Offensive: Drive Averages · Start avg

Average starting field position. Mostly special teams and defense rather than the offense itself.

OFF · Drive AveragesP + N
About this stat ↓

League snapshot — 2021

  • League leaderDET 833.01
  • League average884.69
  • Best to worst110.86

All 32 teams, lower is better.

At a glance — 2021

Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.

League leader
DET · 833.01
League laggard
SF · 943.87
League average
884.69
Spread (max − min)
110.86

Year-over-year — 2021 vs 2020

Biggest movers from last season.

Biggest riser
LV · +116.64
Biggest faller
ATL · −15.06
Most consistent
LAR · +4.47
League trend 2021 vs 2020
▲ 62.71

Multi-year context

7-year window (2019–2025)

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

Distribution

How the 32 teams cluster for 2021.

About this stat
Stat ID
off_drives_start_avg
Side
offensive
Family
Drive Averages
Data source
P + N
Polarity
lower is better
Display grain
rate
Algorithm eligibility
Algorithm-eligible: this stat can be picked in the Algorithm Builder.