Defensive: Drive Averages · Time avg (allowed)
P only
About this stat ↓What Time avg (allowed) is
Average time of possession per opponent drive, in seconds. Tempo and control from the other side, not quality.
Higher is better. It is a rate, so a team's number does not grow with games played. Source: P.
In 2022 the Falcons led at 183.00; the league average was 166.69.
League snapshot — 2022
League leader
ATL · 183.00
League average
166.69
Best to worst
42.00
All 32 teams, higher is better.
| Rank | Team | Value | Games |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ATL | 183.00 | 17 |
| 2 | LAR | 180.00 | 17 |
| 3 | CHI | 176.00 | 17 |
| 4 | BUF | 175.00 | 16 |
| 5 | DET | 173.00 | 17 |
| 6 | JAX | 172.00 | 17 |
| 7 | LV | 172.00 | 17 |
| 8 | SEA | 172.00 | 17 |
| 9 | GB | 171.00 | 17 |
| 10 | MIA | 170.00 | 17 |
| 11 | CAR | 169.00 | 17 |
| 12 | HOU | 169.00 | 17 |
| 13 | KC | 169.00 | 17 |
| 14 | NO | 169.00 | 17 |
| 15 | BAL | 168.00 | 17 |
| 16 | NE | 168.00 | 17 |
| 17 | NYG | 168.00 | 17 |
| 18 | PHI | 167.00 | 17 |
| 19 | PIT | 167.00 | 17 |
| 20 | TEN | 167.00 | 17 |
| 21 | NYJ | 166.00 | 17 |
| 22 | MIN | 165.00 | 17 |
| 23 | ARI | 164.00 | 17 |
| 24 | TB | 162.00 | 17 |
| 25 | LAC | 161.00 | 17 |
| 26 | DAL | 160.00 | 17 |
| 27 | DEN | 160.00 | 17 |
| 28 | IND | 160.00 | 17 |
| 29 | SF | 158.00 | 17 |
| 30 | CLE | 157.00 | 17 |
| 31 | CIN | 155.00 | 16 |
| 32 | WAS | 141.00 | 17 |
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% |
Does Time avg (allowed) matter against the spread?
Run as a one-stat algorithm against the closing line, this stat went 756–822–37 ATS (47.9%) across 2020–2025, #286 of 296 ranked.
Its best season was 2022 (141–123, 53.4%); its worst 2021 (119–151, 44.1%).
For picks, this is noise. One stat is not a recipe — the algorithms combine many.
| Season | Games | ATS record | ATS % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 256 | 123–131–2 | 48.4% |
| 2021 | 272 | 119–151–2 | 44.1% |
| 2022 | 271 | 141–123–7 | 53.4% |
| 2023 | 272 | 120–138–14 | 46.5% |
| 2024 | 272 | 121–142–9 | 46.0% |
| 2025 | 272 | 132–137–3 | 49.1% |
Time avg (allowed) in 2022 vs 2021
Falcons lead at 183.00 — they ranked #2 last year. Commanders are last at 141.00 — #15 last year.
The league average is 166.69, down 1.72 from 168.41 last year.
Biggest riser: Bills, #27 → #4. Biggest faller: Broncos, #6 → #27.
Spread between first and last: 42.00; 24 teams are within 7.80 of the average.
