What Rush 1stD (Off − Def) is

Rushing first downs earned minus rushing first downs allowed.

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

In 2021 the Ravens led at 4.71; the league average was 0.00.

League snapshot — 2021

League leader

BAL · 4.71

League average

0.00

Best to worst

8.65

All 32 teams, higher is better.

Rank	Team	Value	Games
1	BAL	4.71	17
2	IND	3.06	17
3	PHI	2.71	17
4	TEN	2.53	17
5	SF	2	17
6	WAS	1.71	17
7	NO	1.65	17
8	BUF	1.53	17
9	NE	1.53	17
10	CLE	1.47	17
11	ARI	1.29	17
12	DEN	1.29	17
13	TB	0.65	17
14	DAL	0.59	17
15	CAR	0.53	17
16	KC	0.24	17
17	CHI	0	17
18	CIN	-0.53	17
19	GB	-0.59	17
20	LAR	-0.76	17
21	SEA	-0.88	17
22	LV	-0.94	17
23	MIA	-0.94	17
24	MIN	-1.53	17
25	JAX	-1.71	17
26	DET	-1.88	17
27	LAC	-2.12	17
28	NYG	-2.12	17
29	NYJ	-2.59	17
30	PIT	-3.29	17
31	HOU	-3.65	17
32	ATL	-3.94	17

At a glance — 2021

Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.

League leader

BAL · 4.71

League laggard

ATL · -3.94

League average

0.00

Spread (max − min)

8.65

Rank	Team	Value	Δ vs avg	Percentile
1	BAL	4.71	4.71	100%
2	IND	3.06	3.06	96.8%
3	PHI	2.71	2.71	93.5%
4	TEN	2.53	2.53	90.3%
5	SF	2	2	87.1%
6	WAS	1.71	1.71	83.9%
7	NO	1.65	1.65	80.6%
8	BUF	1.53	1.53	77.4%
9	NE	1.53	1.53	74.2%
10	CLE	1.47	1.47	71%
11	ARI	1.29	1.29	67.7%
12	DEN	1.29	1.29	64.5%
13	TB	0.65	0.65	61.3%
14	DAL	0.59	0.59	58.1%
15	CAR	0.53	0.53	54.8%
16	KC	0.24	0.24	51.6%
17	CHI	0	0.00	48.4%
18	CIN	-0.53	-0.53	45.2%
19	GB	-0.59	-0.59	41.9%
20	LAR	-0.76	-0.76	38.7%
21	SEA	-0.88	-0.88	35.5%
22	LV	-0.94	-0.94	32.3%
23	MIA	-0.94	-0.94	29%
24	MIN	-1.53	-1.53	25.8%
25	JAX	-1.71	-1.71	22.6%
26	DET	-1.88	-1.88	19.4%
27	LAC	-2.12	-2.12	16.1%
28	NYG	-2.12	-2.12	12.9%
29	NYJ	-2.59	-2.59	9.7%
30	PIT	-3.29	-3.29	6.5%
31	HOU	-3.65	-3.65	3.2%
32	ATL	-3.94	-3.94	0%

Does Rush 1stD (Off − Def) matter against the spread?

Run as a one-stat algorithm against the closing line, this stat went 851–727–37 ATS (53.9%) across 2020–2025, #101 of 296 ranked.

Its best season was 2022 (147–117, 55.7%); its worst 2021 (140–130, 51.9%).

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

Season	Games	ATS record	ATS %
2020	256	138–116–2	54.3%
2021	272	140–130–2	51.9%
2022	271	147–117–7	55.7%
2023	272	135–123–14	52.3%
2024	272	146–117–9	55.5%
2025	272	145–124–3	53.9%

Rush 1stD (Off − Def) in 2021 vs 2020

Ravens lead at 4.71 — they ranked #1 last year. Falcons are last at -3.94 — #21 last year.

The league average is 0.00, the same as last year.

Biggest riser: Cowboys, #28 → #14. Biggest faller: Rams, #4 → #20.

Spread between first and last: 8.65; 22 teams are within 2.05 of the average.

Year-over-year — 2021 vs 2020

Biggest movers from last season.

