NFL Lines

League snapshot — 2020

League leaderPIT 17.38
League average21.43
Best to worst8.25

All 32 teams, lower is better.

At a glance — 2020

Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.

League leader

PIT · 17.38

League laggard

DET · 25.63

League average

21.43

Spread (max − min)

8.25

Rank	Team	Value	Δ vs avg	Percentile
1	PIT	17.38	-4.06	100%
2	LAR	17.50	-3.93	96.8%
3	WAS	17.81	-3.62	93.5%
4	SF	19.13	-2.31	90.3%
5	NO	19.56	-1.87	87.1%
6	TB	19.81	-1.62	83.9%
7	LAC	20	-1.43	80.6%
8	CHI	20.19	-1.24	77.4%
9	IND	20.31	-1.12	74.2%
10	GB	20.44	-0.99	71%
11	MIA	20.69	-0.74	67.7%
12	DEN	20.75	-0.68	64.5%
13	PHI	20.94	-0.49	61.3%
14	NE	21.13	-0.31	58.1%
15	CIN	21.31	-0.12	54.8%
16	BAL	21.38	-0.06	51.6%
17	BUF	21.75	0.32	48.4%
18	CLE	21.81	0.38	45.2%
19	KC	21.81	0.38	41.9%
20	NYG	21.81	0.38	38.7%
21	CAR	22.06	0.63	35.5%
22	DAL	22.31	0.88	32.3%
23	ARI	22.44	1.01	29%
24	ATL	22.69	1.26	25.8%
25	MIN	22.75	1.32	22.6%
26	LV	23.31	1.88	19.4%
27	SEA	23.31	1.88	16.1%
28	NYJ	23.50	2.07	12.9%
29	HOU	24.06	2.63	9.7%
30	JAX	24.13	2.69	6.5%
31	TEN	24.13	2.69	3.2%
32	DET	25.63	4.19	0%

Year-over-year — 2020 vs 2019

Biggest movers from last season.

Biggest riser

NE · +5

Biggest faller

WAS · −3.94

Most consistent

CAR · +0.19

League trend 2020 vs 2019

▲ 1.41

Rank	Team	2020	2019	Δ
1	NE	21.13	16.13	+5
2	NYJ	23.50	18.63	+4.88
3	BAL	21.38	16.94	+4.44
4	BUF	21.75	18	+3.75
5	TEN	24.13	20.69	+3.44
6	JAX	24.13	20.88	+3.25
7	PHI	20.94	17.75	+3.19
8	DET	25.63	22.63	+3
9	HOU	24.06	21.50	+2.56
10	MIN	22.75	20.19	+2.56
11	LAC	20	17.56	+2.44
12	DAL	22.31	20.06	+2.25
13	ATL	22.69	20.50	+2.19
14	LV	23.31	21.13	+2.19
15	DEN	20.75	18.94	+1.81
16	SEA	23.31	21.56	+1.75
17	SF	19.13	17.69	+1.44
18	GB	20.44	19.13	+1.31
19	CHI	20.19	18.94	+1.25
20	CIN	21.31	20.25	+1.06
21	NYG	21.81	21.25	+0.56
22	CLE	21.81	21.31	+0.50
23	KC	21.81	21.38	+0.44
24	IND	20.31	20	+0.31
25	NO	19.56	19.25	+0.31
26	CAR	22.06	21.88	+0.19
27	TB	19.81	20.44	−0.63
28	ARI	22.44	23.19	−0.75
29	PIT	17.38	18.81	−1.44
30	MIA	20.69	22.31	−1.63
31	LAR	17.50	20	−2.50
32	WAS	17.81	21.75	−3.94

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

Distribution

How the 32 teams cluster for 2020.

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.