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 2023 the Cowboys led at 7.06; the league average was 0.00.

League snapshot — 2023

League leader

DAL · 7.06

League average

0.00

Best to worst

12.29

All 32 teams, higher is better.

Rank	Team	Value	Games
1	DAL	7.06	17
2	KC	4.76	17
3	NO	4.29	17
4	CIN	3.29	17
5	CLE	2.82	17
6	NYJ	2.53	17
7	CAR	2.41	17
8	DET	2.18	17
9	GB	1.88	17
10	BUF	1.29	17
11	LAC	1.18	17
12	MIA	0.76	17
13	WAS	0.65	17
14	ARI	0.47	17
15	JAX	0.47	17
16	MIN	-0.12	17
17	LAR	-0.35	17
18	HOU	-0.59	17
19	ATL	-0.76	17
20	IND	-0.88	17
21	NE	-1.12	17
22	SEA	-1.12	17
23	PIT	-1.47	17
24	LV	-1.65	17
25	NYG	-1.94	17
26	TB	-2.35	17
27	DEN	-2.65	17
28	BAL	-3.29	17
29	PHI	-3.29	17
30	SF	-4.35	17
31	TEN	-4.88	17
32	CHI	-5.24	17

At a glance — 2023

Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.

League leader

DAL · 7.06

League laggard

CHI · -5.24

League average

0.00

Spread (max − min)

12.29

Rank	Team	Value	Δ vs avg	Percentile
1	DAL	7.06	7.06	100%
2	KC	4.76	4.76	96.8%
3	NO	4.29	4.29	93.5%
4	CIN	3.29	3.29	90.3%
5	CLE	2.82	2.82	87.1%
6	NYJ	2.53	2.53	83.9%
7	CAR	2.41	2.41	80.6%
8	DET	2.18	2.18	77.4%
9	GB	1.88	1.88	74.2%
10	BUF	1.29	1.29	71%
11	LAC	1.18	1.18	67.7%
12	MIA	0.76	0.76	64.5%
13	WAS	0.65	0.65	61.3%
14	ARI	0.47	0.47	58.1%
15	JAX	0.47	0.47	54.8%
16	MIN	-0.12	-0.12	51.6%
17	LAR	-0.35	-0.35	48.4%
18	HOU	-0.59	-0.59	45.2%
19	ATL	-0.76	-0.76	41.9%
20	IND	-0.88	-0.88	38.7%
21	NE	-1.12	-1.12	35.5%
22	SEA	-1.12	-1.12	32.3%
23	PIT	-1.47	-1.47	29%
24	LV	-1.65	-1.65	25.8%
25	NYG	-1.94	-1.94	22.6%
26	TB	-2.35	-2.35	19.4%
27	DEN	-2.65	-2.65	16.1%
28	BAL	-3.29	-3.29	12.9%
29	PHI	-3.29	-3.29	9.7%
30	SF	-4.35	-4.35	6.5%
31	TEN	-4.88	-4.88	3.2%
32	CHI	-5.24	-5.24	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 2023 vs 2022

Cowboys lead at 7.06 — they ranked #16 last year. Bears are last at -5.24 — #29 last year.

The league average is 0.00, down 0.01 from 0.01 last year.

Biggest riser: Panthers, #31 → #7. Biggest faller: Buccaneers, #2 → #26.

Spread between first and last: 12.29; 22 teams are within 2.81 of the average.

Year-over-year — 2023 vs 2022

Biggest movers from last season.

