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 2024 the Steelers led at 0.35; the league average was -0.14.

League snapshot — 2024

League leader

PIT · 0.35

League average

-0.14

Best to worst

1.12

All 32 teams, higher is better.

Rank	Team	Value	Games
1	PIT	0.35	17
2	PHI	0.18	17
3	MIN	0.12	17
4	KC	0.06	17
5	LAC	0.06	17
6	LV	0.06	17
7	NE	0.06	17
8	TEN	0.06	17
9	WAS	0	17
10	BUF	-0.06	17
11	DET	-0.06	17
12	GB	-0.06	17
13	HOU	-0.06	17
14	ARI	-0.12	17
15	CAR	-0.12	17
16	LAR	-0.12	17
17	MIA	-0.12	17
18	NYG	-0.12	17
19	TB	-0.12	17
20	NYJ	-0.18	17
21	BAL	-0.24	17
22	CHI	-0.24	17
23	JAX	-0.24	17
24	NO	-0.24	17
25	SF	-0.24	17
26	CIN	-0.29	17
27	ATL	-0.35	17
28	DAL	-0.41	17
29	IND	-0.41	17
30	DEN	-0.47	17
31	SEA	-0.53	17
32	CLE	-0.76	17

At a glance — 2024

Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.

League leader

PIT · 0.35

League laggard

CLE · -0.76

League average

-0.14

Spread (max − min)

1.12

Rank	Team	Value	Δ vs avg	Percentile
1	PIT	0.35	0.50	100%
2	PHI	0.18	0.32	96.8%
3	MIN	0.12	0.26	93.5%
4	KC	0.06	0.20	90.3%
5	LAC	0.06	0.20	87.1%
6	LV	0.06	0.20	83.9%
7	NE	0.06	0.20	80.6%
8	TEN	0.06	0.20	77.4%
9	WAS	0	0.14	74.2%
10	BUF	-0.06	0.08	71%
11	DET	-0.06	0.08	67.7%
12	GB	-0.06	0.08	64.5%
13	HOU	-0.06	0.08	61.3%
14	ARI	-0.12	0.03	58.1%
15	CAR	-0.12	0.03	54.8%
16	LAR	-0.12	0.03	51.6%
17	MIA	-0.12	0.03	48.4%
18	NYG	-0.12	0.03	45.2%
19	TB	-0.12	0.03	41.9%
20	NYJ	-0.18	-0.03	38.7%
21	BAL	-0.24	-0.09	35.5%
22	CHI	-0.24	-0.09	32.3%
23	JAX	-0.24	-0.09	29%
24	NO	-0.24	-0.09	25.8%
25	SF	-0.24	-0.09	22.6%
26	CIN	-0.29	-0.15	19.4%
27	ATL	-0.35	-0.21	16.1%
28	DAL	-0.41	-0.27	12.9%
29	IND	-0.41	-0.27	9.7%
30	DEN	-0.47	-0.33	6.5%
31	SEA	-0.53	-0.39	3.2%
32	CLE	-0.76	-0.62	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 2024 vs 2023

Steelers lead at 0.35 — they ranked #1 last year. Browns are last at -0.76 — #23 last year.

The league average is -0.14, up 0.03 from -0.17 last year.

Biggest riser: Vikings, #32 → #3. Biggest faller: Broncos, #6 → #30.

Spread between first and last: 1.12; 24 teams are within 0.22 of the average.

Year-over-year — 2024 vs 2023

Biggest movers from last season.

Biggest riser

MIN · +0.76

Biggest faller

DEN · −0.53

Most consistent

DET · 0

League trend 2024 vs 2023

▲ 0.03

Rank	Team	2024	2023	Δ
1	MIN	0.12	-0.65	+0.76
2	LV	0.06	-0.47	+0.53
3	NE	0.06	-0.29	+0.35
4	CAR	-0.12	-0.47	+0.35
5	KC	0.06	-0.24	+0.29
6	MIA	-0.12	-0.41	+0.29
7	LAR	-0.12	-0.35	+0.24
8	NYG	-0.12	-0.29	+0.18
9	NYJ	-0.18	-0.35	+0.18
10	HOU	-0.06	-0.24	+0.18
11	CHI	-0.24	-0.35	+0.12
12	IND	-0.41	-0.53	+0.12
13	PIT	0.35	0.24	+0.12
14	BUF	-0.06	-0.18	+0.12
15	LAC	0.06	-0.06	+0.12
16	DAL	-0.41	-0.47	+0.06
17	PHI	0.18	0.12	+0.06
18	DET	-0.06	-0.06	0
19	GB	-0.06	-0.06	0
20	TB	-0.12	-0.12	0
21	TEN	0.06	0.06	0
22	JAX	-0.24	-0.12	−0.12
23	NO	-0.24	-0.12	−0.12
24	ARI	-0.12	0.06	−0.18
25	SEA	-0.53	-0.35	−0.18
26	BAL	-0.24	0	−0.24
27	CIN	-0.29	-0.06	−0.24
28	WAS	0	0.24	−0.24
29	ATL	-0.35	0	−0.35
30	CLE	-0.76	-0.35	−0.41
31	SF	-0.24	0.24	−0.47
32	DEN	-0.47	0.06	−0.53

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

Drives (Off − Def) since 2018

Leaders since 2018: 2018 Colts (0.44), 2019 Saints (0.25), 2020 Bills (0.25), 2021 Steelers (0.24), 2022 Vikings (0.29), 2023 Steelers (0.24), 2024 Steelers (0.35).

Steelers have led this stat 3 of 7 seasons.

The best season on record is Colts 2018 at 0.44; the worst Cowboys 2021 at -0.82.

The league average has risen from -0.17 in 2018 to -0.14 in 2024.

Distribution

How the 32 teams cluster for 2024.

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.