What Plays offense (allowed) is

Plays faced: the number of offensive plays opponents ran against this defense. A high count means long opponent drives or a fast opposing tempo; it is pace, not quality.

Lower is better. It is shown per game, so a team's number does not depend on games played. Source: P + N.

In 2019 the Chargers led at 57.06; the league average was 62.81.

League snapshot — 2019

League leader

LAC · 57.06

League average

62.81

Best to worst

10.19

All 32 teams, lower is better.

Rank	Team	Value	Games
1	LAC	57.06	16
2	BAL	57.38	16
3	NE	58.38	16
4	LV	59.25	16
5	PHI	60.06	16
6	IND	60.50	16
7	SF	60.63	16
8	ATL	60.69	16
9	BUF	60.88	16
10	JAX	61.31	16
11	GB	61.94	16
12	CLE	62.06	16
13	NO	62.13	16
14	DEN	62.25	16
15	CIN	62.81	16
16	DAL	62.81	16
17	CHI	63	16
18	HOU	63	16
19	SEA	63.13	16
20	NYJ	63.88	16
21	CAR	63.94	16
22	PIT	63.94	16
23	LAR	64.94	16
24	KC	65.13	16
25	MIA	65.13	16
26	NYG	65.13	16
27	TEN	65.38	16
28	MIN	65.75	16
29	ARI	66.69	16
30	WAS	66.69	16
31	TB	66.75	16
32	DET	67.25	16

At a glance — 2019

Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.

League leader

LAC · 57.06

League laggard

DET · 67.25

League average

62.81

Spread (max − min)

10.19

Rank	Team	Value	Δ vs avg	Percentile
1	LAC	57.06	-5.74	100%
2	BAL	57.38	-5.43	96.8%
3	NE	58.38	-4.43	93.5%
4	LV	59.25	-3.56	90.3%
5	PHI	60.06	-2.74	87.1%
6	IND	60.50	-2.31	83.9%
7	SF	60.63	-2.18	80.6%
8	ATL	60.69	-2.12	77.4%
9	BUF	60.88	-1.93	74.2%
10	JAX	61.31	-1.49	71%
11	GB	61.94	-0.87	67.7%
12	CLE	62.06	-0.74	64.5%
13	NO	62.13	-0.68	61.3%
14	DEN	62.25	-0.56	58.1%
15	CIN	62.81	0.01	54.8%
16	DAL	62.81	0.01	51.6%
17	CHI	63	0.19	48.4%
18	HOU	63	0.19	45.2%
19	SEA	63.13	0.32	41.9%
20	NYJ	63.88	1.07	38.7%
21	CAR	63.94	1.13	35.5%
22	PIT	63.94	1.13	32.3%
23	LAR	64.94	2.13	29%
24	KC	65.13	2.32	25.8%
25	MIA	65.13	2.32	22.6%
26	NYG	65.13	2.32	19.4%
27	TEN	65.38	2.57	16.1%
28	MIN	65.75	2.94	12.9%
29	ARI	66.69	3.88	9.7%
30	WAS	66.69	3.88	6.5%
31	TB	66.75	3.94	3.2%
32	DET	67.25	4.44	0%

Does Plays offense (allowed) matter against the spread?

Run as a one-stat algorithm against the closing line, this stat went 812–766–37 ATS (51.5%) across 2020–2025, #205 of 296 ranked.

Its best season was 2020 (147–107, 57.9%); its worst 2024 (116–147, 44.1%).

For picks, this is noise. One stat is not a recipe — the algorithms combine many.

Season	Games	ATS record	ATS %
2020	256	147–107–2	57.9%
2021	272	129–141–2	47.8%
2022	271	149–115–7	56.4%
2023	272	137–121–14	53.1%
2024	272	116–147–9	44.1%
2025	272	134–135–3	49.8%

Plays offense (allowed) in 2019 vs 2018

Chargers lead at 57.06 — they ranked #11 last year. Lions are last at 67.25 — #1 last year.

The league average is 62.81, up 0.54 from 62.27 last year.

Biggest riser: Falcons, #27 → #8. Biggest faller: Lions, #1 → #32.

