Defensive: Drive Averages · Start avg (allowed)

Average starting field position. Mostly special teams and defence rather than the offence itself.

DEF · Drive AveragesP + N
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League snapshot — 2024

  • League leaderCLE 963.60
  • League average892.69
  • Best to worst157.62

All 32 teams, higher is better.

At a glance — 2024

Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.

League leader
CLE · 963.60
League laggard
TB · 805.98
League average
892.69
Spread (max − min)
157.62

Year-over-year — 2024 vs 2023

Biggest movers from last season.

Biggest riser
CHI · +100.71
Biggest faller
TB · −124.55
Most consistent
IND · −1.00
League trend 2024 vs 2023
▼ -7.01

Multi-year context

7-year window (2019–2025)

Multi-year leader
NYJ · 912.55
Multi-year laggard
DAL · 839.04
Biggest improver
TB · +19.29/yr
Biggest decliner
DET · −5.24/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
CLE855.26801.97920.63913.24892.84963.60919.80
NO828.17812.59922.05951.11909.12961.63882.52
HOU858.23841.76955.95946.03907.53958.42907.78
CHI898.25823.59895.18905.62856.24956.95887.55
JAX860.77854.94950.99910.26915.46953.24893.45
NYG852.71854.93909.67902.35970.11941.59903.85
DEN871.73831.50930.51946.29911.44930.72921.17
SEA858.12851.53962.07875.91922.42923.46826.42
TEN895.45803.97858.09963.80944.97923.46916.56
LAR836.47840.89837.83878.09861.64918.50848.92
NE883.57882.10825.04912.45940.80916.17866.41
CAR871.97799.60872.49927.35931.59910.05908.81
NYJ871.56873.86904.37943.47941.59902.45950.54
LAC821.15780.22808.92926.54897.21900.71863.00
PIT844.93843.52875.52928.93936.02894.45911.42
DAL798.86782.28877.85853.65827.57892.51840.57
IND825.68807.17876.46909.61889.79888.79813.14
MIN820.51761.67894.32909.07894.56881.23873.98
KC781.85817.50836.59859.35872.24881.08891.48
ARI828.36814.34826.69887.13857.72879.68903.71
LV900.16765.35908.62870.70956.41872.48918.25
GB862.21753.29866.60901.14884.25871.98869.17
CIN896.43853.88851.11826.03922.12871.67888.73
MIA866.08835.98911.75883.54850.85857.19926.01
BUF883.27772.65829.33800.60880.31853.14858.24
ATL819.68818.38914.60888.10914.96852.36894.23
SF787.70830.11864.78889.57874.97848.83835.13
BAL748.16815.73890.47894.55856.59847.57849.90
DET902.40850.71932.90877.39892.11837.35875.98
PHI865.22871.15846.35836.09855.05836.01896.31
WAS882.98866.72905.71940.76891.25832.75930.80
TB761.78789.60846.76935.03930.53805.98902.99

Distribution

How the 32 teams cluster for 2024.

About this stat
Stat ID
def_drives_start_avg
Side
defensive
Family
Drive Averages
Data source
P + N
Polarity
higher is better (or neutral)
Display grain
rate
Algorithm eligibility
Algorithm-eligible: this stat can be picked in the Algorithm Builder.