What Yds/drive (Off − Def) is

Yards per drive minus yards per drive allowed. Possession-level efficiency, both ways.

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

In 2020 the Rams led at 8.91; the league average was 0.33.

League snapshot — 2020

League leader

LAR · 8.91

League average

0.33

Best to worst

18.20

All 32 teams, higher is better.

Rank	Team	Value	Games
1	LAR	8.91	16
2	KC	6.99	16
3	SF	6.03	16
4	NO	5.98	16
5	GB	4.94	16
6	TB	4.85	16
7	IND	4.43	16
8	LAC	3.86	16
9	BUF	3.28	16
10	ARI	2.74	16
11	BAL	2.72	16
12	PIT	2.29	16
13	WAS	2.22	16
14	CLE	1.28	16
15	TEN	0.49	16
16	MIN	-0.41	16
17	CHI	-0.54	16
18	DAL	-0.56	16
19	CAR	-0.82	16
20	LV	-0.96	16
21	PHI	-1.31	16
22	SEA	-1.54	16
23	MIA	-2.01	16
24	NE	-2.24	16
25	ATL	-2.33	16
26	DEN	-2.43	16
27	HOU	-2.61	16
28	NYG	-5.30	16
29	CIN	-5.79	16
30	DET	-6.02	16
31	JAX	-6.33	16
32	NYJ	-9.29	16

At a glance — 2020

Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.

League leader

LAR · 8.91

League laggard

NYJ · -9.29

League average

0.33

Spread (max − min)

18.20

Rank	Team	Value	Δ vs avg	Percentile
1	LAR	8.91	8.59	100%
2	KC	6.99	6.66	96.8%
3	SF	6.03	5.70	93.5%
4	NO	5.98	5.65	90.3%
5	GB	4.94	4.61	87.1%
6	TB	4.85	4.52	83.9%
7	IND	4.43	4.10	80.6%
8	LAC	3.86	3.53	77.4%
9	BUF	3.28	2.95	74.2%
10	ARI	2.74	2.41	71%
11	BAL	2.72	2.39	67.7%
12	PIT	2.29	1.96	64.5%
13	WAS	2.22	1.90	61.3%
14	CLE	1.28	0.95	58.1%
15	TEN	0.49	0.16	54.8%
16	MIN	-0.41	-0.73	51.6%
17	CHI	-0.54	-0.87	48.4%
18	DAL	-0.56	-0.88	45.2%
19	CAR	-0.82	-1.15	41.9%
20	LV	-0.96	-1.29	38.7%
21	PHI	-1.31	-1.64	35.5%
22	SEA	-1.54	-1.87	32.3%
23	MIA	-2.01	-2.34	29%
24	NE	-2.24	-2.56	25.8%
25	ATL	-2.33	-2.65	22.6%
26	DEN	-2.43	-2.75	19.4%
27	HOU	-2.61	-2.94	16.1%
28	NYG	-5.30	-5.63	12.9%
29	CIN	-5.79	-6.12	9.7%
30	DET	-6.02	-6.35	6.5%
31	JAX	-6.33	-6.66	3.2%
32	NYJ	-9.29	-9.62	0%

Does Yds/drive (Off − Def) matter against the spread?

Run as a one-stat algorithm against the closing line, this stat went 883–695–37 ATS (56.0%) across 2020–2025, #43 of 296 ranked.

Its best season was 2020 (150–104, 59.1%); its worst 2025 (146–123, 54.3%).

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

Season	Games	ATS record	ATS %
2020	256	150–104–2	59.1%
2021	272	147–123–2	54.4%
2022	271	153–111–7	58.0%
2023	272	144–114–14	55.8%
2024	272	143–120–9	54.4%
2025	272	146–123–3	54.3%

Yds/drive (Off − Def) in 2020 vs 2019

Rams lead at 8.91 — they ranked #7 last year. Jets are last at -9.29 — #26 last year.

The league average is 0.33, down 0.18 from 0.51 last year.

Biggest riser: Cardinals, #30 → #10. Biggest faller: Patriots, #4 → #24.

Spread between first and last: 18.20; 21 teams are within 4.24 of the average.

Year-over-year — 2020 vs 2019

Biggest movers from last season.