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 (2020–2026)
Multi-year leader
KC · 176.00
Multi-year laggard
CLE · 155.43
Biggest improver
MIA · +6.39/yr
Biggest decliner
HOU · −4.14/yr
Multi-year averages
| Rank | Team | Avg | Slope/yr | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KC | 176.00 | +2.61 | 170.00 | 176.00 | 169.00 | 168.00 | 179.00 | 185.00 | 185.00 |
| 2 | TEN | 175.14 | +3.43 | 184.00 | 153.00 | 167.00 | 182.00 | 164.00 | 171.00 | 205.00 |
| 3 | GB | 174.71 | +3.39 | 168.00 | 162.00 | 171.00 | 179.00 | 168.00 | 199.00 | 176.00 |
| 4 | JAX | 173.57 | −1.07 | 170.00 | 193.00 | 172.00 | 155.00 | 189.00 | 159.00 | 177.00 |
| 5 | ATL | 173.43 | −1.39 | 162.00 | 191.00 | 183.00 | 161.00 | 181.00 | 177.00 | 159.00 |
| 6 | ARI | 172.29 | −0.29 | 176.00 | 166.00 | 164.00 | 179.00 | 187.00 | 173.00 | 161.00 |
| 7 | NE | 172.00 | −2.82 | 190.00 | 171.00 | 168.00 | 161.00 | 185.00 | 171.00 | 158.00 |
| 8 | LV | 171.43 | −1.00 | 169.00 | 177.00 | 172.00 | 173.00 | 167.00 | 188.00 | 154.00 |
| 9 | SEA | 171.14 | −3.50 | 167.00 | 190.00 | 172.00 | 186.00 | 165.00 | 164.00 | 154.00 |
| 10 | NYJ | 171.00 | +0.50 | 174.00 | 176.00 | 166.00 | 150.00 | 182.00 | 175.00 | 174.00 |
| 11 | MIA | 170.00 | +6.39 | 154.00 | 159.00 | 170.00 | 163.00 | 160.00 | 183.00 | 201.00 |
| 12 | LAR | 169.86 | +1.71 | 147.00 | 177.00 | 180.00 | 163.00 | 185.00 | 173.00 | 164.00 |
| 13 | DET | 169.43 | −2.46 | 182.00 | 178.00 | 173.00 | 159.00 | 157.00 | 162.00 | 175.00 |
| 14 | CAR | 169.14 | +1.07 | 173.00 | 153.00 | 169.00 | 161.00 | 184.00 | 192.00 | 152.00 |
| 15 | NYG | 168.43 | −3.04 | 183.00 | 175.00 | 168.00 | 157.00 | 168.00 | 170.00 | 158.00 |
| 16 | DAL | 168.00 | +4.86 | 168.00 | 151.00 | 160.00 | 162.00 | 164.00 | 175.00 | 196.00 |
| 17 | SF | 167.71 | +4.79 | 150.00 | 166.00 | 158.00 | 169.00 | 169.00 | 181.00 | 181.00 |
| 18 | BUF | 166.86 | +2.50 | 159.00 | 157.00 | 175.00 | 160.00 | 180.00 | 155.00 | 182.00 |
| 19 | HOU | 166.71 | −4.14 | 188.00 | 171.00 | 169.00 | 165.00 | 154.00 | 155.00 | 165.00 |
| 20 | PHI | 166.71 | +2.18 | 154.00 | 168.00 | 167.00 | 173.00 | 159.00 | 171.00 | 175.00 |
| 21 | NO | 166.43 | +4.18 | 157.00 | 155.00 | 169.00 | 150.00 | 178.00 | 179.00 | 177.00 |
| 22 | MIN | 166.14 | −2.18 | 173.00 | 167.00 | 165.00 | 171.00 | 163.00 | 178.00 | 146.00 |
| 23 | IND | 165.86 | +1.64 | 166.00 | 161.00 | 160.00 | 159.00 | 169.00 | 181.00 | 165.00 |
| 24 | WAS | 164.86 | +3.11 | 154.00 | 169.00 | 141.00 | 166.00 | 176.00 | 192.00 | 156.00 |
| 25 | PIT | 164.71 | +2.61 | 149.00 | 165.00 | 167.00 | 163.00 | 164.00 | 182.00 | 163.00 |
| 26 | DEN | 164.14 | −1.14 | 162.00 | 177.00 | 160.00 | 168.00 | 161.00 | 156.00 | 165.00 |
| 27 | CIN | 164.00 | +2.75 | 157.00 | 162.00 | 155.00 | 163.00 | 166.00 | 174.00 | 171.00 |
| 28 | LAC | 163.57 | −3.29 | 166.00 | 178.00 | 161.00 | 169.00 | 165.00 | 160.00 | 146.00 |
| 29 | BAL | 163.00 | +1.93 | 163.00 | 152.00 | 168.00 | 154.00 | 160.00 | 177.00 | 167.00 |
