What Pass cmp perc is

Completion percentage: completions divided by attempts. The familiar accuracy number, with a familiar flaw — a two-yard checkdown counts exactly the same as a forty-yard completion, so a conservative offense can post a high number without moving the ball.

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

In 2020 the Saints led at 70.75; the league average was 64.91.

League snapshot — 2020

League leader

NO · 70.75

League average

64.91

Best to worst

15.54

All 32 teams, higher is better.

Rank	Team	Value	Games
1	NO	70.75	16
2	GB	70.72	16
3	HOU	69.64	16
4	BUF	68.68	16
5	SEA	68.67	16
6	CAR	67.57	16
7	ARI	67.07	16
8	IND	66.97	16
9	LV	66.85	16
10	MIN	66.60	16
11	KC	66.35	16
12	LAR	66.33	16
13	MIA	65.60	16
14	LAC	65.56	16
15	TB	65.29	16
16	CHI	65.26	16
17	TEN	64.75	16
18	PIT	64.75	16
19	ATL	64.66	16
20	SF	64.63	16
21	DAL	64.43	16
22	WAS	64.40	16
23	NE	64.17	16
24	CIN	64.03	16
25	DET	63.82	16
26	BAL	63.14	16
27	CLE	62.75	16
28	JAX	62.02	16
29	NYG	61.61	16
30	NYJ	58.28	16
31	DEN	56.51	16
32	PHI	55.21	16

At a glance — 2020

Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.

League leader

NO · 70.75

League laggard

PHI · 55.21

League average

64.91

Spread (max − min)

15.54

Rank	Team	Value	Δ vs avg	Percentile
1	NO	70.75	5.84	100%
2	GB	70.72	5.81	96.8%
3	HOU	69.64	4.73	93.5%
4	BUF	68.68	3.77	90.3%
5	SEA	68.67	3.76	87.1%
6	CAR	67.57	2.66	83.9%
7	ARI	67.07	2.16	80.6%
8	IND	66.97	2.06	77.4%
9	LV	66.85	1.94	74.2%
10	MIN	66.60	1.69	71%
11	KC	66.35	1.44	67.7%
12	LAR	66.33	1.42	64.5%
13	MIA	65.60	0.69	61.3%
14	LAC	65.56	0.65	58.1%
15	TB	65.29	0.38	54.8%
16	CHI	65.26	0.35	51.6%
17	TEN	64.75	-0.15	48.4%
18	PIT	64.75	-0.16	45.2%
19	ATL	64.66	-0.25	41.9%
20	SF	64.63	-0.27	38.7%
21	DAL	64.43	-0.48	35.5%
22	WAS	64.40	-0.50	32.3%
23	NE	64.17	-0.74	29%
24	CIN	64.03	-0.88	25.8%
25	DET	63.82	-1.09	22.6%
26	BAL	63.14	-1.76	19.4%
27	CLE	62.75	-2.16	16.1%
28	JAX	62.02	-2.89	12.9%
29	NYG	61.61	-3.30	9.7%
30	NYJ	58.28	-6.63	6.5%
31	DEN	56.51	-8.40	3.2%
32	PHI	55.21	-9.70	0%

Does Pass cmp perc matter against the spread?

Run as a one-stat algorithm against the closing line, this stat went 874–704–37 ATS (55.4%) across 2020–2025, #64 of 296 ranked.

Its best season was 2024 (159–104, 60.5%); its worst 2025 (138–131, 51.3%).

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

Season	Games	ATS record	ATS %
2020	256	146–108–2	57.5%
2021	272	148–122–2	54.8%
2022	271	147–117–7	55.7%
2023	272	136–122–14	52.7%
2024	272	159–104–9	60.5%
2025	272	138–131–3	51.3%

Pass cmp perc in 2020 vs 2019

Saints lead at 70.75 — they ranked #1 last year. Eagles are last at 55.21 — #15 last year.

The league average is 64.91, up 1.65 from 63.26 last year.

Biggest riser: Bills, #31 → #4. Biggest faller: 49ers, #3 → #20.

Spread between first and last: 15.54; 24 teams are within 3.47 of the average.

Year-over-year — 2020 vs 2019

Biggest movers from last season.

