NET: Rectd (Off − Def)

NET · NET (Off − Def)P + N
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What Rectd (Off − Def) is

Receiving touchdowns scored minus receiving touchdowns allowed.

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

In 2024 the Lions led at 1.24; the league average was -0.04.

League snapshot — 2024

League leader
DET · 1.24
League average
-0.04
Best to worst
2.94

All 32 teams, higher is better.

At a glance — 2024

Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.

League leader
DET · 1.24
League laggard
LAR · -1.71
League average
-0.04
Spread (max − min)
2.94

Does Rectd (Off − Def) matter against the spread?

Run as a one-stat algorithm against the closing line, this stat went 849–729–37 ATS (53.8%) across 2020–2025, #106 of 296 ranked.

Its best season was 2024 (148–115, 56.3%); its worst 2023 (128–130, 49.6%).

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

SeasonGamesATS recordATS %
2020256139–115–254.7%
2021272144–126–253.3%
2022271145–119–754.9%
2023272128–130–1449.6%
2024272148–115–956.3%
2025272145–124–353.9%

Rectd (Off − Def) in 2024 vs 2023

Lions lead at 1.24 — they ranked #13 last year. Rams are last at -1.71 — #32 last year.

The league average is -0.04, up 0.01 from -0.05 last year.

Biggest riser: Commanders, #31 → #9. Biggest faller: Texans, #5 → #29.

Spread between first and last: 2.94; 22 teams are within 0.59 of the average.

Year-over-year — 2024 vs 2023

Biggest movers from last season.

Biggest riser
NYJ · +1.24
Biggest faller
HOU · −1.24
Most consistent
LAC · +0.06
League trend 2024 vs 2023
▲ 0.01

Multi-year context

7-year window (2020–2026)

Multi-year leader
GB · 0.60
Multi-year laggard
LAR · -1.38
Biggest improver
CAR · +0.25/yr
Biggest decliner
BUF · −0.33/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
DET-0.69-0.470.180.121.240.24-0.40
BAL0.31-0.59-0.060.530.8200.60
TB0.811-0.180.290.82-0.24-0.60
CIN-0.810.591.130.240.760.181.20
NYJ-1.13-0.470-0.470.76-1.240
MIN0.310.290.410.410.650.180.40
DEN0-0.12-0.12-0.060.470.41-0.20
GB1.560.470.290.650.290.120.80
WAS-0.31-0.76-0.12-0.880.24-0.82-1.20
CHI-0.13-0.88-0.18-0.710.18-0.24-0.40
BUF1.061.410.880.650.120.59-1.20
KC0.690.590.470.530.120.291.25
NO00.530.410.350.12-0.350.20
PHI-0.31-0.470.18-0.650.120.710.40
ARI0.06-0.18-0.71-0.820.06-0.12-1
MIA0.19-0.120.180.180-0.35-1.80
LAC0.130.650.12-0.12-0.060.59-0.40
PIT0.81-0.06-1-0.59-0.12-0.241
SF00.060.590.76-0.120.241.60
DAL-0.560.940.290.88-0.29-0.24-0.20
SEA1.060.350.410.12-0.290.290.60
TEN-0.19-0.12-0.76-0.35-0.29-0.88-0.40
CLE-0.25-0.47-0.060.06-0.41-0.53-0.60
IND0-0.29-0.47-0.18-0.410.06-1.20
NYG-0.63-0.71-0.24-0.35-0.47-0.240
NE-0.630.18-0.53-0.18-0.530.350.40
JAX-0.56-0.710-0.29-0.590.241.20
LV0-0.350.18-0.06-0.59-0.180.20
HOU0.19-0.350.290.59-0.650.240
ATL-0.44-0.65-0.53-0.41-0.76-0.47-1
CAR-0.75-0.71-0.53-0.35-0.760.241
LAR-1.06-1-1.35-1.41-1.71-1.53-1.60

Rectd (Off − Def) since 2018

Leaders since 2018: 2018 Chiefs (1.25), 2019 Ravens (1.38), 2020 Packers (1.56), 2021 Bills (1.41), 2022 Bengals (1.13), 2023 Cowboys (0.88), 2024 Lions (1.24).

The best season on record is Packers 2020 at 1.56; the worst Rams 2018 at -1.94.

The league average has risen from -0.06 in 2018 to -0.04 in 2024.

Distribution

How the 32 teams cluster for 2024.

About this stat
Stat ID
net_rectd
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.