What Drives is

Offensive drives: the number of possessions the offense had. It sets the pace that every other drive-level number is measured against — a team with few drives and many points per drive is efficient; one with many drives is playing fast or getting the ball back often.

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

In 2019 the Buccaneers led at 12.38; the league average was 11.31.

League snapshot — 2019

League leader

TB · 12.38

League average

11.31

Best to worst

2.38

All 32 teams, higher is better.

Rank	Team	Value	Games
1	TB	12.38	16
2	CAR	12.19	16
3	NE	11.94	16
4	NYJ	11.94	16
5	SEA	11.94	16
6	BUF	11.81	16
7	PHI	11.81	16
8	NYG	11.69	16
9	PIT	11.69	16
10	DET	11.56	16
11	LAR	11.56	16
12	MIA	11.56	16
13	SF	11.56	16
14	TEN	11.56	16
15	CIN	11.50	16
16	CLE	11.44	16
17	JAX	11.38	16
18	WAS	11.31	16
19	NO	11.19	16
20	ARI	11.13	16
21	CHI	11.13	16
22	GB	11.13	16
23	ATL	11	16
24	MIN	11	16
25	DAL	10.94	16
26	DEN	10.94	16
27	IND	10.63	16
28	HOU	10.56	16
29	BAL	10.50	16
30	KC	10.50	16
31	LV	10.44	16
32	LAC	10	16

At a glance — 2019

Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.

League leader

TB · 12.38

League laggard

LAC · 10

League average

11.31

Spread (max − min)

2.38

Rank	Team	Value	Δ vs avg	Percentile
1	TB	12.38	1.07	100%
2	CAR	12.19	0.88	96.8%
3	NE	11.94	0.63	93.5%
4	NYJ	11.94	0.63	90.3%
5	SEA	11.94	0.63	87.1%
6	BUF	11.81	0.50	83.9%
7	PHI	11.81	0.50	80.6%
8	NYG	11.69	0.38	77.4%
9	PIT	11.69	0.38	74.2%
10	DET	11.56	0.25	71%
11	LAR	11.56	0.25	67.7%
12	MIA	11.56	0.25	64.5%
13	SF	11.56	0.25	61.3%
14	TEN	11.56	0.25	58.1%
15	CIN	11.50	0.19	54.8%
16	CLE	11.44	0.13	51.6%
17	JAX	11.38	0.07	48.4%
18	WAS	11.31	0.00	45.2%
19	NO	11.19	-0.12	41.9%
20	ARI	11.13	-0.18	38.7%
21	CHI	11.13	-0.18	35.5%
22	GB	11.13	-0.18	32.3%
23	ATL	11	-0.31	29%
24	MIN	11	-0.31	25.8%
25	DAL	10.94	-0.37	22.6%
26	DEN	10.94	-0.37	19.4%
27	IND	10.63	-0.68	16.1%
28	HOU	10.56	-0.75	12.9%
29	BAL	10.50	-0.81	9.7%
30	KC	10.50	-0.81	6.5%
31	LV	10.44	-0.87	3.2%
32	LAC	10	-1.31	0%

Does Drives matter against the spread?

Run as a one-stat algorithm against the closing line, this stat went 771–807–37 ATS (48.9%) across 2020–2025, #271 of 296 ranked.

Its best season was 2025 (141–128, 52.4%); its worst 2023 (120–138, 46.5%).

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	128–142–2	47.4%
2022	271	126–138–7	47.7%
2023	272	120–138–14	46.5%
2024	272	123–140–9	46.8%
2025	272	141–128–3	52.4%

Drives in 2019 vs 2018

Buccaneers lead at 12.38 — they ranked #11 last year. Chargers are last at 10 — #29 last year.

The league average is 11.31, down 0.00 from 11.31 last year.

Biggest riser: Panthers, #25 → #2. Biggest faller: Texans, #4 → #28.

Spread between first and last: 2.38; 21 teams are within 0.55 of the average.

Year-over-year — 2019 vs 2018

Biggest movers from last season.

