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Showing the 2023 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 2023 the Dolphins led at 401.3; the league average was 331.6.

League snapshot — 2023

League leader
MIA · 401.3
League average
331.6
Best to worst
136

All 32 teams, higher is better.

At a glance — 2023

Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.

League leader
MIA · 401.3
League laggard
CAR · 265.3
League average
331.6
Spread (max − min)
136

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 2023 vs 2022

Dolphins lead at 401.3 — they ranked #6 last year. Panthers are last at 265.3 — #29 last year.

The league average is 331.6, down 8.66 from 340.2 last year.

Biggest riser: Rams, #32 → #7. Biggest faller: Raiders, #12 → #27.

Spread between first and last: 136; 20 teams are within 35.90 of the average.

Year-over-year — 2023 vs 2022

Biggest movers from last season.

Biggest riser
LAR · +78.76
Biggest faller
LV · −63
Most consistent
ARI · +0.59
League trend 2023 vs 2022
▼ -8.66

Multi-year context

7-year window (2020–2026)

Multi-year leader
BUF · 383.1
Multi-year laggard
NYJ · 290.1
Biggest improver
CHI · +10.09/yr
Biggest decliner
TEN · −21.73/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
MIA339307364.5401.3325.4300.7280.2
SF370.1375.7365.6398.4376.3351.4365
DET350.2322.6380394.8409.5373.2393.8
BUF396.4381.9397.6374.5359.1376.3396.2
DAL371.8407354.9371.6327.5391.9351.2
BAL363.1378.8338.8370.4424.9332.2394.2
LAR377372.1280.5359.3331.4394.6424.4
PHI334.6359.9389.1354.4367.2311.2262.2
KC415.8396.8413.6351.3327.6320.6412
MIN393.3362.8361.5347.8346.9275283
GB389365.6337.9345.5370.8332.6331.4
HOU375.3278.1283.5342.4319.7327340.8
JAX326.1305.4357.4339.5306.2337.4334.8
NO376.4304.5333.8337.2320.1313.6322
IND378.1347.1311.7336.8334.8345.9293.8
CLE369.6340.6349.1335.9300.8262.1273.4
ATL368.4303.8318.6334.3369.8333361.8
LAC382.1390.2359.3329.4324.2333.8292.8
ARI384.6373.6323.5324.1358.2325.8301.2
CHI331.4307.4307.8323.2283.5369.2392.4
SEA369.5323.9351.5322.9332.2351.4328
CIN319.8361.5360.5318.9365.5329.2342.8
TB384.1405.9346.7313399.6320.4306.4
WAS317.3323.6330.3312.8369.6318.8327.4
PIT334.6315.4322.6304.3319.4305.6324.6
DEN335.6330.5325.1298.4324.6342.6269
LV383.3363.8352.5289.5303.2245.2335.6
TEN396.4342.5296.8289304.2259.6246.4
NYG299.6287.3333.9280294.8333.5308.2
NE327.3353.4314.6276.2292379.4372.4
NYJ279.9306.4318.2268.6310.3263.6284
CAR349.5298.9306.2265.3298295.6405.8

Total yards since 2018

Leaders since 2018: 2018 Chiefs (425.6), 2019 Cowboys (431.5), 2020 Chiefs (415.8), 2021 Cowboys (407), 2022 Chiefs (413.6), 2023 Dolphins (401.3).

Chiefs have led this stat 3 of 6 seasons.

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

The league average has fallen from 352.2 in 2018 to 331.6 in 2023.

Distribution

How the 32 teams cluster for 2023.

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.