Biggest riser

DAL · +2.34

Biggest faller

ATL · −3.38

Most consistent

HOU · +0.04

League trend 2021 vs 2020

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Rank	Team	2021	2020	Δ
1	DAL	0.59	-1.75	+2.34
2	JAX	-1.71	-3.81	+2.11
3	SF	2	-0.06	+2.06
4	DEN	1.29	-0.69	+1.98
5	PHI	2.71	0.75	+1.96
6	BUF	1.53	-0.19	+1.72
7	CIN	-0.53	-2.13	+1.60
8	WAS	1.71	0.38	+1.33
9	CAR	0.53	-0.63	+1.15
10	IND	3.06	2	+1.06
11	CHI	0	-0.81	+0.81
12	NE	1.53	0.75	+0.78
13	TEN	2.53	1.75	+0.78
14	KC	0.24	-0.06	+0.30
15	CLE	1.47	1.19	+0.28
16	TB	0.65	0.38	+0.27
17	DET	-1.88	-2.13	+0.24
18	BAL	4.71	4.50	+0.21
19	ARI	1.29	1.19	+0.11
20	HOU	-3.65	-3.69	+0.04
21	MIA	-0.94	-0.69	−0.25
22	GB	-0.59	-0.31	−0.28
23	NYG	-2.12	-1.31	−0.81
24	LV	-0.94	0.19	−1.13
25	MIN	-1.53	0.19	−1.72
26	SEA	-0.88	1.06	−1.94
27	LAC	-2.12	-0.06	−2.06
28	NYJ	-2.59	-0.50	−2.09
29	NO	1.65	3.75	−2.10
30	LAR	-0.76	1.88	−2.64
31	PIT	-3.29	-0.56	−2.73
32	ATL	-3.94	-0.56	−3.38

Multi-year context

7-year window (2020–2026)

Multi-year leader

BAL · 3.83

Multi-year laggard

HOU · -1.77

Biggest improver

JAX · +1.01/yr

Biggest decliner

NO · −1.03/yr

Rank	Team	Avg	Slope/yr	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026
1	BAL	3.83	−0.36	4.50	4.71	4.59	2.76	5.65	2.24	2.40
2	BUF	1.95	+0.45	-0.19	1.53	1.50	3.71	1.94	0.76	4.40
3	SF	1.47	+0.00	-0.06	2	3.06	2.88	0.12	0.12	2.20
4	PHI	1.21	−0.59	0.75	2.71	2.71	2.35	3.47	-0.88	-2.60
5	WAS	0.79	+0.02	0.38	1.71	1.35	-1.24	2	-0.47	1.80
6	NE	0.72	+0.12	0.75	1.53	0.59	-0.53	-1.35	1.47	2.60
7	CHI	0.70	+0.50	-0.81	0	0	2.76	-1.88	1.06	3.80
8	TB	0.57	+0.37	0.38	0.65	-1.59	-1.35	2.47	1.65	1.80
9	KC	0.55	+0.31	-0.06	0.24	0.24	0.12	-0.12	0.94	2.50
10	IND	0.40	−0.30	2	3.06	-2.06	-0.76	0	-0.06	0.60
11	ATL	0.31	+0.81	-0.56	-3.94	1.24	0.82	0	-0.35	5
12	CLE	0.26	−0.55	1.19	1.47	0.59	1.94	-0.76	-0.18	-2.40
13	DEN	0.20	−0.12	-0.69	1.29	-0.18	-0.12	2.35	1.53	-2.80
14	LAR	0.11	−0.13	1.88	-0.76	-1.06	0.41	0.18	1.12	-1
15	TEN	0.06	−0.79	1.75	2.53	0.53	0.24	-0.65	-1.41	-2.60
16	DET	0.02	+0.53	-2.13	-1.88	-1.24	1.88	3.47	0.24	-0.20
17	NO	-0.22	−1.03	3.75	1.65	-1.29	0.88	-1.35	-1.35	-3.80
18	JAX	-0.24	+1.01	-3.81	-1.71	-0.06	-0.12	-1.76	2.41	3.40
19	PIT	-0.30	+0.05	-0.56	-3.29	1.88	1.06	1.12	-0.71	-1.60
20	ARI	-0.36	−0.58	1.19	1.29	-0.53	-0.71	0.94	-2.53	-2.20
21	SEA	-0.41	+0.13	1.06	-0.88	-1.47	-2.76	-1.35	2.76	-0.20
22	MIA	-0.47	+0.04	-0.69	-0.94	-0.35	0.41	-0.41	-1.12	-0.20
23	MIN	-0.50	+0.18	0.19	-1.53	-1.35	-1.24	1.18	-2.35	1.60
24	LAC	-0.64	+0.19	-0.06	-2.12	-1.12	-1.29	-0.06	0.76	-0.60
25	NYG	-0.66	+0.33	-1.31	-2.12	0.94	-2.12	-1.47	0.88	0.60
26	GB	-0.70	−0.30	-0.31	-0.59	-0.53	-1.18	1.94	0.18	-4.40
27	CAR	-1.01	−0.28	-0.63	0.53	-0.18	-0.71	-4.53	-0.59	-1
28	DAL	-1.06	−0.36	-1.75	0.59	0.35	0.12	-2.71	-1	-3
29	LV	-1.55	−0.54	0.19	-0.94	-0.29	-2.06	-1.47	-3.71	-2.60
30	CIN	-1.56	−0.04	-2.13	-0.53	-0.38	-2.29	-3	-1.76	-0.80
31	NYJ	-1.67	+0.10	-0.50	-2.59	-2.06	-2.35	-2.82	-1	-0.40
32	HOU	-1.77	+0.85	-3.69	-3.65	-3.76	-1.53	-1.12	1.35	0

