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 2022 the Bills led at 98; the league average was 67.

League snapshot — 2022

League leader

BUF · 98

League average

Best to worst

All 32 teams, higher is better.

At a glance — 2022

Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.

League leader

BUF · 98

League laggard

IND · 49

League average

Spread (max − min)

Rank	Team	Value	Δ vs avg	Percentile
1	BUF	98	31	100%
2	MIA	84	17	96.8%
3	DET	81	14	93.5%
4	NYJ	79	12	90.3%
5	PHI	78	11	87.1%
6	ARI	77	10	83.9%
7	ATL	75	8	80.6%
8	BAL	75	8	77.4%
9	CAR	75	8	74.2%
10	LAR	75	8	71%
11	WAS	75	8	67.7%
12	TEN	69	2	64.5%
13	DAL	68	1	61.3%
14	NO	68	1	58.1%
15	DEN	67	0	54.8%
16	KC	67	0	51.6%
17	MIN	66	-1	48.4%
18	NYG	65	-2	45.2%
19	GB	63	-4	41.9%
20	TB	63	-4	38.7%
21	CIN	60	-7	35.5%
22	LV	60	-7	32.3%
23	JAX	59	-8	29%
24	HOU	58	-9	25.8%
25	PIT	57	-10	22.6%
26	SF	57	-10	19.4%
27	CHI	56	-11	16.1%
28	CLE	55	-12	12.9%
29	LAC	55	-12	9.7%
30	SEA	54	-13	6.5%
31	NE	53	-14	3.2%
32	IND	49	-18	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 2022 vs 2021

Bills lead at 98 — they ranked #26 last year. Colts are last at 49 — #7 last year.

The league average is 67, down 2 from 69 last year.

Biggest riser: Bills, #26 → #1. Biggest faller: Seahawks, #2 → #30.

Spread between first and last: 49; 21 teams are within 11 of the average.

Year-over-year — 2022 vs 2021

Biggest movers from last season.

Biggest riser

BUF · +37

Biggest faller

SEA · −30

Most consistent

ARI · 0

League trend 2022 vs 2021

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Rank	Team	2022	2021	Δ
1	BUF	98	61	+37
2	BAL	75	49	+26
3	MIA	84	65	+19
4	NYJ	79	62	+17
5	TEN	69	57	+12
6	ATL	75	64	+11
7	CAR	75	64	+11
8	DET	81	75	+6
9	NYG	65	60	+5
10	DEN	67	64	+3
11	MIN	66	64	+2
12	WAS	75	73	+2
13	JAX	59	58	+1
14	TB	63	62	+1
15	ARI	77	77	0
16	LV	60	61	−1
17	PIT	57	59	−2
18	LAR	75	79	−4
19	NO	68	72	−4
20	DAL	68	73	−5
21	CHI	56	64	−8
22	KC	67	75	−8
23	HOU	58	67	−9
24	GB	63	75	−12
25	PHI	78	91	−13
26	CLE	55	71	−16
27	LAC	55	72	−17
28	CIN	60	82	−22
29	NE	53	75	−22
30	SF	57	83	−26
31	IND	49	76	−27
32	SEA	54	84	−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
BUF	56	61	98	81	69	54	57
MIA	70	65	84	78	80	63	77
DET	73	75	81	70	82	64	57
NYJ	69	62	79	68	71	52	58
PHI	81	91	78	63	67	79	64
ARI	80	77	77	69	60	50	38
ATL	63	64	75	75	60	69	68
BAL	70	49	75	80	84	64	54
CAR	75	64	75	48	83	54	55
LAR	56	79	75	80	69	88	64
WAS	68	73	75	51	86	56	48
TEN	75	57	69	70	98	47	41
DAL	69	73	68	92	65	86	53
NO	52	72	68	58	71	87	47
DEN	92	64	67	60	93	52	49
KC	75	75	67	67	54	61	59
MIN	71	64	66	62	97	81	41
NYG	53	60	65	80	59	52	40
GB	78	75	63	77	70	59	81
TB	50	62	63	75	57	77	64
CIN	72	82	60	80	70	64	45
LV	85	61	60	50	58	61	42
JAX	73	58	59	65	85	63	51
HOU	77	67	58	75	67	75	52
PIT	84	59	57	86	55	80	80
SF	76	83	57	76	76	56	82
CHI	53	64	56	58	47	65	47
CLE	75	71	55	75	89	66	60
LAC	72	72	55	79	66	60	53
SEA	62	84	54	73	71	67	82
NE	50	75	53	58	50	72	63
IND	55	76	49	75	69	75	48

Pass long since 2018

Leaders since 2018: 2018 Steelers (97), 2019 Falcons (93), 2020 Broncos (92), 2021 Eagles (91), 2022 Bills (98).

The best season on record is Bills 2022 at 98; the worst Bengals 2018 at 49.

The league average has fallen from 74 in 2018 to 67 in 2022.

Distribution

How the 32 teams cluster for 2022.

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.