Atlanta Falcons — NET: Fumbles lost (Off − Def), 2026

Value-0.20
Rank#11 of 32
League average-0.01
Rank in 2025#27 of 32

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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 6 of 2026, the Panthers lead at -1; the league average is -0.01.

League snapshot — 2026

League leader

CAR · -1

League average

-0.01

Best to worst

1.80

All 32 teams, lower is better.

At a glance — 2026

Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.

League leader

CAR · -1

League laggard

CHI · 0.80

League average

-0.01

Spread (max − min)

1.80

Rank	Team	Value	Δ vs avg	Percentile
1	CAR	-1	-0.99	100%
2	CIN	-0.80	-0.79	96.8%
3	KC	-0.75	-0.74	93.5%
4	LV	-0.60	-0.59	90.3%
5	SF	-0.60	-0.59	87.1%
6	WAS	-0.60	-0.59	83.9%
7	ARI	-0.40	-0.39	80.6%
8	JAX	-0.40	-0.39	77.4%
9	MIN	-0.40	-0.39	74.2%
10	NYJ	-0.40	-0.39	71%
11	ATL	-0.20	-0.19	67.7%
12	BAL	-0.20	-0.19	64.5%
13	DEN	-0.20	-0.19	61.3%
14	DET	-0.20	-0.19	58.1%
15	HOU	-0.20	-0.19	54.8%
16	DAL	0	0.01	51.6%
17	LAC	0	0.01	48.4%
18	PIT	0	0.01	45.2%
19	GB	0.20	0.21	41.9%
20	LAR	0.20	0.21	38.7%
21	NE	0.20	0.21	35.5%
22	PHI	0.20	0.21	32.3%
23	BUF	0.40	0.41	29%
24	NO	0.40	0.41	25.8%
25	NYG	0.40	0.41	22.6%
26	TB	0.40	0.41	19.4%
27	CLE	0.60	0.61	16.1%
28	IND	0.60	0.61	12.9%
29	MIA	0.60	0.61	9.7%
30	CHI	0.80	0.81	6.5%
31	SEA	0.80	0.81	3.2%
32	TEN	0.80	0.81	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

Panthers lead at -1 — they ranked #28 last year. Titans are last at 0.80 — #30 last year.

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

Biggest riser: Panthers, #28 → #1. Biggest faller: Bears, #1 → #30.

Spread between first and last: 1.80; 20 teams are within 0.50 of the average.

Year-over-year — 2026 vs 2025

Biggest movers from last season.

Biggest riser

CHI · +1.15

Biggest faller

CAR · −1.29

Most consistent

MIN · −0.05

League trend 2026 vs 2025

▼ -0.01

Rank	Team	2026	2025	Δ
1	CHI	0.80	-0.35	+1.15
2	MIA	0.60	-0.18	+0.78
3	SEA	0.80	0.12	+0.68
4	CLE	0.60	0	+0.60
5	IND	0.60	0	+0.60
6	TB	0.40	-0.18	+0.58
7	BUF	0.40	0	+0.40
8	NO	0.40	0	+0.40
9	TEN	0.80	0.41	+0.39
10	LAR	0.20	-0.18	+0.38
11	PIT	0	-0.35	+0.35
12	NYG	0.40	0.06	+0.34
13	PHI	0.20	-0.12	+0.32
14	NE	0.20	-0.06	+0.26
15	GB	0.20	0.06	+0.14
16	HOU	-0.20	-0.29	+0.09
17	MIN	-0.40	-0.35	−0.05
18	DEN	-0.20	-0.12	−0.08
19	JAX	-0.40	-0.18	−0.22
20	LAC	0	0.24	−0.24
21	BAL	-0.20	0.06	−0.26
22	DET	-0.20	0.06	−0.26
23	DAL	0	0.29	−0.29
24	LV	-0.60	-0.24	−0.36
25	ARI	-0.40	0.06	−0.46
26	SF	-0.60	-0.12	−0.48
27	ATL	-0.20	0.29	−0.49
28	KC	-0.75	-0.06	−0.69
29	CIN	-0.80	-0.06	−0.74
30	NYJ	-0.40	0.47	−0.87
31	WAS	-0.60	0.41	−1.01
32	CAR	-1	0.29	−1.29

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), 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 Panthers (-1).

Panthers have led this stat 2 of 9 seasons.

The best season on record is Panthers 2026 at -1; the worst Raiders 2020 at 0.81.

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.