Defensive: Drive Averages · Play count tip (allowed)

Plays counted per drive. Bookkeeping behind the drive numbers rather than a rating input.

DEF · Drive AveragesP + N
About this stat ↓

League snapshot — 2020

  • League leaderNE 60.44
  • League average63.62
  • Best to worst8.75

All 32 teams, lower is better.

At a glance — 2020

Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.

League leader
NE · 60.44
League laggard
SEA · 69.19
League average
63.62
Spread (max − min)
8.75

Year-over-year — 2020 vs 2019

Biggest movers from last season.

Biggest riser
BAL · +6.06
Biggest faller
WAS · −4.88
Most consistent
CIN · +0.13
League trend 2020 vs 2019
▲ 0.81

Multi-year context

7-year window (2019–2025)

Multi-year leader
SF · 60.36
Multi-year laggard
SEA · 65.50
Biggest improver
TEN · −1.26/yr
Biggest decliner
IND · +0.85/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
NE58.3860.4460.3563.4162.7662.3556.82
GB61.9460.7560.5957.5361.8860.4162.12
SF60.6361.0660.3559.8260.8259.8859.94
LAR64.9461.2565.3561.0662.5361.7162.82
IND60.5061.3861.7163.5966.0664.6564.76
MIA65.1361.4462.4762.7661.2458.8259.76
NO62.1361.6362.1862.9461.2964.9460.53
LAC57.0661.7564.4758.4764.3560.4156.18
WAS66.6961.8162.0657.8265.2460.4163.06
PIT63.9461.9465.1859.2962.6560.6564.94
CAR63.9462.6359.4764.1257.7166.8258.71
CHI6362.6358.2960.1860.5360.0660.12
CIN62.8162.9462.8861.6961.7163.2460.88
KC65.1363.2561.9463.7660.7659.9457.47
BAL57.3863.4460.1861.1264.9462.2463.29
TB66.7563.4464.1862.4763.2961.9458.24
ATL60.6963.7565.1263.2463.0661.8861.59
MIN65.7563.8167.4765.4763.4763.1859.82
BUF60.8864.1359.2962.1359.2461.4755.88
CLE62.0664.2561.5960.2958.2959.4758.47
LV59.2564.3164.3562.6563.0660.6562
DEN62.2564.4460.2962.7163.0663.7662.06
PHI60.0664.8162.3562.4764.7658.7162.71
NYG65.1364.8866.2462.5963.6560.7660.71
JAX61.3165.0662.0664.7662.4165.2460.59
DAL62.8165.3863.2464.245960.5360.41
ARI66.6965.4460.2962.3561.5960.7161.94
DET67.2565.566362.8260.6559.5961.18
HOU6365.7563.9465.5363.5361.5357.76
NYJ63.8866.0666.2463.4163.1262.1261.94
TEN65.3867.1961.0664.2464.0658.7158.29
SEA63.1369.197064.8266.7662.1262.47

Distribution

How the 32 teams cluster for 2020.

About this stat
Stat ID
def_drives_play_count_tip
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.