Defensive: Drive Averages · Turnover pct (allowed)
Share of drives ending in a turnover. Small percentages, large consequences.
P + N
About this stat ↓League snapshot — 2023
- League leaderBUF 16.85
- League average12.68
- Best to worst8.51
All 32 teams, higher is better.
At a glance — 2023
Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.
League leader
BUF · 16.85
League laggard
TEN · 8.33
League average
12.68
Spread (max − min)
8.51
All teams — 2023
| Rank | Team | Value | Δ vs avg | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BUF | 16.85 | 4.17 | 100% |
| 2 | CHI | 16.75 | 4.07 | 96.8% |
| 3 | MIA | 16.06 | 3.38 | 93.5% |
| 4 | SF | 16.00 | 3.32 | 90.3% |
| 5 | BAL | 15.66 | 2.97 | 87.1% |
| 6 | NO | 15.66 | 2.97 | 83.9% |
| 7 | NYG | 15.61 | 2.93 | 80.6% |
| 8 | DAL | 15.56 | 2.87 | 77.4% |
| 9 | CIN | 14.29 | 1.60 | 74.2% |
| 10 | PIT | 14.21 | 1.53 | 71% |
| 11 | TB | 14.05 | 1.37 | 67.7% |
| 12 | DET | 13.76 | 1.07 | 64.5% |
| 13 | CLE | 13.48 | 0.80 | 61.3% |
| 14 | NYJ | 13.43 | 0.74 | 58.1% |
| 15 | DEN | 13.23 | 0.54 | 54.8% |
| 16 | JAX | 13.20 | 0.52 | 51.6% |
| 17 | IND | 12.62 | -0.06 | 48.4% |
| 18 | LAC | 11.98 | -0.70 | 45.2% |
| 19 | LV | 11.76 | -0.92 | 41.9% |
| 20 | HOU | 11.68 | -1.01 | 38.7% |
| 21 | MIN | 11.58 | -1.10 | 35.5% |
| 22 | WAS | 11.28 | -1.40 | 32.3% |
| 23 | KC | 10.93 | -1.75 | 29% |
| 24 | PHI | 10.73 | -1.95 | 25.8% |
| 25 | GB | 10.29 | -2.40 | 22.6% |
| 26 | SEA | 10.27 | -2.41 | 19.4% |
| 27 | NE | 10.05 | -2.63 | 16.1% |
| 28 | ARI | 10.00 | -2.68 | 12.9% |
| 29 | LAR | 9.42 | -3.26 | 9.7% |
| 30 | ATL | 8.63 | -4.05 | 6.5% |
| 31 | CAR | 8.51 | -4.17 | 3.2% |
| 32 | TEN | 8.33 | -4.35 | 0% |
Year-over-year — 2023 vs 2022
Biggest movers from last season.
Biggest riser
MIA · +7.02
Biggest faller
NE · −5.18
Most consistent
SF · −0.04
League trend 2023 vs 2022
▲ 0.26
YoY by team — 2023 vs 2022
| Rank | Team | 2023 | 2022 | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MIA | 16.06 | 9.04 | +7.02 |
| 2 | NYG | 15.61 | 8.70 | +6.91 |
| 3 | NO | 15.66 | 8.95 | +6.71 |
| 4 | TB | 14.05 | 10.10 | +3.95 |
| 5 | NYJ | 13.43 | 9.69 | +3.73 |
| 6 | LV | 11.76 | 8.15 | +3.61 |
| 7 | CHI | 16.75 | 13.19 | +3.57 |
| 8 | CLE | 13.48 | 10.58 | +2.90 |
| 9 | WAS | 11.28 | 8.54 | +2.74 |
| 10 | BUF | 16.85 | 15.03 | +1.82 |
| 11 | BAL | 15.66 | 14.12 | +1.53 |
| 12 | DEN | 13.23 | 11.82 | +1.40 |
| 13 | PIT | 14.21 | 13.41 | +0.80 |
| 14 | LAC | 11.98 | 11.52 | +0.46 |
| 15 | KC | 10.93 | 10.75 | +0.18 |
| 16 | SF | 16.00 | 16.04 | −0.04 |
| 17 | DET | 13.76 | 13.89 | −0.13 |
| 18 | CIN | 14.29 | 14.44 | −0.16 |
| 19 | IND | 12.62 | 12.87 | −0.25 |
| 20 | CAR | 8.51 | 9.14 | −0.63 |
| 21 | ARI | 10.00 | 11.34 | −1.34 |
| 22 | JAX | 13.20 | 14.75 | −1.56 |
| 23 | MIN | 11.58 | 13.20 | −1.62 |
| 24 | DAL | 15.56 | 17.41 | −1.86 |
