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 2022 the Packers led at 57.53; the league average was 62.30.

League snapshot — 2022

League leader

GB · 57.53

League average

62.30

Best to worst

All 32 teams, lower is better.

Rank	Team	Value	Games
1	GB	57.53	17
2	WAS	57.82	17
3	LAC	58.47	17
4	PIT	59.29	17
5	SF	59.82	17
6	CHI	60.18	17
7	CLE	60.29	17
8	LAR	61.06	17
9	BAL	61.12	17
10	CIN	61.69	16
11	BUF	62.13	16
12	ARI	62.35	17
13	PHI	62.47	17
14	TB	62.47	17
15	NYG	62.59	17
16	LV	62.65	17
17	DEN	62.71	17
18	MIA	62.76	17
19	DET	62.82	17
20	NO	62.94	17
21	ATL	63.24	17
22	NE	63.41	17
23	NYJ	63.41	17
24	IND	63.59	17
25	KC	63.76	17
26	CAR	64.12	17
27	DAL	64.24	17
28	TEN	64.24	17
29	JAX	64.76	17
30	SEA	64.82	17
31	MIN	65.47	17
32	HOU	65.53	17

At a glance — 2022

Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.

League leader

GB · 57.53

League laggard

HOU · 65.53

League average

62.30

Spread (max − min)

Rank	Team	Value	Δ vs avg	Percentile
1	GB	57.53	-4.78	100%
2	WAS	57.82	-4.48	96.8%
3	LAC	58.47	-3.83	93.5%
4	PIT	59.29	-3.01	90.3%
5	SF	59.82	-2.48	87.1%
6	CHI	60.18	-2.13	83.9%
7	CLE	60.29	-2.01	80.6%
8	LAR	61.06	-1.25	77.4%
9	BAL	61.12	-1.19	74.2%
10	CIN	61.69	-0.62	71%
11	BUF	62.13	-0.18	67.7%
12	ARI	62.35	0.05	64.5%
13	PHI	62.47	0.17	61.3%
14	TB	62.47	0.17	58.1%
15	NYG	62.59	0.28	54.8%
16	LV	62.65	0.34	51.6%
17	DEN	62.71	0.40	48.4%
18	MIA	62.76	0.46	45.2%
19	DET	62.82	0.52	41.9%
20	NO	62.94	0.64	38.7%
21	ATL	63.24	0.93	35.5%
22	NE	63.41	1.11	32.3%
23	NYJ	63.41	1.11	29%
24	IND	63.59	1.28	25.8%
25	KC	63.76	1.46	22.6%
26	CAR	64.12	1.81	19.4%
27	DAL	64.24	1.93	16.1%
28	TEN	64.24	1.93	12.9%
29	JAX	64.76	2.46	9.7%
30	SEA	64.82	2.52	6.5%
31	MIN	65.47	3.17	3.2%
32	HOU	65.53	3.22	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 2022 vs 2021

Packers lead at 57.53 — they ranked #9 last year. Texans are last at 65.53 — #22 last year.

The league average is 62.30, down 0.45 from 62.76 last year.

Biggest riser: Steelers, #27 → #4. Biggest faller: Panthers, #3 → #26.

Spread between first and last: 8; 22 teams are within 2.07 of the average.

Year-over-year — 2022 vs 2021

Biggest movers from last season.

Biggest riser

CAR · +4.65

Biggest faller

LAC · −6

Most consistent

PHI · +0.12

League trend 2022 vs 2021

▼ -0.45

Rank	Team	2022	2021	Δ
1	CAR	64.12	59.47	+4.65
2	TEN	64.24	61.06	+3.18
3	NE	63.41	60.35	+3.06
4	BUF	62.13	59.29	+2.83
5	JAX	64.76	62.06	+2.71
6	DEN	62.71	60.29	+2.41
7	ARI	62.35	60.29	+2.06
8	CHI	60.18	58.29	+1.88
9	IND	63.59	61.71	+1.88
10	KC	63.76	61.94	+1.82
11	HOU	65.53	63.94	+1.59
12	DAL	64.24	63.24	+1
13	BAL	61.12	60.18	+0.94
14	NO	62.94	62.18	+0.76
15	MIA	62.76	62.47	+0.29
16	PHI	62.47	62.35	+0.12
17	DET	62.82	63	−0.18
18	SF	59.82	60.35	−0.53
19	CIN	61.69	62.88	−1.19
20	CLE	60.29	61.59	−1.29
21	TB	62.47	64.18	−1.71
22	LV	62.65	64.35	−1.71
23	ATL	63.24	65.12	−1.88
24	MIN	65.47	67.47	−2
25	NYJ	63.41	66.24	−2.82
26	GB	57.53	60.59	−3.06
27	NYG	62.59	66.24	−3.65
28	WAS	57.82	62.06	−4.24
29	LAR	61.06	65.35	−4.29
30	SEA	64.82	70	−5.18
31	PIT	59.29	65.18	−5.88
32	LAC	58.47	64.47	−6

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

Plays offense (allowed) since 2018

Leaders since 2018: 2018 Lions (58.31), 2019 Chargers (57.06), 2020 Patriots (60.44), 2021 Bears (58.29), 2022 Packers (57.53).

The best season on record is Chargers 2019 at 57.06; the worst Seahawks 2021 at 70.

Distribution

How the 32 teams cluster for 2022.

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.