What Rushtd (Off − Def) is

Rushing touchdowns scored minus rushing touchdowns allowed, counted from the scoring summaries.

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

In 2020 the Saints led at 1.19; the league average was -0.04.

League snapshot — 2020

League leader

NO · 1.19

League average

-0.04

Best to worst

2.06

All 32 teams, higher is better.

Rank	Team	Value	Games
1	NO	1.19	16
2	BAL	0.75	16
3	ARI	0.56	16
4	TEN	0.50	16
5	SF	0.44	16
6	TB	0.38	16
7	CLE	0.31	16
8	IND	0.25	16
9	WAS	0.25	16
10	NE	0.19	16
11	CAR	0.13	16
12	CHI	0.06	16
13	MIN	0.06	16
14	CIN	0	16
15	GB	0	16
16	KC	-0.06	16
17	NYG	-0.06	16
18	PIT	-0.06	16
19	ATL	-0.13	16
20	MIA	-0.13	16
21	SEA	-0.19	16
22	LV	-0.25	16
23	PHI	-0.25	16
24	BUF	-0.31	16
25	LAC	-0.31	16
26	DAL	-0.38	16
27	NYJ	-0.44	16
28	DEN	-0.56	16
29	DET	-0.63	16
30	LAR	-0.75	16
31	HOU	-0.88	16
32	JAX	-0.88	16

At a glance — 2020

Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.

League leader

NO · 1.19

League laggard

JAX · -0.88

League average

-0.04

Spread (max − min)

2.06

Rank	Team	Value	Δ vs avg	Percentile
1	NO	1.19	1.22	100%
2	BAL	0.75	0.79	96.8%
3	ARI	0.56	0.60	93.5%
4	TEN	0.50	0.54	90.3%
5	SF	0.44	0.47	87.1%
6	TB	0.38	0.41	83.9%
7	CLE	0.31	0.35	80.6%
8	IND	0.25	0.29	77.4%
9	WAS	0.25	0.29	74.2%
10	NE	0.19	0.22	71%
11	CAR	0.13	0.16	67.7%
12	CHI	0.06	0.10	64.5%
13	MIN	0.06	0.10	61.3%
14	CIN	0	0.04	58.1%
15	GB	0	0.04	54.8%
16	KC	-0.06	-0.03	51.6%
17	NYG	-0.06	-0.03	48.4%
18	PIT	-0.06	-0.03	45.2%
19	ATL	-0.13	-0.09	41.9%
20	MIA	-0.13	-0.09	38.7%
21	SEA	-0.19	-0.15	35.5%
22	LV	-0.25	-0.21	32.3%
23	PHI	-0.25	-0.21	29%
24	BUF	-0.31	-0.28	25.8%
25	LAC	-0.31	-0.28	22.6%
26	DAL	-0.38	-0.34	19.4%
27	NYJ	-0.44	-0.40	16.1%
28	DEN	-0.56	-0.53	12.9%
29	DET	-0.63	-0.59	9.7%
30	LAR	-0.75	-0.71	6.5%
31	HOU	-0.88	-0.84	3.2%
32	JAX	-0.88	-0.84	0%

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

Run as a one-stat algorithm against the closing line, this stat went 856–722–37 ATS (54.2%) across 2020–2025, #89 of 296 ranked.

Its best season was 2022 (154–110, 58.3%); its worst 2021 (134–136, 49.6%).

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

Season	Games	ATS record	ATS %
2020	256	132–122–2	52.0%
2021	272	134–136–2	49.6%
2022	271	154–110–7	58.3%
2023	272	143–115–14	55.4%
2024	272	141–122–9	53.6%
2025	272	152–117–3	56.5%

Rushtd (Off − Def) in 2020 vs 2019

Saints lead at 1.19 — they ranked #16 last year. Jaguars are last at -0.88 — #32 last year.

The league average is -0.04, up 0.00 from -0.04 last year.

Biggest riser: Panthers, #30 → #11. Biggest faller: Texans, #8 → #31.

Spread between first and last: 2.06; 22 teams are within 0.46 of the average.

Year-over-year — 2020 vs 2019

Biggest movers from last season.

