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 — 2024

  • League leaderCAR 815.07
  • League average892.69
  • Best to worst138.07

All 32 teams, lower is better.

At a glance — 2024

Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.

League leader
CAR · 815.07
League laggard
LAC · 953.14
League average
892.69
Spread (max − min)
138.07

Year-over-year — 2024 vs 2023

Biggest movers from last season.

Biggest riser
DEN · +63.01
Biggest faller
CAR · −112.53
Most consistent
WAS · −1.15
League trend 2024 vs 2023
▼ -7.01

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

Distribution

How the 32 teams cluster for 2024.

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.