Biggest riser

CAR · +1.31

Biggest faller

HOU · −1.38

Most consistent

LAR · 0

League trend 2019 vs 2018

▼ 0.00

Rank	Team	2019	2018	Δ
1	CAR	12.19	10.88	+1.31
2	TEN	11.56	10.38	+1.19
3	CIN	11.50	10.69	+0.81
4	TB	12.38	11.56	+0.81
5	PHI	11.81	11.06	+0.75
6	NO	11.19	10.56	+0.63
7	SEA	11.94	11.31	+0.63
8	DET	11.56	11	+0.56
9	ATL	11	10.56	+0.44
10	NYG	11.69	11.25	+0.44
11	NE	11.94	11.56	+0.38
12	DAL	10.94	10.63	+0.31
13	WAS	11.31	11	+0.31
14	PIT	11.69	11.44	+0.25
15	SF	11.56	11.44	+0.13
16	JAX	11.38	11.31	+0.06
17	MIA	11.56	11.50	+0.06
18	LAR	11.56	11.56	0
19	GB	11.13	11.25	−0.13
20	BUF	11.81	12.06	−0.25
21	CHI	11.13	11.44	−0.31
22	KC	10.50	10.81	−0.31
23	NYJ	11.94	12.44	−0.50
24	ARI	11.13	11.75	−0.63
25	BAL	10.50	11.13	−0.63
26	LAC	10	10.63	−0.63
27	DEN	10.94	11.63	−0.69
28	LV	10.44	11.13	−0.69
29	MIN	11	11.81	−0.81
30	IND	10.63	11.56	−0.94
31	CLE	11.44	12.75	−1.31
32	HOU	10.56	11.94	−1.38

Multi-year context

7-year window (2020–2026)

Multi-year leader

CLE · 11.44

Multi-year laggard

KC · 10.36

Biggest improver

CLE · +0.28/yr

Biggest decliner

DAL · −0.31/yr

Rank	Team	Avg	Slope/yr	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026
1	CLE	11.44	+0.28	10.38	10.59	10.65	13.18	11.82	11.47	12
2	PIT	11.27	−0.13	11.88	11.88	10.65	11.41	11.18	10.47	11.40
3	SEA	11.23	+0.11	11.31	11.18	11	10.53	11.18	11	12.40
4	MIN	11.21	−0.07	11.06	11.65	11.88	10.53	11.29	10.82	11.20
5	HOU	11.17	+0.08	10.25	11.24	11.65	11.35	11.35	11.35	11
6	NYJ	11.10	−0.12	11.13	11.06	11.47	12.35	10.29	10.82	10.60
7	TB	11.09	−0.12	11.38	11.47	11.47	10.76	10.76	10.76	11
8	DEN	11.08	−0.05	11.75	9.88	11.82	11.18	11.18	11.18	10.60
9	WAS	11.06	−0.06	11.44	10.65	11.59	11.71	10.41	9.82	11.80
10	BAL	11.03	−0.03	10.88	11.53	10.65	11.65	10.82	10.47	11.20
11	IND	11.02	−0.01	10.81	10.59	11.53	11.59	11.41	10.18	11
12	NO	11.01	−0.17	11.25	11.65	10.94	11.53	10.76	10.35	10.60
13	LAC	10.99	+0.09	11	10.41	11.18	11.24	10.76	10.35	12
14	LV	10.91	+0.12	10.75	11.18	10.18	10.53	11.24	10.71	11.80
15	CAR	10.84	+0.01	10.19	11.47	11.29	10.59	11	9.82	11.50
16	CHI	10.82	−0.01	11.19	10.53	10.65	10.88	10.76	10.94	10.80
17	LAR	10.82	−0.04	11.50	10.82	10.41	10.88	10.06	10.65	11.40
18	NYG	10.81	−0.06	10.56	11.18	10.53	11.76	10.94	10.12	10.60
19	CIN	10.81	−0.21	11.25	11.18	11.06	11.06	10.71	10.59	9.80
20	PHI	10.79	−0.13	11.88	10.29	10.94	10.53	10.76	10.53	10.60
21	ATL	10.77	+0.07	10.94	10.53	10	11.59	10.12	10.82	11.40
22	DAL	10.75	−0.31	11.38	11.35	11.47	10.12	11.29	10.41	9.20
23	TEN	10.74	−0.08	10.50	10.88	11.24	10.65	11.35	10.76	9.80
24	DET	10.72	+0.03	10.75	10.53	10.41	11.06	10.71	11	10.60
25	NE	10.71	+0.05	9.88	10.29	11.29	12	10.53	10.35	10.60
26	JAX	10.70	−0.09	10.88	10.59	10.65	11.47	10.41	11.12	9.80
27	ARI	10.68	−0.07	11.19	10.59	11	10.65	9.94	10.18	11.20
28	BUF	10.67	−0.09	10.88	11.12	10.81	10.65	10.18	10.29	10.80
29	SF	10.65	−0.22	11.44	11	10.94	10.53	10.41	10.06	10.20
30	MIA	10.64	−0.25	11.38	11.06	10.59	10.94	10.71	10.41	9.40
31	GB	10.47	+0.09	10.31	10.29	10.53	10.24	10.71	9.82	11.40
32	KC	10.36	+0.05	10.31	10	10.65	10.53	10	10	11

