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 2023 the Cowboys led at 92; the league average was 70.

League snapshot — 2023

League leader

DAL · 92

League average

Best to worst

All 32 teams, higher is better.

At a glance — 2023

Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.

League leader

DAL · 92

League laggard

CAR · 48

League average

Spread (max − min)

Rank	Team	Value	Δ vs avg	Percentile
1	DAL	92	22	100%
2	PIT	86	16	96.8%
3	BUF	81	11	93.5%
4	BAL	80	10	90.3%
5	CIN	80	10	87.1%
6	LAR	80	10	83.9%
7	NYG	80	10	80.6%
8	LAC	79	9	77.4%
9	MIA	78	8	74.2%
10	GB	77	7	71%
11	SF	76	6	67.7%
12	ATL	75	5	64.5%
13	CLE	75	5	61.3%
14	HOU	75	5	58.1%
15	IND	75	5	54.8%
16	TB	75	5	51.6%
17	SEA	73	3	48.4%
18	DET	70	0	45.2%
19	TEN	70	0	41.9%
20	ARI	69	-1	38.7%
21	NYJ	68	-2	35.5%
22	KC	67	-3	32.3%
23	JAX	65	-5	29%
24	PHI	63	-7	25.8%
25	MIN	62	-8	22.6%
26	DEN	60	-10	19.4%
27	CHI	58	-12	16.1%
28	NE	58	-12	12.9%
29	NO	58	-12	9.7%
30	WAS	51	-19	6.5%
31	LV	50	-20	3.2%
32	CAR	48	-22	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 2023 vs 2022

Cowboys lead at 92 — they ranked #13 last year. Panthers are last at 48 — #9 last year.

The league average is 70, up 4 from 67 last year.

Biggest riser: Steelers, #25 → #2. Biggest faller: Panthers, #9 → #32.

Spread between first and last: 44; 23 teams are within 11 of the average.

Year-over-year — 2023 vs 2022

Biggest movers from last season.

Biggest riser

PIT · +29

Biggest faller

CAR · −27

Most consistent

ATL · 0

League trend 2023 vs 2022

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Rank	Team	2023	2022	Δ
1	PIT	86	57	+29
2	IND	75	49	+26
3	DAL	92	68	+24
4	LAC	79	55	+24
5	CIN	80	60	+20
6	CLE	75	55	+20
7	SEA	73	54	+19
8	SF	76	57	+19
9	HOU	75	58	+17
10	NYG	80	65	+15
11	GB	77	63	+14
12	TB	75	63	+12
13	JAX	65	59	+6
14	BAL	80	75	+5
15	LAR	80	75	+5
16	NE	58	53	+5
17	CHI	58	56	+2
18	TEN	70	69	+1
19	ATL	75	75	0
20	KC	67	67	0
21	MIN	62	66	−4
22	MIA	78	84	−6
23	DEN	60	67	−7
24	ARI	69	77	−8
25	LV	50	60	−10
26	NO	58	68	−10
27	DET	70	81	−11
28	NYJ	68	79	−11
29	PHI	63	78	−15
30	BUF	81	98	−17
31	WAS	51	75	−24
32	CAR	48	75	−27

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

Pass long since 2018

Leaders since 2018: 2018 Steelers (97), 2019 Falcons (93), 2020 Broncos (92), 2021 Eagles (91), 2022 Bills (98), 2023 Cowboys (92).

The best season on record is Bills 2022 at 98; the worst Panthers 2023 at 48.

Distribution

How the 32 teams cluster for 2023.

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.