Offensive: Passing · Pass Air Yds (IAY)

Yards thrown in the air. Separates a downfield offence from a short-passing one.

OFF · PassingP + N
About this stat ↓

League snapshot — 2024

  • League leaderIND 319.6
  • League average250.6
  • Best to worst114.7

All 32 teams, higher is better.

At a glance — 2024

Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.

League leader
IND · 319.6
League laggard
PHI · 204.9
League average
250.6
Spread (max − min)
114.7

Year-over-year — 2024 vs 2023

Biggest movers from last season.

Biggest riser
IND · +69.29
Biggest faller
PHI · −80.06
Most consistent
SEA · −0.41
League trend 2024 vs 2023
▼ -10.07

Multi-year context

7-year window (2019–2025)

Multi-year leader
TB · 313.3
Multi-year laggard
SF · 232.5
Biggest improver
NO · +11.86/yr
Biggest decliner
TB · −25.76/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.

Team2019202020212022202320242025
IND257.8247.9235.3225.7250.3319.6257.6
CLE289.6264.8252.5261.9311.7302.3222.6
DAL350.8297.4300.9262.9282275.6298.2
HOU296.4304.2235.1256.4304.5273.7280.3
MIN220.9256.4284.8295290272.1221
CIN313.9295.4258.6260.8228.1271.4276.9
JAX279.4303.6280.3256293269.8287.1
CHI283.6304.4264.4201.5222.1266.7290.8
SF195.4236.4235.5204.9236.4266.4252.7
ATL345.9338.6243.7237.2255.6262.7245.3
CAR331.2257.1259.8195.4263.6262.6202.9
LV216.7280.8300.9315.2251.8262.1188.7
NO233.9203.4220.3267.6295.1260.6281.6
LAC317.4294.9298.9265.9278.4256.6267.4
TEN243.7253.7235.6209.8268.8251.5236.1
BUF292.9320.8315330.4295.4250.7212.6
GB313.5258.4269.3263.4290.6246.3251.9
BAL238.9220.7307.8236.1240.5244.8201.3
DEN220.1314.1267.8294220.8242.9264
LAR304.3246.1302218.4265.1242.6319.3
NYJ263.3265.4255.8304.3235.3242.3200.2
SEA303.9302.1271.7254.1242.4242221.1
NYG305.6249.4256.6196.1222.7236.4263.1
WAS227.4231.9242.4261.9280.4234.8235.2
TB405.8352.5346.7303.6286.2233.4264.9
PIT251.6291.1261.1276.9222.6232.1192.9
NE290.7187.2252.2241.8240.9226.2271.3
KC307.2318.9292.1277.2240.9223.9266.6
MIA341.4267263312.9253.3218.3197.8
ARI262.2279.7260.3270.8246.2217.5274.1
DET341.1311.3222.5243.2240.4205.1219.5
PHI307.3334.8248.8261.3284.9204.9263.7

Distribution

How the 32 teams cluster for 2024.

About this stat
Stat ID
off_passing_pass_air_yds
Side
offensive
Family
Passing
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.