Biggest riser

BUF · +10.62

Biggest faller

PHI · −8.27

Most consistent

NYG · +0.07

League trend 2020 vs 2019

▲ 1.65

Rank	Team	2020	2019	Δ
1	BUF	68.68	58.06	+10.62
2	GB	70.72	61.91	+8.81
3	CAR	67.57	60.16	+7.41
4	IND	66.97	59.61	+7.36
5	CIN	64.03	57.61	+6.42
6	MIA	65.60	59.94	+5.67
7	TB	65.29	60.35	+4.94
8	CLE	62.75	58.67	+4.08
9	DET	63.82	60.03	+3.79
10	LAR	66.33	62.62	+3.71
11	NE	64.17	60.77	+3.40
12	ARI	67.07	63.73	+3.34
13	HOU	69.64	66.36	+3.28
14	PIT	64.75	61.64	+3.11
15	SEA	68.67	65.70	+2.97
16	WAS	64.40	61.57	+2.83
17	CHI	65.26	63.86	+1.40
18	JAX	62.02	60.97	+1.05
19	KC	66.35	65.40	+0.95
20	NYG	61.61	61.54	+0.07
21	LAC	65.56	65.89	−0.33
22	DAL	64.43	64.77	−0.34
23	NO	70.75	71.82	−1.08
24	TEN	64.75	66.15	−1.39
25	MIN	66.60	68.02	−1.41
26	ATL	64.66	66.33	−1.67
27	BAL	63.14	65.53	−2.39
28	LV	66.85	70.04	−3.19
29	NYJ	58.28	61.52	−3.24
30	SF	64.63	68.53	−3.90
31	DEN	56.51	61.78	−5.28
32	PHI	55.21	63.47	−8.27

Multi-year context

7-year window (2020–2026)

Multi-year leader

CIN · 67.82

Multi-year laggard

CLE · 60.45

Biggest improver

NYJ · +1.37/yr

Biggest decliner

GB · −1.20/yr

Rank	Team	Avg	Slope/yr	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026
1	CIN	67.82	+0.53	64.03	68.82	67.97	68.18	70.34	63.98	71.43
2	SEA	67.34	+0.00	68.67	65.19	69.39	64.19	69.30	67.29	67.35
3	DET	66.96	+0.71	63.82	66.11	65.03	66.78	72.28	67.70	67.02
4	SF	66.88	+0.56	64.63	66.47	66.02	68.43	65.36	68.74	68.53
5	ARI	66.50	−0.22	67.07	69.87	64.53	63.17	68.88	65.49	66.50
6	NE	65.97	+0.33	64.17	67.78	65.81	62.90	64.17	71.77	65.19
7	DAL	65.88	+0.08	64.43	68.10	63.73	69.37	62.19	66.83	66.49
8	TB	65.85	−0.14	65.29	67.21	65.92	63.64	71.08	62.23	65.56
9	BAL	65.61	+1.28	63.14	64.08	61.35	66.26	66.39	65.57	72.46
10	MIN	65.45	−0.47	66.60	65.57	66.27	67.09	66.30	61.07	65.25
11	KC	65.41	−0.59	66.35	66.17	66.51	66.30	67.11	61.84	63.57
12	GB	65.35	−1.20	70.72	67.56	64.31	64.04	63.77	66.80	60.22
13	BUF	65.20	−0.05	68.68	62.97	62.78	66.04	63.15	68.25	64.54
14	NO	65.11	+0.06	70.75	57.68	65.76	66.78	61.26	67.06	66.50
15	MIA	64.97	−0.72	65.60	65.37	62.80	69.19	69.30	66.80	55.73
16	LAR	64.84	−0.36	66.33	66.56	65.35	61.39	65.30	64.88	64.09
17	LV	64.65	−0.29	66.85	67.99	60.95	62.25	64.26	65.76	64.48
18	LAC	64.60	−0.82	65.56	64.96	68.02	64.61	65.50	64.50	59.03
19	HOU	63.67	−0.72	69.64	64.72	60.38	62.31	62.63	62.01	63.98
20	PIT	63.47	−0.43	64.75	63.53	63.41	63.58	64.07	66.12	58.82
21	JAX	63.19	+0.49	62.02	59.28	65.45	66.03	62.03	60.88	66.67
22	WAS	63.05	−0.68	64.40	64.26	61.32	63.79	69.00	60.68	57.93
23	TEN	63.00	−0.71	64.75	66.98	62.36	61.41	63.04	59.65	62.82
24	ATL	62.99	−0.50	64.66	65.57	61.63	61.35	64.88	60.58	62.22
25	IND	62.58	−0.69	66.97	61.71	65.46	61.31	56.12	65.10	61.36
26	PHI	62.30	+0.47	55.21	61.65	65.18	65.43	67.48	63.73	57.42
27	DEN	62.22	+0.34	56.51	65.07	60.31	65.31	66.37	62.78	59.15
28	NYG	62.12	−0.07	61.61	58.99	65.90	64.88	61.31	61.06	61.08
29	CHI	61.63	−0.06	65.26	60.81	58.38	62.21	61.28	57.79	65.70
30	CAR	61.56	−0.06	67.57	57.81	58.30	59.63	62.11	63.51	61.96
31	NYJ	60.57	+1.37	58.28	58.72	56.94	59.04	62.81	59.72	68.46
32	CLE	60.45	−0.22	62.75	61.19	61.81	56.71	59.04	57.68	64.00

