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The single most meaningful independent statistic in pro football is Yards Per Pass Attempt Differential. This is the difference between a team's yards per pass gained on offense minus the same statistic yielded on defense.

Through Week 2, here are the League rankings:

Yds/Pass Att Differential

BAL and S F 2025 Season through Week 2
Team Team
Value
Bar Chart-Percentile
(100 strongest, 50 average, 0 weakest)
Pctl
Rank
Points Behind Leader
G B 2.1 barchart 100 0.0
LAR 1.8 barchart 92 1.1
LAC 1.8 barchart 92 1.1
IND 1.7 barchart 91 1.3
BUF 1.2 barchart 77 3.4
S F 0.7 barchart 66 5.2
BAL 0.7 barchart 65 5.3
ATL 0.7 barchart 65 5.3
SEA 0.5 barchart 61 5.9
DET 0.5 barchart 59 6.1
ARI 0.4 barchart 58 6.3
JAX 0.4 barchart 57 6.5
NYG 0.4 barchart 57 6.5
HOU 0.1 barchart 51 7.4
MIN 0.1 barchart 49 7.6
CLE 0.0 barchart 48 7.8
DEN -0.1 barchart 47 8.0
N O -0.3 barchart 42 8.8
K C -0.3 barchart 41 9.0
PHI -0.3 barchart 41 9.0
CIN -0.4 barchart 39 9.2
LV -0.4 barchart 38 9.4
NYJ -0.5 barchart 35 9.7
WAS -0.5 barchart 35 9.7
N E -1.0 barchart 24 11.5
CAR -1.1 barchart 22 11.8
T B -1.1 barchart 22 11.8
DAL -1.2 barchart 18 12.4
MIA -1.2 barchart 18 12.4
PIT -1.4 barchart 14 13.0
TEN -1.6 barchart 8 13.9
CHI -1.9 barchart 0 15.1

  • G B is the league leader with 2.05 Yds/Pass Att Differential.
  • BAL at 0.65 Yds/Pass Att Differential is 5.3 points per game behind the leader.
  • S F at 0.70 Yds/Pass Att Differential 5.2 points per game behind the leader.

At the end of the season the strongest team will earn 2 to 2.5 yards per pass more on offense than their defense allows. Any team near +3 yards per toss will earn a Super Bowl invite.

The cellar-dwellers allow 2 to 2.5 yards per pass more than their offense earns.

Average teams earn as many yards as they allow (a zero yards per pass differential near 0.0) They will finish the season with a Won/Lost record near 8-8.

Related Links:
Killer Stat Offense
Killer Stat Defense