NET: Score pct (Off − Def)

NET · NET (Off − Def)P + N
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What Score pct (Off − Def) is

Share of the offense's drives that ended in points, minus the share of opponent drives that did. Possession efficiency on both sides of the ball.

Higher is better. It is a rate, so a team's number does not grow with games played. Source: P + N.

Through Week 7 of 2026, the Vikings lead at 16.07; the league average is 0.58.

League snapshot — 2026

League leader
MIN · 16.07
League average
0.58
Best to worst
36.28

All 32 teams, higher is better.

At a glance — 2026

Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.

League leader
MIN · 16.07
League laggard
MIA · -20.21
League average
0.58
Spread (max − min)
36.28

Does Score pct (Off − Def) matter against the spread?

Run as a one-stat algorithm against the closing line, this stat went 943–635–37 ATS (59.8%) across 2020–2025, #10 of 296 ranked.

Its best season was 2025 (168–101, 62.5%); its worst 2023 (144–114, 55.8%).

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

SeasonGamesATS recordATS %
2020256158–96–262.2%
2021272157–113–258.1%
2022271154–110–758.3%
2023272144–114–1455.8%
2024272162–101–961.6%
2025272168–101–362.5%

Score pct (Off − Def) in 2026 vs 2025

Vikings lead at 16.07 — they ranked #14 last year. Dolphins are last at -20.21 — #24 last year.

The league average is 0.58, up 0.01 from 0.57 last year.

Biggest riser: Raiders, #31 → #9. Biggest faller: Rams, #4 → #26.

Spread between first and last: 36.28; 20 teams are within 8.97 of the average.

Year-over-year — 2026 vs 2025

Biggest movers from last season.

Biggest riser
LV · +22.26
Biggest faller
LAC · −21.98
Most consistent
SF · +0.44
League trend 2026 vs 2025
▲ 0.01

Multi-year context

7-year window (2020–2026)

Multi-year leader
BUF · 12.02
Multi-year laggard
NYJ · -10.50
Biggest improver
JAX · +4.84/yr
Biggest decliner
TEN · −3.33/yr

Multi-year heatmap

32 teams across 7 seasons. Cells colored by quintile within each season; click a column header to jump to that year.

Team2020202120222023202420252026
MIN-9.020.51-3.48-2.2410.092.1916.07
JAX-17.37-18.843.712.90-11.9711.2812.97
KC11.8311.239.8311.246.854.1212.73
BUF9.4417.9915.618.8313.507.8510.94
SEA3.760.033.80-1.451.5917.7810.44
SF-0.566.7716.2611.54-2.949.139.57
CAR-5.24-7.770.89-11.70-17.11-6.468.85
DET-8.76-14.032.384.4516.684.708.39
LV-2.320.423.10-0.78-9.65-15.626.65
CIN-9.529.645.69-3.525.450.026.55
GB10.448.41-1.331.3713.361.996.41
NYG-7.84-12.84-3.33-11.13-8.74-2.866.27
BAL15.184.934.2015.1511.11-0.163.91
CHI1.39-7.50-6.954.33-10.594.303.86
NE-1.4219.891.34-10.02-11.4114.022.09
DAL-1.8112.168.7018.33-5.23-3.101.67
ATL3.90-10.14-3.86-5.58-2.00-3.701.02
IND9.458.20-5.56-2.82-1.216.470.70
HOU-3.79-16.46-5.693.811.7414.960.00
NYJ-18.05-18.90-2.40-4.83-10.10-17.68-1.56
PIT7.74-4.23-2.62-3.796.29-1.79-2.46
CLE-2.75-5.49-3.298.69-11.26-7.86-4.37
DEN-10.714.15-6.12-3.897.612.65-4.48
TB14.6511.11-0.521.477.540.75-4.65
ARI3.719.83-8.64-8.532.87-11.64-5.22
LAR7.2611.44-6.785.48-3.6013.44-7.21
NO10.752.18-1.965.42-4.61-6.72-8.89
PHI-9.676.2510.232.3413.151.33-10.11
WAS1.92-6.72-1.71-16.507.91-9.64-10.81
LAC-4.071.741.77-0.8610.757.25-14.73
TEN3.772.08-5.58-10.18-8.49-13.86-15.74
MIA11.48-6.301.1011.940.97-4.85-20.21

Score pct (Off − Def) since 2018

Leaders since 2018: 2018 Saints (16.15), 2019 Ravens (18.65), 2020 Ravens (15.18), 2021 Patriots (19.89), 2022 49ers (16.26), 2023 Cowboys (18.33), 2024 Lions (16.68), 2025 Seahawks (17.78), 2026 Vikings (16.07).

Ravens have led this stat 2 of 9 seasons.

The best season on record is Patriots 2021 at 19.89; the worst Dolphins 2026 at -20.21.

The league average has fallen from 0.65 in 2018 to 0.58 in 2026.

Week to week — Week 5 to Week 6

Since Week 5: Chiefs up 6 (#9 → #3), Panthers up 6 (#13 → #7), Packers up 6 (#17 → #11); Cowboys down 9 (#7 → #16), Rams down 5 (#21 → #26), Raiders down 4 (#5 → #9).

23 teams moved by two places or fewer.

Distribution

How the 32 teams cluster for 2026.

About this stat
Stat ID
net_score_pct
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.