NET: Points (Off − Def)

Points scored minus points allowed. Point differential — the single best predictor of a team's record on this page.

NET · NET (Off − Def)P + N
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League snapshot — 2021

  • League leaderBUF 11.41
  • League average0.00
  • Best to worst23.41

All 32 teams, higher is better.

At a glance — 2021

Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.

League leader
BUF · 11.41
League laggard
JAX · -12
League average
0.00
Spread (max − min)
23.41

Year-over-year — 2021 vs 2020

Biggest movers from last season.

Biggest riser
DAL · +14.99
Biggest faller
BAL · −10.61
Most consistent
KC · −0.11
League trend 2021 vs 2020
▼ 0.00

Multi-year context

7-year window (2019–2025)

Multi-year leader
BUF · 8.23
Multi-year laggard
NYJ · -7.44
Biggest improver
DET · +2.98/yr
Biggest decliner
TEN · −2.82/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
BUF3.447.8811.4110.568.249.246.82
DAL7.06-4.8810.127.3511.41-6.94-2.35
NE12.19-1.699.351-7.65-7.5310
TB0.568.569.29-2.651.356.88-1.82
KC8.946.946.827.474.533.472
LAR1.884.755.18-4.531.59-1.1210.12
IND-0.755.565.06-8.12-1.12-2.943.18
CIN-8.81-7.064.946-1.062.24-4.59
ARI-5.062.694.88-6.41-7.351.24-7.82
GB3.948.754.65-0.061.947.181.82
TEN4.443.253.82-3.59-3.65-8.76-11.41
SF10.56-0.883.6510.1811.35-2.763.88
PHI1.94-5.253.477.820.299.413.18
NO7.319.061.71-0.884.41-3.53-4.53
SEA0.445.501.710.35-2.240.4111.24
LAC-0.50-2.630.880.41-3.065.941.65
DEN-2.13-7.690.76-4.24-3.296.715.29
MIN6.50-2.81-0.06-0.18-1.065.880.65
BAL15.5610.31-0.292.0611.949.241.53
CLE-3.63-0.69-1.29-1.182-10.41-5.88
MIA-11.754.13-1.88-0.126.18-1.12-4.53
PIT-0.886.50-3.24-2.24-1.181.940.59
LV-6.63-2.75-3.82-1.350.06-7.35-11.24
CHI-1.130.13-5.65-8.06-1.12-3.531.53
WAS-10.560.38-5.82-1.29-11.125.53-5.59
CAR-8.13-3.25-5.88-1.59-10.59-11.35-4.06
DET-5.13-8.88-8.351.533.8813.064
ATL-1.13-1.13-8.59-1.24-3.06-2-2.82
NYG-6.88-4.81-9.29-0.35-8.29-8.35-3.41
HOU-0.44-5-10.12-7.711.4106.41
NYJ-5.19-13.38-11.41-1.18-5.12-3.88-11.94
JAX-6.06-11.63-123.180.35-6.768.12

Distribution

How the 32 teams cluster for 2021.

About this stat
Stat ID
net_points
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.