Biggest riser

NO · +1.19

Biggest faller

HOU · −1.19

Most consistent

ARI · 0

League trend 2020 vs 2019

▲ 0.00

Rank	Team	2020	2019	Δ
1	NO	1.19	0	+1.19
2	CAR	0.13	-0.69	+0.81
3	CHI	0.06	-0.50	+0.56
4	CLE	0.31	-0.25	+0.56
5	WAS	0.25	-0.31	+0.56
6	CIN	0	-0.50	+0.50
7	NYG	-0.06	-0.50	+0.44
8	JAX	-0.88	-1.25	+0.38
9	SEA	-0.19	-0.44	+0.25
10	BAL	0.75	0.56	+0.19
11	LAR	-0.75	-0.94	+0.19
12	MIA	-0.13	-0.31	+0.19
13	TB	0.38	0.25	+0.13
14	ATL	-0.13	-0.19	+0.06
15	TEN	0.50	0.44	+0.06
16	ARI	0.56	0.56	0
17	NYJ	-0.44	-0.38	−0.06
18	PIT	-0.06	0	−0.06
19	LAC	-0.31	-0.19	−0.13
20	LV	-0.25	-0.13	−0.13
21	GB	0	0.19	−0.19
22	KC	-0.06	0.13	−0.19
23	DET	-0.63	-0.38	−0.25
24	IND	0.25	0.56	−0.31
25	SF	0.44	0.75	−0.31
26	BUF	-0.31	0.06	−0.38
27	NE	0.19	0.63	−0.44
28	PHI	-0.25	0.19	−0.44
29	DAL	-0.38	0.25	−0.63
30	MIN	0.06	0.69	−0.63
31	DEN	-0.56	0.13	−0.69
32	HOU	-0.88	0.31	−1.19

Multi-year context

7-year window (2020–2026)

Multi-year leader

BAL · 0.55

Multi-year laggard

LAR · -0.77

Biggest improver

BUF · +0.25/yr

Biggest decliner

NO · −0.25/yr

Rank	Team	Avg	Slope/yr	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026
1	BAL	0.55	−0.00	0.75	0.29	0.18	1.18	0.53	0.29	0.60
2	BUF	0.51	+0.25	-0.31	0.06	0.31	0.47	1.12	0.35	1.60
3	SF	0.37	−0.03	0.44	0.29	0.53	1	-0.41	0.12	0.60
4	PHI	0.27	−0.09	-0.25	0.41	1	0.53	1.18	-0.18	-0.80
5	ATL	0.20	+0.19	-0.13	-0.47	0.12	0.18	0.41	0.29	1
6	IND	0.18	+0.04	0.25	0.71	-0.71	-0.18	0.12	0.65	0.40
7	NE	0.17	−0.08	0.19	0.88	0.29	-0.29	-0.29	0.65	-0.20
8	KC	0.15	+0.05	-0.06	0.06	0.47	-0.06	0.12	0.06	0.50
9	DET	0.15	+0.18	-0.63	-0.41	0.06	0.71	0.65	0.29	0.40
10	WAS	0.11	+0.02	0.25	-0.06	-0.06	-0.06	0.41	0.12	0.20
11	TB	0.11	+0.00	0.38	0.41	-0.41	-0.18	0.18	-0.18	0.60
12	CHI	0.08	+0.13	0.06	0	-0.76	0.47	-0.41	0.24	1
13	PIT	0.03	−0.02	-0.06	-0.41	0.53	0.41	0	0.35	-0.60
14	MIA	0.02	+0.04	-0.13	-0.24	-0.18	0.71	0	-0.24	0.20
15	TEN	0.01	−0.22	0.50	0.53	0.41	0.35	-0.59	-0.71	-0.40
16	SEA	0.00	+0.13	-0.19	0.12	-0.53	-0.76	0.35	0.59	0.40
17	NO	-0.03	−0.25	1.19	0	-0.12	0.18	-0.29	-0.18	-1
18	CLE	-0.04	−0.08	0.31	0.41	-0.18	0	-0.82	-0.24	0.20
19	ARI	-0.05	−0.21	0.56	0.76	-0.35	-0.12	0	-0.59	-0.60
20	DEN	-0.07	+0.02	-0.56	0.41	-0.06	-0.41	0.12	0.41	-0.40
21	MIN	-0.07	+0.04	0.06	-0.29	0	-0.41	-0.18	0.12	0.20
22	DAL	-0.09	−0.04	-0.38	0.12	0.88	0	-1.12	-0.35	0.20
23	JAX	-0.11	+0.17	-0.88	-0.53	0.12	0.12	-0.35	0.53	0.20
24	GB	-0.15	−0.08	0	0	-0.35	-0.29	0.59	0.18	-1.20
25	LAC	-0.21	−0.01	-0.31	-0.24	-0.12	-0.41	0.59	-0.35	-0.60
26	CIN	-0.24	−0.12	0	0.06	0.13	-0.29	-0.53	-0.41	-0.60
27	NYG	-0.29	−0.07	-0.06	-0.41	0.29	-0.82	-0.29	0.06	-0.80
28	CAR	-0.38	−0.15	0.13	0.06	-0.06	-1.06	-0.35	-0.65	-0.75
29	NYJ	-0.44	+0.04	-0.44	-0.82	-0.06	-0.41	-0.82	-0.53	0
30	LV	-0.46	−0.11	-0.25	-0.24	-0.47	-0.24	-0.24	-1	-0.80
31	HOU	-0.49	+0.19	-0.88	-1	-1.06	-0.53	0.24	-0.24	0
32	LAR	-0.77	+0.03	-0.75	-1.06	-0.71	-0.82	-0.76	-0.47	-0.80

