What Pass Att is

Pass attempts: the number of times the team threw the ball. Volume, not quality — it reflects game script as much as identity, because teams that fall behind throw more. Read it next to the efficiency stats, not instead of them.

Higher is better. It is shown per game, so a team's number does not depend on games played. Source: P + N.

In 2019 the Falcons led at 43.25; the league average was 35.03.

League snapshot — 2019

League leader

ATL · 43.25

League average

35.03

Best to worst

15.69

All 32 teams, higher is better.

Rank	Team	Value	Games
1	ATL	43.25	16
2	CAR	39.69	16
3	LAR	39.63	16
4	TB	39.56	16
5	NE	38.88	16
6	MIA	38.69	16
7	CIN	38.63	16
8	PHI	38.50	16
9	NYG	38.19	16
10	DAL	37.44	16
11	LAC	37.38	16
12	JAX	37.31	16
13	NO	36.38	16
14	CHI	36.31	16
15	KC	36.13	16
16	GB	35.94	16
17	DET	35.81	16
18	ARI	34.81	16
19	CLE	33.88	16
20	HOU	33.44	16
21	NYJ	32.81	16
22	LV	32.75	16
23	SEA	32.44	16
24	BUF	32.19	16
25	IND	32.19	16
26	PIT	31.94	16
27	DEN	31.56	16
28	WAS	30.25	16
29	SF	30.19	16
30	MIN	29.31	16
31	TEN	28.06	16
32	BAL	27.56	16

At a glance — 2019

Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.

League leader

ATL · 43.25

League laggard

BAL · 27.56

League average

35.03

Spread (max − min)

15.69

Rank	Team	Value	Δ vs avg	Percentile
1	ATL	43.25	8.22	100%
2	CAR	39.69	4.65	96.8%
3	LAR	39.63	4.59	93.5%
4	TB	39.56	4.53	90.3%
5	NE	38.88	3.84	87.1%
6	MIA	38.69	3.65	83.9%
7	CIN	38.63	3.59	80.6%
8	PHI	38.50	3.47	77.4%
9	NYG	38.19	3.15	74.2%
10	DAL	37.44	2.40	71%
11	LAC	37.38	2.34	67.7%
12	JAX	37.31	2.28	64.5%
13	NO	36.38	1.34	61.3%
14	CHI	36.31	1.28	58.1%
15	KC	36.13	1.09	54.8%
16	GB	35.94	0.90	51.6%
17	DET	35.81	0.78	48.4%
18	ARI	34.81	-0.22	45.2%
19	CLE	33.88	-1.16	41.9%
20	HOU	33.44	-1.60	38.7%
21	NYJ	32.81	-2.22	35.5%
22	LV	32.75	-2.28	32.3%
23	SEA	32.44	-2.60	29%
24	BUF	32.19	-2.85	25.8%
25	IND	32.19	-2.85	22.6%
26	PIT	31.94	-3.10	19.4%
27	DEN	31.56	-3.47	16.1%
28	WAS	30.25	-4.78	12.9%
29	SF	30.19	-4.85	9.7%
30	MIN	29.31	-5.72	6.5%
31	TEN	28.06	-6.97	3.2%
32	BAL	27.56	-7.47	0%

Does Pass Att matter against the spread?

Run as a one-stat algorithm against the closing line, this stat went 768–810–37 ATS (48.7%) across 2020–2025, #274 of 296 ranked.

Its best season was 2022 (141–123, 53.4%); its worst 2024 (112–151, 42.6%).

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

Season	Games	ATS record	ATS %
2020	256	132–122–2	52.0%
2021	272	132–138–2	48.9%
2022	271	141–123–7	53.4%
2023	272	123–135–14	47.7%
2024	272	112–151–9	42.6%
2025	272	128–141–3	47.6%

Pass Att in 2019 vs 2018

Falcons lead at 43.25 — they ranked #5 last year. Ravens are last at 27.56 — #16 last year.

The league average is 35.03, up 0.33 from 34.70 last year.

Biggest riser: Dolphins, #30 → #6. Biggest faller: Steelers, #1 → #26.

Spread between first and last: 15.69; 22 teams are within 3.78 of the average.

