Offensive: Passing · Pass Yds

OFF · PassingP + N
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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 2024 the Bengals led at 272.9; the league average was 217.6.

League snapshot — 2024

League leader
CIN · 272.9
League average
217.6
Best to worst
96.76

All 32 teams, higher is better.

At a glance — 2024

Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.

League leader
CIN · 272.9
League laggard
NE · 176.2
League average
217.6
Spread (max − min)
96.76

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 2024 vs 2023

Bengals lead at 272.9 — they ranked #15 last year. Patriots are last at 176.2 — #28 last year.

The league average is 217.6, down 1.31 from 218.9 last year.

Biggest riser: Falcons, #22 → #5. Biggest faller: Jaguars, #9 → #24.

Spread between first and last: 96.76; 22 teams are within 23.03 of the average.

Year-over-year — 2024 vs 2023

Biggest movers from last season.

Biggest riser
NYJ · +46.76
Biggest faller
MIA · −45.71
Most consistent
CHI · −0.59
League trend 2024 vs 2023
▼ -1.31

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

Pass Yds since 2018

Leaders since 2018: 2018 Buccaneers (320.3), 2019 Buccaneers (302.8), 2020 Chiefs (303.4), 2021 Buccaneers (307.6), 2022 Chiefs (297.8), 2023 Dolphins (265.5), 2024 Bengals (272.9).

Buccaneers have led this stat 3 of 7 seasons.

The best season on record is Buccaneers 2018 at 320.3; the worst Bears 2022 at 130.5.

The league average has fallen from 237.7 in 2018 to 217.6 in 2024.

Distribution

How the 32 teams cluster for 2024.

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.