What Fumbles lost (Off − Def) is

Fumbles this offense lost minus fumbles this defense recovered. Lower is better; recovery is close to a coin flip on both halves, so read it with care.

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

Through Week 7 of 2026, the Chiefs lead at -1; the league average is -0.01.

League snapshot — 2026

League leader

KC · -1

League average

-0.01

Best to worst

1.83

All 32 teams, lower is better.

At a glance — 2026

Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.

League leader

KC · -1

League laggard

SEA · 0.83

League average

-0.01

Spread (max − min)

1.83

Rank	Team	Value	Δ vs avg	Percentile
1	KC	-1	-0.99	100%
2	CAR	-0.80	-0.79	96.8%
3	CIN	-0.80	-0.79	93.5%
4	NYJ	-0.67	-0.65	90.3%
5	WAS	-0.67	-0.65	87.1%
6	ARI	-0.50	-0.49	83.9%
7	LV	-0.50	-0.49	80.6%
8	MIN	-0.40	-0.39	77.4%
9	DEN	-0.33	-0.32	74.2%
10	JAX	-0.33	-0.32	71%
11	SF	-0.33	-0.32	67.7%
12	DET	-0.20	-0.19	64.5%
13	ATL	-0.17	-0.15	61.3%
14	HOU	-0.17	-0.15	58.1%
15	BAL	0	0.01	54.8%
16	DAL	0	0.01	51.6%
17	PIT	0	0.01	48.4%
18	GB	0.17	0.18	45.2%
19	PHI	0.17	0.18	41.9%
20	BUF	0.33	0.35	38.7%
21	CLE	0.33	0.35	35.5%
22	LAC	0.33	0.35	32.3%
23	LAR	0.33	0.35	29%
24	NO	0.33	0.35	25.8%
25	NYG	0.33	0.35	22.6%
26	TB	0.33	0.35	19.4%
27	NE	0.50	0.51	16.1%
28	TEN	0.50	0.51	12.9%
29	MIA	0.60	0.61	9.7%
30	CHI	0.67	0.68	6.5%
31	IND	0.67	0.68	3.2%
32	SEA	0.83	0.85	0%

Does Fumbles lost (Off − Def) matter against the spread?

Run as a one-stat algorithm against the closing line, this stat went 826–752–37 ATS (52.3%) across 2020–2025, #161 of 296 ranked.

Its best season was 2022 (156–108, 59.1%); its worst 2021 (130–140, 48.1%).

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

Season	Games	ATS record	ATS %
2020	256	129–125–2	50.8%
2021	272	130–140–2	48.1%
2022	271	156–108–7	59.1%
2023	272	128–130–14	49.6%
2024	272	142–121–9	54.0%
2025	272	141–128–3	52.4%

Fumbles lost (Off − Def) in 2026 vs 2025

Chiefs lead at -1 — they ranked #14 last year. Seahawks are last at 0.83 — #25 last year.

The league average is -0.01, down 0.01 from 0.00 last year.

Biggest riser: Jets, #32 → #4. Biggest faller: Bears, #1 → #30.

Spread between first and last: 1.83; 19 teams are within 0.49 of the average.

Year-over-year — 2026 vs 2025

Biggest movers from last season.

