Offensive: Drive Averages · Plays per drive
Plays per drive. Long possessions show up here before they show up on the scoreboard.
P + N
About this stat ↓League snapshot — 2019
- League leaderBAL 6.20
- League average5.56
- Best to worst1.32
All 32 teams, higher is better.
At a glance — 2019
Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.
League leader
BAL · 6.20
League laggard
WAS · 4.88
League average
5.56
Spread (max − min)
1.32
All teams — 2019
| Rank | Team | Value | Δ vs avg | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BAL | 6.20 | 0.64 | 100% |
| 2 | ATL | 6.19 | 0.63 | 96.8% |
| 3 | LAC | 6.17 | 0.60 | 93.5% |
| 4 | DAL | 6.06 | 0.50 | 90.3% |
| 5 | HOU | 5.95 | 0.38 | 87.1% |
| 6 | IND | 5.89 | 0.32 | 83.9% |
| 7 | LV | 5.87 | 0.31 | 80.6% |
| 8 | PHI | 5.81 | 0.25 | 77.4% |
| 9 | KC | 5.72 | 0.16 | 74.2% |
| 10 | CHI | 5.69 | 0.12 | 71% |
| 11 | NE | 5.66 | 0.10 | 67.7% |
| 12 | LAR | 5.65 | 0.09 | 64.5% |
| 13 | CIN | 5.64 | 0.07 | 61.3% |
| 14 | GB | 5.61 | 0.05 | 58.1% |
| 15 | JAX | 5.58 | 0.02 | 54.8% |
| 16 | ARI | 5.55 | -0.01 | 51.6% |
| 17 | NO | 5.53 | -0.04 | 48.4% |
| 18 | CAR | 5.50 | -0.06 | 45.2% |
| 19 | MIA | 5.48 | -0.08 | 41.9% |
| 20 | DET | 5.46 | -0.10 | 38.7% |
| 21 | MIN | 5.45 | -0.12 | 35.5% |
| 22 | TB | 5.41 | -0.15 | 32.3% |
| 23 | NYG | 5.41 | -0.16 | 29% |
| 24 | SEA | 5.40 | -0.17 | 25.8% |
| 25 | DEN | 5.39 | -0.17 | 22.6% |
| 26 | SF | 5.38 | -0.18 | 19.4% |
| 27 | BUF | 5.31 | -0.25 | 16.1% |
| 28 | CLE | 5.28 | -0.28 | 12.9% |
| 29 | TEN | 5.02 | -0.55 | 9.7% |
| 30 | NYJ | 4.95 | -0.62 | 6.5% |
| 31 | PIT | 4.94 | -0.62 | 3.2% |
| 32 | WAS | 4.88 | -0.69 | 0% |
Year-over-year — 2019 vs 2018
Biggest movers from last season.
Biggest riser
ARI · +0.78
Biggest faller
PIT · −0.77
Most consistent
PHI · +0.00
League trend 2019 vs 2018
▲ 0.05
YoY by team — 2019 vs 2018
| Rank | Team | 2019 | 2018 | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ARI | 5.55 | 4.77 | +0.78 |
| 2 | MIA | 5.48 | 4.71 | +0.77 |
| 3 | LAC | 6.17 | 5.52 | +0.65 |
| 4 | HOU | 5.95 | 5.37 | +0.58 |
| 5 | LV | 5.87 | 5.49 | +0.38 |
| 6 | CLE | 5.28 | 4.98 | +0.30 |
| 7 | ATL | 6.19 | 5.96 | +0.23 |
| 8 | CHI | 5.69 | 5.46 | +0.22 |
| 9 | IND | 5.89 | 5.67 | +0.22 |
| 10 | CIN | 5.64 | 5.46 | +0.18 |
| 11 | MIN | 5.45 | 5.27 | +0.18 |
| 12 | NYJ | 4.95 | 4.81 | +0.13 |
| 13 | DAL | 6.06 | 5.93 | +0.13 |
| 14 | BUF | 5.31 | 5.19 | +0.13 |
| 15 | JAX | 5.58 | 5.53 | +0.05 |
| 16 | KC | 5.72 | 5.69 | +0.03 |
| 17 | LAR | 5.65 | 5.64 | +0.02 |
| 18 | PHI | 5.81 | 5.81 | +0.00 |
| 19 | DEN | 5.39 | 5.41 | −0.02 |
| 20 | NE | 5.66 | 5.69 | −0.02 |
