What Pass cmp perc (Off − Def) is

Completion percentage minus completion percentage allowed. Accuracy both ways, with the usual checkdown caveat on each side.

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

In 2019 the Saints led at 10.70; the league average was 0.09.

League snapshot — 2019

League leader

NO · 10.70

League average

0.09

Best to worst

20.95

All 32 teams, higher is better.

Rank	Team	Value	Games
1	NO	10.70	16
2	SF	7.61	16
3	BAL	7.61	16
4	LV	5.97	16
5	KC	5.33	16
6	NE	4.24	16
7	MIN	2.89	16
8	PHI	2.85	16
9	HOU	2.58	16
10	GB	2.42	16
11	SEA	2.29	16
12	TEN	2.13	16
13	ATL	1.09	16
14	CHI	0.90	16
15	LAR	0.81	16
16	PIT	0.79	16
17	DAL	0.09	16
18	NYJ	0.00	16
19	TB	-0.46	16
20	JAX	-2.03	16
21	DET	-2.12	16
22	DEN	-2.54	16
23	MIA	-2.84	16
24	CAR	-3.05	16
25	CLE	-3.32	16
26	CIN	-3.87	16
27	BUF	-4.42	16
28	LAC	-4.65	16
29	NYG	-4.83	16
30	ARI	-6.20	16
31	WAS	-7.01	16
32	IND	-10.25	16

At a glance — 2019

Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.

League leader

NO · 10.70

League laggard

IND · -10.25

League average

0.09

Spread (max − min)

20.95

Rank	Team	Value	Δ vs avg	Percentile
1	NO	10.70	10.62	100%
2	SF	7.61	7.53	96.8%
3	BAL	7.61	7.52	93.5%
4	LV	5.97	5.88	90.3%
5	KC	5.33	5.24	87.1%
6	NE	4.24	4.16	83.9%
7	MIN	2.89	2.81	80.6%
8	PHI	2.85	2.76	77.4%
9	HOU	2.58	2.49	74.2%
10	GB	2.42	2.34	71%
11	SEA	2.29	2.21	67.7%
12	TEN	2.13	2.05	64.5%
13	ATL	1.09	1.00	61.3%
14	CHI	0.90	0.81	58.1%
15	LAR	0.81	0.72	54.8%
16	PIT	0.79	0.71	51.6%
17	DAL	0.09	0.00	48.4%
18	NYJ	0.00	-0.09	45.2%
19	TB	-0.46	-0.54	41.9%
20	JAX	-2.03	-2.12	38.7%
21	DET	-2.12	-2.20	35.5%
22	DEN	-2.54	-2.63	32.3%
23	MIA	-2.84	-2.92	29%
24	CAR	-3.05	-3.13	25.8%
25	CLE	-3.32	-3.40	22.6%
26	CIN	-3.87	-3.96	19.4%
27	BUF	-4.42	-4.50	16.1%
28	LAC	-4.65	-4.74	12.9%
29	NYG	-4.83	-4.91	9.7%
30	ARI	-6.20	-6.28	6.5%
31	WAS	-7.01	-7.09	3.2%
32	IND	-10.25	-10.33	0%

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

Run as a one-stat algorithm against the closing line, this stat went 876–702–37 ATS (55.5%) across 2020–2025, #57 of 296 ranked.

Its best season was 2020 (148–106, 58.3%); its worst 2023 (134–124, 51.9%).

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

Season	Games	ATS record	ATS %
2020	256	148–106–2	58.3%
2021	272	156–114–2	57.8%
2022	271	147–117–7	55.7%
2023	272	134–124–14	51.9%
2024	272	143–120–9	54.4%
2025	272	148–121–3	55.0%

Pass cmp perc (Off − Def) in 2019 vs 2018

Saints lead at 10.70 — they ranked #2 last year. Colts are last at -10.25 — #26 last year.

The league average is 0.09, up 0.15 from -0.07 last year.

Biggest riser: 49ers, #21 → #2. Biggest faller: Chargers, #9 → #28.

Spread between first and last: 20.95; 22 teams are within 4.58 of the average.

Year-over-year — 2019 vs 2018

Biggest movers from last season.

