What Drives (Off − Def) is

Offensive drives minus drives faced. Usually near zero, because possessions alternate — a positive number means the team got extra possessions through turnovers, onside kicks or how halves ended.

Higher is better. It is shown per game, so a team's number does not depend on games played. Source: P + N.

In 2020 the Bills led at 0.25; the league average was -0.12.

League snapshot — 2020

League leader

BUF · 0.25

League average

-0.12

Best to worst

0.88

All 32 teams, higher is better.

Rank	Team	Value	Games
1	BUF	0.25	16
2	NYG	0.19	16
3	SEA	0.19	16
4	BAL	0.13	16
5	GB	0.13	16
6	LV	0.13	16
7	MIN	0.13	16
8	ARI	0.06	16
9	PIT	0.06	16
10	TB	0.06	16
11	CAR	-0.06	16
12	CLE	-0.06	16
13	IND	-0.06	16
14	NO	-0.06	16
15	ATL	-0.13	16
16	CIN	-0.13	16
17	DEN	-0.13	16
18	DET	-0.13	16
19	LAC	-0.13	16
20	NE	-0.13	16
21	NYJ	-0.13	16
22	MIA	-0.19	16
23	TEN	-0.19	16
24	CHI	-0.25	16
25	DAL	-0.25	16
26	LAR	-0.31	16
27	HOU	-0.38	16
28	KC	-0.44	16
29	PHI	-0.44	16
30	SF	-0.50	16
31	WAS	-0.50	16
32	JAX	-0.63	16

At a glance — 2020

Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.

League leader

BUF · 0.25

League laggard

JAX · -0.63

League average

-0.12

Spread (max − min)

0.88

Rank	Team	Value	Δ vs avg	Percentile
1	BUF	0.25	0.37	100%
2	NYG	0.19	0.31	96.8%
3	SEA	0.19	0.31	93.5%
4	BAL	0.13	0.25	90.3%
5	GB	0.13	0.25	87.1%
6	LV	0.13	0.25	83.9%
7	MIN	0.13	0.25	80.6%
8	ARI	0.06	0.18	77.4%
9	PIT	0.06	0.18	74.2%
10	TB	0.06	0.18	71%
11	CAR	-0.06	0.06	67.7%
12	CLE	-0.06	0.06	64.5%
13	IND	-0.06	0.06	61.3%
14	NO	-0.06	0.06	58.1%
15	ATL	-0.13	0.00	54.8%
16	CIN	-0.13	0.00	51.6%
17	DEN	-0.13	0.00	48.4%
18	DET	-0.13	0.00	45.2%
19	LAC	-0.13	0.00	41.9%
20	NE	-0.13	0.00	38.7%
21	NYJ	-0.13	0.00	35.5%
22	MIA	-0.19	-0.07	32.3%
23	TEN	-0.19	-0.07	29%
24	CHI	-0.25	-0.13	25.8%
25	DAL	-0.25	-0.13	22.6%
26	LAR	-0.31	-0.19	19.4%
27	HOU	-0.38	-0.25	16.1%
28	KC	-0.44	-0.32	12.9%
29	PHI	-0.44	-0.32	9.7%
30	SF	-0.50	-0.38	6.5%
31	WAS	-0.50	-0.38	3.2%
32	JAX	-0.63	-0.50	0%

Does Drives (Off − Def) matter against the spread?

Run as a one-stat algorithm against the closing line, this stat went 813–765–37 ATS (51.5%) across 2020–2025, #203 of 296 ranked.

Its best season was 2020 (145–109, 57.1%); its worst 2022 (123–141, 46.6%).

For picks, this is noise. One stat is not a recipe — the algorithms combine many.

Season	Games	ATS record	ATS %
2020	256	145–109–2	57.1%
2021	272	133–137–2	49.3%
2022	271	123–141–7	46.6%
2023	272	130–128–14	50.4%
2024	272	138–125–9	52.5%
2025	272	144–125–3	53.5%

Drives (Off − Def) in 2020 vs 2019

Bills lead at 0.25 — they ranked #4 last year. Jaguars are last at -0.63 — #11 last year.

The league average is -0.12, up 0.06 from -0.18 last year.

Biggest riser: Giants, #31 → #2. Biggest faller: 49ers, #3 → #30.

Spread between first and last: 0.88; 19 teams are within 0.22 of the average.

Year-over-year — 2020 vs 2019

Biggest movers from last season.