Biggest riser

WAS · +12.37

Biggest faller

DAL · −10.28

Most consistent

SEA · −0.43

League trend 2020 vs 2019

▼ -0.18

Rank	Team	2020	2019	Δ
1	WAS	2.22	-10.14	+12.37
2	ARI	2.74	-5.02	+7.76
3	GB	4.94	-0.46	+5.40
4	IND	4.43	-0.90	+5.32
5	LAR	8.91	3.82	+5.09
6	MIA	-2.01	-6.68	+4.67
7	PIT	2.29	-1.80	+4.09
8	KC	6.99	3.01	+3.98
9	NO	5.98	2.97	+3.01
10	CLE	1.28	-1.63	+2.91
11	DEN	-2.43	-3.51	+1.09
12	BUF	3.28	2.43	+0.84
13	CHI	-0.54	-1.35	+0.81
14	CAR	-0.82	-1.62	+0.80
15	SEA	-1.54	-1.11	−0.43
16	TB	4.85	5.31	−0.46
17	TEN	0.49	1.26	−0.77
18	CIN	-5.79	-4.89	−0.91
19	HOU	-2.61	-1.64	−0.97
20	MIN	-0.41	1.26	−1.67
21	SF	6.03	8.18	−2.16
22	LV	-0.96	1.25	−2.21
23	DET	-6.02	-3.72	−2.30
24	LAC	3.86	6.75	−2.89
25	NYG	-5.30	-2.16	−3.15
26	JAX	-6.33	-2.78	−3.55
27	PHI	-1.31	2.75	−4.07
28	ATL	-2.33	2.71	−5.04
29	NYJ	-9.29	-3.37	−5.91
30	BAL	2.72	10.36	−7.64
31	NE	-2.24	7.36	−9.60
32	DAL	-0.56	9.72	−10.28

Multi-year context

7-year window (2020–2026)

Multi-year leader

SF · 5.81

Multi-year laggard

NYJ · -3.73

Biggest improver

HOU · +1.75/yr

Biggest decliner

IND · −1.34/yr

Rank	Team	Avg	Slope/yr	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026
1	SF	5.81	−0.22	6.03	5.82	6.09	8.31	6.33	0.91	7.21
2	BUF	5.45	−0.57	3.28	9.82	7.25	6.79	1.92	8.40	0.70
3	KC	5.15	−0.31	6.99	3.43	8.86	6.45	0.51	1.91	7.90
4	BAL	3.59	+0.42	2.72	1.66	0.68	5.92	9.95	-1.39	5.60
5	LAR	3.58	+0.65	8.91	3.02	-5.81	2.94	-1.76	6.47	11.30
6	GB	2.76	−0.26	4.94	3.99	-0.05	1.20	5.41	1.33	2.47
7	DAL	2.40	−0.63	-0.56	7.02	3.02	8.42	-1.35	1.64	-1.37
8	TB	2.35	−0.83	4.85	6.34	2.38	-2.56	5.71	-1.39	1.12
9	NE	1.82	+1.04	-2.24	5.77	0.07	-1.51	-5.02	7.96	7.71
10	PHI	1.60	−0.90	-1.31	4.42	7.55	-0.55	7.82	0.37	-7.12
11	LAC	1.59	−0.46	3.86	4.21	1.34	-2.82	-0.18	5.45	-0.73
12	NO	0.70	−0.77	5.98	-1.04	2.34	1.15	-4.80	2.59	-1.29
13	DET	0.69	+1.46	-6.02	-4.26	-0.56	5.47	6.45	4.07	-0.29
14	SEA	0.57	+1.63	-1.54	-4.41	-0.41	-3.45	1.30	7.02	5.52
15	CLE	0.55	−1.30	1.28	3.23	2.99	5.52	-1.73	-0.90	-6.51
16	MIA	0.15	−0.55	-2.01	-1.82	3.88	8.64	1.35	-4.43	-4.55
17	MIN	0.06	+0.51	-0.41	-1.79	-3.12	3.22	0.71	-0.28	2.07
18	ARI	-0.43	−1.32	2.74	4.54	-1.17	-3.16	1.98	-1.22	-6.76
19	IND	-0.49	−1.34	4.43	1.25	-1.07	0.19	-1.21	0.58	-7.59
20	DEN	-0.56	+0.08	-2.43	1.58	0.70	-6.65	1.81	6.15	-5.10
21	ATL	-0.56	+1.24	-2.33	-5.37	-4.14	1.14	3.59	0.26	2.91
22	CHI	-0.70	+0.82	-0.54	-0.23	-6.20	0.85	-5.86	0.68	6.39
23	CIN	-0.83	+0.42	-5.79	1.60	2.75	-4.85	2.48	-3.91	1.88
24	WAS	-1.29	−0.59	2.22	-2.98	2.48	-7.19	4.10	-5.73	-1.95
25	HOU	-1.66	+1.75	-2.61	-9.65	-7.44	1.62	0.56	3.87	2.06
26	CAR	-1.86	+0.14	-0.82	0.05	-3.10	-1.52	-9.30	-2.63	4.30
27	PIT	-1.97	−0.32	2.29	-4.47	-1.08	-3.95	-1.61	-4.52	-0.47
28	LV	-2.09	−1.10	-0.96	1.89	0.86	-2.58	-2.82	-6.95	-4.06
29	JAX	-2.10	+0.95	-6.33	-4.88	0.74	0.02	-7.21	3.18	-0.21
30	TEN	-3.03	−1.27	0.49	1.96	-4.72	-4.51	-0.76	-6.93	-6.76
31	NYG	-3.57	+0.76	-5.30	-6.21	-1.38	-6.20	-4.42	-0.26	-1.20
32	NYJ	-3.73	+0.87	-9.29	-7.69	0.76	-1.26	0.18	-7.97	-0.83

