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Offensive: Receiving · Rec Air Yds

OFF · ReceivingP + N
About this stat ↓

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

What Rec Air Yds is

Receiving air yards: how far the ball travelled in the air on passes thrown to the team's receivers, added up. It measures the depth of the targets, not what came of them.

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 Buccaneers led at 352.5; the league average was 277.8.

League snapshot — 2020

League leader
TB · 352.5
League average
277.8
Best to worst
165.3

All 32 teams, higher is better.

At a glance — 2020

Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.

League leader
TB · 352.5
League laggard
NE · 187.2
League average
277.8
Spread (max − min)
165.3

Does Rec Air Yds matter against the spread?

Run as a one-stat algorithm against the closing line, this stat went 777–801–37 ATS (49.2%) across 2020–2025, #266 of 296 ranked.

Its best season was 2025 (144–125, 53.5%); its worst 2024 (108–155, 41.1%).

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

SeasonGamesATS recordATS %
2020256129–125–250.8%
2021272127–143–247.0%
2022271140–124–753.0%
2023272129–129–1450.0%
2024272108–155–941.1%
2025272144–125–353.5%

Rec Air Yds in 2020 vs 2019

Buccaneers lead at 352.5 — they ranked #1 last year. Patriots are last at 187.2 — #17 last year.

The league average is 277.8, down 8.23 from 286.1 last year.

Biggest riser: Broncos, #30 → #6. Biggest faller: Panthers, #6 → #22.

Spread between first and last: 165.3; 22 teams are within 38.79 of the average.

Year-over-year — 2020 vs 2019

Biggest movers from last season.

Biggest riser
DEN · +94
Biggest faller
NE · −103.5
Most consistent
SEA · −1.81
League trend 2020 vs 2019
▼ -8.23

Multi-year context

7-year window (2020–2026)

Multi-year leader
TB · 289.1
Multi-year laggard
SF · 236.1
Biggest improver
NO · +17.28/yr
Biggest decliner
TB · −20.83/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
TB352.5346.7303.6286.2233.4264.9236
ATL338.6243.7237.2255.6262.7245.3151
PHI334.8248.8261.3284.9204.9263.7232.2
BUF320.8315330.4295.4250.7212.6261.8
KC318.9292.1277.2240.9223.9266.6222.8
DEN314.1267.8294220.8242.9264169.8
DET311.3222.5243.2240.4205.1219.5302.4
CHI304.4264.4201.5222.1266.7290.8252.4
HOU304.2235.1256.4304.5273.7280.3355.4
JAX303.6280.3256293269.8287.1224.8
SEA302.1271.7254.1242.4242221.1202.4
DAL297.4300.9262.9282275.6298.2288.2
CIN295.4258.6260.8228.1271.4276.9270.4
LAC294.9298.9265.9278.4256.6267.4242.4
PIT291.1261.1276.9222.6232.1192.9316.2
LV280.8300.9315.2251.8262.1188.7291.4
ARI279.7260.3270.8246.2217.5274.1284.6
MIA267263312.9253.3218.3197.8268.4
NYJ265.4255.8304.3235.3242.3200.2200
CLE264.8252.5261.9311.7302.3222.6211
GB258.4269.3263.4290.6246.3251.9322.2
CAR257.1259.8195.4263.6262.6202.9365.5
MIN256.4284.8295290272.1221186.4
TEN253.7235.6209.8268.8251.5236.1215.8
NYG249.4256.6196.1222.7236.4263.1312.4
IND247.9235.3225.7250.3319.6257.6256
LAR246.1302218.4265.1242.6319.3378.8
SF236.4235.5204.9236.4266.4252.7220.6
WAS231.9242.4261.9280.4234.8235.2307.6
BAL220.7307.8236.1240.5244.8201.3224.8
NO203.4220.3267.6295.1260.6281.6326.2
NE187.2252.2241.8240.9226.2271.3292.2

Rec Air Yds since 2018

Leaders since 2018: 2018 Buccaneers (415.1), 2019 Buccaneers (405.8), 2020 Buccaneers (352.5).

Buccaneers have led this stat 3 of 3 seasons.

The best season on record is Buccaneers 2018 at 415.1; the worst Patriots 2020 at 187.2.

Distribution

How the 32 teams cluster for 2020.

About this stat
Stat ID
off_receiving_rec_air_yds
Side
offensive
Family
Receiving
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.