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
SEA	11.31	11.18	11	10.53	11.18	11	12.40
CLE	10.38	10.59	10.65	13.18	11.82	11.47	12
LAC	11	10.41	11.18	11.24	10.76	10.35	12
LV	10.75	11.18	10.18	10.53	11.24	10.71	11.80
WAS	11.44	10.65	11.59	11.71	10.41	9.82	11.80
CAR	10.19	11.47	11.29	10.59	11	9.82	11.50
ATL	10.94	10.53	10	11.59	10.12	10.82	11.40
GB	10.31	10.29	10.53	10.24	10.71	9.82	11.40
LAR	11.50	10.82	10.41	10.88	10.06	10.65	11.40
PIT	11.88	11.88	10.65	11.41	11.18	10.47	11.40
ARI	11.19	10.59	11	10.65	9.94	10.18	11.20
BAL	10.88	11.53	10.65	11.65	10.82	10.47	11.20
MIN	11.06	11.65	11.88	10.53	11.29	10.82	11.20
HOU	10.25	11.24	11.65	11.35	11.35	11.35	11
IND	10.81	10.59	11.53	11.59	11.41	10.18	11
KC	10.31	10	10.65	10.53	10	10	11
TB	11.38	11.47	11.47	10.76	10.76	10.76	11
BUF	10.88	11.12	10.81	10.65	10.18	10.29	10.80
CHI	11.19	10.53	10.65	10.88	10.76	10.94	10.80
DEN	11.75	9.88	11.82	11.18	11.18	11.18	10.60
DET	10.75	10.53	10.41	11.06	10.71	11	10.60
NE	9.88	10.29	11.29	12	10.53	10.35	10.60
NO	11.25	11.65	10.94	11.53	10.76	10.35	10.60
NYG	10.56	11.18	10.53	11.76	10.94	10.12	10.60
NYJ	11.13	11.06	11.47	12.35	10.29	10.82	10.60
PHI	11.88	10.29	10.94	10.53	10.76	10.53	10.60
SF	11.44	11	10.94	10.53	10.41	10.06	10.20
CIN	11.25	11.18	11.06	11.06	10.71	10.59	9.80
JAX	10.88	10.59	10.65	11.47	10.41	11.12	9.80
TEN	10.50	10.88	11.24	10.65	11.35	10.76	9.80
MIA	11.38	11.06	10.59	10.94	10.71	10.41	9.40
DAL	11.38	11.35	11.47	10.12	11.29	10.41	9.20

Drives since 2018

Leaders since 2018: 2018 Browns (12.75), 2019 Buccaneers (12.38).

The best season on record is Browns 2018 at 12.75; the worst Chargers 2019 at 10.

Distribution

How the 32 teams cluster for 2019.

About this stat

Stat ID: off_drives_drives
Side: offensive
Family: Drive Averages
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.