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 2024 the Ravens led at 5.65; the league average was 0.00.

League snapshot — 2024

League leader

BAL · 5.65

League average

0.00

Best to worst

10.18

All 32 teams, higher is better.

Rank	Team	Value	Games
1	BAL	5.65	17
2	DET	3.47	17
3	PHI	3.47	17
4	TB	2.47	17
5	DEN	2.35	17
6	WAS	2	17
7	BUF	1.94	17
8	GB	1.94	17
9	MIN	1.18	17
10	PIT	1.12	17
11	ARI	0.94	17
12	LAR	0.18	17
13	SF	0.12	17
14	ATL	0	17
15	IND	0	17
16	LAC	-0.06	17
17	KC	-0.12	17
18	MIA	-0.41	17
19	TEN	-0.65	17
20	CLE	-0.76	17
21	HOU	-1.12	17
22	NE	-1.35	17
23	NO	-1.35	17
24	SEA	-1.35	17
25	LV	-1.47	17
26	NYG	-1.47	17
27	JAX	-1.76	17
28	CHI	-1.88	17
29	DAL	-2.71	17
30	NYJ	-2.82	17
31	CIN	-3	17
32	CAR	-4.53	17

At a glance — 2024

Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.

League leader

BAL · 5.65

League laggard

CAR · -4.53

League average

0.00

Spread (max − min)

10.18

Rank	Team	Value	Δ vs avg	Percentile
1	BAL	5.65	5.65	100%
2	DET	3.47	3.47	96.8%
3	PHI	3.47	3.47	93.5%
4	TB	2.47	2.47	90.3%
5	DEN	2.35	2.35	87.1%
6	WAS	2	2	83.9%
7	BUF	1.94	1.94	80.6%
8	GB	1.94	1.94	77.4%
9	MIN	1.18	1.18	74.2%
10	PIT	1.12	1.12	71%
11	ARI	0.94	0.94	67.7%
12	LAR	0.18	0.18	64.5%
13	SF	0.12	0.12	61.3%
14	ATL	0	0.00	58.1%
15	IND	0	0.00	54.8%
16	LAC	-0.06	-0.06	51.6%
17	KC	-0.12	-0.12	48.4%
18	MIA	-0.41	-0.41	45.2%
19	TEN	-0.65	-0.65	41.9%
20	CLE	-0.76	-0.76	38.7%
21	HOU	-1.12	-1.12	35.5%
22	NE	-1.35	-1.35	32.3%
23	NO	-1.35	-1.35	29%
24	SEA	-1.35	-1.35	25.8%
25	LV	-1.47	-1.47	22.6%
26	NYG	-1.47	-1.47	19.4%
27	JAX	-1.76	-1.76	16.1%
28	CHI	-1.88	-1.88	12.9%
29	DAL	-2.71	-2.71	9.7%
30	NYJ	-2.82	-2.82	6.5%
31	CIN	-3	-3	3.2%
32	CAR	-4.53	-4.53	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 2024 vs 2023

Ravens lead at 5.65 — they ranked #3 last year. Panthers are last at -4.53 — #20 last year.

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

Biggest riser: Buccaneers, #26 → #4. Biggest faller: Bears, #4 → #28.

Spread between first and last: 10.18; 23 teams are within 2.14 of the average.

Year-over-year — 2024 vs 2023

Biggest movers from last season.

