Defensive: Drive Averages · Time avg (allowed)
Average time per drive. Tempo and control, not quality — a slow drive can end in a punt.
P only
About this stat ↓League snapshot — 2022
- League leaderATL 183.00
- League average166.69
- Best to worst42.00
All 32 teams, higher is better.
At a glance — 2022
Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.
League leader
ATL · 183.00
League laggard
WAS · 141.00
League average
166.69
Spread (max − min)
42.00
All teams — 2022
| Rank | Team | Value | Δ vs avg | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ATL | 183.00 | 16.31 | 100% |
| 2 | LAR | 180.00 | 13.31 | 96.8% |
| 3 | CHI | 176.00 | 9.31 | 93.5% |
| 4 | BUF | 175.00 | 8.31 | 90.3% |
| 5 | DET | 173.00 | 6.31 | 87.1% |
| 6 | JAX | 172.00 | 5.31 | 83.9% |
| 7 | LV | 172.00 | 5.31 | 80.6% |
| 8 | SEA | 172.00 | 5.31 | 77.4% |
| 9 | GB | 171.00 | 4.31 | 74.2% |
| 10 | MIA | 170.00 | 3.31 | 71% |
| 11 | CAR | 169.00 | 2.31 | 67.7% |
| 12 | HOU | 169.00 | 2.31 | 64.5% |
| 13 | KC | 169.00 | 2.31 | 61.3% |
| 14 | NO | 169.00 | 2.31 | 58.1% |
| 15 | BAL | 168.00 | 1.31 | 54.8% |
| 16 | NE | 168.00 | 1.31 | 51.6% |
| 17 | NYG | 168.00 | 1.31 | 48.4% |
| 18 | PHI | 167.00 | 0.31 | 45.2% |
| 19 | PIT | 167.00 | 0.31 | 41.9% |
| 20 | TEN | 167.00 | 0.31 | 38.7% |
| 21 | NYJ | 166.00 | -0.69 | 35.5% |
| 22 | MIN | 165.00 | -1.69 | 32.3% |
| 23 | ARI | 164.00 | -2.69 | 29% |
| 24 | TB | 162.00 | -4.69 | 25.8% |
| 25 | LAC | 161.00 | -5.69 | 22.6% |
| 26 | DAL | 160.00 | -6.69 | 19.4% |
| 27 | DEN | 160.00 | -6.69 | 16.1% |
| 28 | IND | 160.00 | -6.69 | 12.9% |
| 29 | SF | 158.00 | -8.69 | 9.7% |
| 30 | CLE | 157.00 | -9.69 | 6.5% |
| 31 | CIN | 155.00 | -11.69 | 3.2% |
| 32 | WAS | 141.00 | -25.69 | 0% |
Year-over-year — 2022 vs 2021
Biggest movers from last season.
Biggest riser
BUF · +18.00
Biggest faller
WAS · −28.00
Most consistent
IND · −1.00
League trend 2022 vs 2021
▼ -1.72
YoY by team — 2022 vs 2021
| Rank | Team | 2022 | 2021 | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BUF | 175.00 | 157.00 | +18.00 |
| 2 | BAL | 168.00 | 152.00 | +16.00 |
| 3 | CAR | 169.00 | 153.00 | +16.00 |
| 4 | NO | 169.00 | 155.00 | +14.00 |
| 5 | TEN | 167.00 | 153.00 | +14.00 |
| 6 | MIA | 170.00 | 159.00 | +11.00 |
| 7 | DAL | 160.00 | 151.00 | +9.00 |
| 8 | GB | 171.00 | 162.00 | +9.00 |
| 9 | CHI | 176.00 | 170.00 | +6.00 |
| 10 | LAR | 180.00 | 177.00 | +3.00 |
| 11 | TB | 162.00 | 159.00 | +3.00 |
| 12 | PIT | 167.00 | 165.00 | +2.00 |
| 13 | IND | 160.00 | 161.00 | −1.00 |
| 14 | PHI | 167.00 | 168.00 | −1.00 |
| 15 | ARI | 164.00 | 166.00 | −2.00 |
| 16 | HOU | 169.00 | 171.00 | −2.00 |
| 17 | MIN | 165.00 | 167.00 | −2.00 |
| 18 | NE | 168.00 | 171.00 | −3.00 |
| 19 | DET | 173.00 | 178.00 | −5.00 |
| 20 | LV | 172.00 | 177.00 | −5.00 |
| 21 | CIN | 155.00 | 162.00 | −7.00 |
| 22 | CLE | 157.00 | 164.00 | −7.00 |
| 23 | KC | 169.00 | 176.00 | −7.00 |
| 24 | NYG | 168.00 | 175.00 | −7.00 |
