Arizona Cardinals — NET: Start avg (Off − Def), 2026

Value-10.29
Rank#12 of 32
League average0.00
Rank in 2025#3 of 32

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What Start avg (Off − Def) is

The offense's average starting field position minus the opponents' — both in yards from the goal line being attacked. Lower is better: it means this team started closer to scoring than its opponents did. The field-position battle in one number.

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

Through Week 6 of 2026, the Packers lead at -35.53; the league average is 0.00.

League snapshot — 2026

League leader

GB · -35.53

League average

0.00

Best to worst

67.00

All 32 teams, lower is better.

Rank	Team	Value	Games
1	GB	-35.53	5
2	CIN	-26.40	5
3	TEN	-25.36	5
4	DEN	-21.77	5
5	PHI	-21.72	5
6	BAL	-19.01	5
7	NYJ	-18.57	5
8	LV	-17.41	5
9	MIA	-12.08	5
10	DET	-11.43	5
11	NYG	-11.11	5
12	ARI	-10.29	5
13	CAR	-9.93	4
14	HOU	-6.73	5
15	KC	-4.94	4
16	WAS	-3.98	5
17	PIT	-3.52	5
18	CLE	1.04	5
19	DAL	4.16	5
20	TB	4.45	5
21	NO	10.99	5
22	BUF	11.51	5
23	SF	13.57	5
24	NE	16.19	5
25	IND	17.45	5
26	JAX	17.75	5
27	MIN	23.20	5
28	SEA	24.30	5
29	CHI	24.86	5
30	ATL	28.22	5
31	LAR	30.62	5
32	LAC	31.47	5

At a glance — 2026

Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.

League leader

GB · -35.53

League laggard

LAC · 31.47

League average

0.00

Spread (max − min)

67.00

Rank	Team	Value	Δ vs avg	Percentile
1	GB	-35.53	-35.53	100%
2	CIN	-26.40	-26.40	96.8%
3	TEN	-25.36	-25.36	93.5%
4	DEN	-21.77	-21.77	90.3%
5	PHI	-21.72	-21.72	87.1%
6	BAL	-19.01	-19.01	83.9%
7	NYJ	-18.57	-18.57	80.6%
8	LV	-17.41	-17.41	77.4%
9	MIA	-12.08	-12.08	74.2%
10	DET	-11.43	-11.43	71%
11	NYG	-11.11	-11.11	67.7%
12	ARI	-10.29	-10.29	64.5%
13	CAR	-9.93	-9.93	61.3%
14	HOU	-6.73	-6.73	58.1%
15	KC	-4.94	-4.94	54.8%
16	WAS	-3.98	-3.98	51.6%
17	PIT	-3.52	-3.52	48.4%
18	CLE	1.04	1.04	45.2%
19	DAL	4.16	4.16	41.9%
20	TB	4.45	4.45	38.7%
21	NO	10.99	10.99	35.5%
22	BUF	11.51	11.51	32.3%
23	SF	13.57	13.57	29%
24	NE	16.19	16.19	25.8%
25	IND	17.45	17.45	22.6%
26	JAX	17.75	17.75	19.4%
27	MIN	23.20	23.20	16.1%
28	SEA	24.30	24.30	12.9%
29	CHI	24.86	24.86	9.7%
30	ATL	28.22	28.22	6.5%
31	LAR	30.62	30.62	3.2%
32	LAC	31.47	31.47	0%

Does Start avg (Off − Def) matter against the spread?

Run as a one-stat algorithm against the closing line, this stat went 858–720–37 ATS (54.4%) across 2020–2025, #85 of 296 ranked.

Its best season was 2025 (162–107, 60.2%); its worst 2023 (123–135, 47.7%).

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

Season	Games	ATS record	ATS %
2020	256	136–118–2	53.5%
2021	272	147–123–2	54.4%
2022	271	149–115–7	56.4%
2023	272	123–135–14	47.7%
2024	272	141–122–9	53.6%
2025	272	162–107–3	60.2%

Start avg (Off − Def) in 2026 vs 2025

Packers lead at -35.53 — they ranked #27 last year. Chargers are last at 31.47 — #24 last year.

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

Biggest riser: Packers, #27 → #1. Biggest faller: Bears, #9 → #29.

Spread between first and last: 67.00; 20 teams are within 18.61 of the average.

Year-over-year — 2026 vs 2025

Biggest movers from last season.

