NET: Points/drive (Off − Def)

NET · NET (Off − Def)P + N
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Dallas Cowboys — NET: Points/drive (Off − Def), 2026

  • Value0.01
  • Rank#15 of 32
  • League average0.00
  • Rank in 2025#20 of 32

What Points/drive (Off − Def) is

Points per drive minus points allowed per own drive — the offense's production per possession against the defense's cost spread over the same possessions. Close to the pace-free point differential, with a different denominator on the defensive side.

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 49ers lead at 0.24; the league average is 0.00.

League snapshot — 2026

League leader
SF · 0.24
League average
0.00
Best to worst
0.50

All 32 teams, higher is better.

At a glance — 2026

Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.

League leader
SF · 0.24
League laggard
MIA · -0.26
League average
0.00
Spread (max − min)
0.50

Does Points/drive (Off − Def) matter against the spread?

Run as a one-stat algorithm against the closing line, this stat went 964–614–37 ATS (61.1%) across 2020–2025, #5 of 296 ranked.

Its best season was 2020 (166–88, 65.4%); its worst 2021 (159–111, 58.9%).

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

SeasonGamesATS recordATS %
2020256166–88–265.4%
2021272159–111–258.9%
2022271157–107–759.5%
2023272152–106–1458.9%
2024272166–97–963.1%
2025272164–105–361.0%

Points/drive (Off − Def) in 2026 vs 2025

49ers lead at 0.24 — they ranked #8 last year. Dolphins are last at -0.26 — #25 last year.

The league average is 0.00, up 0.00 from 0.00 last year.

Biggest riser: Raiders, #30 → #14. Biggest faller: Broncos, #7 → #24.

Spread between first and last: 0.50; 23 teams are within 0.12 of the average.

Year-over-year — 2026 vs 2025

Biggest movers from last season.

Biggest riser
KC · +0.22
Biggest faller
MIA · −0.24
Most consistent
NE · +0.00
League trend 2026 vs 2025
▲ 0.00

Multi-year context

7-year window (2020–2026)

Multi-year leader
KC · 0.06
Multi-year laggard
TEN · -0.04
Biggest improver
JAX · +0.04/yr
Biggest decliner
MIA · −0.03/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
SF0.000.020.050.06-0.020.020.24
KC0.040.040.040.030.020.010.23
JAX-0.07-0.070.020.00-0.040.040.22
MIN-0.020.000.00-0.010.030.000.16
BAL0.060.000.010.060.050.010.10
SEA0.030.010.00-0.010.000.060.09
BUF0.050.060.060.050.050.040.09
CHI0.00-0.03-0.04-0.01-0.020.010.09
CIN-0.040.030.03-0.010.01-0.030.08
CAR-0.02-0.03-0.01-0.06-0.06-0.020.07
DET-0.05-0.050.010.020.070.020.06
NE-0.010.050.01-0.04-0.040.060.06
NYG-0.03-0.050.00-0.04-0.04-0.020.01
LV-0.02-0.02-0.010.00-0.04-0.060.01
DAL-0.030.050.040.07-0.04-0.010.01
PIT0.03-0.02-0.01-0.010.010.000.01
LAR0.030.03-0.030.01-0.010.060.00
HOU-0.03-0.05-0.040.0100.03-0.01
ATL-0.01-0.05-0.01-0.02-0.01-0.02-0.01
NYJ-0.08-0.06-0.01-0.02-0.02-0.06-0.01
GB0.050.030.000.010.040.01-0.03
TB0.050.05-0.010.010.04-0.01-0.04
IND0.030.03-0.04-0.01-0.020.02-0.05
DEN-0.040.00-0.02-0.020.040.03-0.05
CLE0.00-0.01-0.010.01-0.05-0.03-0.06
PHI-0.030.020.040.000.050.02-0.08
WAS0.00-0.03-0.01-0.060.03-0.03-0.12
NO0.050.010.000.02-0.02-0.03-0.12
LAC-0.010.000.00-0.020.030.01-0.15
ARI0.020.03-0.03-0.040.01-0.05-0.19
TEN0.020.02-0.02-0.02-0.05-0.06-0.21
MIA0.02-0.010.000.03-0.01-0.03-0.26

Points/drive (Off − Def) since 2018

Leaders since 2018: 2018 Saints (0.06), 2019 Ravens (0.09), 2020 Ravens (0.06), 2021 Bills (0.06), 2022 Bills (0.06), 2023 Cowboys (0.07), 2024 Lions (0.07), 2025 Seahawks (0.06), 2026 49ers (0.24).

Ravens have led this stat 2 of 9 seasons.

The best season on record is 49ers 2026 at 0.24; the worst Dolphins 2026 at -0.26.

The league average has risen from 0.00 in 2018 to 0.00 in 2026.

Distribution

How the 32 teams cluster for 2026.

About this stat
Stat ID
net_pts_drive
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.