Biggest riser

NYG · +0.63

Biggest faller

SF · −0.69

Most consistent

CLE · 0

League trend 2020 vs 2019

▲ 0.06

Rank	Team	2020	2019	Δ
1	NYG	0.19	-0.44	+0.63
2	TB	0.06	-0.44	+0.50
3	CAR	-0.06	-0.44	+0.38
4	CIN	-0.13	-0.44	+0.31
5	LAC	-0.13	-0.44	+0.31
6	NE	-0.13	-0.44	+0.31
7	PIT	0.06	-0.25	+0.31
8	IND	-0.06	-0.31	+0.25
9	LV	0.13	-0.13	+0.25
10	NYJ	-0.13	-0.38	+0.25
11	ARI	0.06	-0.13	+0.19
12	BAL	0.13	-0.06	+0.19
13	CHI	-0.25	-0.44	+0.19
14	DET	-0.13	-0.31	+0.19
15	GB	0.13	-0.06	+0.19
16	MIN	0.13	-0.06	+0.19
17	TEN	-0.19	-0.38	+0.19
18	BUF	0.25	0.13	+0.13
19	MIA	-0.19	-0.31	+0.13
20	ATL	-0.13	-0.19	+0.06
21	CLE	-0.06	-0.06	0
22	LAR	-0.31	-0.31	0
23	SEA	0.19	0.19	0
24	DEN	-0.13	0	−0.13
25	HOU	-0.38	-0.25	−0.13
26	DAL	-0.25	-0.06	−0.19
27	NO	-0.06	0.25	−0.31
28	PHI	-0.44	-0.13	−0.31
29	KC	-0.44	-0.06	−0.38
30	JAX	-0.63	-0.06	−0.56
31	WAS	-0.50	0.13	−0.63
32	SF	-0.50	0.19	−0.69

Multi-year context

7-year window (2020–2026)

Multi-year leader

PIT · 0.16

Multi-year laggard

DAL · -0.45

Biggest improver

KC · +0.10/yr

Biggest decliner

NO · −0.11/yr

Rank	Team	Avg	Slope/yr	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026
1	PIT	0.16	−0.00	0.06	0.24	0.12	0.24	0.35	-0.12	0.20
2	GB	0.00	−0.01	0.13	-0.12	0.06	-0.06	-0.06	0.24	-0.20
3	BAL	0.00	−0.02	0.13	-0.12	0.24	0	-0.24	-0.24	0.20
4	BUF	-0.01	−0.04	0.25	0	0	-0.18	-0.06	-0.12	0
5	MIN	-0.04	−0.03	0.13	0	0.29	-0.65	0.12	-0.18	0
6	HOU	-0.07	+0.08	-0.38	0.06	-0.29	-0.24	-0.06	0.24	0.20
7	LV	-0.07	+0.02	0.13	0.18	-0.65	-0.47	0.06	0.06	0.20
8	ATL	-0.08	+0.02	-0.13	-0.12	-0.06	0	-0.35	0.12	0
9	TB	-0.08	−0.03	0.06	0.06	-0.18	-0.12	-0.12	-0.06	-0.20
10	LAR	-0.09	+0.08	-0.31	-0.18	0	-0.35	-0.12	-0.06	0.40
11	SF	-0.09	+0.03	-0.50	0.06	-0.06	0.24	-0.24	0.06	-0.20
12	ARI	-0.10	+0.01	0.06	-0.12	-0.41	0.06	-0.12	-0.59	0.40
13	CHI	-0.10	+0.08	-0.25	-0.24	-0.06	-0.35	-0.24	0	0.40
14	WAS	-0.11	+0.05	-0.50	-0.12	-0.12	0.24	0	-0.24	0
15	KC	-0.12	+0.10	-0.44	-0.18	-0.29	-0.24	0.06	0	0.25
16	JAX	-0.12	+0.07	-0.63	0.12	-0.12	-0.12	-0.24	-0.06	0.20
17	NYJ	-0.15	+0.01	-0.13	-0.18	-0.06	-0.35	-0.18	-0.18	0
18	DET	-0.16	+0.01	-0.13	-0.35	-0.18	-0.06	-0.06	-0.12	-0.20
19	SEA	-0.16	−0.01	0.19	-0.18	-0.18	-0.35	-0.53	-0.47	0.40
20	PHI	-0.18	−0.00	-0.44	-0.47	0.18	0.12	0.18	-0.24	-0.60
21	LAC	-0.18	−0.02	-0.13	-0.41	-0.06	-0.06	0.06	-0.29	-0.40
22	NYG	-0.20	−0.09	0.19	0.06	-0.29	-0.29	-0.12	-0.71	-0.20
23	TEN	-0.20	−0.04	-0.19	-0.29	-0.06	0.06	0.06	-0.35	-0.60
24	NE	-0.20	+0.05	-0.13	-0.59	-0.29	-0.29	0.06	0.06	-0.20
25	CLE	-0.24	+0.04	-0.06	-0.18	-0.47	-0.35	-0.76	-0.47	0.60
26	CIN	-0.26	−0.06	-0.13	-0.24	-0.19	-0.06	-0.29	-0.29	-0.60
27	MIA	-0.26	+0.03	-0.19	-0.35	-0.47	-0.41	-0.12	-0.06	-0.20
28	NO	-0.28	−0.11	-0.06	-0.06	-0.24	-0.12	-0.24	-0.47	-0.80
29	DEN	-0.28	−0.07	-0.13	-0.35	-0.12	0.06	-0.47	-0.18	-0.80
30	IND	-0.31	−0.02	-0.06	-0.29	-0.35	-0.53	-0.41	-0.29	-0.20
31	CAR	-0.35	−0.09	-0.06	-0.29	-0.29	-0.47	-0.12	-0.18	-1
32	DAL	-0.45	−0.01	-0.25	-0.82	-0.35	-0.47	-0.41	-0.06	-0.80