Biggest riser

WAS · +90.83

Biggest faller

SEA · −87.80

Most consistent

CLE · +0.43

League trend 2026 vs 2025

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Rank	Team	2026	2025	Δ
1	WAS	-3.98	-94.81	+90.83
2	NYJ	-18.57	-105.29	+86.72
3	ARI	-10.29	-88.75	+78.46
4	TEN	-25.36	-74.49	+49.13
5	CHI	24.86	-22.31	+47.17
6	PIT	-3.52	-45.82	+42.30
7	ATL	28.22	-6.04	+34.26
8	NYG	-11.11	-43.73	+32.62
9	CAR	-9.93	-40.04	+30.11
10	TB	4.45	-18.95	+23.40
11	MIA	-12.08	-33.78	+21.70
12	JAX	17.75	-2.78	+20.53
13	NO	10.99	-0.90	+11.89
14	DAL	4.16	-0.43	+4.59
15	CLE	1.04	0.61	+0.43
16	LV	-17.41	-15.40	−2.01
17	LAC	31.47	34.44	−2.97
18	CIN	-26.40	-22.02	−4.38
19	MIN	23.20	28.08	−4.88
20	DET	-11.43	-1.68	−9.75
21	BAL	-19.01	3.86	−22.87
22	KC	-4.94	18.40	−23.34
23	NE	16.19	40.78	−24.59
24	HOU	-6.73	25.57	−32.30
25	IND	17.45	55.21	−37.76
26	LAR	30.62	69.40	−38.78
27	SF	13.57	56.36	−42.79
28	BUF	11.51	61.20	−49.69
29	DEN	-21.77	28.96	−50.73
30	PHI	-21.72	38.95	−60.67
31	GB	-35.53	43.30	−78.83
32	SEA	24.30	112.10	−87.80

Multi-year context

7-year window (2020–2026)

Multi-year leader

NYJ · -44.42

Multi-year laggard

BUF · 44.42

Biggest improver

ARI · −15.14/yr

Biggest decliner

SEA · +18.99/yr

Rank	Team	Avg	Slope/yr	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026
1	NYJ	-44.42	+0.69	-56.31	-67.06	3.99	-54.27	-13.41	-105.29	-18.57
2	NYG	-36.52	−1.59	-44.28	-2.55	-6.58	-79.25	-68.12	-43.73	-11.11
3	JAX	-35.44	+13.21	-64.19	-78.29	-35.66	-22.18	-62.70	-2.78	17.75
4	TEN	-30.61	−7.73	-12.34	14.79	-27.88	-62.36	-26.63	-74.49	-25.36
5	HOU	-27.08	+11.48	-34.93	-103.74	-41.50	35.15	-63.35	25.57	-6.73
6	DET	-22.29	+17.84	-80.55	-99.89	-17.84	-22.44	77.79	-1.68	-11.43
7	NO	-22.28	−0.46	1.70	-22.96	-20.38	-19.30	-105.13	-0.90	10.99
8	CHI	-21.71	+6.05	-23.30	-35.74	-60.64	27.87	-62.70	-22.31	24.86
9	LV	-17.11	−0.77	-6.12	-32.75	26.01	-77.81	3.68	-15.40	-17.41
10	CAR	-14.89	−9.82	-5.87	37.10	13.50	-3.99	-94.98	-40.04	-9.93
11	DEN	-14.24	+1.66	-12.08	-14.37	-4.78	-59.69	-15.96	28.96	-21.77
12	WAS	-13.69	−5.43	-2.95	-19.20	25.96	-29.10	28.25	-94.81	-3.98
13	CIN	-11.10	−4.40	-35.09	37.06	16.02	-32.07	-15.18	-22.02	-26.40
14	ATL	-9.32	+6.94	30.28	-81.00	-36.49	-14.44	14.20	-6.04	28.22
15	NE	-4.24	+9.05	-81.05	51.39	-26.72	13.49	-43.77	40.78	16.19
16	PIT	-2.26	−5.90	8.39	15.24	2.71	11.83	-4.68	-45.82	-3.52
17	CLE	-1.19	−0.71	19.53	-24.66	-30.24	70.55	-45.13	0.61	1.04
18	SEA	0.36	+18.99	-44.16	-49.25	2.52	-49.10	6.10	112.10	24.30
19	IND	5.01	+8.02	0.62	-9.29	-25.17	-23.69	19.93	55.21	17.45
20	ARI	9.16	−15.14	34.88	69.92	-1.93	33.16	27.12	-88.75	-10.29
21	MIA	10.39	−3.82	22.13	-18.33	27.13	34.02	53.64	-33.78	-12.08
22	GB	12.25	−7.92	72.77	27.40	-36.77	-19.98	34.58	43.30	-35.53
23	MIN	18.11	+3.85	40.49	-4.55	-43.90	32.87	50.59	28.08	23.20
24	DAL	20.70	−6.03	32.93	2.04	60.95	61.88	-16.60	-0.43	4.16
25	TB	23.82	−5.70	33.91	49.34	24.19	-15.81	89.60	-18.95	4.45
26	LAC	27.17	+2.19	50.47	26.72	-50.55	45.22	52.43	34.44	31.47
27	KC	27.87	−4.88	29.94	33.83	26.61	65.85	25.41	18.40	-4.94
28	PHI	28.44	+0.90	-30.29	23.07	103.94	13.40	71.74	38.95	-21.72
29	BAL	31.14	−5.50	25.35	48.68	22.94	44.59	91.54	3.86	-19.01
30	SF	33.42	−0.86	9.85	79.09	22.23	20.35	32.46	56.36	13.57
31	LAR	36.12	−5.73	63.34	70.87	17.68	42.72	-41.77	69.40	30.62
32	BUF	44.42	−8.49	56.93	77.09	70.65	32.53	1.05	61.20	11.51

