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Showing the 2021 season. The most recent season with data for this stat is 2026.

What Total yards is

Total yards gained from scrimmage, passing and rushing together. Volume, not efficiency — teams that trail pile these up throwing against soft coverage.

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

In 2021 the Cowboys led at 407; the league average was 343.6.

League snapshot — 2021

League leader
DAL · 407
League average
343.6
Best to worst
128.9

All 32 teams, higher is better.

At a glance — 2021

Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.

League leader
DAL · 407
League laggard
HOU · 278.1
League average
343.6
Spread (max − min)
128.9

Does Total yards matter against the spread?

Run as a one-stat algorithm against the closing line, this stat went 853–725–37 ATS (54.1%) across 2020–2025, #97 of 296 ranked.

Its best season was 2023 (144–114, 55.8%); its worst 2024 (136–127, 51.7%).

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

SeasonGamesATS recordATS %
2020256140–114–255.1%
2021272149–121–255.2%
2022271140–124–753.0%
2023272144–114–1455.8%
2024272136–127–951.7%
2025272144–125–353.5%

Total yards in 2021 vs 2020

Cowboys lead at 407 — they ranked #14 last year. Texans are last at 278.1 — #13 last year.

The league average is 343.6, down 15.47 from 359.0 last year.

Biggest riser: Bengals, #29 → #13. Biggest faller: Texans, #13 → #32.

Spread between first and last: 128.9; 18 teams are within 35.63 of the average.

Year-over-year — 2021 vs 2020

Biggest movers from last season.

Biggest riser
CIN · +41.72
Biggest faller
HOU · −97.19
Most consistent
LAR · −4.94
League trend 2021 vs 2020
▼ -15.47

Multi-year context

7-year window (2020–2026)

Multi-year leader
BUF · 382.7
Multi-year laggard
NYJ · 295.3
Biggest improver
CHI · +9.91/yr
Biggest decliner
MIN · −18.99/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
DAL371.8407354.9371.6327.5391.9342
TB384.1405.9346.7313399.6320.4300
KC415.8396.8413.6351.3327.6320.6383.1
LAC382.1390.2359.3329.4324.2333.8288.3
BUF396.4381.9397.6374.5359.1376.3393.1
BAL363.1378.8338.8370.4424.9332.2338.6
SF370.1375.7365.6398.4376.3351.4371.4
ARI384.6373.6323.5324.1358.2325.8333
LAR377372.1280.5359.3331.4394.6384.4
GB389365.6337.9345.5370.8332.6331.6
LV383.3363.8352.5289.5303.2245.2342.4
MIN393.3362.8361.5347.8346.9275279.4
CIN319.8361.5360.5318.9365.5329.2368.7
PHI334.6359.9389.1354.4367.2311.2265.3
NE327.3353.4314.6276.2292379.4367.3
IND378.1347.1311.7336.8334.8345.9291.1
TEN396.4342.5296.8289304.2259.6272.5
CLE369.6340.6349.1335.9300.8262.1301.9
DEN335.6330.5325.1298.4324.6342.6273
SEA369.5323.9351.5322.9332.2351.4343.3
WAS317.3323.6330.3312.8369.6318.8327.1
DET350.2322.6380394.8409.5373.2395.4
PIT334.6315.4322.6304.3319.4305.6328.4
CHI331.4307.4307.8323.2283.5369.2390.7
MIA339307364.5401.3325.4300.7290
NYJ279.9306.4318.2268.6310.3263.6320
JAX326.1305.4357.4339.5306.2337.4350.3
NO376.4304.5333.8337.2320.1313.6315.7
ATL368.4303.8318.6334.3369.8333323.1
CAR349.5298.9306.2265.3298295.6363.7
NYG299.6287.3333.9280294.8333.5346
HOU375.3278.1283.5342.4319.7327338.1

Total yards since 2018

Leaders since 2018: 2018 Chiefs (425.6), 2019 Cowboys (431.5), 2020 Chiefs (415.8), 2021 Cowboys (407).

Chiefs have led this stat 2 of 4 seasons.

The best season on record is Cowboys 2019 at 431.5; the worst Cardinals 2018 at 241.6.

Distribution

How the 32 teams cluster for 2021.

About this stat
Stat ID
off_team_stats_total_yards
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.