Offensive: Drive Averages · Start avg

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

OFF · Drive AveragesP + N
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League snapshot — 2021

  • League leaderSF 943.87
  • League average884.69
  • Best to worst110.86

All 32 teams, higher is better.

At a glance — 2021

Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.

League leader
SF · 943.87
League laggard
DET · 833.01
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
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
SF851.25839.96943.87911.80895.32881.29891.49
BAL836.23841.08939.15917.49901.18939.11853.76
DEN878.52819.42916.14941.51851.75914.76950.13
SEA810.97807.37912.82878.43873.32929.56938.52
CAR810.07793.73909.59940.85927.60815.07868.77
LAR856.88904.23908.70895.77904.36876.73918.32
NYG835.01810.65907.12895.77890.86873.47860.12
BUF928.25829.58906.42871.25912.84854.19919.44
NO823.35814.29899.09930.73889.82856.50881.62
ARI820.93849.22896.61885.20890.88906.80814.96
TB818.55823.51896.10959.22914.72895.58884.04
CLE829.17821.50895.97883.00963.39918.47920.41
GB868.31826.06894.00864.37864.27906.56912.47
MIA785.31858.11893.42910.67884.87910.83892.23
PIT855.72851.91890.76931.64947.85889.77865.60
MIN858.52802.16889.77865.17927.43931.82902.06
CIN833.70818.79888.17842.05890.05856.49866.71
WAS823.67863.77886.51966.72862.15861.00835.99
DAL898.00815.21879.89914.60889.45875.91840.14
NE864.11801.05876.43885.73954.29872.40907.19
LV831.06759.23875.87896.71878.60876.16902.85
TEN880.48791.63872.88935.92882.61896.83842.07
JAX880.24790.75872.70874.60893.28890.54890.67
KC861.27847.44870.42885.96938.09906.49909.88
PHI872.89840.86869.42940.03868.45907.75935.26
IND828.09807.79867.17884.44866.10908.72868.35
CHI883.54800.29859.44844.98884.11894.25865.24
HOU843.01806.83852.21904.53942.68895.07933.35
NYJ875.48817.55837.31947.46887.32889.04845.25
LAC852.70830.69835.64875.99942.43953.14897.44
ATL813.48848.66833.60851.61900.52866.56888.19
DET830.91770.16833.01859.55869.67915.14874.30

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
higher is better (or neutral)
Display grain
rate
Algorithm eligibility
Algorithm-eligible: this stat can be picked in the Algorithm Builder.