Biggest riser

CHI · +1.02

Biggest faller

NYJ · −1.14

Most consistent

MIN · −0.05

League trend 2026 vs 2025

▼ -0.01

Rank	Team	2026	2025	Δ
1	CHI	0.67	-0.35	+1.02
2	MIA	0.60	-0.18	+0.78
3	SEA	0.83	0.12	+0.72
4	IND	0.67	0	+0.67
5	NE	0.50	-0.06	+0.56
6	LAR	0.33	-0.18	+0.51
7	TB	0.33	-0.18	+0.51
8	PIT	0	-0.35	+0.35
9	BUF	0.33	0	+0.33
10	CLE	0.33	0	+0.33
11	NO	0.33	0	+0.33
12	PHI	0.17	-0.12	+0.28
13	NYG	0.33	0.06	+0.27
14	HOU	-0.17	-0.29	+0.13
15	GB	0.17	0.06	+0.11
16	LAC	0.33	0.24	+0.10
17	TEN	0.50	0.41	+0.09
18	MIN	-0.40	-0.35	−0.05
19	BAL	0	0.06	−0.06
20	JAX	-0.33	-0.18	−0.16
21	DEN	-0.33	-0.12	−0.22
22	SF	-0.33	-0.12	−0.22
23	DET	-0.20	0.06	−0.26
24	LV	-0.50	-0.24	−0.26
25	DAL	0	0.29	−0.29
26	ATL	-0.17	0.29	−0.46
27	ARI	-0.50	0.06	−0.56
28	CIN	-0.80	-0.06	−0.74
29	KC	-1	-0.06	−0.94
30	WAS	-0.67	0.41	−1.08
31	CAR	-0.80	0.29	−1.09
32	NYJ	-0.67	0.47	−1.14

Multi-year context

7-year window (2020–2026)

Multi-year leader

KC · -0.23

Multi-year laggard

NE · 0.21

Biggest improver

LV · −0.15/yr

Biggest decliner

IND · +0.13/yr

Rank	Team	Avg	Slope/yr	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026
1	KC	-0.23	−0.11	0.06	0	-0.35	-0.12	-0.12	-0.06	-1
2	CIN	-0.21	−0.08	0.31	-0.29	-0.44	-0.29	0.12	-0.06	-0.80
3	PIT	-0.14	+0.01	-0.25	-0.12	0	-0.35	0.06	-0.35	0
4	ARI	-0.13	+0.00	0.13	-0.71	-0.18	0.12	0.18	0.06	-0.50
5	GB	-0.10	+0.04	-0.19	-0.12	-0.06	-0.35	-0.24	0.06	0.17
6	TB	-0.09	+0.07	-0.31	-0.18	0	-0.29	0	-0.18	0.33
7	BUF	-0.09	+0.02	-0.13	-0.06	0.19	-0.24	-0.71	0	0.33
8	DAL	-0.07	+0.05	0.13	-0.06	-0.82	-0.29	0.29	0.29	0
9	WAS	-0.06	−0.06	-0.13	0.06	0.24	0.06	-0.41	0.41	-0.67
10	HOU	-0.06	−0.05	0.06	0.06	0	0	-0.06	-0.29	-0.17
11	CAR	-0.04	−0.02	-0.38	0.06	-0.06	0.53	0.06	0.29	-0.80
12	DEN	-0.01	−0.09	0.31	0.06	0.06	0	-0.06	-0.12	-0.33
13	DET	-0.01	−0.04	0.06	0.06	0	0.24	-0.29	0.06	-0.20
14	MIN	0.01	−0.12	0.44	0	0.12	0.24	0	-0.35	-0.40
15	NYG	0.01	+0.01	0.25	0.18	-0.29	-0.47	0	0.06	0.33
16	NYJ	0.01	−0.03	-0.25	0	0.29	0.47	-0.24	0.47	-0.67
17	PHI	0.02	−0.01	0	0.12	0	0.29	-0.35	-0.12	0.17
18	MIA	0.02	+0.10	-0.25	-0.24	0	0	0.18	-0.18	0.60
19	IND	0.02	+0.13	-0.38	-0.41	0.29	-0.12	0.06	0	0.67
20	LAR	0.02	+0.03	-0.06	-0.06	0.24	-0.12	0	-0.18	0.33
21	CHI	0.03	+0.03	0	0.06	0.06	0.12	-0.35	-0.35	0.67
22	SEA	0.03	+0.12	-0.19	-0.06	0	-0.41	-0.06	0.12	0.83
23	BAL	0.05	+0.02	-0.19	0.12	-0.06	0.29	0.12	0.06	0
24	SF	0.05	−0.08	0.13	0.29	0.12	0.12	0.18	-0.12	-0.33
25	NO	0.06	+0.02	0.19	-0.12	0.24	-0.24	0	0	0.33
26	ATL	0.08	+0.00	-0.13	0.18	0.12	0.18	0.06	0.29	-0.17
27	CLE	0.09	+0.03	-0.13	0.24	0	0.24	-0.06	0	0.33
28	LAC	0.09	+0.06	-0.06	-0.18	0.24	0.18	-0.12	0.24	0.33
29	LV	0.10	−0.15	0.81	0.29	-0.18	-0.06	0.59	-0.24	-0.50
30	JAX	0.14	−0.10	0.25	0.47	0	0.41	0.35	-0.18	-0.33
31	TEN	0.15	+0.09	-0.19	0.29	0	-0.24	0.29	0.41	0.50
32	NE	0.21	+0.05	0.06	0.06	0.24	0.12	0.53	-0.06	0.50

