What Receptions is

Receptions: catches made by the team's receivers. Volume, and it follows how often a team throws rather than how well.

Higher is better. It is shown per game, so a team's number does not depend on games played. Source: P + N.

In 2019 the Falcons led at 28.69; the league average was 22.13.

League snapshot — 2019

League leader

ATL · 28.69

League average

22.13

Best to worst

10.63

All 32 teams, higher is better.

Rank	Team	Value	Games
1	ATL	28.69	16
2	NO	26.13	16
3	LAR	24.81	16
4	LAC	24.63	16
5	PHI	24.44	16
6	DAL	24.25	16
7	CAR	23.88	16
8	TB	23.88	16
9	KC	23.63	16
10	NE	23.63	16
11	NYG	23.50	16
12	CHI	23.19	16
13	MIA	23.19	16
14	LV	22.94	16
15	JAX	22.75	16
16	CIN	22.25	16
17	GB	22.25	16
18	ARI	22.19	16
19	HOU	22.19	16
20	DET	21.50	16
21	SEA	21.31	16
22	SF	20.69	16
23	NYJ	20.19	16
24	MIN	19.94	16
25	CLE	19.88	16
26	PIT	19.69	16
27	DEN	19.50	16
28	IND	19.19	16
29	BUF	18.69	16
30	WAS	18.63	16
31	TEN	18.56	16
32	BAL	18.06	16

At a glance — 2019

Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.

League leader

ATL · 28.69

League laggard

BAL · 18.06

League average

22.13

Spread (max − min)

10.63

Rank	Team	Value	Δ vs avg	Percentile
1	ATL	28.69	6.56	100%
2	NO	26.13	3.99	96.8%
3	LAR	24.81	2.68	93.5%
4	LAC	24.63	2.49	90.3%
5	PHI	24.44	2.31	87.1%
6	DAL	24.25	2.12	83.9%
7	CAR	23.88	1.74	80.6%
8	TB	23.88	1.74	77.4%
9	KC	23.63	1.49	74.2%
10	NE	23.63	1.49	71%
11	NYG	23.50	1.37	67.7%
12	CHI	23.19	1.06	64.5%
13	MIA	23.19	1.06	61.3%
14	LV	22.94	0.81	58.1%
15	JAX	22.75	0.62	54.8%
16	CIN	22.25	0.12	51.6%
17	GB	22.25	0.12	48.4%
18	ARI	22.19	0.06	45.2%
19	HOU	22.19	0.06	41.9%
20	DET	21.50	-0.63	38.7%
21	SEA	21.31	-0.82	35.5%
22	SF	20.69	-1.44	32.3%
23	NYJ	20.19	-1.94	29%
24	MIN	19.94	-2.19	25.8%
25	CLE	19.88	-2.26	22.6%
26	PIT	19.69	-2.44	19.4%
27	DEN	19.50	-2.63	16.1%
28	IND	19.19	-2.94	12.9%
29	BUF	18.69	-3.44	9.7%
30	WAS	18.63	-3.51	6.5%
31	TEN	18.56	-3.57	3.2%
32	BAL	18.06	-4.07	0%

Does Receptions matter against the spread?

Run as a one-stat algorithm against the closing line, this stat went 816–762–37 ATS (51.7%) across 2020–2025, #191 of 296 ranked.

Its best season was 2020 (143–111, 56.3%); its worst 2024 (123–140, 46.8%).

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

Season	Games	ATS record	ATS %
2020	256	143–111–2	56.3%
2021	272	139–131–2	51.5%
2022	271	145–119–7	54.9%
2023	272	134–124–14	51.9%
2024	272	123–140–9	46.8%
2025	272	132–137–3	49.1%

Receptions in 2019 vs 2018

Falcons lead at 28.69 — they ranked #3 last year. Ravens are last at 18.06 — #22 last year.

The league average is 22.13, down 0.25 from 22.38 last year.

Biggest riser: Dolphins, #29 → #13. Biggest faller: Colts, #2 → #28.

Spread between first and last: 10.63; 21 teams are within 2.43 of the average.

