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 2025 the Cardinals led at 25.12; the league average was 20.62.

League snapshot — 2025

League leader

ARI · 25.12

League average

20.62

Best to worst

8.76

All 32 teams, higher is better.

Rank	Team	Value	Games
1	ARI	25.12	17
2	DAL	24.65	17
3	CIN	24.24	17
4	SF	23.41	17
5	NO	23.35	17
6	DET	23.18	17
7	DEN	22.82	17
8	LAR	22.82	17
9	LAC	21.59	17
10	PIT	21.47	17
11	HOU	21.41	17
12	KC	21.35	17
13	NE	21.24	17
14	IND	21.18	17
15	TB	20.65	17
16	BUF	20.24	17
17	JAX	20.24	17
18	LV	20	17
19	TEN	20	17
20	CHI	19.65	17
21	ATL	19.53	17
22	CAR	19.35	17
23	GB	19.29	17
24	SEA	19.12	17
25	CLE	19	17
26	NYG	19	17
27	MIA	18.94	17
28	PHI	18.71	17
29	MIN	17.53	17
30	NYJ	17.53	17
31	WAS	16.88	17
32	BAL	16.35	17

At a glance — 2025

Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.

League leader

ARI · 25.12

League laggard

BAL · 16.35

League average

20.62

Spread (max − min)

8.76

Rank	Team	Value	Δ vs avg	Percentile
1	ARI	25.12	4.50	100%
2	DAL	24.65	4.03	96.8%
3	CIN	24.24	3.62	93.5%
4	SF	23.41	2.79	90.3%
5	NO	23.35	2.73	87.1%
6	DET	23.18	2.56	83.9%
7	DEN	22.82	2.20	80.6%
8	LAR	22.82	2.20	77.4%
9	LAC	21.59	0.97	74.2%
10	PIT	21.47	0.85	71%
11	HOU	21.41	0.79	67.7%
12	KC	21.35	0.73	64.5%
13	NE	21.24	0.62	61.3%
14	IND	21.18	0.56	58.1%
15	TB	20.65	0.03	54.8%
16	BUF	20.24	-0.38	51.6%
17	JAX	20.24	-0.38	48.4%
18	LV	20	-0.62	45.2%
19	TEN	20	-0.62	41.9%
20	CHI	19.65	-0.97	38.7%
21	ATL	19.53	-1.09	35.5%
22	CAR	19.35	-1.27	32.3%
23	GB	19.29	-1.33	29%
24	SEA	19.12	-1.50	25.8%
25	CLE	19	-1.62	22.6%
26	NYG	19	-1.62	19.4%
27	MIA	18.94	-1.68	16.1%
28	PHI	18.71	-1.91	12.9%
29	MIN	17.53	-3.09	9.7%
30	NYJ	17.53	-3.09	6.5%
31	WAS	16.88	-3.74	3.2%
32	BAL	16.35	-4.27	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 2025 vs 2024

Cardinals lead at 25.12 — they ranked #12 last year. Ravens are last at 16.35 — #29 last year.

The league average is 20.62, down 0.76 from 21.38 last year.

Biggest riser: Saints, #24 → #5. Biggest faller: Dolphins, #2 → #27.

Spread between first and last: 8.76; 22 teams are within 2.21 of the average.

Year-over-year — 2025 vs 2024

Biggest movers from last season.

Biggest riser

IND · +4.18

Biggest faller

MIA · −5.35

Most consistent

JAX · +0.06

League trend 2025 vs 2024

▼ -0.76

Rank	Team	2025	2024	Δ
1	IND	21.18	17	+4.18
2	NO	23.35	20	+3.35
3	ARI	25.12	22	+3.12
4	SF	23.41	20.53	+2.88
5	PIT	21.47	18.88	+2.59
6	LAC	21.59	19.76	+1.82
7	DAL	24.65	23.41	+1.24
8	LAR	22.82	21.59	+1.24
9	GB	19.29	18.12	+1.18
10	NE	21.24	20.12	+1.12
11	BUF	20.24	19.35	+0.88
12	PHI	18.71	17.82	+0.88
13	DEN	22.82	22.29	+0.53
14	HOU	21.41	21	+0.41
15	TEN	20	19.76	+0.24
16	JAX	20.24	20.18	+0.06
17	DET	23.18	23.47	−0.29
18	CAR	19.35	20.06	−0.71
19	CHI	19.65	20.76	−1.12
20	ATL	19.53	21.41	−1.88
21	BAL	16.35	18.71	−2.35
22	KC	21.35	23.76	−2.41
23	NYG	19	21.53	−2.53
24	CIN	24.24	27.06	−2.82
25	TB	20.65	24	−3.35
26	MIN	17.53	21.41	−3.88
27	LV	20	24.12	−4.12
28	CLE	19	23.24	−4.24
29	WAS	16.88	21.47	−4.59
30	NYJ	17.53	22.65	−5.12
31	SEA	19.12	24.29	−5.18
32	MIA	18.94	24.29	−5.35

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

Receptions since 2018

Leaders since 2018: 2018 Steelers (28.69), 2019 Falcons (28.69), 2020 Steelers (26.75), 2021 Buccaneers (28.94), 2022 Buccaneers (29.35), 2023 Cowboys (25.18), 2024 Bengals (27.06), 2025 Cardinals (25.12).

Steelers have led this stat 2 of 8 seasons.

The best season on record is Buccaneers 2022 at 29.35; the worst Bears 2022 at 13.12.

The league average has fallen from 22.38 in 2018 to 20.62 in 2025.

Distribution

How the 32 teams cluster for 2025.

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.