NET: Rush Y/A (Off − Def)
What Rush Y/A (Off − Def) is
Yards per carry minus yards per carry allowed. Running efficiency both ways — and noisy on both halves, because long runs move it.
Higher is better. It is a rate, so a team's number does not grow with games played. Source: P + N.
In 2018 the Texans led at 0.85; the league average was 0.01.
League snapshot — 2018
All 32 teams, higher is better.
| Rank | Team | Value | Games |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HOU | 0.85 | 16 |
| 2 | BAL | 0.71 | 16 |
| 3 | GB | 0.70 | 16 |
| 4 | DAL | 0.69 | 16 |
| 5 | NO | 0.66 | 16 |
| 6 | CAR | 0.43 | 16 |
| 7 | LAC | 0.42 | 16 |
| 8 | SF | 0.39 | 16 |
| 9 | NYG | 0.37 | 16 |
| 10 | DEN | 0.37 | 16 |
| 11 | CHI | 0.37 | 16 |
| 12 | IND | 0.27 | 16 |
| 13 | TEN | 0.11 | 16 |
| 14 | BUF | 0.06 | 16 |
| 15 | MIN | 0.06 | 16 |
| 16 | PIT | 0.02 | 16 |
| 17 | CIN | -0.04 | 16 |
| 18 | MIA | -0.10 | 16 |
| 19 | SEA | -0.11 | 16 |
| 20 | CLE | -0.12 | 16 |
| 21 | JAX | -0.15 | 16 |
| 22 | KC | -0.16 | 16 |
| 23 | WAS | -0.21 | 16 |
| 24 | LAR | -0.25 | 16 |
| 25 | DET | -0.27 | 16 |
| 26 | ATL | -0.39 | 16 |
| 27 | LV | -0.48 | 16 |
| 28 | NYJ | -0.63 | 16 |
| 29 | NE | -0.65 | 16 |
| 30 | TB | -0.74 | 16 |
| 31 | PHI | -0.77 | 16 |
| 32 | ARI | -1.07 | 16 |
At a glance — 2018
Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.
All teams — 2018
| Rank | Team | Value | Δ vs avg | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HOU | 0.85 | 0.84 | 100% |
| 2 | BAL | 0.71 | 0.70 | 96.8% |
| 3 | GB | 0.70 | 0.69 | 93.5% |
| 4 | DAL | 0.69 | 0.68 | 90.3% |
| 5 | NO | 0.66 | 0.65 | 87.1% |
| 6 | CAR | 0.43 | 0.42 | 83.9% |
| 7 | LAC | 0.42 | 0.41 | 80.6% |
| 8 | SF | 0.39 | 0.38 | 77.4% |
| 9 | NYG | 0.37 | 0.36 | 74.2% |
| 10 | DEN | 0.37 | 0.36 | 71% |
| 11 | CHI | 0.37 | 0.35 | 67.7% |
| 12 | IND | 0.27 | 0.26 | 64.5% |
| 13 | TEN | 0.11 | 0.10 | 61.3% |
| 14 | BUF | 0.06 | 0.05 | 58.1% |
| 15 | MIN | 0.06 | 0.05 | 54.8% |
| 16 | PIT | 0.02 | 0.01 | 51.6% |
| 17 | CIN | -0.04 | -0.05 | 48.4% |
| 18 | MIA | -0.10 | -0.11 | 45.2% |
| 19 | SEA | -0.11 | -0.12 | 41.9% |
| 20 | CLE | -0.12 | -0.13 | 38.7% |
| 21 | JAX | -0.15 | -0.16 | 35.5% |
| 22 | KC | -0.16 | -0.17 | 32.3% |
| 23 | WAS | -0.21 | -0.22 | 29% |
| 24 | LAR | -0.25 | -0.26 | 25.8% |
| 25 | DET | -0.27 | -0.28 | 22.6% |
| 26 | ATL | -0.39 | -0.40 | 19.4% |
| 27 | LV | -0.48 | -0.49 | 16.1% |
| 28 | NYJ | -0.63 | -0.64 | 12.9% |
| 29 | NE | -0.65 | -0.66 | 9.7% |
| 30 | TB | -0.74 | -0.75 | 6.5% |
| 31 | PHI | -0.77 | -0.78 | 3.2% |
| 32 | ARI | -1.07 | -1.08 | 0% |
Does Rush Y/A (Off − Def) matter against the spread?
Run as a one-stat algorithm against the closing line, this stat went 807–771–37 ATS (51.1%) across 2020–2025, #219 of 296 ranked.
Its best season was 2022 (146–118, 55.3%); its worst 2021 (125–145, 46.3%).
