What Pass yds per cmp is

Yards per completion: passing yards divided by completions. It describes how far downfield an offense throws — a high number means the completions came on deep throws, a low one means a short passing game — rather than how efficient it was.

Higher is better. It is a rate, so a team's number does not grow with games played. Source: P + N.

In 2018 the Chiefs led at 12.87; the league average was 10.59.

League snapshot — 2018

League leader

KC · 12.87

League average

10.59

Best to worst

3.95

All 32 teams, higher is better.

Rank	Team	Value	Games
1	KC	12.87	16
2	TB	12.56	16
3	LAR	12.25	16
4	LAC	11.75	16
5	SF	11.68	16
6	CLE	11.35	16
7	NE	11.26	16
8	SEA	11.05	16
9	HOU	10.96	16
10	PIT	10.91	16
11	ATL	10.87	16
12	GB	10.81	16
13	BAL	10.65	16
14	NO	10.61	16
15	NYG	10.59	16
16	NYJ	10.59	16
17	CHI	10.36	16
18	IND	10.33	16
19	BUF	10.24	16
20	TEN	10.15	16
21	CAR	10.15	16
22	PHI	10.13	16
23	DEN	10.07	16
24	CIN	9.94	16
25	DAL	9.94	16
26	MIA	9.93	16
27	LV	9.82	16
28	WAS	9.71	16
29	DET	9.54	16
30	MIN	9.50	16
31	JAX	9.45	16
32	ARI	8.92	16

At a glance — 2018

Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.

League leader

KC · 12.87

League laggard

ARI · 8.92

League average

10.59

Spread (max − min)

3.95

Rank	Team	Value	Δ vs avg	Percentile
1	KC	12.87	2.28	100%
2	TB	12.56	1.97	96.8%
3	LAR	12.25	1.66	93.5%
4	LAC	11.75	1.16	90.3%
5	SF	11.68	1.09	87.1%
6	CLE	11.35	0.76	83.9%
7	NE	11.26	0.67	80.6%
8	SEA	11.05	0.45	77.4%
9	HOU	10.96	0.37	74.2%
10	PIT	10.91	0.32	71%
11	ATL	10.87	0.28	67.7%
12	GB	10.81	0.22	64.5%
13	BAL	10.65	0.06	61.3%
14	NO	10.61	0.02	58.1%
15	NYG	10.59	0.00	54.8%
16	NYJ	10.59	-0.01	51.6%
17	CHI	10.36	-0.23	48.4%
18	IND	10.33	-0.27	45.2%
19	BUF	10.24	-0.35	41.9%
20	TEN	10.15	-0.44	38.7%
21	CAR	10.15	-0.44	35.5%
22	PHI	10.13	-0.46	32.3%
23	DEN	10.07	-0.52	29%
24	CIN	9.94	-0.65	25.8%
25	DAL	9.94	-0.65	22.6%
26	MIA	9.93	-0.66	19.4%
27	LV	9.82	-0.77	16.1%
28	WAS	9.71	-0.88	12.9%
29	DET	9.54	-1.06	9.7%
30	MIN	9.50	-1.10	6.5%
31	JAX	9.45	-1.14	3.2%
32	ARI	8.92	-1.68	0%

Does Pass yds per cmp matter against the spread?

Run as a one-stat algorithm against the closing line, this stat went 863–715–37 ATS (54.7%) across 2020–2025, #84 of 296 ranked.

Its best season was 2025 (153–116, 56.9%); its worst 2020 (128–126, 50.4%).

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

Season	Games	ATS record	ATS %
2020	256	128–126–2	50.4%
2021	272	144–126–2	53.3%
2022	271	149–115–7	56.4%
2023	272	146–112–14	56.6%
2024	272	143–120–9	54.4%
2025	272	153–116–3	56.9%

Multi-year context

7-year window (2020–2026)

