Defensive: Drive Averages · Drives (allowed)

Drives per game. Sets the pace every other drive-level number is measured against.

DEF · Drive AveragesP + N
About this stat ↓

League snapshot — 2025

  • League leaderGB 9.59
  • League average10.72
  • Best to worst2.35

All 32 teams, lower is better.

At a glance — 2025

Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.

League leader
GB · 9.59
League laggard
CLE · 11.94
League average
10.72
Spread (max − min)
2.35

Year-over-year — 2025 vs 2024

Biggest movers from last season.

Biggest riser
ARI · +0.71
Biggest faller
IND · −1.35
Most consistent
KC · +0.06
League trend 2025 vs 2024
▼ -0.21

Multi-year context

7-year window (2019–2025)

Multi-year leader
GB · 10.41
Multi-year laggard
CLE · 11.70
Biggest improver
TB · −0.26/yr
Biggest decliner
CLE · +0.30/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.

Team2019202020212022202320242025
GB11.1910.1910.4110.4710.2910.769.59
CAR12.6310.2511.7611.5911.0611.1210
KC10.5610.7510.1810.9410.769.9410
SF11.3811.9410.941110.2910.6510
WAS11.1911.9410.7611.7111.4710.4110.06
NE12.381010.8811.5912.2910.4710.29
BUF11.6910.6311.1210.8110.8210.2410.41
DAL1111.6312.1811.8210.5911.7110.47
IND10.9410.8810.8811.8812.1211.8210.47
MIA11.8811.5611.4111.0611.3510.8210.47
PIT11.9411.8111.6510.5311.1810.8210.59
LV10.5610.631110.821111.1810.65
LAC10.4411.1310.8211.2411.2910.7110.65
ATL11.1911.0610.6510.0611.5910.4710.71
BAL10.5610.7511.6510.4111.6511.0610.71
LAR11.8811.811110.4111.2410.1810.71
ARI11.2511.1310.7111.4110.5910.0610.76
PHI11.9412.3110.7610.7610.4110.5910.76
NO10.9411.3111.7111.1811.651110.82
NYG12.1310.3811.1210.8212.0611.0610.82
TB12.8111.3111.4111.6510.8810.8810.82
CIN11.9411.3811.4111.2511.121110.88
CHI11.5611.4410.7610.7111.241110.94
MIN11.0610.9411.6511.5911.1811.1811
NYJ12.3111.2511.2411.5312.7110.4711
DET11.8810.8810.8810.5911.1210.7611.12
HOU10.8110.6311.1811.9411.5911.4111.12
TEN11.9410.6911.1811.2910.5911.2911.12
JAX11.4411.5010.4710.7611.5910.6511.18
DEN10.9411.8810.2411.9411.1211.6511.35
SEA11.7511.1311.3511.1810.8811.7111.47
CLE11.5010.4410.7611.1213.5312.5911.94

Distribution

How the 32 teams cluster for 2025.

About this stat
Stat ID
def_drives_drives
Side
defensive
Family
Drive Averages
Data source
P + N
Polarity
lower is better
Display grain
count
Algorithm eligibility
Algorithm-eligible: this stat can be picked in the Algorithm Builder.