What Pass Cmp is

Completions: passes that were caught by the intended receiver. On its own it mostly tracks how often a team throws; completion percentage and yards per completion say what the completions were worth.

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

In 2023 the Cowboys led at 25.18; the league average was 21.71.

League snapshot — 2023

League leader

DAL · 25.18

League average

21.71

Best to worst

7.29

All 32 teams, higher is better.

Rank	Team	Value	Games
1	DAL	25.18	17
2	MIN	24.94	17
3	KC	24.76	17
4	CIN	24.71	17
5	JAX	24.24	17
6	LAC	24.06	17
7	DET	24	17
8	WAS	23.94	17
9	NO	23.88	17
10	MIA	23.12	17
11	BUF	22.65	17
12	GB	22	17
13	HOU	21.88	17
14	SEA	21.82	17
15	PHI	21.71	17
16	TB	21.41	17
17	LAR	21.24	17
18	NYJ	20.94	17
19	ARI	20.88	17
20	CLE	20.88	17
21	IND	20.88	17
22	NE	20.65	17
23	CAR	20.59	17
24	LV	20.47	17
25	NYG	19.88	17
26	DEN	19.82	17
27	SF	19.76	17
28	BAL	19.29	17
29	ATL	19.24	17
30	PIT	19	17
31	CHI	18.88	17
32	TEN	17.88	17

At a glance — 2023

Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.

League leader

DAL · 25.18

League laggard

TEN · 17.88

League average

21.71

Spread (max − min)

7.29

Rank	Team	Value	Δ vs avg	Percentile
1	DAL	25.18	3.47	100%
2	MIN	24.94	3.24	96.8%
3	KC	24.76	3.06	93.5%
4	CIN	24.71	3.00	90.3%
5	JAX	24.24	2.53	87.1%
6	LAC	24.06	2.35	83.9%
7	DET	24	2.29	80.6%
8	WAS	23.94	2.24	77.4%
9	NO	23.88	2.18	74.2%
10	MIA	23.12	1.41	71%
11	BUF	22.65	0.94	67.7%
12	GB	22	0.29	64.5%
13	HOU	21.88	0.18	61.3%
14	SEA	21.82	0.12	58.1%
15	PHI	21.71	0.00	54.8%
16	TB	21.41	-0.29	51.6%
17	LAR	21.24	-0.47	48.4%
18	NYJ	20.94	-0.76	45.2%
19	ARI	20.88	-0.82	41.9%
20	CLE	20.88	-0.82	38.7%
21	IND	20.88	-0.82	35.5%
22	NE	20.65	-1.06	32.3%
23	CAR	20.59	-1.12	29%
24	LV	20.47	-1.24	25.8%
25	NYG	19.88	-1.82	22.6%
26	DEN	19.82	-1.88	19.4%
27	SF	19.76	-1.94	16.1%
28	BAL	19.29	-2.41	12.9%
29	ATL	19.24	-2.47	9.7%
30	PIT	19	-2.71	6.5%
31	CHI	18.88	-2.82	3.2%
32	TEN	17.88	-3.82	0%

Does Pass Cmp matter against the spread?

Run as a one-stat algorithm against the closing line, this stat went 816–762–37 ATS (51.7%) across 2020–2025, #190 of 296 ranked.

Its best season was 2020 (143–111, 56.3%); its worst 2024 (123–140, 46.8%).

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

Season	Games	ATS record	ATS %
2020	256	143–111–2	56.3%
2021	272	139–131–2	51.5%
2022	271	145–119–7	54.9%
2023	272	134–124–14	51.9%
2024	272	123–140–9	46.8%
2025	272	132–137–3	49.1%

Pass Cmp in 2023 vs 2022

Cowboys lead at 25.18 — they ranked #18 last year. Titans are last at 17.88 — #29 last year.

The league average is 21.71, up 0.28 from 21.42 last year.

Biggest riser: Cowboys, #18 → #1. Biggest faller: Steelers, #14 → #30.

Spread between first and last: 7.29; 18 teams are within 2.02 of the average.

Year-over-year — 2023 vs 2022

Biggest movers from last season.