For picks, this is noise. One stat is not a recipe — the algorithms combine many.
| Season | Games | ATS record | ATS % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 256 | 133–121–2 | 52.4% |
| 2021 | 272 | 125–145–2 | 46.3% |
| 2022 | 271 | 146–118–7 | 55.3% |
| 2023 | 272 | 126–132–14 | 48.8% |
| 2024 | 272 | 138–125–9 | 52.5% |
| 2025 | 272 | 139–130–3 | 51.7% |
Multi-year context
7-year window (2020–2026)
Multi-year averages
| Rank | Team | Avg | Slope/yr | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BAL | 1.16 | +0.05 | 1.00 | 0.99 | 1.31 | 0.44 | 2.20 | 1.07 | 1.10 |
| 2 | SF | 0.49 | −0.03 | 0.36 | 0.33 | 1.30 | 0.67 | 0.30 | -0.52 | 0.97 |
| 3 | TEN | 0.32 | −0.13 | 0.62 | 0.45 | 1.04 | 0.34 | -0.41 | -0.08 | 0.28 |
| 4 | BUF | 0.29 | +0.12 | -0.42 | 0.56 | 0.85 | -0.25 | 0.03 | -0.17 | 1.45 |
| 5 | SEA | 0.28 | −0.15 | 0.93 | 1.24 | -0.05 | -0.43 | -0.27 | 0.40 | 0.12 |
| 6 | PHI | 0.27 | −0.15 | 0.74 | 0.91 | -0.05 | 0.01 | 0.63 | -0.13 | -0.20 |
| 7 | KC | 0.27 | +0.23 | -0.05 | -0.24 | 0.36 | -0.16 | -0.16 | 0.20 | 1.93 |
| 8 | TB | 0.22 | +0.18 | 0.52 | 0.04 | -1.10 | -0.38 | 0.98 | -0.14 | 1.61 |
| 9 | IND | 0.22 | −0.19 | 0.62 | 0.70 | 0.11 | 0.24 | 0.46 | 0.66 | -1.29 |
| 10 | NE | 0.18 | +0.03 | 0.13 | -0.14 | 0.21 | 0.61 | 0.02 | 0.22 | 0.19 |
| 11 | JAX | 0.13 | +0.11 | -0.24 | 0.16 | 0.57 | -0.54 | -0.22 | 0.05 | 1.15 |
| 12 | MIA | 0.12 | +0.23 | -0.58 | -0.84 | 0.19 | 1.25 | -0.32 | -0.05 | 1.21 |
| 13 | CHI | 0.07 | −0.01 | 0.04 | -0.16 | 0.47 | 0.71 | -0.74 | -0.17 | 0.33 |
| 14 | WAS | 0.06 | +0.11 | -0.21 | 0.16 | -0.38 | -0.06 | 0.19 | -0.05 | 0.81 |
| 15 | ATL | 0.06 | +0.23 | -0.66 | -0.61 | 0.44 | 0.10 | -0.01 | -0.13 | 1.29 |
| 16 | DET | 0.06 | +0.10 | -0.33 | 0.01 | -0.72 | 0.92 | 0.12 | 0.26 | 0.15 |
| 17 | MIN | 0.00 | +0.03 | 0.29 | -0.42 | -0.41 | 0.21 | 0.01 | 0.50 | -0.19 |
| 18 | LAR | 0.00 | −0.06 | 0.51 | 0.05 | -0.24 | 0.09 | -0.72 | 0.31 | -0.02 |
| 19 | NYJ | -0.02 | −0.05 | 0.12 | -0.12 | -0.04 | 0.15 | 0.19 | 0.17 | -0.63 |
| 20 | ARI | -0.05 | −0.02 | 0.09 | -0.40 | -0.22 | 0.29 | 0.62 | -0.08 | -0.63 |
| 21 | CLE | -0.06 | −0.22 | 0.52 | 0.85 | -0.02 | -0.42 | -0.41 | -0.27 | -0.69 |
| 22 | GB | -0.13 | −0.07 | 0.22 | -0.44 | -0.31 | -0.10 | 0.78 | -0.05 | -1.01 |
| 23 | PIT | -0.19 | +0.22 | -0.68 | -1.13 | -0.01 | -0.17 | -0.01 | 0.07 | 0.60 |
| 24 | DEN | -0.21 | −0.04 | -0.44 | 0.18 | 0.10 | -0.99 | 0.29 | 0.55 | -1.12 |
| 25 | CAR | -0.31 | −0.09 | -0.56 | -0.03 | 0.28 | -0.14 | -0.58 | -0.11 | -1.04 |
| 26 | NO | -0.33 | −0.27 | 0.73 | 0.18 | -0.24 | -0.80 | -0.51 | -0.29 | -1.37 |
| 27 | LAC | -0.41 | +0.20 | -0.67 | -0.32 | -1.65 | -0.31 | -0.64 | 0.13 | 0.61 |