| 21 | SF | 5.38 | 5.43 | −0.04 |
| 22 | GB | 5.61 | 5.67 | −0.06 |
| 23 | NYG | 5.41 | 5.47 | −0.07 |
| 24 | SEA | 5.40 | 5.46 | −0.07 |
| 25 | BAL | 6.20 | 6.27 | −0.07 |
| 26 | CAR | 5.50 | 5.74 | −0.23 |
| 27 | TB | 5.41 | 5.67 | −0.26 |
| 28 | DET | 5.46 | 5.76 | −0.30 |
| 29 | NO | 5.53 | 5.86 | −0.34 |
| 30 | WAS | 4.88 | 5.45 | −0.57 |
| 31 | TEN | 5.02 | 5.60 | −0.59 |
| 32 | PIT | 4.94 | 5.72 | −0.77 |
Multi-year context
7-year window (2019–2025)
Multi-year leader
KC · 6.13
Multi-year laggard
NYJ · 5.35
Biggest improver
WAS · +0.12/yr
Biggest decliner
BAL · −0.11/yr
Multi-year averages
| Rank | Team | Avg | Slope/yr | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KC | 6.13 | +0.02 | 5.72 | 6.32 | 6.56 | 5.99 | 5.89 | 6.29 | 6.16 |
| 2 | LAC | 6.02 | −0.09 | 6.17 | 6.35 | 6.34 | 5.98 | 5.74 | 5.45 | 6.14 |
| 3 | DAL | 6.01 | +0.01 | 6.06 | 6.10 | 5.92 | 5.65 | 6.42 | 5.70 | 6.23 |
| 4 | ARI | 6.00 | +0.07 | 5.55 | 5.97 | 6.18 | 6.11 | 5.92 | 6.10 | 6.21 |
| 5 | PHI | 5.89 | −0.00 | 5.81 | 5.66 | 6.10 | 5.94 | 6.17 | 5.97 | 5.56 |
| 6 | ATL | 5.88 | −0.05 | 6.19 | 6.11 | 5.58 | 5.88 | 5.50 | 6.24 | 5.63 |
| 7 | BUF | 5.84 | +0.09 | 5.31 | 5.79 | 5.95 | 5.88 | 6.04 | 5.81 | 6.09 |
| 8 | GB | 5.83 | +0.02 | 5.61 | 5.87 | 6.01 | 5.79 | 5.98 | 5.62 | 5.95 |
| 9 | DET | 5.83 | +0.04 | 5.46 | 5.71 | 5.90 | 6.11 | 5.94 | 6.04 | 5.61 |
| 10 | LAR | 5.78 | +0.04 | 5.65 | 5.82 | 5.67 | 5.58 | 5.90 | 6.01 | 5.83 |
| 11 | CHI | 5.78 | +0.02 | 5.69 | 5.78 | 5.96 | 5.44 | 5.89 | 5.79 | 5.89 |
| 12 | BAL | 5.70 | −0.11 | 6.20 | 5.63 | 6.01 | 5.69 | 5.37 | 5.65 | 5.37 |
| 13 | CIN | 5.69 | +0.03 | 5.64 | 5.72 | 5.46 | 5.84 | 5.49 | 5.87 | 5.83 |
| 14 | TB | 5.69 | +0.07 | 5.41 | 5.45 | 5.75 | 5.88 | 5.62 | 5.92 | 5.82 |
| 15 | JAX | 5.69 | −0.00 | 5.58 | 5.75 | 5.69 | 5.89 | 5.65 | 5.60 | 5.68 |
| 16 | IND | 5.69 | −0.05 | 5.89 | 5.84 | 5.80 | 5.61 | 5.52 | 5.33 | 5.84 |
| 17 | LV | 5.68 | −0.11 | 5.87 | 5.95 | 5.64 | 6.06 | 5.57 | 5.52 | 5.18 |
| 18 | NYG | 5.67 | +0.09 | 5.41 | 5.62 | 5.48 | 6.02 | 5.25 | 5.65 | 6.27 |
| 19 | SF | 5.66 | +0.10 | 5.38 | 5.68 | 5.52 | 5.54 | 5.56 | 5.73 | 6.23 |
| 20 | WAS | 5.65 | +0.12 | 4.88 | 5.69 | 5.89 | 5.76 | 5.33 | 6.16 | 5.86 |
| 21 | CAR | 5.65 | +0.01 | 5.50 | 6.02 | 5.64 | 5.06 | 6.08 | 5.28 | 5.96 |
| 22 | CLE | 5.62 | −0.05 | 5.28 | 6.05 | 5.79 | 6.07 | 5.27 | 5.58 | 5.27 |
| 23 | NE | 5.62 | −0.05 | 5.66 | 6.13 | 5.93 | 5.14 | 4.98 | 5.70 | 5.77 |
| 24 | NO | 5.59 | +0.06 | 5.53 | 5.69 | 5.25 | 5.40 | 5.62 | 5.61 | 6.05 |
| 25 | MIA | 5.59 | +0.00 | 5.48 | 5.54 | 5.77 | 5.53 | 5.57 | 5.91 | 5.32 |
| 26 | DEN | 5.53 | +0.00 | 5.39 | 5.43 | 6.14 | 5.32 | 5.27 | 5.46 | 5.68 |
