What Pass rating (Off − Def) is

Passer rating minus passer rating allowed. The traditional formula on both sides of the ball, completion-weighted both ways.

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

In 2024 the Lions led at 28.80; the league average was -1.85.

League snapshot — 2024

League leader

DET · 28.80

League average

-1.85

Best to worst

58.60

All 32 teams, higher is better.

Rank	Team	Value	Games
1	DET	28.80	17
2	BAL	26.90	17
3	PHI	17.90	17
4	MIN	17.90	17
5	CIN	14.90	17
6	LAC	12.10	17
7	GB	10.20	17
8	TB	8.40	17
9	BUF	7.00	17
10	DEN	6.50	17
11	WAS	6.50	17
12	PIT	4.50	17
13	MIA	3.30	17
14	NYJ	0.90	17
15	KC	0.60	17
16	SF	-0.40	17
17	HOU	-0.70	17
18	NO	-1.30	17
19	SEA	-2.00	17
20	ARI	-3.20	17
21	LAR	-3.90	17
22	CHI	-7.50	17
23	NE	-14.70	17
24	ATL	-15.20	17
25	LV	-16.20	17
26	TEN	-16.80	17
27	DAL	-17.20	17
28	IND	-21.90	17
29	JAX	-22.30	17
30	CAR	-25.10	17
31	NYG	-27.40	17
32	CLE	-29.80	17

At a glance — 2024

Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.

League leader

DET · 28.80

League laggard

CLE · -29.80

League average

-1.85

Spread (max − min)

58.60

Rank	Team	Value	Δ vs avg	Percentile
1	DET	28.80	30.65	100%
2	BAL	26.90	28.75	96.8%
3	PHI	17.90	19.75	93.5%
4	MIN	17.90	19.75	90.3%
5	CIN	14.90	16.75	87.1%
6	LAC	12.10	13.95	83.9%
7	GB	10.20	12.05	80.6%
8	TB	8.40	10.25	77.4%
9	BUF	7.00	8.85	74.2%
10	DEN	6.50	8.35	71%
11	WAS	6.50	8.35	67.7%
12	PIT	4.50	6.35	64.5%
13	MIA	3.30	5.15	61.3%
14	NYJ	0.90	2.75	58.1%
15	KC	0.60	2.45	54.8%
16	SF	-0.40	1.45	51.6%
17	HOU	-0.70	1.15	48.4%
18	NO	-1.30	0.55	45.2%
19	SEA	-2.00	-0.15	41.9%
20	ARI	-3.20	-1.35	38.7%
21	LAR	-3.90	-2.05	35.5%
22	CHI	-7.50	-5.65	32.3%
23	NE	-14.70	-12.85	29%
24	ATL	-15.20	-13.35	25.8%
25	LV	-16.20	-14.35	22.6%
26	TEN	-16.80	-14.95	19.4%
27	DAL	-17.20	-15.35	16.1%
28	IND	-21.90	-20.05	12.9%
29	JAX	-22.30	-20.45	9.7%
30	CAR	-25.10	-23.25	6.5%
31	NYG	-27.40	-25.55	3.2%
32	CLE	-29.80	-27.95	0%

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

Run as a one-stat algorithm against the closing line, this stat went 948–630–37 ATS (60.1%) across 2020–2025, #9 of 296 ranked.

Its best season was 2024 (163–100, 62.0%); its worst 2023 (146–112, 56.6%).

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

Season	Games	ATS record	ATS %
2020	256	155–99–2	61.0%
2021	272	167–103–2	61.9%
2022	271	157–107–7	59.5%
2023	272	146–112–14	56.6%
2024	272	163–100–9	62.0%
2025	272	160–109–3	59.5%

Pass rating (Off − Def) in 2024 vs 2023

Lions lead at 28.80 — they ranked #7 last year. Browns are last at -29.80 — #16 last year.

The league average is -1.85, up 0.20 from -2.05 last year.

Biggest riser: Eagles, #25 → #3. Biggest faller: Cowboys, #3 → #27.

Spread between first and last: 58.60; 21 teams are within 15.22 of the average.

Year-over-year — 2024 vs 2023

Biggest movers from last season.

