Defensive: Team Stats · Rush 1stD (allowed)
First downs gained on the ground.
P + N
About this stat ↓League snapshot — 2020
- League leaderTB 4.88
- League average7.11
- Best to worst4.31
All 32 teams, lower is better.
At a glance — 2020
Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.
League leader
TB · 4.88
League laggard
DAL · 9.19
League average
7.11
Spread (max − min)
4.31
All teams — 2020
| Rank | Team | Value | Δ vs avg | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TB | 4.88 | -2.23 | 100% |
| 2 | NO | 5.50 | -1.61 | 96.8% |
| 3 | LAR | 5.81 | -1.30 | 93.5% |
| 4 | PIT | 5.94 | -1.17 | 90.3% |
| 5 | ATL | 6.13 | -0.98 | 87.1% |
| 6 | BAL | 6.13 | -0.98 | 83.9% |
| 7 | IND | 6.19 | -0.92 | 80.6% |
| 8 | SEA | 6.25 | -0.86 | 77.4% |
| 9 | WAS | 6.44 | -0.67 | 74.2% |
| 10 | NYJ | 6.50 | -0.61 | 71% |
| 11 | PHI | 6.50 | -0.61 | 67.7% |
| 12 | SF | 6.50 | -0.61 | 64.5% |
| 13 | CHI | 6.69 | -0.42 | 61.3% |
| 14 | DEN | 6.81 | -0.30 | 58.1% |
| 15 | LAC | 7.13 | 0.02 | 54.8% |
| 16 | MIA | 7.13 | 0.02 | 51.6% |
| 17 | CLE | 7.25 | 0.14 | 48.4% |
| 18 | KC | 7.25 | 0.14 | 45.2% |
| 19 | NYG | 7.25 | 0.14 | 41.9% |
| 20 | TEN | 7.38 | 0.27 | 38.7% |
| 21 | ARI | 7.44 | 0.33 | 35.5% |
| 22 | CAR | 7.50 | 0.39 | 32.3% |
| 23 | LV | 7.50 | 0.39 | 29% |
| 24 | GB | 7.56 | 0.45 | 25.8% |
| 25 | BUF | 7.81 | 0.70 | 22.6% |
| 26 | CIN | 8 | 0.89 | 19.4% |
| 27 | DET | 8 | 0.89 | 16.1% |
| 28 | NE | 8.31 | 1.20 | 12.9% |
| 29 | MIN | 8.56 | 1.45 | 9.7% |
| 30 | JAX | 8.88 | 1.77 | 6.5% |
| 31 | HOU | 9.13 | 2.02 | 3.2% |
| 32 | DAL | 9.19 | 2.08 | 0% |
Year-over-year — 2020 vs 2019
Biggest movers from last season.
Biggest riser
NE · +3.69
Biggest faller
WAS · −1.25
Most consistent
CIN · +0.06
League trend 2020 vs 2019
▲ 0.86
YoY by team — 2020 vs 2019
| Rank | Team | 2020 | 2019 | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NE | 8.31 | 4.63 | +3.69 |
| 2 | MIN | 8.56 | 5.19 | +3.38 |
| 3 | HOU | 9.13 | 6.31 | +2.81 |
| 4 | DAL | 9.19 | 6.44 | +2.75 |
| 5 | BUF | 7.81 | 5.94 | +1.88 |
| 6 | DET | 8 | 6.31 | +1.69 |
| 7 | LV | 7.50 | 5.81 | +1.69 |
| 8 | PHI | 6.50 | 4.81 | +1.69 |
| 9 | NYJ | 6.50 | 4.88 | +1.63 |
| 10 | JAX | 8.88 | 7.31 | +1.56 |
| 11 | BAL | 6.13 | 4.75 | +1.38 |
| 12 | TEN | 7.38 | 6 | +1.38 |
| 13 | ARI | 7.44 | 6.13 | +1.31 |
| 14 | CHI | 6.69 | 5.50 | +1.19 |
| 15 | GB | 7.56 | 6.38 | +1.19 |
| 16 | NO | 5.50 | 4.50 | +1 |
| 17 | NYG | 7.25 | 6.31 | +0.94 |
| 18 | DEN | 6.81 | 6.19 | +0.63 |
| 19 | LAC | 7.13 | 6.50 | +0.63 |
