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 — 2021

  • League leaderJAX 193.00
  • League average168.41
  • Best to worst42.00

All 32 teams, higher is better.

At a glance — 2021

Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.

League leader
JAX · 193.00
League laggard
DAL · 151.00
League average
168.41
Spread (max − min)
42.00

Year-over-year — 2021 vs 2020

Biggest movers from last season.

Biggest riser
LAR · +30.00
Biggest faller
TEN · −31.00
Most consistent
NYJ · +2.00
League trend 2021 vs 2020
▲ 1.75

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
JAX157.00170.00193.00172.00155.00189.00159.00
ATL167.00162.00191.00183.00161.00181.00177.00
SEA158.00167.00190.00172.00186.00165.00164.00
DET167.00182.00178.00173.00159.00157.00162.00
LAC176.00166.00178.00161.00169.00165.00160.00
DEN172.00162.00177.00160.00168.00161.00156.00
LV168.00169.00177.00172.00173.00167.00188.00
LAR161.00147.00177.00180.00163.00185.00173.00
KC179.00170.00176.00169.00168.00179.00185.00
NYJ155.00174.00176.00166.00150.00182.00175.00
NYG164.00183.00175.00168.00157.00168.00170.00
HOU169.00188.00171.00169.00165.00154.00155.00
NE140.00190.00171.00168.00161.00185.00171.00
CHI158.00161.00170.00176.00155.00167.00165.00
WAS181.00154.00169.00141.00166.00176.00192.00
PHI139.00154.00168.00167.00173.00159.00171.00
MIN173.00173.00167.00165.00171.00163.00178.00
ARI184.00176.00166.00164.00179.00187.00173.00
SF157.00150.00166.00158.00169.00169.00181.00
PIT161.00149.00165.00167.00163.00164.00182.00
CLE160.00169.00164.00157.00127.00146.00160.00
CIN163.00157.00162.00155.00163.00166.00174.00
GB154.00168.00162.00171.00179.00168.00199.00
IND170.00166.00161.00160.00159.00169.00181.00
MIA164.00154.00159.00170.00163.00160.00183.00
TB142.00168.00159.00162.00170.00159.00160.00
BUF158.00159.00157.00175.00160.00180.00155.00
NO153.00157.00155.00169.00150.00178.00179.00
CAR152.00173.00153.00169.00161.00184.00192.00
TEN160.00184.00153.00167.00182.00164.00171.00
BAL147.00163.00152.00168.00154.00160.00177.00
DAL169.00168.00151.00160.00162.00164.00175.00

Distribution

How the 32 teams cluster for 2021.

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.