Offensive: Drive Averages · Start avg

Average starting field position. Mostly special teams and defence rather than the offence itself.

OFF · Drive AveragesP + N
About this stat ↓

League snapshot — 2019

  • League leaderBUF 928.25
  • League average848.11
  • Best to worst142.94

All 32 teams, higher is better.

At a glance — 2019

Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.

League leader
BUF · 928.25
League laggard
MIA · 785.31
League average
848.11
Spread (max − min)
142.94

Year-over-year — 2019 vs 2018

Biggest movers from last season.

Biggest riser
BUF · +68.97
Biggest faller
SEA · −59.31
Most consistent
LV · +2.13
League trend 2019 vs 2018
▼ -1.66

Multi-year context

7-year window (2019–2025)

Multi-year leader
DEN · 896.03
Multi-year laggard
DET · 850.39
Biggest improver
SEA · +20.98/yr
Biggest decliner
DAL · −1.52/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
BUF928.25829.58906.42871.25912.84854.19919.44
DAL898.00815.21879.89914.60889.45875.91840.14
CHI883.54800.29859.44844.98884.11894.25865.24
TEN880.48791.63872.88935.92882.61896.83842.07
JAX880.24790.75872.70874.60893.28890.54890.67
DEN878.52819.42916.14941.51851.75914.76950.13
NYJ875.48817.55837.31947.46887.32889.04845.25
PHI872.89840.86869.42940.03868.45907.75935.26
GB868.31826.06894.00864.37864.27906.56912.47
NE864.11801.05876.43885.73954.29872.40907.19
KC861.27847.44870.42885.96938.09906.49909.88
MIN858.52802.16889.77865.17927.43931.82902.06
LAR856.88904.23908.70895.77904.36876.73918.32
PIT855.72851.91890.76931.64947.85889.77865.60
LAC852.70830.69835.64875.99942.43953.14897.44
SF851.25839.96943.87911.80895.32881.29891.49
HOU843.01806.83852.21904.53942.68895.07933.35
BAL836.23841.08939.15917.49901.18939.11853.76
NYG835.01810.65907.12895.77890.86873.47860.12
CIN833.70818.79888.17842.05890.05856.49866.71
LV831.06759.23875.87896.71878.60876.16902.85
DET830.91770.16833.01859.55869.67915.14874.30
CLE829.17821.50895.97883.00963.39918.47920.41
IND828.09807.79867.17884.44866.10908.72868.35
WAS823.67863.77886.51966.72862.15861.00835.99
NO823.35814.29899.09930.73889.82856.50881.62
ARI820.93849.22896.61885.20890.88906.80814.96
TB818.55823.51896.10959.22914.72895.58884.04
ATL813.48848.66833.60851.61900.52866.56888.19
SEA810.97807.37912.82878.43873.32929.56938.52
CAR810.07793.73909.59940.85927.60815.07868.77
MIA785.31858.11893.42910.67884.87910.83892.23

Distribution

How the 32 teams cluster for 2019.

About this stat
Stat ID
off_drives_start_avg
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.