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 2025 the Cardinals led at 36.29; the league average was 30.53.

League snapshot — 2025

League leader

ARI · 36.29

League average

30.53

Best to worst

12.35

All 32 teams, higher is better.

Rank	Team	Value	Games
1	ARI	36.29	17
2	CIN	35.76	17
3	DAL	35.71	17
4	DEN	34.35	17
5	LAR	34.18	17
6	NO	33.24	17
7	HOU	32.53	17
8	DET	32.35	17
9	SF	32.35	17
10	KC	32.29	17
11	JAX	32.18	17
12	LAC	32	17
13	TB	31.82	17
14	CHI	31.29	17
15	IND	31.18	17
16	TEN	31.18	17
17	CLE	30.71	17
18	PIT	30.71	17
19	ATL	30.53	17
20	NYG	29.59	17
21	LV	29.06	17
22	NE	28.35	17
23	CAR	28.24	17
24	BUF	28.18	17
25	NYJ	27.76	17
26	MIN	27.53	17
27	PHI	27.29	17
28	MIA	27.18	17
29	GB	27.06	17
30	SEA	26.76	17
31	WAS	25.41	17
32	BAL	23.94	17

At a glance — 2025

Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.

League leader

ARI · 36.29

League laggard

BAL · 23.94

League average

30.53

Spread (max − min)

12.35

Rank	Team	Value	Δ vs avg	Percentile
1	ARI	36.29	5.76	100%
2	CIN	35.76	5.23	96.8%
3	DAL	35.71	5.17	93.5%
4	DEN	34.35	3.82	90.3%
5	LAR	34.18	3.65	87.1%
6	NO	33.24	2.70	83.9%
7	HOU	32.53	2.00	80.6%
8	DET	32.35	1.82	77.4%
9	SF	32.35	1.82	74.2%
10	KC	32.29	1.76	71%
11	JAX	32.18	1.65	67.7%
12	LAC	32	1.47	64.5%
13	TB	31.82	1.29	61.3%
14	CHI	31.29	0.76	58.1%
15	IND	31.18	0.65	54.8%
16	TEN	31.18	0.65	51.6%
17	CLE	30.71	0.17	48.4%
18	PIT	30.71	0.17	45.2%
19	ATL	30.53	0.00	41.9%
20	NYG	29.59	-0.94	38.7%
21	LV	29.06	-1.47	35.5%
22	NE	28.35	-2.18	32.3%
23	CAR	28.24	-2.30	29%
24	BUF	28.18	-2.35	25.8%
25	NYJ	27.76	-2.77	22.6%
26	MIN	27.53	-3.00	19.4%
27	PHI	27.29	-3.24	16.1%
28	MIA	27.18	-3.35	12.9%
29	GB	27.06	-3.47	9.7%
30	SEA	26.76	-3.77	6.5%
31	WAS	25.41	-5.12	3.2%
32	BAL	23.94	-6.59	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 2025 vs 2024

Cardinals lead at 36.29 — they ranked #16 last year. Ravens are last at 23.94 — #31 last year.

The league average is 30.53, down 0.74 from 31.27 last year.

Biggest riser: Chargers, #28 → #12. Biggest faller: Seahawks, #7 → #30.

Spread between first and last: 12.35; 21 teams are within 3.05 of the average.

Year-over-year — 2025 vs 2024

Biggest movers from last season.

Biggest riser

ARI · +5.53

Biggest faller

NYJ · −6.88

Most consistent

GB · −0.24

League trend 2025 vs 2024

▼ -0.74

Rank	Team	2025	2024	Δ
1	ARI	36.29	30.76	+5.53
2	PIT	30.71	27.06	+3.65
3	LAC	32	28.88	+3.12
4	NO	33.24	30.41	+2.82
5	PHI	27.29	24.59	+2.71
6	LAR	34.18	31.82	+2.35
7	IND	31.18	28.94	+2.24
8	SF	32.35	30.18	+2.18
9	DEN	34.35	32.29	+2.06
10	DET	32.35	30.71	+1.65
11	JAX	32.18	30.71	+1.47
12	TEN	31.18	29.82	+1.35
13	CHI	31.29	30.94	+0.35
14	HOU	32.53	32.18	+0.35
15	GB	27.06	27.29	−0.24
16	DAL	35.71	36.59	−0.88
17	BUF	28.18	29.12	−0.94
18	NE	28.35	29.41	−1.06
19	CIN	35.76	36.94	−1.18
20	ATL	30.53	31.71	−1.18
21	TB	31.82	33.12	−1.29
22	KC	32.29	33.65	−1.35
23	CAR	28.24	30.47	−2.24
24	MIN	27.53	30.41	−2.88
25	BAL	23.94	26.88	−2.94
26	NYG	29.59	32.59	−3.00
27	WAS	25.41	29.65	−4.24
28	LV	29.06	34.82	−5.76
29	MIA	27.18	33.41	−6.24
30	CLE	30.71	37.29	−6.59
31	SEA	26.76	33.47	−6.71
32	NYJ	27.76	34.65	−6.88

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
ARI	34.06	33.53	37.35	31.76	30.76	36.29	38.80
CIN	35.38	31.76	37.13	34.82	36.94	35.76	37.20
DAL	38.56	37.47	32.06	35.59	36.59	35.71	37.20
DEN	33.31	30.41	31.82	28.06	32.29	34.35	29.40
LAR	35.13	35.41	30.41	32.65	31.82	34.18	42
NO	31.75	27.88	29	34.06	30.41	33.24	39
HOU	32.81	30.76	32.82	33.29	32.18	32.53	34.20
DET	35.13	33.24	33.12	33.76	30.71	32.35	37.60
SF	34.63	29.24	29.65	27.71	30.18	32.35	27.40
KC	38.19	37.47	36.12	35.24	33.65	32.29	29.50
JAX	36.56	34.29	33.76	35.71	30.71	32.18	27.40
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
CHI	37.25	30.82	21.12	28.06	30.94	31.29	32.20
IND	33.44	29.53	34.06	32.12	28.94	31.18	33.20
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
PIT	40.75	38.41	32.24	28.47	27.06	30.71	34.80
ATL	37.81	32.59	23.53	29.88	31.71	30.53	25.40
NYG	31.25	33.18	28.76	28.53	32.59	29.59	32.60
LV	32.69	35.47	32.82	31.24	34.82	29.06	34.40
NE	26.25	30.82	30.47	31.82	29.41	28.35	29.80
CAR	32.94	33.82	25.12	31.41	30.47	28.24	36.75
BUF	35.75	36.65	34.44	32.06	29.12	28.18	26
NYJ	28.94	34.18	34.59	33.12	34.65	27.76	27.80
MIN	30.31	34	37.71	35.65	30.41	27.53	25.80
PHI	35.06	27.53	29.71	30.88	24.59	27.29	28.60
MIA	34.19	35.24	33.06	32.29	33.41	27.18	25.60
GB	31.31	33.53	31.76	33	27.29	27.06	36.20
SEA	33.56	27.88	32.53	32.18	33.47	26.76	28.40
WAS	35.81	31.41	31.24	35.35	29.65	25.41	30.40
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), 2021 Buccaneers (42.12), 2022 Buccaneers (42.59), 2023 Chargers (36.12), 2024 Browns (37.29), 2025 Cardinals (36.29).

Steelers have led this stat 2 of 8 seasons.

The best season on record is Buccaneers 2022 at 42.59; the worst Bears 2022 at 21.12.

The league average has fallen from 33.54 in 2018 to 30.53 in 2025.

Distribution

How the 32 teams cluster for 2025.

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.