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.

In 2019 the Saints led at -0.50; the league average was 0.

League snapshot — 2019

League leader

NO · -0.50

League average

Best to worst

1.13

All 32 teams, lower is better.

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

At a glance — 2019

Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.

League leader

NO · -0.50

League laggard

NYG · 0.63

League average

Spread (max − min)

1.13

Rank	Team	Value	Δ vs avg	Percentile
1	NO	-0.50	-0.50	100%
2	PIT	-0.44	-0.44	96.8%
3	BAL	-0.31	-0.31	93.5%
4	TB	-0.31	-0.31	90.3%
5	HOU	-0.25	-0.25	87.1%
6	DAL	-0.19	-0.19	83.9%
7	DET	-0.19	-0.19	80.6%
8	ARI	-0.13	-0.13	77.4%
9	CHI	-0.13	-0.13	74.2%
10	LAR	-0.13	-0.13	71%
11	MIN	-0.13	-0.13	67.7%
12	TEN	-0.13	-0.13	64.5%
13	CLE	-0.06	-0.06	61.3%
14	GB	-0.06	-0.06	58.1%
15	NE	-0.06	-0.06	54.8%
16	SF	-0.06	-0.06	51.6%
17	WAS	-0.06	-0.06	48.4%
18	ATL	0	0	45.2%
19	BUF	0	0	41.9%
20	DEN	0.06	0.06	38.7%
21	NYJ	0.06	0.06	35.5%
22	PHI	0.13	0.13	32.3%
23	SEA	0.13	0.13	29%
24	IND	0.19	0.19	25.8%
25	KC	0.19	0.19	22.6%
26	MIA	0.19	0.19	19.4%
27	LAC	0.25	0.25	16.1%
28	LV	0.25	0.25	12.9%
29	CAR	0.31	0.31	9.7%
30	CIN	0.31	0.31	6.5%
31	JAX	0.44	0.44	3.2%
32	NYG	0.63	0.63	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 2019 vs 2018

Saints lead at -0.50 — they ranked #13 last year. Giants are last at 0.63 — #15 last year.

The league average is 0, the same as last year.

Biggest riser: Buccaneers, #28 → #4. Biggest faller: Panthers, #7 → #29.

Spread between first and last: 1.13; 21 teams are within 0.24 of the average.

Year-over-year — 2019 vs 2018

Biggest movers from last season.

Biggest riser

NYG · +0.75

Biggest faller

TB · −0.63

Most consistent

TEN · 0

League trend 2019 vs 2018

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Rank	Team	2019	2018	Δ
1	NYG	0.63	-0.13	+0.75
2	SEA	0.13	-0.50	+0.63
3	CAR	0.31	-0.25	+0.56
4	CIN	0.31	-0.25	+0.56
5	CLE	-0.06	-0.56	+0.50
6	LAC	0.25	-0.25	+0.50
7	KC	0.19	-0.25	+0.44
8	BUF	0	-0.38	+0.38
9	LAR	-0.13	-0.44	+0.31
10	NE	-0.06	-0.31	+0.25
11	WAS	-0.06	-0.31	+0.25
12	IND	0.19	0	+0.19
13	DEN	0.06	-0.06	+0.13
14	GB	-0.06	-0.19	+0.13
15	TEN	-0.13	-0.13	0
16	DAL	-0.19	-0.13	−0.06
17	HOU	-0.25	-0.19	−0.06
18	NYJ	0.06	0.13	−0.06
19	ARI	-0.13	0.06	−0.19
20	CHI	-0.13	0.06	−0.19
21	PHI	0.13	0.31	−0.19
22	MIA	0.19	0.44	−0.25
23	JAX	0.44	0.75	−0.31
24	NO	-0.50	-0.19	−0.31
25	MIN	-0.13	0.25	−0.38
26	SF	-0.06	0.31	−0.38
27	DET	-0.19	0.25	−0.44
28	LV	0.25	0.69	−0.44
29	ATL	0	0.56	−0.56
30	BAL	-0.31	0.25	−0.56
31	PIT	-0.44	0.13	−0.56
32	TB	-0.31	0.31	−0.63

Multi-year context

7-year window (2020–2026)