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
LAR	8.91	3.02	-5.81	2.94	-1.76	6.47	11.30
KC	6.99	3.43	8.86	6.45	0.51	1.91	7.90
SF	6.03	5.82	6.09	8.31	6.33	0.91	7.21
NO	5.98	-1.04	2.34	1.15	-4.80	2.59	-1.29
GB	4.94	3.99	-0.05	1.20	5.41	1.33	2.47
TB	4.85	6.34	2.38	-2.56	5.71	-1.39	1.12
IND	4.43	1.25	-1.07	0.19	-1.21	0.58	-7.59
LAC	3.86	4.21	1.34	-2.82	-0.18	5.45	-0.73
BUF	3.28	9.82	7.25	6.79	1.92	8.40	0.70
ARI	2.74	4.54	-1.17	-3.16	1.98	-1.22	-6.76
BAL	2.72	1.66	0.68	5.92	9.95	-1.39	5.60
PIT	2.29	-4.47	-1.08	-3.95	-1.61	-4.52	-0.47
WAS	2.22	-2.98	2.48	-7.19	4.10	-5.73	-1.95
CLE	1.28	3.23	2.99	5.52	-1.73	-0.90	-6.51
TEN	0.49	1.96	-4.72	-4.51	-0.76	-6.93	-6.76
MIN	-0.41	-1.79	-3.12	3.22	0.71	-0.28	2.07
CHI	-0.54	-0.23	-6.20	0.85	-5.86	0.68	6.39
DAL	-0.56	7.02	3.02	8.42	-1.35	1.64	-1.37
CAR	-0.82	0.05	-3.10	-1.52	-9.30	-2.63	4.30
LV	-0.96	1.89	0.86	-2.58	-2.82	-6.95	-4.06
PHI	-1.31	4.42	7.55	-0.55	7.82	0.37	-7.12
SEA	-1.54	-4.41	-0.41	-3.45	1.30	7.02	5.52
MIA	-2.01	-1.82	3.88	8.64	1.35	-4.43	-4.55
NE	-2.24	5.77	0.07	-1.51	-5.02	7.96	7.71
ATL	-2.33	-5.37	-4.14	1.14	3.59	0.26	2.91
DEN	-2.43	1.58	0.70	-6.65	1.81	6.15	-5.10
HOU	-2.61	-9.65	-7.44	1.62	0.56	3.87	2.06
NYG	-5.30	-6.21	-1.38	-6.20	-4.42	-0.26	-1.20
CIN	-5.79	1.60	2.75	-4.85	2.48	-3.91	1.88
DET	-6.02	-4.26	-0.56	5.47	6.45	4.07	-0.29
JAX	-6.33	-4.88	0.74	0.02	-7.21	3.18	-0.21
NYJ	-9.29	-7.69	0.76	-1.26	0.18	-7.97	-0.83

Yds/drive (Off − Def) since 2018

Leaders since 2018: 2018 Ravens (8.09), 2019 Ravens (10.36), 2020 Rams (8.91).

Ravens have led this stat 2 of 3 seasons.

The best season on record is Ravens 2019 at 10.36; the worst Commanders 2019 at -10.14.

The league average has fallen from 0.48 in 2018 to 0.33 in 2020.

Distribution

How the 32 teams cluster for 2020.

About this stat

Stat ID: net_yds_per_drive
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.