NFL Lines

League snapshot — 2019

League leaderNE 16.13
League average20.02
Best to worst7.06

All 32 teams, lower is better.

At a glance — 2019

Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.

League leader

NE · 16.13

League laggard

ARI · 23.19

League average

20.02

Spread (max − min)

7.06

Rank	Team	Value	Δ vs avg	Percentile
1	NE	16.13	-3.89	100%
2	BAL	16.94	-3.08	96.8%
3	LAC	17.56	-2.46	93.5%
4	SF	17.69	-2.33	90.3%
5	PHI	17.75	-2.27	87.1%
6	BUF	18	-2.02	83.9%
7	NYJ	18.63	-1.39	80.6%
8	PIT	18.81	-1.21	77.4%
9	CHI	18.94	-1.08	74.2%
10	DEN	18.94	-1.08	71%
11	GB	19.13	-0.89	67.7%
12	NO	19.25	-0.77	64.5%
13	IND	20	-0.02	61.3%
14	LAR	20	-0.02	58.1%
15	DAL	20.06	0.04	54.8%
16	MIN	20.19	0.17	51.6%
17	CIN	20.25	0.23	48.4%
18	TB	20.44	0.42	45.2%
19	ATL	20.50	0.48	41.9%
20	TEN	20.69	0.67	38.7%
21	JAX	20.88	0.86	35.5%
22	LV	21.13	1.11	32.3%
23	NYG	21.25	1.23	29%
24	CLE	21.31	1.29	25.8%
25	KC	21.38	1.36	22.6%
26	HOU	21.50	1.48	19.4%
27	SEA	21.56	1.54	16.1%
28	WAS	21.75	1.73	12.9%
29	CAR	21.88	1.86	9.7%
30	MIA	22.31	2.29	6.5%
31	DET	22.63	2.61	3.2%
32	ARI	23.19	3.17	0%

Year-over-year — 2019 vs 2018

Biggest movers from last season.

Biggest riser

JAX · +3.13

Biggest faller

KC · −4.63

Most consistent

NYG · −0.06

League trend 2019 vs 2018

▼ -0.23

Rank	Team	2019	2018	Δ
1	JAX	20.88	17.75	+3.13
2	DET	22.63	19.56	+3.06
3	HOU	21.50	18.44	+3.06
4	CAR	21.88	19.56	+2.31
5	TEN	20.69	18.63	+2.06
6	SEA	21.56	19.88	+1.69
7	CHI	18.94	17.31	+1.63
8	LV	21.13	19.69	+1.44
9	MIN	20.19	18.75	+1.44
10	ARI	23.19	21.94	+1.25
11	WAS	21.75	20.56	+1.19
12	DAL	20.06	19.19	+0.88
13	MIA	22.31	21.63	+0.69
14	IND	20	19.63	+0.38
15	LAR	20	19.75	+0.25
16	NYG	21.25	21.31	−0.06
17	BUF	18	18.31	−0.31
18	BAL	16.94	17.50	−0.56
19	DEN	18.94	19.75	−0.81
20	PIT	18.81	19.63	−0.81
21	GB	19.13	20.38	−1.25
22	NO	19.25	20.63	−1.38
23	PHI	17.75	19.13	−1.38
24	LAC	17.56	19.13	−1.56
25	TB	20.44	22.19	−1.75
26	CLE	21.31	23.44	−2.13
27	NYJ	18.63	21.13	−2.50
28	ATL	20.50	23.31	−2.81
29	CIN	20.25	23.19	−2.94
30	SF	17.69	20.69	−3
31	NE	16.13	20.06	−3.94
32	KC	21.38	26	−4.63

Multi-year context

7-year window (2019–2025)

