Offensive: Drive Averages · Points/drive

OFF · Drive AveragesP + N
About this stat ↓

What Points/drive is

Points per drive: points scored divided by offensive drives. As clean a measure of an offense as there is, because it rewards neither playing fast nor playing slow — only what each possession produced.

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

In 2025 the Rams led at 0.17; the league average was 0.13.

League snapshot — 2025

League leader
LAR · 0.17
League average
0.13
Best to worst
0.09

All 32 teams, higher is better.

At a glance — 2025

Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.

League leader
LAR · 0.17
League laggard
LV · 0.08
League average
0.13
Spread (max − min)
0.09

Does Points/drive matter against the spread?

Run as a one-stat algorithm against the closing line, this stat went 895–683–37 ATS (56.7%) across 2020–2025, #26 of 296 ranked.

Its best season was 2022 (156–108, 59.1%); its worst 2020 (140–114, 55.1%).

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

SeasonGamesATS recordATS %
2020256140–114–255.1%
2021272154–116–257.0%
2022271156–108–759.1%
2023272143–115–1455.4%
2024272153–110–958.2%
2025272149–120–355.4%

Points/drive in 2025 vs 2024

Rams lead at 0.17 — they ranked #16 last year. Raiders are last at 0.08 — #28 last year.

The league average is 0.13, up 0.00 from 0.13 last year.

Biggest riser: Patriots, #29 → #2. Biggest faller: Buccaneers, #4 → #22.

Spread between first and last: 0.09; 21 teams are within 0.02 of the average.

Year-over-year — 2025 vs 2024

Biggest movers from last season.

Biggest riser
NE · +0.07
Biggest faller
TB · −0.04
Most consistent
CAR · +0.00
League trend 2025 vs 2024
▲ 0.00

Multi-year context

7-year window (2020–2026)

Multi-year leader
BUF · 0.23
Multi-year laggard
NYJ · 0.13
Biggest improver
CAR · +0.06/yr
Biggest decliner
TEN · +0.00/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.

Team2020202120222023202420252026
LAR0.130.150.100.130.130.170.42
NE0.130.160.110.070.090.160.42
BUF0.180.150.160.150.180.160.61
IND0.160.150.090.120.110.160.45
DAL0.140.160.140.170.110.160.60
SEA0.160.120.130.120.120.150.43
DET0.140.110.150.140.180.150.62
SF0.130.130.140.160.130.150.60
JAX0.110.080.130.110.110.150.50
BAL0.170.120.110.140.170.140.52
CHI0.130.100.110.110.100.140.44
GB0.190.150.120.130.150.140.36
CIN0.110.140.150.110.150.140.52
PIT0.140.100.100.090.120.130.39
NYG0.100.080.120.080.090.130.41
WAS0.110.110.100.100.160.130.39
KC0.180.170.160.120.130.130.67
PHI0.110.150.150.140.150.120.35
DEN0.110.120.080.110.130.120.37
HOU0.150.090.090.110.110.120.40
LAC0.140.160.120.110.130.120.28
TB0.170.150.090.110.160.120.36
ARI0.140.150.110.110.140.120.39
MIA0.140.110.130.160.110.120.30
ATL0.140.100.130.100.130.110.42
MIN0.150.130.120.110.130.110.39
CAR0.130.090.110.080.110.110.66
NO0.170.110.100.120.110.100.45
NYJ0.090.100.090.080.110.100.35
TEN0.180.130.090.100.090.090.24
CLE0.150.110.120.100.080.080.31
LV0.160.120.130.110.100.080.45

Points/drive since 2018

Leaders since 2018: 2018 Chiefs (0.20), 2019 Ravens (0.20), 2020 Packers (0.19), 2021 Chiefs (0.17), 2022 Bills (0.16), 2023 Cowboys (0.17), 2024 Lions (0.18), 2025 Rams (0.17).

Chiefs have led this stat 2 of 8 seasons.

The best season on record is Chiefs 2018 at 0.20; the worst Patriots 2023 at 0.07.

Distribution

How the 32 teams cluster for 2025.

About this stat
Stat ID
off_drives_pts_drive
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.