Spread between first and last: 10.19; 22 teams are within 2.68 of the average.

Year-over-year — 2019 vs 2018

Biggest movers from last season.

Biggest riser

DET · +8.94

Biggest faller

CLE · −7.31

Most consistent

CHI · 0

League trend 2019 vs 2018

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Rank	Team	2019	2018	Δ
1	DET	67.25	58.31	+8.94
2	TB	66.75	61	+5.75
3	CAR	63.94	58.56	+5.38
4	WAS	66.69	61.31	+5.38
5	LAR	64.94	59.69	+5.25
6	MIN	65.75	61.69	+4.06
7	SEA	63.13	59.38	+3.75
8	TEN	65.38	61.63	+3.75
9	PIT	63.94	61.19	+2.75
10	DAL	62.81	60.63	+2.19
11	MIA	65.13	62.94	+2.19
12	NYG	65.13	63.44	+1.69
13	JAX	61.31	59.69	+1.63
14	NO	62.13	60.63	+1.50
15	BUF	60.88	59.63	+1.25
16	ARI	66.69	66.13	+0.56
17	CHI	63	63	0
18	LV	59.25	59.69	−0.44
19	DEN	62.25	62.75	−0.50
20	HOU	63	63.50	−0.50
21	GB	61.94	62.63	−0.69
22	IND	60.50	61.38	−0.88
23	NYJ	63.88	65.44	−1.56
24	SF	60.63	62.63	−2
25	PHI	60.06	62.38	−2.31
26	BAL	57.38	60.56	−3.19
27	ATL	60.69	63.94	−3.25
28	NE	58.38	62.19	−3.81
29	CIN	62.81	66.75	−3.94
30	LAC	57.06	61	−3.94
31	KC	65.13	69.50	−4.38
32	CLE	62.06	69.38	−7.31

Multi-year context

7-year window (2020–2026)

Multi-year leader

CHI · 58.83

Multi-year laggard

SEA · 65.05

Biggest improver

SEA · −1.62/yr

Biggest decliner

GB · +0.65/yr

Rank	Team	Avg	Slope/yr	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026
1	CHI	58.83	−1.23	62.63	58.29	60.18	60.53	60.06	60.12	50
2	NE	60.45	−0.66	60.44	60.35	63.41	62.76	62.35	56.82	57
3	MIA	60.64	−0.70	61.44	62.47	62.76	61.24	58.82	59.76	58
4	SF	60.76	+0.22	61.06	60.35	59.82	60.82	59.88	59.94	63.40
5	LAC	60.83	−0.69	61.75	64.47	58.47	64.35	60.41	56.18	60.20
6	CLE	60.88	−0.30	64.25	61.59	60.29	58.29	59.47	58.47	63.80
7	GB	61.15	+0.65	60.75	60.59	57.53	61.88	60.41	62.12	64.80
8	TB	61.31	−1.28	63.44	64.18	62.47	63.29	61.94	58.24	55.60
9	KC	61.45	−0.48	63.25	61.94	63.76	60.76	59.94	57.47	63
10	ARI	61.62	−0.63	65.44	60.29	62.35	61.59	60.71	61.94	59
11	BUF	61.73	+0.36	64.13	59.29	62.13	59.24	61.47	55.88	70
12	PIT	61.89	−0.33	61.94	65.18	59.29	62.65	60.65	64.94	58.60
13	CIN	61.90	−0.40	62.94	62.88	61.69	61.71	63.24	60.88	60
14	DAL	61.91	−0.85	65.38	63.24	64.24	59	60.53	60.41	60.60
15	WAS	61.94	+0.31	61.81	62.06	57.82	65.24	60.41	63.06	63.20
16	LAR	62.02	−0.36	61.25	65.35	61.06	62.53	61.71	62.82	59.40
17	NO	62.19	−0.03	61.63	62.18	62.94	61.29	64.94	60.53	61.80
18	TEN	62.19	−0.97	67.19	61.06	64.24	64.06	58.71	58.29	61.80
19	CAR	62.31	+0.48	62.63	59.47	64.12	57.71	66.82	58.71	66.75
20	NYG	62.35	−1.24	64.88	66.24	62.59	63.65	60.76	60.71	57.60
21	BAL	62.51	+0.15	63.44	60.18	61.12	64.94	62.24	63.29	62.40
22	LV	62.57	−0.59	64.31	64.35	62.65	63.06	60.65	62	61
23	JAX	62.73	−0.74	65.06	62.06	64.76	62.41	65.24	60.59	59
24	MIN	62.75	−1.47	63.81	67.47	65.47	63.47	63.18	59.82	56
25	HOU	62.92	−0.94	65.75	63.94	65.53	63.53	61.53	57.76	62.40
26	DEN	62.99	+0.18	64.44	60.29	62.71	63.06	63.76	62.06	64.60
27	PHI	63.12	+0.02	64.81	62.35	62.47	64.76	58.71	62.71	66
28	IND	63.22	+0.15	61.38	61.71	63.59	66.06	64.65	64.76	60.40
29	ATL	63.35	−0.19	63.75	65.12	63.24	63.06	61.88	61.59	64.80
30	DET	63.40	+0.34	65.56	63	62.82	60.65	59.59	61.18	71
31	NYJ	63.61	−0.75	66.06	66.24	63.41	63.12	62.12	61.94	62.40
32	SEA	65.05	−1.62	69.19	70	64.82	66.76	62.12	62.47	60

