%
20	MIN	-0.56	-0.56	38.7%
21	TB	-1	-1	35.5%
22	ATL	-1.06	-1.06	32.3%
23	CAR	-1.56	-1.56	29%
24	PHI	-1.88	-1.88	25.8%
25	NE	-3.13	-3.13	22.6%
26	CLE	-3.50	-3.50	19.4%
27	DEN	-3.56	-3.56	16.1%
28	SEA	-3.88	-3.88	12.9%
29	NYG	-4.19	-4.19	9.7%
30	TEN	-6.69	-6.69	6.5%
31	BAL	-7.69	-7.69	3.2%
32	NYJ	-7.88	-7.88	0%

Does Pass Cmp (Off − Def) matter against the spread?

Run as a one-stat algorithm against the closing line, this stat went 799–779–37 ATS (50.6%) across 2020–2025, #231 of 296 ranked.

Its best season was 2020 (140–114, 55.1%); its worst 2024 (113–150, 43.0%).

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

Season	Games	ATS record	ATS %
2020	256	140–114–2	55.1%
2021	272	141–129–2	52.2%
2022	271	144–120–7	54.5%
2023	272	126–132–14	48.8%
2024	272	113–150–9	43.0%
2025	272	135–134–3	50.2%

Pass Cmp (Off − Def) in 2020 vs 2019

Steelers lead at 8.13 — they ranked #18 last year. Jets are last at -7.88 — #25 last year.

The league average is 0, the same as last year.

Biggest riser: Commanders, #29 → #5. Biggest faller: Patriots, #2 → #25.

Spread between first and last: 16; 23 teams are within 3.69 of the average.

Year-over-year — 2020 vs 2019

Biggest movers from last season.

Biggest riser

WAS · +8.25

Biggest faller

NE · −7.81

Most consistent

MIA · 0

League trend 2020 vs 2019

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Rank	Team	2020	2019	Δ
1	WAS	3.69	-4.56	+8.25
2	PIT	8.13	0.06	+8.06
3	BUF	2.56	-3.06	+5.63
4	IND	0.13	-5.44	+5.56
5	ARI	1.38	-4.13	+5.50
6	DAL	5.31	1.13	+4.19
7	MIN	-0.56	-4.69	+4.13
8	KC	4.44	1.63	+2.81
9	CHI	3.25	0.56	+2.69
10	DET	-0.56	-2.31	+1.75
11	HOU	0.38	-1.25	+1.63
12	SF	1.88	0.81	+1.06
13	TB	-1	-1.63	+0.63
14	LAC	4.56	4.13	+0.44
15	MIA	1.69	1.69	0
16	GB	1.63	1.88	−0.25
17	LAR	2.81	3.06	−0.25
18	NO	2.31	2.94	−0.63
19	CIN	2	3	−1
20	TEN	-6.69	-5.56	−1.13
21	JAX	1.06	2.31	−1.25
22	SEA	-3.88	-2.63	−1.25
23	DEN	-3.56	-2.25	−1.31
24	LV	-0.06	1.88	−1.94
25	CLE	-3.50	0	−3.50
26	CAR	-1.56	2.19	−3.75
27	PHI	-1.88	2.69	−4.56
28	NYG	-4.19	0.44	−4.63
29	NYJ	-7.88	-2.50	−5.38
30	BAL	-7.69	-1.81	−5.88
31	ATL	-1.06	6.75	−7.81
32	NE	-3.13	4.69	−7.81

Multi-year context

7-year window (2020–2026)