| 20 | IND | 6.19 | 5.75 | +0.44 |
| 21 | TB | 4.88 | 4.56 | +0.31 |
| 22 | SEA | 6.25 | 6.06 | +0.19 |
| 23 | CIN | 8 | 7.94 | +0.06 |
| 24 | MIA | 7.13 | 7.31 | −0.19 |
| 25 | SF | 6.50 | 6.69 | −0.19 |
| 26 | KC | 7.25 | 7.63 | −0.38 |
| 27 | CAR | 7.50 | 8.13 | −0.63 |
| 28 | CLE | 7.25 | 7.88 | −0.63 |
| 29 | LAR | 5.81 | 6.56 | −0.75 |
| 30 | ATL | 6.13 | 7 | −0.88 |
| 31 | PIT | 5.94 | 6.94 | −1 |
| 32 | WAS | 6.44 | 7.69 | −1.25 |
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 averages
| Rank | Team | Avg | Slope/yr | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BAL | 5.40 | +0.09 | 4.75 | 6.13 | 4.88 | 5.41 | 5.88 | 4.29 | 6.47 |
| 2 | TB | 5.54 | +0.17 | 4.56 | 4.88 | 5.76 | 6.29 | 6.12 | 5.82 | 5.35 |
| 3 | DEN | 6.11 | −0.21 | 6.19 | 6.81 | 6.06 | 6.53 | 7.06 | 5 | 5.12 |
| 4 | SF | 6.26 | +0.08 | 6.69 | 6.50 | 5.88 | 4.76 | 5.82 | 7.12 | 7.06 |
| 5 | NO | 6.29 | +0.54 | 4.50 | 5.50 | 5.12 | 7.35 | 6 | 8 | 7.59 |
| 6 | TEN | 6.36 | +0.07 | 6 | 7.38 | 5.47 | 5.65 | 6.18 | 7.41 | 6.41 |
| 7 | NE | 6.42 | +0.08 | 4.63 | 8.31 | 6.82 | 5.47 | 6 | 7.53 | 6.18 |
| 8 | LAR | 6.48 | +0.06 | 6.56 | 5.81 | 6.71 | 6.41 | 6.53 | 6.94 | 6.41 |
| 9 | MIA | 6.63 | −0.07 | 7.31 | 7.13 | 6.24 | 5.88 | 6.53 | 5.94 | 7.35 |
| 10 | PHI | 6.63 | +0.31 | 4.81 | 6.50 | 7.12 | 6.94 | 6.65 | 6.53 | 7.88 |
| 11 | PIT | 6.69 | −0.03 | 6.94 | 5.94 | 8.59 | 5.88 | 5.71 | 6.53 | 7.24 |
| 12 | BUF | 6.73 | +0.09 | 5.94 | 7.81 | 6.53 | 6.56 | 5.82 | 6.47 | 7.94 |
| 13 | CLE | 6.77 | −0.30 | 7.88 | 7.25 | 6.71 | 7.82 | 5.24 | 6.41 | 6.12 |
| 14 | KC | 6.78 | −0.21 | 7.63 | 7.25 | 7.18 | 6.06 | 6.41 | 6.65 | 6.29 |
| 15 | DET | 6.78 | −0.31 | 6.31 | 8 | 8.12 | 8.18 | 5.53 | 5.29 | 6.06 |
| 16 | SEA | 6.82 | −0.05 | 6.06 | 6.25 | 7.41 | 7.82 | 8.59 | 6.59 | 5 |
| 17 | MIN | 6.89 | +0.04 | 5.19 | 8.56 | 7.82 | 7 | 6.24 | 4.94 | 8.47 |
| 18 | IND | 6.91 | +0.35 | 5.75 | 6.19 | 6 | 7.71 | 7.53 | 7.76 | 7.41 |
| 19 | WAS | 6.93 | +0.12 | 7.69 | 6.44 | 5.94 | 6.06 | 7.18 | 7.35 | 7.82 |
| 20 | LV | 6.93 | +0.12 | 5.81 | 7.50 | 6.65 | 7.65 | 7.12 | 6.06 | 7.71 |
| 21 | NYJ | 6.99 | +0.40 | 4.88 | 6.50 | 7.82 | 7 | 6.94 | 7.82 | 8 |
| 22 | CHI | 7.01 | +0.22 | 5.50 | 6.69 | 7.24 | 9.06 | 5.35 | 7.71 | 7.53 |
| 23 | LAC | 7.02 | −0.13 | 6.50 | 7.13 | 8.82 | 7.06 | 6.71 | 6.65 | 6.29 |
| 24 | JAX | 7.10 | −0.34 | 7.31 | 8.88 | 7.47 | 6.82 | 6 | 8.18 | 5.06 |
| 25 | GB | 7.11 | +0.02 | 6.38 | 7.56 | 7.18 | 7.65 | 7.29 | 6.41 | 7.29 |