Biggest riser

TB · +3.82

Biggest faller

CHI · −4.65

Most consistent

PIT · +0.06

League trend 2024 vs 2023

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Rank	Team	2024	2023	Δ
1	TB	2.47	-1.35	+3.82
2	WAS	2	-1.24	+3.24
3	GB	1.94	-1.18	+3.12
4	BAL	5.65	2.76	+2.88
5	DEN	2.35	-0.12	+2.47
6	MIN	1.18	-1.24	+2.41
7	ARI	0.94	-0.71	+1.65
8	DET	3.47	1.88	+1.59
9	SEA	-1.35	-2.76	+1.41
10	LAC	-0.06	-1.29	+1.24
11	PHI	3.47	2.35	+1.12
12	IND	0	-0.76	+0.76
13	NYG	-1.47	-2.12	+0.65
14	LV	-1.47	-2.06	+0.59
15	HOU	-1.12	-1.53	+0.41
16	PIT	1.12	1.06	+0.06
17	LAR	0.18	0.41	−0.24
18	KC	-0.12	0.12	−0.24
19	NYJ	-2.82	-2.35	−0.47
20	CIN	-3	-2.29	−0.71
21	ATL	0	0.82	−0.82
22	MIA	-0.41	0.41	−0.82
23	NE	-1.35	-0.53	−0.82
24	TEN	-0.65	0.24	−0.88
25	JAX	-1.76	-0.12	−1.65
26	BUF	1.94	3.71	−1.76
27	NO	-1.35	0.88	−2.24
28	CLE	-0.76	1.94	−2.71
29	SF	0.12	2.88	−2.76
30	DAL	-2.71	0.12	−2.82
31	CAR	-4.53	-0.71	−3.82
32	CHI	-1.88	2.76	−4.65

Multi-year context

7-year window (2020–2026)

Multi-year leader

BAL · 3.47

Multi-year laggard

HOU · -1.97

Biggest improver

JAX · +0.96/yr

Biggest decliner

NO · −0.95/yr

Rank	Team	Avg	Slope/yr	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026
1	BAL	3.47	−0.63	4.50	4.71	4.59	2.76	5.65	2.24	-0.13
2	BUF	2.02	+0.50	-0.19	1.53	1.50	3.71	1.94	0.76	4.86
3	SF	1.59	+0.09	-0.06	2	3.06	2.88	0.12	0.12	3
4	PHI	1.21	−0.59	0.75	2.71	2.71	2.35	3.47	-0.88	-2.63
5	TB	0.87	+0.59	0.38	0.65	-1.59	-1.35	2.47	1.65	3.88
6	CHI	0.71	+0.51	-0.81	0	0	2.76	-1.88	1.06	3.86
7	NE	0.64	+0.06	0.75	1.53	0.59	-0.53	-1.35	1.47	2
8	LAR	0.52	+0.18	1.88	-0.76	-1.06	0.41	0.18	1.12	1.88
9	WAS	0.51	−0.19	0.38	1.71	1.35	-1.24	2	-0.47	-0.14
10	IND	0.45	−0.26	2	3.06	-2.06	-0.76	0	-0.06	1
11	KC	0.42	+0.21	-0.06	0.24	0.24	0.12	-0.12	0.94	1.57
12	DET	0.31	+0.75	-2.13	-1.88	-1.24	1.88	3.47	0.24	1.86
13	DEN	0.31	−0.03	-0.69	1.29	-0.18	-0.12	2.35	1.53	-2
14	CLE	0.25	−0.56	1.19	1.47	0.59	1.94	-0.76	-0.18	-2.50
15	PIT	0.12	+0.37	-0.56	-3.29	1.88	1.06	1.12	-0.71	1.38
16	TEN	0.11	−0.75	1.75	2.53	0.53	0.24	-0.65	-1.41	-2.25
17	NO	-0.12	−0.95	3.75	1.65	-1.29	0.88	-1.35	-1.35	-3.14
18	SEA	-0.19	+0.29	1.06	-0.88	-1.47	-2.76	-1.35	2.76	1.29
19	ATL	-0.26	+0.38	-0.56	-3.94	1.24	0.82	0	-0.35	1
20	JAX	-0.29	+0.96	-3.81	-1.71	-0.06	-0.12	-1.76	2.41	3
21	ARI	-0.33	−0.56	1.19	1.29	-0.53	-0.71	0.94	-2.53	-2
22	MIA	-0.40	+0.09	-0.69	-0.94	-0.35	0.41	-0.41	-1.12	0.29
23	GB	-0.46	−0.12	-0.31	-0.59	-0.53	-1.18	1.94	0.18	-2.75
24	NYG	-0.62	+0.36	-1.31	-2.12	0.94	-2.12	-1.47	0.88	0.86
25	DAL	-0.82	−0.18	-1.75	0.59	0.35	0.12	-2.71	-1	-1.38
26	MIN	-0.85	−0.08	0.19	-1.53	-1.35	-1.24	1.18	-2.35	-0.86
27	LAC	-0.88	+0.01	-0.06	-2.12	-1.12	-1.29	-0.06	0.76	-2.29
28	CAR	-1.14	−0.37	-0.63	0.53	-0.18	-0.71	-4.53	-0.59	-1.86
29	CIN	-1.48	+0.02	-2.13	-0.53	-0.38	-2.29	-3	-1.76	-0.29
30	LV	-1.68	−0.63	0.19	-0.94	-0.29	-2.06	-1.47	-3.71	-3.50
31	NYJ	-1.80	+0.01	-0.50	-2.59	-2.06	-2.35	-2.82	-1	-1.25
32	HOU	-1.97	+0.69	-3.69	-3.65	-3.76	-1.53	-1.12	1.35	-1.43

