What Targets is

Targets: passes thrown toward the team's receivers, caught or not. It shows where an offense is trying to go with the ball, before the result.

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 Steelers led at 40.75; the league average was 33.81.

League snapshot — 2020

League leader

PIT · 40.75

League average

33.81

Best to worst

16.25

All 32 teams, higher is better.

Rank	Team	Value	Games
1	PIT	40.75	16
2	DAL	38.56	16
3	KC	38.19	16
4	LAC	38.19	16
5	TB	37.88	16
6	ATL	37.81	16
7	CHI	37.25	16
8	JAX	36.56	16
9	WAS	35.81	16
10	BUF	35.75	16
11	CIN	35.38	16
12	DET	35.13	16
13	LAR	35.13	16
14	PHI	35.06	16
15	SF	34.63	16
16	MIA	34.19	16
17	ARI	34.06	16
18	SEA	33.56	16
19	IND	33.44	16
20	DEN	33.31	16
21	CAR	32.94	16
22	HOU	32.81	16
23	LV	32.69	16
24	NO	31.75	16
25	GB	31.31	16
26	NYG	31.25	16
27	MIN	30.31	16
28	TEN	29.25	16
29	CLE	29.19	16
30	NYJ	28.94	16
31	NE	26.25	16
32	BAL	24.50	16

At a glance — 2020

Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.

League leader

PIT · 40.75

League laggard

BAL · 24.50

League average

33.81

Spread (max − min)

16.25

Rank	Team	Value	Δ vs avg	Percentile
1	PIT	40.75	6.94	100%
2	DAL	38.56	4.76	96.8%
3	KC	38.19	4.38	93.5%
4	LAC	38.19	4.38	90.3%
5	TB	37.88	4.07	87.1%
6	ATL	37.81	4.01	83.9%
7	CHI	37.25	3.44	80.6%
8	JAX	36.56	2.76	77.4%
9	WAS	35.81	2.01	74.2%
10	BUF	35.75	1.94	71%
11	CIN	35.38	1.57	67.7%
12	DET	35.13	1.32	64.5%
13	LAR	35.13	1.32	61.3%
14	PHI	35.06	1.26	58.1%
15	SF	34.63	0.82	54.8%
16	MIA	34.19	0.38	51.6%
17	ARI	34.06	0.26	48.4%
18	SEA	33.56	-0.24	45.2%
19	IND	33.44	-0.37	41.9%
20	DEN	33.31	-0.49	38.7%
21	CAR	32.94	-0.87	35.5%
22	HOU	32.81	-0.99	32.3%
23	LV	32.69	-1.12	29%
24	NO	31.75	-2.06	25.8%
25	GB	31.31	-2.49	22.6%
26	NYG	31.25	-2.56	19.4%
27	MIN	30.31	-3.49	16.1%
28	TEN	29.25	-4.56	12.9%
29	CLE	29.19	-4.62	9.7%
30	NYJ	28.94	-4.87	6.5%
31	NE	26.25	-7.56	3.2%
32	BAL	24.50	-9.31	0%

Does Targets matter against the spread?

Run as a one-stat algorithm against the closing line, this stat went 771–807–37 ATS (48.9%) across 2020–2025, #272 of 296 ranked.

Its best season was 2022 (144–120, 54.5%); its worst 2024 (112–151, 42.6%).

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

Season	Games	ATS record	ATS %
2020	256	134–120–2	52.8%
2021	272	129–141–2	47.8%
2022	271	144–120–7	54.5%
2023	272	122–136–14	47.3%
2024	272	112–151–9	42.6%
2025	272	130–139–3	48.3%

Targets in 2020 vs 2019

Steelers lead at 40.75 — they ranked #26 last year. Ravens are last at 24.50 — #32 last year.

The league average is 33.81, up 0.32 from 33.48 last year.

Biggest riser: Steelers, #26 → #1. Biggest faller: Patriots, #9 → #31.

Spread between first and last: 16.25; 21 teams are within 3.62 of the average.

Year-over-year — 2020 vs 2019

Biggest movers from last season.