Year-over-year — 2019 vs 2018

Biggest movers from last season.

Biggest riser

MIA · +10.19

Biggest faller

PIT · −11.44

Most consistent

NYJ · 0

League trend 2019 vs 2018

▲ 0.33

Rank	Team	2019	2018	Δ
1	MIA	38.69	28.50	+10.19
2	SEA	32.44	26.75	+5.69
3	LAC	37.38	32.44	+4.94
4	CIN	38.63	34.13	+4.50
5	DAL	37.44	33	+4.44
6	ATL	43.25	38.94	+4.31
7	CAR	39.69	35.44	+4.25
8	CHI	36.31	32.31	+4
9	LAR	39.63	35.69	+3.94
10	NO	36.38	32.56	+3.81
11	ARI	34.81	31.06	+3.75
12	JAX	37.31	33.63	+3.69
13	NE	38.88	35.94	+2.94
14	HOU	33.44	31.69	+1.75
15	NYG	38.19	36.75	+1.44
16	PHI	38.50	37.56	+0.94
17	BUF	32.19	31.31	+0.88
18	TEN	28.06	27.38	+0.69
19	TB	39.56	39.31	+0.25
20	NYJ	32.81	32.81	0
21	DET	35.81	36.13	−0.31
22	KC	36.13	36.50	−0.38
23	WAS	30.25	32	−1.75
24	LV	32.75	34.81	−2.06
25	CLE	33.88	36.38	−2.50
26	SF	30.19	33.50	−3.31
27	GB	35.94	40.19	−4.25
28	DEN	31.56	36.88	−5.31
29	BAL	27.56	34.88	−7.31
30	IND	32.19	40.44	−8.25
31	MIN	29.31	38.19	−8.88
32	PIT	31.94	43.38	−11.44

Multi-year context

7-year window (2020–2026)

Multi-year leader

DAL · 37.26

Multi-year laggard

BAL · 28.63

Biggest improver

NO · +1.35/yr

Biggest decliner

TB · −2.06/yr

Rank	Team	Avg	Slope/yr	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026
1	DAL	37.26	−0.07	40.06	38.35	32.76	36.29	37.65	36.88	38.80
2	CIN	36.85	+0.52	36.31	32.82	38.44	36.24	38.47	37.88	37.80
3	TB	36.80	−2.06	39.25	43.06	44.53	33.65	33.76	33.18	30.20
4	KC	36.77	−1.27	39.56	39.82	38.47	37.35	35.41	34.53	32.25
5	ARI	36.26	+0.40	36.06	34.94	39.47	33.06	31.94	38.35	40
6	LAC	35.87	−2.03	39.38	40.12	41.94	37.24	30.18	33.47	28.80
7	LAR	35.84	+0.77	36.94	35.88	31.24	34.59	33.06	35.18	44
8	DET	35.34	+0.02	36.63	35.24	34.65	35.94	32.47	34.24	38.20
9	LV	34.81	−0.15	34.50	37.12	34.65	32.88	37.53	30.41	36.60
10	PIT	34.81	−1.06	41.31	39.35	33.76	29.88	29.47	32.47	37.40
11	JAX	34.50	−1.38	39	35.82	35.41	36.71	32.53	33.24	28.80
12	HOU	34.46	+0.44	34.38	32.18	34.29	35.12	33.53	34.53	37.20
13	NO	33.89	+1.35	32.69	29.88	30.24	35.76	32.65	34.82	41.20
14	CAR	33.56	+0.51	34.50	35.41	26.94	34.53	32.29	30.47	40.75
15	BUF	33.54	−1.82	37.31	38.76	35.94	34.29	30.65	29.65	28.20
16	NYJ	33.52	−0.65	31.31	35.76	36.88	35.47	36.06	29.35	29.80
17	MIN	33.51	−1.25	32.75	35.71	39.76	37.18	32.29	28.71	28.20
18	DEN	33.40	+0.07	35.06	32	33.65	30.35	33.59	36.35	32.80
19	IND	33.34	−0.02	34.63	30.88	35.76	34.06	30.29	32.53	35.20
20	CLE	33.31	+0.27	31.38	30.76	31.88	36.82	39.35	32.94	30
21	WAS	33.23	−0.94	37.75	32.59	33	37.53	31.12	27.82	32.80
22	GB	32.86	−0.15	32.88	35	33.29	34.35	28.41	28.88	37.20
23	MIA	32.73	−1.52	35.25	36.35	34.47	33.41	35.06	28.35	26.20
24	NYG	32.68	−0.04	32.56	35	30.88	30.65	35.12	31.12	33.40
25	CHI	32.25	+0.10	38.50	32.12	22.47	30.35	33.88	34	34.40
26	SEA	32.18	−0.65	35.31	29.24	33.82	34	35.06	28.41	29.40
27	ATL	31.63	−1.14	39.44	33.82	24.53	31.35	33	32.24	27
28	SF	31.33	−0.47	35.88	30.35	30.12	28.88	31.41	34.06	28.60
29	PHI	31.23	−0.91	37.81	29.29	31.59	33.18	26.41	29.35	31
30	NE	30.93	+0.27	27.56	31.59	32	32.82	31.35	29.59	31.60
31	TEN	30.59	+0.38	30.50	31.53	26.88	29.12	31.35	33.53	31.20
32	BAL	28.63	−0.60	25.44	36.35	28.76	29.12	28.18	24.94	27.60

