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 2020 the Chargers led at 8.06; the league average was 0.

League snapshot — 2020

League leader

LAC · 8.06

League average

Best to worst

15.56

All 32 teams, higher is better.

Rank	Team	Value	Games
1	LAC	8.06	16
2	LAR	5.63	16
3	DAL	4.06	16
4	SF	3.94	16
5	WAS	3.25	16
6	ATL	3.06	16
7	NO	2.44	16
8	PHI	2.38	16
9	PIT	2.25	16
10	CHI	2	16
11	KC	1.88	16
12	IND	1.81	16
13	MIA	1.63	16
14	CIN	1.44	16
15	ARI	1.31	16
16	MIN	0.19	16
17	NE	0.06	16
18	GB	-0.25	16
19	LV	-0.31	16
20	DEN	-0.63	16
21	BUF	-1.19	16
22	CAR	-1.25	16
23	CLE	-1.50	16
24	TB	-1.50	16
25	BAL	-2.25	16
26	JAX	-2.50	16
27	TEN	-3.19	16
28	DET	-4.19	16
29	NYG	-5.50	16
30	SEA	-6.31	16
31	NYJ	-7.31	16
32	HOU	-7.50	16

At a glance — 2020

Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.

League leader

LAC · 8.06

League laggard

HOU · -7.50

League average

Spread (max − min)

15.56

Rank	Team	Value	Δ vs avg	Percentile
1	LAC	8.06	8.06	100%
2	LAR	5.63	5.63	96.8%
3	DAL	4.06	4.06	93.5%
4	SF	3.94	3.94	90.3%
5	WAS	3.25	3.25	87.1%
6	ATL	3.06	3.06	83.9%
7	NO	2.44	2.44	80.6%
8	PHI	2.38	2.38	77.4%
9	PIT	2.25	2.25	74.2%
10	CHI	2	2	71%
11	KC	1.88	1.88	67.7%
12	IND	1.81	1.81	64.5%
13	MIA	1.63	1.63	61.3%
14	CIN	1.44	1.44	58.1%
15	ARI	1.31	1.31	54.8%
16	MIN	0.19	0.19	51.6%
17	NE	0.06	0.06	48.4%
18	GB	-0.25	-0.25	45.2%
19	LV	-0.31	-0.31	41.9%
20	DEN	-0.63	-0.63	38.7%
21	BUF	-1.19	-1.19	35.5%
22	CAR	-1.25	-1.25	32.3%
23	CLE	-1.50	-1.50	29%
24	TB	-1.50	-1.50	25.8%
25	BAL	-2.25	-2.25	22.6%
26	JAX	-2.50	-2.50	19.4%
27	TEN	-3.19	-3.19	16.1%
28	DET	-4.19	-4.19	12.9%
29	NYG	-5.50	-5.50	9.7%
30	SEA	-6.31	-6.31	6.5%
31	NYJ	-7.31	-7.31	3.2%
32	HOU	-7.50	-7.50	0%

Does Plays offense (Off − Def) matter against the spread?

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%

Plays offense (Off − Def) in 2020 vs 2019

Chargers lead at 8.06 — they ranked #5 last year. Texans are last at -7.50 — #19 last year.

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

Biggest riser: Commanders, #32 → #5. Biggest faller: Ravens, #3 → #25.

Spread between first and last: 15.56; 23 teams are within 3.58 of the average.

Year-over-year — 2020 vs 2019

Biggest movers from last season.

