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 2024 the Eagles led at 58.71; the league average was 61.53.

League snapshot — 2024

League leader

PHI · 58.71

League average

61.53

Best to worst

8.12

All 32 teams, lower is better.

Rank	Team	Value	Games
1	PHI	58.71	17
2	TEN	58.71	17
3	MIA	58.82	17
4	CLE	59.47	17
5	DET	59.59	17
6	SF	59.88	17
7	KC	59.94	17
8	CHI	60.06	17
9	GB	60.41	17
10	LAC	60.41	17
11	WAS	60.41	17
12	DAL	60.53	17
13	LV	60.65	17
14	PIT	60.65	17
15	ARI	60.71	17
16	NYG	60.76	17
17	BUF	61.47	17
18	HOU	61.53	17
19	LAR	61.71	17
20	ATL	61.88	17
21	TB	61.94	17
22	NYJ	62.12	17
23	SEA	62.12	17
24	BAL	62.24	17
25	NE	62.35	17
26	MIN	63.18	17
27	CIN	63.24	17
28	DEN	63.76	17
29	IND	64.65	17
30	NO	64.94	17
31	JAX	65.24	17
32	CAR	66.82	17

At a glance — 2024

Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.

League leader

TEN · 58.71

League laggard

CAR · 66.82

League average

61.53

Spread (max − min)

8.12

Rank	Team	Value	Δ vs avg	Percentile
1	PHI	58.71	-2.82	100%
2	TEN	58.71	-2.82	96.8%
3	MIA	58.82	-2.70	93.5%
4	CLE	59.47	-2.06	90.3%
5	DET	59.59	-1.94	87.1%
6	SF	59.88	-1.65	83.9%
7	KC	59.94	-1.59	80.6%
8	CHI	60.06	-1.47	77.4%
9	GB	60.41	-1.12	74.2%
10	LAC	60.41	-1.12	71%
11	WAS	60.41	-1.12	67.7%
12	DAL	60.53	-1.00	64.5%
13	LV	60.65	-0.88	61.3%
14	PIT	60.65	-0.88	58.1%
15	ARI	60.71	-0.82	54.8%
16	NYG	60.76	-0.76	51.6%
17	BUF	61.47	-0.06	48.4%
18	HOU	61.53	0.00	45.2%
19	LAR	61.71	0.18	41.9%
20	ATL	61.88	0.35	38.7%
21	TB	61.94	0.41	35.5%
22	NYJ	62.12	0.59	32.3%
23	SEA	62.12	0.59	29%
24	BAL	62.24	0.71	25.8%
25	NE	62.35	0.83	22.6%
26	MIN	63.18	1.65	19.4%
27	CIN	63.24	1.71	16.1%
28	DEN	63.76	2.24	12.9%
29	IND	64.65	3.12	9.7%
30	NO	64.94	3.41	6.5%
31	JAX	65.24	3.71	3.2%
32	CAR	66.82	5.30	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 2024 vs 2023

Eagles lead at 58.71 — they ranked #28 last year. Panthers are last at 66.82 — #1 last year.

The league average is 61.53, down 0.89 from 62.42 last year.

Biggest riser: Eagles, #28 → #1. Biggest faller: Panthers, #1 → #32.

Spread between first and last: 8.12; 23 teams are within 1.95 of the average.

Year-over-year — 2024 vs 2023

Biggest movers from last season.

Biggest riser

CAR · +9.12

Biggest faller

PHI · −6.06

Most consistent

MIN · −0.29

League trend 2024 vs 2023

▼ -0.89

Rank	Team	2024	2023	Δ
1	CAR	66.82	57.71	+9.12
2	NO	64.94	61.29	+3.65
3	JAX	65.24	62.41	+2.82
4	BUF	61.47	59.24	+2.24
5	CIN	63.24	61.71	+1.53
6	DAL	60.53	59	+1.53
7	CLE	59.47	58.29	+1.18
8	DEN	63.76	63.06	+0.71
9	MIN	63.18	63.47	−0.29
10	NE	62.35	62.76	−0.41
11	CHI	60.06	60.53	−0.47
12	KC	59.94	60.76	−0.82
13	LAR	61.71	62.53	−0.82
14	ARI	60.71	61.59	−0.88
15	SF	59.88	60.82	−0.94
16	NYJ	62.12	63.12	−1
17	DET	59.59	60.65	−1.06
18	ATL	61.88	63.06	−1.18
19	TB	61.94	63.29	−1.35
20	IND	64.65	66.06	−1.41
21	GB	60.41	61.88	−1.47
22	HOU	61.53	63.53	−2
23	PIT	60.65	62.65	−2
24	LV	60.65	63.06	−2.41
25	MIA	58.82	61.24	−2.41
26	BAL	62.24	64.94	−2.71
27	NYG	60.76	63.65	−2.88
28	LAC	60.41	64.35	−3.94
29	SEA	62.12	66.76	−4.65
30	WAS	60.41	65.24	−4.82
31	TEN	58.71	64.06	−5.35
32	PHI	58.71	64.76	−6.06

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

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), 2023 Panthers (57.71), 2024 Eagles (58.71).

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

Distribution

How the 32 teams cluster for 2024.

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.