NET: Pass yds per att (Off − Def)

NET · NET (Off − Def)P + N
About this stat ↓

What Pass yds per att (Off − Def) is

Yards per attempt minus yards per attempt allowed. Passing efficiency both ways, without sacks on either side.

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

Through Week 6 of 2026, the Seahawks lead at 2.65; the league average is 0.01.

League snapshot — 2026

League leader
SEA · 2.65
League average
0.01
Best to worst
5.87

All 32 teams, higher is better.

At a glance — 2026

Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.

League leader
SEA · 2.65
League laggard
ARI · -3.22
League average
0.01
Spread (max − min)
5.87

Does Pass yds per att (Off − Def) matter against the spread?

Run as a one-stat algorithm against the closing line, this stat went 885–693–37 ATS (56.1%) across 2020–2025, #37 of 296 ranked.

Its best season was 2025 (165–104, 61.3%); its worst 2024 (140–123, 53.2%).

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

SeasonGamesATS recordATS %
2020256150–104–259.1%
2021272148–122–254.8%
2022271144–120–754.5%
2023272138–120–1453.5%
2024272140–123–953.2%
2025272165–104–361.3%

Pass yds per att (Off − Def) in 2026 vs 2025

Seahawks lead at 2.65 — they ranked #1 last year. Cardinals are last at -3.22 — #24 last year.

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

Biggest riser: Jets, #31 → #11. Biggest faller: Eagles, #9 → #27.

Spread between first and last: 5.87; 20 teams are within 1.47 of the average.

Year-over-year — 2026 vs 2025

Biggest movers from last season.

Biggest riser
NYJ · +3.24
Biggest faller
ARI · −2.44
Most consistent
WAS · +0.01
League trend 2026 vs 2025
▼ 0.00

Multi-year context

7-year window (2020–2026)

Multi-year leader
SF · 1.65
Multi-year laggard
CHI · -1.21
Biggest improver
SEA · +0.44/yr
Biggest decliner
ARI · −0.46/yr

Multi-year heatmap

32 teams across 7 seasons. Cells colored by quintile within each season; click a column header to jump to that year.

Team2020202120222023202420252026
SEA0.260.080.290.010.432.572.65
SF0.851.791.163.111.620.452.53
BAL0.83-1.15-0.422.251.860.351.86
LAR1.221.07-1.040.47-0.091.411.73
KC0.930.121.691.20-0.25-0.301.70
GB1.231.13-0.570.101.441.391.59
BUF1.301.311.191.110.831.621.54
NE-0.631.290.35-0.61-1.092.261.46
ATL-0.56-0.32-0.530.350.670.051.34
CAR0.54-0.88-0.09-1.37-1.36-0.951.07
NYJ-1.69-1.640.16-0.62-0.17-2.330.91
HOU0.73-1.46-1.070.020.050.570.46
DET-1.14-1.58-0.120.091.350.810.44
CIN-1.161.200.36-1.260.49-1.170.37
MIN0.070.18-0.610.320.97-0.210.37
JAX-2.00-1.48-0.100.03-1.200.900.22
CLE0.320.44-0.050.69-1.81-0.80-0.18
NYG-0.77-0.90-0.38-1.16-1.68-0.01-0.19
LV0.441.03-0.26-0.34-0.55-0.94-0.41
DEN-0.540.140.39-0.590.160.81-0.55
WAS-0.04-0.99-0.13-1.580.54-0.99-0.98
PIT0.18-0.82-1.00-0.48-0.07-0.48-1.01
NO1.01-0.171.370.30-0.520.11-1.02
TB1.001.180.04-0.190.84-0.87-1.04
LAC0.330.37-0.29-0.840.880.31-1.13
DAL-0.530.800.540.93-1.17-0.40-1.16
PHI-1.650.502.190.251.710.71-1.17
MIA-0.76-0.451.331.350.03-0.75-1.70
CHI-0.83-0.91-1.85-0.51-1.96-0.56-1.85
IND0.44-0.22-0.91-0.43-0.590.31-2.12
TEN0.51-0.21-0.53-0.55-0.12-2.64-2.21
ARI0.440.75-1.18-1.52-0.10-0.78-3.22

Pass yds per att (Off − Def) since 2018

Leaders since 2018: 2018 Chiefs (1.65), 2019 49ers (2.67), 2020 Bills (1.30), 2021 49ers (1.79), 2022 Eagles (2.19), 2023 49ers (3.11), 2024 Ravens (1.86), 2025 Seahawks (2.57), 2026 Seahawks (2.65).

49ers have led this stat 3 of 9 seasons.

The best season on record is 49ers 2023 at 3.11; the worst Cardinals 2026 at -3.22.

The league average has risen from -0.02 in 2018 to 0.01 in 2026.

Week to week — Week 4 to Week 5

Since Week 4: Packers up 7 (#13 → #6), Texans up 7 (#19 → #12), Commanders up 6 (#27 → #21); Bears down 12 (#17 → #29), Raiders down 8 (#11 → #19), Eagles down 5 (#22 → #27).

19 teams moved by two places or fewer.

Distribution

How the 32 teams cluster for 2026.

About this stat
Stat ID
net_pass_yds_per_att
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.