What Pass long is

Longest completion of the season, in yards. It is one play, so treat it as colour — it tells you an offense has a deep shot in it, not how often it lands.

Higher is better. It is a season high — the best single game. Source: P + N.

In 2019 the Falcons led at 93; the league average was 70.

League snapshot — 2019

League leader

ATL · 93

League average

Best to worst

All 32 teams, higher is better.

At a glance — 2019

Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.

League leader

ATL · 93

League laggard

IND · 50

League average

Spread (max − min)

Rank	Team	Value	Δ vs avg	Percentile
1	ATL	93	23	100%
2	NYJ	92	22	96.8%
3	TEN	91	21	93.5%
4	CLE	89	19	90.3%
5	ARI	88	18	87.1%
6	LAC	84	14	83.9%
7	BAL	83	13	80.6%
8	KC	83	13	77.4%
9	PIT	79	9	74.2%
10	DEN	75	5	71%
11	DET	75	5	67.7%
12	LV	75	5	64.5%
13	NYG	75	5	61.3%
14	SF	75	5	58.1%
15	WAS	75	5	54.8%
16	GB	74	4	51.6%
17	TB	71	1	48.4%
18	JAX	70	0	45.2%
19	CIN	66	-4	41.9%
20	LAR	66	-4	38.7%
21	MIN	66	-4	35.5%
22	DAL	62	-8	32.3%
23	NO	61	-9	29%
24	SEA	60	-10	25.8%
25	NE	59	-11	22.6%
26	HOU	54	-16	19.4%
27	BUF	53	-17	16.1%
28	CHI	53	-17	12.9%
29	PHI	53	-17	9.7%
30	CAR	52	-18	6.5%
31	MIA	51	-19	3.2%
32	IND	50	-20	0%

Does Pass long matter against the spread?

Run as a one-stat algorithm against the closing line, this stat went 828–750–37 ATS (52.5%) across 2020–2025, #154 of 296 ranked.

Its best season was 2022 (148–116, 56.1%); its worst 2024 (125–138, 47.5%).

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

Season	Games	ATS record	ATS %
2020	256	132–122–2	52.0%
2021	272	135–135–2	50.0%
2022	271	148–116–7	56.1%
2023	272	139–119–14	53.9%
2024	272	125–138–9	47.5%
2025	272	149–120–3	55.4%

Pass long in 2019 vs 2018

Falcons lead at 93 — they ranked #11 last year. Colts are last at 50 — #24 last year.

The league average is 70, down 3 from 74 last year.

Biggest riser: Titans, #28 → #3. Biggest faller: Eagles, #5 → #29.

Spread between first and last: 43; 19 teams are within 13 of the average.

Year-over-year — 2019 vs 2018

Biggest movers from last season.

Biggest riser

TEN · +25

Biggest faller

PHI · −30

Most consistent

GB · −1

League trend 2019 vs 2018

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Rank	Team	2019	2018	Δ
1	TEN	91	66	+25
2	ATL	93	75	+18
3	CLE	89	71	+18
4	CIN	66	49	+17
5	NYG	75	58	+17
6	NYJ	92	76	+16
7	ARI	88	75	+13
8	DEN	75	64	+11
9	BAL	83	74	+9
10	LAC	84	75	+9
11	LV	75	66	+9
12	DET	75	67	+8
13	GB	74	75	−1
14	LAR	66	70	−4
15	NE	59	63	−4
16	TB	71	75	−4
17	WAS	75	79	−4
18	KC	83	89	−6
19	SEA	60	66	−6
20	MIN	66	75	−9
21	JAX	70	80	−10
22	SF	75	85	−10
23	NO	61	72	−11
24	CHI	53	70	−17
25	IND	50	68	−18
26	PIT	79	97	−18
27	HOU	54	73	−19
28	BUF	53	75	−22
29	MIA	51	75	−24
30	DAL	62	90	−28
31	CAR	52	82	−30
32	PHI	53	83	−30

Multi-year context

7-year window (2020–2026)

