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 — 2024

  • League leaderKC 9.94
  • League average10.93
  • Best to worst2.65

All 32 teams, lower is better.

At a glance — 2024

Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.

League leader
KC · 9.94
League laggard
CLE · 12.59
League average
10.93
Spread (max − min)
2.65

Year-over-year — 2024 vs 2023

Biggest movers from last season.

Biggest riser
DAL · +1.12
Biggest faller
NYJ · −2.24
Most consistent
MIN · 0
League trend 2024 vs 2023
▼ -0.36

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

Distribution

How the 32 teams cluster for 2024.

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.