Multi-year leader

DAL · 4.05

Multi-year laggard

BAL · -4.38

Biggest improver

LAR · +1.18/yr

Biggest decliner

BUF · −1.55/yr

Rank	Team	Avg	Slope/yr	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026
1	DAL	4.05	−0.06	5.31	4.71	0.59	7.06	2.88	2.24	5.60
2	CIN	3.38	+0.83	2	-2.12	5.56	3.29	5.18	3.76	6
3	LAC	3.09	−1.16	4.56	5.06	10.29	1.18	-1.82	3.53	-1.20
4	ARI	2.58	+0.80	1.38	2.82	1.12	0.47	0.24	3.06	9
5	KC	2.09	−0.79	4.44	2.76	1.59	4.76	1.71	1.35	-2
6	LAR	1.98	+1.18	2.81	-0.59	-1.65	-0.35	0.76	0.65	12.20
7	NO	1.76	+0.96	2.31	-4.47	0.94	4.29	-1.53	5	5.80
8	PIT	1.26	−1.32	8.13	4.12	1.88	-1.47	-3.59	-1.82	1.60
9	DET	0.96	−0.25	-0.56	2.18	1.76	2.18	1.53	3.06	-3.40
10	HOU	0.67	+0.22	0.38	-0.53	0.94	-0.59	1.82	2.65	0
11	GB	0.52	−0.45	1.63	1.35	2.94	1.88	-4.29	-1.88	2
12	TB	0.42	−0.75	-1	2.76	7.94	-2.35	-0.59	-1.65	-2.20
13	LV	0.35	+0.36	-0.06	1.71	-2.35	-1.65	2.35	-1.12	3.60
14	BUF	0.31	−1.55	2.56	6.94	-0.06	1.29	-3.94	3.94	-8.60
15	CLE	0.24	+0.59	-3.50	-2.76	1.18	2.82	4.65	0.88	-1.60
16	MIN	0.20	+0.15	-0.56	-0.18	2.35	-0.12	-3	1.12	1.80
17	CHI	-0.06	+0.40	3.25	1.06	-5.88	-5.24	1.65	-1.24	6
18	WAS	-0.32	−1.05	3.69	-2.59	2.12	0.65	3.41	-3.71	-5.80
19	NE	-0.33	+0.11	-3.13	2.65	-0.35	-1.12	-0.24	0.65	-0.80
20	CAR	-0.52	+0.64	-1.56	0.65	-6.82	2.41	-1.12	-0.41	3.25
21	NYJ	-0.82	+1.01	-7.88	-2.59	0.59	2.53	3.41	-2.24	0.40
22	DEN	-0.86	+0.63	-3.56	0.76	-2.76	-2.65	-0.82	2.65	0.40
23	MIA	-0.89	−1.13	1.69	1.82	-2.82	0.76	2.82	-2.88	-7.60
24	JAX	-1.23	−0.81	1.06	-0.94	0.53	0.47	-2.71	-3.06	-4
25	SEA	-1.25	+0.72	-3.88	-7	3.29	-1.12	2.47	-2.94	0.40
26	SF	-1.33	−0.25	1.88	-1.71	-3	-4.35	0.65	0	-2.80
27	IND	-1.36	−0.08	0.13	-3.88	1.94	-0.88	-5.24	-2.18	0.60
28	NYG	-1.57	+0.49	-4.19	-3	-0.18	-1.94	1	-2.06	-0.60
29	PHI	-2.43	+0.12	-1.88	-6	0	-3.29	-2	0.53	-4.40
30	ATL	-2.96	−0.63	-1.06	-0.82	-6.76	-0.76	-2.35	0.06	-9
31	TEN	-3.47	+0.96	-6.69	-2.12	-9.06	-4.88	1.29	-0.82	-2
32	BAL	-4.38	+0.10	-7.69	-0.06	-5.53	-3.29	-4.59	-7.12	-2.40

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
PIT	8.13	4.12	1.88	-1.47	-3.59	-1.82	1.60
DAL	5.31	4.71	0.59	7.06	2.88	2.24	5.60
LAC	4.56	5.06	10.29	1.18	-1.82	3.53	-1.20
KC	4.44	2.76	1.59	4.76	1.71	1.35	-2
WAS	3.69	-2.59	2.12	0.65	3.41	-3.71	-5.80
CHI	3.25	1.06	-5.88	-5.24	1.65	-1.24	6
LAR	2.81	-0.59	-1.65	-0.35	0.76	0.65	12.20
BUF	2.56	6.94	-0.06	1.29	-3.94	3.94	-8.60
NO	2.31	-4.47	0.94	4.29	-1.53	5	5.80
CIN	2	-2.12	5.56	3.29	5.18	3.76	6
SF	1.88	-1.71	-3	-4.35	0.65	0	-2.80
MIA	1.69	1.82	-2.82	0.76	2.82	-2.88	-7.60
GB	1.63	1.35	2.94	1.88	-4.29	-1.88	2
ARI	1.38	2.82	1.12	0.47	0.24	3.06	9
JAX	1.06	-0.94	0.53	0.47	-2.71	-3.06	-4
HOU	0.38	-0.53	0.94	-0.59	1.82	2.65	0
IND	0.13	-3.88	1.94	-0.88	-5.24	-2.18	0.60
LV	-0.06	1.71	-2.35	-1.65	2.35	-1.12	3.60
DET	-0.56	2.18	1.76	2.18	1.53	3.06	-3.40
MIN	-0.56	-0.18	2.35	-0.12	-3	1.12	1.80
TB	-1	2.76	7.94	-2.35	-0.59	-1.65	-2.20
ATL	-1.06	-0.82	-6.76	-0.76	-2.35	0.06	-9
CAR	-1.56	0.65	-6.82	2.41	-1.12	-0.41	3.25
PHI	-1.88	-6	0	-3.29	-2	0.53	-4.40
NE	-3.13	2.65	-0.35	-1.12	-0.24	0.65	-0.80
CLE	-3.50	-2.76	1.18	2.82	4.65	0.88	-1.60
DEN	-3.56	0.76	-2.76	-2.65	-0.82	2.65	0.40
SEA	-3.88	-7	3.29	-1.12	2.47	-2.94	0.40
NYG	-4.19	-3	-0.18	-1.94	1	-2.06	-0.60
TEN	-6.69	-2.12	-9.06	-4.88	1.29	-0.82	-2
BAL	-7.69	-0.06	-5.53	-3.29	-4.59	-7.12	-2.40
NYJ	-7.88	-2.59	0.59	2.53	3.41	-2.24	0.40

Pass Cmp (Off − Def) since 2018

Leaders since 2018: 2018 Vikings (6.88), 2019 Falcons (6.75), 2020 Steelers (8.13).

The best season on record is Steelers 2020 at 8.13; the worst Jets 2020 at -7.88.

Distribution

How the 32 teams cluster for 2020.

About this stat

Stat ID: net_pass_cmp
Side: net
Family: NET (Off − Def)
Data source: P + N
Polarity: higher is better (or neutral)
Display grain: count
Algorithm eligibility: Algorithm-eligible: this stat can be picked in the Algorithm Builder.