Biggest riser

WAS · +14.75

Biggest faller

BAL · −10

Most consistent

CLE · +0.13

League trend 2020 vs 2019

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Rank	Team	2020	2019	Δ
1	WAS	3.25	-11.50	+14.75
2	PIT	2.25	-6.19	+8.44
3	KC	1.88	-5.06	+6.94
4	ARI	1.31	-4.94	+6.25
5	MIN	0.19	-5.81	+6
6	LAR	5.63	0.44	+5.19
7	TEN	-3.19	-7.38	+4.19
8	LAC	8.06	4.63	+3.44
9	MIA	1.63	-1.75	+3.38
10	NO	2.44	-0.31	+2.75
11	DEN	-0.63	-3.25	+2.63
12	SF	3.94	1.63	+2.31
13	CHI	2	0.25	+1.75
14	DAL	4.06	3.50	+0.56
15	CLE	-1.50	-1.63	+0.13
16	DET	-4.19	-4.06	−0.13
17	IND	1.81	2.06	−0.25
18	CIN	1.44	2	−0.56
19	GB	-0.25	0.50	−0.75
20	TB	-1.50	0.25	−1.75
21	LV	-0.31	2.06	−2.38
22	NYJ	-7.31	-4.81	−2.50
23	BUF	-1.19	1.88	−3.06
24	NYG	-5.50	-1.94	−3.56
25	ATL	3.06	7.44	−4.38
26	CAR	-1.25	3.13	−4.38
27	JAX	-2.50	2.19	−4.69
28	PHI	2.38	8.56	−6.19
29	HOU	-7.50	-0.19	−7.31
30	SEA	-6.31	1.31	−7.63
31	NE	0.06	9.25	−9.19
32	BAL	-2.25	7.75	−10

Multi-year context

7-year window (2020–2026)

Multi-year leader

CHI · 5.03

Multi-year laggard

SEA · -4.88

Biggest improver

CHI · +2.17/yr

Biggest decliner

BAL · −1.25/yr

Rank	Team	Avg	Slope/yr	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026
1	CHI	5.03	+2.17	2	4.47	-2.24	3.53	2.24	4.35	20.86
2	LAC	3.79	−0.52	8.06	1.59	8.41	0.12	-1.71	7.35	2.71
3	DAL	3.39	−0.19	4.06	4	0.53	5.94	3.88	4.47	0.88
4	ARI	3.26	+0.37	1.31	5.12	4.82	1.41	-0.06	1.24	9
5	CLE	2.86	+0.15	-1.50	-0.24	4.35	11.18	6.47	2	-2.25
6	TB	1.84	+0.69	-1.50	1.76	4.94	-2.82	1.82	4.41	4.25
7	BUF	1.78	−0.48	-1.19	6.88	1.50	5.12	-2.35	6.76	-4.29
8	KC	1.62	−0.36	1.88	3.71	0.06	1.29	2.94	4.18	-2.71
9	WAS	0.99	−1.11	3.25	0.65	8.94	-2.88	3.76	-5.53	-1.29
10	DET	0.75	+0.58	-4.19	-0.88	0.76	5.06	5.06	0.59	-1.14
11	LAR	0.32	+0.11	5.63	-3.94	-3	1.65	-1.24	-0.71	3.88
12	NO	0.19	+0.22	2.44	-1	-3.82	3.53	-4.59	2.06	2.71
13	CIN	0.14	−0.19	1.44	-1.88	2.94	-1	-0.35	0.82	-1
14	PHI	0.11	−1.13	2.38	0.41	2.53	0.18	5.59	-4.18	-6.13
15	SF	0.08	−0.79	3.94	0.35	0.76	-2.24	-0.24	2.71	-4.71
16	PIT	-0.07	−0.76	2.25	-0.41	5.47	-3.35	2.06	-7.53	1
17	IND	-0.14	+0.09	1.81	-0.29	1.12	-2.12	-3.82	-5.29	7.63
18	NYG	-0.17	+1.85	-5.50	-4.94	0.76	-1.94	1.06	2.76	6.57
19	MIA	-0.25	−0.30	1.63	1.35	-4.24	-0.29	4.47	-4.35	-0.29
20	CAR	-0.57	−0.17	-1.25	5.18	-7	6.65	-8.76	-0.12	1.29
21	NE	-0.74	+0.47	0.06	0.65	-5.41	-3	-2.29	2.94	1.88
22	GB	-0.74	−1.00	-0.25	1.29	3.41	-0.65	-0.29	-3.71	-5
23	BAL	-1.04	−1.25	-2.25	9.06	-0.53	-2.35	-1.12	-7.06	-3
24	JAX	-1.28	+0.34	-2.50	-1.82	-2.06	2.41	-6.94	2.53	-0.57
25	LV	-1.57	−0.13	-0.31	-1.29	-1	-4.41	1.35	-6.59	1.25
26	MIN	-1.78	−0.19	0.19	-4.18	0.06	-0.94	-2.65	-4.35	-0.57
27	ATL	-1.81	−0.37	3.06	-6.41	-4.41	0.65	1.24	-0.65	-6.13
28	HOU	-2.20	+1.49	-7.50	-4.76	-6.06	-0.12	0	5.65	-2.57
29	DEN	-2.45	−1.23	-0.63	0.41	0.24	-4.12	-2.71	1.41	-11.75
30	TEN	-2.57	−0.63	-3.19	4.76	-6.65	-6.18	1.88	0.24	-8.88
31	NYJ	-3.49	+0.44	-7.31	-5.29	-0.88	-1.41	-2.47	-2.59	-4.50
32	SEA	-4.88	+2.07	-6.31	-14.29	-4.06	-8.88	-2.24	-3.82	5.43

