Defensive: Drive Averages · Points avg (allowed)
Points per drive. The cleanest single measure of an offence, because it ignores how often it gets the ball.
P + N
About this stat ↓League snapshot — 2024
- League leaderDEN 1.57
- League average2.10
- Best to worst1.25
All 32 teams, lower is better.
At a glance — 2024
Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.
League leader
DEN · 1.57
League laggard
CAR · 2.83
League average
2.10
Spread (max − min)
1.25
All teams — 2024
| Rank | Team | Value | Δ vs avg | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DEN | 1.57 | -0.53 | 100% |
| 2 | LAC | 1.65 | -0.44 | 96.8% |
| 3 | PHI | 1.68 | -0.42 | 93.5% |
| 4 | MIN | 1.75 | -0.35 | 90.3% |
| 5 | GB | 1.85 | -0.25 | 87.1% |
| 6 | SEA | 1.85 | -0.25 | 83.9% |
| 7 | DET | 1.87 | -0.23 | 80.6% |
| 8 | PIT | 1.89 | -0.21 | 77.4% |
| 9 | HOU | 1.92 | -0.18 | 74.2% |
| 10 | BAL | 1.92 | -0.18 | 71% |
| 11 | KC | 1.93 | -0.17 | 67.7% |
| 12 | MIA | 1.98 | -0.12 | 64.5% |
| 13 | CHI | 1.98 | -0.12 | 61.3% |
| 14 | CLE | 2.03 | -0.07 | 58.1% |
| 15 | TB | 2.08 | -0.02 | 54.8% |
| 16 | BUF | 2.11 | 0.02 | 51.6% |
| 17 | IND | 2.12 | 0.03 | 48.4% |
| 18 | NO | 2.13 | 0.03 | 45.2% |
| 19 | NYG | 2.21 | 0.11 | 41.9% |
| 20 | WAS | 2.21 | 0.11 | 38.7% |
| 21 | ARI | 2.22 | 0.12 | 35.5% |
| 22 | LAR | 2.23 | 0.13 | 32.3% |
| 23 | NYJ | 2.27 | 0.17 | 29% |
| 24 | LV | 2.28 | 0.19 | 25.8% |
| 25 | CIN | 2.32 | 0.22 | 22.6% |
| 26 | NE | 2.34 | 0.24 | 19.4% |
| 27 | DAL | 2.35 | 0.25 | 16.1% |
| 28 | ATL | 2.38 | 0.28 | 12.9% |
| 29 | TEN | 2.40 | 0.30 | 9.7% |
| 30 | JAX | 2.40 | 0.30 | 6.5% |
| 31 | SF | 2.41 | 0.31 | 3.2% |
| 32 | CAR | 2.83 | 0.73 | 0% |
Year-over-year — 2024 vs 2023
Biggest movers from last season.
Biggest riser
SF · +0.71
Biggest faller
PHI · −0.73
Most consistent
CHI · −0.01
League trend 2024 vs 2023
▲ 0.16
YoY by team — 2024 vs 2023
| Rank | Team | 2024 | 2023 | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SF | 2.41 | 1.70 | +0.71 |
| 2 | NYJ | 2.27 | 1.64 | +0.63 |
| 3 | CAR | 2.83 | 2.21 | +0.61 |
| 4 | DAL | 2.35 | 1.75 | +0.60 |
| 5 | NE | 2.34 | 1.75 | +0.59 |
| 6 | JAX | 2.40 | 1.88 | +0.52 |
| 7 | LV | 2.28 | 1.77 | +0.51 |
| 8 | BAL | 1.92 | 1.41 | +0.51 |
| 9 | ATL | 2.38 | 1.89 | +0.48 |
| 10 | NO | 2.13 | 1.65 | +0.48 |
| 11 | CLE | 2.03 | 1.57 | +0.46 |
| 12 | BUF | 2.11 | 1.69 | +0.42 |
| 13 | TEN | 2.40 | 2.04 | +0.36 |
| 14 | TB | 2.08 | 1.76 | +0.32 |
| 15 | KC | 1.93 | 1.61 | +0.32 |
| 16 | CIN | 2.32 | 2.03 | +0.29 |
| 17 | LAR | 2.23 | 1.97 | +0.26 |
| 18 | NYG | 2.21 | 1.99 | +0.22 |
| 19 | PIT | 1.89 | 1.71 | +0.18 |
| 20 | HOU | 1.92 | 1.79 | +0.13 |