Year-over-year — 2019 vs 2018

Biggest movers from last season.

Biggest riser

MIA · +4.94

Biggest faller

PIT · −9

Most consistent

NE · 0

League trend 2019 vs 2018

▼ -0.25

Rank	Team	2019	2018	Δ
1	MIA	23.19	18.25	+4.94
2	ARI	22.19	17.69	+4.50
3	SEA	21.31	17.50	+3.81
4	LAC	24.63	21.75	+2.88
5	NO	26.13	23.81	+2.31
6	JAX	22.75	20.56	+2.19
7	DAL	24.25	22.25	+2
8	ATL	28.69	26.75	+1.94
9	BUF	18.69	16.88	+1.81
10	LAR	24.81	23	+1.81
11	CHI	23.19	21.50	+1.69
12	CIN	22.25	20.69	+1.56
13	NYJ	20.19	18.69	+1.50
14	HOU	22.19	21.56	+0.63
15	CAR	23.88	23.63	+0.25
16	TEN	18.56	18.31	+0.25
17	NE	23.63	23.63	0
18	SF	20.69	20.69	0
19	NYG	23.50	23.88	−0.38
20	KC	23.63	24.06	−0.44
21	WAS	18.63	19.44	−0.81
22	LV	22.94	23.88	−0.94
23	TB	23.88	25.50	−1.63
24	DET	21.50	23.44	−1.94
25	PHI	24.44	26.38	−1.94
26	CLE	19.88	22.06	−2.19
27	GB	22.25	24.50	−2.25
28	BAL	18.06	20.88	−2.81
29	DEN	19.50	22.94	−3.44
30	MIN	19.94	26.56	−6.63
31	IND	19.19	27	−7.81
32	PIT	19.69	28.69	−9

Multi-year context

7-year window (2020–2026)

Multi-year leader

CIN · 24.99

Multi-year laggard

BAL · 18.77

Biggest improver

NO · +0.90/yr

Biggest decliner

LAC · −1.58/yr

Rank	Team	Avg	Slope/yr	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026
1	CIN	24.99	+0.55	23.25	22.59	26.13	24.71	27.06	24.24	27
2	DAL	24.55	−0.02	25.81	26.12	20.88	25.18	23.41	24.65	25.80
3	TB	24.25	−1.41	25.63	28.94	29.35	21.41	24	20.65	19.80
4	ARI	24.10	+0.18	24.19	24.41	25.47	20.88	22	25.12	26.60
5	KC	24.08	−1.04	26.25	26.35	25.59	24.76	23.76	21.35	20.50
6	DET	23.64	+0.26	23.38	23.29	22.53	24	23.47	23.18	25.60
7	LAC	23.26	−1.58	25.81	26.06	28.53	24.06	19.76	21.59	17
8	LAR	23.23	+0.36	24.50	23.88	20.41	21.24	21.59	22.82	28.20
9	LV	22.51	−0.21	23.06	25.24	21.12	20.47	24.12	20	23.60
10	NO	22.13	+0.90	23.13	17.24	19.88	23.88	20	23.35	27.40
11	PIT	22.07	−0.85	26.75	25	21.41	19	18.88	21.47	22
12	MIN	21.98	−0.96	21.81	23.41	26.35	24.94	21.41	17.53	18.40
13	HOU	21.94	+0.04	23.94	20.82	20.71	21.88	21	21.41	23.80
14	BUF	21.86	−1.21	25.63	24.41	22.56	22.65	19.35	20.24	18.20
15	JAX	21.78	−0.71	24.19	21.24	23.18	24.24	20.18	20.24	19.20
16	SEA	21.69	−0.44	24.25	19.06	23.47	21.82	24.29	19.12	19.80
17	GB	21.45	−0.52	23.25	23.65	21.41	22	18.12	19.29	22.40
18	MIA	21.36	−1.16	23.13	23.76	21.65	23.12	24.29	18.94	14.60
19	WAS	20.97	−0.81	24.31	20.94	20.24	23.94	21.47	16.88	19
20	SF	20.94	−0.13	23.19	20.18	19.88	19.76	20.53	23.41	19.60
21	IND	20.90	−0.25	23.19	19.06	23.41	20.88	17	21.18	21.60
22	DEN	20.75	+0.17	19.81	20.82	20.29	19.82	22.29	22.82	19.40
23	CAR	20.68	+0.28	23.31	20.47	15.71	20.59	20.06	19.35	25.25
24	NE	20.39	+0.27	17.69	21.41	21.06	20.65	20.12	21.24	20.60
25	NYG	20.27	−0.04	20.06	20.65	20.35	19.88	21.53	19	20.40
26	NYJ	20.25	+0.04	18.25	21	21	20.94	22.65	17.53	20.40
27	CLE	20.08	+0.09	19.69	18.82	19.71	20.88	23.24	19	19.20
28	ATL	19.97	−0.90	25.50	22.18	15.12	19.24	21.41	19.53	16.80
29	CHI	19.95	+0.01	25.13	19.53	13.12	18.88	20.76	19.65	22.60
30	PHI	19.37	−0.38	20.88	18.06	20.59	21.71	17.82	18.71	17.80
31	TEN	19.27	+0.01	19.75	21.12	16.76	17.88	19.76	20	19.60
32	BAL	18.77	−0.04	16.06	23.29	17.65	19.29	18.71	16.35	20