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	-0.13
DET	-2.13	-1.88	-1.24	1.88	3.47	0.24	1.86
PHI	0.75	2.71	2.71	2.35	3.47	-0.88	-2.63
TB	0.38	0.65	-1.59	-1.35	2.47	1.65	3.88
DEN	-0.69	1.29	-0.18	-0.12	2.35	1.53	-2
WAS	0.38	1.71	1.35	-1.24	2	-0.47	-0.14
BUF	-0.19	1.53	1.50	3.71	1.94	0.76	4.86
GB	-0.31	-0.59	-0.53	-1.18	1.94	0.18	-2.75
MIN	0.19	-1.53	-1.35	-1.24	1.18	-2.35	-0.86
PIT	-0.56	-3.29	1.88	1.06	1.12	-0.71	1.38
ARI	1.19	1.29	-0.53	-0.71	0.94	-2.53	-2
LAR	1.88	-0.76	-1.06	0.41	0.18	1.12	1.88
SF	-0.06	2	3.06	2.88	0.12	0.12	3
ATL	-0.56	-3.94	1.24	0.82	0	-0.35	1
IND	2	3.06	-2.06	-0.76	0	-0.06	1
LAC	-0.06	-2.12	-1.12	-1.29	-0.06	0.76	-2.29
KC	-0.06	0.24	0.24	0.12	-0.12	0.94	1.57
MIA	-0.69	-0.94	-0.35	0.41	-0.41	-1.12	0.29
TEN	1.75	2.53	0.53	0.24	-0.65	-1.41	-2.25
CLE	1.19	1.47	0.59	1.94	-0.76	-0.18	-2.50
HOU	-3.69	-3.65	-3.76	-1.53	-1.12	1.35	-1.43
NE	0.75	1.53	0.59	-0.53	-1.35	1.47	2
NO	3.75	1.65	-1.29	0.88	-1.35	-1.35	-3.14
SEA	1.06	-0.88	-1.47	-2.76	-1.35	2.76	1.29
LV	0.19	-0.94	-0.29	-2.06	-1.47	-3.71	-3.50
NYG	-1.31	-2.12	0.94	-2.12	-1.47	0.88	0.86
JAX	-3.81	-1.71	-0.06	-0.12	-1.76	2.41	3
CHI	-0.81	0	0	2.76	-1.88	1.06	3.86
DAL	-1.75	0.59	0.35	0.12	-2.71	-1	-1.38
NYJ	-0.50	-2.59	-2.06	-2.35	-2.82	-1	-1.25
CIN	-2.13	-0.53	-0.38	-2.29	-3	-1.76	-0.29
CAR	-0.63	0.53	-0.18	-0.71	-4.53	-0.59	-1.86

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), 2022 Ravens (4.59), 2023 Bills (3.71), 2024 Ravens (5.65).

Ravens have led this stat 6 of 7 seasons.

The best season on record is Ravens 2019 at 7.31; the worst Panthers 2024 at -4.53.

Distribution

How the 32 teams cluster for 2024.

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.