| 21 | IND | 2.12 | 2.01 | +0.11 |
| 22 | CHI | 1.98 | 1.98 | −0.01 |
| 23 | MIA | 1.98 | 2.03 | −0.05 |
| 24 | GB | 1.85 | 2.00 | −0.15 |
| 25 | MIN | 1.75 | 1.91 | −0.16 |
| 26 | DET | 1.87 | 2.09 | −0.22 |
| 27 | ARI | 2.22 | 2.53 | −0.31 |
| 28 | SEA | 1.85 | 2.17 | −0.32 |
| 29 | LAC | 1.65 | 2.07 | −0.42 |
| 30 | WAS | 2.21 | 2.66 | −0.45 |
| 31 | DEN | 1.57 | 2.19 | −0.61 |
| 32 | PHI | 1.68 | 2.42 | −0.73 |
Multi-year context
7-year window (2019–2025)
Multi-year leader
BUF · 1.81
Multi-year laggard
LV · 2.34
Biggest improver
HOU · −0.15/yr
Biggest decliner
DAL · +0.10/yr
Multi-year averages
| Rank | Team | Avg | Slope/yr | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BUF | 1.81 | +0.07 | 1.39 | 2.21 | 1.53 | 1.65 | 1.69 | 2.11 | 2.06 |
| 2 | NE | 1.81 | +0.09 | 1.14 | 2.21 | 1.64 | 1.76 | 1.75 | 2.34 | 1.83 |
| 3 | BAL | 1.82 | +0.05 | 1.67 | 1.76 | 1.98 | 1.78 | 1.41 | 1.92 | 2.19 |
| 4 | PIT | 1.85 | +0.07 | 1.59 | 1.65 | 2.01 | 1.93 | 1.71 | 1.89 | 2.15 |
| 5 | DEN | 1.88 | −0.06 | 1.81 | 2.35 | 1.85 | 1.77 | 2.19 | 1.57 | 1.61 |
| 6 | NO | 1.88 | +0.03 | 1.95 | 1.86 | 1.68 | 1.82 | 1.65 | 2.13 | 2.08 |
| 7 | KC | 1.93 | −0.02 | 1.82 | 2.10 | 2.10 | 1.98 | 1.61 | 1.93 | 1.93 |
| 8 | SF | 1.93 | +0.07 | 1.70 | 2.04 | 1.96 | 1.48 | 1.70 | 2.41 | 2.18 |
| 9 | SEA | 1.96 | −0.07 | 2.12 | 2.08 | 1.90 | 2.11 | 2.17 | 1.85 | 1.50 |
| 10 | LAR | 1.96 | +0.05 | 1.92 | 1.57 | 1.99 | 2.17 | 1.97 | 2.23 | 1.90 |
| 11 | PHI | 1.98 | −0.03 | 1.85 | 2.12 | 2.10 | 1.88 | 2.42 | 1.68 | 1.78 |
| 12 | TB | 1.98 | +0.01 | 2.19 | 1.96 | 1.82 | 1.81 | 1.76 | 2.08 | 2.23 |
| 13 | CLE | 2.02 | −0.08 | 2.14 | 2.51 | 2.03 | 2.02 | 1.57 | 2.03 | 1.87 |
| 14 | MIN | 2.03 | −0.07 | 1.71 | 2.71 | 2.15 | 2.17 | 1.91 | 1.75 | 1.78 |
| 15 | GB | 2.04 | +0.02 | 1.75 | 2.26 | 2.10 | 2.08 | 2.00 | 1.85 | 2.21 |
| 16 | LAC | 2.08 | −0.09 | 2.07 | 2.39 | 2.49 | 2.01 | 2.07 | 1.65 | 1.88 |
| 17 | CHI | 2.08 | +0.05 | 1.61 | 2.02 | 2.22 | 2.54 | 1.98 | 1.98 | 2.23 |
| 18 | HOU | 2.10 | −0.15 | 2.23 | 2.73 | 2.38 | 2.07 | 1.79 | 1.92 | 1.56 |
| 19 | IND | 2.11 | +0.02 | 2.13 | 2.08 | 1.97 | 2.11 | 2.01 | 2.12 | 2.31 |
| 20 | DAL | 2.11 | +0.10 | 1.82 | 2.54 | 1.73 | 1.70 | 1.75 | 2.35 | 2.87 |
| 21 | MIA | 2.12 | −0.01 | 2.60 | 1.83 | 1.92 | 2.12 | 2.03 | 1.98 | 2.38 |
| 22 | TEN | 2.14 | +0.08 | 1.73 | 2.57 | 1.86 | 1.87 | 2.04 | 2.40 | 2.53 |
| 23 | NYJ | 2.17 | +0.04 | 1.82 | 2.54 | 2.64 | 1.61 | 1.64 | 2.27 | 2.69 |
| 24 | CIN | 2.18 | +0.05 | 2.20 | 2.33 | 1.94 | 1.79 | 2.03 | 2.32 | 2.66 |
| 25 | NYG | 2.18 | +0.00 | 2.32 | 2.15 | 2.20 | 2.02 | 1.99 | 2.21 | 2.39 |
| 26 | JAX | 2.20 | −0.09 | 2.17 | 2.67 | 2.57 | 1.91 | 1.88 | 2.40 | 1.77 |
