NET: Plays per drive (Off − Def)

Plays per drive against plays per drive allowed. Who sustains possessions.

NET · NET (Off − Def)P + N
About this stat ↓

League snapshot — 2019

  • League leaderNE 0.95
  • League average0.09
  • Best to worst2.03

All 32 teams, higher is better.

At a glance — 2019

Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.

League leader
NE · 0.95
League laggard
WAS · -1.08
League average
0.09
Spread (max − min)
2.03

Year-over-year — 2019 vs 2018

Biggest movers from last season.

Biggest riser
CIN · +0.85
Biggest faller
WAS · −0.96
Most consistent
SF · +0.01
League trend 2019 vs 2018
▲ 0.00

Multi-year context

7-year window (2019–2025)

Multi-year leader
DAL · 0.52
Multi-year laggard
SEA · -0.40
Biggest improver
CLE · +0.15/yr
Biggest decliner
BAL · −0.16/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.

Team2019202020212022202320242025
NE0.950.080.38-0.34-0.12-0.250.25
PHI0.780.390.300.14-0.050.43-0.27
BAL0.77-0.270.84-0.18-0.200.02-0.54
ATL0.770.35-0.54-0.400.060.33-0.12
LAC0.700.800.390.780.04-0.190.86
CAR0.44-0.090.58-0.480.86-0.730.09
CIN0.370.19-0.050.36-0.060.120.23
IND0.360.200.130.260.07-0.14-0.34
DAL0.350.480.730.210.850.530.46
LV0.26-0.10-0.210.27-0.160.09-0.65
CHI0.240.300.55-0.180.500.330.40
JAX0.220.10-0.24-0.130.27-0.530.26
TB0.20-0.160.130.51-0.200.230.44
LAR0.190.63-0.27-0.290.33-0.05-0.03
HOU0.12-0.51-0.45-0.380.100.030.39
BUF0.10-0.250.620.140.57-0.200.72
GB0.08-0.100.190.29-0.030.00-0.53
SF0.050.570.000.10-0.340.100.23
NYG0.04-0.63-0.470.23-0.030.160.66
SEA0.03-0.66-1.18-0.28-0.640.05-0.11
MIA0.000.230.30-0.150.180.48-0.39
CLE-0.11-0.110.070.650.960.850.38
NO-0.150.25-0.06-0.230.36-0.300.45
DET-0.20-0.320.110.170.490.500.11
NYJ-0.24-0.59-0.38-0.050.03-0.14-0.15
DEN-0.300.000.250.07-0.40-0.010.21
ARI-0.380.080.550.640.100.070.45
PIT-0.410.16-0.150.45-0.410.01-0.65
KC-0.450.430.480.170.250.260.42
TEN-0.46-0.190.59-0.56-0.610.140.19
MIN-0.49-0.05-0.36-0.130.26-0.29-0.31
WAS-1.080.510.120.82-0.360.36-0.41

Distribution

How the 32 teams cluster for 2019.

About this stat
Stat ID
net_plays_per_drive
Side
net
Family
NET (Off − Def)
Data source
P + N
Polarity
higher is better (or neutral)
Display grain
rate
Algorithm eligibility
Algorithm-eligible: this stat can be picked in the Algorithm Builder.