Defensive: Drive Averages · Time avg (allowed)
P only
About this stat ↓Buffalo Bills — Time avg (allowed), 2026
- Value182.00
- Rank#5 of 32
- League average167.88
- Rank in 2025#31 of 32
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.
Through Week 6 of 2026, the Titans lead at 205.00; the league average is 167.88.
League snapshot — 2026
League leader
TEN · 205.00
League average
167.88
Best to worst
65.00
All 32 teams, higher is better.
| Rank | Team | Value | Games |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TEN | 205.00 | 5 |
| 2 | MIA | 201.00 | 5 |
| 3 | DAL | 196.00 | 5 |
| 4 | KC | 185.00 | 4 |
| 5 | BUF | 182.00 | 5 |
| 6 | SF | 181.00 | 5 |
| 7 | JAX | 177.00 | 5 |
| 8 | NO | 177.00 | 5 |
| 9 | GB | 176.00 | 5 |
| 10 | DET | 175.00 | 5 |
| 11 | PHI | 175.00 | 5 |
| 12 | NYJ | 174.00 | 5 |
| 13 | CIN | 171.00 | 5 |
| 14 | BAL | 167.00 | 5 |
| 15 | CLE | 165.00 | 5 |
| 16 | DEN | 165.00 | 5 |
| 17 | HOU | 165.00 | 5 |
| 18 | IND | 165.00 | 5 |
| 19 | LAR | 164.00 | 5 |
| 20 | PIT | 163.00 | 5 |
| 21 | ARI | 161.00 | 5 |
| 22 | ATL | 159.00 | 5 |
| 23 | TB | 159.00 | 5 |
| 24 | NE | 158.00 | 5 |
| 25 | NYG | 158.00 | 5 |
| 26 | WAS | 156.00 | 5 |
| 27 | LV | 154.00 | 5 |
| 28 | SEA | 154.00 | 5 |
| 29 | CAR | 152.00 | 4 |
| 30 | LAC | 146.00 | 5 |
| 31 | MIN | 146.00 | 5 |
| 32 | CHI | 140.00 | 5 |
At a glance — 2026
Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.
League leader
TEN · 205.00
League laggard
CHI · 140.00
League average
167.88
Spread (max − min)
65.00
All teams — 2026
| Rank | Team | Value | Δ vs avg | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TEN | 205.00 | 37.13 | 100% |
| 2 | MIA | 201.00 | 33.13 | 96.8% |
| 3 | DAL | 196.00 | 28.13 | 93.5% |
| 4 | KC | 185.00 | 17.13 | 90.3% |
| 5 | BUF | 182.00 | 14.13 | 87.1% |
| 6 | SF | 181.00 | 13.13 | 83.9% |
| 7 | JAX | 177.00 | 9.13 | 80.6% |
| 8 | NO | 177.00 | 9.13 | 77.4% |
| 9 | GB | 176.00 | 8.13 | 74.2% |
| 10 | DET | 175.00 | 7.13 | 71% |
| 11 | PHI | 175.00 | 7.13 | 67.7% |
| 12 | NYJ | 174.00 | 6.13 | 64.5% |
| 13 | CIN | 171.00 | 3.13 | 61.3% |
| 14 | BAL | 167.00 | -0.88 | 58.1% |
| 15 | CLE | 165.00 | -2.88 | 54.8% |
| 16 | DEN | 165.00 | -2.88 | 51.6% |
| 17 | HOU | 165.00 | -2.88 | 48.4% |
| 18 | IND | 165.00 | -2.88 | 45.2% |
| 19 | LAR | 164.00 | -3.88 | 41.9% |
| 20 | PIT | 163.00 | -4.88 | 38.7% |
| 21 | ARI | 161.00 | -6.88 | 35.5% |
| 22 | ATL | 159.00 | -8.88 | 32.3% |
| 23 | TB | 159.00 | -8.88 | 29% |
| 24 | NE | 158.00 | -9.88 | 25.8% |
| 25 | NYG | 158.00 | -9.88 | 22.6% |
| 26 | WAS | 156.00 | -11.88 | 19.4% |
| 27 | LV | 154.00 | -13.88 | 16.1% |
| 28 | SEA | 154.00 | -13.88 | 12.9% |
| 29 | CAR | 152.00 | -15.88 | 9.7% |
| 30 | LAC | 146.00 | -21.88 | 6.5% |
| 31 | MIN | 146.00 | -21.88 | 3.2% |
| 32 | CHI | 140.00 | -27.88 | 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 2026 vs 2025
Titans lead at 205.00 — they ranked #21 last year. Bears are last at 140.00 — #23 last year.
The league average is 167.88, down 5.34 from 173.22 last year.
Biggest riser: Bills, #31 → #5. Biggest faller: Panthers, #2 → #29.
Spread between first and last: 65.00; 24 teams are within 15.10 of the average.
Year-over-year — 2026 vs 2025
Biggest movers from last season.