| 27 | WAS | 2.25 | +0.07 | 2.43 | 1.72 | 2.37 | 1.72 | 2.66 | 2.21 | 2.64 |
| 28 | ATL | 2.26 | −0.02 | 2.23 | 2.34 | 2.54 | 2.26 | 1.89 | 2.38 | 2.20 |
| 29 | CAR | 2.28 | +0.02 | 2.33 | 2.45 | 2.02 | 1.90 | 2.21 | 2.83 | 2.24 |
| 30 | DET | 2.32 | −0.10 | 2.23 | 2.98 | 2.52 | 2.37 | 2.09 | 1.87 | 2.19 |
| 31 | ARI | 2.32 | +0.05 | 2.46 | 2.06 | 2.01 | 2.31 | 2.53 | 2.22 | 2.67 |
| 32 | LV | 2.34 | −0.07 | 2.48 | 2.81 | 2.35 | 2.27 | 1.77 | 2.28 | 2.39 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | 1.81 | 2.35 | 1.85 | 1.77 | 2.19 | 1.57 | 1.61 |
| LAC | 2.07 | 2.39 | 2.49 | 2.01 | 2.07 | 1.65 | 1.88 |
| PHI | 1.85 | 2.12 | 2.10 | 1.88 | 2.42 | 1.68 | 1.78 |
| MIN | 1.71 | 2.71 | 2.15 | 2.17 | 1.91 | 1.75 | 1.78 |
| GB | 1.75 | 2.26 | 2.10 | 2.08 | 2.00 | 1.85 | 2.21 |
| SEA | 2.12 | 2.08 | 1.90 | 2.11 | 2.17 | 1.85 | 1.50 |
| DET | 2.23 | 2.98 | 2.52 | 2.37 | 2.09 | 1.87 | 2.19 |
| PIT | 1.59 | 1.65 | 2.01 | 1.93 | 1.71 | 1.89 | 2.15 |
| HOU | 2.23 | 2.73 | 2.38 | 2.07 | 1.79 | 1.92 | 1.56 |
| BAL | 1.67 | 1.76 | 1.98 | 1.78 | 1.41 | 1.92 | 2.19 |
| KC | 1.82 | 2.10 | 2.10 | 1.98 | 1.61 | 1.93 | 1.93 |
| MIA | 2.60 | 1.83 | 1.92 | 2.12 | 2.03 | 1.98 | 2.38 |
| CHI | 1.61 | 2.02 | 2.22 | 2.54 | 1.98 | 1.98 | 2.23 |
| CLE | 2.14 | 2.51 | 2.03 | 2.02 | 1.57 | 2.03 | 1.87 |
| TB | 2.19 | 1.96 | 1.82 | 1.81 | 1.76 | 2.08 | 2.23 |
| BUF | 1.39 | 2.21 | 1.53 | 1.65 | 1.69 | 2.11 | 2.06 |
| IND | 2.13 | 2.08 | 1.97 | 2.11 | 2.01 | 2.12 | 2.31 |
| NO | 1.95 | 1.86 | 1.68 | 1.82 | 1.65 | 2.13 | 2.08 |
| NYG | 2.32 | 2.15 | 2.20 | 2.02 | 1.99 | 2.21 | 2.39 |
| WAS | 2.43 | 1.72 | 2.37 | 1.72 | 2.66 | 2.21 | 2.64 |
| ARI | 2.46 | 2.06 | 2.01 | 2.31 | 2.53 | 2.22 | 2.67 |
| LAR | 1.92 | 1.57 | 1.99 | 2.17 | 1.97 | 2.23 | 1.90 |
| NYJ | 1.82 | 2.54 | 2.64 | 1.61 | 1.64 | 2.27 | 2.69 |
| LV | 2.48 | 2.81 | 2.35 | 2.27 | 1.77 | 2.28 | 2.39 |
| CIN | 2.20 | 2.33 | 1.94 | 1.79 | 2.03 | 2.32 | 2.66 |
| NE | 1.14 | 2.21 | 1.64 | 1.76 | 1.75 | 2.34 | 1.83 |
| DAL | 1.82 | 2.54 | 1.73 | 1.70 | 1.75 | 2.35 | 2.87 |
| ATL | 2.23 | 2.34 | 2.54 | 2.26 | 1.89 | 2.38 | 2.20 |
| TEN | 1.73 | 2.57 | 1.86 | 1.87 | 2.04 | 2.40 | 2.53 |
| JAX | 2.17 | 2.67 | 2.57 | 1.91 | 1.88 | 2.40 | 1.77 |
| SF | 1.70 | 2.04 | 1.96 | 1.48 | 1.70 | 2.41 | 2.18 |
| CAR | 2.33 | 2.45 | 2.02 | 1.90 | 2.21 | 2.83 | 2.24 |
Distribution
How the 32 teams cluster for 2024.
About this stat
- Stat ID
- def_drives_points_avg
- Side
- defensive
- Family
- Drive Averages
- Data source
- P + N
- Polarity
- lower is better
- Display grain
- rate
- Algorithm eligibility
- Algorithm-eligible: this stat can be picked in the Algorithm Builder.