Biggest riser

SF · +8.98

Biggest faller

LAC · −8.30

Most consistent

ATL · −0.15

League trend 2019 vs 2018

▲ 0.15

Rank	Team	2019	2018	Δ
1	SF	7.61	-1.37	+8.98
2	TB	-0.46	-7.47	+7.01
3	NYJ	0.00	-5.78	+5.78
4	BAL	7.61	1.85	+5.76
5	BUF	-4.42	-9.21	+4.79
6	GB	2.42	-2.31	+4.74
7	NO	10.70	6.81	+3.89
8	ARI	-6.20	-9.99	+3.79
9	KC	5.33	2.49	+2.84
10	CIN	-3.87	-5.53	+1.66
11	SEA	2.29	0.88	+1.42
12	LAR	0.81	-0.41	+1.22
13	DAL	0.09	-0.16	+0.25
14	ATL	1.09	1.24	−0.15
15	NE	4.24	4.68	−0.44
16	DEN	-2.54	-1.98	−0.56
17	LV	5.97	6.55	−0.58
18	WAS	-7.01	-6.29	−0.71
19	JAX	-2.03	-1.12	−0.91
20	PHI	2.85	3.92	−1.07
21	HOU	2.58	3.67	−1.09
22	MIA	-2.84	-1.65	−1.19
23	CLE	-3.32	-1.83	−1.49
24	TEN	2.13	3.67	−1.53
25	PIT	0.79	2.63	−1.84
26	DET	-2.12	0.41	−2.53
27	CAR	-3.05	0.31	−3.36
28	MIN	2.89	7.43	−4.53
29	CHI	0.90	6.02	−5.13
30	NYG	-4.83	0.78	−5.61
31	IND	-10.25	-4.08	−6.17
32	LAC	-4.65	3.65	−8.30

Multi-year context

7-year window (2020–2026)

Multi-year leader

CIN · 4.36

Multi-year laggard

TEN · -4.15

Biggest improver

NYJ · +2.27/yr

Biggest decliner

MIA · −2.84/yr

Rank	Team	Avg	Slope/yr	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026
1	CIN	4.36	+0.53	1.53	2.26	9.32	2.83	5.64	-0.71	9.66
2	NO	2.99	−1.21	11.49	-4.55	6.02	7.63	-0.15	3.65	-3.17
3	DET	2.98	+1.23	-4.57	0.60	2.66	4.00	11.53	6.74	-0.11
4	SEA	2.71	+0.62	2.40	-1.83	6.91	-2.37	4.32	5.20	4.36
5	BAL	2.23	+1.27	-0.29	0.76	-4.87	6.36	3.73	2.23	7.72
6	BUF	2.21	−0.72	4.95	7.36	-0.39	0.75	-4.89	9.19	-1.47
7	NE	2.09	−0.12	-3.10	8.71	5.04	-0.89	-0.39	5.73	-0.45
8	LAR	2.07	+0.94	3.01	0.32	-1.98	1.23	0.23	1.31	10.40
9	MIN	1.90	+0.98	1.04	2.12	0.78	-3.21	1.76	-1.21	12.04
10	LAC	1.56	−1.01	3.40	1.66	6.88	-0.33	0.88	3.95	-5.51
11	KC	1.55	−0.47	4.14	0.86	0.81	5.15	1.32	-4.57	3.16
12	PIT	1.46	−1.53	8.42	0.70	2.39	3.17	-0.78	2.05	-5.73
13	SF	1.30	+0.45	1.37	-1.29	0.64	2.94	0.36	0.94	4.16
14	DAL	1.28	−1.72	1.23	9.10	1.46	9.45	-5.58	-1.09	-5.65
15	GB	0.52	−1.44	6.41	5.23	-1.24	-1.10	-3.31	1.59	-3.94
16	ARI	0.27	−0.10	3.15	4.91	-5.05	-5.14	0.36	0.05	3.64
17	TB	-0.04	−0.01	-3.42	1.87	2.61	-1.84	4.84	-4.02	-0.31
18	DEN	-0.19	+1.40	-9.22	4.72	-4.27	-1.12	1.84	5.14	1.57
19	WAS	-0.52	−0.92	2.26	-2.19	1.51	-2.10	8.09	-3.90	-7.34
20	CLE	-0.60	+0.16	-0.24	-1.87	1.35	-0.35	-2.68	-5.31	4.91
21	HOU	-0.68	+0.25	0.59	-1.40	-3.87	-4.59	4.10	3.26	-2.88
22	LV	-0.76	−0.28	3.60	2.41	-6.11	-4.29	-1.22	-2.10	2.37
23	PHI	-1.26	+2.09	-13.34	-7.32	2.68	0.64	5.99	7.13	-4.59
24	MIA	-2.04	−2.84	2.67	4.12	-3.55	2.52	5.71	-4.96	-20.83
25	ATL	-2.06	+0.43	-3.02	-1.50	-4.44	-0.36	-4.77	-1.40	1.08
26	JAX	-2.60	+1.39	-7.27	-10.02	2.02	0.76	-4.58	-0.99	1.86
27	IND	-2.80	−0.33	1.31	-3.18	-1.64	-3.83	-12.86	2.08	-1.51
28	NYG	-3.07	−0.04	-5.40	-6.69	4.57	1.13	-7.80	-3.56	-3.74
29	CHI	-3.44	+0.03	1.39	-4.61	-8.22	-3.81	-2.94	-8.20	2.34
30	NYJ	-3.51	+2.27	-10.69	-9.13	-5.36	-0.69	0.64	-5.27	5.96
31	CAR	-3.59	+0.55	-0.11	-6.75	-7.40	-4.35	-5.43	-2.76	1.69
32	TEN	-4.15	−1.99	-1.76	4.58	-2.58	-6.13	-3.07	-8.96	-11.15