Biggest riser
TEN · +34.00
Biggest faller
CAR · −40.00
Most consistent
KC · 0.00
League trend 2026 vs 2025
▼ -5.34
YoY by team — 2026 vs 2025
| Rank | Team | 2026 | 2025 | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TEN | 205.00 | 171.00 | +34.00 |
| 2 | BUF | 182.00 | 155.00 | +27.00 |
| 3 | DAL | 196.00 | 175.00 | +21.00 |
| 4 | JAX | 177.00 | 159.00 | +18.00 |
| 5 | MIA | 201.00 | 183.00 | +18.00 |
| 6 | DET | 175.00 | 162.00 | +13.00 |
| 7 | HOU | 165.00 | 155.00 | +10.00 |
| 8 | DEN | 165.00 | 156.00 | +9.00 |
| 9 | CLE | 165.00 | 160.00 | +5.00 |
| 10 | PHI | 175.00 | 171.00 | +4.00 |
| 11 | KC | 185.00 | 185.00 | 0.00 |
| 12 | SF | 181.00 | 181.00 | 0.00 |
| 13 | NYJ | 174.00 | 175.00 | −1.00 |
| 14 | TB | 159.00 | 160.00 | −1.00 |
| 15 | NO | 177.00 | 179.00 | −2.00 |
| 16 | CIN | 171.00 | 174.00 | −3.00 |
| 17 | LAR | 164.00 | 173.00 | −9.00 |
| 18 | BAL | 167.00 | 177.00 | −10.00 |
| 19 | SEA | 154.00 | 164.00 | −10.00 |
| 20 | ARI | 161.00 | 173.00 | −12.00 |
| 21 | NYG | 158.00 | 170.00 | −12.00 |
| 22 | NE | 158.00 | 171.00 | −13.00 |
| 23 | LAC | 146.00 | 160.00 | −14.00 |
| 24 | IND | 165.00 | 181.00 | −16.00 |
| 25 | ATL | 159.00 | 177.00 | −18.00 |
| 26 | PIT | 163.00 | 182.00 | −19.00 |
| 27 | GB | 176.00 | 199.00 | −23.00 |
| 28 | CHI | 140.00 | 165.00 | −25.00 |
| 29 | MIN | 146.00 | 178.00 | −32.00 |
| 30 | LV | 154.00 | 188.00 | −34.00 |
| 31 | WAS | 156.00 | 192.00 | −36.00 |
| 32 | CAR | 152.00 | 192.00 | −40.00 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEN | 184.00 | 153.00 | 167.00 | 182.00 | 164.00 | 171.00 | 205.00 |
| MIA | 154.00 | 159.00 | 170.00 | 163.00 | 160.00 | 183.00 | 201.00 |
| DAL | 168.00 | 151.00 | 160.00 | 162.00 | 164.00 | 175.00 | 196.00 |
| KC | 170.00 | 176.00 | 169.00 | 168.00 | 179.00 | 185.00 | 185.00 |
| BUF | 159.00 | 157.00 | 175.00 | 160.00 | 180.00 | 155.00 | 182.00 |
| SF | 150.00 | 166.00 | 158.00 | 169.00 | 169.00 | 181.00 | 181.00 |
| JAX | 170.00 | 193.00 | 172.00 | 155.00 | 189.00 | 159.00 | 177.00 |
| NO | 157.00 | 155.00 | 169.00 | 150.00 | 178.00 | 179.00 | 177.00 |
| GB | 168.00 | 162.00 | 171.00 | 179.00 | 168.00 | 199.00 | 176.00 |
| DET | 182.00 | 178.00 | 173.00 | 159.00 | 157.00 | 162.00 | 175.00 |
| PHI | 154.00 | 168.00 | 167.00 | 173.00 | 159.00 | 171.00 | 175.00 |
| NYJ | 174.00 | 176.00 | 166.00 | 150.00 | 182.00 | 175.00 | 174.00 |
| CIN | 157.00 | 162.00 | 155.00 | 163.00 | 166.00 | 174.00 | 171.00 |
| BAL | 163.00 | 152.00 | 168.00 | 154.00 | 160.00 | 177.00 | 167.00 |
| CLE | 169.00 | 164.00 | 157.00 | 127.00 | 146.00 | 160.00 | 165.00 |
| DEN | 162.00 | 177.00 | 160.00 | 168.00 | 161.00 | 156.00 | 165.00 |
| HOU | 188.00 | 171.00 | 169.00 | 165.00 | 154.00 | 155.00 | 165.00 |
| IND | 166.00 | 161.00 | 160.00 | 159.00 | 169.00 | 181.00 | 165.00 |
| LAR | 147.00 | 177.00 | 180.00 | 163.00 | 185.00 | 173.00 | 164.00 |
| PIT | 149.00 | 165.00 | 167.00 | 163.00 | 164.00 | 182.00 | 163.00 |
| ARI | 176.00 | 166.00 | 164.00 | 179.00 | 187.00 | 173.00 | 161.00 |
| ATL | 162.00 | 191.00 | 183.00 | 161.00 | 181.00 | 177.00 | 159.00 |
| TB | 168.00 | 159.00 | 162.00 | 170.00 | 159.00 | 160.00 | 159.00 |
| 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 |
| WAS | 154.00 | 169.00 | 141.00 | 166.00 | 176.00 | 192.00 | 156.00 |
| 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 |
| CAR | 173.00 | 153.00 | 169.00 | 161.00 | 184.00 | 192.00 | 152.00 |
| LAC | 166.00 | 178.00 | 161.00 | 169.00 | 165.00 | 160.00 | 146.00 |
| MIN | 173.00 | 167.00 | 165.00 | 171.00 | 163.00 | 178.00 | 146.00 |
| CHI | 161.00 | 170.00 | 176.00 | 155.00 | 167.00 | 165.00 | 140.00 |
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), 2023 Seahawks (186.00), 2024 Jaguars (189.00), 2025 Packers (199.00), 2026 Titans (205.00).
Jaguars have led this stat 2 of 9 seasons.
The best season on record is Titans 2026 at 205.00; the worst Browns 2023 at 127.00.
Distribution
How the 32 teams cluster for 2026.
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.