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	0.25	0	0	-0.18	-0.06	-0.12	0
NYG	0.19	0.06	-0.29	-0.29	-0.12	-0.71	-0.20
SEA	0.19	-0.18	-0.18	-0.35	-0.53	-0.47	0.40
BAL	0.13	-0.12	0.24	0	-0.24	-0.24	0.20
GB	0.13	-0.12	0.06	-0.06	-0.06	0.24	-0.20
LV	0.13	0.18	-0.65	-0.47	0.06	0.06	0.20
MIN	0.13	0	0.29	-0.65	0.12	-0.18	0
ARI	0.06	-0.12	-0.41	0.06	-0.12	-0.59	0.40
PIT	0.06	0.24	0.12	0.24	0.35	-0.12	0.20
TB	0.06	0.06	-0.18	-0.12	-0.12	-0.06	-0.20
CAR	-0.06	-0.29	-0.29	-0.47	-0.12	-0.18	-1
CLE	-0.06	-0.18	-0.47	-0.35	-0.76	-0.47	0.60
IND	-0.06	-0.29	-0.35	-0.53	-0.41	-0.29	-0.20
NO	-0.06	-0.06	-0.24	-0.12	-0.24	-0.47	-0.80
ATL	-0.13	-0.12	-0.06	0	-0.35	0.12	0
CIN	-0.13	-0.24	-0.19	-0.06	-0.29	-0.29	-0.60
DEN	-0.13	-0.35	-0.12	0.06	-0.47	-0.18	-0.80
DET	-0.13	-0.35	-0.18	-0.06	-0.06	-0.12	-0.20
LAC	-0.13	-0.41	-0.06	-0.06	0.06	-0.29	-0.40
NE	-0.13	-0.59	-0.29	-0.29	0.06	0.06	-0.20
NYJ	-0.13	-0.18	-0.06	-0.35	-0.18	-0.18	0
MIA	-0.19	-0.35	-0.47	-0.41	-0.12	-0.06	-0.20
TEN	-0.19	-0.29	-0.06	0.06	0.06	-0.35	-0.60
CHI	-0.25	-0.24	-0.06	-0.35	-0.24	0	0.40
DAL	-0.25	-0.82	-0.35	-0.47	-0.41	-0.06	-0.80
LAR	-0.31	-0.18	0	-0.35	-0.12	-0.06	0.40
HOU	-0.38	0.06	-0.29	-0.24	-0.06	0.24	0.20
KC	-0.44	-0.18	-0.29	-0.24	0.06	0	0.25
PHI	-0.44	-0.47	0.18	0.12	0.18	-0.24	-0.60
SF	-0.50	0.06	-0.06	0.24	-0.24	0.06	-0.20
WAS	-0.50	-0.12	-0.12	0.24	0	-0.24	0
JAX	-0.63	0.12	-0.12	-0.12	-0.24	-0.06	0.20

Drives (Off − Def) since 2018

Leaders since 2018: 2018 Colts (0.44), 2019 Saints (0.25), 2020 Bills (0.25).

The best season on record is Colts 2018 at 0.44; the worst Jaguars 2020 at -0.63.

The league average has risen from -0.17 in 2018 to -0.12 in 2020.

Distribution

How the 32 teams cluster for 2020.

About this stat

Stat ID: net_drives
Side: net
Family: NET (Off − Def)
Data source: P + N
Polarity: higher is better (or neutral)
Display grain: count
Algorithm eligibility: Algorithm-eligible: this stat can be picked in the Algorithm Builder.