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 2022 the Cowboys led at -0.82; the league average was 0.00.

League snapshot — 2022

League leader

DAL · -0.82

League average

0.00

Best to worst

1.12

All 32 teams, lower is better.

At a glance — 2022

Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.

League leader

DAL · -0.82

League laggard

IND · 0.29

League average

0.00

Spread (max − min)

1.12

Rank	Team	Value	Δ vs avg	Percentile
1	DAL	-0.82	-0.82	100%
2	CIN	-0.44	-0.44	96.8%
3	KC	-0.35	-0.35	93.5%
4	NYG	-0.29	-0.29	90.3%
5	ARI	-0.18	-0.18	87.1%
6	LV	-0.18	-0.18	83.9%
7	BAL	-0.06	-0.06	80.6%
8	CAR	-0.06	-0.06	77.4%
9	GB	-0.06	-0.06	74.2%
10	CLE	0	0.00	71%
11	DET	0	0.00	67.7%
12	HOU	0	0.00	64.5%
13	JAX	0	0.00	61.3%
14	MIA	0	0.00	58.1%
15	PHI	0	0.00	54.8%
16	PIT	0	0.00	51.6%
17	SEA	0	0.00	48.4%
18	TB	0	0.00	45.2%
19	TEN	0	0.00	41.9%
20	CHI	0.06	0.06	38.7%
21	DEN	0.06	0.06	35.5%
22	ATL	0.12	0.12	32.3%
23	MIN	0.12	0.12	29%
24	SF	0.12	0.12	25.8%
25	BUF	0.19	0.19	22.6%
26	LAC	0.24	0.24	19.4%
27	LAR	0.24	0.24	16.1%
28	NE	0.24	0.24	12.9%
29	NO	0.24	0.24	9.7%
30	WAS	0.24	0.24	6.5%
31	IND	0.29	0.29	3.2%
32	NYJ	0.29	0.29	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 2022 vs 2021

Cowboys lead at -0.82 — they ranked #11 last year. Jets are last at 0.29 — #16 last year.

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

Biggest riser: Giants, #27 → #4. Biggest faller: Colts, #2 → #31.

Spread between first and last: 1.12; 21 teams are within 0.23 of the average.

Year-over-year — 2022 vs 2021

Biggest movers from last season.

Biggest riser

IND · +0.71

Biggest faller

DAL · −0.76

Most consistent

CHI · 0

League trend 2022 vs 2021

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Rank	Team	2022	2021	Δ
1	IND	0.29	-0.41	+0.71
2	ARI	-0.18	-0.71	+0.53
3	LAC	0.24	-0.18	+0.41
4	NO	0.24	-0.12	+0.35
5	LAR	0.24	-0.06	+0.29
6	NYJ	0.29	0	+0.29
7	BUF	0.19	-0.06	+0.25
8	MIA	0	-0.24	+0.24
9	TB	0	-0.18	+0.18
10	NE	0.24	0.06	+0.18
11	WAS	0.24	0.06	+0.18
12	MIN	0.12	0	+0.12
13	PIT	0	-0.12	+0.12
14	GB	-0.06	-0.12	+0.06
15	SEA	0	-0.06	+0.06
16	CHI	0.06	0.06	0
17	DEN	0.06	0.06	0
18	DET	0	0.06	−0.06
19	HOU	0	0.06	−0.06
20	ATL	0.12	0.18	−0.06
21	CAR	-0.06	0.06	−0.12
22	PHI	0	0.12	−0.12
23	CIN	-0.44	-0.29	−0.14
24	BAL	-0.06	0.12	−0.18
25	SF	0.12	0.29	−0.18
26	CLE	0	0.24	−0.24
27	TEN	0	0.29	−0.29
28	KC	-0.35	0	−0.35
29	JAX	0	0.47	−0.47
30	LV	-0.18	0.29	−0.47
31	NYG	-0.29	0.18	−0.47
32	DAL	-0.82	-0.06	−0.76

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

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).

The best season on record is Cowboys 2022 at -0.82; the worst Raiders 2020 at 0.81.

Distribution

How the 32 teams cluster for 2022.

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.