| 25 | ATL | 183.00 | 191.00 | −8.00 |
| 26 | SF | 158.00 | 166.00 | −8.00 |
| 27 | NYJ | 166.00 | 176.00 | −10.00 |
| 28 | DEN | 160.00 | 177.00 | −17.00 |
| 29 | LAC | 161.00 | 178.00 | −17.00 |
| 30 | SEA | 172.00 | 190.00 | −18.00 |
| 31 | JAX | 172.00 | 193.00 | −21.00 |
| 32 | WAS | 141.00 | 169.00 | −28.00 |
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 averages
| Rank | Team | Avg | Slope/yr | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ARI | 175.57 | +0.07 | 184.00 | 176.00 | 166.00 | 164.00 | 179.00 | 187.00 | 173.00 |
| 2 | KC | 175.14 | +1.00 | 179.00 | 170.00 | 176.00 | 169.00 | 168.00 | 179.00 | 185.00 |
| 3 | ATL | 174.57 | +1.36 | 167.00 | 162.00 | 191.00 | 183.00 | 161.00 | 181.00 | 177.00 |
| 4 | LV | 173.43 | +1.86 | 168.00 | 169.00 | 177.00 | 172.00 | 173.00 | 167.00 | 188.00 |
| 5 | SEA | 171.71 | +0.36 | 158.00 | 167.00 | 190.00 | 172.00 | 186.00 | 165.00 | 164.00 |
| 6 | GB | 171.57 | +5.43 | 154.00 | 168.00 | 162.00 | 171.00 | 179.00 | 168.00 | 199.00 |
| 7 | JAX | 170.71 | +0.21 | 157.00 | 170.00 | 193.00 | 172.00 | 155.00 | 189.00 | 159.00 |
| 8 | MIN | 170.00 | −0.04 | 173.00 | 173.00 | 167.00 | 165.00 | 171.00 | 163.00 | 178.00 |
| 9 | LAR | 169.43 | +3.50 | 161.00 | 147.00 | 177.00 | 180.00 | 163.00 | 185.00 | 173.00 |
| 10 | NE | 169.43 | +2.61 | 140.00 | 190.00 | 171.00 | 168.00 | 161.00 | 185.00 | 171.00 |
| 11 | NYG | 169.29 | −1.07 | 164.00 | 183.00 | 175.00 | 168.00 | 157.00 | 168.00 | 170.00 |
| 12 | CAR | 169.14 | +5.36 | 152.00 | 173.00 | 153.00 | 169.00 | 161.00 | 184.00 | 192.00 |
| 13 | TEN | 168.71 | +0.79 | 160.00 | 184.00 | 153.00 | 167.00 | 182.00 | 164.00 | 171.00 |
| 14 | WAS | 168.43 | +2.64 | 181.00 | 154.00 | 169.00 | 141.00 | 166.00 | 176.00 | 192.00 |
| 15 | DET | 168.29 | −3.00 | 167.00 | 182.00 | 178.00 | 173.00 | 159.00 | 157.00 | 162.00 |
| 16 | NYJ | 168.29 | +1.79 | 155.00 | 174.00 | 176.00 | 166.00 | 150.00 | 182.00 | 175.00 |
| 17 | LAC | 167.86 | −2.11 | 176.00 | 166.00 | 178.00 | 161.00 | 169.00 | 165.00 | 160.00 |
| 18 | HOU | 167.29 | −4.14 | 169.00 | 188.00 | 171.00 | 169.00 | 165.00 | 154.00 | 155.00 |
| 19 | IND | 166.57 | +1.32 | 170.00 | 166.00 | 161.00 | 160.00 | 159.00 | 169.00 | 181.00 |
| 20 | DEN | 165.14 | −2.11 | 172.00 | 162.00 | 177.00 | 160.00 | 168.00 | 161.00 | 156.00 |
| 21 | MIA | 164.71 | +2.61 | 164.00 | 154.00 | 159.00 | 170.00 | 163.00 | 160.00 | 183.00 |
| 22 | CHI | 164.57 | +0.64 | 158.00 | 161.00 | 170.00 | 176.00 | 155.00 | 167.00 | 165.00 |
| 23 | PIT | 164.43 | +3.25 | 161.00 | 149.00 | 165.00 | 167.00 | 163.00 | 164.00 | 182.00 |
| 24 | SF | 164.29 | +4.04 | 157.00 | 150.00 | 166.00 | 158.00 | 169.00 | 169.00 | 181.00 |
| 25 | DAL | 164.14 | +0.75 | 169.00 | 168.00 | 151.00 | 160.00 | 162.00 | 164.00 | 175.00 |
| 26 | BUF | 163.43 | +1.29 | 158.00 | 159.00 | 157.00 | 175.00 | 160.00 | 180.00 | 155.00 |
| 27 | NO | 163.00 | +4.11 | 153.00 | 157.00 | 155.00 | 169.00 | 150.00 | 178.00 | 179.00 |