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
LAC	8.06	1.59	8.41	0.12	-1.71	7.35	2.71
LAR	5.63	-3.94	-3	1.65	-1.24	-0.71	3.88
DAL	4.06	4	0.53	5.94	3.88	4.47	0.88
SF	3.94	0.35	0.76	-2.24	-0.24	2.71	-4.71
WAS	3.25	0.65	8.94	-2.88	3.76	-5.53	-1.29
ATL	3.06	-6.41	-4.41	0.65	1.24	-0.65	-6.13
NO	2.44	-1	-3.82	3.53	-4.59	2.06	2.71
PHI	2.38	0.41	2.53	0.18	5.59	-4.18	-6.13
PIT	2.25	-0.41	5.47	-3.35	2.06	-7.53	1
CHI	2	4.47	-2.24	3.53	2.24	4.35	20.86
KC	1.88	3.71	0.06	1.29	2.94	4.18	-2.71
IND	1.81	-0.29	1.12	-2.12	-3.82	-5.29	7.63
MIA	1.63	1.35	-4.24	-0.29	4.47	-4.35	-0.29
CIN	1.44	-1.88	2.94	-1	-0.35	0.82	-1
ARI	1.31	5.12	4.82	1.41	-0.06	1.24	9
MIN	0.19	-4.18	0.06	-0.94	-2.65	-4.35	-0.57
NE	0.06	0.65	-5.41	-3	-2.29	2.94	1.88
GB	-0.25	1.29	3.41	-0.65	-0.29	-3.71	-5
LV	-0.31	-1.29	-1	-4.41	1.35	-6.59	1.25
DEN	-0.63	0.41	0.24	-4.12	-2.71	1.41	-11.75
BUF	-1.19	6.88	1.50	5.12	-2.35	6.76	-4.29
CAR	-1.25	5.18	-7	6.65	-8.76	-0.12	1.29
CLE	-1.50	-0.24	4.35	11.18	6.47	2	-2.25
TB	-1.50	1.76	4.94	-2.82	1.82	4.41	4.25
BAL	-2.25	9.06	-0.53	-2.35	-1.12	-7.06	-3
JAX	-2.50	-1.82	-2.06	2.41	-6.94	2.53	-0.57
TEN	-3.19	4.76	-6.65	-6.18	1.88	0.24	-8.88
DET	-4.19	-0.88	0.76	5.06	5.06	0.59	-1.14
NYG	-5.50	-4.94	0.76	-1.94	1.06	2.76	6.57
SEA	-6.31	-14.29	-4.06	-8.88	-2.24	-3.82	5.43
NYJ	-7.31	-5.29	-0.88	-1.41	-2.47	-2.59	-4.50
HOU	-7.50	-4.76	-6.06	-0.12	0	5.65	-2.57

Plays offense (Off − Def) since 2018

Leaders since 2018: 2018 Ravens (9.19), 2019 Patriots (9.25), 2020 Chargers (8.06).

The best season on record is Patriots 2019 at 9.25; the worst Commanders 2019 at -11.50.

Distribution

How the 32 teams cluster for 2020.

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.