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
NO	1.19	0	-0.12	0.18	-0.29	-0.18	-1
BAL	0.75	0.29	0.18	1.18	0.53	0.29	0.60
ARI	0.56	0.76	-0.35	-0.12	0	-0.59	-0.60
TEN	0.50	0.53	0.41	0.35	-0.59	-0.71	-0.40
SF	0.44	0.29	0.53	1	-0.41	0.12	0.60
TB	0.38	0.41	-0.41	-0.18	0.18	-0.18	0.60
CLE	0.31	0.41	-0.18	0	-0.82	-0.24	0.20
IND	0.25	0.71	-0.71	-0.18	0.12	0.65	0.40
WAS	0.25	-0.06	-0.06	-0.06	0.41	0.12	0.20
NE	0.19	0.88	0.29	-0.29	-0.29	0.65	-0.20
CAR	0.13	0.06	-0.06	-1.06	-0.35	-0.65	-0.75
CHI	0.06	0	-0.76	0.47	-0.41	0.24	1
MIN	0.06	-0.29	0	-0.41	-0.18	0.12	0.20
CIN	0	0.06	0.13	-0.29	-0.53	-0.41	-0.60
GB	0	0	-0.35	-0.29	0.59	0.18	-1.20
KC	-0.06	0.06	0.47	-0.06	0.12	0.06	0.50
NYG	-0.06	-0.41	0.29	-0.82	-0.29	0.06	-0.80
PIT	-0.06	-0.41	0.53	0.41	0	0.35	-0.60
ATL	-0.13	-0.47	0.12	0.18	0.41	0.29	1
MIA	-0.13	-0.24	-0.18	0.71	0	-0.24	0.20
SEA	-0.19	0.12	-0.53	-0.76	0.35	0.59	0.40
LV	-0.25	-0.24	-0.47	-0.24	-0.24	-1	-0.80
PHI	-0.25	0.41	1	0.53	1.18	-0.18	-0.80
BUF	-0.31	0.06	0.31	0.47	1.12	0.35	1.60
LAC	-0.31	-0.24	-0.12	-0.41	0.59	-0.35	-0.60
DAL	-0.38	0.12	0.88	0	-1.12	-0.35	0.20
NYJ	-0.44	-0.82	-0.06	-0.41	-0.82	-0.53	0
DEN	-0.56	0.41	-0.06	-0.41	0.12	0.41	-0.40
DET	-0.63	-0.41	0.06	0.71	0.65	0.29	0.40
LAR	-0.75	-1.06	-0.71	-0.82	-0.76	-0.47	-0.80
HOU	-0.88	-1	-1.06	-0.53	0.24	-0.24	0
JAX	-0.88	-0.53	0.12	0.12	-0.35	0.53	0.20

Rushtd (Off − Def) since 2018

Leaders since 2018: 2018 Saints (0.88), 2019 49ers (0.75), 2020 Saints (1.19).

Saints have led this stat 2 of 3 seasons.

The best season on record is Saints 2020 at 1.19; the worst Jaguars 2019 at -1.25.

The league average has risen from -0.04 in 2018 to -0.04 in 2020.

Distribution

How the 32 teams cluster for 2020.

About this stat

Stat ID: net_rushtd
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.