Multi-year leader

SF · 11.75

Multi-year laggard

ARI · 9.22

Biggest improver

JAX · +0.31/yr

Biggest decliner

TEN · −0.44/yr

Rank	Team	Avg	Slope/yr	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026
1	SF	11.75	+0.02	10.87	12.31	11.41	13.05	12.13	10.44	12.06
2	BUF	11.34	+0.23	11.27	10.32	11.44	10.79	11.78	10.71	13.09
3	GB	11.12	+0.22	11.04	10.73	9.98	10.61	12.36	11.03	12.10
4	BAL	10.97	+0.23	10.66	10.00	10.13	11.08	12.69	10.74	11.49
5	KC	10.77	−0.06	11.56	10.69	11.64	9.95	9.36	10.02	12.18
6	ATL	10.75	+0.18	10.69	9.85	10.50	10.78	11.18	10.61	11.61
7	DET	10.73	+0.13	10.97	9.09	11.18	10.79	11.21	10.92	10.92
8	LAR	10.73	+0.15	10.24	11.43	8.96	11.25	10.54	11.74	10.91
9	SEA	10.57	+0.20	10.16	10.59	9.86	10.54	9.73	11.93	11.21
10	PHI	10.53	−0.13	9.96	11.09	11.73	10.39	10.54	10.39	9.58
11	HOU	10.42	−0.02	11.85	9.34	9.50	11.22	9.88	10.18	11.00
12	DAL	10.38	+0.01	10.08	10.81	10.52	10.27	9.70	10.80	10.45
13	MIN	10.30	−0.30	11.49	10.65	10.01	10.28	11.11	9.51	9.08
14	MIA	10.28	−0.03	10.10	9.04	12.26	11.49	9.05	9.53	10.52
15	NE	10.27	+0.23	10.21	10.60	9.88	8.74	8.76	11.80	11.90
16	JAX	10.25	+0.31	9.56	9.52	10.05	10.01	10.14	10.99	11.49
17	IND	10.22	−0.08	10.92	10.37	8.63	10.33	11.63	10.76	8.94
18	LV	10.16	−0.30	11.43	10.65	10.96	9.71	9.26	8.39	10.75
19	LAC	10.11	−0.11	10.48	10.84	9.45	9.67	10.80	9.83	9.68
20	TB	10.11	−0.27	11.28	10.63	9.19	10.47	10.43	9.97	8.76
21	NO	10.03	−0.28	10.16	10.87	10.92	9.83	10.26	9.39	8.77
22	DEN	9.98	−0.21	10.89	10.15	10.41	9.68	9.53	9.81	9.42
23	CIN	9.94	−0.09	9.27	11.47	10.14	9.27	10.09	9.72	9.63
24	CAR	9.90	+0.09	10.42	9.31	11.22	7.83	9.35	9.26	11.93
25	CLE	9.88	−0.37	11.23	10.38	10.28	10.40	8.88	8.69	9.33
26	WAS	9.81	+0.19	8.91	9.67	10.09	9.15	10.04	10.90	9.88
27	CHI	9.75	+0.15	9.09	9.66	9.95	9.64	8.74	11.46	9.70
28	TEN	9.70	−0.44	11.56	9.52	10.22	10.09	9.87	8.31	8.36
29	PIT	9.59	+0.15	9.35	8.89	9.37	9.79	10.17	9.42	10.15
30	NYG	9.36	+0.14	9.43	9.11	9.12	8.54	8.82	10.76	9.76
31	NYJ	9.30	−0.19	9.58	9.92	10.43	8.20	9.65	8.00	9.31
32	ARI	9.22	−0.27	10.12	10.30	8.37	8.86	9.73	9.26	7.88

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	11.27	10.32	11.44	10.79	11.78	10.71	13.09
KC	11.56	10.69	11.64	9.95	9.36	10.02	12.18
GB	11.04	10.73	9.98	10.61	12.36	11.03	12.10
SF	10.87	12.31	11.41	13.05	12.13	10.44	12.06
CAR	10.42	9.31	11.22	7.83	9.35	9.26	11.93
NE	10.21	10.60	9.88	8.74	8.76	11.80	11.90
ATL	10.69	9.85	10.50	10.78	11.18	10.61	11.61
BAL	10.66	10.00	10.13	11.08	12.69	10.74	11.49
JAX	9.56	9.52	10.05	10.01	10.14	10.99	11.49
SEA	10.16	10.59	9.86	10.54	9.73	11.93	11.21
HOU	11.85	9.34	9.50	11.22	9.88	10.18	11.00
DET	10.97	9.09	11.18	10.79	11.21	10.92	10.92
LAR	10.24	11.43	8.96	11.25	10.54	11.74	10.91
LV	11.43	10.65	10.96	9.71	9.26	8.39	10.75
MIA	10.10	9.04	12.26	11.49	9.05	9.53	10.52
DAL	10.08	10.81	10.52	10.27	9.70	10.80	10.45
PIT	9.35	8.89	9.37	9.79	10.17	9.42	10.15
WAS	8.91	9.67	10.09	9.15	10.04	10.90	9.88
NYG	9.43	9.11	9.12	8.54	8.82	10.76	9.76
CHI	9.09	9.66	9.95	9.64	8.74	11.46	9.70
LAC	10.48	10.84	9.45	9.67	10.80	9.83	9.68
CIN	9.27	11.47	10.14	9.27	10.09	9.72	9.63
PHI	9.96	11.09	11.73	10.39	10.54	10.39	9.58
DEN	10.89	10.15	10.41	9.68	9.53	9.81	9.42
CLE	11.23	10.38	10.28	10.40	8.88	8.69	9.33
NYJ	9.58	9.92	10.43	8.20	9.65	8.00	9.31
MIN	11.49	10.65	10.01	10.28	11.11	9.51	9.08
IND	10.92	10.37	8.63	10.33	11.63	10.76	8.94
NO	10.16	10.87	10.92	9.83	10.26	9.39	8.77
TB	11.28	10.63	9.19	10.47	10.43	9.97	8.76
TEN	11.56	9.52	10.22	10.09	9.87	8.31	8.36
ARI	10.12	10.30	8.37	8.86	9.73	9.26	7.88

Distribution

How the 32 teams cluster for 2018.

About this stat

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