Defensive: Team Stats · Rush 1stD (allowed)

First downs gained on the ground.

DEF · Team StatsP + N
About this stat ↓

League snapshot — 2024

  • League leaderBAL 4.29
  • League average6.95
  • Best to worst6.35

All 32 teams, lower is better.

At a glance — 2024

Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.

League leader
BAL · 4.29
League laggard
CAR · 10.65
League average
6.95
Spread (max − min)
6.35

Year-over-year — 2024 vs 2023

Biggest movers from last season.

Biggest riser
CAR · +3.35
Biggest faller
DEN · −2.06
Most consistent
LAC · −0.06
League trend 2024 vs 2023
▲ 0.34

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

Distribution

How the 32 teams cluster for 2024.

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.