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 — 2024

  • League leaderLAC 953.14
  • League average892.69
  • Best to worst138.07

All 32 teams, higher is better.

At a glance — 2024

Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.

League leader
LAC · 953.14
League laggard
CAR · 815.07
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
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
LAC852.70830.69835.64875.99942.43953.14897.44
BAL836.23841.08939.15917.49901.18939.11853.76
MIN858.52802.16889.77865.17927.43931.82902.06
SEA810.97807.37912.82878.43873.32929.56938.52
CLE829.17821.50895.97883.00963.39918.47920.41
DET830.91770.16833.01859.55869.67915.14874.30
DEN878.52819.42916.14941.51851.75914.76950.13
MIA785.31858.11893.42910.67884.87910.83892.23
IND828.09807.79867.17884.44866.10908.72868.35
PHI872.89840.86869.42940.03868.45907.75935.26
ARI820.93849.22896.61885.20890.88906.80814.96
GB868.31826.06894.00864.37864.27906.56912.47
KC861.27847.44870.42885.96938.09906.49909.88
TEN880.48791.63872.88935.92882.61896.83842.07
TB818.55823.51896.10959.22914.72895.58884.04
HOU843.01806.83852.21904.53942.68895.07933.35
CHI883.54800.29859.44844.98884.11894.25865.24
JAX880.24790.75872.70874.60893.28890.54890.67
PIT855.72851.91890.76931.64947.85889.77865.60
NYJ875.48817.55837.31947.46887.32889.04845.25
SF851.25839.96943.87911.80895.32881.29891.49
LAR856.88904.23908.70895.77904.36876.73918.32
LV831.06759.23875.87896.71878.60876.16902.85
DAL898.00815.21879.89914.60889.45875.91840.14
NYG835.01810.65907.12895.77890.86873.47860.12
NE864.11801.05876.43885.73954.29872.40907.19
ATL813.48848.66833.60851.61900.52866.56888.19
WAS823.67863.77886.51966.72862.15861.00835.99
NO823.35814.29899.09930.73889.82856.50881.62
CIN833.70818.79888.17842.05890.05856.49866.71
BUF928.25829.58906.42871.25912.84854.19919.44
CAR810.07793.73909.59940.85927.60815.07868.77

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