Defensive: Drive Averages · Points/drive (allowed)

DEF · Drive AveragesP + N
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What Points/drive (allowed) is

Points allowed per own drive: points allowed divided by the number of drives this team's offense had. It is the defense's cost spread over the team's own possessions — a pace-adjusted points-allowed number — not the same as points per opponent drive.

Lower is better. It is shown per game, so a team's number does not depend on games played. Source: P + N.

In 2018 the Bears led at 0.10; the league average was 0.13.

League snapshot — 2018

League leader
CHI · 0.10
League average
0.13
Best to worst
0.07

All 32 teams, lower is better.

At a glance — 2018

Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.

League leader
CHI · 0.10
League laggard
CIN · 0.17
League average
0.13
Spread (max − min)
0.07

Does Points/drive (allowed) matter against the spread?

Run as a one-stat algorithm against the closing line, this stat went 878–700–37 ATS (55.6%) across 2020–2025, #49 of 296 ranked.

Its best season was 2020 (161–93, 63.4%); its worst 2025 (143–126, 53.2%).

For picks, this is a strong signal. One stat is not a recipe — the algorithms combine many.

SeasonGamesATS recordATS %
2020256161–93–263.4%
2021272147–123–254.4%
2022271143–121–754.2%
2023272139–119–1453.9%
2024272145–118–955.1%
2025272143–126–353.2%

Multi-year context

7-year window (2020–2026)

Multi-year leader
MIN · 0.14
Multi-year laggard
CAR · 0.20
Biggest improver
MIN · +0.00/yr
Biggest decliner
DAL · +0.05/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.

Team2020202120222023202420252026
MIN0.170.130.120.120.100.110.23
JAX0.180.150.110.110.140.100.29
SEA0.130.110.130.130.110.090.34
NE0.140.100.110.110.140.110.35
CHI0.130.130.150.120.120.130.36
NYJ0.160.160.100.100.140.160.36
SF0.130.110.090.100.140.130.36
CLE0.160.120.120.100.130.110.37
PIT0.100.120.110.100.110.130.38
GB0.140.120.120.120.110.130.39
NYG0.130.130.120.120.130.150.40
HOU0.180.140.120.110.110.090.41
TB0.120.110.110.100.120.130.41
DEN0.150.110.110.130.100.100.42
LAR0.100.120.130.120.130.110.42
PHI0.140.130.110.140.100.110.42
BAL0.110.120.100.080.120.130.43
ATL0.150.150.130.110.140.130.43
LAC0.150.150.120.120.100.110.43
LV0.170.140.140.110.130.140.44
KC0.140.130.120.100.110.110.44
CIN0.150.120.110.120.140.160.44
TEN0.160.110.110.120.140.150.44
IND0.130.120.130.120.130.140.50
WAS0.110.140.100.150.130.160.51
BUF0.130.090.100.100.130.120.52
DET0.190.150.140.120.110.130.56
MIA0.120.120.130.120.120.140.56
NO0.120.100.110.100.130.130.57
ARI0.130.120.140.150.130.170.58
DAL0.160.110.100.110.140.170.59
CAR0.150.120.110.140.170.130.59

Distribution

How the 32 teams cluster for 2018.

About this stat
Stat ID
def_drives_pts_drive
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.