Kansas City Chiefs — Points/drive (allowed), 2026

Value0.44
Rank#21 of 32
League average0.44
Rank in 2025#9 of 32

Kansas City Chiefs — every stat for 2026, ranked →

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.

Through Week 6 of 2026, the Vikings lead at 0.23; the league average is 0.44.

League snapshot — 2026

League leader

MIN · 0.23

League average

0.44

Best to worst

0.36

All 32 teams, lower is better.

At a glance — 2026

Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.

League leader

MIN · 0.23

League laggard

CAR · 0.59

League average

0.44

Spread (max − min)

0.36

Rank	Team	Value	Δ vs avg	Percentile
1	MIN	0.23	-0.21	100%
2	JAX	0.29	-0.15	96.8%
3	SEA	0.34	-0.10	93.5%
4	NE	0.35	-0.08	90.3%
5	CHI	0.36	-0.08	87.1%
6	NYJ	0.36	-0.07	83.9%
7	SF	0.36	-0.07	80.6%
8	CLE	0.37	-0.06	77.4%
9	PIT	0.38	-0.05	74.2%
10	GB	0.39	-0.04	71%
11	NYG	0.40	-0.04	67.7%
12	HOU	0.41	-0.03	64.5%
13	TB	0.41	-0.03	61.3%
14	DEN	0.42	-0.02	58.1%
15	LAR	0.42	-0.01	54.8%
16	PHI	0.42	-0.01	51.6%
17	BAL	0.43	-0.01	48.4%
18	ATL	0.43	-0.01	45.2%
19	LAC	0.43	-0.01	41.9%
20	LV	0.44	0.00	38.7%
21	KC	0.44	0.00	35.5%
22	CIN	0.44	0.01	32.3%
23	TEN	0.44	0.01	29%
24	IND	0.50	0.07	25.8%
25	WAS	0.51	0.07	22.6%
26	BUF	0.52	0.09	19.4%
27	DET	0.56	0.12	16.1%
28	MIA	0.56	0.13	12.9%
29	NO	0.57	0.13	9.7%
30	ARI	0.58	0.14	6.5%
31	DAL	0.59	0.16	3.2%
32	CAR	0.59	0.16	0%

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.

Season	Games	ATS record	ATS %
2020	256	161–93–2	63.4%
2021	272	147–123–2	54.4%
2022	271	143–121–7	54.2%
2023	272	139–119–14	53.9%
2024	272	145–118–9	55.1%
2025	272	143–126–3	53.2%

Points/drive (allowed) in 2026 vs 2025

Vikings lead at 0.23 — they ranked #5 last year. Panthers are last at 0.59 — #22 last year.

The league average is 0.44, up 0.31 from 0.13 last year.

Biggest riser: Jets, #30 → #6. Biggest faller: Bills, #12 → #26.

Spread between first and last: 0.36; 23 teams are within 0.09 of the average.

Year-over-year — 2026 vs 2025

Biggest movers from last season.

Biggest riser

CAR · +0.46

Biggest faller

MIN · +0.12

Most consistent

MIN · +0.12

League trend 2026 vs 2025

▲ 0.31

Rank	Team	2026	2025	Δ
1	CAR	0.59	0.13	+0.46
2	NO	0.57	0.13	+0.44
3	DET	0.56	0.13	+0.43
4	DAL	0.59	0.17	+0.42
5	MIA	0.56	0.14	+0.42
6	ARI	0.58	0.17	+0.41
7	BUF	0.52	0.12	+0.40
8	IND	0.50	0.14	+0.36
9	WAS	0.51	0.16	+0.35
10	KC	0.44	0.11	+0.32
11	DEN	0.42	0.10	+0.32
12	HOU	0.41	0.09	+0.32
13	LAC	0.43	0.11	+0.32
14	PHI	0.42	0.11	+0.32
15	LAR	0.42	0.11	+0.31
16	ATL	0.43	0.13	+0.30
17	LV	0.44	0.14	+0.30
18	BAL	0.43	0.13	+0.29
19	TEN	0.44	0.15	+0.29
20	CIN	0.44	0.16	+0.28
21	TB	0.41	0.13	+0.28
22	GB	0.39	0.13	+0.27
23	CLE	0.37	0.11	+0.26
24	PIT	0.38	0.13	+0.25
25	NYG	0.40	0.15	+0.25
26	NE	0.35	0.11	+0.25
27	SEA	0.34	0.09	+0.25
28	SF	0.36	0.13	+0.24
29	CHI	0.36	0.13	+0.22
30	NYJ	0.36	0.16	+0.20
31	JAX	0.29	0.10	+0.18
32	MIN	0.23	0.11	+0.12

