NFL Lines

League snapshot — 2024

League leaderPHI 17.12
League average19.54
Best to worst7.29

All 32 teams, lower is better.

At a glance — 2024

Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.

League leader

PHI · 17.12

League laggard

CAR · 24.41

League average

19.54

Spread (max − min)

7.29

Rank	Team	Value	Δ vs avg	Percentile
1	PHI	17.12	-2.42	100%
2	CLE	17.65	-1.89	96.8%
3	TEN	18.12	-1.42	93.5%
4	LAC	18.24	-1.30	90.3%
5	MIA	18.29	-1.24	87.1%
6	HOU	18.35	-1.19	83.9%
7	LV	18.76	-0.77	80.6%
8	MIN	18.88	-0.66	77.4%
9	SF	18.88	-0.66	74.2%
10	DEN	18.94	-0.60	71%
11	CHI	19	-0.54	67.7%
12	KC	19	-0.54	64.5%
13	PIT	19	-0.54	61.3%
14	GB	19.06	-0.48	58.1%
15	SEA	19.12	-0.42	54.8%
16	BAL	19.18	-0.36	51.6%
17	DET	19.18	-0.36	48.4%
18	NYG	19.47	-0.07	45.2%
19	TB	19.53	-0.01	41.9%
20	WAS	19.59	0.05	38.7%
21	DAL	19.94	0.40	35.5%
22	IND	19.94	0.40	32.3%
23	LAR	19.94	0.40	29%
24	ARI	20.06	0.52	25.8%
25	NYJ	20.06	0.52	22.6%
26	ATL	20.24	0.70	19.4%
27	NE	20.29	0.76	16.1%
28	BUF	20.65	1.11	12.9%
29	NO	20.65	1.11	9.7%
30	CIN	21.12	1.58	6.5%
31	JAX	22.59	3.05	3.2%
32	CAR	24.41	4.87	0%

Year-over-year — 2024 vs 2023

Biggest movers from last season.

Biggest riser

CAR · +6.24

Biggest faller

PHI · −3.82

Most consistent

IND · −0.06

League trend 2024 vs 2023

▲ 0.48

Rank	Team	2024	2023	Δ
1	CAR	24.41	18.18	+6.24
2	JAX	22.59	18.35	+4.24
3	NO	20.65	17.41	+3.24
4	NYJ	20.06	17.12	+2.94
5	CLE	17.65	14.76	+2.88
6	BUF	20.65	18.18	+2.47
7	NE	20.29	17.88	+2.41
8	DAL	19.94	18.12	+1.82
9	ATL	20.24	18.71	+1.53
10	BAL	19.18	17.76	+1.41
11	KC	19	17.59	+1.41
12	CHI	19	17.94	+1.06
13	PIT	19	18.06	+0.94
14	LAR	19.94	19.18	+0.76
15	CIN	21.12	20.53	+0.59
16	SF	18.88	18.53	+0.35
17	IND	19.94	20	−0.06
18	TB	19.53	19.76	−0.24
19	MIN	18.88	19.24	−0.35
20	MIA	18.29	18.65	−0.35
21	LV	18.76	19.24	−0.47
22	DET	19.18	19.65	−0.47
23	GB	19.06	19.71	−0.65
24	HOU	18.35	19.29	−0.94
25	NYG	19.47	20.53	−1.06
26	DEN	18.94	20.29	−1.35
27	TEN	18.12	19.47	−1.35
28	ARI	20.06	21.47	−1.41
29	LAC	18.24	20	−1.76
30	WAS	19.59	21.41	−1.82
31	SEA	19.12	22.06	−2.94
32	PHI	17.12	20.94	−3.82

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

Distribution

How the 32 teams cluster for 2024.

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.