Defensive: Drive Averages · Time avg (allowed)

Average time per drive. Tempo and control, not quality — a slow drive can end in a punt.

DEF · Drive AveragesP only
About this stat ↓

League snapshot — 2020

  • League leaderNE 190.00
  • League average166.66
  • Best to worst43.00

All 32 teams, higher is better.

At a glance — 2020

Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.

League leader
NE · 190.00
League laggard
LAR · 147.00
League average
166.66
Spread (max − min)
43.00

Year-over-year — 2020 vs 2019

Biggest movers from last season.

Biggest riser
NE · +50.00
Biggest faller
WAS · −27.00
Most consistent
MIN · 0.00
League trend 2020 vs 2019
▲ 4.84

Multi-year context

7-year window (2019–2025)

Multi-year leader
ARI · 175.57
Multi-year laggard
CLE · 154.71
Biggest improver
GB · +5.43/yr
Biggest decliner
HOU · −4.14/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
NE140.00190.00171.00168.00161.00185.00171.00
HOU169.00188.00171.00169.00165.00154.00155.00
TEN160.00184.00153.00167.00182.00164.00171.00
NYG164.00183.00175.00168.00157.00168.00170.00
DET167.00182.00178.00173.00159.00157.00162.00
ARI184.00176.00166.00164.00179.00187.00173.00
NYJ155.00174.00176.00166.00150.00182.00175.00
CAR152.00173.00153.00169.00161.00184.00192.00
MIN173.00173.00167.00165.00171.00163.00178.00
JAX157.00170.00193.00172.00155.00189.00159.00
KC179.00170.00176.00169.00168.00179.00185.00
CLE160.00169.00164.00157.00127.00146.00160.00
LV168.00169.00177.00172.00173.00167.00188.00
DAL169.00168.00151.00160.00162.00164.00175.00
GB154.00168.00162.00171.00179.00168.00199.00
TB142.00168.00159.00162.00170.00159.00160.00
SEA158.00167.00190.00172.00186.00165.00164.00
IND170.00166.00161.00160.00159.00169.00181.00
LAC176.00166.00178.00161.00169.00165.00160.00
BAL147.00163.00152.00168.00154.00160.00177.00
ATL167.00162.00191.00183.00161.00181.00177.00
DEN172.00162.00177.00160.00168.00161.00156.00
CHI158.00161.00170.00176.00155.00167.00165.00
BUF158.00159.00157.00175.00160.00180.00155.00
CIN163.00157.00162.00155.00163.00166.00174.00
NO153.00157.00155.00169.00150.00178.00179.00
MIA164.00154.00159.00170.00163.00160.00183.00
PHI139.00154.00168.00167.00173.00159.00171.00
WAS181.00154.00169.00141.00166.00176.00192.00
SF157.00150.00166.00158.00169.00169.00181.00
PIT161.00149.00165.00167.00163.00164.00182.00
LAR161.00147.00177.00180.00163.00185.00173.00

Distribution

How the 32 teams cluster for 2020.

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