Biggest riser

PIT · +10.44

Biggest faller

NE · −10.44

Most consistent

TB · −0.06

League trend 2020 vs 2019

▲ 0.32

Rank	Team	2020	2019	Δ
1	PIT	40.75	30.31	+10.44
2	WAS	35.81	29	+6.81
3	BUF	35.75	30.31	+5.44
4	SF	34.63	29.19	+5.44
5	KC	38.19	34.88	+3.31
6	DEN	33.31	30.06	+3.25
7	IND	33.44	30.50	+2.94
8	MIN	30.31	27.63	+2.69
9	SEA	33.56	30.88	+2.69
10	DAL	38.56	36	+2.56
11	TEN	29.25	26.75	+2.50
12	LAC	38.19	36	+2.19
13	LV	32.69	30.69	+2
14	CHI	37.25	35.38	+1.88
15	JAX	36.56	35.19	+1.38
16	ARI	34.06	33.06	+1
17	DET	35.13	34.38	+0.75
18	HOU	32.81	32.38	+0.44
19	TB	37.88	37.94	−0.06
20	CIN	35.38	36.81	−1.44
21	NYJ	28.94	30.75	−1.81
22	BAL	24.50	26.50	−2
23	GB	31.31	33.88	−2.56
24	PHI	35.06	37.75	−2.69
25	ATL	37.81	40.94	−3.13
26	CLE	29.19	32.31	−3.13
27	LAR	35.13	38.25	−3.13
28	NO	31.75	34.94	−3.19
29	MIA	34.19	37.88	−3.69
30	CAR	32.94	37.50	−4.56
31	NYG	31.25	36.75	−5.50
32	NE	26.25	36.69	−10.44

Multi-year context

7-year window (2020–2026)

Multi-year leader

DAL · 36.17

Multi-year laggard

BAL · 27.43

Biggest improver

NO · +1.21/yr

Biggest decliner

LAC · −2.03/yr

Rank	Team	Avg	Slope/yr	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026
1	DAL	36.17	−0.11	38.56	37.47	32.06	35.59	36.59	35.71	37.20
2	TB	35.58	−2.00	37.88	42.12	42.59	32.35	33.12	31.82	29.20
3	CIN	35.57	+0.47	35.38	31.76	37.13	34.82	36.94	35.76	37.20
4	ARI	34.65	+0.47	34.06	33.53	37.35	31.76	30.76	36.29	38.80
5	KC	34.64	−1.39	38.19	37.47	36.12	35.24	33.65	32.29	29.50
6	LAC	34.57	−2.03	38.19	38.76	40.41	36.12	28.88	32	27.60
7	LAR	34.51	+0.70	35.13	35.41	30.41	32.65	31.82	34.18	42
8	DET	33.70	+0.12	35.13	33.24	33.12	33.76	30.71	32.35	37.60
9	PIT	33.20	−1.37	40.75	38.41	32.24	28.47	27.06	30.71	34.80
10	JAX	32.94	−1.24	36.56	34.29	33.76	35.71	30.71	32.18	27.40
11	LV	32.93	−0.20	32.69	35.47	32.82	31.24	34.82	29.06	34.40
12	HOU	32.66	+0.25	32.81	30.76	32.82	33.29	32.18	32.53	34.20
13	NO	32.19	+1.21	31.75	27.88	29	34.06	30.41	33.24	39
14	IND	31.78	−0.09	33.44	29.53	34.06	32.12	28.94	31.18	33.20
15	BUF	31.74	−1.84	35.75	36.65	34.44	32.06	29.12	28.18	26
16	MIN	31.63	−1.21	30.31	34	37.71	35.65	30.41	27.53	25.80
17	NYJ	31.58	−0.58	28.94	34.18	34.59	33.12	34.65	27.76	27.80
18	MIA	31.57	−1.48	34.19	35.24	33.06	32.29	33.41	27.18	25.60
19	CLE	31.55	+0.39	29.19	29.35	29.82	35.12	37.29	30.71	29.40
20	GB	31.45	−0.10	31.31	33.53	31.76	33	27.29	27.06	36.20
21	DEN	31.38	−0.12	33.31	30.41	31.82	28.06	32.29	34.35	29.40
22	WAS	31.32	−1.07	35.81	31.41	31.24	35.35	29.65	25.41	30.40
23	CAR	31.25	+0.20	32.94	33.82	25.12	31.41	30.47	28.24	36.75
24	NYG	30.93	+0.02	31.25	33.18	28.76	28.53	32.59	29.59	32.60
25	SEA	30.68	−0.60	33.56	27.88	32.53	32.18	33.47	26.76	28.40
26	CHI	30.24	−0.16	37.25	30.82	21.12	28.06	30.94	31.29	32.20
27	ATL	30.21	−1.18	37.81	32.59	23.53	29.88	31.71	30.53	25.40
28	SF	30.16	−0.53	34.63	29.24	29.65	27.71	30.18	32.35	27.40
29	NE	29.56	+0.17	26.25	30.82	30.47	31.82	29.41	28.35	29.80
30	PHI	29.09	−0.89	35.06	27.53	29.71	30.88	24.59	27.29	28.60
31	TEN	29.05	+0.11	29.25	30.71	25.65	28.12	29.82	31.18	28.60
32	BAL	27.43	−0.56	24.50	34.76	27.35	28	26.88	23.94	26.60

