NFL Lines

League snapshot — 2019

League leaderLAC 10.44
League average11.49
Best to worst2.38

All 32 teams, lower is better.

At a glance — 2019

Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.

League leader

LAC · 10.44

League laggard

TB · 12.81

League average

11.49

Spread (max − min)

2.38

Rank	Team	Value	Δ vs avg	Percentile
1	LAC	10.44	-1.05	100%
2	BAL	10.56	-0.92	96.8%
3	KC	10.56	-0.92	93.5%
4	LV	10.56	-0.92	90.3%
5	HOU	10.81	-0.67	87.1%
6	DEN	10.94	-0.55	83.9%
7	IND	10.94	-0.55	80.6%
8	NO	10.94	-0.55	77.4%
9	DAL	11	-0.49	74.2%
10	MIN	11.06	-0.42	71%
11	ATL	11.19	-0.30	67.7%
12	GB	11.19	-0.30	64.5%
13	WAS	11.19	-0.30	61.3%
14	ARI	11.25	-0.24	58.1%
15	SF	11.38	-0.11	54.8%
16	JAX	11.44	-0.05	51.6%
17	CLE	11.50	0.01	48.4%
18	CHI	11.56	0.08	45.2%
19	BUF	11.69	0.20	41.9%
20	SEA	11.75	0.26	38.7%
21	DET	11.88	0.39	35.5%
22	LAR	11.88	0.39	32.3%
23	MIA	11.88	0.39	29%
24	CIN	11.94	0.45	25.8%
25	PHI	11.94	0.45	22.6%
26	PIT	11.94	0.45	19.4%
27	TEN	11.94	0.45	16.1%
28	NYG	12.13	0.64	12.9%
29	NYJ	12.31	0.83	9.7%
30	NE	12.38	0.89	6.5%
31	CAR	12.63	1.14	3.2%
32	TB	12.81	1.33	0%

Year-over-year — 2019 vs 2018

Biggest movers from last season.

Biggest riser

CAR · +1.88

Biggest faller

CLE · −1.25

Most consistent

ATL · +0.13

League trend 2019 vs 2018

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Rank	Team	2019	2018	Δ
1	CAR	12.63	10.75	+1.88
2	TB	12.81	11.69	+1.13
3	TEN	11.94	10.94	+1
4	PHI	11.94	11.13	+0.81
5	DET	11.88	11.13	+0.75
6	CIN	11.94	11.25	+0.69
7	NE	12.38	11.69	+0.69
8	LAR	11.88	11.25	+0.63
9	NYG	12.13	11.50	+0.63
10	NO	10.94	10.44	+0.50
11	DAL	11	10.63	+0.38
12	SEA	11.75	11.38	+0.38
13	MIA	11.88	11.63	+0.25
14	PIT	11.94	11.75	+0.19
15	WAS	11.19	11	+0.19
16	ATL	11.19	11.06	+0.13
17	IND	10.94	11.13	−0.19
18	CHI	11.56	11.81	−0.25
19	SF	11.38	11.63	−0.25
20	GB	11.19	11.56	−0.38
21	JAX	11.44	11.81	−0.38
22	LAC	10.44	10.88	−0.44
23	BUF	11.69	12.19	−0.50
24	NYJ	12.31	12.88	−0.56
25	ARI	11.25	11.94	−0.69
26	KC	10.56	11.25	−0.69
27	LV	10.56	11.25	−0.69
28	BAL	10.56	11.44	−0.88
29	MIN	11.06	11.94	−0.88
30	DEN	10.94	11.88	−0.94
31	HOU	10.81	11.81	−1
32	CLE	11.50	12.75	−1.25