| 25 | ATL | 8.63 | 10.53 | −1.90 |
| 26 | TEN | 8.33 | 11.46 | −3.13 |
| 27 | SEA | 10.27 | 13.68 | −3.41 |
| 28 | HOU | 11.68 | 15.27 | −3.60 |
| 29 | GB | 10.29 | 14.61 | −4.32 |
| 30 | LAR | 9.42 | 14.12 | −4.70 |
| 31 | PHI | 10.73 | 15.85 | −5.11 |
| 32 | NE | 10.05 | 15.23 | −5.18 |
Multi-year context
7-year window (2019–2025)
Multi-year leader
PIT · 15.26
Multi-year laggard
NYJ · 9.59
Biggest improver
CHI · +1.32/yr
Biggest decliner
NE · −1.76/yr
Multi-year averages
| Rank | Team | Avg | Slope/yr | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PIT | 15.26 | −0.32 | 20.94 | 14.29 | 11.62 | 13.41 | 14.21 | 17.39 | 15.00 |
| 2 | BUF | 14.93 | +0.05 | 12.83 | 15.88 | 14.81 | 15.03 | 16.85 | 17.82 | 11.30 |
| 3 | IND | 14.53 | −0.68 | 16.00 | 15.52 | 18.38 | 12.87 | 12.62 | 13.43 | 12.92 |
| 4 | NE | 14.21 | −1.76 | 19.70 | 16.25 | 18.92 | 15.23 | 10.05 | 6.74 | 12.57 |
| 5 | MIN | 13.88 | −0.23 | 17.51 | 12.57 | 12.63 | 13.20 | 11.58 | 16.84 | 12.83 |
| 6 | LAR | 13.74 | −0.09 | 14.21 | 13.76 | 16.04 | 14.12 | 9.42 | 11.56 | 17.03 |
| 7 | TB | 13.50 | −0.73 | 16.10 | 15.47 | 15.46 | 10.10 | 14.05 | 9.73 | 13.59 |
| 8 | DAL | 13.32 | −0.51 | 9.66 | 13.44 | 18.36 | 17.41 | 15.56 | 12.06 | 6.74 |
| 9 | CHI | 13.31 | +1.32 | 10.81 | 9.84 | 10.38 | 13.19 | 16.75 | 13.90 | 18.28 |
| 10 | CIN | 13.24 | +0.88 | 10.99 | 10.44 | 12.37 | 14.44 | 14.29 | 13.90 | 16.22 |
| 11 | GB | 13.05 | −0.45 | 13.97 | 12.88 | 14.12 | 14.61 | 10.29 | 17.49 | 7.98 |
| 12 | SEA | 12.82 | −0.59 | 19.15 | 12.36 | 9.33 | 13.68 | 10.27 | 10.05 | 14.87 |
| 13 | MIA | 12.63 | −0.31 | 10.00 | 17.84 | 13.92 | 9.04 | 16.06 | 9.78 | 11.80 |
| 14 | HOU | 12.59 | +0.62 | 13.87 | 6.47 | 12.11 | 15.27 | 11.68 | 13.92 | 14.81 |
| 15 | NO | 12.53 | −0.18 | 13.14 | 12.71 | 14.07 | 8.95 | 15.66 | 11.23 | 11.96 |
| 16 | BAL | 12.44 | −0.48 | 14.79 | 13.37 | 9.09 | 14.12 | 15.66 | 9.04 | 10.99 |
| 17 | SF | 12.41 | −0.53 | 14.84 | 12.04 | 9.14 | 16.04 | 16.00 | 9.39 | 9.41 |
| 18 | KC | 12.05 | −0.92 | 13.61 | 13.37 | 16.18 | 10.75 | 10.93 | 11.24 | 8.24 |
| 19 | PHI | 12.01 | +0.60 | 10.47 | 10.15 | 9.29 | 15.85 | 10.73 | 15.56 | 12.02 |
| 20 | DET | 12.00 | +0.39 | 11.05 | 9.20 | 11.35 | 13.89 | 13.76 | 14.21 | 10.58 |
| 21 | NYG | 11.93 | −0.17 | 11.34 | 12.65 | 13.76 | 8.70 | 15.61 | 11.70 | 9.78 |
| 22 | LAC | 11.92 | +0.20 | 11.38 | 11.24 | 12.50 | 11.52 | 11.98 | 11.54 | 13.26 |
| 23 | ARI | 11.74 | −0.38 | 11.67 | 11.80 | 15.93 | 11.34 | 10.00 | 10.53 | 10.93 |
| 24 | ATL | 11.25 | +0.00 | 10.61 | 12.43 | 12.71 | 10.53 | 8.63 | 10.67 | 13.19 |
| 25 | JAX | 11.19 | +0.58 | 10.38 | 10.33 | 7.30 | 14.75 | 13.20 | 4.97 | 17.37 |
| 26 | DEN | 11.13 | −0.21 | 10.86 | 10.00 | 12.64 | 11.82 | 13.23 | 12.12 | 7.25 |
| 27 | TEN | 11.12 | −0.51 | 12.57 | 13.45 | 10.53 | 11.46 | 8.33 | 11.98 | 9.52 |