Multi-year leader

NE · 18.46

Multi-year laggard

DET · 21.43

Biggest improver

HOU · −1.10/yr

Biggest decliner

SF · +0.23/yr

Rank	Team	Avg	Slope/yr	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
1	NE	18.46	+0.09	16.13	21.13	18.06	18.18	17.88	20.29	17.59
2	SF	18.54	+0.23	17.69	19.13	18.59	16.94	18.53	18.88	20.06
3	CLE	18.61	−0.94	21.31	21.81	19	19.06	14.76	17.65	16.71
4	NO	18.77	−0.02	19.25	19.56	17.59	18.59	17.41	20.65	18.35
5	BUF	18.86	−0.07	18	21.75	16.53	19.38	18.18	20.65	17.53
6	PIT	18.96	+0.20	18.81	17.38	20.59	18.41	18.06	19	20.47
7	LAC	19.00	−0.32	17.56	20	22.12	18.65	20	18.24	16.41
8	DEN	19.01	−0.25	18.94	20.75	18.18	18.88	20.29	18.94	17.06
9	BAL	19.10	+0.04	16.94	21.38	20	18.88	17.76	19.18	19.53
10	LAR	19.31	+0.00	20	17.50	20.35	19.41	19.18	19.94	18.76
11	PHI	19.38	−0.11	17.75	20.94	20.71	19	20.94	17.12	19.24
12	GB	19.41	−0.08	19.13	20.44	19.76	18.41	19.71	19.06	19.35
13	CHI	19.44	+0.05	18.94	20.19	18.53	21.12	17.94	19	20.35
14	TB	19.50	−0.24	20.44	19.81	20.12	18.35	19.76	19.53	18.47
15	KC	19.69	−0.79	21.38	21.81	21.18	19.82	17.59	19	17.06
16	MIA	19.87	−0.44	22.31	20.69	19.53	19.53	18.65	18.29	20.06
17	WAS	19.89	+0.20	21.75	17.81	20	16.65	21.41	19.59	22
18	DAL	19.99	−0.04	20.06	22.31	19	18.88	18.12	19.94	21.59
19	TEN	20.14	−0.54	20.69	24.13	19.24	19.82	19.47	18.12	19.53
20	IND	20.18	+0.16	20	20.31	19.47	20	20	19.94	21.53
21	NYJ	20.28	−0.16	18.63	23.50	23.18	18	17.12	20.06	21.47
22	CIN	20.28	+0.05	20.25	21.31	19.82	18.31	20.53	21.12	20.65
23	MIN	20.33	−0.69	20.19	22.75	22.71	21.06	19.24	18.88	17.47
24	LV	20.45	−0.57	21.13	23.31	20.41	21.06	19.24	18.76	19.24
25	HOU	20.45	−1.10	21.50	24.06	22.24	21.71	19.29	18.35	16
26	CAR	20.54	−0.15	21.88	22.06	18.18	20.18	18.18	24.41	18.88
27	ATL	20.58	−0.45	20.50	22.69	22.29	20.53	18.71	20.24	19.12
28	JAX	20.76	−0.42	20.88	24.13	20.29	20.47	18.35	22.59	18.65
29	NYG	20.95	−0.23	21.25	21.81	21.29	21.35	20.53	19.47	20.94
30	SEA	20.96	−0.85	21.56	23.31	23.35	20.41	22.06	19.12	16.88
31	ARI	21.43	−0.19	23.19	22.44	19.35	21.18	21.47	20.06	22.29
32	DET	21.43	−0.91	22.63	25.63	21.82	22	19.65	19.18	19.12

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
NE	16.13	21.13	18.06	18.18	17.88	20.29	17.59
BAL	16.94	21.38	20	18.88	17.76	19.18	19.53
LAC	17.56	20	22.12	18.65	20	18.24	16.41
SF	17.69	19.13	18.59	16.94	18.53	18.88	20.06
PHI	17.75	20.94	20.71	19	20.94	17.12	19.24
BUF	18	21.75	16.53	19.38	18.18	20.65	17.53
NYJ	18.63	23.50	23.18	18	17.12	20.06	21.47
PIT	18.81	17.38	20.59	18.41	18.06	19	20.47
CHI	18.94	20.19	18.53	21.12	17.94	19	20.35
DEN	18.94	20.75	18.18	18.88	20.29	18.94	17.06
GB	19.13	20.44	19.76	18.41	19.71	19.06	19.35
NO	19.25	19.56	17.59	18.59	17.41	20.65	18.35
IND	20	20.31	19.47	20	20	19.94	21.53
LAR	20	17.50	20.35	19.41	19.18	19.94	18.76
DAL	20.06	22.31	19	18.88	18.12	19.94	21.59
MIN	20.19	22.75	22.71	21.06	19.24	18.88	17.47
CIN	20.25	21.31	19.82	18.31	20.53	21.12	20.65
TB	20.44	19.81	20.12	18.35	19.76	19.53	18.47
ATL	20.50	22.69	22.29	20.53	18.71	20.24	19.12
TEN	20.69	24.13	19.24	19.82	19.47	18.12	19.53
JAX	20.88	24.13	20.29	20.47	18.35	22.59	18.65
LV	21.13	23.31	20.41	21.06	19.24	18.76	19.24
NYG	21.25	21.81	21.29	21.35	20.53	19.47	20.94
CLE	21.31	21.81	19	19.06	14.76	17.65	16.71
KC	21.38	21.81	21.18	19.82	17.59	19	17.06
HOU	21.50	24.06	22.24	21.71	19.29	18.35	16
SEA	21.56	23.31	23.35	20.41	22.06	19.12	16.88
WAS	21.75	17.81	20	16.65	21.41	19.59	22
CAR	21.88	22.06	18.18	20.18	18.18	24.41	18.88
MIA	22.31	20.69	19.53	19.53	18.65	18.29	20.06
DET	22.63	25.63	21.82	22	19.65	19.18	19.12
ARI	23.19	22.44	19.35	21.18	21.47	20.06	22.29

Distribution

How the 32 teams cluster for 2019.

About this stat

Stat ID: def_team_stats_first_down
Side: defensive
Family: Team Stats
Data source: P + N
Polarity: lower is better
Display grain: count
Algorithm eligibility: Algorithm-eligible: this stat can be picked in the Algorithm Builder.