| 26 | HOU | 7.26 | −0.40 | 6.31 | 9.13 | 8.24 | 9.06 | 6.65 | 6.53 | 4.88 |
| 27 | ATL | 7.30 | +0.07 | 7 | 6.13 | 8.47 | 8.06 | 6.35 | 7.88 | 7.18 |
| 28 | ARI | 7.31 | +0.27 | 6.13 | 7.44 | 6.41 | 7.41 | 8.35 | 7.35 | 8.06 |
| 29 | DAL | 7.48 | +0.16 | 6.44 | 9.19 | 6.06 | 7.24 | 6.76 | 8.53 | 8.18 |
| 30 | CIN | 7.53 | +0.07 | 7.94 | 8 | 6.35 | 6.56 | 7.65 | 8.35 | 7.88 |
| 31 | NYG | 7.57 | +0.22 | 6.31 | 7.25 | 7.65 | 8.12 | 8 | 7.76 | 7.88 |
| 32 | CAR | 7.85 | +0.15 | 8.13 | 7.50 | 6.71 | 7.41 | 7.29 | 10.65 | 7.24 |
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 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TB | 4.56 | 4.88 | 5.76 | 6.29 | 6.12 | 5.82 | 5.35 |
| NO | 4.50 | 5.50 | 5.12 | 7.35 | 6 | 8 | 7.59 |
| LAR | 6.56 | 5.81 | 6.71 | 6.41 | 6.53 | 6.94 | 6.41 |
| PIT | 6.94 | 5.94 | 8.59 | 5.88 | 5.71 | 6.53 | 7.24 |
| ATL | 7 | 6.13 | 8.47 | 8.06 | 6.35 | 7.88 | 7.18 |
| BAL | 4.75 | 6.13 | 4.88 | 5.41 | 5.88 | 4.29 | 6.47 |
| IND | 5.75 | 6.19 | 6 | 7.71 | 7.53 | 7.76 | 7.41 |
| SEA | 6.06 | 6.25 | 7.41 | 7.82 | 8.59 | 6.59 | 5 |
| WAS | 7.69 | 6.44 | 5.94 | 6.06 | 7.18 | 7.35 | 7.82 |
| NYJ | 4.88 | 6.50 | 7.82 | 7 | 6.94 | 7.82 | 8 |
| PHI | 4.81 | 6.50 | 7.12 | 6.94 | 6.65 | 6.53 | 7.88 |
| SF | 6.69 | 6.50 | 5.88 | 4.76 | 5.82 | 7.12 | 7.06 |
| CHI | 5.50 | 6.69 | 7.24 | 9.06 | 5.35 | 7.71 | 7.53 |
| DEN | 6.19 | 6.81 | 6.06 | 6.53 | 7.06 | 5 | 5.12 |
| LAC | 6.50 | 7.13 | 8.82 | 7.06 | 6.71 | 6.65 | 6.29 |
| MIA | 7.31 | 7.13 | 6.24 | 5.88 | 6.53 | 5.94 | 7.35 |
| CLE | 7.88 | 7.25 | 6.71 | 7.82 | 5.24 | 6.41 | 6.12 |
| KC | 7.63 | 7.25 | 7.18 | 6.06 | 6.41 | 6.65 | 6.29 |
| NYG | 6.31 | 7.25 | 7.65 | 8.12 | 8 | 7.76 | 7.88 |
| TEN | 6 | 7.38 | 5.47 | 5.65 | 6.18 | 7.41 | 6.41 |
| ARI | 6.13 | 7.44 | 6.41 | 7.41 | 8.35 | 7.35 | 8.06 |
| CAR | 8.13 | 7.50 | 6.71 | 7.41 | 7.29 | 10.65 | 7.24 |
| LV | 5.81 | 7.50 | 6.65 | 7.65 | 7.12 | 6.06 | 7.71 |
| GB | 6.38 | 7.56 | 7.18 | 7.65 | 7.29 | 6.41 | 7.29 |
| BUF | 5.94 | 7.81 | 6.53 | 6.56 | 5.82 | 6.47 | 7.94 |
| CIN | 7.94 | 8 | 6.35 | 6.56 | 7.65 | 8.35 | 7.88 |
| DET | 6.31 | 8 | 8.12 | 8.18 | 5.53 | 5.29 | 6.06 |
| NE | 4.63 | 8.31 | 6.82 | 5.47 | 6 | 7.53 | 6.18 |
| MIN | 5.19 | 8.56 | 7.82 | 7 | 6.24 | 4.94 | 8.47 |
| JAX | 7.31 | 8.88 | 7.47 | 6.82 | 6 | 8.18 | 5.06 |
| HOU | 6.31 | 9.13 | 8.24 | 9.06 | 6.65 | 6.53 | 4.88 |
| DAL | 6.44 | 9.19 | 6.06 | 7.24 | 6.76 | 8.53 | 8.18 |
Distribution
How the 32 teams cluster for 2020.
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.