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 — 2023

  • League leaderSEA 186.00
  • League average163.78
  • Best to worst59.00

All 32 teams, higher is better.

At a glance — 2023

Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.

League leader
SEA · 186.00
League laggard
CLE · 127.00
League average
163.78
Spread (max − min)
59.00

Year-over-year — 2023 vs 2022

Biggest movers from last season.

Biggest riser
WAS · +25.00
Biggest faller
CLE · −30.00
Most consistent
LV · +1.00
League trend 2023 vs 2022
▼ -2.91

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

Distribution

How the 32 teams cluster for 2023.

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.