What Plays offense (Off − Def) is

Offensive plays run minus plays faced. Tempo and time of possession in one number — a positive number is a team that keeps the ball.

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

In 2018 the Ravens led at 9.19; the league average was 0.

League snapshot — 2018

League leader

BAL · 9.19

League average

Best to worst

19.31

All 32 teams, higher is better.

Rank	Team	Value	Games
1	BAL	9.19	16
2	LAR	5.50	16
3	DET	5.06	16
4	TB	4.56	16
5	IND	4.19	16
6	PIT	4.19	16
7	CAR	3.81	16
8	NE	3.56	16
9	BUF	2.94	16
10	JAX	2.88	16
11	SEA	2.44	16
12	DAL	2.38	16
13	PHI	1.88	16
14	LV	1.44	16
15	NO	1.31	16
16	GB	1.19	16
17	HOU	0.56	16
18	MIN	0.56	16
19	DEN	0.19	16
20	CHI	-0.50	16
21	SF	-0.56	16
22	ATL	-0.94	16
23	WAS	-1.38	16
24	NYG	-1.88	16
25	LAC	-2.31	16
26	TEN	-3.50	16
27	NYJ	-5.56	16
28	CLE	-5.88	16
29	KC	-7.94	16
30	CIN	-8.44	16
31	MIA	-8.81	16
32	ARI	-10.13	16

Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.

League leader

BAL · 9.19

League laggard

ARI · -10.13

League average

Spread (max − min)

19.31

Rank	Team	Value	Δ vs avg	Percentile
1	BAL	9.19	9.19	100%
2	LAR	5.50	5.50	96.8%
3	DET	5.06	5.06	93.5%
4	TB	4.56	4.56	90.3%
5	IND	4.19	4.19	87.1%
6	PIT	4.19	4.19	83.9%
7	CAR	3.81	3.81	80.6%
8	NE	3.56	3.56	77.4%
9	BUF	2.94	2.94	74.2%
10	JAX	2.88	2.88	71%
11	SEA	2.44	2.44	67.7%
12	DAL	2.38	2.38	64.5%
13	PHI	1.88	1.88	61.3%
14	LV	1.44	1.44	58.1%
15	NO	1.31	1.31	54.8%
16	GB	1.19	1.19	51.6%
17	HOU	0.56	0.56	48.4%
18	MIN	0.56	0.56	45.2%
19	DEN	0.19	0.19	41.9%
20	CHI	-0.50	-0.50	38.7%
21	SF	-0.56	-0.56	35.5%
22	ATL	-0.94	-0.94	32.3%
23	WAS	-1.38	-1.38	29%
24	NYG	-1.88	-1.88	25.8%
25	LAC	-2.31	-2.31	22.6%
26	TEN	-3.50	-3.50	19.4%
27	NYJ	-5.56	-5.56	16.1%
28	CLE	-5.88	-5.88	12.9%
29	KC	-7.94	-7.94	9.7%
30	CIN	-8.44	-8.44	6.5%
31	MIA	-8.81	-8.81	3.2%
32	ARI	-10.13	-10.13	0%

Run as a one-stat algorithm against the closing line, this stat went 811–767–37 ATS (51.4%) across 2020–2025, #212 of 296 ranked.

Its best season was 2022 (151–113, 57.2%); its worst 2024 (118–145, 44.9%).

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

Season	Games	ATS record	ATS %
2020	256	142–112–2	55.9%
2021	272	134–136–2	49.6%
2022	271	151–113–7	57.2%
2023	272	135–123–14	52.3%
2024	272	118–145–9	44.9%
2025	272	131–138–3	48.7%

7-year window (2020–2026)

Multi-year leader

CHI · 5.19

Multi-year laggard

SEA · -5.83

Biggest improver

CHI · +2.29/yr

Biggest decliner

PHI · −1.39/yr

Rank	Team	Avg	Slope/yr	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026
1	CHI	5.19	+2.29	2	4.47	-2.24	3.53	2.24	4.35	22
2	LAC	3.58	−0.68	8.06	1.59	8.41	0.12	-1.71	7.35	1.20
3	DAL	3.38	−0.20	4.06	4	0.53	5.94	3.88	4.47	0.80
4	ARI	2.95	+0.14	1.31	5.12	4.82	1.41	-0.06	1.24	6.80
5	CLE	2.32	−0.25	-1.50	-0.24	4.35	11.18	6.47	2	-6
6	KC	1.90	−0.14	1.88	3.71	0.06	1.29	2.94	4.18	-0.75
7	TB	1.89	+0.73	-1.50	1.76	4.94	-2.82	1.82	4.41	4.60
8	WAS	1.26	−0.91	3.25	0.65	8.94	-2.88	3.76	-5.53	0.60
9	LAR	1.20	+0.76	5.63	-3.94	-3	1.65	-1.24	-0.71	10
10	BUF	0.76	−1.24	-1.19	6.88	1.50	5.12	-2.35	6.76	-11.40
11	NO	0.52	+0.47	2.44	-1	-3.82	3.53	-4.59	2.06	5
12	CIN	0.51	+0.09	1.44	-1.88	2.94	-1	-0.35	0.82	1.60
13	DET	0.20	+0.17	-4.19	-0.88	0.76	5.06	5.06	0.59	-5
14	PIT	0.04	−0.68	2.25	-0.41	5.47	-3.35	2.06	-7.53	1.80
15	NYG	-0.11	+1.90	-5.50	-4.94	0.76	-1.94	1.06	2.76	7
16	NE	-0.21	+0.87	0.06	0.65	-5.41	-3	-2.29	2.94	5.60
17	PHI	-0.24	−1.39	2.38	0.41	2.53	0.18	5.59	-4.18	-8.60
18	SF	-0.39	−1.15	3.94	0.35	0.76	-2.24	-0.24	2.71	-8
19	MIA	-0.66	−0.61	1.63	1.35	-4.24	-0.29	4.47	-4.35	-3.20
20	IND	-0.71	−0.34	1.81	-0.29	1.12	-2.12	-3.82	-5.29	3.60
21	CAR	-0.83	−0.36	-1.25	5.18	-7	6.65	-8.76	-0.12	-0.50
22	BAL	-0.84	−1.10	-2.25	9.06	-0.53	-2.35	-1.12	-7.06	-1.60
23	GB	-1.00	−1.19	-0.25	1.29	3.41	-0.65	-0.29	-3.71	-6.80
24	MIN	-1.18	+0.26	0.19	-4.18	0.06	-0.94	-2.65	-4.35	3.60
25	JAX	-1.40	+0.25	-2.50	-1.82	-2.06	2.41	-6.94	2.53	-1.40
26	LV	-1.41	−0.00	-0.31	-1.29	-1	-4.41	1.35	-6.59	2.40
27	ATL	-1.42	−0.08	3.06	-6.41	-4.41	0.65	1.24	-0.65	-3.40
28	DEN	-1.83	−0.76	-0.63	0.41	0.24	-4.12	-2.71	1.41	-7.40
29	HOU	-1.86	+1.74	-7.50	-4.76	-6.06	-0.12	0	5.65	-0.20
30	TEN	-2.30	−0.43	-3.19	4.76	-6.65	-6.18	1.88	0.24	-7
31	NYJ	-3.48	+0.45	-7.31	-5.29	-0.88	-1.41	-2.47	-2.59	-4.40
32	SEA	-5.83	+1.36	-6.31	-14.29	-4.06	-8.88	-2.24	-3.82	-1.20

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

How the 32 teams cluster for 2018.

About this stat

Stat ID: net_plays_offense
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.