NFL Lines

League snapshot — 2023

League leaderCLE 14.76
League average19.06
Best to worst7.29

All 32 teams, lower is better.

At a glance — 2023

Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.

League leader

CLE · 14.76

League laggard

SEA · 22.06

League average

19.06

Spread (max − min)

7.29

Rank	Team	Value	Δ vs avg	Percentile
1	CLE	14.76	-4.30	100%
2	NYJ	17.12	-1.94	96.8%
3	NO	17.41	-1.65	93.5%
4	KC	17.59	-1.47	90.3%
5	BAL	17.76	-1.30	87.1%
6	NE	17.88	-1.18	83.9%
7	CHI	17.94	-1.12	80.6%
8	PIT	18.06	-1.00	77.4%
9	DAL	18.12	-0.94	74.2%
10	BUF	18.18	-0.89	71%
11	CAR	18.18	-0.89	67.7%
12	JAX	18.35	-0.71	64.5%
13	SF	18.53	-0.53	61.3%
14	MIA	18.65	-0.42	58.1%
15	ATL	18.71	-0.36	54.8%
16	LAR	19.18	0.11	51.6%
17	LV	19.24	0.17	48.4%
18	MIN	19.24	0.17	45.2%
19	HOU	19.29	0.23	41.9%
20	TEN	19.47	0.41	38.7%
21	DET	19.65	0.58	35.5%
22	GB	19.71	0.64	32.3%
23	TB	19.76	0.70	29%
24	IND	20	0.94	25.8%
25	LAC	20	0.94	22.6%
26	DEN	20.29	1.23	19.4%
27	CIN	20.53	1.47	16.1%
28	NYG	20.53	1.47	12.9%
29	PHI	20.94	1.88	9.7%
30	WAS	21.41	2.35	6.5%
31	ARI	21.47	2.41	3.2%
32	SEA	22.06	3.00	0%

Year-over-year — 2023 vs 2022

Biggest movers from last season.

Biggest riser

WAS · +4.76

Biggest faller

CLE · −4.29

Most consistent

IND · 0

League trend 2023 vs 2022

▼ -0.44

Rank	Team	2023	2022	Δ
1	WAS	21.41	16.65	+4.76
2	CIN	20.53	18.31	+2.22
3	PHI	20.94	19	+1.94
4	SEA	22.06	20.41	+1.65
5	SF	18.53	16.94	+1.59
6	TB	19.76	18.35	+1.41
7	DEN	20.29	18.88	+1.41
8	LAC	20	18.65	+1.35
9	GB	19.71	18.41	+1.29
10	ARI	21.47	21.18	+0.29
11	IND	20	20	0
12	LAR	19.18	19.41	−0.24
13	NE	17.88	18.18	−0.29
14	PIT	18.06	18.41	−0.35
15	TEN	19.47	19.82	−0.35
16	DAL	18.12	18.88	−0.76
17	NYG	20.53	21.35	−0.82
18	MIA	18.65	19.53	−0.88
19	NYJ	17.12	18	−0.88
20	BAL	17.76	18.88	−1.12
21	NO	17.41	18.59	−1.18
22	BUF	18.18	19.38	−1.20
23	ATL	18.71	20.53	−1.82
24	LV	19.24	21.06	−1.82
25	MIN	19.24	21.06	−1.82
26	CAR	18.18	20.18	−2
27	JAX	18.35	20.47	−2.12
28	KC	17.59	19.82	−2.24
29	DET	19.65	22	−2.35
30	HOU	19.29	21.71	−2.41
31	CHI	17.94	21.12	−3.18
32	CLE	14.76	19.06	−4.29

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

Distribution

How the 32 teams cluster for 2023.

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.