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
KC	0.06	0	-0.35	-0.12	-0.12	-0.06	-1
CAR	-0.38	0.06	-0.06	0.53	0.06	0.29	-0.80
CIN	0.31	-0.29	-0.44	-0.29	0.12	-0.06	-0.80
NYJ	-0.25	0	0.29	0.47	-0.24	0.47	-0.67
WAS	-0.13	0.06	0.24	0.06	-0.41	0.41	-0.67
ARI	0.13	-0.71	-0.18	0.12	0.18	0.06	-0.50
LV	0.81	0.29	-0.18	-0.06	0.59	-0.24	-0.50
MIN	0.44	0	0.12	0.24	0	-0.35	-0.40
DEN	0.31	0.06	0.06	0	-0.06	-0.12	-0.33
JAX	0.25	0.47	0	0.41	0.35	-0.18	-0.33
SF	0.13	0.29	0.12	0.12	0.18	-0.12	-0.33
DET	0.06	0.06	0	0.24	-0.29	0.06	-0.20
ATL	-0.13	0.18	0.12	0.18	0.06	0.29	-0.17
HOU	0.06	0.06	0	0	-0.06	-0.29	-0.17
BAL	-0.19	0.12	-0.06	0.29	0.12	0.06	0
DAL	0.13	-0.06	-0.82	-0.29	0.29	0.29	0
PIT	-0.25	-0.12	0	-0.35	0.06	-0.35	0
GB	-0.19	-0.12	-0.06	-0.35	-0.24	0.06	0.17
PHI	0	0.12	0	0.29	-0.35	-0.12	0.17
BUF	-0.13	-0.06	0.19	-0.24	-0.71	0	0.33
CLE	-0.13	0.24	0	0.24	-0.06	0	0.33
LAC	-0.06	-0.18	0.24	0.18	-0.12	0.24	0.33
LAR	-0.06	-0.06	0.24	-0.12	0	-0.18	0.33
NO	0.19	-0.12	0.24	-0.24	0	0	0.33
NYG	0.25	0.18	-0.29	-0.47	0	0.06	0.33
TB	-0.31	-0.18	0	-0.29	0	-0.18	0.33
NE	0.06	0.06	0.24	0.12	0.53	-0.06	0.50
TEN	-0.19	0.29	0	-0.24	0.29	0.41	0.50
MIA	-0.25	-0.24	0	0	0.18	-0.18	0.60
CHI	0	0.06	0.06	0.12	-0.35	-0.35	0.67
IND	-0.38	-0.41	0.29	-0.12	0.06	0	0.67
SEA	-0.19	-0.06	0	-0.41	-0.06	0.12	0.83

Fumbles lost (Off − Def) since 2018

Leaders since 2018: 2018 Browns (-0.56), 2019 Saints (-0.50), 2020 Panthers (-0.38), 2021 Cardinals (-0.71), 2022 Cowboys (-0.82), 2023 Giants (-0.47), 2024 Bills (-0.71), 2025 Bears (-0.35), 2026 Chiefs (-1).

The best season on record is Chiefs 2026 at -1; the worst Seahawks 2026 at 0.83.

Distribution

How the 32 teams cluster for 2026.

About this stat

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