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NET: 1st Downs by Penalty (Off − Def)

NET · NET (Off − Def)P + N
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Showing the 2026 season — the most recent season with data for this stat.

San Francisco 49ers — NET: 1st Downs by Penalty (Off − Def), 2026

  • Value0
  • Rank#28 of 32
  • League average-0.08
  • Rank in 2025#28 of 32

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What 1st Downs by Penalty (Off − Def) is

First downs the offense was handed by opponent penalties, minus the first downs this defense handed away by its own. Discipline on both sides, measured in gifts.

Higher 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 Cardinals lead at 0; the league average is -0.08.

League snapshot — 2026

League leader
ARI · 0
League average
-0.08
Best to worst
2.40

All 32 teams, higher is better.

At a glance — 2026

Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.

League leader
ARI · 0
League laggard
LAR · -2.40
League average
-0.08
Spread (max − min)
2.40

Does 1st Downs by Penalty (Off − Def) matter against the spread?

Run as a one-stat algorithm against the closing line, this stat went 792–786–37 ATS (50.2%) across 2020–2025, #268 of 296 ranked.

Its best season was 2022 (138–126, 52.3%); its worst 2021 (132–138, 48.9%).

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

SeasonGamesATS recordATS %
2020256128–126–250.4%
2021272132–138–248.9%
2022271138–126–752.3%
2023272127–131–1449.2%
2024272130–133–949.4%
2025272137–132–350.9%

1st Downs by Penalty (Off − Def) in 2026 vs 2025

Cardinals lead at 0 — they ranked #1 last year. Rams are last at -2.40 — #32 last year.

The league average is -0.08, down 0.03 from -0.04 last year.

Spread between first and last: 2.40; 31 teams are within 0.42 of the average.

Year-over-year — 2026 vs 2025

Biggest movers from last season.

Biggest riser
ARI · 0
Biggest faller
LAR · −0.99
Most consistent
ARI · 0
League trend 2026 vs 2025
▼ -0.03

Multi-year context

7-year window (2020–2026)

Multi-year leader
ARI · 0.02
Multi-year laggard
LAR · -1.56
Biggest improver
SF · +0.00/yr
Biggest decliner
LAR · −0.15/yr

Multi-year heatmap

32 teams across 7 seasons. Cells colored by quintile within each season; click a column header to jump to that year.

Team2020202120222023202420252026
ARI00.0600.06000
ATL0000000
BAL0000000
BUF0000000
CAR0000000
CHI0000000
CIN0000000
CLE0000000
DAL0000000
DEN0000000
DET0000000
GB0000000
HOU0000000
IND0000000
JAX0000000
KC0000000
LV0000000
LAC0000000
MIA0000000
MIN0000000
NE0000000
NO0000000
NYG0000000
NYJ0000000
PHI0000000
PIT0000000
SF0-0.0600000
SEA000-0.06000
TB0000000
TEN0000000
WAS0000000
LAR-1.19-1.29-1.29-1.65-1.71-1.41-2.40

1st Downs by Penalty (Off − Def) since 2018

Leaders since 2018: 2018 Cardinals (0), 2019 Cardinals (0), 2020 Cardinals (0), 2021 Cardinals (0.06), 2022 Cardinals (0), 2023 Cardinals (0.06), 2024 Cardinals (0), 2025 Cardinals (0), 2026 Cardinals (0).

Cardinals have led this stat 9 of 9 seasons.

The best season on record is Cardinals 2021 at 0.06; the worst Rams 2026 at -2.40.

The league average has fallen from -0.07 in 2018 to -0.08 in 2026.

Distribution

How the 32 teams cluster for 2026.

About this stat
Stat ID
net_pen_fd
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.