What Rush Att (Off − Def) is

Rush attempts minus rush attempts faced. It leans heavily on game script — teams that lead run more and face more throws.

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

In 2019 the Ravens led at 16.25; the league average was 0.

League snapshot — 2019

League leader

BAL · 16.25

League average

Best to worst

24.88

All 32 teams, higher is better.

Rank	Team	Value	Games
1	BAL	16.25	16
2	PHI	6.50	16
3	SF	5.88	16
4	SEA	5.69	16
5	IND	5.56	16
6	NE	5.25	16
7	BUF	4.81	16
8	MIN	4.50	16
9	NO	3.88	16
10	TB	3.13	16
11	DAL	2.63	16
12	LV	2	16
13	TEN	1.94	16
14	HOU	1.88	16
15	GB	0	16
16	DEN	-1	16
17	CHI	-1.19	16
18	NYJ	-2.19	16
19	LAR	-2.56	16
20	ARI	-2.69	16
21	JAX	-2.88	16
22	KC	-2.88	16
23	DET	-3.06	16
24	CAR	-3.69	16
25	ATL	-3.75	16
26	LAC	-4.06	16
27	PIT	-4.19	16
28	CLE	-4.50	16
29	NYG	-6.69	16
30	CIN	-7.38	16
31	WAS	-8.56	16
32	MIA	-8.63	16

At a glance — 2019

Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.

League leader

BAL · 16.25

League laggard

MIA · -8.63

League average

Spread (max − min)

24.88

Rank	Team	Value	Δ vs avg	Percentile
1	BAL	16.25	16.25	100%
2	PHI	6.50	6.50	96.8%
3	SF	5.88	5.88	93.5%
4	SEA	5.69	5.69	90.3%
5	IND	5.56	5.56	87.1%
6	NE	5.25	5.25	83.9%
7	BUF	4.81	4.81	80.6%
8	MIN	4.50	4.50	77.4%
9	NO	3.88	3.88	74.2%
10	TB	3.13	3.13	71%
11	DAL	2.63	2.63	67.7%
12	LV	2	2	64.5%
13	TEN	1.94	1.94	61.3%
14	HOU	1.88	1.88	58.1%
15	GB	0	0	54.8%
16	DEN	-1	-1	51.6%
17	CHI	-1.19	-1.19	48.4%
18	NYJ	-2.19	-2.19	45.2%
19	LAR	-2.56	-2.56	41.9%
20	ARI	-2.69	-2.69	38.7%
21	JAX	-2.88	-2.88	35.5%
22	KC	-2.88	-2.88	32.3%
23	DET	-3.06	-3.06	29%
24	CAR	-3.69	-3.69	25.8%
25	ATL	-3.75	-3.75	22.6%
26	LAC	-4.06	-4.06	19.4%
27	PIT	-4.19	-4.19	16.1%
28	CLE	-4.50	-4.50	12.9%
29	NYG	-6.69	-6.69	9.7%
30	CIN	-7.38	-7.38	6.5%
31	WAS	-8.56	-8.56	3.2%
32	MIA	-8.63	-8.63	0%

Does Rush Att (Off − Def) matter against the spread?

Run as a one-stat algorithm against the closing line, this stat went 892–686–37 ATS (56.5%) across 2020–2025, #29 of 296 ranked.

Its best season was 2024 (157–106, 59.7%); its worst 2021 (139–131, 51.5%).

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

Season	Games	ATS record	ATS %
2020	256	144–110–2	56.7%
2021	272	139–131–2	51.5%
2022	271	152–112–7	57.6%
2023	272	143–115–14	55.4%
2024	272	157–106–9	59.7%
2025	272	157–112–3	58.4%

Rush Att (Off − Def) in 2019 vs 2018

Ravens lead at 16.25 — they ranked #1 last year. Dolphins are last at -8.63 — #31 last year.

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

Biggest riser: Vikings, #26 → #8. Biggest faller: Commanders, #15 → #31.

Spread between first and last: 24.88; 23 teams are within 5.28 of the average.

Year-over-year — 2019 vs 2018

Biggest movers from last season.

