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 — 2022

  • League leaderWAS 966.72
  • League average899.80
  • Best to worst124.67

All 32 teams, higher is better.

At a glance — 2022

Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.

League leader
WAS · 966.72
League laggard
CIN · 842.05
League average
899.80
Spread (max − min)
124.67

Year-over-year — 2022 vs 2021

Biggest movers from last season.

Biggest riser
NYJ · +110.15
Biggest faller
CIN · −46.12
Most consistent
JAX · +1.90
League trend 2022 vs 2021
▲ 15.11

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

Distribution

How the 32 teams cluster for 2022.

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.