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
LAR	36.94	35.88	31.24	34.59	33.06	35.18	44
NO	32.69	29.88	30.24	35.76	32.65	34.82	41.20
CAR	34.50	35.41	26.94	34.53	32.29	30.47	40.75
ARI	36.06	34.94	39.47	33.06	31.94	38.35	40
DAL	40.06	38.35	32.76	36.29	37.65	36.88	38.80
DET	36.63	35.24	34.65	35.94	32.47	34.24	38.20
CIN	36.31	32.82	38.44	36.24	38.47	37.88	37.80
PIT	41.31	39.35	33.76	29.88	29.47	32.47	37.40
GB	32.88	35	33.29	34.35	28.41	28.88	37.20
HOU	34.38	32.18	34.29	35.12	33.53	34.53	37.20
LV	34.50	37.12	34.65	32.88	37.53	30.41	36.60
IND	34.63	30.88	35.76	34.06	30.29	32.53	35.20
CHI	38.50	32.12	22.47	30.35	33.88	34	34.40
NYG	32.56	35	30.88	30.65	35.12	31.12	33.40
DEN	35.06	32	33.65	30.35	33.59	36.35	32.80
WAS	37.75	32.59	33	37.53	31.12	27.82	32.80
KC	39.56	39.82	38.47	37.35	35.41	34.53	32.25
NE	27.56	31.59	32	32.82	31.35	29.59	31.60
TEN	30.50	31.53	26.88	29.12	31.35	33.53	31.20
PHI	37.81	29.29	31.59	33.18	26.41	29.35	31
TB	39.25	43.06	44.53	33.65	33.76	33.18	30.20
CLE	31.38	30.76	31.88	36.82	39.35	32.94	30
NYJ	31.31	35.76	36.88	35.47	36.06	29.35	29.80
SEA	35.31	29.24	33.82	34	35.06	28.41	29.40
JAX	39	35.82	35.41	36.71	32.53	33.24	28.80
LAC	39.38	40.12	41.94	37.24	30.18	33.47	28.80
SF	35.88	30.35	30.12	28.88	31.41	34.06	28.60
BUF	37.31	38.76	35.94	34.29	30.65	29.65	28.20
MIN	32.75	35.71	39.76	37.18	32.29	28.71	28.20
BAL	25.44	36.35	28.76	29.12	28.18	24.94	27.60
ATL	39.44	33.82	24.53	31.35	33	32.24	27
MIA	35.25	36.35	34.47	33.41	35.06	28.35	26.20

Pass Att since 2018

Leaders since 2018: 2018 Steelers (43.38), 2019 Falcons (43.25).

The best season on record is Steelers 2018 at 43.38; the worst Seahawks 2018 at 26.75.

Distribution

How the 32 teams cluster for 2019.

About this stat

Stat ID: off_passing_pass_att
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.