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
LAR	24.50	23.88	20.41	21.24	21.59	22.82	28.20
NO	23.13	17.24	19.88	23.88	20	23.35	27.40
CIN	23.25	22.59	26.13	24.71	27.06	24.24	27
ARI	24.19	24.41	25.47	20.88	22	25.12	26.60
DAL	25.81	26.12	20.88	25.18	23.41	24.65	25.80
DET	23.38	23.29	22.53	24	23.47	23.18	25.60
CAR	23.31	20.47	15.71	20.59	20.06	19.35	25.25
HOU	23.94	20.82	20.71	21.88	21	21.41	23.80
LV	23.06	25.24	21.12	20.47	24.12	20	23.60
CHI	25.13	19.53	13.12	18.88	20.76	19.65	22.60
GB	23.25	23.65	21.41	22	18.12	19.29	22.40
PIT	26.75	25	21.41	19	18.88	21.47	22
IND	23.19	19.06	23.41	20.88	17	21.18	21.60
NE	17.69	21.41	21.06	20.65	20.12	21.24	20.60
KC	26.25	26.35	25.59	24.76	23.76	21.35	20.50
NYG	20.06	20.65	20.35	19.88	21.53	19	20.40
NYJ	18.25	21	21	20.94	22.65	17.53	20.40
BAL	16.06	23.29	17.65	19.29	18.71	16.35	20
SEA	24.25	19.06	23.47	21.82	24.29	19.12	19.80
TB	25.63	28.94	29.35	21.41	24	20.65	19.80
SF	23.19	20.18	19.88	19.76	20.53	23.41	19.60
TEN	19.75	21.12	16.76	17.88	19.76	20	19.60
DEN	19.81	20.82	20.29	19.82	22.29	22.82	19.40
CLE	19.69	18.82	19.71	20.88	23.24	19	19.20
JAX	24.19	21.24	23.18	24.24	20.18	20.24	19.20
WAS	24.31	20.94	20.24	23.94	21.47	16.88	19
MIN	21.81	23.41	26.35	24.94	21.41	17.53	18.40
BUF	25.63	24.41	22.56	22.65	19.35	20.24	18.20
PHI	20.88	18.06	20.59	21.71	17.82	18.71	17.80
LAC	25.81	26.06	28.53	24.06	19.76	21.59	17
ATL	25.50	22.18	15.12	19.24	21.41	19.53	16.80
MIA	23.13	23.76	21.65	23.12	24.29	18.94	14.60

Receptions since 2018

Leaders since 2018: 2018 Steelers (28.69), 2019 Falcons (28.69).

The best season on record is Steelers 2018 at 28.69; the worst Bills 2018 at 16.88.

Distribution

How the 32 teams cluster for 2019.

About this stat

Stat ID: off_receiving_receptions
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.