Biggest riser

MIN · +9.75

Biggest faller

CHI · −9.25

Most consistent

ATL · 0

League trend 2019 vs 2018

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Rank	Team	2019	2018	Δ
1	MIN	4.50	-5.25	+9.75
2	LV	2	-5.88	+7.88
3	ARI	-2.69	-9.81	+7.13
4	GB	0	-7.06	+7.06
5	SF	5.88	-1.19	+7.06
6	IND	5.56	-0.31	+5.88
7	TB	3.13	-2.38	+5.50
8	BAL	16.25	12.13	+4.13
9	BUF	4.81	1.75	+3.06
10	PHI	6.50	4.38	+2.13
11	DEN	-1	-2.13	+1.13
12	TEN	1.94	1.56	+0.38
13	DAL	2.63	2.44	+0.19
14	ATL	-3.75	-3.75	0
15	NYJ	-2.19	-2	−0.19
16	KC	-2.88	-2.50	−0.38
17	CIN	-7.38	-6.75	−0.63
18	NYG	-6.69	-5.63	−1.06
19	MIA	-8.63	-7.19	−1.44
20	CLE	-4.50	-2.94	−1.56
21	JAX	-2.88	-1.25	−1.63
22	NE	5.25	6.94	−1.69
23	PIT	-4.19	-1.50	−2.69
24	DET	-3.06	0.13	−3.19
25	HOU	1.88	5.44	−3.56
26	NO	3.88	7.44	−3.56
27	LAC	-4.06	0.19	−4.25
28	SEA	5.69	10.25	−4.56
29	CAR	-3.69	2	−5.69
30	LAR	-2.56	4.81	−7.38
31	WAS	-8.56	0	−8.56
32	CHI	-1.19	8.06	−9.25

Multi-year context

7-year window (2020–2026)

Multi-year leader

BAL · 7.76

Multi-year laggard

NYJ · -5.46

Biggest improver

JAX · +2.64/yr

Biggest decliner

TEN · −3.18/yr

Rank	Team	Avg	Slope/yr	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026
1	BAL	7.76	−0.61	10.69	8.24	7.06	7.35	10.06	4.29	6.60
2	SF	3.03	−0.25	0.44	3.53	6.71	7.59	-1.24	3.18	1
3	CHI	2.97	+1.98	-2.75	-0.47	0.88	8.59	-3.24	2.94	14.80
4	BUF	2.88	+0.56	-0.25	1.12	2.75	5.88	3.24	5.65	1.80
5	PHI	2.70	−0.35	-4.31	5.53	5.94	5.82	12.24	-0.94	-5.40
6	TB	1.94	+1.06	0.69	1.12	-4.18	0.82	5.53	4.59	5
7	ATL	1.92	+1.61	1.75	-7.65	3.35	1.41	2.24	0.71	11.60
8	NE	1.15	+0.70	2.44	1.53	-1	-3.82	-3.65	4.94	7.60
9	CLE	0.89	−1.39	4.94	2.76	2.59	6.12	-5.71	-3.06	-1.40
10	WAS	0.87	+0.31	-1.63	2.94	5.71	-7.18	2.24	-1.18	5.20
11	DET	0.41	+1.62	-7.69	-5.53	0.41	5.41	9.76	-0.29	0.80
12	TEN	0.30	−3.18	6	10.82	5.59	-2.12	-3.06	-4.53	-10.60
13	KC	0.28	+0.52	-1.88	0.71	-0.06	-1.06	1.82	-1.06	3.50
14	LAR	0.21	−0.56	5.25	-1.41	-2.71	2.59	-1.53	1.65	-2.40
15	IND	0.17	−0.60	4.38	4.47	-4.18	-2.35	-2	-0.29	1.20
16	DEN	-0.12	−0.52	0.44	0.65	0.35	-0.88	2.06	3.35	-6.80
17	NYG	-0.21	+0.99	-2.19	-4.12	3	-1.29	-4.59	2.71	5
18	PIT	-0.26	+0.17	-2.56	-5.12	3.41	1.82	7.12	-2.71	-3.80
19	MIN	-0.37	+0.81	-0.13	-1.29	-3.47	-3.29	3.76	-7	8.80
20	MIA	-0.41	−0.64	1.06	0.94	-2	1.35	2.35	-2.35	-4.20
21	GB	-0.52	−1.45	2.88	3	-1.41	-3.18	5.88	0.82	-11.60
22	NO	-0.55	−2.20	6.50	4.88	-1.65	1.18	-2.71	-4.82	-7.20
23	LAC	-0.67	+0.26	2.50	-5	-3.12	-2.12	2.29	2.94	-2.20
24	ARI	-1.17	−1.56	2.56	4.12	-0.59	-2.59	0.18	-7.29	-4.60
25	JAX	-1.28	+2.64	-11.25	-5.94	-1.29	2	-5.82	7.12	6.20
26	DAL	-1.94	−1.05	-4.88	2.76	2	0.59	-3.18	0.71	-11.60
27	SEA	-2.44	+0.82	0.94	-5.82	-6	-7.82	-4.24	5.24	0.60
28	CIN	-2.78	−0.56	-3.25	1.82	-0.50	-4.35	-5.82	-5.76	-1.60
29	LV	-2.81	−0.55	1.13	-2.88	-1.88	-3.76	-4.29	-8.35	0.40
30	CAR	-3.10	−0.89	-0.06	-1.18	-0.18	-3.59	-10.76	-0.94	-5
31	HOU	-3.39	+2.07	-9.31	-6.12	-10.29	-1.53	-0.76	4.47	-0.20
32	NYJ	-5.46	+0.22	-2.44	-8.41	-5.12	-7.59	-8.18	-4.71	-1.80

