Defensive: Team Stats · Rush 1stD (allowed)

First downs gained on the ground.

DEF · Team StatsP + N
About this stat ↓

League snapshot — 2025

  • League leaderHOU 4.88
  • League average6.92
  • Best to worst3.59

All 32 teams, lower is better.

At a glance — 2025

Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.

League leader
HOU · 4.88
League laggard
MIN · 8.47
League average
6.92
Spread (max − min)
3.59

Year-over-year — 2025 vs 2024

Biggest movers from last season.

Biggest riser
MIN · +3.53
Biggest faller
CAR · −3.41
Most consistent
SF · −0.06
League trend 2025 vs 2024
▼ -0.03

Multi-year context

7-year window (2019–2025)

Multi-year leader
BAL · 5.40
Multi-year laggard
CAR · 7.85
Biggest improver
HOU · −0.40/yr
Biggest decliner
NO · +0.54/yr

Multi-year heatmap

32 teams across 7 seasons. Cells colored by quintile within each season; click a column header to jump to that year.

Team2019202020212022202320242025
HOU6.319.138.249.066.656.534.88
SEA6.066.257.417.828.596.595
JAX7.318.887.476.8268.185.06
DEN6.196.816.066.537.0655.12
TB4.564.885.766.296.125.825.35
DET6.3188.128.185.535.296.06
CLE7.887.256.717.825.246.416.12
NE4.638.316.825.4767.536.18
KC7.637.257.186.066.416.656.29
LAC6.507.138.827.066.716.656.29
LAR6.565.816.716.416.536.946.41
TEN67.385.475.656.187.416.41
BAL4.756.134.885.415.884.296.47
SF6.696.505.884.765.827.127.06
ATL76.138.478.066.357.887.18
CAR8.137.506.717.417.2910.657.24
PIT6.945.948.595.885.716.537.24
GB6.387.567.187.657.296.417.29
MIA7.317.136.245.886.535.947.35
IND5.756.1967.717.537.767.41
CHI5.506.697.249.065.357.717.53
NO4.505.505.127.35687.59
LV5.817.506.657.657.126.067.71
WAS7.696.445.946.067.187.357.82
CIN7.9486.356.567.658.357.88
NYG6.317.257.658.1287.767.88
PHI4.816.507.126.946.656.537.88
BUF5.947.816.536.565.826.477.94
NYJ4.886.507.8276.947.828
ARI6.137.446.417.418.357.358.06
DAL6.449.196.067.246.768.538.18
MIN5.198.567.8276.244.948.47

Distribution

How the 32 teams cluster for 2025.

About this stat
Stat ID
def_team_stats_rush_fd
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.