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Offensive: Passing · Pass Yds

OFF · PassingP + N
About this stat ↓

Showing the 2021 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 2021 the Buccaneers led at 307.6; the league average was 228.3.

League snapshot — 2021

League leader
TB · 307.6
League average
228.3
Best to worst
120.2

All 32 teams, higher is better.

At a glance — 2021

Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.

League leader
TB · 307.6
League laggard
NO · 187.4
League average
228.3
Spread (max − min)
120.2

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 2021 vs 2020

Buccaneers lead at 307.6 — they ranked #2 last year. Saints are last at 187.4 — #19 last year.

The league average is 228.3, down 11.84 from 240.2 last year.

Biggest riser: Bengals, #27 → #7. Biggest faller: Texans, #4 → #28.

Spread between first and last: 120.2; 21 teams are within 33.78 of the average.

Year-over-year — 2021 vs 2020

Biggest movers from last season.

Biggest riser
BAL · +61.81
Biggest faller
HOU · −89.21
Most consistent
NYG · −1.13
League trend 2021 vs 2020
▼ -11.84

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

Pass Yds since 2018

Leaders since 2018: 2018 Buccaneers (320.3), 2019 Buccaneers (302.8), 2020 Chiefs (303.4), 2021 Buccaneers (307.6).

Buccaneers have led this stat 3 of 4 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 2021.

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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.