Biggest riser

CHI · +5.76

Biggest faller

TB · −7.94

Most consistent

NYJ · −0.06

League trend 2023 vs 2022

▲ 0.28

Rank	Team	2023	2022	Δ
1	CHI	18.88	13.12	+5.76
2	CAR	20.59	15.71	+4.88
3	DAL	25.18	20.88	+4.29
4	ATL	19.24	15.12	+4.12
5	NO	23.88	19.88	+4
6	WAS	23.94	20.24	+3.71
7	BAL	19.29	17.65	+1.65
8	DET	24	22.53	+1.47
9	MIA	23.12	21.65	+1.47
10	CLE	20.88	19.71	+1.18
11	HOU	21.88	20.71	+1.18
12	PHI	21.71	20.59	+1.12
13	TEN	17.88	16.76	+1.12
14	JAX	24.24	23.18	+1.06
15	LAR	21.24	20.41	+0.82
16	GB	22	21.41	+0.59
17	BUF	22.65	22.56	+0.08
18	NYJ	20.94	21	−0.06
19	SF	19.76	19.88	−0.12
20	NE	20.65	21.06	−0.41
21	DEN	19.82	20.29	−0.47
22	NYG	19.88	20.35	−0.47
23	LV	20.47	21.12	−0.65
24	KC	24.76	25.59	−0.82
25	MIN	24.94	26.35	−1.41
26	CIN	24.71	26.13	−1.42
27	SEA	21.82	23.47	−1.65
28	PIT	19	21.41	−2.41
29	IND	20.88	23.41	−2.53
30	LAC	24.06	28.53	−4.47
31	ARI	20.88	25.47	−4.59
32	TB	21.41	29.35	−7.94

Multi-year context

7-year window (2020–2026)

Multi-year leader

CIN · 24.99

Multi-year laggard

BAL · 18.77

Biggest improver

NO · +0.90/yr

Biggest decliner

LAC · −1.58/yr

Rank	Team	Avg	Slope/yr	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026
1	CIN	24.99	+0.55	23.25	22.59	26.13	24.71	27.06	24.24	27
2	DAL	24.55	−0.02	25.81	26.12	20.88	25.18	23.41	24.65	25.80
3	TB	24.25	−1.41	25.63	28.94	29.35	21.41	24	20.65	19.80
4	ARI	24.10	+0.18	24.19	24.41	25.47	20.88	22	25.12	26.60
5	KC	24.08	−1.04	26.25	26.35	25.59	24.76	23.76	21.35	20.50
6	DET	23.64	+0.26	23.38	23.29	22.53	24	23.47	23.18	25.60
7	LAC	23.26	−1.58	25.81	26.06	28.53	24.06	19.76	21.59	17
8	LAR	23.23	+0.36	24.50	23.88	20.41	21.24	21.59	22.82	28.20
9	LV	22.51	−0.21	23.06	25.24	21.12	20.47	24.12	20	23.60
10	NO	22.13	+0.90	23.13	17.24	19.88	23.88	20	23.35	27.40
11	PIT	22.07	−0.85	26.75	25	21.41	19	18.88	21.47	22
12	MIN	21.98	−0.96	21.81	23.41	26.35	24.94	21.41	17.53	18.40
13	HOU	21.94	+0.04	23.94	20.82	20.71	21.88	21	21.41	23.80
14	BUF	21.86	−1.21	25.63	24.41	22.56	22.65	19.35	20.24	18.20
15	JAX	21.78	−0.71	24.19	21.24	23.18	24.24	20.18	20.24	19.20
16	SEA	21.69	−0.44	24.25	19.06	23.47	21.82	24.29	19.12	19.80
17	GB	21.45	−0.52	23.25	23.65	21.41	22	18.12	19.29	22.40
18	MIA	21.36	−1.16	23.13	23.76	21.65	23.12	24.29	18.94	14.60
19	WAS	20.97	−0.81	24.31	20.94	20.24	23.94	21.47	16.88	19
20	SF	20.94	−0.13	23.19	20.18	19.88	19.76	20.53	23.41	19.60
21	IND	20.90	−0.25	23.19	19.06	23.41	20.88	17	21.18	21.60
22	DEN	20.75	+0.17	19.81	20.82	20.29	19.82	22.29	22.82	19.40
23	CAR	20.68	+0.28	23.31	20.47	15.71	20.59	20.06	19.35	25.25
24	NE	20.39	+0.27	17.69	21.41	21.06	20.65	20.12	21.24	20.60
25	NYG	20.27	−0.04	20.06	20.65	20.35	19.88	21.53	19	20.40
26	NYJ	20.25	+0.04	18.25	21	21	20.94	22.65	17.53	20.40
27	CLE	20.08	+0.09	19.69	18.82	19.71	20.88	23.24	19	19.20
28	ATL	19.97	−0.90	25.50	22.18	15.12	19.24	21.41	19.53	16.80
29	CHI	19.95	+0.01	25.13	19.53	13.12	18.88	20.76	19.65	22.60
30	PHI	19.37	−0.38	20.88	18.06	20.59	21.71	17.82	18.71	17.80
31	TEN	19.27	+0.01	19.75	21.12	16.76	17.88	19.76	20	19.60
32	BAL	18.77	−0.04	16.06	23.29	17.65	19.29	18.71	16.35	20