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

Rank	Team	Avg	Slope/yr	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
1	GB	10.41	−0.13	11.19	10.19	10.41	10.47	10.29	10.76	9.59
2	KC	10.45	−0.10	10.56	10.75	10.18	10.94	10.76	9.94	10
3	BUF	10.82	−0.18	11.69	10.63	11.12	10.81	10.82	10.24	10.41
4	ATL	10.82	−0.06	11.19	11.06	10.65	10.06	11.59	10.47	10.71
5	LV	10.83	+0.05	10.56	10.63	11	10.82	11	11.18	10.65
6	ARI	10.84	−0.13	11.25	11.13	10.71	11.41	10.59	10.06	10.76
7	SF	10.88	−0.26	11.38	11.94	10.94	11	10.29	10.65	10
8	LAC	10.90	+0.01	10.44	11.13	10.82	11.24	11.29	10.71	10.65
9	BAL	10.97	+0.04	10.56	10.75	11.65	10.41	11.65	11.06	10.71
10	LAR	11.03	−0.23	11.88	11.81	11	10.41	11.24	10.18	10.71
11	DET	11.03	−0.08	11.88	10.88	10.88	10.59	11.12	10.76	11.12
12	WAS	11.08	−0.20	11.19	11.94	10.76	11.71	11.47	10.41	10.06
13	PHI	11.08	−0.26	11.94	12.31	10.76	10.76	10.41	10.59	10.76
14	JAX	11.08	−0.05	11.44	11.50	10.47	10.76	11.59	10.65	11.18
15	CHI	11.09	−0.08	11.56	11.44	10.76	10.71	11.24	11	10.94
16	NE	11.13	−0.14	12.38	10	10.88	11.59	12.29	10.47	10.29
17	TEN	11.16	−0.07	11.94	10.69	11.18	11.29	10.59	11.29	11.12
18	NYG	11.20	−0.06	12.13	10.38	11.12	10.82	12.06	11.06	10.82
19	CAR	11.20	−0.24	12.63	10.25	11.76	11.59	11.06	11.12	10
20	PIT	11.22	−0.23	11.94	11.81	11.65	10.53	11.18	10.82	10.59
21	MIA	11.22	−0.21	11.88	11.56	11.41	11.06	11.35	10.82	10.47
22	MIN	11.23	−0.01	11.06	10.94	11.65	11.59	11.18	11.18	11
23	NO	11.23	−0.04	10.94	11.31	11.71	11.18	11.65	11	10.82
24	HOU	11.24	+0.10	10.81	10.63	11.18	11.94	11.59	11.41	11.12
25	CIN	11.28	−0.15	11.94	11.38	11.41	11.25	11.12	11	10.88
26	IND	11.28	+0.06	10.94	10.88	10.88	11.88	12.12	11.82	10.47
27	DEN	11.30	+0.06	10.94	11.88	10.24	11.94	11.12	11.65	11.35
28	DAL	11.34	−0.11	11	11.63	12.18	11.82	10.59	11.71	10.47
29	SEA	11.35	−0.01	11.75	11.13	11.35	11.18	10.88	11.71	11.47
30	TB	11.40	−0.26	12.81	11.31	11.41	11.65	10.88	10.88	10.82
31	NYJ	11.50	−0.14	12.31	11.25	11.24	11.53	12.71	10.47	11
32	CLE	11.70	+0.30	11.50	10.44	10.76	11.12	13.53	12.59	11.94

Multi-year heatmap

32 teams across 7 seasons. Cells colored by quintile within each season; click a column header to jump to that year.

Team	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
LAC	10.44	11.13	10.82	11.24	11.29	10.71	10.65
BAL	10.56	10.75	11.65	10.41	11.65	11.06	10.71
KC	10.56	10.75	10.18	10.94	10.76	9.94	10
LV	10.56	10.63	11	10.82	11	11.18	10.65
HOU	10.81	10.63	11.18	11.94	11.59	11.41	11.12
DEN	10.94	11.88	10.24	11.94	11.12	11.65	11.35
IND	10.94	10.88	10.88	11.88	12.12	11.82	10.47
NO	10.94	11.31	11.71	11.18	11.65	11	10.82
DAL	11	11.63	12.18	11.82	10.59	11.71	10.47
MIN	11.06	10.94	11.65	11.59	11.18	11.18	11
ATL	11.19	11.06	10.65	10.06	11.59	10.47	10.71
GB	11.19	10.19	10.41	10.47	10.29	10.76	9.59
WAS	11.19	11.94	10.76	11.71	11.47	10.41	10.06
ARI	11.25	11.13	10.71	11.41	10.59	10.06	10.76
SF	11.38	11.94	10.94	11	10.29	10.65	10
JAX	11.44	11.50	10.47	10.76	11.59	10.65	11.18
CLE	11.50	10.44	10.76	11.12	13.53	12.59	11.94
CHI	11.56	11.44	10.76	10.71	11.24	11	10.94
BUF	11.69	10.63	11.12	10.81	10.82	10.24	10.41
SEA	11.75	11.13	11.35	11.18	10.88	11.71	11.47
DET	11.88	10.88	10.88	10.59	11.12	10.76	11.12
LAR	11.88	11.81	11	10.41	11.24	10.18	10.71
MIA	11.88	11.56	11.41	11.06	11.35	10.82	10.47
CIN	11.94	11.38	11.41	11.25	11.12	11	10.88
PHI	11.94	12.31	10.76	10.76	10.41	10.59	10.76
PIT	11.94	11.81	11.65	10.53	11.18	10.82	10.59
TEN	11.94	10.69	11.18	11.29	10.59	11.29	11.12
NYG	12.13	10.38	11.12	10.82	12.06	11.06	10.82
NYJ	12.31	11.25	11.24	11.53	12.71	10.47	11
NE	12.38	10	10.88	11.59	12.29	10.47	10.29
CAR	12.63	10.25	11.76	11.59	11.06	11.12	10
TB	12.81	11.31	11.41	11.65	10.88	10.88	10.82

Distribution

How the 32 teams cluster for 2019.

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.