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	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026
CHI	62.63	58.29	60.18	60.53	60.06	60.12	50
TB	63.44	64.18	62.47	63.29	61.94	58.24	55.60
MIN	63.81	67.47	65.47	63.47	63.18	59.82	56
NE	60.44	60.35	63.41	62.76	62.35	56.82	57
NYG	64.88	66.24	62.59	63.65	60.76	60.71	57.60
MIA	61.44	62.47	62.76	61.24	58.82	59.76	58
PIT	61.94	65.18	59.29	62.65	60.65	64.94	58.60
ARI	65.44	60.29	62.35	61.59	60.71	61.94	59
JAX	65.06	62.06	64.76	62.41	65.24	60.59	59
LAR	61.25	65.35	61.06	62.53	61.71	62.82	59.40
CIN	62.94	62.88	61.69	61.71	63.24	60.88	60
SEA	69.19	70	64.82	66.76	62.12	62.47	60
LAC	61.75	64.47	58.47	64.35	60.41	56.18	60.20
IND	61.38	61.71	63.59	66.06	64.65	64.76	60.40
DAL	65.38	63.24	64.24	59	60.53	60.41	60.60
LV	64.31	64.35	62.65	63.06	60.65	62	61
NO	61.63	62.18	62.94	61.29	64.94	60.53	61.80
TEN	67.19	61.06	64.24	64.06	58.71	58.29	61.80
BAL	63.44	60.18	61.12	64.94	62.24	63.29	62.40
HOU	65.75	63.94	65.53	63.53	61.53	57.76	62.40
NYJ	66.06	66.24	63.41	63.12	62.12	61.94	62.40
KC	63.25	61.94	63.76	60.76	59.94	57.47	63
WAS	61.81	62.06	57.82	65.24	60.41	63.06	63.20
SF	61.06	60.35	59.82	60.82	59.88	59.94	63.40
CLE	64.25	61.59	60.29	58.29	59.47	58.47	63.80
DEN	64.44	60.29	62.71	63.06	63.76	62.06	64.60
ATL	63.75	65.12	63.24	63.06	61.88	61.59	64.80
GB	60.75	60.59	57.53	61.88	60.41	62.12	64.80
PHI	64.81	62.35	62.47	64.76	58.71	62.71	66
CAR	62.63	59.47	64.12	57.71	66.82	58.71	66.75
BUF	64.13	59.29	62.13	59.24	61.47	55.88	70
DET	65.56	63	62.82	60.65	59.59	61.18	71

Plays offense (allowed) since 2018

Leaders since 2018: 2018 Lions (58.31), 2019 Chargers (57.06).

The best season on record is Chargers 2019 at 57.06; the worst Chiefs 2018 at 69.50.

Distribution

How the 32 teams cluster for 2019.

About this stat

Stat ID: def_team_stats_plays_offense
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.