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
PIT	40.75	38.41	32.24	28.47	27.06	30.71	34.80
DAL	38.56	37.47	32.06	35.59	36.59	35.71	37.20
KC	38.19	37.47	36.12	35.24	33.65	32.29	29.50
LAC	38.19	38.76	40.41	36.12	28.88	32	27.60
TB	37.88	42.12	42.59	32.35	33.12	31.82	29.20
ATL	37.81	32.59	23.53	29.88	31.71	30.53	25.40
CHI	37.25	30.82	21.12	28.06	30.94	31.29	32.20
JAX	36.56	34.29	33.76	35.71	30.71	32.18	27.40
WAS	35.81	31.41	31.24	35.35	29.65	25.41	30.40
BUF	35.75	36.65	34.44	32.06	29.12	28.18	26
CIN	35.38	31.76	37.13	34.82	36.94	35.76	37.20
DET	35.13	33.24	33.12	33.76	30.71	32.35	37.60
LAR	35.13	35.41	30.41	32.65	31.82	34.18	42
PHI	35.06	27.53	29.71	30.88	24.59	27.29	28.60
SF	34.63	29.24	29.65	27.71	30.18	32.35	27.40
MIA	34.19	35.24	33.06	32.29	33.41	27.18	25.60
ARI	34.06	33.53	37.35	31.76	30.76	36.29	38.80
SEA	33.56	27.88	32.53	32.18	33.47	26.76	28.40
IND	33.44	29.53	34.06	32.12	28.94	31.18	33.20
DEN	33.31	30.41	31.82	28.06	32.29	34.35	29.40
CAR	32.94	33.82	25.12	31.41	30.47	28.24	36.75
HOU	32.81	30.76	32.82	33.29	32.18	32.53	34.20
LV	32.69	35.47	32.82	31.24	34.82	29.06	34.40
NO	31.75	27.88	29	34.06	30.41	33.24	39
GB	31.31	33.53	31.76	33	27.29	27.06	36.20
NYG	31.25	33.18	28.76	28.53	32.59	29.59	32.60
MIN	30.31	34	37.71	35.65	30.41	27.53	25.80
TEN	29.25	30.71	25.65	28.12	29.82	31.18	28.60
CLE	29.19	29.35	29.82	35.12	37.29	30.71	29.40
NYJ	28.94	34.18	34.59	33.12	34.65	27.76	27.80
NE	26.25	30.82	30.47	31.82	29.41	28.35	29.80
BAL	24.50	34.76	27.35	28	26.88	23.94	26.60

Targets since 2018

Leaders since 2018: 2018 Steelers (42.25), 2019 Falcons (40.94), 2020 Steelers (40.75).

Steelers have led this stat 2 of 3 seasons.

The best season on record is Steelers 2018 at 42.25; the worst Ravens 2020 at 24.50.

Distribution

How the 32 teams cluster for 2020.

About this stat

Stat ID: off_receiving_targets
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.