Multi-year leader

PHI · 75

Multi-year laggard

CHI · 56

Biggest improver

TB · +2/yr

Biggest decliner

ARI · −7/yr

Rank	Team	Avg	Slope/yr	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026
1	PHI	75	−3	81	91	78	63	67	79	64
2	MIA	74	+0	70	65	84	78	80	63	77
3	LAR	73	+1	56	79	75	80	69	88	64
4	DAL	72	−1	69	73	68	92	65	86	53
5	SF	72	−1	76	83	57	76	76	56	82
6	GB	72	−1	78	75	63	77	70	59	81
7	DET	72	−2	73	75	81	70	82	64	57
8	PIT	72	+1	84	59	57	86	55	80	80
9	SEA	70	+2	62	84	54	73	71	67	82
10	CLE	70	−1	75	71	55	75	89	66	60
11	MIN	69	−1	71	64	66	62	97	81	41
12	DEN	68	−5	92	64	67	60	93	52	49
13	BAL	68	−0	70	49	75	80	84	64	54
14	BUF	68	−1	56	61	98	81	69	54	57
15	ATL	68	+0	63	64	75	75	60	69	68
16	CIN	68	−4	72	82	60	80	70	64	45
17	HOU	67	−2	77	67	58	75	67	75	52
18	NYJ	66	−2	69	62	79	68	71	52	58
19	KC	65	−3	75	75	67	67	54	61	59
20	LAC	65	−3	72	72	55	79	66	60	53
21	TEN	65	−3	75	57	69	70	98	47	41
22	WAS	65	−3	68	73	75	51	86	56	48
23	NO	65	+1	52	72	68	58	71	87	47
24	CAR	65	−3	75	64	75	48	83	54	55
25	JAX	65	−1	73	58	59	65	85	63	51
26	ARI	64	−7	80	77	77	69	60	50	38
27	TB	64	+2	50	62	63	75	57	77	64
28	IND	64	−0	55	76	49	75	69	75	48
29	NE	60	+1	50	75	53	58	50	72	63
30	LV	60	−5	85	61	60	50	58	61	42
31	NYG	58	−2	53	60	65	80	59	52	40
32	CHI	56	−1	53	64	56	58	47	65	47

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
SF	76	83	57	76	76	56	82
SEA	62	84	54	73	71	67	82
GB	78	75	63	77	70	59	81
PIT	84	59	57	86	55	80	80
MIA	70	65	84	78	80	63	77
ATL	63	64	75	75	60	69	68
LAR	56	79	75	80	69	88	64
PHI	81	91	78	63	67	79	64
TB	50	62	63	75	57	77	64
NE	50	75	53	58	50	72	63
CLE	75	71	55	75	89	66	60
KC	75	75	67	67	54	61	59
NYJ	69	62	79	68	71	52	58
BUF	56	61	98	81	69	54	57
DET	73	75	81	70	82	64	57
CAR	75	64	75	48	83	54	55
BAL	70	49	75	80	84	64	54
DAL	69	73	68	92	65	86	53
LAC	72	72	55	79	66	60	53
HOU	77	67	58	75	67	75	52
JAX	73	58	59	65	85	63	51
DEN	92	64	67	60	93	52	49
IND	55	76	49	75	69	75	48
WAS	68	73	75	51	86	56	48
CHI	53	64	56	58	47	65	47
NO	52	72	68	58	71	87	47
CIN	72	82	60	80	70	64	45
LV	85	61	60	50	58	61	42
MIN	71	64	66	62	97	81	41
TEN	75	57	69	70	98	47	41
NYG	53	60	65	80	59	52	40
ARI	80	77	77	69	60	50	38

Pass long since 2018

Leaders since 2018: 2018 Steelers (97), 2019 Falcons (93).

The best season on record is Steelers 2018 at 97; the worst Bengals 2018 at 49.

Distribution

How the 32 teams cluster for 2019.

About this stat

Stat ID: off_passing_pass_long
Side: offensive
Family: Passing
Data source: P + N
Polarity: higher is better (or neutral)
Display grain: peak
Algorithm eligibility: Algorithm-eligible: this stat can be picked in the Algorithm Builder.