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 2021 the 49ers led at 12.31; the league average was 10.24.

League snapshot — 2021

League leader

SF · 12.31

League average

10.24

Best to worst

3.42

All 32 teams, higher is better.

Rank	Team	Value	Games
1	SF	12.31	17
2	CIN	11.47	17
3	LAR	11.43	17
4	PHI	11.09	17
5	NO	10.87	17
6	LAC	10.84	17
7	DAL	10.81	17
8	GB	10.73	17
9	KC	10.69	17
10	MIN	10.65	17
11	LV	10.65	17
12	TB	10.63	17
13	NE	10.60	17
14	SEA	10.59	17
15	CLE	10.38	17
16	IND	10.37	17
17	BUF	10.32	17
18	ARI	10.30	17
19	DEN	10.15	17
20	BAL	10.00	17
21	NYJ	9.92	17
22	ATL	9.85	17
23	WAS	9.67	17
24	CHI	9.66	17
25	TEN	9.52	17
26	JAX	9.52	17
27	HOU	9.34	17
28	CAR	9.31	17
29	NYG	9.11	17
30	DET	9.09	17
31	MIA	9.04	17
32	PIT	8.89	17

At a glance — 2021

Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.

League leader

SF · 12.31

League laggard

PIT · 8.89

League average

10.24

Spread (max − min)

3.42

Rank	Team	Value	Δ vs avg	Percentile
1	SF	12.31	2.06	100%
2	CIN	11.47	1.22	96.8%
3	LAR	11.43	1.19	93.5%
4	PHI	11.09	0.85	90.3%
5	NO	10.87	0.63	87.1%
6	LAC	10.84	0.59	83.9%
7	DAL	10.81	0.57	80.6%
8	GB	10.73	0.49	77.4%
9	KC	10.69	0.45	74.2%
10	MIN	10.65	0.41	71%
11	LV	10.65	0.40	67.7%
12	TB	10.63	0.39	64.5%
13	NE	10.60	0.35	61.3%
14	SEA	10.59	0.35	58.1%
15	CLE	10.38	0.13	54.8%
16	IND	10.37	0.13	51.6%
17	BUF	10.32	0.08	48.4%
18	ARI	10.30	0.06	45.2%
19	DEN	10.15	-0.09	41.9%
20	BAL	10.00	-0.24	38.7%
21	NYJ	9.92	-0.32	35.5%
22	ATL	9.85	-0.39	32.3%
23	WAS	9.67	-0.58	29%
24	CHI	9.66	-0.58	25.8%
25	TEN	9.52	-0.72	22.6%
26	JAX	9.52	-0.72	19.4%
27	HOU	9.34	-0.91	16.1%
28	CAR	9.31	-0.94	12.9%
29	NYG	9.11	-1.14	9.7%
30	DET	9.09	-1.16	6.5%
31	MIA	9.04	-1.21	3.2%
32	PIT	8.89	-1.35	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%

Pass yds per cmp in 2021 vs 2020

49ers lead at 12.31 — they ranked #13 last year. Steelers are last at 8.89 — #29 last year.

The league average is 10.24, down 0.22 from 10.46 last year.

Biggest riser: Bengals, #30 → #2. Biggest faller: Texans, #1 → #27.

Spread between first and last: 3.42; 22 teams are within 0.79 of the average.

Year-over-year — 2021 vs 2020

Biggest movers from last season.

Biggest riser

CIN · +2.20

Biggest faller

HOU · −2.51

Most consistent

JAX · −0.04

League trend 2021 vs 2020

▼ -0.22

Rank	Team	2021	2020	Δ
1	CIN	11.47	9.27	+2.20
2	SF	12.31	10.87	+1.44
3	LAR	11.43	10.24	+1.19
4	PHI	11.09	9.96	+1.13
5	WAS	9.67	8.91	+0.76
6	DAL	10.81	10.08	+0.74
7	NO	10.87	10.16	+0.72
8	CHI	9.66	9.09	+0.57
9	SEA	10.59	10.16	+0.44
10	NE	10.60	10.21	+0.38
11	LAC	10.84	10.48	+0.35
12	NYJ	9.92	9.58	+0.34
13	ARI	10.30	10.12	+0.18
14	JAX	9.52	9.56	−0.04
15	GB	10.73	11.04	−0.30
16	NYG	9.11	9.43	−0.32
17	PIT	8.89	9.35	−0.46
18	IND	10.37	10.92	−0.55
19	TB	10.63	11.28	−0.65
20	BAL	10.00	10.66	−0.66
21	DEN	10.15	10.89	−0.74
22	LV	10.65	11.43	−0.78
23	MIN	10.65	11.49	−0.84
24	ATL	9.85	10.69	−0.84
25	CLE	10.38	11.23	−0.86
26	KC	10.69	11.56	−0.86
27	BUF	10.32	11.27	−0.95
28	MIA	9.04	10.10	−1.06
29	CAR	9.31	10.42	−1.12
30	DET	9.09	10.97	−1.89
31	TEN	9.52	11.56	−2.04
32	HOU	9.34	11.85	−2.51

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

Pass yds per cmp since 2018

Leaders since 2018: 2018 Chiefs (12.87), 2019 Buccaneers (12.68), 2020 Texans (11.85), 2021 49ers (12.31).

The best season on record is Chiefs 2018 at 12.87; the worst Bears 2019 at 8.87.

Distribution

How the 32 teams cluster for 2021.

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.