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
MIN	1.04	2.12	0.78	-3.21	1.76	-1.21	12.04
LAR	3.01	0.32	-1.98	1.23	0.23	1.31	10.40
CIN	1.53	2.26	9.32	2.83	5.64	-0.71	9.66
BAL	-0.29	0.76	-4.87	6.36	3.73	2.23	7.72
NYJ	-10.69	-9.13	-5.36	-0.69	0.64	-5.27	5.96
CLE	-0.24	-1.87	1.35	-0.35	-2.68	-5.31	4.91
SEA	2.40	-1.83	6.91	-2.37	4.32	5.20	4.36
SF	1.37	-1.29	0.64	2.94	0.36	0.94	4.16
ARI	3.15	4.91	-5.05	-5.14	0.36	0.05	3.64
KC	4.14	0.86	0.81	5.15	1.32	-4.57	3.16
LV	3.60	2.41	-6.11	-4.29	-1.22	-2.10	2.37
CHI	1.39	-4.61	-8.22	-3.81	-2.94	-8.20	2.34
JAX	-7.27	-10.02	2.02	0.76	-4.58	-0.99	1.86
CAR	-0.11	-6.75	-7.40	-4.35	-5.43	-2.76	1.69
DEN	-9.22	4.72	-4.27	-1.12	1.84	5.14	1.57
ATL	-3.02	-1.50	-4.44	-0.36	-4.77	-1.40	1.08
DET	-4.57	0.60	2.66	4.00	11.53	6.74	-0.11
TB	-3.42	1.87	2.61	-1.84	4.84	-4.02	-0.31
NE	-3.10	8.71	5.04	-0.89	-0.39	5.73	-0.45
BUF	4.95	7.36	-0.39	0.75	-4.89	9.19	-1.47
IND	1.31	-3.18	-1.64	-3.83	-12.86	2.08	-1.51
HOU	0.59	-1.40	-3.87	-4.59	4.10	3.26	-2.88
NO	11.49	-4.55	6.02	7.63	-0.15	3.65	-3.17
NYG	-5.40	-6.69	4.57	1.13	-7.80	-3.56	-3.74
GB	6.41	5.23	-1.24	-1.10	-3.31	1.59	-3.94
PHI	-13.34	-7.32	2.68	0.64	5.99	7.13	-4.59
LAC	3.40	1.66	6.88	-0.33	0.88	3.95	-5.51
DAL	1.23	9.10	1.46	9.45	-5.58	-1.09	-5.65
PIT	8.42	0.70	2.39	3.17	-0.78	2.05	-5.73
WAS	2.26	-2.19	1.51	-2.10	8.09	-3.90	-7.34
TEN	-1.76	4.58	-2.58	-6.13	-3.07	-8.96	-11.15
MIA	2.67	4.12	-3.55	2.52	5.71	-4.96	-20.83

Pass cmp perc (Off − Def) since 2018

Leaders since 2018: 2018 Vikings (7.43), 2019 Saints (10.70).

The best season on record is Saints 2019 at 10.70; the worst Colts 2019 at -10.25.

The league average has risen from -0.07 in 2018 to 0.09 in 2019.

Distribution

How the 32 teams cluster for 2019.

About this stat

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