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
DAL	25.81	26.12	20.88	25.18	23.41	24.65	25.80
MIN	21.81	23.41	26.35	24.94	21.41	17.53	18.40
KC	26.25	26.35	25.59	24.76	23.76	21.35	20.50
CIN	23.25	22.59	26.13	24.71	27.06	24.24	27
JAX	24.19	21.24	23.18	24.24	20.18	20.24	19.20
LAC	25.81	26.06	28.53	24.06	19.76	21.59	17
DET	23.38	23.29	22.53	24	23.47	23.18	25.60
WAS	24.31	20.94	20.24	23.94	21.47	16.88	19
NO	23.13	17.24	19.88	23.88	20	23.35	27.40
MIA	23.13	23.76	21.65	23.12	24.29	18.94	14.60
BUF	25.63	24.41	22.56	22.65	19.35	20.24	18.20
GB	23.25	23.65	21.41	22	18.12	19.29	22.40
HOU	23.94	20.82	20.71	21.88	21	21.41	23.80
SEA	24.25	19.06	23.47	21.82	24.29	19.12	19.80
PHI	20.88	18.06	20.59	21.71	17.82	18.71	17.80
TB	25.63	28.94	29.35	21.41	24	20.65	19.80
LAR	24.50	23.88	20.41	21.24	21.59	22.82	28.20
NYJ	18.25	21	21	20.94	22.65	17.53	20.40
ARI	24.19	24.41	25.47	20.88	22	25.12	26.60
CLE	19.69	18.82	19.71	20.88	23.24	19	19.20
IND	23.19	19.06	23.41	20.88	17	21.18	21.60
NE	17.69	21.41	21.06	20.65	20.12	21.24	20.60
CAR	23.31	20.47	15.71	20.59	20.06	19.35	25.25
LV	23.06	25.24	21.12	20.47	24.12	20	23.60
NYG	20.06	20.65	20.35	19.88	21.53	19	20.40
DEN	19.81	20.82	20.29	19.82	22.29	22.82	19.40
SF	23.19	20.18	19.88	19.76	20.53	23.41	19.60
BAL	16.06	23.29	17.65	19.29	18.71	16.35	20
ATL	25.50	22.18	15.12	19.24	21.41	19.53	16.80
PIT	26.75	25	21.41	19	18.88	21.47	22
CHI	25.13	19.53	13.12	18.88	20.76	19.65	22.60
TEN	19.75	21.12	16.76	17.88	19.76	20	19.60

Pass Cmp since 2018

Leaders since 2018: 2018 Steelers (28.69), 2019 Falcons (28.69), 2020 Steelers (26.75), 2021 Buccaneers (28.94), 2022 Buccaneers (29.35), 2023 Cowboys (25.18).

Steelers have led this stat 2 of 6 seasons.

The best season on record is Buccaneers 2022 at 29.35; the worst Bears 2022 at 13.12.

Distribution

How the 32 teams cluster for 2023.

About this stat

Stat ID: off_passing_pass_cmp
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.