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
CHI	-2.75	-0.47	0.88	8.59	-3.24	2.94	14.80
ATL	1.75	-7.65	3.35	1.41	2.24	0.71	11.60
MIN	-0.13	-1.29	-3.47	-3.29	3.76	-7	8.80
NE	2.44	1.53	-1	-3.82	-3.65	4.94	7.60
BAL	10.69	8.24	7.06	7.35	10.06	4.29	6.60
JAX	-11.25	-5.94	-1.29	2	-5.82	7.12	6.20
WAS	-1.63	2.94	5.71	-7.18	2.24	-1.18	5.20
NYG	-2.19	-4.12	3	-1.29	-4.59	2.71	5
TB	0.69	1.12	-4.18	0.82	5.53	4.59	5
KC	-1.88	0.71	-0.06	-1.06	1.82	-1.06	3.50
BUF	-0.25	1.12	2.75	5.88	3.24	5.65	1.80
IND	4.38	4.47	-4.18	-2.35	-2	-0.29	1.20
SF	0.44	3.53	6.71	7.59	-1.24	3.18	1
DET	-7.69	-5.53	0.41	5.41	9.76	-0.29	0.80
SEA	0.94	-5.82	-6	-7.82	-4.24	5.24	0.60
LV	1.13	-2.88	-1.88	-3.76	-4.29	-8.35	0.40
HOU	-9.31	-6.12	-10.29	-1.53	-0.76	4.47	-0.20
CLE	4.94	2.76	2.59	6.12	-5.71	-3.06	-1.40
CIN	-3.25	1.82	-0.50	-4.35	-5.82	-5.76	-1.60
NYJ	-2.44	-8.41	-5.12	-7.59	-8.18	-4.71	-1.80
LAC	2.50	-5	-3.12	-2.12	2.29	2.94	-2.20
LAR	5.25	-1.41	-2.71	2.59	-1.53	1.65	-2.40
PIT	-2.56	-5.12	3.41	1.82	7.12	-2.71	-3.80
MIA	1.06	0.94	-2	1.35	2.35	-2.35	-4.20
ARI	2.56	4.12	-0.59	-2.59	0.18	-7.29	-4.60
CAR	-0.06	-1.18	-0.18	-3.59	-10.76	-0.94	-5
PHI	-4.31	5.53	5.94	5.82	12.24	-0.94	-5.40
DEN	0.44	0.65	0.35	-0.88	2.06	3.35	-6.80
NO	6.50	4.88	-1.65	1.18	-2.71	-4.82	-7.20
TEN	6	10.82	5.59	-2.12	-3.06	-4.53	-10.60
DAL	-4.88	2.76	2	0.59	-3.18	0.71	-11.60
GB	2.88	3	-1.41	-3.18	5.88	0.82	-11.60

Rush Att (Off − Def) since 2018

Leaders since 2018: 2018 Ravens (12.13), 2019 Ravens (16.25).

Ravens have led this stat 2 of 2 seasons.

The best season on record is Ravens 2019 at 16.25; the worst Cardinals 2018 at -9.81.

Distribution

How the 32 teams cluster for 2019.

About this stat

Stat ID: net_rush_att
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.