Biggest riser

WAS · +33.60

Biggest faller

DAL · −39.20

Most consistent

TEN · +0.20

League trend 2024 vs 2023

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Rank	Team	2024	2023	Δ
1	WAS	6.50	-27.10	+33.60
2	PHI	17.90	-10.20	+28.10
3	DET	28.80	5.20	+23.60
4	MIN	17.90	-5.00	+22.90
5	LAC	12.10	-6.90	+19.00
6	ARI	-3.20	-22.10	+18.90
7	CIN	14.90	-0.90	+15.80
8	DEN	6.50	-3.80	+10.30
9	GB	10.20	0.00	+10.20
10	NYJ	0.90	-8.60	+9.50
11	TB	8.40	0.50	+7.90
12	PIT	4.50	-2.20	+6.70
13	SEA	-2.00	-3.30	+1.30
14	BAL	26.90	25.80	+1.10
15	CHI	-7.50	-8.50	+1.00
16	NE	-14.70	-15.50	+0.80
17	TEN	-16.80	-17.00	+0.20
18	BUF	7.00	9.20	−2.20
19	ATL	-15.20	-11.80	−3.40
20	MIA	3.30	6.80	−3.50
21	HOU	-0.70	3.30	−4.00
22	KC	0.60	4.80	−4.20
23	LAR	-3.90	0.30	−4.20
24	LV	-16.20	-11.40	−4.80
25	CAR	-25.10	-17.20	−7.90
26	NO	-1.30	13.50	−14.80
27	IND	-21.90	-4.80	−17.10
28	JAX	-22.30	-2.20	−20.10
29	NYG	-27.40	-4.40	−23.00
30	CLE	-29.80	-3.10	−26.70
31	SF	-0.40	28.90	−29.30
32	DAL	-17.20	22.00	−39.20

Multi-year context

7-year window (2020–2026)

Multi-year leader

BUF · 12.77

Multi-year laggard

NYJ · -14.29

Biggest improver

JAX · +7.15/yr

Biggest decliner

MIA · −6.40/yr

Rank	Team	Avg	Slope/yr	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026
1	BUF	12.77	−3.13	19.50	25.00	12.50	9.20	7.00	22.30	-6.10
2	GB	12.33	−1.58	28.90	19.00	1.60	0.00	10.20	7.90	18.70
3	SF	11.33	+3.02	-0.60	0.40	18.00	28.90	-0.40	-2.90	35.90
4	SEA	9.80	+1.96	12.50	6.20	10.10	-3.30	-2.00	18.40	26.70
5	BAL	9.64	+5.12	6.60	-17.10	-7.60	25.80	26.90	4.20	28.70
6	KC	8.51	+0.30	16.90	5.20	8.20	4.80	0.60	-5.50	29.40
7	MIN	5.84	+1.39	5.90	8.80	-0.60	-5.00	17.90	-13.90	27.80
8	LAR	5.53	+0.99	6.80	16.00	-11.60	0.30	-3.90	21.00	10.10
9	CIN	5.49	+1.62	-12.90	10.80	19.00	-0.90	14.90	-9.90	17.40
10	NO	2.77	−4.95	19.30	3.60	7.60	13.50	-1.30	-5.20	-18.10
11	DET	2.57	+5.55	-21.20	-14.90	4.00	5.20	28.80	11.10	5.00
12	TB	1.13	−3.23	7.50	15.10	-3.80	0.50	8.40	-9.50	-10.30
13	LAC	1.07	−1.78	4.20	3.00	4.10	-6.90	12.10	12.20	-21.20
14	PIT	0.71	−0.70	16.00	-4.90	-9.90	-2.20	4.50	0.20	1.30
15	NE	-0.21	+0.22	-10.40	20.30	2.00	-15.50	-14.70	18.20	-1.40
16	HOU	-0.27	+2.16	0.40	-11.40	-8.00	3.30	-0.70	11.80	2.70
17	PHI	-0.50	+4.86	-32.30	-7.80	15.40	-10.20	17.90	19.30	-5.80
18	DEN	-1.33	+3.08	-21.30	4.70	-4.90	-3.80	6.50	8.10	1.40
19	DAL	-2.16	−4.66	-12.80	27.10	1.90	22.00	-17.20	-12.80	-23.30
20	JAX	-5.64	+7.15	-23.40	-30.30	3.40	-2.20	-22.30	10.80	24.50
21	MIA	-8.29	−6.40	2.70	-1.90	-2.10	6.80	3.30	-20.20	-46.60
22	LV	-8.56	−1.47	3.90	-4.20	-13.90	-11.40	-16.20	-18.70	0.60
23	CLE	-8.61	−1.65	0.40	-7.20	-2.40	-3.10	-29.80	-22.60	4.40
24	IND	-9.69	−3.61	4.40	1.20	-19.90	-4.80	-21.90	3.00	-29.80
25	NYG	-10.60	+2.07	-16.10	-20.80	-1.00	-4.40	-27.40	-8.10	3.60
26	ATL	-11.33	−0.24	-9.50	-12.80	-10.30	-11.80	-15.20	-3.10	-16.60
27	ARI	-11.41	−3.79	1.30	4.70	-21.20	-22.10	-3.20	-7.50	-31.90
28	WAS	-11.91	−0.78	-3.60	-17.30	-7.90	-27.10	6.50	-20.30	-13.70
29	CAR	-12.39	+4.58	-12.80	-28.80	-15.80	-17.20	-25.10	-2.40	15.40
30	TEN	-13.47	−6.05	6.90	1.00	-10.60	-17.00	-16.80	-32.90	-24.90
31	CHI	-13.49	+1.75	-10.20	-31.10	-18.30	-8.50	-7.50	-1.90	-16.90
32	NYJ	-14.29	+4.44	-30.00	-30.10	-7.60	-8.60	0.90	-39.30	14.70

