NFL Lines

League snapshot — 2020

League leaderNE 10
League average11.11
Best to worst2.31

All 32 teams, lower is better.

At a glance — 2020

Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.

League leader

NE · 10

League laggard

PHI · 12.31

League average

11.11

Spread (max − min)

2.31

Rank	Team	Value	Δ vs avg	Percentile
1	NE	10	-1.11	100%
2	GB	10.19	-0.92	96.8%
3	CAR	10.25	-0.86	93.5%
4	NYG	10.38	-0.73	90.3%
5	CLE	10.44	-0.67	87.1%
6	BUF	10.63	-0.48	83.9%
7	HOU	10.63	-0.48	80.6%
8	LV	10.63	-0.48	77.4%
9	TEN	10.69	-0.42	74.2%
10	BAL	10.75	-0.36	71%
11	KC	10.75	-0.36	67.7%
12	DET	10.88	-0.23	64.5%
13	IND	10.88	-0.23	61.3%
14	MIN	10.94	-0.17	58.1%
15	ATL	11.06	-0.05	54.8%
16	ARI	11.13	0.02	51.6%
17	LAC	11.13	0.02	48.4%
18	SEA	11.13	0.02	45.2%
19	NYJ	11.25	0.14	41.9%
20	NO	11.31	0.20	38.7%
21	TB	11.31	0.20	35.5%
22	CIN	11.38	0.27	32.3%
23	CHI	11.44	0.33	29%
24	JAX	11.50	0.39	25.8%
25	MIA	11.56	0.45	22.6%
26	DAL	11.63	0.52	19.4%
27	LAR	11.81	0.70	16.1%
28	PIT	11.81	0.70	12.9%
29	DEN	11.88	0.77	9.7%
30	SF	11.94	0.83	6.5%
31	WAS	11.94	0.83	3.2%
32	PHI	12.31	1.20	0%

Year-over-year — 2020 vs 2019

Biggest movers from last season.

Biggest riser

DEN · +0.94

Biggest faller

NE · −2.38

Most consistent

JAX · +0.06

League trend 2020 vs 2019

▼ -0.38

Rank	Team	2020	2019	Δ
1	DEN	11.88	10.94	+0.94
2	WAS	11.94	11.19	+0.75
3	LAC	11.13	10.44	+0.69
4	DAL	11.63	11	+0.63
5	SF	11.94	11.38	+0.56
6	NO	11.31	10.94	+0.38
7	PHI	12.31	11.94	+0.38
8	BAL	10.75	10.56	+0.19
9	KC	10.75	10.56	+0.19
10	JAX	11.50	11.44	+0.06
11	LV	10.63	10.56	+0.06
12	IND	10.88	10.94	−0.06
13	LAR	11.81	11.88	−0.06
14	ARI	11.13	11.25	−0.13
15	ATL	11.06	11.19	−0.13
16	CHI	11.44	11.56	−0.13
17	MIN	10.94	11.06	−0.13
18	PIT	11.81	11.94	−0.13
19	HOU	10.63	10.81	−0.19
20	MIA	11.56	11.88	−0.31
21	CIN	11.38	11.94	−0.56
22	SEA	11.13	11.75	−0.63
23	DET	10.88	11.88	−1
24	GB	10.19	11.19	−1
25	BUF	10.63	11.69	−1.06
26	CLE	10.44	11.50	−1.06
27	NYJ	11.25	12.31	−1.06
28	TEN	10.69	11.94	−1.25
29	TB	11.31	12.81	−1.50
30	NYG	10.38	12.13	−1.75
31	CAR	10.25	12.63	−2.38
32	NE	10	12.38	−2.38

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

Distribution

How the 32 teams cluster for 2020.

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.