| 28 | HOU | -0.47 | +0.24 | -0.94 | -1.23 | -1.35 | 0.20 | 0.06 | -0.09 | 0.05 |
| 29 | DAL | -0.47 | −0.08 | -0.85 | -0.03 | -0.09 | -0.07 | -0.86 | -0.12 | -1.29 |
| 30 | NYG | -0.58 | −0.24 | 0.32 | -0.46 | -0.38 | -0.60 | -0.41 | -1.02 | -1.50 |
| 31 | LV | -0.60 | −0.23 | -0.39 | -0.29 | 0.27 | -0.49 | -0.76 | -0.32 | -2.21 |
| 32 | CIN | -0.74 | −0.09 | -1.06 | -0.30 | -0.37 | -0.71 | -0.29 | -1.05 | -1.41 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KC | -0.05 | -0.24 | 0.36 | -0.16 | -0.16 | 0.20 | 1.93 |
| TB | 0.52 | 0.04 | -1.10 | -0.38 | 0.98 | -0.14 | 1.61 |
| BUF | -0.42 | 0.56 | 0.85 | -0.25 | 0.03 | -0.17 | 1.45 |
| ATL | -0.66 | -0.61 | 0.44 | 0.10 | -0.01 | -0.13 | 1.29 |
| MIA | -0.58 | -0.84 | 0.19 | 1.25 | -0.32 | -0.05 | 1.21 |
| JAX | -0.24 | 0.16 | 0.57 | -0.54 | -0.22 | 0.05 | 1.15 |
| BAL | 1.00 | 0.99 | 1.31 | 0.44 | 2.20 | 1.07 | 1.10 |
| SF | 0.36 | 0.33 | 1.30 | 0.67 | 0.30 | -0.52 | 0.97 |
| WAS | -0.21 | 0.16 | -0.38 | -0.06 | 0.19 | -0.05 | 0.81 |
| LAC | -0.67 | -0.32 | -1.65 | -0.31 | -0.64 | 0.13 | 0.61 |
| PIT | -0.68 | -1.13 | -0.01 | -0.17 | -0.01 | 0.07 | 0.60 |
| CHI | 0.04 | -0.16 | 0.47 | 0.71 | -0.74 | -0.17 | 0.33 |
| TEN | 0.62 | 0.45 | 1.04 | 0.34 | -0.41 | -0.08 | 0.28 |
| NE | 0.13 | -0.14 | 0.21 | 0.61 | 0.02 | 0.22 | 0.19 |
| DET | -0.33 | 0.01 | -0.72 | 0.92 | 0.12 | 0.26 | 0.15 |
| SEA | 0.93 | 1.24 | -0.05 | -0.43 | -0.27 | 0.40 | 0.12 |
| HOU | -0.94 | -1.23 | -1.35 | 0.20 | 0.06 | -0.09 | 0.05 |
| LAR | 0.51 | 0.05 | -0.24 | 0.09 | -0.72 | 0.31 | -0.02 |
| MIN | 0.29 | -0.42 | -0.41 | 0.21 | 0.01 | 0.50 | -0.19 |
| PHI | 0.74 | 0.91 | -0.05 | 0.01 | 0.63 | -0.13 | -0.20 |
| ARI | 0.09 | -0.40 | -0.22 | 0.29 | 0.62 | -0.08 | -0.63 |
| NYJ | 0.12 | -0.12 | -0.04 | 0.15 | 0.19 | 0.17 | -0.63 |
| CLE | 0.52 | 0.85 | -0.02 | -0.42 | -0.41 | -0.27 | -0.69 |
| GB | 0.22 | -0.44 | -0.31 | -0.10 | 0.78 | -0.05 | -1.01 |
| CAR | -0.56 | -0.03 | 0.28 | -0.14 | -0.58 | -0.11 | -1.04 |
| DEN | -0.44 | 0.18 | 0.10 | -0.99 | 0.29 | 0.55 | -1.12 |
| DAL | -0.85 | -0.03 | -0.09 | -0.07 | -0.86 | -0.12 | -1.29 |
| IND | 0.62 | 0.70 | 0.11 | 0.24 | 0.46 | 0.66 | -1.29 |
| NO | 0.73 | 0.18 | -0.24 | -0.80 | -0.51 | -0.29 | -1.37 |
| CIN | -1.06 | -0.30 | -0.37 | -0.71 | -0.29 | -1.05 | -1.41 |
| NYG | 0.32 | -0.46 | -0.38 | -0.60 | -0.41 | -1.02 | -1.50 |
| LV | -0.39 | -0.29 | 0.27 | -0.49 | -0.76 | -0.32 | -2.21 |
Distribution
How the 32 teams cluster for 2018.
About this stat
- Stat ID
- net_rush_yds_per_att
- Side
- net
- Family
- NET (Off − Def)
- Data source
- P + N
- Polarity
- higher is better (or neutral)
- Display grain
- rate
- Algorithm eligibility
- Algorithm-eligible: this stat can be picked in the Algorithm Builder.