NFL Lines

League snapshot — 2021

League leaderKC 10.18
League average11.07
Best to worst2

All 32 teams, lower is better.

At a glance — 2021

Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.

League leader

KC · 10.18

League laggard

DAL · 12.18

League average

11.07

Spread (max − min)

Rank	Team	Value	Δ vs avg	Percentile
1	KC	10.18	-0.89	100%
2	DEN	10.24	-0.83	96.8%
3	GB	10.41	-0.65	93.5%
4	JAX	10.47	-0.60	90.3%
5	ATL	10.65	-0.42	87.1%
6	ARI	10.71	-0.36	83.9%
7	CHI	10.76	-0.30	80.6%
8	CLE	10.76	-0.30	77.4%
9	PHI	10.76	-0.30	74.2%
10	WAS	10.76	-0.30	71%
11	LAC	10.82	-0.24	67.7%
12	DET	10.88	-0.18	64.5%
13	IND	10.88	-0.18	61.3%
14	NE	10.88	-0.18	58.1%
15	SF	10.94	-0.13	54.8%
16	LAR	11	-0.07	51.6%
17	LV	11	-0.07	48.4%
18	BUF	11.12	0.05	45.2%
19	NYG	11.12	0.05	41.9%
20	HOU	11.18	0.11	38.7%
21	TEN	11.18	0.11	35.5%
22	NYJ	11.24	0.17	32.3%
23	SEA	11.35	0.29	29%
24	CIN	11.41	0.35	25.8%
25	MIA	11.41	0.35	22.6%
26	TB	11.41	0.35	19.4%
27	BAL	11.65	0.58	16.1%
28	MIN	11.65	0.58	12.9%
29	PIT	11.65	0.58	9.7%
30	NO	11.71	0.64	6.5%
31	CAR	11.76	0.70	3.2%
32	DAL	12.18	1.11	0%

Year-over-year — 2021 vs 2020

Biggest movers from last season.

Biggest riser

CAR · +1.51

Biggest faller

DEN · −1.64

Most consistent

DET · +0.01

League trend 2021 vs 2020

▼ -0.04

Rank	Team	2021	2020	Δ
1	CAR	11.76	10.25	+1.51
2	BAL	11.65	10.75	+0.90
3	NE	10.88	10	+0.88
4	NYG	11.12	10.38	+0.74
5	MIN	11.65	10.94	+0.71
6	DAL	12.18	11.63	+0.55
7	HOU	11.18	10.63	+0.55
8	BUF	11.12	10.63	+0.49
9	TEN	11.18	10.69	+0.49
10	NO	11.71	11.31	+0.39
11	LV	11	10.63	+0.38
12	CLE	10.76	10.44	+0.33
13	SEA	11.35	11.13	+0.23
14	GB	10.41	10.19	+0.22
15	TB	11.41	11.31	+0.10
16	CIN	11.41	11.38	+0.04
17	DET	10.88	10.88	+0.01
18	IND	10.88	10.88	+0.01
19	NYJ	11.24	11.25	−0.01
20	MIA	11.41	11.56	−0.15
21	PIT	11.65	11.81	−0.17
22	LAC	10.82	11.13	−0.30
23	ATL	10.65	11.06	−0.42
24	ARI	10.71	11.13	−0.42
25	KC	10.18	10.75	−0.57
26	CHI	10.76	11.44	−0.67
27	LAR	11	11.81	−0.81
28	SF	10.94	11.94	−1.00
29	JAX	10.47	11.50	−1.03
30	WAS	10.76	11.94	−1.17
31	PHI	10.76	12.31	−1.55
32	DEN	10.24	11.88	−1.64

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

Distribution

How the 32 teams cluster for 2021.

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.