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
GB	72.77	27.40	-36.77	-19.98	34.58	43.30	-35.53
CIN	-35.09	37.06	16.02	-32.07	-15.18	-22.02	-26.40
TEN	-12.34	14.79	-27.88	-62.36	-26.63	-74.49	-25.36
DEN	-12.08	-14.37	-4.78	-59.69	-15.96	28.96	-21.77
PHI	-30.29	23.07	103.94	13.40	71.74	38.95	-21.72
BAL	25.35	48.68	22.94	44.59	91.54	3.86	-19.01
NYJ	-56.31	-67.06	3.99	-54.27	-13.41	-105.29	-18.57
LV	-6.12	-32.75	26.01	-77.81	3.68	-15.40	-17.41
MIA	22.13	-18.33	27.13	34.02	53.64	-33.78	-12.08
DET	-80.55	-99.89	-17.84	-22.44	77.79	-1.68	-11.43
NYG	-44.28	-2.55	-6.58	-79.25	-68.12	-43.73	-11.11
ARI	34.88	69.92	-1.93	33.16	27.12	-88.75	-10.29
CAR	-5.87	37.10	13.50	-3.99	-94.98	-40.04	-9.93
HOU	-34.93	-103.74	-41.50	35.15	-63.35	25.57	-6.73
KC	29.94	33.83	26.61	65.85	25.41	18.40	-4.94
WAS	-2.95	-19.20	25.96	-29.10	28.25	-94.81	-3.98
PIT	8.39	15.24	2.71	11.83	-4.68	-45.82	-3.52
CLE	19.53	-24.66	-30.24	70.55	-45.13	0.61	1.04
DAL	32.93	2.04	60.95	61.88	-16.60	-0.43	4.16
TB	33.91	49.34	24.19	-15.81	89.60	-18.95	4.45
NO	1.70	-22.96	-20.38	-19.30	-105.13	-0.90	10.99
BUF	56.93	77.09	70.65	32.53	1.05	61.20	11.51
SF	9.85	79.09	22.23	20.35	32.46	56.36	13.57
NE	-81.05	51.39	-26.72	13.49	-43.77	40.78	16.19
IND	0.62	-9.29	-25.17	-23.69	19.93	55.21	17.45
JAX	-64.19	-78.29	-35.66	-22.18	-62.70	-2.78	17.75
MIN	40.49	-4.55	-43.90	32.87	50.59	28.08	23.20
SEA	-44.16	-49.25	2.52	-49.10	6.10	112.10	24.30
CHI	-23.30	-35.74	-60.64	27.87	-62.70	-22.31	24.86
ATL	30.28	-81.00	-36.49	-14.44	14.20	-6.04	28.22
LAR	63.34	70.87	17.68	42.72	-41.77	69.40	30.62
LAC	50.47	26.72	-50.55	45.22	52.43	34.44	31.47

Start avg (Off − Def) since 2018

Leaders since 2018: 2018 Dolphins (-88.76), 2019 Dolphins (-80.77), 2020 Patriots (-81.05), 2021 Texans (-103.74), 2022 Bears (-60.64), 2023 Giants (-79.25), 2024 Saints (-105.13), 2025 Jets (-105.29), 2026 Packers (-35.53).

Dolphins have led this stat 2 of 9 seasons.

The best season on record is Jets 2025 at -105.29; the worst Seahawks 2025 at 112.10.

Distribution

How the 32 teams cluster for 2026.

About this stat

Stat ID: net_start_avg
Side: net
Family: NET (Off − Def)
Data source: P + N
Polarity: lower is better
Display grain: rate
Algorithm eligibility: Algorithm-eligible: this stat can be picked in the Algorithm Builder.