Biggest riser

CAR · +9.24

Biggest faller

TB · −10.29

Most consistent

JAX · −0.06

League trend 2023 vs 2022

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Rank	Team	2023	2022	Δ
1	CAR	2.41	-6.82	+9.24
2	DAL	7.06	0.59	+6.47
3	ATL	-0.76	-6.76	+6
4	TEN	-4.88	-9.06	+4.18
5	MIA	0.76	-2.82	+3.59
6	NO	4.29	0.94	+3.35
7	KC	4.76	1.59	+3.18
8	BAL	-3.29	-5.53	+2.24
9	NYJ	2.53	0.59	+1.94
10	CLE	2.82	1.18	+1.65
11	BUF	1.29	-0.06	+1.36
12	LAR	-0.35	-1.65	+1.29
13	LV	-1.65	-2.35	+0.71
14	CHI	-5.24	-5.88	+0.65
15	DET	2.18	1.76	+0.41
16	DEN	-2.65	-2.76	+0.12
17	JAX	0.47	0.53	−0.06
18	ARI	0.47	1.12	−0.65
19	NE	-1.12	-0.35	−0.76
20	GB	1.88	2.94	−1.06
21	SF	-4.35	-3	−1.35
22	WAS	0.65	2.12	−1.47
23	HOU	-0.59	0.94	−1.53
24	NYG	-1.94	-0.18	−1.76
25	CIN	3.29	5.56	−2.27
26	MIN	-0.12	2.35	−2.47
27	IND	-0.88	1.94	−2.82
28	PHI	-3.29	0	−3.29
29	PIT	-1.47	1.88	−3.35
30	SEA	-1.12	3.29	−4.41
31	LAC	1.18	10.29	−9.12
32	TB	-2.35	7.94	−10.29

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
DAL	5.31	4.71	0.59	7.06	2.88	2.24	5.60
KC	4.44	2.76	1.59	4.76	1.71	1.35	-2
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
CLE	-3.50	-2.76	1.18	2.82	4.65	0.88	-1.60
NYJ	-7.88	-2.59	0.59	2.53	3.41	-2.24	0.40
CAR	-1.56	0.65	-6.82	2.41	-1.12	-0.41	3.25
DET	-0.56	2.18	1.76	2.18	1.53	3.06	-3.40
GB	1.63	1.35	2.94	1.88	-4.29	-1.88	2
BUF	2.56	6.94	-0.06	1.29	-3.94	3.94	-8.60
LAC	4.56	5.06	10.29	1.18	-1.82	3.53	-1.20
MIA	1.69	1.82	-2.82	0.76	2.82	-2.88	-7.60
WAS	3.69	-2.59	2.12	0.65	3.41	-3.71	-5.80
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
MIN	-0.56	-0.18	2.35	-0.12	-3	1.12	1.80
LAR	2.81	-0.59	-1.65	-0.35	0.76	0.65	12.20
HOU	0.38	-0.53	0.94	-0.59	1.82	2.65	0
ATL	-1.06	-0.82	-6.76	-0.76	-2.35	0.06	-9
IND	0.13	-3.88	1.94	-0.88	-5.24	-2.18	0.60
NE	-3.13	2.65	-0.35	-1.12	-0.24	0.65	-0.80
SEA	-3.88	-7	3.29	-1.12	2.47	-2.94	0.40
PIT	8.13	4.12	1.88	-1.47	-3.59	-1.82	1.60
LV	-0.06	1.71	-2.35	-1.65	2.35	-1.12	3.60
NYG	-4.19	-3	-0.18	-1.94	1	-2.06	-0.60
TB	-1	2.76	7.94	-2.35	-0.59	-1.65	-2.20
DEN	-3.56	0.76	-2.76	-2.65	-0.82	2.65	0.40
BAL	-7.69	-0.06	-5.53	-3.29	-4.59	-7.12	-2.40
PHI	-1.88	-6	0	-3.29	-2	0.53	-4.40
SF	1.88	-1.71	-3	-4.35	0.65	0	-2.80
TEN	-6.69	-2.12	-9.06	-4.88	1.29	-0.82	-2
CHI	3.25	1.06	-5.88	-5.24	1.65	-1.24	6

Pass Cmp (Off − Def) since 2018

Leaders since 2018: 2018 Vikings (6.88), 2019 Falcons (6.75), 2020 Steelers (8.13), 2021 Bills (6.94), 2022 Chargers (10.29), 2023 Cowboys (7.06).

The best season on record is Chargers 2022 at 10.29; the worst Titans 2022 at -9.06.

Distribution

How the 32 teams cluster for 2023.

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.