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
BAL	4.50	4.71	4.59	2.76	5.65	2.24	2.40
IND	2	3.06	-2.06	-0.76	0	-0.06	0.60
PHI	0.75	2.71	2.71	2.35	3.47	-0.88	-2.60
TEN	1.75	2.53	0.53	0.24	-0.65	-1.41	-2.60
SF	-0.06	2	3.06	2.88	0.12	0.12	2.20
WAS	0.38	1.71	1.35	-1.24	2	-0.47	1.80
NO	3.75	1.65	-1.29	0.88	-1.35	-1.35	-3.80
BUF	-0.19	1.53	1.50	3.71	1.94	0.76	4.40
NE	0.75	1.53	0.59	-0.53	-1.35	1.47	2.60
CLE	1.19	1.47	0.59	1.94	-0.76	-0.18	-2.40
ARI	1.19	1.29	-0.53	-0.71	0.94	-2.53	-2.20
DEN	-0.69	1.29	-0.18	-0.12	2.35	1.53	-2.80
TB	0.38	0.65	-1.59	-1.35	2.47	1.65	1.80
DAL	-1.75	0.59	0.35	0.12	-2.71	-1	-3
CAR	-0.63	0.53	-0.18	-0.71	-4.53	-0.59	-1
KC	-0.06	0.24	0.24	0.12	-0.12	0.94	2.50
CHI	-0.81	0	0	2.76	-1.88	1.06	3.80
CIN	-2.13	-0.53	-0.38	-2.29	-3	-1.76	-0.80
GB	-0.31	-0.59	-0.53	-1.18	1.94	0.18	-4.40
LAR	1.88	-0.76	-1.06	0.41	0.18	1.12	-1
SEA	1.06	-0.88	-1.47	-2.76	-1.35	2.76	-0.20
LV	0.19	-0.94	-0.29	-2.06	-1.47	-3.71	-2.60
MIA	-0.69	-0.94	-0.35	0.41	-0.41	-1.12	-0.20
MIN	0.19	-1.53	-1.35	-1.24	1.18	-2.35	1.60
JAX	-3.81	-1.71	-0.06	-0.12	-1.76	2.41	3.40
DET	-2.13	-1.88	-1.24	1.88	3.47	0.24	-0.20
LAC	-0.06	-2.12	-1.12	-1.29	-0.06	0.76	-0.60
NYG	-1.31	-2.12	0.94	-2.12	-1.47	0.88	0.60
NYJ	-0.50	-2.59	-2.06	-2.35	-2.82	-1	-0.40
PIT	-0.56	-3.29	1.88	1.06	1.12	-0.71	-1.60
HOU	-3.69	-3.65	-3.76	-1.53	-1.12	1.35	0
ATL	-0.56	-3.94	1.24	0.82	0	-0.35	5

Rush 1stD (Off − Def) since 2018

Leaders since 2018: 2018 Ravens (4.50), 2019 Ravens (7.31), 2020 Ravens (4.50), 2021 Ravens (4.71).

Ravens have led this stat 4 of 4 seasons.

The best season on record is Ravens 2019 at 7.31; the worst Cardinals 2018 at -4.19.

Distribution

How the 32 teams cluster for 2021.

About this stat

Stat ID: net_rush_fd
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.