Defensive: Drive Averages · Drives (allowed)
Drives per game. Sets the pace every other drive-level number is measured against.
P + 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
All teams — 2024
| Rank | Team | Value | Δ vs avg | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KC | 9.94 | -0.99 | 100% |
| 2 | ARI | 10.06 | -0.87 | 96.8% |
| 3 | LAR | 10.18 | -0.75 | 93.5% |
| 4 | BUF | 10.24 | -0.69 | 90.3% |
| 5 | WAS | 10.41 | -0.51 | 87.1% |
| 6 | ATL | 10.47 | -0.46 | 83.9% |
| 7 | NE | 10.47 | -0.46 | 80.6% |
| 8 | NYJ | 10.47 | -0.46 | 77.4% |
| 9 | PHI | 10.59 | -0.34 | 74.2% |
| 10 | JAX | 10.65 | -0.28 | 71% |
| 11 | SF | 10.65 | -0.28 | 67.7% |
| 12 | LAC | 10.71 | -0.22 | 64.5% |
| 13 | DET | 10.76 | -0.16 | 61.3% |
| 14 | GB | 10.76 | -0.16 | 58.1% |
| 15 | MIA | 10.82 | -0.10 | 54.8% |
| 16 | PIT | 10.82 | -0.10 | 51.6% |
| 17 | TB | 10.88 | -0.04 | 48.4% |
| 18 | CHI | 11 | 0.07 | 45.2% |
| 19 | CIN | 11 | 0.07 | 41.9% |
| 20 | NO | 11 | 0.07 | 38.7% |
| 21 | BAL | 11.06 | 0.13 | 35.5% |
| 22 | NYG | 11.06 | 0.13 | 32.3% |
| 23 | CAR | 11.12 | 0.19 | 29% |
| 24 | LV | 11.18 | 0.25 | 25.8% |
| 25 | MIN | 11.18 | 0.25 | 22.6% |
| 26 | TEN | 11.29 | 0.37 | 19.4% |
| 27 | HOU | 11.41 | 0.49 | 16.1% |
| 28 | DEN | 11.65 | 0.72 | 12.9% |
| 29 | DAL | 11.71 | 0.78 | 9.7% |
| 30 | SEA | 11.71 | 0.78 | 6.5% |
| 31 | IND | 11.82 | 0.90 | 3.2% |
| 32 | CLE | 12.59 | 1.66 | 0% |
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
YoY by team — 2024 vs 2023
| Rank | Team | 2024 | 2023 | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DAL | 11.71 | 10.59 | +1.12 |
| 2 | SEA | 11.71 | 10.88 | +0.82 |
| 3 | TEN | 11.29 | 10.59 | +0.71 |
| 4 | DEN | 11.65 | 11.12 | +0.53 |
| 5 | GB | 10.76 | 10.29 | +0.47 |
| 6 | SF | 10.65 | 10.29 | +0.35 |
| 7 | LV | 11.18 | 11 | +0.18 |
| 8 | PHI | 10.59 | 10.41 | +0.18 |
| 9 | CAR | 11.12 | 11.06 | +0.06 |
| 10 | MIN | 11.18 | 11.18 | 0 |
| 11 | TB | 10.88 | 10.88 | 0 |
| 12 | CIN | 11 | 11.12 | −0.12 |
| 13 | HOU | 11.41 | 11.59 | −0.18 |
| 14 | CHI | 11 | 11.24 | −0.24 |
| 15 | IND | 11.82 | 12.12 | −0.29 |
| 16 | DET | 10.76 | 11.12 | −0.35 |
| 17 | PIT | 10.82 | 11.18 | −0.35 |
| 18 | ARI | 10.06 | 10.59 | −0.53 |
| 19 | MIA | 10.82 | 11.35 | −0.53 |
| 20 | BAL | 11.06 | 11.65 | −0.59 |
| 21 | BUF | 10.24 | 10.82 | −0.59 |
| 22 | LAC | 10.71 | 11.29 | −0.59 |
| 23 | NO | 11 | 11.65 | −0.65 |
| 24 | KC | 9.94 | 10.76 | −0.82 |
| 25 | CLE | 12.59 | 13.53 | −0.94 |
| 26 | JAX | 10.65 | 11.59 | −0.94 |
| 27 | NYG | 11.06 | 12.06 | −1 |
| 28 | LAR | 10.18 | 11.24 | −1.06 |
| 29 | WAS | 10.41 | 11.47 | −1.06 |
| 30 | ATL | 10.47 | 11.59 | −1.12 |
| 31 | NE | 10.47 | 12.29 | −1.82 |
| 32 | NYJ | 10.47 | 12.71 | −2.24 |
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 averages
| 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 |
| ARI | 11.25 | 11.13 | 10.71 | 11.41 | 10.59 | 10.06 | 10.76 |
| 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 |
| WAS | 11.19 | 11.94 | 10.76 | 11.71 | 11.47 | 10.41 | 10.06 |
| ATL | 11.19 | 11.06 | 10.65 | 10.06 | 11.59 | 10.47 | 10.71 |
| NE | 12.38 | 10 | 10.88 | 11.59 | 12.29 | 10.47 | 10.29 |
| NYJ | 12.31 | 11.25 | 11.24 | 11.53 | 12.71 | 10.47 | 11 |
| PHI | 11.94 | 12.31 | 10.76 | 10.76 | 10.41 | 10.59 | 10.76 |
| JAX | 11.44 | 11.50 | 10.47 | 10.76 | 11.59 | 10.65 | 11.18 |
| SF | 11.38 | 11.94 | 10.94 | 11 | 10.29 | 10.65 | 10 |
| 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 |
| GB | 11.19 | 10.19 | 10.41 | 10.47 | 10.29 | 10.76 | 9.59 |
| MIA | 11.88 | 11.56 | 11.41 | 11.06 | 11.35 | 10.82 | 10.47 |
| PIT | 11.94 | 11.81 | 11.65 | 10.53 | 11.18 | 10.82 | 10.59 |
| TB | 12.81 | 11.31 | 11.41 | 11.65 | 10.88 | 10.88 | 10.82 |
| CHI | 11.56 | 11.44 | 10.76 | 10.71 | 11.24 | 11 | 10.94 |
| CIN | 11.94 | 11.38 | 11.41 | 11.25 | 11.12 | 11 | 10.88 |
| NO | 10.94 | 11.31 | 11.71 | 11.18 | 11.65 | 11 | 10.82 |
| BAL | 10.56 | 10.75 | 11.65 | 10.41 | 11.65 | 11.06 | 10.71 |
| NYG | 12.13 | 10.38 | 11.12 | 10.82 | 12.06 | 11.06 | 10.82 |
| CAR | 12.63 | 10.25 | 11.76 | 11.59 | 11.06 | 11.12 | 10 |
| LV | 10.56 | 10.63 | 11 | 10.82 | 11 | 11.18 | 10.65 |
| MIN | 11.06 | 10.94 | 11.65 | 11.59 | 11.18 | 11.18 | 11 |
| TEN | 11.94 | 10.69 | 11.18 | 11.29 | 10.59 | 11.29 | 11.12 |
| 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 |
| DAL | 11 | 11.63 | 12.18 | 11.82 | 10.59 | 11.71 | 10.47 |
| SEA | 11.75 | 11.13 | 11.35 | 11.18 | 10.88 | 11.71 | 11.47 |
| IND | 10.94 | 10.88 | 10.88 | 11.88 | 12.12 | 11.82 | 10.47 |
| CLE | 11.50 | 10.44 | 10.76 | 11.12 | 13.53 | 12.59 | 11.94 |
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.