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
DET	-21.20	-14.90	4.00	5.20	28.80	11.10	5.00
BAL	6.60	-17.10	-7.60	25.80	26.90	4.20	28.70
PHI	-32.30	-7.80	15.40	-10.20	17.90	19.30	-5.80
MIN	5.90	8.80	-0.60	-5.00	17.90	-13.90	27.80
CIN	-12.90	10.80	19.00	-0.90	14.90	-9.90	17.40
LAC	4.20	3.00	4.10	-6.90	12.10	12.20	-21.20
GB	28.90	19.00	1.60	0.00	10.20	7.90	18.70
TB	7.50	15.10	-3.80	0.50	8.40	-9.50	-10.30
BUF	19.50	25.00	12.50	9.20	7.00	22.30	-6.10
DEN	-21.30	4.70	-4.90	-3.80	6.50	8.10	1.40
WAS	-3.60	-17.30	-7.90	-27.10	6.50	-20.30	-13.70
PIT	16.00	-4.90	-9.90	-2.20	4.50	0.20	1.30
MIA	2.70	-1.90	-2.10	6.80	3.30	-20.20	-46.60
NYJ	-30.00	-30.10	-7.60	-8.60	0.90	-39.30	14.70
KC	16.90	5.20	8.20	4.80	0.60	-5.50	29.40
SF	-0.60	0.40	18.00	28.90	-0.40	-2.90	35.90
HOU	0.40	-11.40	-8.00	3.30	-0.70	11.80	2.70
NO	19.30	3.60	7.60	13.50	-1.30	-5.20	-18.10
SEA	12.50	6.20	10.10	-3.30	-2.00	18.40	26.70
ARI	1.30	4.70	-21.20	-22.10	-3.20	-7.50	-31.90
LAR	6.80	16.00	-11.60	0.30	-3.90	21.00	10.10
CHI	-10.20	-31.10	-18.30	-8.50	-7.50	-1.90	-16.90
NE	-10.40	20.30	2.00	-15.50	-14.70	18.20	-1.40
ATL	-9.50	-12.80	-10.30	-11.80	-15.20	-3.10	-16.60
LV	3.90	-4.20	-13.90	-11.40	-16.20	-18.70	0.60
TEN	6.90	1.00	-10.60	-17.00	-16.80	-32.90	-24.90
DAL	-12.80	27.10	1.90	22.00	-17.20	-12.80	-23.30
IND	4.40	1.20	-19.90	-4.80	-21.90	3.00	-29.80
JAX	-23.40	-30.30	3.40	-2.20	-22.30	10.80	24.50
CAR	-12.80	-28.80	-15.80	-17.20	-25.10	-2.40	15.40
NYG	-16.10	-20.80	-1.00	-4.40	-27.40	-8.10	3.60
CLE	0.40	-7.20	-2.40	-3.10	-29.80	-22.60	4.40

Pass rating (Off − Def) since 2018

Leaders since 2018: 2018 Bears (21.00), 2019 Ravens (30.30), 2020 Packers (28.90), 2021 Cowboys (27.10), 2022 Bengals (19.00), 2023 49ers (28.90), 2024 Lions (28.80).

The best season on record is Ravens 2019 at 30.30; the worst Eagles 2020 at -32.30.

The league average has risen from -2.44 in 2018 to -1.85 in 2024.

Distribution

How the 32 teams cluster for 2024.

About this stat

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