Football Stats Glossary (2024)

Passing

ATT

Attempts

Player throws the ball forward, attempting to compete a pass.

CmpPct

Completion Percentage

Percentage of completed passes.
Formula: COMP/ATT

COMP

Completions

When a player completes a pass to a player who is eligible to catch a pass.

FUM

Fumbles

Number of times the quarterback drops the football before a play is blown dead.

INT

Interceptions

When a player picks off a pass from the offensive player who threw it. It can't hit the ground first.

IntPct

Interception Percentage

Percentage of pass attempts that result in an interception.
Formula: INT/ATT

LNG

Long

Total yards of the longest pass play.

LST

Fumbles Lost

Number of times the quarterback loses possession of the football after fumbling the ball.

SACK

Sacks Allowed

Number of times the quarterback is tackled behind the line of scrimmage.

SYDS

Sack Yardage

Total number of yards lost when the quarterback was sacked by the defense.

TDPct

Touchdown Percentage

Percentage of pass attempts that result in a touchdown.
Formula: TDS/ATT

TDS

Touchdowns

Number of completed passes resulting in a touchdown.

YDS

Yards

Total yards gained passing the ball.

YdsAtt

Yards per Attempt

Average number of yards gained per passing attempt.
Formula: YDS/ATT

Rushing

ATT

Attempts

(also Carries) Rushing attempts.

AVG

Average

Average Yards per Carry.

FUM

Fumbles

Number of times the player drops the football before a play is blown dead.

LNG

Longest

Longest Single Carry (in Yards).

LST

Fumbles Lost

Number of times the player loses possession of the football after fumbling the ball.

TDS

Touchdowns

Rushing touchdowns.

YDS

Yards

Total rushing yards gained.

Receiving

AVG

Average

Average Yards per Reception

DROP

Dropped Passes

Number of catchable balls a receiver drops.

FUM

Fumbles

Number of times the player drops the football before a play is blown dead.

LST

Fumbles Lost

Number of times the player loses possession of the football after fumbling the ball.

REC

Receptions

Number of times a player catches a forward pass.

TDS

Touchdowns

Receiving Touchdowns

TGTS

Targets

Number of times a player has a pass thrown his way, regardless of whether a catch was made.

YAC

Yards After Catch

The forward yardage gained from the spot of the reception until the receiver is downed, runs out of bounds, scores, or loses the ball.

YDS

Yards

Total yards gained when catching the ball.

BLK

Blocks

Number of Blocked Punts and Kicks

DEFL

Passes Defended

Any pass which a defender, through contact with the football, causes to be incomplete

FF

Forced Fumbles

When a player (on defense or special teams) forces the player with the ball to lose it.

FREC

Fumble Recoveries

When a player recovers the loose ball, either on offense, defense of special teams.

FYDS

Fumble Return Yards

The yards accumulated after a ball has been fumbled, then recovered.

HRY

Hurries

Player forces the quarterback to throw the football before he is ready.

INT

Interceptions

A pass that is caught by a defensive player, giving his team possession of the ball.

INT AVG

Average Yards per Interception

Average number of yards gained after intercepting the football.

INT YDS

Interception Return Yardage

Yards compiled by a defensive player returning one or more interceptions.

Sack Yds

Sack Yards

Total yards lost from sacks.

SFTY

Safeties

Player scores two points by tackling an opponent in possession of the ball in his own end zone.

SKA

Sacks Asst

Player sacks the quarterback with help from another player.

SKS

Sacks Solo

Number of times a single player tackles the quarterback behind the line of scrimmage.

TFL Ast

Tackles For Loss Asst

Number of assisted tackles for a loss of yards. Does not include sacks.

TFL Solo

Tackles For Loss Solo

Number of solo tackles for a loss of yards

TFL Yds

Tackles For Loss Yds

Total yards lost from tackles

TKA

Tackles Asst

Player takes down ball carrier with help from another player.

TKS

Tackles Solo

Player singlehandedly takes down the ball carrier.

Player scores a touchdown immediately after an interception, fumble, or blocked kick.

Field Goals

A

Attempted

Kicker attempts to kick the ball between the goal posts.

BLK

Blocked

Blocked Kicks.

LNG

Long

Longest Kick Made.

M

Made

Good kicks between the goal posts.

Pct

Percentage

Percentage of kicks that are good. Formula: Made/Attempted

Kickoffs

Avg

Average

The average yards of kickoffs made by a kicker. Formula: Yds/KO

KO

Kickoffs

Total number of times a kicker kicked off.

OOB

Out Of Bounds

Number of kickoffs that go out of bounds.

OSK

Onside Kicks

Number of times a kicker attempted a 10-yard kick in hopes of being recovered by the kicking team.

OSKR

Onside Kicks Recovered

Number of 10-yard kickoff attempts recovered by the kicking team.

TB

Touchbacks

The number of kicks that land in the end zone or end up rolling into the end zone and are not returned.

TB%

Touchback Percentage

Percentage of kickoffs that result in a touchback. Formula: TB/KO

Yds

Yards

Total yards from kickoffs made by a kicker.

Punting

AVG

Average

Average Yards per Punt

BLK

Blocked

Number of punts blocked.

IN20

Inside 20

Punts downed inside the 20 yard line.

In20%

Percent Inside 20

Percentage of punts downed inside the 20 yard line.
Formula: IN20/PUNTS

LNG

Long

Longest Punt

PUNTS

PUNTS

Number of Punts

RAVG

Return Average

Average yards per return
Formula: RYDS/RET

RET

Returns

Number of punts returned.

RYDS

Return Yardage

Total yardage returned.

TB

Touchbacks

Plays in which the ball is ruled dead on or behind a team's own goal line after a kickoff, punt, interception, or fumble.

TB%

Touchback Percentage

Percentage of punts resulting in a touchback.
Formula: TB/PUNTS

YDS

Yards

Total Punt Yards

Kick/Punt Returns

ATT

Attempts

Number of kicks/punts returned.

AVG

Average

Average Return Yardage
Formula: YDS/ATT

FC

Fair Catches

Player returning a punt signals by waving his extended arm from side to side over his head, making it illegal for the opposition to tackle him.

LNG

Long

Longest Single Return Yardage

TDS

Touchdowns

Returns resulting in a touchdown.

YDS

Yards

Yards returned

FGs

Field Goals

Pts F/Pts A

Points For (Scored) or Points Against (Allowed)

Passing Att

Passing Plays

Passing Avg

Passing Average
Formula: Pass Yds/Pass Plays

Passing Yds

Passing Yards

Penalties Num

Number of penalties commited by the team

Penalties Yds

Total yards from penalties commited by the team

Rushing Att

Number of Rushing Plays

Rushing Avg

Rushing Average
Formula: Rush Yds/Rush Plays

Rushing Yds

Total Rushing Yards

Sacks

Sacks

TDs

Touchdowns

TOP

Time of Possession

T/O

Turnovers

Yds Tot

Total Yards (Pass and Rush)

1st Dns

Total Number of First Downs

3rd Down Att

Third Down Attempts

3rd Down Conv

Third Down Conversions

4th Down Att

Fourth Down Attempts

4th Down Conv

Fourth Down Conversions

G

Games

The number of game a player has played at a given position.

GS

Games Started

The number of games in which a player has started in the game at that position.

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