| 28 | CIN | 162.86 | +1.86 | 163.00 | 157.00 | 162.00 | 155.00 | 163.00 | 166.00 | 174.00 |
| 29 | PHI | 161.57 | +3.96 | 139.00 | 154.00 | 168.00 | 167.00 | 173.00 | 159.00 | 171.00 |
| 30 | BAL | 160.14 | +3.07 | 147.00 | 163.00 | 152.00 | 168.00 | 154.00 | 160.00 | 177.00 |
| 31 | TB | 160.00 | +1.68 | 142.00 | 168.00 | 159.00 | 162.00 | 170.00 | 159.00 | 160.00 |
| 32 | CLE | 154.71 | −2.96 | 160.00 | 169.00 | 164.00 | 157.00 | 127.00 | 146.00 | 160.00 |
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 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL | 167.00 | 162.00 | 191.00 | 183.00 | 161.00 | 181.00 | 177.00 |
| LAR | 161.00 | 147.00 | 177.00 | 180.00 | 163.00 | 185.00 | 173.00 |
| CHI | 158.00 | 161.00 | 170.00 | 176.00 | 155.00 | 167.00 | 165.00 |
| BUF | 158.00 | 159.00 | 157.00 | 175.00 | 160.00 | 180.00 | 155.00 |
| DET | 167.00 | 182.00 | 178.00 | 173.00 | 159.00 | 157.00 | 162.00 |
| JAX | 157.00 | 170.00 | 193.00 | 172.00 | 155.00 | 189.00 | 159.00 |
| LV | 168.00 | 169.00 | 177.00 | 172.00 | 173.00 | 167.00 | 188.00 |
| SEA | 158.00 | 167.00 | 190.00 | 172.00 | 186.00 | 165.00 | 164.00 |
| GB | 154.00 | 168.00 | 162.00 | 171.00 | 179.00 | 168.00 | 199.00 |
| MIA | 164.00 | 154.00 | 159.00 | 170.00 | 163.00 | 160.00 | 183.00 |
| CAR | 152.00 | 173.00 | 153.00 | 169.00 | 161.00 | 184.00 | 192.00 |
| HOU | 169.00 | 188.00 | 171.00 | 169.00 | 165.00 | 154.00 | 155.00 |
| KC | 179.00 | 170.00 | 176.00 | 169.00 | 168.00 | 179.00 | 185.00 |
| NO | 153.00 | 157.00 | 155.00 | 169.00 | 150.00 | 178.00 | 179.00 |
| BAL | 147.00 | 163.00 | 152.00 | 168.00 | 154.00 | 160.00 | 177.00 |
| NE | 140.00 | 190.00 | 171.00 | 168.00 | 161.00 | 185.00 | 171.00 |
| NYG | 164.00 | 183.00 | 175.00 | 168.00 | 157.00 | 168.00 | 170.00 |
| PHI | 139.00 | 154.00 | 168.00 | 167.00 | 173.00 | 159.00 | 171.00 |
| PIT | 161.00 | 149.00 | 165.00 | 167.00 | 163.00 | 164.00 | 182.00 |
| TEN | 160.00 | 184.00 | 153.00 | 167.00 | 182.00 | 164.00 | 171.00 |
| NYJ | 155.00 | 174.00 | 176.00 | 166.00 | 150.00 | 182.00 | 175.00 |
| MIN | 173.00 | 173.00 | 167.00 | 165.00 | 171.00 | 163.00 | 178.00 |
| ARI | 184.00 | 176.00 | 166.00 | 164.00 | 179.00 | 187.00 | 173.00 |
| TB | 142.00 | 168.00 | 159.00 | 162.00 | 170.00 | 159.00 | 160.00 |
| LAC | 176.00 | 166.00 | 178.00 | 161.00 | 169.00 | 165.00 | 160.00 |
| DAL | 169.00 | 168.00 | 151.00 | 160.00 | 162.00 | 164.00 | 175.00 |
| DEN | 172.00 | 162.00 | 177.00 | 160.00 | 168.00 | 161.00 | 156.00 |
| IND | 170.00 | 166.00 | 161.00 | 160.00 | 159.00 | 169.00 | 181.00 |
| SF | 157.00 | 150.00 | 166.00 | 158.00 | 169.00 | 169.00 | 181.00 |
| CLE | 160.00 | 169.00 | 164.00 | 157.00 | 127.00 | 146.00 | 160.00 |
| CIN | 163.00 | 157.00 | 162.00 | 155.00 | 163.00 | 166.00 | 174.00 |
| WAS | 181.00 | 154.00 | 169.00 | 141.00 | 166.00 | 176.00 | 192.00 |
Distribution
How the 32 teams cluster for 2022.
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.