Offensive: Team Stats · Pass 1stD

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Los Angeles Rams — Pass 1stD, 2026

  • Value16
  • Rank#1 of 32
  • League average11.34
  • Rank in 2025#1 of 32

What Pass 1stD is

Passing first downs: first downs earned on completed passes. The passing game's contribution to keeping drives alive.

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

Through Week 6 of 2026, the Rams lead at 16; the league average is 11.34.

League snapshot — 2026

League leader
LAR · 16
League average
11.34
Best to worst
9

All 32 teams, higher is better.

At a glance — 2026

Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.

League leader
LAR · 16
League laggard
MIA · 7
League average
11.34
Spread (max − min)
9

Does Pass 1stD matter against the spread?

Run as a one-stat algorithm against the closing line, this stat went 844–734–37 ATS (53.5%) across 2020–2025, #119 of 296 ranked.

Its best season was 2023 (144–114, 55.8%); its worst 2021 (135–135, 50.0%).

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

SeasonGamesATS recordATS %
2020256136–118–253.5%
2021272135–135–250.0%
2022271146–118–755.3%
2023272144–114–1455.8%
2024272138–125–952.5%
2025272145–124–353.9%

Pass 1stD in 2026 vs 2025

Rams lead at 16 — they ranked #1 last year. Dolphins are last at 7 — #21 last year.

The league average is 11.34, up 0.43 from 10.91 last year.

Biggest riser: Panthers, #22 → #2. Biggest faller: Broncos, #8 → #28.

Spread between first and last: 9; 20 teams are within 2.26 of the average.

Year-over-year — 2026 vs 2025

Biggest movers from last season.

Biggest riser
CAR · +5.75
Biggest faller
MIA · −3.24
Most consistent
ARI · +0.12
League trend 2026 vs 2025
▲ 0.43

Multi-year context

7-year window (2020–2026)

Multi-year leader
KC · 13.80
Multi-year laggard
TEN · 10.05
Biggest improver
CAR · +0.42/yr
Biggest decliner
TB · −1.05/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
LAR12.9413.8210.8212.1811.411416
CAR12.2510.248.188.889.941015.75
DET13.8111.5313.5313.5914.3513.2415.20
DAL14.5014.6511.5313.7111.5313.7114.40
CIN12.7512.591412.3514.8812.5314.20
LV1312.9411.4710.8212.419.6514
NO12.509.7610.8211.761010.8813.60
ARI13.3812.7111.1810.1811.4112.8813
SEA13.639.9412.1811.1812.4710.6512.40
CHI13.7510.716.411010.1811.2412
GB13.5613.941112.4110.2410.7612
HOU13.889.599.4112.7111.5910.8212
BAL912.418.8810.6511.828.3511.80
SF13.9411.9411.2912.3512.1213.9411.80
KC16.2515.8816.0612.7612.9411.2411.50
NYG11.1310.2410.188.5310.069.4111.40
JAX13.0610.6512.3511.7610.2411.7611.20
NE9.8111.069.829.061012.2411
PIT13.0612.1811.1299.479.7610.80
BUF15.1314.2913.5011.8810.7111.7610.60
IND12.631011.5310.659.5911.7110
WAS11.5610.7110.9411.1811.419.539.80
CLE12.3810.4710.7110.3510.828.189.60
LAC14.3115.0613.7612.1210.3510.889.40
TB15.1316.0614.1811.1813.2410.419.40
NYJ9.1311.5911.249.3511.948.069.20
ATL15.4411.718.8210.7611.65119
DEN1110.949.769.2410.2911.829
PHI11.199.8211.5911.659.949.828.80
TEN12.6911.659.189.419.659.188.60
MIN13.3111.9414.7113.0612.479.478.40
MIA12.9412.3513.0613.1813.2910.247

Pass 1stD since 2018

Leaders since 2018: 2018 Buccaneers (16.81), 2019 Falcons (16.25), 2020 Chiefs (16.25), 2021 Buccaneers (16.06), 2022 Chiefs (16.06), 2023 Cowboys (13.71), 2024 Bengals (14.88), 2025 Rams (14), 2026 Rams (16).

Buccaneers have led this stat 2 of 9 seasons.

The best season on record is Buccaneers 2018 at 16.81; the worst Bears 2022 at 6.41.

The league average has fallen from 12.43 in 2018 to 11.34 in 2026.

Week to week — Week 4 to Week 5

Since Week 4: Giants up 7 (#22 → #15), Patriots up 7 (#24 → #17), Rams up 5 (#6 → #1); Chiefs down 11 (#14 → #25), Panthers down 6 (#2 → #8), Broncos down 5 (#22 → #27).

14 teams moved by two places or fewer.

Distribution

How the 32 teams cluster for 2026.

About this stat
Stat ID
off_team_stats_pass_fd
Side
offensive
Family
Team Stats
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.