| 30 | TB | 162.43 | −1.00 | 168.00 | 159.00 | 162.00 | 170.00 | 159.00 | 160.00 | 159.00 |
| 31 | CHI | 162.00 | −2.93 | 161.00 | 170.00 | 176.00 | 155.00 | 167.00 | 165.00 | 140.00 |
| 32 | CLE | 155.43 | −1.11 | 169.00 | 164.00 | 157.00 | 127.00 | 146.00 | 160.00 | 165.00 |
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 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL | 162.00 | 191.00 | 183.00 | 161.00 | 181.00 | 177.00 | 159.00 |
| LAR | 147.00 | 177.00 | 180.00 | 163.00 | 185.00 | 173.00 | 164.00 |
| CHI | 161.00 | 170.00 | 176.00 | 155.00 | 167.00 | 165.00 | 140.00 |
| BUF | 159.00 | 157.00 | 175.00 | 160.00 | 180.00 | 155.00 | 182.00 |
| DET | 182.00 | 178.00 | 173.00 | 159.00 | 157.00 | 162.00 | 175.00 |
| JAX | 170.00 | 193.00 | 172.00 | 155.00 | 189.00 | 159.00 | 177.00 |
| LV | 169.00 | 177.00 | 172.00 | 173.00 | 167.00 | 188.00 | 154.00 |
| SEA | 167.00 | 190.00 | 172.00 | 186.00 | 165.00 | 164.00 | 154.00 |
| GB | 168.00 | 162.00 | 171.00 | 179.00 | 168.00 | 199.00 | 176.00 |
| MIA | 154.00 | 159.00 | 170.00 | 163.00 | 160.00 | 183.00 | 201.00 |
| CAR | 173.00 | 153.00 | 169.00 | 161.00 | 184.00 | 192.00 | 152.00 |
| HOU | 188.00 | 171.00 | 169.00 | 165.00 | 154.00 | 155.00 | 165.00 |
| KC | 170.00 | 176.00 | 169.00 | 168.00 | 179.00 | 185.00 | 185.00 |
| NO | 157.00 | 155.00 | 169.00 | 150.00 | 178.00 | 179.00 | 177.00 |
| BAL | 163.00 | 152.00 | 168.00 | 154.00 | 160.00 | 177.00 | 167.00 |
| NE | 190.00 | 171.00 | 168.00 | 161.00 | 185.00 | 171.00 | 158.00 |
| NYG | 183.00 | 175.00 | 168.00 | 157.00 | 168.00 | 170.00 | 158.00 |
| PHI | 154.00 | 168.00 | 167.00 | 173.00 | 159.00 | 171.00 | 175.00 |
| PIT | 149.00 | 165.00 | 167.00 | 163.00 | 164.00 | 182.00 | 163.00 |
| TEN | 184.00 | 153.00 | 167.00 | 182.00 | 164.00 | 171.00 | 205.00 |
| NYJ | 174.00 | 176.00 | 166.00 | 150.00 | 182.00 | 175.00 | 174.00 |
| MIN | 173.00 | 167.00 | 165.00 | 171.00 | 163.00 | 178.00 | 146.00 |
| ARI | 176.00 | 166.00 | 164.00 | 179.00 | 187.00 | 173.00 | 161.00 |
| TB | 168.00 | 159.00 | 162.00 | 170.00 | 159.00 | 160.00 | 159.00 |
| LAC | 166.00 | 178.00 | 161.00 | 169.00 | 165.00 | 160.00 | 146.00 |
| DAL | 168.00 | 151.00 | 160.00 | 162.00 | 164.00 | 175.00 | 196.00 |
| DEN | 162.00 | 177.00 | 160.00 | 168.00 | 161.00 | 156.00 | 165.00 |
| IND | 166.00 | 161.00 | 160.00 | 159.00 | 169.00 | 181.00 | 165.00 |
| SF | 150.00 | 166.00 | 158.00 | 169.00 | 169.00 | 181.00 | 181.00 |
| CLE | 169.00 | 164.00 | 157.00 | 127.00 | 146.00 | 160.00 | 165.00 |
| CIN | 157.00 | 162.00 | 155.00 | 163.00 | 166.00 | 174.00 | 171.00 |
| WAS | 154.00 | 169.00 | 141.00 | 166.00 | 176.00 | 192.00 | 156.00 |
Time avg (allowed) since 2018
Leaders since 2018: 2018 Bengals (177.00), 2019 Cardinals (184.00), 2020 Patriots (190.00), 2021 Jaguars (193.00), 2022 Falcons (183.00).
The best season on record is Jaguars 2021 at 193.00; the worst Eagles 2019 at 139.00.
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.