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
NO	70.75	57.68	65.76	66.78	61.26	67.06	66.50
GB	70.72	67.56	64.31	64.04	63.77	66.80	60.22
HOU	69.64	64.72	60.38	62.31	62.63	62.01	63.98
BUF	68.68	62.97	62.78	66.04	63.15	68.25	64.54
SEA	68.67	65.19	69.39	64.19	69.30	67.29	67.35
CAR	67.57	57.81	58.30	59.63	62.11	63.51	61.96
ARI	67.07	69.87	64.53	63.17	68.88	65.49	66.50
IND	66.97	61.71	65.46	61.31	56.12	65.10	61.36
LV	66.85	67.99	60.95	62.25	64.26	65.76	64.48
MIN	66.60	65.57	66.27	67.09	66.30	61.07	65.25
KC	66.35	66.17	66.51	66.30	67.11	61.84	63.57
LAR	66.33	66.56	65.35	61.39	65.30	64.88	64.09
MIA	65.60	65.37	62.80	69.19	69.30	66.80	55.73
LAC	65.56	64.96	68.02	64.61	65.50	64.50	59.03
TB	65.29	67.21	65.92	63.64	71.08	62.23	65.56
CHI	65.26	60.81	58.38	62.21	61.28	57.79	65.70
TEN	64.75	66.98	62.36	61.41	63.04	59.65	62.82
PIT	64.75	63.53	63.41	63.58	64.07	66.12	58.82
ATL	64.66	65.57	61.63	61.35	64.88	60.58	62.22
SF	64.63	66.47	66.02	68.43	65.36	68.74	68.53
DAL	64.43	68.10	63.73	69.37	62.19	66.83	66.49
WAS	64.40	64.26	61.32	63.79	69.00	60.68	57.93
NE	64.17	67.78	65.81	62.90	64.17	71.77	65.19
CIN	64.03	68.82	67.97	68.18	70.34	63.98	71.43
DET	63.82	66.11	65.03	66.78	72.28	67.70	67.02
BAL	63.14	64.08	61.35	66.26	66.39	65.57	72.46
CLE	62.75	61.19	61.81	56.71	59.04	57.68	64.00
JAX	62.02	59.28	65.45	66.03	62.03	60.88	66.67
NYG	61.61	58.99	65.90	64.88	61.31	61.06	61.08
NYJ	58.28	58.72	56.94	59.04	62.81	59.72	68.46
DEN	56.51	65.07	60.31	65.31	66.37	62.78	59.15
PHI	55.21	61.65	65.18	65.43	67.48	63.73	57.42

Pass cmp perc since 2018

Leaders since 2018: 2018 Saints (73.13), 2019 Saints (71.82), 2020 Saints (70.75).

Saints have led this stat 3 of 3 seasons.

The best season on record is Saints 2018 at 73.13; the worst Bills 2018 at 53.89.

Distribution

How the 32 teams cluster for 2020.

About this stat

Stat ID: off_passing_pass_cmp_perc
Side: offensive
Family: Passing
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.