Multi-year leader

CIN · -0.21

Multi-year laggard

TEN · 0.20

Biggest improver

LV · −0.16/yr

Biggest decliner

IND · +0.13/yr

Rank	Team	Avg	Slope/yr	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026
1	CIN	-0.21	−0.08	0.31	-0.29	-0.44	-0.29	0.12	-0.06	-0.80
2	KC	-0.19	−0.08	0.06	0	-0.35	-0.12	-0.12	-0.06	-0.75
3	PIT	-0.14	+0.01	-0.25	-0.12	0	-0.35	0.06	-0.35	0
4	ARI	-0.11	+0.01	0.13	-0.71	-0.18	0.12	0.18	0.06	-0.40
5	GB	-0.10	+0.05	-0.19	-0.12	-0.06	-0.35	-0.24	0.06	0.20
6	TB	-0.08	+0.08	-0.31	-0.18	0	-0.29	0	-0.18	0.40
7	BUF	-0.08	+0.03	-0.13	-0.06	0.19	-0.24	-0.71	0	0.40
8	CAR	-0.07	−0.05	-0.38	0.06	-0.06	0.53	0.06	0.29	-1
9	DAL	-0.07	+0.05	0.13	-0.06	-0.82	-0.29	0.29	0.29	0
10	HOU	-0.06	−0.06	0.06	0.06	0	0	-0.06	-0.29	-0.20
11	WAS	-0.05	−0.05	-0.13	0.06	0.24	0.06	-0.41	0.41	-0.60
12	DET	-0.01	−0.04	0.06	0.06	0	0.24	-0.29	0.06	-0.20
13	LAR	0.00	+0.01	-0.06	-0.06	0.24	-0.12	0	-0.18	0.20
14	MIN	0.01	−0.12	0.44	0	0.12	0.24	0	-0.35	-0.40
15	IND	0.01	+0.13	-0.38	-0.41	0.29	-0.12	0.06	0	0.60
16	DEN	0.01	−0.07	0.31	0.06	0.06	0	-0.06	-0.12	-0.20
17	SF	0.02	−0.10	0.13	0.29	0.12	0.12	0.18	-0.12	-0.60
18	MIA	0.02	+0.10	-0.25	-0.24	0	0	0.18	-0.18	0.60
19	NYG	0.02	+0.02	0.25	0.18	-0.29	-0.47	0	0.06	0.40
20	PHI	0.02	−0.01	0	0.12	0	0.29	-0.35	-0.12	0.20
21	BAL	0.02	+0.00	-0.19	0.12	-0.06	0.29	0.12	0.06	-0.20
22	SEA	0.03	+0.12	-0.19	-0.06	0	-0.41	-0.06	0.12	0.80
23	LAC	0.04	+0.02	-0.06	-0.18	0.24	0.18	-0.12	0.24	0
24	CHI	0.05	+0.04	0	0.06	0.06	0.12	-0.35	-0.35	0.80
25	NYJ	0.05	−0.00	-0.25	0	0.29	0.47	-0.24	0.47	-0.40
26	NO	0.07	+0.02	0.19	-0.12	0.24	-0.24	0	0	0.40
27	ATL	0.07	−0.00	-0.13	0.18	0.12	0.18	0.06	0.29	-0.20
28	LV	0.09	−0.16	0.81	0.29	-0.18	-0.06	0.59	-0.24	-0.60
29	CLE	0.13	+0.06	-0.13	0.24	0	0.24	-0.06	0	0.60
30	JAX	0.13	−0.10	0.25	0.47	0	0.41	0.35	-0.18	-0.40
31	NE	0.16	+0.02	0.06	0.06	0.24	0.12	0.53	-0.06	0.20
32	TEN	0.20	+0.12	-0.19	0.29	0	-0.24	0.29	0.41	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
CAR	-0.38	0.06	-0.06	0.53	0.06	0.29	-1
CIN	0.31	-0.29	-0.44	-0.29	0.12	-0.06	-0.80
KC	0.06	0	-0.35	-0.12	-0.12	-0.06	-0.75
LV	0.81	0.29	-0.18	-0.06	0.59	-0.24	-0.60
SF	0.13	0.29	0.12	0.12	0.18	-0.12	-0.60
WAS	-0.13	0.06	0.24	0.06	-0.41	0.41	-0.60
ARI	0.13	-0.71	-0.18	0.12	0.18	0.06	-0.40
JAX	0.25	0.47	0	0.41	0.35	-0.18	-0.40
MIN	0.44	0	0.12	0.24	0	-0.35	-0.40
NYJ	-0.25	0	0.29	0.47	-0.24	0.47	-0.40
ATL	-0.13	0.18	0.12	0.18	0.06	0.29	-0.20
BAL	-0.19	0.12	-0.06	0.29	0.12	0.06	-0.20
DEN	0.31	0.06	0.06	0	-0.06	-0.12	-0.20
DET	0.06	0.06	0	0.24	-0.29	0.06	-0.20
HOU	0.06	0.06	0	0	-0.06	-0.29	-0.20
DAL	0.13	-0.06	-0.82	-0.29	0.29	0.29	0
LAC	-0.06	-0.18	0.24	0.18	-0.12	0.24	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	0.20
LAR	-0.06	-0.06	0.24	-0.12	0	-0.18	0.20
NE	0.06	0.06	0.24	0.12	0.53	-0.06	0.20
PHI	0	0.12	0	0.29	-0.35	-0.12	0.20
BUF	-0.13	-0.06	0.19	-0.24	-0.71	0	0.40
NO	0.19	-0.12	0.24	-0.24	0	0	0.40
NYG	0.25	0.18	-0.29	-0.47	0	0.06	0.40
TB	-0.31	-0.18	0	-0.29	0	-0.18	0.40
CLE	-0.13	0.24	0	0.24	-0.06	0	0.60
IND	-0.38	-0.41	0.29	-0.12	0.06	0	0.60
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	0.80
SEA	-0.19	-0.06	0	-0.41	-0.06	0.12	0.80
TEN	-0.19	0.29	0	-0.24	0.29	0.41	0.80

Fumbles lost (Off − Def) since 2018

Leaders since 2018: 2018 Browns (-0.56), 2019 Saints (-0.50).

The best season on record is Browns 2018 at -0.56; the worst Jaguars 2018 at 0.75.

Distribution

How the 32 teams cluster for 2019.

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.