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How does each club's offense line up against its defense — or its pass rush against its protection? Pick any two of 18 team measures; better is always up and to the right.

2026 seasonthrough 4 games

New Orleans Saints are the best combination: 3rd in passing yards per game (281.3) and 4th in penalty yards per game (41.3). Clubs good at one tend to be worse at the other (r = -0.28, oriented so positive means good goes with good).

Passing yards per game across, penalty yards per game up. A lower-is-better axis is inverted so better stays up and right.

150.0200.0250.0300.040.060.080.0Passing yards per game← worsebetter →Penalty yards per game← worsebetter →
32 NFL teams · dashed lines mark the league medianr = 0.28(r² = 0.08)

Ranked by passing yards per game32 teams

TeamPass/GPen Y/G
1Carolina Panthers295.770.0#24
2Los Angeles Rams284.061.3#20
3New Orleans Saints281.341.3#4
4Green Bay Packers266.792.0#32
5Seattle Seahawks266.759.0#18
6Kansas City Chiefs263.065.3#21
7San Francisco 49ers263.056.0#16
8Detroit Lions247.753.3#14
9Buffalo Bills246.773.0#27
10Houston Texans241.367.7#23
11New York Jets236.778.0#30
12Dallas Cowboys236.070.0#25
13Cincinnati Bengals232.055.0#15
14Baltimore Ravens231.366.0#22
15Chicago Bears223.753.3#13
16Pittsburgh Steelers223.049.5#10
17Las Vegas Raiders211.730.0#1
18Arizona Cardinals210.081.7#31
19Cleveland Browns198.874.3#29
20New England Patriots197.749.7#11
21Los Angeles Chargers195.753.0#12
22Jacksonville Jaguars195.040.3#3
23Denver Broncos194.047.7#9
24Miami Dolphins192.358.3#17
25Philadelphia Eagles191.745.3#7
26Indianapolis Colts190.033.3#2
27Tampa Bay Buccaneers185.060.7#19
28Washington Commanders182.046.7#8
29Atlanta Falcons167.772.7#26
30Tennessee Titans159.044.3#5
31New York Giants153.074.0#28
32Minnesota Vikings137.045.0#6

How these are measured

Season numbers from ESPN's team statistics, raw per game or per play — not adjusted for the opponents faced. Dashed lines mark the league median; the dashed diagonal is the least-squares line, and r under the chart says how tightly the two move together. Full definitions are on team stats.