| 28 | CLE | 10.92 | −0.57 | 11.96 | 13.17 | 10.38 | 10.58 | 13.48 | 7.48 | 9.36 |
| 29 | CAR | 10.67 | −0.29 | 12.38 | 12.80 | 10.00 | 9.14 | 8.51 | 9.52 | 12.35 |
| 30 | WAS | 10.47 | −0.90 | 12.85 | 12.57 | 12.02 | 8.54 | 11.28 | 9.04 | 7.02 |
| 31 | LV | 9.64 | +0.05 | 10.06 | 10.00 | 8.56 | 8.15 | 11.76 | 8.42 | 10.50 |
| 32 | NYJ | 9.59 | −0.77 | 11.17 | 12.22 | 7.33 | 9.69 | 13.43 | 9.55 | 3.74 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUF | 12.83 | 15.88 | 14.81 | 15.03 | 16.85 | 17.82 | 11.30 |
| CHI | 10.81 | 9.84 | 10.38 | 13.19 | 16.75 | 13.90 | 18.28 |
| MIA | 10.00 | 17.84 | 13.92 | 9.04 | 16.06 | 9.78 | 11.80 |
| SF | 14.84 | 12.04 | 9.14 | 16.04 | 16.00 | 9.39 | 9.41 |
| BAL | 14.79 | 13.37 | 9.09 | 14.12 | 15.66 | 9.04 | 10.99 |
| NO | 13.14 | 12.71 | 14.07 | 8.95 | 15.66 | 11.23 | 11.96 |
| NYG | 11.34 | 12.65 | 13.76 | 8.70 | 15.61 | 11.70 | 9.78 |
| DAL | 9.66 | 13.44 | 18.36 | 17.41 | 15.56 | 12.06 | 6.74 |
| CIN | 10.99 | 10.44 | 12.37 | 14.44 | 14.29 | 13.90 | 16.22 |
| PIT | 20.94 | 14.29 | 11.62 | 13.41 | 14.21 | 17.39 | 15.00 |
| TB | 16.10 | 15.47 | 15.46 | 10.10 | 14.05 | 9.73 | 13.59 |
| DET | 11.05 | 9.20 | 11.35 | 13.89 | 13.76 | 14.21 | 10.58 |
| CLE | 11.96 | 13.17 | 10.38 | 10.58 | 13.48 | 7.48 | 9.36 |
| NYJ | 11.17 | 12.22 | 7.33 | 9.69 | 13.43 | 9.55 | 3.74 |
| DEN | 10.86 | 10.00 | 12.64 | 11.82 | 13.23 | 12.12 | 7.25 |
| JAX | 10.38 | 10.33 | 7.30 | 14.75 | 13.20 | 4.97 | 17.37 |
| IND | 16.00 | 15.52 | 18.38 | 12.87 | 12.62 | 13.43 | 12.92 |
| LAC | 11.38 | 11.24 | 12.50 | 11.52 | 11.98 | 11.54 | 13.26 |
| LV | 10.06 | 10.00 | 8.56 | 8.15 | 11.76 | 8.42 | 10.50 |
| HOU | 13.87 | 6.47 | 12.11 | 15.27 | 11.68 | 13.92 | 14.81 |
| MIN | 17.51 | 12.57 | 12.63 | 13.20 | 11.58 | 16.84 | 12.83 |
| WAS | 12.85 | 12.57 | 12.02 | 8.54 | 11.28 | 9.04 | 7.02 |
| KC | 13.61 | 13.37 | 16.18 | 10.75 | 10.93 | 11.24 | 8.24 |
| PHI | 10.47 | 10.15 | 9.29 | 15.85 | 10.73 | 15.56 | 12.02 |
| GB | 13.97 | 12.88 | 14.12 | 14.61 | 10.29 | 17.49 | 7.98 |
| SEA | 19.15 | 12.36 | 9.33 | 13.68 | 10.27 | 10.05 | 14.87 |
| NE | 19.70 | 16.25 | 18.92 | 15.23 | 10.05 | 6.74 | 12.57 |
| ARI | 11.67 | 11.80 | 15.93 | 11.34 | 10.00 | 10.53 | 10.93 |
| LAR | 14.21 | 13.76 | 16.04 | 14.12 | 9.42 | 11.56 | 17.03 |
| ATL | 10.61 | 12.43 | 12.71 | 10.53 | 8.63 | 10.67 | 13.19 |
| CAR | 12.38 | 12.80 | 10.00 | 9.14 | 8.51 | 9.52 | 12.35 |
| TEN | 12.57 | 13.45 | 10.53 | 11.46 | 8.33 | 11.98 | 9.52 |
Distribution
How the 32 teams cluster for 2023.
About this stat
- Stat ID
- def_drives_turnover_pct
- Side
- defensive
- Family
- Drive Averages
- Data source
- P + N
- Polarity
- higher is better (or neutral)
- Display grain
- rate
- Algorithm eligibility
- Algorithm-eligible: this stat can be picked in the Algorithm Builder.