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Offensive: Passing · Pass Yds

OFF · PassingP + N
About this stat ↓

Showing the 2020 season. The most recent season with data for this stat is 2026.

What Pass Yds is

Passing yards: total yards gained on completed passes. The headline passing number, and a volume number — a team that throws fifty times a game will pile these up whether or not the throws were any good.

Higher is better. It is shown per game, so a team's number does not depend on games played. Source: P + N.

In 2020 the Chiefs led at 303.4; the league average was 240.2.

League snapshot — 2020

League leader
KC · 303.4
League average
240.2
Best to worst
132.2

All 32 teams, higher is better.

At a glance — 2020

Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.

League leader
KC · 303.4
League laggard
BAL · 171.2
League average
240.2
Spread (max − min)
132.2

Does Pass Yds matter against the spread?

Run as a one-stat algorithm against the closing line, this stat went 852–726–37 ATS (54.0%) across 2020–2025, #98 of 296 ranked.

Its best season was 2024 (146–117, 55.5%); its worst 2021 (142–128, 52.6%).

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

SeasonGamesATS recordATS %
2020256140–114–255.1%
2021272142–128–252.6%
2022271143–121–754.2%
2023272137–121–1453.1%
2024272146–117–955.5%
2025272144–125–353.5%

Pass Yds in 2020 vs 2019

Chiefs lead at 303.4 — they ranked #5 last year. Ravens are last at 171.2 — #27 last year.

The league average is 240.2, up 5.19 from 235.0 last year.

Biggest riser: Bills, #26 → #3. Biggest faller: Patriots, #8 → #30.

Spread between first and last: 132.2; 23 teams are within 32.40 of the average.

Year-over-year — 2020 vs 2019

Biggest movers from last season.

Biggest riser
BUF · +86.94
Biggest faller
NE · −66.94
Most consistent
CLE · −0.94
League trend 2020 vs 2019
▲ 5.19

Multi-year context

7-year window (2020–2026)

Multi-year leader
KC · 259.4
Multi-year laggard
TEN · 186.6
Biggest improver
NE · +7.47/yr
Biggest decliner
TB · −20.35/yr

Multi-year heatmap

32 teams across 7 seasons. Cells colored by quintile within each season; click a column header to jump to that year.

Team2020202120222023202420252026
KC303.4281.8297.8246.4222.4214.1249.8
TB289.1307.6269.8224.2250.4205.9173.4
BUF288.8252258.1244.4227.9216.6238.2
HOU283.6194.4196.7245.5207.4218.1261.8
ATL272.7218.4158.8207.3239.3207.2195
LAC270.6282.4269.6232.8213.5212.2164.6
LV263.6268.6231.4198.8223.4167.7253.6
DAL260.1282.4219.8258.6227.2266.3269.6
GB256.6253.8213.6233.4223.9212.8271
DET256.5211.6251.8258.9263.2253.1279.6
IND253.3197.7201.9215.6197.7227.8193
SF252.1248.3226.8257.9249.1244.5236.4
LAR250.9273.1182.8239227.5268.1307.6
MIN250.6249.3263.8256.4237.8166.7167
PIT250.2222.2200.6186.1192202.4223.4
SEA246.3201.9231.4230236.5228.1222
ARI244.8251.5213.3184.9214.1232.6209.6
CAR243190.5176.2161.2187.5179.3301.3
NO234.9187.4217.2234.7205.2219.3240.2
MIA233.5214.8265.4265.5219.8180.5153.6
JAX231.2202.1232.9242.7204.5222.3220.6
CHI228.4188.6130.5182.1181.5225.1219.2
TEN228.3201.1171.4180.4195.1166.1163.8
CLE221.2195.3202.6217.2206.2165.1179.2
WAS216.6202.4204.2219.1215.6184.1187.8
DEN215.7211.4211.3191.9212.4223.9182.8
CIN215.5259265229.1272.9235.6260
PHI207.9200.2241.5225.5187.9194.3170.6
NYG189.1188185.7169.8189.9204.4199.2
NE180.6226.9208180.5176.2250.5245.2
NYJ174.8208.3219171.7218.5140.3190
BAL171.2233178.8213.8237.4175.6229.8

Pass Yds since 2018

Leaders since 2018: 2018 Buccaneers (320.3), 2019 Buccaneers (302.8), 2020 Chiefs (303.4).

Buccaneers have led this stat 2 of 3 seasons.

The best season on record is Buccaneers 2018 at 320.3; the worst Cardinals 2018 at 157.7.

Distribution

How the 32 teams cluster for 2020.

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