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 2020 the Broncos led at 92; the league average was 69.

League snapshot — 2020

League leader

DEN · 92

League average

Best to worst

All 32 teams, higher is better.

At a glance — 2020

Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.

League leader

DEN · 92

League laggard

TB · 50

League average

Spread (max − min)

Rank	Team	Value	Δ vs avg	Percentile
1	DEN	92	23	100%
2	LV	85	16	96.8%
3	PIT	84	15	93.5%
4	PHI	81	12	90.3%
5	ARI	80	11	87.1%
6	GB	78	9	83.9%
7	HOU	77	8	80.6%
8	SF	76	7	77.4%
9	CAR	75	6	74.2%
10	CLE	75	6	71%
11	KC	75	6	67.7%
12	TEN	75	6	64.5%
13	DET	73	4	61.3%
14	JAX	73	4	58.1%
15	CIN	72	3	54.8%
16	LAC	72	3	51.6%
17	MIN	71	2	48.4%
18	BAL	70	1	45.2%
19	MIA	70	1	41.9%
20	DAL	69	0	38.7%
21	NYJ	69	0	35.5%
22	WAS	68	-1	32.3%
23	ATL	63	-6	29%
24	SEA	62	-7	25.8%
25	BUF	56	-13	22.6%
26	LAR	56	-13	19.4%
27	IND	55	-14	16.1%
28	CHI	53	-16	12.9%
29	NYG	53	-16	9.7%
30	NO	52	-17	6.5%
31	NE	50	-19	3.2%
32	TB	50	-19	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 2020 vs 2019

Broncos lead at 92 — they ranked #10 last year. Buccaneers are last at 50 — #17 last year.

The league average is 69, down 1 from 70 last year.

Biggest riser: Eagles, #29 → #4. Biggest faller: Falcons, #1 → #23.

Spread between first and last: 42; 19 teams are within 11 of the average.

Year-over-year — 2020 vs 2019

Biggest movers from last season.

Biggest riser

PHI · +28

Biggest faller

ATL · −30

Most consistent

CHI · 0

League trend 2020 vs 2019

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Rank	Team	2020	2019	Δ
1	PHI	81	53	+28
2	CAR	75	52	+23
3	HOU	77	54	+23
4	MIA	70	51	+19
5	DEN	92	75	+17
6	LV	85	75	+10
7	DAL	69	62	+7
8	CIN	72	66	+6
9	IND	55	50	+5
10	MIN	71	66	+5
11	PIT	84	79	+5
12	GB	78	74	+4
13	BUF	56	53	+3
14	JAX	73	70	+3
15	SEA	62	60	+2
16	SF	76	75	+1
17	CHI	53	53	0
18	DET	73	75	−2
19	WAS	68	75	−7
20	ARI	80	88	−8
21	KC	75	83	−8
22	NE	50	59	−9
23	NO	52	61	−9
24	LAR	56	66	−10
25	LAC	72	84	−12
26	BAL	70	83	−13
27	CLE	75	89	−14
28	TEN	75	91	−16
29	TB	50	71	−21
30	NYG	53	75	−22
31	NYJ	69	92	−23
32	ATL	63	93	−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
DEN	92	64	67	60	93	52	49
LV	85	61	60	50	58	61	42
PIT	84	59	57	86	55	80	80
PHI	81	91	78	63	67	79	64
ARI	80	77	77	69	60	50	38
GB	78	75	63	77	70	59	81
HOU	77	67	58	75	67	75	52
SF	76	83	57	76	76	56	82
CAR	75	64	75	48	83	54	55
CLE	75	71	55	75	89	66	60
KC	75	75	67	67	54	61	59
TEN	75	57	69	70	98	47	41
DET	73	75	81	70	82	64	57
JAX	73	58	59	65	85	63	51
CIN	72	82	60	80	70	64	45
LAC	72	72	55	79	66	60	53
MIN	71	64	66	62	97	81	41
BAL	70	49	75	80	84	64	54
MIA	70	65	84	78	80	63	77
DAL	69	73	68	92	65	86	53
NYJ	69	62	79	68	71	52	58
WAS	68	73	75	51	86	56	48
ATL	63	64	75	75	60	69	68
SEA	62	84	54	73	71	67	82
BUF	56	61	98	81	69	54	57
LAR	56	79	75	80	69	88	64
IND	55	76	49	75	69	75	48
CHI	53	64	56	58	47	65	47
NYG	53	60	65	80	59	52	40
NO	52	72	68	58	71	87	47
NE	50	75	53	58	50	72	63
TB	50	62	63	75	57	77	64

Pass long since 2018

Leaders since 2018: 2018 Steelers (97), 2019 Falcons (93), 2020 Broncos (92).

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

The league average has fallen from 74 in 2018 to 69 in 2020.

Distribution

How the 32 teams cluster for 2020.

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.