| 27 | MIN | 5.52 | −0.05 | 5.45 | 5.79 | 5.43 | 5.51 | 5.94 | 5.36 | 5.13 |
| 28 | HOU | 5.51 | −0.05 | 5.95 | 5.68 | 5.27 | 5.11 | 5.59 | 5.42 | 5.59 |
| 29 | TEN | 5.50 | −0.03 | 5.02 | 6.10 | 6.05 | 5.13 | 5.44 | 5.34 | 5.44 |
| 30 | PIT | 5.45 | +0.06 | 4.94 | 5.41 | 5.45 | 6.08 | 5.20 | 5.61 | 5.48 |
| 31 | SEA | 5.38 | −0.00 | 5.40 | 5.56 | 4.98 | 5.52 | 5.50 | 5.36 | 5.33 |
| 32 | NYJ | 5.35 | +0.08 | 4.95 | 5.28 | 5.51 | 5.45 | 5.00 | 5.79 | 5.48 |
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 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BAL | 6.20 | 5.63 | 6.01 | 5.69 | 5.37 | 5.65 | 5.37 |
| ATL | 6.19 | 6.11 | 5.58 | 5.88 | 5.50 | 6.24 | 5.63 |
| LAC | 6.17 | 6.35 | 6.34 | 5.98 | 5.74 | 5.45 | 6.14 |
| DAL | 6.06 | 6.10 | 5.92 | 5.65 | 6.42 | 5.70 | 6.23 |
| HOU | 5.95 | 5.68 | 5.27 | 5.11 | 5.59 | 5.42 | 5.59 |
| IND | 5.89 | 5.84 | 5.80 | 5.61 | 5.52 | 5.33 | 5.84 |
| LV | 5.87 | 5.95 | 5.64 | 6.06 | 5.57 | 5.52 | 5.18 |
| PHI | 5.81 | 5.66 | 6.10 | 5.94 | 6.17 | 5.97 | 5.56 |
| KC | 5.72 | 6.32 | 6.56 | 5.99 | 5.89 | 6.29 | 6.16 |
| CHI | 5.69 | 5.78 | 5.96 | 5.44 | 5.89 | 5.79 | 5.89 |
| NE | 5.66 | 6.13 | 5.93 | 5.14 | 4.98 | 5.70 | 5.77 |
| LAR | 5.65 | 5.82 | 5.67 | 5.58 | 5.90 | 6.01 | 5.83 |
| CIN | 5.64 | 5.72 | 5.46 | 5.84 | 5.49 | 5.87 | 5.83 |
| GB | 5.61 | 5.87 | 6.01 | 5.79 | 5.98 | 5.62 | 5.95 |
| JAX | 5.58 | 5.75 | 5.69 | 5.89 | 5.65 | 5.60 | 5.68 |
| ARI | 5.55 | 5.97 | 6.18 | 6.11 | 5.92 | 6.10 | 6.21 |
| NO | 5.53 | 5.69 | 5.25 | 5.40 | 5.62 | 5.61 | 6.05 |
| CAR | 5.50 | 6.02 | 5.64 | 5.06 | 6.08 | 5.28 | 5.96 |
| MIA | 5.48 | 5.54 | 5.77 | 5.53 | 5.57 | 5.91 | 5.32 |
| DET | 5.46 | 5.71 | 5.90 | 6.11 | 5.94 | 6.04 | 5.61 |
| MIN | 5.45 | 5.79 | 5.43 | 5.51 | 5.94 | 5.36 | 5.13 |
| TB | 5.41 | 5.45 | 5.75 | 5.88 | 5.62 | 5.92 | 5.82 |
| NYG | 5.41 | 5.62 | 5.48 | 6.02 | 5.25 | 5.65 | 6.27 |
| SEA | 5.40 | 5.56 | 4.98 | 5.52 | 5.50 | 5.36 | 5.33 |
| DEN | 5.39 | 5.43 | 6.14 | 5.32 | 5.27 | 5.46 | 5.68 |
| SF | 5.38 | 5.68 | 5.52 | 5.54 | 5.56 | 5.73 | 6.23 |
| BUF | 5.31 | 5.79 | 5.95 | 5.88 | 6.04 | 5.81 | 6.09 |
| CLE | 5.28 | 6.05 | 5.79 | 6.07 | 5.27 | 5.58 | 5.27 |
| TEN | 5.02 | 6.10 | 6.05 | 5.13 | 5.44 | 5.34 | 5.44 |
| NYJ | 4.95 | 5.28 | 5.51 | 5.45 | 5.00 | 5.79 | 5.48 |
| PIT | 4.94 | 5.41 | 5.45 | 6.08 | 5.20 | 5.61 | 5.48 |
| WAS | 4.88 | 5.69 | 5.89 | 5.76 | 5.33 | 6.16 | 5.86 |
Distribution
How the 32 teams cluster for 2019.
About this stat
- Stat ID
- off_drives_plays_per_drive
- Side
- offensive
- Family
- Drive Averages
- 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.