Offensive: Drive Averages · Plays per drive

Plays per drive. Long possessions show up here before they show up on the scoreboard.

OFF · Drive AveragesP + N
About this stat ↓

League snapshot — 2023

  • League leaderDAL 6.42
  • League average5.63
  • Best to worst1.44

All 32 teams, higher is better.

At a glance — 2023

Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.

League leader
DAL · 6.42
League laggard
NE · 4.98
League average
5.63
Spread (max − min)
1.44

Year-over-year — 2023 vs 2022

Biggest movers from last season.

Biggest riser
CAR · +1.02
Biggest faller
PIT · −0.89
Most consistent
SF · +0.03
League trend 2023 vs 2022
▼ -0.06

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 heatmap

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

Team2019202020212022202320242025
DAL6.066.105.925.656.425.706.23
PHI5.815.666.105.946.175.975.56
CAR5.506.025.645.066.085.285.96
BUF5.315.795.955.886.045.816.09
GB5.615.876.015.795.985.625.95
DET5.465.715.906.115.946.045.61
MIN5.455.795.435.515.945.365.13
ARI5.555.976.186.115.926.106.21
LAR5.655.825.675.585.906.015.83
KC5.726.326.565.995.896.296.16
CHI5.695.785.965.445.895.795.89
LAC6.176.356.345.985.745.456.14
JAX5.585.755.695.895.655.605.68
NO5.535.695.255.405.625.616.05
TB5.415.455.755.885.625.925.82
HOU5.955.685.275.115.595.425.59
MIA5.485.545.775.535.575.915.32
LV5.875.955.646.065.575.525.18
SF5.385.685.525.545.565.736.23
IND5.895.845.805.615.525.335.84
ATL6.196.115.585.885.506.245.63
SEA5.405.564.985.525.505.365.33
CIN5.645.725.465.845.495.875.83
TEN5.026.106.055.135.445.345.44
BAL6.205.636.015.695.375.655.37
WAS4.885.695.895.765.336.165.86
DEN5.395.436.145.325.275.465.68
CLE5.286.055.796.075.275.585.27
NYG5.415.625.486.025.255.656.27
PIT4.945.415.456.085.205.615.48
NYJ4.955.285.515.455.005.795.48
NE5.666.135.935.144.985.705.77

Distribution

How the 32 teams cluster for 2023.

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.