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 2025 the Bills led at 55.88; the league average was 60.55.

League snapshot — 2025

League leader

BUF · 55.88

League average

60.55

Best to worst

9.06

All 32 teams, lower is better.

Rank	Team	Value	Games
1	BUF	55.88	17
2	LAC	56.18	17
3	NE	56.82	17
4	KC	57.47	17
5	HOU	57.76	17
6	TB	58.24	17
7	TEN	58.29	17
8	CLE	58.47	17
9	CAR	58.71	17
10	MIA	59.76	17
11	MIN	59.82	17
12	SF	59.94	17
13	CHI	60.12	17
14	DAL	60.41	17
15	NO	60.53	17
16	JAX	60.59	17
17	NYG	60.71	17
18	CIN	60.88	17
19	DET	61.18	17
20	ATL	61.59	17
21	ARI	61.94	17
22	NYJ	61.94	17
23	LV	62	17
24	DEN	62.06	17
25	GB	62.12	17
26	SEA	62.47	17
27	PHI	62.71	17
28	LAR	62.82	17
29	WAS	63.06	17
30	BAL	63.29	17
31	IND	64.76	17
32	PIT	64.94	17

At a glance — 2025

Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.

League leader

BUF · 55.88

League laggard

PIT · 64.94

League average

60.55

Spread (max − min)

9.06

Rank	Team	Value	Δ vs avg	Percentile
1	BUF	55.88	-4.66	100%
2	LAC	56.18	-4.37	96.8%
3	NE	56.82	-3.72	93.5%
4	KC	57.47	-3.08	90.3%
5	HOU	57.76	-2.78	87.1%
6	TB	58.24	-2.31	83.9%
7	TEN	58.29	-2.25	80.6%
8	CLE	58.47	-2.08	77.4%
9	CAR	58.71	-1.84	74.2%
10	MIA	59.76	-0.78	71%
11	MIN	59.82	-0.72	67.7%
12	SF	59.94	-0.60	64.5%
13	CHI	60.12	-0.43	61.3%
14	DAL	60.41	-0.13	58.1%
15	NO	60.53	-0.02	54.8%
16	JAX	60.59	0.04	51.6%
17	NYG	60.71	0.16	48.4%
18	CIN	60.88	0.34	45.2%
19	DET	61.18	0.63	41.9%
20	ATL	61.59	1.04	38.7%
21	ARI	61.94	1.40	35.5%
22	NYJ	61.94	1.40	32.3%
23	LV	62	1.45	29%
24	DEN	62.06	1.51	25.8%
25	GB	62.12	1.57	22.6%
26	SEA	62.47	1.92	19.4%
27	PHI	62.71	2.16	16.1%
28	LAR	62.82	2.28	12.9%
29	WAS	63.06	2.51	9.7%
30	BAL	63.29	2.75	6.5%
31	IND	64.76	4.22	3.2%
32	PIT	64.94	4.40	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 2025 vs 2024

Bills lead at 55.88 — they ranked #17 last year. Steelers are last at 64.94 — #14 last year.

The league average is 60.55, down 0.98 from 61.53 last year.

Biggest riser: Panthers, #32 → #9. Biggest faller: Eagles, #1 → #27.

Spread between first and last: 9.06; 22 teams are within 2.30 of the average.

Year-over-year — 2025 vs 2024

Biggest movers from last season.

Biggest riser

PIT · +4.29

Biggest faller

CAR · −8.12

Most consistent

CHI · +0.06

League trend 2025 vs 2024

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Rank	Team	2025	2024	Δ
1	PIT	64.94	60.65	+4.29
2	PHI	62.71	58.71	+4
3	WAS	63.06	60.41	+2.65
4	GB	62.12	60.41	+1.71
5	DET	61.18	59.59	+1.59
6	LV	62	60.65	+1.35
7	ARI	61.94	60.71	+1.24
8	LAR	62.82	61.71	+1.12
9	BAL	63.29	62.24	+1.06
10	MIA	59.76	58.82	+0.94
11	SEA	62.47	62.12	+0.35
12	IND	64.76	64.65	+0.12
13	CHI	60.12	60.06	+0.06
14	SF	59.94	59.88	+0.06
15	NYG	60.71	60.76	−0.06
16	DAL	60.41	60.53	−0.12
17	NYJ	61.94	62.12	−0.18
18	ATL	61.59	61.88	−0.29
19	TEN	58.29	58.71	−0.41
20	CLE	58.47	59.47	−1
21	DEN	62.06	63.76	−1.71
22	CIN	60.88	63.24	−2.35
23	KC	57.47	59.94	−2.47
24	MIN	59.82	63.18	−3.35
25	TB	58.24	61.94	−3.71
26	HOU	57.76	61.53	−3.76
27	LAC	56.18	60.41	−4.24
28	NO	60.53	64.94	−4.41
29	JAX	60.59	65.24	−4.65
30	NE	56.82	62.35	−5.53
31	BUF	55.88	61.47	−5.59
32	CAR	58.71	66.82	−8.12

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
BUF	64.13	59.29	62.13	59.24	61.47	55.88	70
LAC	61.75	64.47	58.47	64.35	60.41	56.18	60.20
NE	60.44	60.35	63.41	62.76	62.35	56.82	57
KC	63.25	61.94	63.76	60.76	59.94	57.47	63
HOU	65.75	63.94	65.53	63.53	61.53	57.76	62.40
TB	63.44	64.18	62.47	63.29	61.94	58.24	55.60
TEN	67.19	61.06	64.24	64.06	58.71	58.29	61.80
CLE	64.25	61.59	60.29	58.29	59.47	58.47	63.80
CAR	62.63	59.47	64.12	57.71	66.82	58.71	66.75
MIA	61.44	62.47	62.76	61.24	58.82	59.76	58
MIN	63.81	67.47	65.47	63.47	63.18	59.82	56
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
DAL	65.38	63.24	64.24	59	60.53	60.41	60.60
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
NYG	64.88	66.24	62.59	63.65	60.76	60.71	57.60
CIN	62.94	62.88	61.69	61.71	63.24	60.88	60
DET	65.56	63	62.82	60.65	59.59	61.18	71
ATL	63.75	65.12	63.24	63.06	61.88	61.59	64.80
ARI	65.44	60.29	62.35	61.59	60.71	61.94	59
NYJ	66.06	66.24	63.41	63.12	62.12	61.94	62.40
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
GB	60.75	60.59	57.53	61.88	60.41	62.12	64.80
SEA	69.19	70	64.82	66.76	62.12	62.47	60
PHI	64.81	62.35	62.47	64.76	58.71	62.71	66
LAR	61.25	65.35	61.06	62.53	61.71	62.82	59.40
WAS	61.81	62.06	57.82	65.24	60.41	63.06	63.20
BAL	63.44	60.18	61.12	64.94	62.24	63.29	62.40
IND	61.38	61.71	63.59	66.06	64.65	64.76	60.40
PIT	61.94	65.18	59.29	62.65	60.65	64.94	58.60

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), 2025 Bills (55.88).

The best season on record is Bills 2025 at 55.88; the worst Seahawks 2021 at 70.

Distribution

How the 32 teams cluster for 2025.

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.