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

Rank	Team	Avg	Slope/yr	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026
1	MIN	0.14	+0.00	0.17	0.13	0.12	0.12	0.10	0.11	0.23
2	SEA	0.15	+0.02	0.13	0.11	0.13	0.13	0.11	0.09	0.34
3	PIT	0.15	+0.03	0.10	0.12	0.11	0.10	0.11	0.13	0.38
4	NE	0.15	+0.02	0.14	0.10	0.11	0.11	0.14	0.11	0.35
5	SF	0.15	+0.03	0.13	0.11	0.09	0.10	0.14	0.13	0.36
6	BAL	0.15	+0.04	0.11	0.12	0.10	0.08	0.12	0.13	0.43
7	JAX	0.16	+0.01	0.18	0.15	0.11	0.11	0.14	0.10	0.29
8	TB	0.16	+0.03	0.12	0.11	0.11	0.10	0.12	0.13	0.41
9	DEN	0.16	+0.03	0.15	0.11	0.11	0.13	0.10	0.10	0.42
10	CLE	0.16	+0.02	0.16	0.12	0.12	0.10	0.13	0.11	0.37
11	LAR	0.16	+0.03	0.10	0.12	0.13	0.12	0.13	0.11	0.42
12	GB	0.16	+0.03	0.14	0.12	0.12	0.12	0.11	0.13	0.39
13	CHI	0.16	+0.02	0.13	0.13	0.15	0.12	0.12	0.13	0.36
14	PHI	0.16	+0.03	0.14	0.13	0.11	0.14	0.10	0.11	0.42
15	KC	0.16	+0.03	0.14	0.13	0.12	0.10	0.11	0.11	0.44
16	HOU	0.17	+0.02	0.18	0.14	0.12	0.11	0.11	0.09	0.41
17	NYJ	0.17	+0.02	0.16	0.16	0.10	0.10	0.14	0.16	0.36
18	NYG	0.17	+0.03	0.13	0.13	0.12	0.12	0.13	0.15	0.40
19	LAC	0.17	+0.03	0.15	0.15	0.12	0.12	0.10	0.11	0.43
20	BUF	0.17	+0.04	0.13	0.09	0.10	0.10	0.13	0.12	0.52
21	CIN	0.18	+0.04	0.15	0.12	0.11	0.12	0.14	0.16	0.44
22	TEN	0.18	+0.03	0.16	0.11	0.11	0.12	0.14	0.15	0.44
23	ATL	0.18	+0.03	0.15	0.15	0.13	0.11	0.14	0.13	0.43
24	NO	0.18	+0.05	0.12	0.10	0.11	0.10	0.13	0.13	0.57
25	LV	0.18	+0.03	0.17	0.14	0.14	0.11	0.13	0.14	0.44
26	IND	0.18	+0.04	0.13	0.12	0.13	0.12	0.13	0.14	0.50
27	WAS	0.19	+0.04	0.11	0.14	0.10	0.15	0.13	0.16	0.51
28	MIA	0.19	+0.05	0.12	0.12	0.13	0.12	0.12	0.14	0.56
29	DAL	0.20	+0.05	0.16	0.11	0.10	0.11	0.14	0.17	0.59
30	DET	0.20	+0.04	0.19	0.15	0.14	0.12	0.11	0.13	0.56
31	ARI	0.20	+0.05	0.13	0.12	0.14	0.15	0.13	0.17	0.58
32	CAR	0.20	+0.05	0.15	0.12	0.11	0.14	0.17	0.13	0.59

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	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026
MIN	0.17	0.13	0.12	0.12	0.10	0.11	0.23
JAX	0.18	0.15	0.11	0.11	0.14	0.10	0.29
SEA	0.13	0.11	0.13	0.13	0.11	0.09	0.34
NE	0.14	0.10	0.11	0.11	0.14	0.11	0.35
CHI	0.13	0.13	0.15	0.12	0.12	0.13	0.36
NYJ	0.16	0.16	0.10	0.10	0.14	0.16	0.36
SF	0.13	0.11	0.09	0.10	0.14	0.13	0.36
CLE	0.16	0.12	0.12	0.10	0.13	0.11	0.37
PIT	0.10	0.12	0.11	0.10	0.11	0.13	0.38
GB	0.14	0.12	0.12	0.12	0.11	0.13	0.39
NYG	0.13	0.13	0.12	0.12	0.13	0.15	0.40
HOU	0.18	0.14	0.12	0.11	0.11	0.09	0.41
TB	0.12	0.11	0.11	0.10	0.12	0.13	0.41
DEN	0.15	0.11	0.11	0.13	0.10	0.10	0.42
LAR	0.10	0.12	0.13	0.12	0.13	0.11	0.42
PHI	0.14	0.13	0.11	0.14	0.10	0.11	0.42
BAL	0.11	0.12	0.10	0.08	0.12	0.13	0.43
ATL	0.15	0.15	0.13	0.11	0.14	0.13	0.43
LAC	0.15	0.15	0.12	0.12	0.10	0.11	0.43
LV	0.17	0.14	0.14	0.11	0.13	0.14	0.44
KC	0.14	0.13	0.12	0.10	0.11	0.11	0.44
CIN	0.15	0.12	0.11	0.12	0.14	0.16	0.44
TEN	0.16	0.11	0.11	0.12	0.14	0.15	0.44
IND	0.13	0.12	0.13	0.12	0.13	0.14	0.50
WAS	0.11	0.14	0.10	0.15	0.13	0.16	0.51
BUF	0.13	0.09	0.10	0.10	0.13	0.12	0.52
DET	0.19	0.15	0.14	0.12	0.11	0.13	0.56
MIA	0.12	0.12	0.13	0.12	0.12	0.14	0.56
NO	0.12	0.10	0.11	0.10	0.13	0.13	0.57
ARI	0.13	0.12	0.14	0.15	0.13	0.17	0.58
DAL	0.16	0.11	0.10	0.11	0.14	0.17	0.59
CAR	0.15	0.12	0.11	0.14	0.17	0.13	0.59

Points/drive (allowed) since 2018

Leaders since 2018: 2018 Bears (0.10), 2019 Patriots (0.07), 2020 Rams (0.10), 2021 Bills (0.09), 2022 49ers (0.09), 2023 Ravens (0.08), 2024 Broncos (0.10), 2025 Texans (0.09), 2026 Vikings (0.23).

The best season on record is Patriots 2019 at 0.07; the worst Panthers 2026 at 0.59.

The league average has risen from 0.13 in 2018 to 0.44 in 2026.

Distribution

How the 32 teams cluster for 2026.

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.